Randomized Controlled Trials

The efficacy of dance movement therapy group on improvement of quality of life: A randomized controlled trial

by Iris Bräuninger

Bräuninger, I. (In Press). The Arts in Psychotherapy. Accepted Manuscript, Available online 29 March 2012. doi:10.1016/j.aip.2012.03.008

Abstract
This study examines the treatment outcome of a 10 weeks dance movement therapy intervention on Quality... more Abstract
This study examines the treatment outcome of a 10 weeks dance movement therapy intervention on Quality of life (QOL). The multicentered study used a between subject-design with pre-test, post-test, and six months follow-up test. 162 participants who suffered from stress were randomly assigned to the dance movement therapy treatment group (TG) (n= 97) and the wait-listed control group (WG) (65). The World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire 100 (WHOQOL-100) and Munich Life Dimension List were used in both groups at all three measurement points. Repeated measures ANOVA revealed that dance movement therapy participants in all QOL dimensions always more than the WG. In the short term, they significantly improved in the Psychological domain (p>.001, WHOQOL; p>.01, Munich Life Dimension List), Social relations/life (p>.10, WHOQOL; p>.10, Munich Life Dimension List), Global value (p>.05, WHOQOL), Physical health (p>.05, Munich Life Dimension List), and General life (p>.10, Munich Life Dimension List). In the long term, dance movement therapy significantly enhanced the psychological domain  (p>.05, WHOQOL; p>.05, Munich Life Dimension List), Spirituality (p>.10, WHOQOL), and General life (p>.05, Munich Life Dimension List). Dance movement therapy is effective in the short- and long-term to improve QOL.
Keywords: Dance therapy, Dance movement therapy, Research, Quality of Life (QOL), Randomized controlled trial, Treatment outcome and Efficacy.

Treatment Modalities and Self-Expectancy of Therapists: Modes, Self-Efficacy and Imagination of Clients In Dance Movement Therapy

by Iris Bräuninger

Bräuninger, I. (2006). Treatment modalities and self-expectancy of therapists – modes, self-efficacy and imagination of clients. Body Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy: International Journal for Theory, Research and Practice. 1 (2), 95 – 114. doi: 10.1080/17432970600877407

Abstract
Dance movement therapists’ active or observant treatment modalities and their selfexpectancies are... more Abstract
Dance movement therapists’ active or observant treatment modalities and their selfexpectancies are investigated in this article, additionally to ambulant clients’ (N=162) active or receptive modes, their self-efficacy (Bandura, 1994), and imagination. These moderating variables have been checked as part of a major multicentric study in 11 different cities in Germany that included quantitative and qualitative methods
(Bra¨uninger, 2007). Outcomes presented in this paper are gained from the randomized control trial (RCT). The RCT compared treatment groups (N=97) who participated in 10 sessions of short-term group DMT to wait-listed control groups
(N=65). The moderating variables were tested in a pre, post, and 6-months follow-up test by means of standardized questionnaires and some items of the Intervention-Checklist ICL2. Results indicate that neither active versus observant treatment modality of therapists nor active versus receptive mode of clients had a major influence on the efficacy of therapy. Clients showed high self-efficacy and imagination already at baseline and hence no significant changes appeared in post and follow-up tests.
Keywords: Dance movement therapy (DMT), treatment modality, active or receptive
mode, self-efficacy, imagination, randomized control trial (RCT)

Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for anxiety and depression in adults with mild intellectual disabilities (ID): a pilot randomised controlled trial

by kiran azam

Cultivating a demand for clean cookstoves

by Brian E Robinson

Science (2011), with Jill C. Baumgartner

In their policy forum “a major environmental cause of death” (14 October, p. 180), W. J. Martin II and colleagues... more In their policy forum “a major environmental cause of death” (14 October, p. 180), W. J. Martin II and colleagues highlight the need to stimulate market demand for clean cookstoves because “a stove purchased by the consumer is inherently more valued than one that is received without charge.” This widely held view has been challenged, however, by evidence from recent randomized controlled trials studying other preventative health products.

