The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation for refractory angina (RASCAL study): Study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Eldabe, Sam ^a   Raphael, John ^b   Thomson, Simon ^c   Manca, Andrea ^d   de Belder, Mark ^a   Aggarwal, Rajesh ^c   Banks, Matthew ^b   Brookes, Morag ^a   Merotra, Susan ^b   Adeniba, Rashidat ^c   Davies, Ed ^e   Taylor, Rod S ^f  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BASILDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^e PLYMOUTH HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pilot study; Randomized controlled trial; Refractory angina; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MULTICENTER STUDY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFRACTORY ANGINA; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84874036711     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-14-57     Document Type: Article

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