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Los ensayos clínicos en el plan de estudio de Medicina en Cuba
Clinical Trials in the Cuban Medicine's Study Program

Introducción: La calidad en la atención que se brinda a los ensayos clínicos, es un aspecto de impostergable importancia en la formación de los médicos. Objetivo: Analizar la presencia de los ensayos clínicos en los objetivos, habilidades y contenidos del Plan de Estudios de la Carrera de Medicina ...

Utilidad de la escala TAPS para el rastreo del abuso de alcohol, tabaco y marihuana en atención primaria

Comparison of outcomes between off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery in elderly patients: a meta-analysis

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (3), 2017
The aim of this study was to analyze if off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) is associated with better treatment outcomes in elderly patients (>70 years of age) than on-pump CABG, using meta-analysis. Medline, PubMed, Cochrane and Google Scholar databases were searched until September 13, 20...

Behavioral interventions to promote condom use among women living with HIV: a systematic review update

Abstract: Behavioral interventions have been essential components of HIV prevention approaches, especially those aimed to promote safe sexual practices. We conducted a comprehensive literature search without language restrictions between 1980 and July 2014 to identify randomized controlled trials or cont...

Perfil dos ensaios clínicos envolvendo crianças brasileiras

Resumo: Este estudo visou a caracterizar os ensaios clínicos com medicamentos envolvendo crianças e adolescentes brasileiros, registrados nas bases de dados do Clinical Trials e da Registro Brasileiro de Ensaios Clínicos (ReBEC), entre os anos de 1994 e 2014. Apenas 462 ensaios clínicos envolveram br...

Reports of uncontrolled clinical trials for directly placed restorations in vital teeth

Abstract Uncontrolled trials are criticized as unreliable. This study aimed to establish how the number of published reports from uncontrolled clinical trials compares to that of controlled trials for directly placed restorations in vital teeth and whether their annual number is increasing, stable or dec...

Progress in trial registration in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2007-2013

ABSTRACT This descriptive study identifies trends in clinical trial registration in the World Health Organization International Clinical Trial Registry Platform (ICTRP) for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), from 2007-2013, and provides adjusted estimates for registration rates by population and publ...

Brazilian-Portuguese translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Myasthenia Gravis Composite scale. A multicentric study

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (11), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective To perform the translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the Myasthenia Gravis Composite (MGC) scale in Brazil. Methods The study was conducted at three neuromuscular disease research centers in accordance with the international ethical standards, following a multi-modal a...

Ensayos clínicos en América Latina: implicancias para la sustentabilidad y seguridad de los mercados farmacéuticos y el bienestar de los sujetos

Salud colect; 12 (3), 2016
RESUMEN Este estudio buscó verificar si los medicamentos aprobados por la Food and Drug Administration (FDA) de EE.UU. fueron registrados, comercializados y vendidos a precios accesibles en los países latinoamericanos en los que fueron testeados, además de constatar su contribución a la calidad del m...