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View article: Association between increased screen time during the COVID-19 pandemic and changes in alcohol use behaviours among Canadian adolescents: a prospective cohort study
Association between increased screen time during the COVID-19 pandemic and changes in alcohol use behaviours among Canadian adolescents: a prospective cohort study Open
Introduction The aim of this study was to investigate the association between increased screen time and changes in alcohol use among adolescents in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Self-reported data were retrieved from seco…
View article: Household income among families with autistic children and youths in Canada: a cross-sectional matched cohort study
Household income among families with autistic children and youths in Canada: a cross-sectional matched cohort study Open
Objective Within the Canadian context, we sought to examine the relationship between households with autistic children/youths and household income. Design We used data from the 2019 Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth (CHSCY) to a…
View article: Clinical Outcomes and Health Care Utilization in Patients with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease not on Dialysis After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario, Canada
Clinical Outcomes and Health Care Utilization in Patients with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease not on Dialysis After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario, Canada Open
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic caused considerable disruption to health care services. Limited data exist on its impacts on clinical outcomes and health care utilization in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD). Objective:…
View article: Prevalence of autism among adults in Canada: results from a simulation modelling study
Prevalence of autism among adults in Canada: results from a simulation modelling study Open
Objective To estimate the prevalence of autism among adults living in Canada. Design A Monte Carlo simulation modelling approach was employed. Input parameters included adult population estimates and mortality rates; autism population all-…
View article: Bayesian Analysis of Time-To-Event Data in a Cluster-Randomized Trial: Major Outcomes With Personalized Dialysate TEMPerature (MyTEMP) Trial
Bayesian Analysis of Time-To-Event Data in a Cluster-Randomized Trial: Major Outcomes With Personalized Dialysate TEMPerature (MyTEMP) Trial Open
Background: MyTEMP was a cluster-randomized trial to assess the effect of using a personalized cooler dialysate compared to standard temperature dialysate for potential cardiovascular benefits in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis…
View article: Clinical Outcomes and Healthcare Utilization in Patients Receiving Maintenance Dialysis After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario, Canada
Clinical Outcomes and Healthcare Utilization in Patients Receiving Maintenance Dialysis After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario, Canada Open
Background: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on clinical outcomes and healthcare utilization in patients receiving maintenance dialysis is unclear. Objective: To compare the rates of clinical outcomes and healthcare utilization in patie…
View article: Cultivating Innovative, Pragmatic, Randomized Controlled Registry Trials Embedded in Hemodialysis Care: Conference Proceeding From Gardener’s Grove 2023
Cultivating Innovative, Pragmatic, Randomized Controlled Registry Trials Embedded in Hemodialysis Care: Conference Proceeding From Gardener’s Grove 2023 Open
Purpose of the Conference: Hemodialysis is a life-sustaining treatment for patients with end-stage kidney disease. However, patients on dialysis continue to face poor quality of life and short life expectancies. Despite this, the nephrolog…
View article: Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health–related hospitalization rate of youth in Canada: an interrupted time series analysis
Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health–related hospitalization rate of youth in Canada: an interrupted time series analysis Open
Introduction This study evaluated the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on temporal trends in mental health and addiction–related inpatient hospitalization rates among youth (aged 10–17 years) in Canadian provinces and territories (excludin…
View article: Évaluation de l’effet de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur le taux d’hospitalisation pour des raisons de santé mentale chez les jeunes au Canada : analyse de séries chronologiques interrompues
Évaluation de l’effet de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur le taux d’hospitalisation pour des raisons de santé mentale chez les jeunes au Canada : analyse de séries chronologiques interrompues Open
Introduction Cette étude a évalué l’effet de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur l’évolution des taux d’hospitalisation pour des raisons de santé mentale ou de dépendance chez les jeunes (de 10 à 17 ans) dans les provinces et territoires du Canad…
