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Soft tissue injuries: crush injuries<br />

First Author and<br />

Year of Publication<br />

NHMRC<br />

Level<br />

Study Design Location<br />

Dates of<br />

Enrolment Size<br />

Characteristics of Study Population †<br />

Age (years)<br />

Mean (SD)<br />

Bouachour 1996 86 II RCT USA ? ‡ 36 ? ?<br />

Sex Ratio<br />

(M:F)<br />

* Abbreviations: C = comparison group, F = female, I = intervention group, M = male, RCT = randomised controlled trial, SD = standard<br />

deviation.<br />

† <strong>Information</strong> is given for treatment and control groups, if available. Otherwise, total study population values are stated.<br />

‡ Unstated, unclear, or unknown.<br />

Cluster headaches<br />

First Author and<br />

Year<br />

of Publication<br />

DiSabato 1997 88<br />

DiSabato 1996 89<br />

NHMRC<br />

Level<br />

Study Design Location<br />

Dates of<br />

Enrolment Size<br />

III-2 Comparative study Italy ? ‡ 14<br />

III-2 Comparative study Italy ? 14<br />

Characteristics of Study Population †<br />

Age<br />

Mean (SD)<br />

I=34.0 (2.2) §<br />

C=41.3 (2.6)<br />

I=41.8 (3.7) #<br />

C=42.3 (5.2)<br />

Sex Ratio<br />

(M:F)<br />

* Abbreviations: C = comparison group, F = female, I = intervention group, M = male, SD = standard deviation.<br />

† <strong>Information</strong> is given for total study population values, and intervention and comparison groups.<br />

‡ Unstated, unclear, or unknown.<br />

§ Figures in parentheses are standard errors.<br />

# Figures in parentheses are assumed to be standard deviations. Authors did not provide enough information for a definite conclusion.<br />

Migraine headaches<br />

First Author and<br />

Year<br />

of Publication<br />

Wilson 1998 90<br />

Myers 1995 91<br />

NHMRC<br />

Level<br />

Study Design Location<br />

Dates of<br />

Enrolment Size<br />

<strong>Hyperbaric</strong> oxygen therapy 101<br />

14:0<br />

I=5:2<br />

C=5:2<br />

Characteristics of Study Population †<br />

Age<br />

Mean (SD)<br />

II RCT, crossover USA ? ‡ 8 38.8 (7.8) § 0:8<br />

Sex Ratio<br />

(M:F)<br />

II RCT USA ? 20 ? 6:14<br />

* Abbreviations: F = female, M = male, RCT = randomised controlled trial, SD = standard deviation.<br />

† <strong>Information</strong> is given for total study population values, and treatment and control groups.<br />

‡ Unstated, unclear, or unknown.<br />

§ Figures in parentheses are assumed to be standard deviations. Authors did not provide enough information for a definite conclusion.<br />

Facial paralysis<br />

First Author and<br />

Year of Publication<br />

NHMRC<br />

Level<br />

Study Design Location<br />

Dates of<br />

Enrolment Size<br />

Characteristics of Study Population †<br />

Age (years)<br />

Mean (SD)<br />

Sex Ratio<br />

(M:F)<br />

Racic 1997 92 II RCT Croatia ? ‡ 79 35 48:79<br />

* Abbreviations: C = comparison group, F = female, I = intervention group, M = male, RCT = randomised controlled trial, SD = standard<br />

deviation.<br />

† <strong>Information</strong> is given for treatment and control groups, if available. Otherwise, total study population values are stated.<br />

‡ Unstated, unclear, or unknown.

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