Investigation Of Early Suicide-Related Symptoms In A Non-Suicidal Depressed Patient Population After Escitalopram Administration: A Pilot Study

10.5580/e5 ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Depressed Patient ◽  
Patient Population

scholarly journals The Detroit Research on Cancer Survivors (ROCS) Pilot Study: A focus on outcomes after cancer in a racially-diverse patient population.

2018 ◽  
pp. cebp.0123.2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Beebe-Dimmer ◽  
Terrance L Albrecht ◽  
Tara E. Baird ◽  
Julie J Ruterbusch ◽  
Theresa Hastert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Patient Population ◽  
Racially Diverse ◽  
Diverse Patient Population ◽  
After Cancer

scholarly journals Synthetic Cannabinoid Use in a Psychiatric Patient Population: A Pilot Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 182-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stella Welter ◽  
Caroline Lücke ◽  
Alexandra Philomena Lam ◽  
Christina Custal ◽  
Sebastian Moeller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Psychiatric Patient ◽  
Patient Population ◽  
Synthetic Cannabinoid

scholarly journals Patient And phaRmacist Telephonic Encounters (PARTE) in an Underserved Rural Patient Population with Asthma: Results of a Pilot Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 427-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry N. Young ◽  
S. Nadra Havican ◽  
Sara Griesbach ◽  
Joshua M. Thorpe ◽  
Betty A. Chewning ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Patient Population ◽  
Rural Patient

scholarly journals Assessing the accuracy of blood RNA profiles to identify patients with post-concussion syndrome: A pilot study in a military patient population

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. e0183113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jimmaline J. Hardy ◽  
Scott. R. Mooney ◽  
Andrea. N. Pearson ◽  
Dawn McGuire ◽  
Daniel. J. Correa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Patient Population ◽  
Post Concussion Syndrome

Adjustment of the UKU Side Effect Rating Scale for adults with intellectual disabilities. A pilot study

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 260-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Louise Tveter ◽  
Trine Lise Bakken ◽  
Jørgen G. Bramness ◽  
Jan Ivar Røssberg
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Psychotropic Medication ◽  
Side Effect ◽  
Patient Population ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Expert Panel ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
Content Type

Purpose – Patients with intellectual disabilities (ID) and additional psychiatric disorders are often treated with psychotropic medication. However, examinations of side effects among these patients are scarce. The purpose of this pilot study is to examine the most frequently used side effect scale, UKU Side Effect Rating Scale (UKU-SERS), in this patient population. Design/methodology/approach – The aim of the present study is to explore whether the UKU-SERS is feasible for patients with ID. The UKU-SERS consists originally of 48 items, measuring side effects of psychotropic medication. In the study, UKU-SERS was used to score a group of 13 adults with ID admitted to a specialised inpatient psychiatric unit. First, an expert panel of seven psychiatrists and five psychiatric nurses independently evaluated the UKU-SERS and decided which items they considered possible to score after observation alone. Second, a total of 26 staff members, based on observation, scored the 13 patients on the ward. These results were used as the basis for recommending items from UKU-SERS to be used. Items scored differently by the two groups were examined more thoroughly. Findings – The expert panel and the ward staff agreed on 24 of the original 48 UKU-SERS items. The other 24 items were examined more thoroughly based on clinical meaningfulness. Consequently, 11 more items were included despite disagreement in the scorer groups. As expected, items that are based on observations seem more feasible than items based on the patients’ subjective experiences. Originality/value – The revised checklist comprises 35 items and seems applicable for further research and for use in clinical settings for this patient population. It is possible to observe important side effects using the UKU Side Effect Scale, but adjustment of the scale is desirable to make it more appropriate for the specific purpose and target group.

scholarly journals Improvement of functional constipation with kiwifruit intake in a Mediterranean patient population: An open, non-randomized pilot study

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oriol Cunillera ◽  
Jesús Almeda ◽  
Juan José Mascort ◽  
Josep Basora ◽  
Mercè Marzo-Castillejo
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Patient Population ◽  
Functional Constipation ◽  
Actinidia Deliciosa ◽  
Green Kiwifruit

