JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Behavioral vs drug treatment for urge urinary incontinence in older women: a randomized controlled trial.
Urinary incontinence is a common condition caused by many factors with several treatment options. ⋯ Behavioral treatment is a safe and effective conservative intervention that should be made more readily available to patients as a first-line treatment for urge and mixed incontinence.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Gabapentin for the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia: a randomized controlled trial.
Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a syndrome of often intractable neuropathic pain following herpes zoster (shingles) that eludes effective treatment in many patients. ⋯ Gabapentin is effective in the treatment of pain and sleep interference associated with PHN. Mood and quality of life also improve with gabapentin therapy.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Gabapentin for the symptomatic treatment of painful neuropathy in patients with diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial.
Pain is the most disturbing symptom of diabetic peripheral neuropathy. As many as 45% of patients with diabetes mellitus develop peripheral neuropathies. ⋯ Gabapentin monotherapy appears to be efficacious for the treatment of pain and sleep interference associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy and exhibits positive effects on mood and quality of life.