São Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Inhaled budesonide for adults with mild-to-moderate asthma: a randomized placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial.
Budesonide is an inhaled corticosteroid with high topical potency and low systemic activity recommended in the treatment of chronic asthma. ⋯ Budesonide via a breath-activated, multi-dose, dry-powder inhaler results in a rapid onset of asthma control, which is maintained over time and is well tolerated in adults with mild-to-moderate asthma.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Breastfeeding training for health professionals and resultant changes in breastfeeding duration.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Calcium acetate versus calcium carbonate in the control of hyperphosphatemia in hemodialysis patients.
Hyperphosphatemia has an important role in the development of bone and mineral abnormalities in end-stage renal disease (ESRD). ⋯ Calcium acetate can be a good alternative to calcium carbonate in the handling of hyperphosphatemia in ESRD patients. When calcium acetate is used, control of hyperphosphatemia can be achieved with a lower administration of calcium, perhaps with a lower risk of hypercalcemia.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Antidepressant efficacy of sertraline and imipramine for the treatment of major depression in elderly outpatients.
Most double-blind studies of efficacy and tolerability of sertraline as compared to tricyclics in the treatment of late-life major depression have used amitriptyline as a standard, leading to the inevitable conclusion that the former drug is better tolerated than the latter, with both being equally efficacious. ⋯ Both sertraline and imipramine exhibited good efficacy and an acceptable side-effect profile for elderly depressed patients after 6 weeks of antidepressant treatment.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: the value of magnetic resonance imaging in the detection of muscle involvement.
One of the major current challenges related to juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathy is the search for highly sensitive and specific non-invasive methods for diagnosis as well as for follow-up. ⋯ The qualitative and quantitative resonance analyses are useful in detecting clinically active disease in patients with dermatomyositis.