Introducción: Consumir kiwi mejora el estreñimiento funcional en la población anciana sana de Nueva Zelanda y China. Nuestro objetivo es evaluar el efecto del kiwi en la población mediterránea con estreñimiento.Material y métodos: Estudio prospectivo longitudinal no cegado no aleatorizado. 46 pacientes adultos con estreñimiento (criterios Roma-III) fueron seguidos durante cinco semanas: dos previas y tres durante la intervención (3 kiwi/día) (Green kiwifruit, Actinidia deliciosa var Hayward). Autoinforme diario del número de deposiciones, consistencia y volumen heces y facilidad de evacuación. La evolución de las variables categóricas se testó con el test Bhapkar, las variables continuas mediante metodología de análisis de datos funcionales ajustando modelos basados en las ecuaciones de estimación generalizadas (GEE).Resultados: El porcentaje de pacientes con ≥3 deposiciones/semana aumentó de 82,61% (IC 95%: 69–91,2) en la primera semana hasta 97,78% (IC 95%: 87,4–99,9) al final de semana 2 de consumo, con una respuesta del 76,09% (IC 95%: 61,9–86,2) en la primera semana. El porcentaje de heces consideradas ideales pasó de 17,39% (IC 95%: 8,8–31) en la segunda semana a 33,33% (IC 95%: 21,3–48) en la semana 5. Según los modelos GEE, el número de deposiciones aumenta significativamente (valor p<0,001) en 0,398 unidades diarias en la primera semana de consumo, hasta 0,593 unidades diarias en la última semana. A partir de la primera semana se observa mejoras significativas en el volumen de las heces y en la facilidad de la defecación (valores p<0,001).Conclusiones: Consumir tres kiwis al día mejora significativamente la calidad de la evacuación (número deposiciones, volumen, consistencia y facilidad evacuación), en una población mediterránea de pacientes con estreñimiento.

scholarly journals Functional Hyperconnectivity and Task-Based Activity Changes Associated With Neuropathic Pain After Spinal Cord Injury: A Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shana R. Black ◽  
Jace B. King ◽  
Mark A. Mahan ◽  
Jeffrey Anderson ◽  
Christopher R. Butson
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Neuropathic Pain ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Patient Population ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Painful Sensation ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Parietal Cortices ◽  
The Brain

Neuropathic pain (NP) is a devastating chronic pain condition affecting roughly 80% of the spinal cord injury (SCI) patient population. Current treatment options are largely ineffective and neurophysiological mechanisms of NP are not well-understood. Recent studies in neuroimaging have suggested that NP patients have differential patterns of functional activity that are dependent upon the neurological condition causing NP. We conducted an exploratory pilot study to examine functional activation and connectivity in SCI patients with chronic NP compared to SCI patients without NP. We developed a novel somatosensory attention task to identify short term fluctuations in neural activity related to NP vs. non-painful somatosensation using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). We also collected high-resolution resting state fMRI to identify connectivity-based correlations over time between the two groups. We observed increased activation during focus on NP in brain regions associated with somatosensory integration and representational knowledge in pain subjects when compared with controls. Similarly, NP subjects showed increased connectivity at rest in many of the same areas of the brain, with positive correlations between somatomotor networks, the dorsal attention network, and regions associated with pain and specific areas of painful and non-painful sensation within our cohort. Although this pilot analysis did not identify statistically significant differences between groups after correction for multiple comparisons, the observed correlations between NP and functional activation and connectivity align with a priori hypotheses regarding pain, and provide a well-controlled preliminary basis for future research in this severely understudied patient population. Altogether, this study presents a novel task, identifies regions of increased task-based activation associated with NP after SCI in the insula, prefrontal, and medial inferior parietal cortices, and identifies similar regions of increased functional connectivity associated with NP after SCI in sensorimotor, cingulate, prefrontal, and inferior medial parietal cortices. This, along with our complementary results from a structurally based analysis, provide multi-modal evidence for regions of the brain specific to the SCI cohort as novel areas for further study and potential therapeutic targeting to improve outcomes for NP patients.

Pilot study on criteria in cavity preparation-facts or artifacts?

1973 ◽  
Vol 37 (11) ◽  
pp. 27-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Salvendy ◽  
WM Hinton ◽  
GW Ferguson ◽  
PR Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Cavity Preparation
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