conclusions there is not enough evidence to support or refute the routine use of fish oil supplements during pregnancy for the prevention or treatment of diabetes. it is suggested that further randomized controlled trials be conducted to evaluate the role of fish oil supplementation in pregnancy. context one of the most common complications of pregnancy is gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm), w...

Randomized controlled trial (RCT) is generally considered to be one of the strongest study designs because the results it generates, have minimum bias and avoids confounders by virtue of the randomization and blinding technique which it employs. It has the potential to generate a Level B evidence on its own or even a Level A evidence when a pooled meta-analysis or a systematic review of several...

Objective The majority of medical journals rely on the order of authors and who is listed as corresponding author to convey authors’ contributions. How readers interpret authors’ roles based on authorship order and corresponding author remains uncertain. We explored how, on the basis of authorship order and designation of corresponding author, academic leaders perceive authors’ contributions to...

various duration of standard regimen (amoxicillin, metronidazole, colloidal bismuth sub-citrate for 2 weeks and with additional ranitidine for 1 or 2 weeks) on eradication of helicobacter pylori in peptic ulcer iranian patients. a randomized controlled trial.

The Functional Correction of Forward Shoulder Posture with Kinesiotape Improves Chest Mobility and Inspiratory Muscle Strength: A Randomized Controlled Trial

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background : coblation tonsillectomy is a new surgical technique and demands further research to be proven as a suitable and standard method of tonsillectomy. this study compares coblation and traditional tonsillectomy techniques in view of their advantages and complications. methods : in a prospective double-blind randomized controlled trial inform...