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View article: Engagement and predictors of use of a smartphone app for migraine self‐management: A secondary analysis of the <scp>EMMA</scp> trial
Engagement and predictors of use of a smartphone app for migraine self‐management: A secondary analysis of the <span>EMMA</span> trial Open
Objective The objective of this secondary analysis was to examine engagement with a mobile app for migraine self‐management and to identify predictors of migraine app usage. Background Migraine self‐monitoring and behavioral strategies are…
View article: A Prescribed Digital Health App and Number of Migraine Days
A Prescribed Digital Health App and Number of Migraine Days Open
Importance The digital therapeutics market is expanding rapidly, with growing patient adoption. In some countries, digital health applications are already prescribable, reshaping clinical practice. Objective To compare the effectiveness of…
View article: Content Representation of Tactile Mental Imagery in Primary Somatosensory Cortex
Content Representation of Tactile Mental Imagery in Primary Somatosensory Cortex Open
The imagination of tactile stimulation has been shown to activate primary somatosensory cortex (S1) with a somatotopic specificity akin to that seen during the perception of tactile stimuli. Using fMRI and multivariate pattern analysis, we…
View article: Smartphone-RCCT: an online repository of randomized controlled clinical trials of smartphone applications for chronic conditions
Smartphone-RCCT: an online repository of randomized controlled clinical trials of smartphone applications for chronic conditions Open
Background Chronic health conditions have a big impact on disability, morbidity, and mortality worldwide. Smartphone health applications (apps) can improve the health of patients with chronic conditions and enhance the quality and efficien…
View article: Smartphone-RCCT: An online repository of Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials of Smartphone Applications for Chronic Conditions
Smartphone-RCCT: An online repository of Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials of Smartphone Applications for Chronic Conditions Open
Background Chronic health conditions have a big impact on disability, morbidity, and mortality worldwide. Smartphone health applications (apps) can improve the health of patients with chronic conditions and enhance the quality and efficien…
View article: App-Based Relaxation Exercises for Patients With Chronic Neck Pain: Pragmatic Randomized Trial
App-Based Relaxation Exercises for Patients With Chronic Neck Pain: Pragmatic Randomized Trial Open
Background Chronic neck pain is a highly prevalent condition. Learning a relaxation technique is recommended by numerous guidelines for chronic neck pain. Smartphone apps can provide relaxation exercises; however, their effectiveness, espe…
View article: App-Based Relaxation Exercises for Patients With Chronic Neck Pain: Pragmatic Randomized Trial (Preprint)
App-Based Relaxation Exercises for Patients With Chronic Neck Pain: Pragmatic Randomized Trial (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Chronic neck pain is a highly prevalent condition. Learning a relaxation technique is recommended by numerous guidelines for chronic neck pain. Smartphone apps can provide relaxation exercises; however, their effectiveness, esp…
View article: Current practice of stakeholder engagement: researchers’ experiences in North America, DACH countries and China
Current practice of stakeholder engagement: researchers’ experiences in North America, DACH countries and China Open
Aim: To explore the current practice of stakeholder engagement in clinical trials and its evaluation in North America (USA and Canada), DACH countries (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) and China. Participants & methods: We conducted a web…
View article: Effects of training oncology physicians advising patients on complementary and integrative therapies on patient‐reported outcomes: A multicenter, cluster‐randomized trial
Effects of training oncology physicians advising patients on complementary and integrative therapies on patient‐reported outcomes: A multicenter, cluster‐randomized trial Open
BACKGROUND Many patients with cancer do not disclose complementary medicine use but want their physician's advice on this matter. This study evaluated whether using blended learning (e‐learning plus a workshop) to train oncology physicians…
View article: Smartphone-RCCT Database: A repository of Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials of Smartphone Applications for Chronic Conditions (Preprint)
Smartphone-RCCT Database: A repository of Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials of Smartphone Applications for Chronic Conditions (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Chronic conditions have a big impact on disability, morbidity, and mortality worldwide. Smartphone health applications (apps) have the potential to improve the health of patients with chronic conditions and to enhance the quali…
View article: Five Lessons Learned From Randomized Controlled Trials on Mobile Health Interventions: Consensus Procedure on Practical Recommendations for Sustainable Research
Five Lessons Learned From Randomized Controlled Trials on Mobile Health Interventions: Consensus Procedure on Practical Recommendations for Sustainable Research Open
Background Clinical research on mobile health (mHealth) interventions is too slow in comparison to the rapid speed of technological advances, thereby impeding sustainable research and evidence-based implementation of mHealth interventions.…
View article: Five Lessons Learned From Randomized Controlled Trials on Mobile Health Interventions: Consensus Procedure on Practical Recommendations for Sustainable Research (Preprint)
