Annals of internal medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Pragmatic Clinical Trial
Resistance Testing for Management of HIV Virologic Failure in Sub-Saharan Africa : An Unblinded Randomized Controlled Trial.
Virologic failure in HIV predicts the development of drug resistance and mortality. Genotypic resistance testing (GRT), which is the standard of care after virologic failure in high-income settings, is rarely implemented in sub-Saharan Africa. ⋯ The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Effect of the STAMP (Sharing and Talking About My Preferences) Intervention on Completing Multiple Advance Care Planning Activities in Ambulatory Care : A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.
Interventions with the potential for broad reach in ambulatory settings are necessary to achieve a life course approach to advance care planning. ⋯ National Institute of Nursing Research and National Institute of Aging.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Midodrine for the Prevention of Vasovagal Syncope : A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Recurrent vasovagal syncope is common, responds poorly to treatment, and causes physical trauma and poor quality of life. Midodrine prevents hypotension and syncope during tilt tests in patients with vasovagal syncope. ⋯ The Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Annual Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy for Persons With HIV Infection : A Randomized Trial.
Tuberculosis preventive therapy for persons with HIV infection is effective, but its durability is uncertain. ⋯ The U.S. Agency for International Development through the CHALLENGE TB grant to the KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Efficacy of Acupuncture for Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome : A Randomized Trial.
Acupuncture has promising effects on chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS), but high-quality evidence is scarce. ⋯ China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences and the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine.