An assessment of quality of randomized controlled trials in shoulder instability surgery using a modification of the clear CLEAR-NPT score

Alkaduhimi, Hassanin; Saarig, Aimane; Linde, Just A. van der; Willigenburg, Nienke W.; Deurzen, Derek F.P. van; Bekerom, Michel P.J. van den

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“…To date, there is not a universally accepted checklist to assess the methodological quality of clinical studies dealing with any other therapeutic treatments but pharmacological one. Following the methodology previously used by other systematic reviews in this field (Santos et al 2016 ), evaluating not pharmacological treatment (Alkaduhimi et al 2018 ; Kamioka et al 2011 ; Liu et al 2020 ), we assessed the quality of any single study using the CLEAR NPT checklist (Checklist to Evaluate a Report of a Non pharmacological Trial). This checklist was specifically thought to evaluate not pharmacological clinical trials by a group of experts, using the Delphi method.…”

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Balneotherapy using thermal mineral water baths and dermatological diseases: a systematic review

Protano,

Vitali,

De Giorgi

et al. 2024

Int J Biometeorol

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Balneotherapy includes practices and methods using medically and legally recognized mineral-medicinal waters, muds and natural gases from natural springs for therapeutic purposes. One of the most widely used method in balneotherapy is bathing with thermal mineral water. In the course of the years, scientific community has produced an increasing number of evidences that this practice is an effective method for treating signs and symptoms of several pathologies such as rheumatic, cardiovascular and dermatological diseases. This systematic review is aimed at evaluating the effect of balneotherapy with thermal water baths as a treatment to manage signs and symptoms of patients affected by all types of dermatological diseases. The systematic review was conducted according to the PRISMA Statement, and its protocol was registered on PROSPERO platform (CRD42022295913). The research was performed on the databases Pubmed, Scopus, Web of Science and Cochrane. We included clinical trials evaluating the effects of balneotherapy using thermal mineral water baths for managing dermatological diseases in humans, published in English and Italian language. Eight studies were included, seven of them enrolled adults affected by psoriasis and one studied atopic dermatitis patients. The common result of all the articles included was a clear improvement of signs and symptoms of psoriasis and eczematous diseases after use of thermal mineral water baths. These effects seem to be strictly related to physical and chemical properties of thermal water used for balneotherapy. However, studies in this field are still limited to support robust evidence of the effectiveness of balneotherapy using thermal mineral water baths and often their quality is low. Thus, new clinical studies need to be carried out, using more correct methods for conducting the studies and for processing statistical data.

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Balneotherapy using thermal mineral water baths and dermatological diseases: a systematic review

Protano,

Vitali,

De Giorgi

et al. 2024

Int J Biometeorol

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“…Besides, this kind of study is difficult to standardize [ 33 ]. Thus, according to several systematic reviews evaluating nonpharmacological treatment [ 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 ], the CLEAR NPT checklist was used [ 33 ]. This checklist contains 10 parameters, and for each item the choice was between “Yes”, “No” or “Unclear”.…”

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Can Digital Technologies Be Useful for Weight Loss in Individuals with Overweight or Obesity? A Systematic Review

Protano,

De Giorgi,

Valeriani

et al. 2024

Healthcare

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Digital technologies have greatly developed and impacted several aspects of life, including health and lifestyle. Activity tracking, mobile applications, and devices may also provide messages and goals to motivate adopting healthy behaviors, namely physical activity and dietary changes. This review aimed to assess the effectiveness of digital resources in supporting behavior changes, and thus influencing weight loss, in people with overweight or obesity. A systematic review was conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines. The protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42023403364). Randomized Controlled Trials published from the database’s inception to 8 November 2023 and focused on digital-based technologies aimed at increasing physical activity for the purpose of weight loss, with or without changes in diet, were considered eligible. In total, 1762 studies were retrieved and 31 met the inclusion criteria. Although they differed in the type of technology used and in their design, two-thirds of the studies reported significantly greater weight loss among electronic device users than controls. Many of these studies reported tailored or specialist-guided interventions. The use of digital technologies may be useful to support weight-loss interventions for people with overweight or obesity. Personalized feedback can increase the effectiveness of new technologies in motivating behavior changes.

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Balneotherapy for osteoarthritis: a systematic review

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This systematic review is aimed to evaluate the effects of balneotherapy with thermal mineral water for managing the symptoms and signs of osteoarthritis located at any anatomical site. The systematic review was conducted according to the PRISMA Statement. The following databases were consulted: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, DOAJ and PEDro. We included clinical trials evaluating the effects of balneotherapy as a treatment for patients with osteoarthritis, published in English and Italian language, led on human subjects. The protocol was registered in PROSPERO. Overall, 17 studies have been included in the review. All of these studies were performed on adults or elderly patients suffering from osteoarthritis localized to knees, hips, hands or lumbar spine. The treatment assessed was always the balneotherapy with thermal mineral water. The outcomes evaluated were pain, palpation/pressure sensibility, articular tenderness, functional ability, quality of life, mobility, deambulation, ability to climb stairs, medical objective and patients’ subjective evaluation, superoxide dismutase enzyme activity, serum levels of interleukin-2 receptors. The results of all the included studies agree and demonstrated an improvement of all the symptoms and signs investigated. In particular, pain and quality of life were the main symptoms evaluated and both improved after the treatment with thermal water in all the studies included in the review. These effects can be attributed to physical and chemical-physical properties of thermal mineral water used. However, the quality of many studies resulted not so high due and, consequently, it is necessary to perform new clinical trial in this field using more correct methods for conducting the study and for processing statistical data.

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An assessment of quality of randomized controlled trials in shoulder instability surgery using a modification of the clear CLEAR-NPT score

Abstract: RCTs reporting on shoulder instability surgery are well performed but poorly reported.

Cited by 4 publications

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Balneotherapy using thermal mineral water baths and dermatological diseases: a systematic review

Balneotherapy using thermal mineral water baths and dermatological diseases: a systematic review

Can Digital Technologies Be Useful for Weight Loss in Individuals with Overweight or Obesity? A Systematic Review

Balneotherapy for osteoarthritis: a systematic review

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