Five Lessons Learned From Randomized Controlled Trials on Mobile Health Interventions: Consensus Procedure on Practical Recommendations for Sustainable Research (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Clinical research on mobile health (mHealth) interventions is too slow in comparison to the rapid speed of technological advances, thereby impeding sustainable research and evidence-based implementation of mHealth interventions…
View article: An opportunity for patient-centered care: Results from a secondary analysis of sex- and gender-based data in mobile health trials for chronic medical conditions
An opportunity for patient-centered care: Results from a secondary analysis of sex- and gender-based data in mobile health trials for chronic medical conditions Open
Traditional medical practice has suffered from male bias, which can lead to sub-optimal treatment options for female patients and increase the incidence of severe side-effects in this population. Mobile health applications, mHealth apps, r…
View article: International ResearchKit App for Women with Menstrual Pain (Development, Access, and Engagement): Pragmatic Randomized Control Trial
International ResearchKit App for Women with Menstrual Pain (Development, Access, and Engagement): Pragmatic Randomized Control Trial Open
Background Primary dysmenorrhea is a common condition in women of reproductive age. A previous app-based study undertaken by our group demonstrated that a smartphone app supporting self-acupressure introduced by a health care professional …
View article: International ResearchKit App for Women with Menstrual Pain: Development, Access, and Engagement (Preprint)
International ResearchKit App for Women with Menstrual Pain: Development, Access, and Engagement (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Primary dysmenorrhea is a common condition in women of reproductive age. A previous app-based study undertaken by our group demonstrated that a smartphone app supporting self-acupressure introduced by a health care professional…
View article: Somatosensory Stimulation With XNKQ Acupuncture Modulates Functional Connectivity of Motor Areas
Somatosensory Stimulation With XNKQ Acupuncture Modulates Functional Connectivity of Motor Areas Open
Xingnao Kaiqiao (XNKQ) acupuncture is an acupuncture technique used for stroke patients. In 24 healthy volunteers, we applied this complex acupuncture intervention, which consists of a manual needle-stimulation on five acupuncture points (…
View article: Default Mode Network as a Neural Substrate of Acupuncture: Evidence, Challenges and Strategy
Default Mode Network as a Neural Substrate of Acupuncture: Evidence, Challenges and Strategy Open
Acupuncture is widely applied all over the world. Although the neurobiological underpinnings of acupuncture still remain unclear, accumulating evidence indicates significant alteration of brain activities in response to acupuncture. In par…
View article: Evaluation of a blended-learning training concept to train oncology physicians to advise their patients about complementary and integrative medicine (KOKON-KTO): study protocol for a prospective, multi-center, cluster-randomized trial
Evaluation of a blended-learning training concept to train oncology physicians to advise their patients about complementary and integrative medicine (KOKON-KTO): study protocol for a prospective, multi-center, cluster-randomized trial Open
German Clinical Trials Register, ID: DRKS00012704 . Registered on 28 August 2017.
View article: Multiple sclerosis–related fatigue: Altered resting-state functional connectivity of the ventral striatum and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
Multiple sclerosis–related fatigue: Altered resting-state functional connectivity of the ventral striatum and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex Open
Objective: Since recent studies suggested a role of the striatum and prefrontal cortex for multiple sclerosis (MS)-related fatigue, we investigated resting-state functional connectivity alterations of striatal subdivisions and the dorsolat…
View article: Sustained Effects of Acupuncture Stimulation Investigated with Centrality Mapping Analysis
Sustained Effects of Acupuncture Stimulation Investigated with Centrality Mapping Analysis Open
Acupuncture can have instant and sustained effects, however, its mechanisms of action are still unclear. Here, we investigated the sustained effect of acupuncture by evaluating centrality changes in resting-state functional magnetic resona…
View article: Difficulties Choosing Control Points in Acupuncture Research. Response: Commentary: Differential Cerebral Response, Measured with Both an EEG and fMRI, to Somatosensory Stimulation of a Single Acupuncture Point vs. Two Non-Acupuncture Points
Difficulties Choosing Control Points in Acupuncture Research. Response: Commentary: Differential Cerebral Response, Measured with Both an EEG and fMRI, to Somatosensory Stimulation of a Single Acupuncture Point vs. Two Non-Acupuncture Points Open
GENERAL COMMENTARY article Front. Hum. Neurosci., 11 August 2016Sec. Brain Imaging and Stimulation Volume 10 - 2016 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00404
View article: Differential cerebral response to somatosensory stimulation of an acupuncture point vs. two non-acupuncture points measured with EEG and fMRI
Differential cerebral response to somatosensory stimulation of an acupuncture point vs. two non-acupuncture points measured with EEG and fMRI Open
Acupuncture can be regarded as a complex somatosensory stimulation. Here, we evaluate whether the point locations chosen for a somatosensory stimulation with acupuncture needles differently change the brain activity in healthy volunteers. …