Comparable rates of antenatal transfer were reported in randomised controlled trials on alongside midwife-led units in Ireland 42 (45%) and Scotland 43 (38%).
2. Journals that publish structured abstracts should require authors to mention drug adverse effects in the abstract whenever they are reported in randomised controlled trials, even if no adverse drug reactions occurred in the trial.
Similar participation rates have been reported in other randomised controlled trials of fall prevention programmes.
The efficacy and safety of endotracheal tubes (ETTs) coated with pure silver or silver compounds have been reported in three randomised controlled clinical [ 11– 13].
This has previously been reported in a randomised controlled trial that investigated the impact of gait analysis on surgical outcomes in ambulatory children with CP, where less than half (42 %) of the IGA recommendations were followed [ 54].
27 30 When this study protocol was made, the efficacy of prolonged corticosteroids to the fibroproliferative ARDS had been reported in a small randomised control study.
For midportion Achilles tendinopathy, the US-guided injection of polidocanol into peritendinous regions with high blood flow and nerves has also been reported, in a small randomised controlled trial, to lead to pain relief and improved patient satisfaction.
The cost-effectiveness of using robots for upper limb rehabilitation, for example, has been reported in a single randomised controlled trial that also demonstrated modest clinical benefits compared with usual care at 36 weeks [ 37], but further empirical research using economic analysis is required to demonstrate consistent results.
Around 23% (533/2302) of the total adverse events collected in published randomised controlled trials have been reported in the literature, with randomised controlled trials evaluating the licensed preparation (Infuse) reporting around 11% (122/1108) of collected adverse events.
Functional improvement in ambulant children with CP has been reported in a number of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing intramuscular lower limb BoNT-A injections with rehabilitation (physiotherapy, casting and/or orthotic management), to a control group of rehabilitation alone with or without placebo injections.