View article: Effect of Intradialytic Exercise on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Maintenance Hemodialysis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Effect of Intradialytic Exercise on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Maintenance Hemodialysis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Open
Key Points Individuals receiving hemodialysis have high rates of cardiovascular disease not explained by traditional cardiovascular risk factors. Intradialytic exercise improves cardiovascular outcomes, including arterial resistance, BP, a…
View article: Difficultés fonctionnelles chez les enfants et les jeunes atteints d’un trouble du spectre de l’autisme : une analyse de l’Enquête canadienne sur la santé des enfants et des jeunes de 2019
Difficultés fonctionnelles chez les enfants et les jeunes atteints d’un trouble du spectre de l’autisme : une analyse de l’Enquête canadienne sur la santé des enfants et des jeunes de 2019 Open
Introduction Cette étude porte sur la prévalence des difficultés fonctionnelles et des facteurs connexes chez les enfants et les jeunes canadiens de 5 à 17 ans ayant reçu un diagnostic de trouble du spectre de l'autisme (TSA). Méthodolo…
View article: Functional difficulties in children and youth with autism spectrum disorder: analysis of the 2019 Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth
Functional difficulties in children and youth with autism spectrum disorder: analysis of the 2019 Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth Open
Introduction This study examined the prevalence of functional difficulties and associated factors in Canadian children/youth aged 5 to 17 years diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Methods We analyzed data from the 2019 Canadi…
View article: Crowdsourced COVID-19 Cases and Outbreaks across Canadian Schools 2020-21: COVID Schools Canada
Crowdsourced COVID-19 Cases and Outbreaks across Canadian Schools 2020-21: COVID Schools Canada Open
This archive contains the final data freeze for COVID Schools Canada, and the software used to compile, clean, and plot the data. The Canada COVID-19 School Tracker was a 100% volunteer-led project tracking COVID-19 cases …
View article: Crowdsourced COVID-19 Cases and Outbreaks across Canadian Schools 2020-21: COVID Schools Canada
Crowdsourced COVID-19 Cases and Outbreaks across Canadian Schools 2020-21: COVID Schools Canada Open
This archive contains the final data freeze for COVID Schools Canada, and the software used to compile, clean, and plot the data. The Canada COVID-19 School Tracker was a 100% volunteer-led project tracking COVID-19 cases …
View article: Health Services Use and Outcomes for Hospital Admissions With a Major Cardiovascular Event Recorded in Health Care Administrative Data in Patients Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Health Services Use and Outcomes for Hospital Admissions With a Major Cardiovascular Event Recorded in Health Care Administrative Data in Patients Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis: A Retrospective Cohort Study Open
Background: Administrative data are used in studies of hemodialysis care to report cardiovascular-related hospitalizations. Showing recorded events are associated with significant health care resource use and poor outcomes would confirm th…
View article: Health equity considerations in pragmatic trials in Alzheimer's and dementia disease: Results from a methodological review
Health equity considerations in pragmatic trials in Alzheimer's and dementia disease: Results from a methodological review Open
Introduction To improve dementia care delivery for persons across all backgrounds, it is imperative that health equity is integrated into pragmatic trials. Methods We reviewed 62 pragmatic trials of people with dementia published 2014 to 2…
View article: Machine learning algorithms to identify cluster randomized trials from MEDLINE and EMBASE
Machine learning algorithms to identify cluster randomized trials from MEDLINE and EMBASE Open
View article: Recognition of Obesity and Perceptions of Weight Loss Management in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study
Recognition of Obesity and Perceptions of Weight Loss Management in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study Open
Background: Obesity is, directly and indirectly, linked to the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, nephrologists’ recognition of obesity and willingness to address and manage obesity are unknown. Objectives: The aim of th…
View article: Machine learning algorithms to identify cluster randomized trials from MEDLINE and EMBASE
Machine learning algorithms to identify cluster randomized trials from MEDLINE and EMBASE Open
Background: Cluster randomized trials (CRTs) are becoming an increasingly important design. However, authors do not always adhere to requirements to explicitly identify the design as cluster randomized in titles and abstracts, making retri…
View article: Simple compared to covariate-constrained randomization methods in balancing baseline characteristics: a case study of randomly allocating 72 hemodialysis centers in a cluster trial
Simple compared to covariate-constrained randomization methods in balancing baseline characteristics: a case study of randomly allocating 72 hemodialysis centers in a cluster trial Open
