Clinics
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Review Meta Analysis
The effect of school-based physical activity interventions on body mass index: a meta-analysis of randomized trials.
This study reviewed the effectiveness of school-based physical activity interventions aimed at reducing overweight, obesity and hypertension in children. We searched 14 databases and analyzed studies published between April 2009 and September 2012. Only randomized controlled trials performed at the school level that included elements of physical activity but did not include nutritional co-interventions were analyzed. ⋯ A total of 12 papers were included in the meta-analysis, and these were divided according to three outcomes: body mass index (11 trials, n = 4,273, -0.02, 95% CI: -0.13 to 0.17, p = 0.8); body weight (5 trials, n = 1,330, -0.07, 95% CI: -0.18 to 0.04, p = 0.2); and blood pressure (6 trials, n = 1,549), including systolic (0.11, 95% CI: -0.10 to 0.31, p = 0.3) and diastolic pressure (-0.00, 95% CI: -0.10 to 0.10, p = 0.9). This meta-analysis of data from 11 randomized, school-based physical activity interventions suggests that, regardless of the potential benefits of physical activity in the school environment, the interventions did not have a statistically significant effect. However, it is difficult to generalize from these results because the duration, intensity and type of physical activity used in the interventions varied greatly.
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Clinical Trial
Acute effects of physiotherapeutic respiratory maneuvers in critically ill patients with craniocerebral trauma.
To evaluate the effects of physiotherapeutic respiratory maneuvers on cerebral and cardiovascular hemodynamics and blood gas variables. ⋯ Respiratory physiotherapy can be safely performed on patients with severe craniocerebral trauma. Additional caution must be taken when performing airway suctioning because this technique alters cerebral and cardiovascular hemodynamics, even in sedated and paralyzed patients.
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To understand the relationships between brain structures and function (behavior and cognition) in healthy aging. ⋯ These results are in agreement with the inhibitory control hypotheses regarding cognitive aging and may also be important in the interpretation of studies with other clinical groups, such as patients with dementia and mild cognitive impairment.