Evaluation of the Intensive Treatment and Rehabilitation Program for Residential Treatment and Rehabilitation Centers (INTREPRET) in the Philippines: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
DiscussionThis is the first randomized controlled trial to compare the residential CBT program and the TC model for methamphetamine users in the Philippines. The study aims to fill the current knowledge and capacity gaps by introducing a CBT-based treatment program to improve the psychosocial well-being of drug users in the Philippines. Moreover, if the effectiveness of the treatment program is demonstrated, anti-drug campaigns and severe sanctions against drug users may be reconsidered.Trial registrationUMIN Clinical Trials RegistryJPRN-UMIN000038597. Registered on 15 November 2019. Protocol version October 17, 2021 ver.2 (Source: Trials)
Source: Trials - December 11, 2021 Category: Research Source Type: clinical trials

Effect of preoperative CT angiography examination on the clinical outcome of patients with BMI ≥ 25.0 kg/m2 undergoing laparoscopic gastrectomy: study protocol for a multicentre randomized controlled trial
DiscussionIt is anticipated that the results of this trial will provide high-level evidence and have clinical value for the application of CTA in laparoscopic gastrectomy.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04636099. Registered November 19, 2020 (Source: Trials)
Source: Trials - December 11, 2021 Category: Research Source Type: clinical trials

The Reflective Fostering Programme —improving the wellbeing of children in care through a group intervention for foster carers: a randomised controlled trial
This study will test the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of implementing the Reflective Fostering Programme as an additional aid to the support already available to local authority foster carers.Trial registrationISRCTN 70832140. (Source: Trials)
Source: Trials - November 25, 2021 Category: Research Source Type: clinical trials

Parenting interventions for families with refugee backgrounds: a randomized factorial, mixed-methods design study protocol
This study is a collaboration between first-line, municipal services; their national governing agencies; family representatives; and a national network of research organizations.DiscussionThis study endeavors to provide information about what helps families with refugee background integrate successfully into new cultural contexts with different laws, norms, and expectations. Whether or not these interventions can help to normalize this experience, reduce stress, and provide parents with new tools to improve their parenting and the lives of their children are important questions which we address. These findings can lead to ...
Source: Trials - November 11, 2021 Category: Research Source Type: clinical trials