The Medical journal of Australia
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The value of peer mentoring for the psychosocial wellbeing of junior doctors: a randomised controlled study.
To explore the value of a peer mentoring program for first year medical interns and to assess the demand for and benefits of such a program in an Australian hospital. ⋯ An optional peer mentoring program enhances junior doctor support structures, builds a sense of community, and helps participating interns navigate their new professional environment. Our trial provides a feasibility model that could be adapted to local conditions, regionally or nationally.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Cannabis for paediatric epilepsy: challenges and conundrums.
Research is expanding for the use of cannabidiol as an anticonvulsant drug. The mechanism of cannabidiol in paediatric epilepsy is unclear but is thought to play a role in modulation of synaptic transmission. ⋯ Access to unregistered but available cannabidiol in Australia outside of clinical trials and compassionate access schemes is state dependent and will require Therapeutic Goods Administration approval, although the cost may be prohibitive. Further clinical trials are needed to clearly define efficacy and safety, particularly long term.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
A self-management support program for older Australians with multiple chronic conditions: a randomised controlled trial.
To determine whether a clinician-led chronic disease self-management support (CDSMS) program improves the overall self-rated health level of older Australians with multiple chronic health conditions. ⋯ CDSMS may benefit some older people with multiple chronic conditions to a greater extent than positive attention and health education.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
High flow or titrated oxygen for obese medical inpatients: a randomised crossover trial.
To compare the effects on transcutaneous carbon dioxide tension (Ptco2) of high concentration and titrated oxygen therapy in medical inpatients with morbid obesity who were not selected for a pre-existing diagnosis of obesity hypoventilation syndrome. ⋯ Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry, ACTRN12610000522011.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Vertebroplasty for acute painful osteoporotic fracture.