This could be explained by the fact that co-therapies were not allowed in one study, which also had a non-interventional control group [ 69].
The controlled part of the study was a hypothesis-driven randomized controlled trial evaluating effects of a supervised 12-week endurance exercise program compared to a non-interventional control group.
It was done in partnership with a non-governmental organization with a long working history in Côte d'Ivoire, and incorporated specific components to maintain positive relationships with the community (e.g. inclusion of non-partnered women, non-use of a non-interventional control group due to voiced ethical concerns).
Among 422 patients receiving surgical or interventional source control, those who received source control later than 6 hours after onset of OD had a significantly higher 28-day mortality than patients with earlier source control (42.9% versus 26.7%, P <0.001).
First, the interventional and control groups were not studied during the same period, since we compared the current period using a simulator with a previous evaluation of training not using a simulator [13].
These two aspects represent little more than half of the scoring system (22/40) and, interestingly, we found no significant difference between the interventional and control groups in the evaluation or interpretation skills, which are related to the ability of trainees to interpret the examination adequately and propose the right treatment.
Between February 2010 and June 2012, 40 patients were randomly assigned to the interventional or control group.
After recovery, 60 rats were assigned randomly to one of the interventional or control groups.
This was also true for the 588 patients not requiring surgical or interventional source control.
For both interventional and control groups, changes to baseline doses of antihypertensive therapy were advised against unless deemed medically necessary.
