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Associations for some outcomes were found for longer interventions (number of sessions, not further specified) and higher percentage of women [ 19].
It is notable that both reviews found that in particular group course (≥8 weeks) and intensity (≥16 h) and longer interventions (number of sessions, not further specified) are associated with larger effects [ 19, 20].
Overall, 119 (98%) reports of network meta-analyses showed inadequate reporting of results (that is, the authors did not report the interventions included in the network or direct comparisons between the interventions; number of randomised trials and patients for each comparison; or results from direct, indirect, or mixed evidence).
For each trial we read the first page, the methods, and the acknowledgments (to identify funding source) and extracted information on first author, publication year, journal, country/site(s), whether the study examined the primary disease or a complication, study design (crossover, cluster, or neither), interventions, number of participants per arm, and follow-up period.
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In the absence of effective interventions, numbers of people with dementia will increase as a simple consequence of an increase in the size of the elderly population [ 3].
All patients received dietary and lifestyle advice Intervention Number of patients Dietary/lifestyle advice only 36(6%) Paracetamol/ibuprofen with/without domperidone 31 (63%) Pizotifen 16 (33%) Propranolol 3 (6%) Amitriptyline 3 (6%) Sumatriptan nasal spray 9 (18%).
Information on the following parameters was extracted and entered into a database: study design, type of intervention, number of patients, follow-up in months, cure rate, recurrence rate, intra/postoperative complications, and/or uni/bilateral, preventive/therapeutic, or concomitant procedures.
Variables related to the intervention: Number of sessions the person has attended.
General items were trial design, journal type and medical specialty, type of intervention, number of data collection sites, number of randomised groups, and sample size.
The timeframe of the intervention, number of participants and other elements were based on previous exercise program experiences with the same population (Curcio, Franco et al 2000).
43 Complex interventions include several interacting components, eg, the behavioral qualification of those providing the intervention, number of groups or organizational levels targeted by the intervention as well as number and variability of outcomes.
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