The aim of this current research was to perform a pilot RCT in patients with failed previous non-operative management for mid-substance Achilles tendinopathy, assessing the clinical effectiveness of PRP injections in comparison with a gold-standard eccentric loading programme.
This article describes the design of a longitudinal comparative study, evaluating the cost effectiveness of an early discharge to and assessment of stroke patients in a nursing home, as part of a redesigned integrated stroke care programme, in comparison with a comparable stroke service region, where the redesign has not been implemented.
The 5MHRP had greater impact in improving forest cover and forest quality in comparison with the 327 Programme.
Using a micro-simulation model, we demonstrate that the amount of money offered, though large in comparison with other cash programmes, is unlikely to increase employment in the long-run.
The results in an earlier study with 2 5-year-old children indicated that, in comparison with conventional prevention, a risk-based prevention programme was effective in reducing dental caries in a low-caries community [ 8, 9].
The results in an earlier study with 2 5-year-old children indicated that, in comparison with conventional prevention, a risk-based prevention programme was effective in reducing dental caries in a low-caries community.
In addition, the fact that there are not enough faculty members to teach, the lack of visibility of research programmes in comparison with other specialties, and a scarcity of trained leaders in geriatrics are also said to play a role [ 3, 4].
In comparison with the Young People's Development Programme, the youth development programmes evaluated by the controlled trials in our review used after school programmes or interventions delivered in community settings rather than the approach of keeping young people out of mainstream schools and working with them in alternative educational settings.
Cost-effectiveness acceptability curves show the probability that the medication review programme is cost-effective in comparison with usual care for a range of different ceiling ratios thereby showing decision uncertainty.
This study attempts to investigate the cost-effectiveness of a hypothetical community screening and subsequent treatment programme for glaucoma in comparison with current practice (i.e. with no screening programme but with some opportunistic case finding) in the urban areas of India.