Intervention for homeless, substance abusing mothers: Findings from a non-randomized pilot.

by Gizem Erdem

Slesnick, N. & Erdem, G. (in press). Intervention for homeless, substance abusing mothers: Findings from a non-randomized pilot. Behavioral Medicine.

The utility of mentoring homeless youth: A pilot study.

by Gizem Erdem

Bartle-Haring, S., Slesnick, N., Collins, J., Erdem, G., & Buettner, C. (in press). The utility of mentoring homeless youth: A pilot study. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.

Barriers to, and facilitators of, the health of young people: a systematic review of evidence on young people's views and on interventions in mental health, …

by Rebecca Rees

Young people and physical activity: a systematic review of research on barriers and facilitators

by Rebecca Rees

Children and healthy eating: a systematic review of barriers and facilitators

by Rebecca Rees

Research methodology: Assessment of generalisability in trials of health interventions: suggested framework and systematic review

by Rebecca Rees

Homeopathic Arnica 30x is Ineffective for Muscle Soreness After Long-Distance Running: a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

by Rebecca Rees

Acupuncture for Chronic Headache In Primary Care: Large, Pragmatic, Randomised Trial

by Rebecca Rees

The virtues of randomization

by David Papineau

Brit Jour Phil Sci 1993

Reporting Implementation In Randomized Trials: Proposed Additions to the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials Statement

by Evan Mayo-Wilson

Traditional acupuncture for people with medically unexplained symptoms: a longitudinal qualitative study of patients experiences

by Peter Griffiths

Charlotte Paterson
Sue Rugg
Nicky Britten,
Jackie Bridges
Peter Griffiths

Background

People with medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) are helped by interventions that... more Background

People with medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) are helped by interventions that combine physical and psychological explanations and treatment. Traditional acupuncture may offer such a perspective, but its use for these patients has not been investigated.

Aim

To ascertain how patients with MUPS perceive and experience five-element acupuncture treatment.

Design and setting

A longitudinal qualitative interview study, nested in a randomised controlled trial was carried out in four general practices in socioeconomically diverse areas of London.

Method

A purposive sample of 20 trial participants was interviewed twice, at the start and the end of 6 months of acupuncture treatment. Semi-structured interviews were transcribed, coded, and analysed thematically, summarising both across-case as themes and within-case individual vignettes.

Results

Acupuncture, initially accepted as `just another referral' — one like many others that had been tried and proved unsuccessful — was valued for the amount of time allotted with a caring practitioner who listened and responded, as well as for the interactive and holistic nature of the sessions. These attributes encouraged many patients to take an active role in their treatment, including making cognitive or behavioural lifestyle changes. Interviewees cited a wide range of changes in their health that spanned physical, psychological, and social dimensions. These were largely positive and included an increase in physical and/or mental energy, as well as feelings of greater personal control, calmness, and relaxation. Three interviewees reported worsening health but did not ascribe this to acupuncture.

Conclusion

Many patients who were treated with five-element acupuncture perceived a range of positive effects and appeared to take on a more active role in consultations and self-care.

Long term follow-up of a randomised controlled trial of services for urinary symptoms

by Dawn Coleby

Fostering Low-Income Income Homeownership: A Longitudinal Homeownership: A Longitudinal Randomized Experiment on Randomized Experiment on …

by Johanna Greeson

The Greasemonkey Firefox Add-On for Altering Display of Data in a Web-Based Electronic Medical Record

by Allison McCoy

McCoy AB, Peterson JF. The Greasemonkey Firefox Add-On for Altering Display of Data in a Web-Based Electronic Medical Record. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2011.

Outcomes assessment for intervention studies requires blinding of reviewers to prevent bias. We used Mozilla Firefox... more Outcomes assessment for intervention studies requires blinding of reviewers to prevent bias. We used Mozilla Firefox and the Greasemonkey Add-on to remove notes generated for intervention patients during a randomized controlled trial to ensure blinding during electronic chart review. Similar methods could be employed with other web-based electronic medical records.

Ng, S. M., Li, A., Lou, V. W. Q., Tso, I. F., Wan, P. Y. P., & Chan, D. F. Y. (2008). Incorporating family therapy into asthma group intervention: A randomized waitlist-controlled trial. Family Process, 47(1), 115-130.

by Ivy F. Tso