Publications by authors named "Natalie Aboustate"

Objective: We evaluated the presence and impact of unblinding during the influential Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00006286).

Method: Our analysis was part of a Restoring Invisible and Abandoned Trials reanalysis.

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Objective: To test the equivalence of two doses of intravenous iron (ferric carboxymaltose) in pregnancy.

Design: Parallel, two-arm equivalence randomised controlled trial with an equivalence margin of 5%.

Setting: Single centre in Australia.

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Background: Public access to data has been a major step in attempting to reduce bias in scientific literature. Data to verify efficacy outcomes are now more accessible; however, little has been done to ensure public access to harms data from RCTs, which are equally important in ascertaining possible misreporting and protecting safety.

Objective: The treatment for adolescents with depression study (TADS) has influenced most international practice guidelines for treating children and adolescents with depression, supporting first-line prescription of fluoxetine in combination with cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

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Cognitive and emotional remediation training for depression (CERT-D): a randomised controlled trial to improve cognitive, emotional and functional outcomes in depression The aim of the current study was to evaluate an experimental treatment designed to improve psychosocial function in patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) by reinforcing cognitive, emotional, and social-cognitive abilities. Participants (N = 112) with current or lifetime MDD were recruited to participate in a randomised, blinded, controlled trial. Exclusion criteria included diagnosis of a substance abuse disorder, bipolar disorder organic, eating disorders, or illness which affect cognitive function.

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Background And Aim: Electric burns can induce fibrinolytic activity. Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) is a minimally invasive technique utilizing electrocautery for resection of dysplastic lesions from the gastrointestinal tract. EMR's main complication is clinically significant postendoscopic bleeding.

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Objective: To evaluate the extent to which cognitive measures in the recently developed THINC-integrated tool (THINC-it) are associated with global and domain specific psychosocial disability in patients with current and remitted major depressive disorder (MDD).

Methods: Cross-sectional data (N = 127) were obtained from participants with current (n = 105) or remitted (n = 22) MDD who completed the THINC-it between July 2014 and June 2018. Major depressive disorder was diagnostically assessed with DSM-IV and DSM-5 criteria.

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A significant proportion of children born preterm will experience some level of neurodevelopmental impairment. Changes in placental function have been observed with many antenatal conditions that are risk factors for preterm birth and/or poor neurodevelopment including fetal growth restriction and in-utero inflammation. This review will highlight placental factors that have been studied to understand the underlying mechanisms and identify biomarkers that lead to poor child neurodevelopmental outcomes.

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