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The effect of type 2 diabetes and diabetic peripheral neuropathy on predictive grip force control
This study investigated the impact of type 2 diabetes and diabetic peripheral neuropathy on grip force control during object manipulation. The study included three age-matched groups: type 2 diabetes alone (n ...
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Open AccessOptimizing a Bayesian hierarchical adaptive platform trial design for stroke patients
Platform trials are well-known for their ability to investigate multiple arms on heterogeneous patient populations and their flexibility to add/drop treatment arms due to efficacy/lack of efficacy. Because of ...
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Open AccessUnifying the analysis of continuous and categorical measures of weight loss and incorporating group effect: a secondary re-analysis of a large cluster randomized clinical trial using Bayesian approach
Although frequentist paradigm has been the predominant approach to clinical studies for decades, some limitations associated with the frequentist null hypothesis significance testing have been recognized. Baye...
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Open AccessA prenatal group based phone counseling intervention to improve breastfeeding rates and complementary feeding: a randomized, controlled pilot and feasibility trial
Despite numerous benefits for both mom and baby, few infants are exclusively breastfed for the recommended first six months. Additionally, infants are given solids too early. Prenatal education increases rates...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Two-stage Bayesian hierarchical modeling for blinded and unblinded safety monitoring in randomized clinical trials
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
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Open AccessTwo-stage Bayesian hierarchical modeling for blinded and unblinded safety monitoring in randomized clinical trials
Monitoring and reporting of drug safety during a clinical trial is essential to its success. More recent attention to drug safety has encouraged statistical methods development for monitoring and detecting pot...
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The impact of diabetic peripheral neuropathy on pinch proprioception
This study aims to investigate the impact of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) on pinch proprioception and to establish the correlations with sensory impairments. We collected data...
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The prevalence of type 2 diabetes and associated risk factors with generalized osteoarthritis: a retrospective study using ICD codes for clinical data repository system
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been associated with osteoarthritis (OA). T2DM may be associated with generalized OA (GOA ≥ 3 joints) rather than localized OA (LOA < 3 joints). The purpose of this study wa...
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Open AccessMetabolic syndrome in South Asian immigrants: more than low HDL requiring aggressive management
Aggressive clinical and public health interventions have resulted in significant reduction in coronary artery disease (CAD) worldwide. However, South Asian immigrants (SAIs) exhibit the higher prevalence of CA...
