scholarly journals Dentin hypersensitivity treatment with ozonated oil: a randomized controlled triple-blind clinical trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (17) ◽  
pp. e147101724234
Author(s):  
Allan Warley Silva Souza ◽  
Gabriel Andrade Telles Silveira ◽  
Higor de Souza Ferreira Oliveira ◽  
José Cristiano Ramos Glória ◽  
Patricia Furtado Gonçalves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Olive Oil ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Test Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Controlled Clinical Trial ◽  
Dentin Hypersensitivity

The present study aimed to assess dentin hypersensitivity (DH) level and quality of life in patients before and after treatment with ozonated oil compared with extra virgin oil. This is a randomized triple-blind controlled clinical trial, consisting of patients with dentin hypersensitivity which was stimulated by evaporative and thermal stimuli. DH level was measured using a numerical rating scale. The patients were treated with ozonated oil and olive oil. Data were measured at baseline, immediately, and 4 weeks after treatment. The Dentine Hypersensitivity Experience Questionnaire (DHEQ-15) and the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) were applied at baseline and 4 weeks after treatment. The sample consisted of 8 women and 3 men, with an average age of 23.82 years. The test group was 40 teeth while the control group consisted of 36 teeth, with the most prevalent tooth being the incisor (52.6%). There was a significant reduction in the DH level and an improvement in the quality of life after treatment. Among the sample, 90.1% reported an improvement in the final result. Both ozonated oil and olive oil were effective in reducing dentin hypersensitivity level and improving oral health-related quality of life 30 days after treatment.

scholarly journals The Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture for Prophylaxis of Vestibular Migraine: A Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianye Hu ◽  
Hantong Hu ◽  
Feng Chen ◽  
Bin Jiang ◽  
Fengfei Shen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Outcome Measures ◽  
Vestibular Migraine ◽  
Secondary Outcome ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Controlled Clinical Trial ◽  
Efficacy And Safety ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Introduction: With a high incidence rate and low diagnosis rate, vestibular migraine (VM) can seriously affect the quality of life of patients, but it remains difficult to manage by current treatment options. Acupuncture may be a potential treatment option for VM prophylaxis, but the currently available evidence is still uncertain. Therefore, this trial aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for VM prophylaxis.Methods: This is a 28-week parallel, randomized, controlled clinical trial including 4 weeks of baseline, 8 weeks of treatment, and 16 weeks of follow-up. A total of 72 participants will be randomly assigned to two groups. The participants will receive acupuncture in the experimental group, while the participants in the control group will be treated with venlafaxine. The primary outcome measures are change in vertigo/migraine days and vertigo/migraine attacks, vertigo severity, and migraine intensity per 4 weeks from baseline. The secondary outcome measures are change in doses of rescue medication, anxiety level, depression level, and quality of life per 4 weeks from baseline. Adverse events will be recorded for safety evaluation.Discussion: This study will investigate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for VM prophylaxis. The results will contribute to determining whether acupuncture can serve as an optional treatment strategy for treating VM.Clinical Trial Registration:www.ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier: NCT0464088.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Quality of Life in a Patient with Myocardial Infarction: A Randomized Control Trial

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leila Ahmadi Ghahnaviyeh ◽  
Reza Bagherian ◽  
Awat Feizi ◽  
Atefe Afshari ◽  
Firoozeh Mostafavi Darani
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Controlled Clinical Trial ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment

Objective: Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) interventions increase psychological flexibility and improve mental health and quality of life in patients with myocardial infarction. Study design: A controlled clinical trial study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of an ACT intervention in improving the quality of life in patients with MI in Isfahan, Iran. Method: The present controlled clinical trial with a pre and post-test design was conducted on a statistical population consisting of patients with MI admitted to hospitals in Isfahan (n = 60) who were selected through sequential sampling based on the study inclusion criteria and were randomly divided into an intervention and a control group (n1 = n2 = 30). The case group received 8 weekly 90-minute sessions of ACT and the control group received no interventions. The pretest-posttest design was administered in both groups using a demographic questionnaire and the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) designed to assess the health status of patients with heart failure in terms of quality of life. The data obtained were analyzed in SPSS-20 using descriptive statistics and the ANCOVA. Results: In this study, 2 general areas of quality of life, including physical and mental health, were examined in the patients. There was a significant increase in the quality of life and subscales of mental and physical health in the experimental group (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Considering the effectiveness of ACT in improving quality of life in these patients, this method of intervention can be used as a complementary therapy in health care centers to reduce the side-effects experienced by these patients.

