Recruitment and retention of participants in randomised controlled trials: a review of trials funded and published by the United Kingdom Health Technology …

…, IB dos Anjos Henriques-Cadby, O Bortolami… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Background Substantial amounts of public funds are invested in health research worldwide.
Publicly funded randomised controlled trials (RCTs) often recruit participants at a slower …

Trends in the prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis in Italy between 1991 and 2010

…, M Rava, L Antonicelli, O Bortolami… - European …, 2012 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The prevalence of asthma increased worldwide until the 1990s, but since then there has
been no clear temporal pattern. The present study aimed to assess time trends in the …

[PDF][PDF] Anthropometry and motor fitness in children aged 6-12 years

C Milanese, O Bortolami, M Bertucco… - Journal of human sport …, 2010 - redalyc.org
This study aimed at evaluating motor abilities and anthropometric parameters in children
aged 6-12 years and their interrelationships. One hundred fifty-two children underwent …

[HTML][HTML] Clinician versus nurse symptom reporting using the National Cancer Institute—Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events during chemotherapy …

…, M Venturini, L Ciccarelli, F Coati, O Bortolami… - Annals of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Background Monitoring adverse events during chemotherapy by clinicians is a standard
practice but clinicians may report fewer side-effects or lower symptom severity than patients. Our …

Risk of acute and serious liver injury associated to nimesulide and other NSAIDs: data from drug‐induced liver injury case–control study in Italy

…, MC Lenti, A Capuano, O Bortolami… - British journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Drug‐induced liver injury is one of the most serious adverse drug reactions and the most
frequent reason for restriction of indications or withdrawal of drugs. Some nonsteroidal anti‐…

Spritz: a server for the prediction of intrinsically disordered regions in protein sequences using kernel machines

A Vullo, O Bortolami, G Pollastri… - Nucleic acids …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Intrinsically disordered proteins have long stretches of their polypeptide chain, which do not
adopt a single native structure composed of stable secondary and tertiary structure in the …

A minimum of 10-year follow-up of the Burch-Schneider cage and bulk allografts for the revision of pelvic discontinuity

D Regis, A Sandri, I Bonetti, O Bortolami… - The Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Eighteen consecutive hips with pelvic discontinuity and associated periprosthetic bone
deficiency were treated with bulk allografts and Burch-Schneider antiprotrusio cage. Clinical and …

Impact of pelvic floor muscle training on sexual function of women with urinary incontinence and a comparison of electrical stimulation versus standard treatment …

S Jha, SJ Walters, O Bortolami, S Dixon, A Alshreef - Physiotherapy, 2018 - Elsevier
Aims To evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of electric stimulation plus standard
pelvic floor muscle training compared to standard pelvic floor muscle training alone in women …

The feasibility of early pulmonary rehabilitation and activity after COPD exacerbations: external pilot randomised controlled trial, qualitative case study and exploratory …

…, K Biggs, D Hind, O Bortolami… - Health Technology …, 2018 - eprints.whiterose.ac.uk
BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects > 3 million people
in the UK. Acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) are the second most common reason for …

Hypersensitivity to proton pump inhibitors: diagnostic accuracy of skin tests compared to oral provocation test

P Bonadonna, C Lombardo, O Bortolami… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2012 - jacionline.org
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 547 approach to confirm hypersensitivity, but it is time-consuming
and not devoid of risks. 6 Thus, a reliable in vivo test to replace OPT would be desirable. …