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Is Acupuncture Effective In Improving The Mental Health In Adults With Chronic Neck Pain?, Madison Joiner

PCOM Physician Assistant Studies Student Scholarship

Objective: The objective of this selective EBM review is to determine whether or not acupuncture is effective in treating chronic neck pain in patients between the ages of 25-70y/o.

Study design: Review of three randomized controlled trials published in English language between 2010-2018.

Data sources: Three RCTs published in peer reviewed journals, searched through PubMed.

Outcome measured: The outcome measured included improvement in mental health. This was measured using short form 36 (SF-36).

Results: Cerezo-Téllez et al treatment showed significant improvement in patients mental health 3 months post acupuncture treatment compared to sham acupuncture. Liang et al also found significant …

Does The Combination Of A Proteasome Inhibitor, Lenalidomide, And Dexamethasone Reduce Fatigue In Patients With Relapsed Or Refractory Multiple Myeloma?, Jessica I. Larosa

PCOM Physician Assistant Studies Student Scholarship

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this selective EBM review is to determine whether or not “the combination of a proteasome inhibitor, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone reduce fatigue in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM)?”

STUDY DESIGN: A systematic review of three English language open-label clinical trials with one published in 2013 and two published in 2016.

DATA SOURCES: Two randomized open-label, phase 3 clinical trials and one open-label phase 2 cohort study found using PubMed and Cochrane Library. All sources were published in peer-reviewed journals.

OUTCOME MEASURED: Fatigue was the outcome measured in all three studies utilizing Common Terminology Criteria …

Do Adult Obese Patients Who Undergo Sleeve Gastrectomy Have A Greater Increase In Quality Of Life Compared To Those Who Undergo Gastric Bypass?, Jenna Loeser

PCOM Physician Assistant Studies Student Scholarship

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this selective EBM review is to determine whether or not obese patients have a better quality of life after undergoing gastric bypass rather than sleeve gastrectomy.

STUDY DESIGN: A review of 3 randomized controlled trials (RCT) that were published after 2014.

DATA SOURCES: The 3 peer-reviewed randomized controlled trials were found through PubMed. All studies were published in English.

OUTCOMES MEASURED: The outcome measured in these RCTs was overall change in quality of life after sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass. This was done by patients responding to questionnaires. Two articles Ignat et al. and Peterli et …

Does Catheter Ablation Improve The Quality Of Life In Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Compared To Drug Therapy?, Ry’N Bland

PCOM Physician Assistant Studies Student Scholarship

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this evidence-based medicine (EBM) review was to determine whether or not catheter ablation improves quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation compared to drug therapy.

STUDY DESIGN: Systematic review of three peer-reviewed studies published in the years 2018 and 2019. All three studies were published in English.

DATA SOURCES: Articles were selected based on their relevance to the clinical question. Additionally, all three studies placed emphasis on patient-oriented outcomes. The studies were selected via Pubmed and keyword searching. The first study selected and reviewed was an observational cohort study, the second study was a multi-center …