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The patients were divid- ed into two groups order 40mg lasix amex pulse pressure under 40, a treatment group (42 cases) and a compari- son group (22 cases) buy 40mg lasix with mastercard hypertension 3rd stage. Nine cases in the treatment group and 10 cases in the comparison group had a family history of enuresis. Four cases in the treatment group and two cases in the compari- son group were diagnosed with occult spina bifida. In terms of severity, mild enuresis was defined as bed-wetting less than two times per week with a scanty amount of urine and easy to awak- en. In the treatment group, there were three cases of mild enure- sis and no cases in the comparison group. Medium enuresis referred to bed-wetting 1-3 times per week with a moderate amount of urine, and able to awaken after enuresis. In the treat- ment group, there were five cases of medium enuresis and three cases in the comparison group. Severe enuresis was defined as enuresis more than one time per day with a large amount of urine. The child was difficult to awaken, did not wake when called, and had enuresis during their daytime nap and frequent uri- nation during the day. In the treatment group, there were 34 cases of severe enuresis and 19 cases in the comparison group. In terms of pattern discrimination in the treatment group, there were 32 cases of lung-spleen qi vacuity who presented with fre- quent urination that was scanty in amount, a lusterless facial com- plexion, fatigue, lack of strength, devitalized appetite, thin, sloppy stools, and a deep, forceless pulse. This manifest as clear, copious urine, difficulty waking when called, a white facial com- plexion, devitalized essence-spirit, a cold body and chilled limbs, a pale tongue with thin, white fur, and a deep, moderate or slightly slow, and forceless pulse. There were also four cases with non- interaction of the heart and kidneys. This presented as urination while dreaming as if they were urinating during the day, hyperac- tivity during the day, possible increase of psycho-emotional ten- sion at night, poor memory, timidity, easy crying, easily frightened, and, if scared before bed, they wet the bed. The course of dis- ease is long, and the pulse is fine, deep and forceless. Chinese Research on the Treatment of Pediatric Enuresis 73 Treatment method: Members of the treatment group were prescribed Yi Niao Ting (Enuresis Stopper) which was composed of: Huang Qi (Radix Astragali) mix-fried Ma Huang (Herba Ephedrae) Jiu Cai Zi (Semen Alli Tuberosi) Wu Wei Zi (Fructus Schisandrae) Sang Piao Xiao (Ootheca Mantidis) uncooked Zhi Zi (Fructus Gardeniae) These medicinals were ground into powder and then loaded into size 1 capsules. If the children had difficulty swallowing the capsules, the contents of the capules were poured into water and taken. Seven days of this treatment equaled one course of treatment and was contin- ued for 2-4 courses. The dosage of this medicine was 25 milligrams per kilogram, and this dosage was divided and taken two times per day. Note: Ditropan® (oxybutynin chloride) is an antispasmodic, anti- cholinergic agent used for the treatment of overactive bladder. Therefore the total amelioration rate was 81% in the treatment group and 50% in the comparison group. The following table shows 74 Treating Pediatric Bed-wetting with Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Chinese Research on the Treatment of Pediatric Enuresis 75 the treatment group results in relationship to pattern discrimination and severity of enuresis. Discussion: Professor Yu Jin-mao, a teacher of mine in Hangzhou, explains that many children who suffer from enuresis are also deep sleepers. Because the heart governs the spirit brilliance, many doctors add Shi Chang Pu (Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii) and Yuan Zhi (Radix Polygalae) to their enuresis formulas to open the orifices and arouse the spirit.

The latter is more frequent in The sample size refers to the number of women gynaecological trials purchase lasix 100 mg free shipping blood pressure medication while breastfeeding. In small trials order lasix 40 mg arrhythmia synonym, a subgroup needed to provide adequate power (usually 80% analysis based on tiny numbers of patients should to 90%) in order to show that the findings of the be perceived as a hypothesis generating exercise. The sample size for each trial is usually calculated with the RANDOMISATION primary outcome in mind. Although secondary outcomes are often investigated and subgroup Randomisation involves allocating women to analyses performed, the power of an RCT to groups such that individual characteristics do provide conclusive answers to these may be not influence the nature of the intervention. The statistical approach to determining example in a trial of treatments for menorrhagia, sample size is the power calculation, which the aim is to avoid bias by distributing factors that determines how likely the study is to produce may influence outcome, such as age, parity, dys- a statistically significant result for a difference menorrhea, premenstrual syndrome and uterine 350 TEXTBOOK OF CLINICAL TRIALS fibroids, randomly between treatment groups. It internet-based randomisation systems continue to is anticipated that any difference in outcome is generate concerns about ensuring security and purely due to the treatment and not influenced by confidentiality of patient details. Ran- lems with randomisation may arise in surgical dom allocation does not guarantee that the groups and laboratory-based trials where randomisation will be identical but it does ensure that any dif- may need the assistance of nursing or techni- ferences between them are due to chance alone. Randomisation also facilitates the concealment While simple randomisation techniques will, of the type of treatment from the researchers on average, allocate equal numbers to each arm, and subjects to further reduce bias in treatment occasionally, even in large trials, groups of dif- comparison. Block randomisation can higher BMI (body mass index) are not prefer- be used to keep the numbers in each group very entially allocated to endometrial ablation rather close at all times. In addition, it leads to treat- gical treatments for menorrhagia we might want ment groups which are random samples of the to ensure that each surgeon treats similar num- population sampled and thus makes valid the use bers of women by either method. Stratified ran- of standard statistical tests based on probabil- domisation produces a separate randomisation list ity theory. The this may involve separate lists of random num- main reason for this is the lack of an audit trail bers and separate piles of sealed envelopes for that makes it difficult to confirm that the ran- each surgeon. For these ensure that there is a balance of treatments within reasons the random allocation should be deter- each stratum. While stratified randomisation can mined in advance, preferably by using pseu- be extended to two or more stratifying variables, dorandom numbers generated by a mathemat- we have to be careful to include only a few strata, ical process. After the randomisation list has to prevent generating extremely small subgroups. Although the process of ran- In small studies with several important prog- domisation can occur at the recruitment point nostic variables such as infertility trials, ran- this is preferably done at long range, by tele- dom allocation may not provide adequate bal- phone or even the internet. The lack of numbers may these must be opaque, as researchers could the- make it difficult to stratify for all the important oretically hold envelopes to a lamp in order variables. Here, it is still possible to achieve bal- to read what is written inside. For the same ance using minimisation, which is based on the reason these envelopes should be sequentially concept that the next patient to enter the trial numbered so that the recruiter has to take the is allocated to whichever treatment would min- next envelope. Differences in outcome between imise the overall imbalance between groups at treatment groups are considerably larger in tri- any stage of the trial. Even in small trials this als where allocation concealment is not strictly provides groups that are comparable across sev- enforced as this produces a clear bias. It is important to specify phone randomisation, either by means of an oper- exactly which prognostic variables are to be used ator or a computer-operated 24-hour phone line, and to say how they are to be grouped. For is ideal for large trials and especially multi- example age, previous pregnancy and duration centre trials.