The Effectiveness of Combination of Viola odorata L., Rosa damascena Mill. and Coriandrum sativum L. on Quality of Life of Patients with Migraine Headaches: A Randomized, Double Blinded, Placebo - Controlled Clinical Trial

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohadese Kamali ◽  
Haleh Tajadini ◽  
Rostam Seifadini ◽  
Mitra Mehrabani ◽  
Yunes Jahani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Coriandrum Sativum ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Controlled Clinical Trial ◽  
Rosa Damascena ◽  
Viola Odorata ◽  
Migraine Headaches ◽  
Double Blinded

Headache is one of the most common public health problems in the world, which causes patients to see a doctor. Migraine is the second most common cause of headaches after tension headaches. This study is a randomized, double blinded, placebo - controlled clinical trial, using SF36 questionnaire, to evaluate the effect of combination of Viola odorata L., Rosa damascena Mill. and Coriandrum sativum L. on the quality of life, in patients with migraine after 4 weeks. In all domains of the SF36 questionnaire, the scores after intervention in the drug group were significantly higher than the control group after 4 weeks. This study showed that, combination of V. odorata, R. damascena and C. sativum, improves the quality of life of patients with migraine.

A randomized controlled clinical trial comparing different numbers of acupuncture sessions for migraine

2021 ◽  
pp. 096452842110560
Author(s):  
Thanan Supasiri ◽  
Chanchai Jariengprasert ◽  
Mayuri Phithaksilp ◽  
Puritat Sangtongpanichakul ◽  
Suchada Anotayanonth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Acupuncture Group ◽  
Controlled Clinical Trial ◽  
Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial ◽  
Open Label ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
The Mean

Background: Acupuncture has shown benefit in preventing migraine attacks, but there has been no clear recommendation about the number of treatment sessions that should be provided. Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine whether 5 sessions of acupuncture treatment is non-inferior to 10 sessions for migraine. Methods: We performed a multicenter, open-label, randomized, controlled clinical trial across five hospitals in Thailand. Migraine patients were randomly assigned into two groups: treatment with 5 sessions of acupuncture (group A) or 10 sessions of acupuncture (group B). Acupuncture was performed twice a week. We measured the number of migraine days, average pain severity according to a 0–10 numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) and quality of life using the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire, comparing 4 weeks after treatment versus baseline. Results: Of 156 patients, 83 and 73 patients were assigned to groups A and B, respectively. Comparing 4 weeks after treatment with baseline, the mean reduction in the number of headache days in groups A and B was 6.4 (95% confidence interval [CI] 4.8 to 7.9) days and 6.4 (95% CI 4.5 to 8.4) days, respectively (p = 0.97). The mean difference between the reduction in headache days of the two groups was −0.1 (95% CI −2.5 to 2.4) days, which included the pre-specified non-inferiority limit of −1. The mean reduction of NPRS scores in groups A and B was 4.5 (95% CI 3.8 to 5.1) and 3.8 (95% CI 3.1 to 4.5), respectively (p = 0.17). Both groups showed an improvement in quality of life. Conclusion: Both 5 and 10 sessions of acupuncture were associated with apparent benefits in terms of preventing migraine attacks, reducing the severity of the headache and improving quality of life, based on comparisons between baseline and follow-up in both study groups. Although we were unable to demonstrate non-inferiority of 5 sessions versus 10 sessions of acupuncture, the effects in the two groups were not significantly different and the temporal effects appeared to last for at least 1 month. Trial registration number: TCTR20170612002 (Thai Clinical Trials Registry).

scholarly journals Effect of Yoga on the Quality of Life of Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units. Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khatereh Rostami ◽  
Fariba Ghodsbin
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Controlled Clinical Trial ◽  
Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Experimental Group

Objective. The work, herein, sought to determine the effect of yoga on the quality of life of nurses working in intensive care units (ICU). Methods. This was a randomized controlled clinical trial of a preventive intervention of three weekly sessions of yoga exercises, which included aspects of meditation, breathing control, and slow body movements. The study selected 70 nurses working in ICU and assigned them to two groups: experimental (n = 35) and control (n = 35). The World Health Organization Quality of Life brief questionnaire (WHOQoL-Bref) was used to evaluate on four moments (baseline, one, two, six months after the start of the study); this scale has 26 items with Likert-type response options ranging from 1 to 5; higher total score indicates better quality of life. Results. The baseline score of quality of life in the experimental group was 62.3, which increased to 70.7 on the first month and continued improving in the evaluations on the second month (72.8) and sixth month (74.1), with this change being statistically significant. Instead, the control group showed no differences in scores of the different moments of evaluation (baseline = 62, first month = 61.9, second month = 62.4, and sixth month = 60.4). In the four domains of the WHOQoL-Bref (physical, psychological, social relationships, and environment), it was also noted that the experimental group obtained better scores over time compared with the control group. Conclusion. The intervention of yoga exercises was effective in improving the quality of life of nurses working in ICU.Descriptors: yoga; exercise; meditation; nurses; quality of life; intensive care units; randomized controlled trial; surveys and questionnaires; encuestas y cuestionarios.How to cite this article: Rostami K, Ghodsbin F. Effect of Yoga on the Quality of Life of Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units. Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Invest. Educ. Enferm. 2019; 37(3):e06.

