Clinical trials (epidemiology)

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Bronchoscopy
Randomised controlled trial of the effect of standard and detailed risk disclosure prior to bronchoscopy on peri-procedure anxiety and satisfaction

M Uzbeck, C Quinn, I Saleem, P Cotter, J J Gilmartin, and S T O’Keeffe
Thorax 2009 64: 224 -227; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2008.101220 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [ web only appendix ]  

Editorials
The pulmonary protein C system: preventive or therapeutic target in acute lung injury?

Marcus J Schultz, Barry Dixon, and Marcel Levi
Thorax 2009; 64: 95-97. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Asthma
Breathing exercises for asthma: a randomised controlled trial

M Thomas, R K McKinley, S Mellor, G Watkin, E Holloway, J Scullion, D E Shaw, A Wardlaw, D Price, and I Pavord
Thorax 2009 64: 55 -61; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2008.100867 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [ web only appendix ]  

Sleep-disordered breathing
Effects of continuous positive airway pressure on systemic inflammation in patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea: a randomised controlled trial

M Kohler, L Ayers, J C T Pepperell, K L Packwood, B Ferry, N Crosthwaite, S Craig, M M Siccoli, R J O Davies, and J R Stradling
Thorax 2009 64: 67 -73; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2008.097931 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorials
COPD and biomarkers: the search goes on

Gerard M Turino
Thorax 2008; 63: 1032-1034. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Acute lung injury
Plasma receptor for advanced glycation end products and clinical outcomes in acute lung injury

C S Calfee, L B Ware, M D Eisner, P E Parsons, B T Thompson, N Wickersham, M A Matthay, and the NHLBI ARDS Network
Thorax 2008 63: 1083 -1089; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2008.095588 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [ web only appendix ]  

Editorials
Obstructive sleep apnoea, insulin resistance and sleepiness

Mary S M Ip
Thorax 2008; 63: 939-940. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Respiratory infection
Placebo found equivalent to amoxicillin for treatment of acute bronchitis in Nairobi, Kenya: a triple blind, randomised, equivalence trial

V N Nduba, C W Mwachari, A S Magaret, D R Park, A Kigo, T M Hooton, and C R Cohen
Thorax 2008 63: 999 -1005; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2008.097311 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorials
Leukotriene receptor antagonist therapy and Churg–Strauss syndrome: culprit or innocent bystander?

Richard Beasley, Susan Bibby, and Mark Weatherall
Thorax 2008; 63: 847-849. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [ web only appendix ]  

Sleep-disordered breathing
Predictors of blood pressure fall with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)

G V Robinson, B A Langford, D M Smith, and J R Stradling
Thorax 2008 63: 855 -859; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2007.088096 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]