RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF A PERSON-CENTRED TRANSITION PROGRAMME FOR ADOLESCENTS WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES (STEPSTONES-DIAB): A STUDY PROTOCOL

Randomised controlled trial of a person-centred transition programme for adolescents with type 1 diabetes (STEPSTONES-DIAB): a study protocol

Introduction Adolescence is a critical period for youths with chronic conditions, when they are supposed to take over the responsibility for their health.Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is one of the most common chronic conditions in childhood and inadequate self-management increases the risk of short-term and long-term complications.There is a lack of evide

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Integrating the pastoral component in agricultural systems

ABSTRACT This paper aims to discuss the impact of the introduction of pastures and grazing animals in agricultural systems.For the purposes of this manuscript, we focus on within-farm integrated crop-livestock systems (ICLS), typical of Southern Brazil.These ICLS are designed to create and enhance the synergisms and emergent properties have arisen

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Repeated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Improving Cognition in Alzheimer Disease: Protocol for an Interim Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

BackgroundMany clinical trials investigating treatment efficacy require an interim analysis.Recently we have been running a large, multisite, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial investigating the effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) treatment for improving or stabilizing the cognition of patients dia

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