Publications by authors named "Luka Isphording"
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- The study aimed to evaluate how often and to what extent linguistic spin occurs in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) focused on age-related macular degeneration (AMD), along with examining the relationship between study variables and linguistic spin.
- A total of 96 RCTs were reviewed from PubMed, revealing that 63.5% of the abstracts and 93.8% of the main texts contained linguistic spin, particularly in the use of words suggesting treatment benefits and terms like "statistically significant" without proper statistical reporting.
- The findings indicated a significant prevalence of linguistic spin and underscored the need for more objective reporting in medical literature, highlighting the importance of awareness for ophthalmologists and readers regarding
Although clozapine treatment is often discontinued due to limited efficacy or low tolerability, there is a lack of guidelines and evidence on treatment options after discontinuation of clozapine in patients with schizophrenia. Persistence has proven to be an adequate indicator for treatment effectiveness in patients with schizophrenia. The aim of this study was, therefore, to compare persistence of antipsychotic use between antipsychotic treatment options in patients after stopping clozapine treatment.
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