Publications by authors named "Mahmood AminiLari"
The optimal salvage chemotherapy regimen (SC) for relapsed/refractory (R/R) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) prior to autologous stem cell transplant remains unclear. Moreover, although chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapies were recently approved for primary refractory DLBCL, head-to-head comparisons are lacking. We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE and CENTRAL to July 2022, for randomized trials that enrolled adult patients with R/R DLBCL and performed network meta-analyses (NMA) to assess the efficacy of SC and CAR-T therapies.
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- About 25% of total knee replacement patients experience ongoing pain, so identifying those at higher risk is crucial for better management.
- A review of 30 studies involving over 26,000 patients found that factors like pain catastrophizing, younger age, and moderate-to-severe post-operative pain significantly increase the risk of persistent pain.
- While some evidence suggested links to female sex and higher pre-operative pain, other factors like BMI and range of motion showed no significant associations.
Objective: Although there is growing interest in medically authorized cannabis for chronic pain, little is known about patients' perspectives. We explored perceptions of people living with chronic pain regarding benefits and concerns surrounding their use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes.
Setting: A hospital-based clinic in Hamilton and two community-based interdisciplinary pain clinics in Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
To examine the proportion of individuals using cannabis for medical purposes who reported nonmedical use of cannabis after it became legal to do so. We acquired data from the Population Assessment for Tomorrow's Health, the Cannabis Legalization Surveillance Study on a subpopulation of participants residing in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, who reported using cannabis for medical purposes. Specifically, we acquired data 6 months before, and again 6 months after, legalization of cannabis for nonmedical purposes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Objectives: We conducted a systematic review to explore the effectiveness of medical cannabis for impaired sleep.
Methods: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL, and PsychINFO to January 2021 for randomized trials of medical cannabis or cannabinoids for impaired sleep vs. any non-cannabis control.
Objective: To determine the benefits and harms of medical cannabis and cannabinoids for chronic pain.
Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Data Sources: MEDLINE, EMBASE, AMED, PsycInfo, CENTRAL, CINAHL, PubMed, Web of Science, Cannabis-Med, Epistemonikos, and trial registries up to January 2021.
The quality of subgroup analyses (SGAs) in chronic non-cancer pain trials is uncertain. The purpose of this study was to address this issue. We conducted a comprehensive search in MEDLINE and EMBASE from January 2012 to September 2018 to identify eligible trials.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/objective: There are conflicting results regarding the effects of exercise on immune function of HIV positive patients. Exercise can also be beneficial to psychological functioning of the patients. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of a 12-week aerobic and resistance exercise training program on mental health and CD4 counts among female HIV+ patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To systematically review evidence addressing the efficacy of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and opioid tapering for opioid-induced hypogonadism among patients with chronic noncancer pain.
Study Design: Systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies.
Methods: We searched MEDLINE, CINAHL, AMED, CENTRAL, CINAHL, DARE, EMBASE, and PsycINFO through August 2017.
This corrects the article on p. 205 in vol. 41, PMID: 28537059.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Recent studies have shown that omentin-1 derived from adipokines can affect physiological regulations and some metabolic dis-eases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Methods: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of 12 weeks of aerobic (cycle ergometer), resistance, and combined exercises on omentin-1 level, glucose and insulin resistance indices in overweight middle age women with T2DM. In this study, 60 overweight middle age diabetic women were selected using simple random sampling and they were assigned to three groups of aerobic exercise (n=12), resistant exercise (n=12) and combined exercise (n=13), and one control group (n=15).
Background: In Western and Southwest Asia, literature is not documented on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) programs in Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. The present study is the first brief review that describes HIV programs in these three neighboring countries.
Methods: Data regarding the evidence of HIV programs were gathered through a systematic literature searching.
HIV Responses in Arab States on the Southern Persian Gulf Border: The First Review.
Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci
September 2016
Context: There is no review of HIV responses in Arab states on the southern Persian Gulf border. This narrative review aimed to describe and synthesize HIV responses in Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Evidence Acquisition: A review of scientific databases and grey literature was conducted based on an international guide.