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An example for an underpowered study: a comment on Ginkgo biloba for mild to moderate dementia in a community setting by McCarney et al.

Gaus W.

Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2009 Feb;24(2):216-7; author reply 213. No abstract available. PMID: 19153965 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The efficacy and safety of Crataegus extract WS 1442 in patients with heart failure: the SPICE trial.

Holubarsch CJ, Colucci WS, Meinertz T, Gaus W, Tendera M; Survival and Prognosis: Investigation of Crataegus Extract WS 1442 in CHF (SPICE) trial study group.

Eur J Heart Fail. 2008 Dec;10(12):1255-63. Epub 2008 Nov 18.PMID: 19019730 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

[Evaluating traditional Chinese medicine as applied in the Clinic at Steigerwald. Part 1: Methods of assessment]

Schmincke C, Torres-Londoño P, Seiling M, Gaus W.

Forsch Komplementmed. 2008 Apr;15(2):89-95. Epub 2008 Apr 10. German. PMID: 18496022 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Benfotiamine in diabetic polyneuropathy (BENDIP): results of a randomised, double blind, placebo-controlled clinical study.

Stracke H, Gaus W, Achenbach U, Federlin K, Bretzel RG.

Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes. 2008 Nov;116(10):600-5. Epub 2008 May 13.PMID: 18473286 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Riluzole in Huntington's disease: a 3-year, randomized controlled study.

Landwehrmeyer GB, Dubois B, de Yébenes JG, Kremer B, Gaus W, Kraus PH, Przuntek H, Dib M, Doble A, Fischer W, Ludolph AC; European Huntington's Disease Initiative Study Group.

Ann Neurol. 2007 Sep;62(3):262-72.PMID: 17702031 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

[Evaluation of a modular out-patient education program for adult asthmatics with office-based specialists--results of a controlled, randomized multicenter trial]

Dhein Y, Barczok M, Breyer GO, Hellmann A, Oblinger P, Weber M, Gaus W, Bulenda D.

Z Arztl Fortbild Qualitatssich. 2006;100(6):431-9. German. PMID: 17058887 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Identification of adverse drug reactions by evaluation of a prescription database, demonstrated for "risk of bleeding".

Gaus W, Westendorf J, Diebow R, Kieser M.

Methods Inf Med. 2005;44(5):697-703.PMID: 16400379 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A randomized trial of Korodin Herz-Kreislauf-Tropfen as add-on treatment in older patients with orthostatic hypotension.

Kroll M, Ring C, Gaus W, Hempel B.

Phytomedicine. 2005 Jun;12(6-7):395-402.PMID: 16008114 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Meta-analysis of the efficacy of the acetonic kava-kava extract WS1490 in patients with non-psychotic anxiety disorders.

Witte S, Loew D, Gaus W.

Phytother Res. 2005 Mar;19(3):183-8.PMID: 15934028 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Risk factors for alveolar echinococcosis in humans.

Kern P, Ammon A, Kron M, Sinn G, Sander S, Petersen LR, Gaus W, Kern P.

Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Dec;10(12):2088-93.PMID: 15663843 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Pharmacokinetic herb-drug interactions: are preventive screenings necessary and appropriate?

Butterweck V, Derendorf H, Gaus W, Nahrstedt A, Schulz V, Unger M.

Planta Med. 2004 Sep;70(9):784-91. Review.PMID: 15386186 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Guidelines for reporting non-randomised studies.

Reeves BC, Gaus W.

Forsch Komplementarmed Klass Naturheilkd. 2004 Aug;11 Suppl 1:46-52.PMID: 15353903 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Randomised trials versus observational studies: is the comparative observational study a poor compromise or a perfect synthesis?

Gaus W.

Forsch Komplementarmed Klass Naturheilkd. 2004 Aug;11 Suppl 1:3-4.PMID: 15353895 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Colostrinin (a naturally occurring, proline-rich, polypeptide mixture) in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

Bilikiewicz A, Gaus W.

J Alzheimers Dis. 2004 Feb;6(1):17-26.PMID: 15004324 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Applying evidence to support ethical decisions: is the placebo really powerless?.

Porzsolt F, Schlotz-Gorton N, Biller-Andorno N, Thim A, Meissner K, Roeckl-Wiedmann I, Herzberger B, Ziegler R, Gaus W, Pöppe E.

