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    • A methodological review revealed that reporting of trials in manual therapy has not improved over time 

      Alvarez Bustins, Gerard; Solà, Ivan; Sitjà i Rabert, Mercè; Fort Vanmeerhaeghe, Azahara; Gich Saladich, Ignasi; Fernández-Jané, Carles; Bonfill, X. (Xavier); Urrútia, Gerard (Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2020, 121: 32-44, 2020-05)
      Objective: The aim of this review was to evaluate a selection of major reporting aspects in manual therapy (MT) trials, before and after the publication of the CONSORT extension for non-pharmacological ...
    • Anti‐vascular endothelial growth factor for proliferative diabetic retinopathy 

      Martínez Zapata, Mª José; Salvador, Ignacio; Martí Carvajal, Arturo José; Pijoán, José I.; Cordero Rigol, José Antonio; Ponomarev, Dmitry; Kernohan, Ashleigh; Solà, Ivan; Virgili, Gianni (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2023, núm. 3, Art. No.: CD008721, 2023-03)
      BackgroundProliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) is an advanced complication of diabetic retinopathy that can cause blindness. It consists of thepresence of new vessels in the retina and vitreous ...
    • Anti‐vascular endothelial growth factor for proliferative diabetic retinopathy 

      Martínez Zapata, Mª José; Martí Carvajal, Arturo José; Solà, Ivan; Pijoán, José I.; Buil Calvo, José Antonio; Cordero Rigol, José Antonio; Evans, Jennifer R. (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2014, núm. 11, Art. No.: CD008721, 2014-11)
      Background: Proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) is a complication of diabetic retinopathy that can cause blindness. Although panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) is the treatment of choice for PDR, ...
    • Exercise-based interventions to enhance long-term sustainability of physical activity in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials 

      Sansano-Nadal, Oriol; Giné-Garriga, Maria; Brach, Jennifer S.; Wert, David M.; Jerez-Roig, Javier; Guerra Balic, Míriam; Oviedo, Guillermo R.; Fortuño Godes, Jesús; Gómara i Toldrà, Natàlia; Soto-Bagaria, Luis; Pérez Bazán, Laura Mónica; Inzitari, Marco; Solà, Ivan; Martin-Borràs, Carme; Roqué Figuls, Marta (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 16, núm. 14, 2019-07)
      Exercise is a form of physical activity (PA). PA is an important marker of health and quality of life in older adults. The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the literature to ...
    • Exercise-based interventions to enhance long-term sustainability of physical activity in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials 

      Sansano-Nadal, Oriol; Giné-Garriga, Maria; Brach, Jennifer S.; Wert, David M.; Jerez-Roig, Javier; Guerra Balic, Míriam; Oviedo, Guillermo R.; Fortuño Godes, Jesús; Gómara i Toldrà, Natàlia; Soto-Bagaria, Luis; Pérez Bazán, Laura Mónica; Inzitari, Marco; Solà, Ivan; Martin-Borràs, Carme; Roqué Fíguls, Marta (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 16, núm. 14, 2019-07)
      Exercise is a form of physical activity (PA). PA is an important marker of health and quality of life in older adults. The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the literature to ...
    • Lack of pragmatic attitude of self-labelled pragmatic trials on manual therapy: a methodological review 

      Roura Carvajal, Sonia; Alvarez Bustins, Gerard; Hohenschurz-Schmidt, D.; Solà, Ivan; Núñez-Cortés, Rodrigo; Bracchiglione, J.; Fernández-Jané, Carles; Phalip, J.; Gich Saladich, Ignasi; Sitjà i Rabert, Mercè; Urrútia, Gerard (BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2024, 24: 273, 2024-11)
      Background Pragmatic randomized controlled trials are getting more interest to improve trials’ external validity. This study aimed to assess how pragmatic the design of the self-labelled pragmatic ...
    • Sample size, study length, and inadequate controls were the most common self-acknowledged limitations in manual therapy trials: A methodological review 

      Alvarez Bustins, Gerard; Núñez-Cortés, Rodrigo; Solà, Ivan; Sitjà i Rabert, Mercè; Fort Vanmeerhaeghe, Azahara; Fernández-Jané, Carles; Bonfill, X. (Xavier); Urrútia, Gerard (Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2021, 130: 96-106, 2021-02)
      Objective: The aim of this study was to quantify and analyze the presence and type of self-acknowledged limitations (SALs) in a sample of manual therapy (MT) randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Study ...