"This outcome balances safety in our streets with fairness in our courts," Cyrus R. Vance Jr., the Manhattan district attorney, said in a statement.
The design of treatment trials with one primary outcome balanced against toxicity is not appropriate for agents like SERMs in a prevention setting where multiple benefits may ensue and need to be considered against long term toxicity in healthy women.
Two of the fall-related outcomes, balance and fear of falling, were maintained or improved for the exercise group in comparison to the control group.
22 Anyhow, this more costly approach could still be cost-effective, and it is the subject of key discussions in countries such as the UK, which are addressing whether the incremental outcomes balance the higher costs.
Posting and transfer decisions are usually non-transparent, negotiated outcomes balancing a diversity of interests.
The primary outcome was balance measured by the Berg Balance Scale (BBS).
That was the likeliest outcome; on balance, it would count as a success.
Skilled management likely influenced this outcome; fluid balance was similar between groups, thus preventing iatrogenic pulmonary oedema.
Main Outcome Measures: Balance profiles (including the swing velocity and sway area) were identified and measured using CATSYS plate system.
Main outcome measures: Balance studies (days 1 3), s-albumin, thyroid hormones and urinary catecholamines were determined at various points of the experiment.
The primary outcome is balance.
