Real-life Examples

Effects of raloxifene on fracture risk in postmenopausal women: the Raloxifene Use for the Heart Trial.

This research studied the effect of raloxifene on fracture risk in postmenopausal women, and found that the women who took raloxifene

over the same five year period of time as the women who did not reduced their risk of

clinical vertebrate fracture.

Effective and Sustainable Multimedia Education for Children With Asthma: A Randomized Controlled Trial

This article reports on the effect of multimedia education for children with asthma. A control group

of pediatric patients with asthma was given standard asthma educational resources, while the

experimental group of pediatric patients with asthma was given standard resources plus

multimedia resources. The study found a reduction in daily symptoms, in emergency room visits, in

school days missed, and in days of limited activity in the group given multimedia education resources.

Effects of insecticide-treated bednets during early infancy in an African area of intense malariatransmission: a randomized controlled trial.

The study done in this example was to determine whether the early use of bed nets had an effect on the morbidity rate of infants in rural Burkina Faso. An experimental group of infants used bed nets at birth, and a control group of infants used bed nets at six months of age. Results showed no significant difference in morbidity rates, but use of bed nets from birth was related to lower incidence of both

malaria and moderate to severe anemia

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