2023
Partial Meal Replacement for Weight Loss after Stroke: Results of a Pilot Clinical Trial
Dearborn Tomazos J, Viscoli C, Amin H, Lovelett L, Rivera J, Gull A, Kernan W. Partial Meal Replacement for Weight Loss after Stroke: Results of a Pilot Clinical Trial. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2023, 53: 54-61. PMID: 37231793, DOI: 10.1159/000530996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecent ischemic strokeBody mass indexIschemic strokeStandard carePMR groupWeight lossSC groupMeal replacementMean percent weight changePartial meal replacementOpen-label trialAcute ischemic strokeCo-primary outcomesHalf of patientsSuccessful weight lossPilot clinical trialPercent weight changeBMI 27Eligible patientsAdverse eventsObese patientsMass indexVascular inflammationLarge trialsFunctional outcome
1999
Stratified Randomization for Clinical Trials
Kernan W, Viscoli C, Makuch R, Brass L, Horwitz R. Stratified Randomization for Clinical Trials. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 1999, 52: 19-26. PMID: 9973070, DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(98)00138-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStratified randomizationSmall trialsInterim analysisActive-control equivalence trialsClinical factorsLarge trialsSuperiority trialSubgroup analysisClinical trialsTreatment responsivenessTreatment outcomesMEDLINE searchTreatment groupsStratification factorsEquivalence trialPrognosisTrialsRandomizationType ITheoretical benefitsImportance of stratificationStratificationSample sizeInvestigatorsPatients