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Effects of pain treatment on sleep in nursing home patients with dementia and depression: A multicenter placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-12-28)Objective: To investigate the effects of pain treatment on sleep in nursing home (NH) patients with dementia and depression. Methods: A multicenter, 2‐armed, double‐blinded, placebo‐controlled, randomized clinical trial ... -
The effects of phenylalanine and tyrosine levels on dopamine production in rat PC12 cells. Implications for treatment of phenylketonuria, tyrosinemia type 1 and comorbid neurodevelopmental disorders
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder caused by mutations in the phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) gene, resulting in phenylalanine accumulation and impaired tyrosine production. In Tyrosinemia ... -
Effects of photobiomodulation therapy combined with static magnetic field in severe COVID-19 patients requiring intubation: A pragmatic randomized placebo-controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Purpose: We aimed to investigate the effects of photobiomodulation therapy combined with static magnetic field (PBMT-sMF) on the length of intensive care unit (ICU) stay and mortality rate of severe COVID-19 patients ... -
Effects of photobiomodulation therapy on inflammatory mediators in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain: Protocol for a randomized placebo-controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Introduction: Low back pain (LBP) is ranked as one of the most prevalent health conditions. It is likely that some inflammatory mediators could be associated with pain and disability in these patients. Photobiomodulation ... -
Effects of Plant-Based Diets on Outcomes Related to Glucose Metabolism: A Systematic Review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)According to the rising prevalence of obesity and metabolic disorders leading to impaired glucose metabolism, effective strategies to prevent and/or delay the onset of disease are of great need. A plant-based diet has been ... -
Effects of plant-based diets on weight status: A systematic review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-30)There is an increasing number of people who convert to a plant-based diet. The desire for health benefits, including weight management, is often a contributing factor behind this dietary choice. The purpose of this review ... -
Effects of purified anthocyanins in people at risk for dementia: Study protocol for a phase II randomized controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: The number of people with dementia is increasing, with huge challenges for society and health-care systems. There are no disease-modifying therapies available. There is, therefore, an urgent need to identify ... -
Effects of replacing PSA with Stockholm3 for diagnosis of clinically significant prostate cancer in a healthcare system – the Stavanger experience
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objective To describe early experience of replacing PSA with Stockholm3 for detection of prostate cancer in primary care. Design and methods Longitudinal observations, comparing outcome measures before and after the ... -
Effects of scheduled exercise on cancer-related fatigue in women with early breast cancer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-01-19)While physical activity during cancer treatment is found beneficial for breast cancer patients, evidence indicates ambiguous findings concerning effects of scheduled exercise programs on treatment-related symptoms. This ... -
Effects of school-based educational interventions for enhancing adolescents' abilities in critical appraisal of health claims: a systematic review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-08-24)Background and Objective: Adolescents are frequent media users who access health claims from various sources. The plethora of conflicting, pseudo-scientific, and often misleading health claims in popular media makes critical ... -
Effects of schooling on aspects of attention in rural Burkina Faso, West Africa
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background We aimed to study the effects of schooling on aspects of attention using the Test of Variables of Attention (TOVA) among children in rural Burkina Faso. Methods We re-enrolled children of a previously ... -
Effects of Seal Oil on Meal-Induced Symptoms and Gastric Accommodation in Patients with Subjective Food Hypersensitivity: A Pilot Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-11)Background: Food hypersensitivity is a prevalent condition with poorly characterized underlying mechanisms. In the present pilot study we investigated effects of seal oil and soy oil on meal-induced symptoms and gastric ... -
Effects of sildenafil on symptoms and exercise capacity for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and pulmonary hypertension (the SilHF study): a randomized placebo-controlled multicentre trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Aims: Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) may complicate heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and is associated with a substantial symptom burden and poor prognosis. Sildenafil, a phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) ... -
Effects of Six-Food Elimination Diet on Esophageal Symptoms and Histopathology in Adult Patients with Eosinophilic Esophagitis
(Master thesis, 2018-06-22)Background and aim: Patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) usually present with dysphagia and food impaction events. A subgroup of EoE patients do not experience symptomatic improvement despite the use of corticosteroid ... -
The effects of smoking and hypertensive disorders on fetal growth
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2006-04-21)Background: It is well known that smoking and pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) are associated with decreased fetal growth. It has been reported that in preeclampsia the fetal growth deficit attributable to smoking is ... -
The effects of smoking cessation intervention in patients with coronary heart disease : a randomised, controlled trial
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-02-09)Background: Smoking cessation is the most important action to reduce mortality after a coronary event. Largely, it has previously been unknown whether a smoking cessation program applicable in an ordinary clinical setting ... -
Effects of SNP variants in the 17β-HSD2 and 17β-HSD7 genes and 17β-HSD7 copy number on gene transcript and estradiol levels in breast cancer tissue
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-02-18)Breast cancers reveal elevated E2 levels compared to plasma and normal breast tissue. Previously, we reported intra-tumour E2 to be negatively correlated to transcription levels of 17β-HSD2 but positively correlated to ... -
Effects of the Autophagy-Inhibiting Agent Chloroquine on Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells; Characterization of Patient Heterogeneity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Autophagy is a highly conserved cellular degradation process that prevents cell damage and promotes cell survival, and clinical efforts have exploited autophagy inhibition as a therapeutic strategy in cancer. Chloroquine ... -
Effects of using the MyFood decision support system on hospitalized patients' nutritional status and treatment: A randomized controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background & aims Compliance to guidelines for disease-related malnutrition is documented as poor. The practice of using paper-based dietary recording forms with manual calculation of the patient's nutritional intake is ... -
The effects of vitamin B12 supplementation in pregnancy and postpartum on growth and neurodevelopment in early childhood: Study Protocol for a Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Introduction: Vitamin B12 is crucial for normal cell division and differentiation, and necessary for the development and myelination of the central nervous system. Pregnant mothers in resource poor settings are at risk for ...