View article: Simple compared to covariate-constrained randomization methods in balancing baseline characteristics: a case study of randomly allocating 72 hemodialysis centers in a cluster trial
Simple compared to covariate-constrained randomization methods in balancing baseline characteristics: a case study of randomly allocating 72 hemodialysis centers in a cluster trial Open
Background and aim: Some parallel-group cluster randomized trials use covariate-constrained rather than simple randomization. This is done to increase the chance of balancing the groups on cluster- and patient-level baseline characteristic…
View article: MyTEMP: Statistical Analysis Plan of a Registry-Based, Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial
MyTEMP: Statistical Analysis Plan of a Registry-Based, Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial Open
Background: Major Outcomes with Personalized Dialysate TEMPerature (MyTEMP) is a 4-year cluster-randomized clinical trial comparing the effect of using a personalized, temperature-reduced dialysate protocol versus a dialysate temperature o…
View article: Reporting of key methodological and ethical aspects of cluster trials in hemodialysis require improvement: a systematic review
Reporting of key methodological and ethical aspects of cluster trials in hemodialysis require improvement: a systematic review Open
Background The hemodialysis setting is suitable for trials that use cluster randomization, where intact groups of individuals are randomized. However, cluster randomized trials (CRTs) are complicated in their design, analysis, and reportin…
View article: Ethical Issues in the Design and Conduct of Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Trials in Hemodialysis Care: An Interview Study With Key Stakeholders
Ethical Issues in the Design and Conduct of Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Trials in Hemodialysis Care: An Interview Study With Key Stakeholders Open
Background: Pragmatic cluster randomized trials (CRTs) offer an opportunity to improve health care by answering important questions about the comparative effectiveness of treatments using a trial design that can be embedded in routine care…
View article: A Higher Concentration of Dialysate Magnesium to Reduce the Frequency of Muscle Cramps: A Narrative Review
A Higher Concentration of Dialysate Magnesium to Reduce the Frequency of Muscle Cramps: A Narrative Review Open
Purpose of review: Strategies to mitigate muscle cramps are a top research priority for patients receiving hemodialysis. As hypomagnesemia is a possible risk factor for cramping, we reviewed the literature to better understand the physiolo…
View article: Major Outcomes With Personalized Dialysate TEMPerature (MyTEMP): Rationale and Design of a Pragmatic, Registry-Based, Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Major Outcomes With Personalized Dialysate TEMPerature (MyTEMP): Rationale and Design of a Pragmatic, Registry-Based, Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Open
Background: Small randomized trials demonstrated that a lower compared with higher dialysate temperature reduced the average drop in intradialytic blood pressure. Some observational studies demonstrated that a lower compared with higher di…
View article: Ethical Issues in Pragmatic Cluster-Randomized Trials in Dialysis Facilities
Ethical Issues in Pragmatic Cluster-Randomized Trials in Dialysis Facilities Open
A pragmatic cluster-randomized trial (CRT) is a research design that may be used to efficiently test promising interventions that directly inform dialysis care. While the Ottawa Statement on the Ethical Design and Conduct of Cluster Random…
View article: Definitions and End Points for Interventional Studies for Arteriovenous Dialysis Access
Definitions and End Points for Interventional Studies for Arteriovenous Dialysis Access Open
This paper is part of the Clinical Trial Endpoints for Dialysis Vascular Access Project of the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Health Initiative. The purpose of this project is to promote research in vascular access by clarifying tri…
View article: Barriers and facilitators to healthcare professional behaviour change in clinical trials using the Theoretical Domains Framework: a case study of a trial of individualized temperature-reduced haemodialysis
Barriers and facilitators to healthcare professional behaviour change in clinical trials using the Theoretical Domains Framework: a case study of a trial of individualized temperature-reduced haemodialysis Open
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02628366 . Registered November 16 2015.
View article: Familial Consent for Deceased Organ Donation Among Immigrants and Long-term Residents in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study
Familial Consent for Deceased Organ Donation Among Immigrants and Long-term Residents in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study Open
Background: Many families choose not to consent to organ donation at the time of their loved one’s death. In Ontario, Canada, whether these decisions vary by ethnicity remains unclear. Objective: To compare the proportion of families of im…