Effect of educational strategy combined with ART on oral health-related quality of life: a controlled clinical trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karina Guedes de SOUSA ◽  
Maria Beatriz Duarte GAVIÃO ◽  
Paula Midori CASTELO ◽  
Juana Rosmeri Salas HUAMANI ◽  
Camila Nobre de FREITAS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Controlled Clinical Trial ◽  
Educational Strategy ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Among Sudanese Children Treated for Cleft Lip and Palate

2021 ◽  
pp. 105566562098769
Author(s):  
Mecheala Abbas Ali ◽  
Alwaleed Fadul Nasir ◽  
Shaza K. Abass
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Cleft Lip ◽  
Cleft Lip And Palate ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Objective: This study compared the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among children with a cleft lip with or without a cleft palate (CL±P) and a group of their peers. The reliability of the Arabic version of the Child Oral Health Impact Profile Questionnaire (COHIP) was also assessed. Design: A cross-sectional study. Settings: Cleft clinic in a private dental college in Omdurman City, Sudan. Patients: In all, 75 children (mean age 11.3 ± 2.5 years) with a history of CL±P and a group of 150 school children without CL±P (mean age 11.4 ± 2.6 years). Main Outcome Measures: Overall and subscale scores on the Arabic version of the COHIP. Results: Test–retest reliability of COHIP in Arabic was high with an interclass correlation coefficient >0.8. Cronbach α value internal consistency was 0.8 for the total scale and between 0.7 and 0.8 for the subscales. The COHIP score was 89.41 ± 19.97 in children with CL±P and 122.82 ± 9.45 for the control group. Children with CL±P had significantly lower scores on the overall and all subscales when compared to children without CL±P ( P ≤ .001). Among the children with CL±P, there were no statistically significant differences on the COHIP based on age and/or gender ( P ≥ .05). Conclusions: Children with CL±P had a relatively high OHRQoL, which was lower than that of their peers without CL±P in both the overall scale and all subscales. Gender and age differences had no significant impact on the OHRQoL. The COHIP Arabic version showed appropriate reliability.

scholarly journals The control of pain due to dentin hypersensitivity in individuals with molar–incisor hypomineralisation: a protocol for a randomised controlled clinical trial

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. e044653
Author(s):  
Ana Paula Taboada Sobral ◽  
Elaine Marcilio Santos ◽  
Ana Cecilia Aranha ◽  
Paulo Vinícius Soares ◽  
Caroline Moraes Moriyama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Tooth Enamel ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Controlled Clinical Trial ◽  
Dentin Hypersensitivity ◽  
Molar Incisor Hypomineralisation ◽  
Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial ◽  
Sensitive Teeth ◽  
Randomised Controlled ◽  
Incisor Hypomineralisation

IntroductionDentin hypersensitivity (DH) is defined as high sensitivity of the vital dentin when exposed to thermal, chemical or tactile stimuli. Two mechanisms are required for the occurrence of DH: (1) the dentin must be exposed and (2) the dentinal tubules must be open and connected to the pulp. Molar–incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) is a qualitative abnormality of a genetic origin that affects tooth enamel and, in most cases, is accompanied by DH. The control of tooth sensitivity is fundamental to the successful treatment of MIH. The aim of the proposed randomised, controlled, clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of different protocols for the control of DH in patients with teeth affected by MIH.Methods and analysisOne hundred and forty patients who meet the inclusion criteria will be allocated to four groups. Group 1 will be the control group (placebo). In Group 2, sensitive teeth will be sealed with PermaSeal (Ultradent). In Group 3, sensitive teeth will receive low-level laser (LLL, AsGaAl) at a wavelength of 780 nm (Laser XT Therapy, DMC, São Carlos, Brazil). In Group 4, sensitive teeth will be treated with both LLL and PermaSeal (Ultradent). DH will be evaluated 15 min after the application of the treatments and the patients will be reevaluated 1 week, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months after the treatments. The primary outcome of this study is change in pain/sensitivity, when evaluated through a Visual Analogue Scale, to determine the effectiveness of the proposed treatments, as well as differences among the evaluation times for each proposed treatment.Ethics and disseminationThis protocol has been ethically approved by the local medical ethical committee (protocol number: 4.020.261). Results will be submitted to international peer-reviewed journals and presented at international conferences.Trial registration numberNCT04407702.

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