Sci Eng Ethics. 2004 Jan;10(1):119-32. Review.PMID: 14986778 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evidence for more widespread cerebral pathology in early HD: an MRI-based morphometric analysis.

Kassubek J, Gaus W, Landwehrmeyer GB.

Neurology. 2004 Feb 10;62(3):523-4; author reply 524. No abstract available. PMID: 14872054 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Kava extracts: safety and risks including rare hepatotoxicity.

Teschke R, Gaus W, Loew D.

Phytomedicine. 2003;10(5):440-6. Review.PMID: 12834011 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Camphor-Crataegus berry extract combination dose-dependently reduces tilt induced fall in blood pressure in orthostatic hypotension.

Belz GG, Butzer R, Gaus W, Loew D.

Phytomedicine. 2002 Oct;9(7):581-8.PMID: 12487321 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Intralesional recombinant interferon beta-1a in the treatment of basal cell carcinoma: results of an open-label multicentre study.

Kowalzick L, Rogozinski T, Wimheuer R, Pilz J, Manske U, Scholz A, Fierlbeck G, Mohr P, Ochsendorf F, Wagner G, Gaus W, Brzoska J, Jablonska S.

Eur J Dermatol. 2002 Nov-Dec;12(6):558-61.PMID: 12459527 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

[The use of randomisation in clinical studies in rehabilitation medicine: basics and practical aspects]

Muche R, Rohlmann F, Büchele G, Gaus W.

Rehabilitation (Stuttg). 2002 Oct;41(5):311-9. German. PMID: 12375212 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

IOP measurement and central corneal thickness.

Stodtmeister R, Kron M, Gaus W.

Br J Ophthalmol. 2002 Jan;86(1):120-1. No abstract available. PMID: 11801523 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Efficacy of oral ofloxacin for single-dose perioperative prophylaxis in general surgery--a controlled randomized clinical study.

Schwarz M, Isenmann R, Thomsen J, Gaus W, Beger HG.

Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2001 Nov;386(6):397-401. Epub 2001 Oct 27.PMID: 11735011 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Results of applying ADCON-L gel after lumbar discectomy: the German ADCON-L study.

Richter HP, Kast E, Tomczak R, Besenfelder W, Gaus W.

J Neurosurg. 2001 Oct;95(2 Suppl):179-89.PMID: 11599834 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Randomized, multicenter trial of two different formulas for very early enteral feeding advancement in extremely-low-birth-weight infants.

Mihatsch WA, von Schoenaich P, Fahnenstich H, Dehne N, Ebbecke H, Plath C, von Stockhausen HB, Gaus W, Pohlandt F.

J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2001 Aug;33(2):155-9. Erratum in: J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2002 Nov;35(5):739. PMID: 11568516 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Survival and prognosis: investigation of Crataegus extract WS 1442 in congestive heart failure (SPICE)--rationale, study design and study protocol.

Holubarsch CJ, Colucci WS, Meinertz T, Gaus W, Tendera M.

Eur J Heart Fail. 2000 Dec;2(4):431-7.PMID: 11113721 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

[Development and validation of a prognosis model for predicting work capacity after rehabilitation based on routinely collected parameters]

Muche R, Rösch M, Flierl S, Alt B, Jacobi E, Gaus W.

Rehabilitation (Stuttg). 2000 Oct;39(5):262-7. German. PMID: 11089259 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

[Clinical studies in rehabilitation research--problems and solutions from biometrical perspective]

Muche R, Rösch M, Flierl S, Gaus W.

Rehabilitation (Stuttg). 2000 Aug;39(4):200-4. Review. German. PMID: 11008277 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hemoglobin A1c and body mass index in children and adolescents with IDDM. An observational study from 1976-1995.

Högel J, Grabert M, Sorgo W, Wudy S, Gaus W, Heinze E.

Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes. 2000;108(2):76-80.PMID: 10826512 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The procedure of new drug application and the philosophy of critical rationalism or the limits of quality assurance with good clinical practice.

Högel J, Gaus W.

Control Clin Trials. 1999 Dec;20(6):511-8.PMID: 10588292 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

An epidemiologic survey of human alveolar echinococcosis in southwestern Germany. Römerstein Study Group.

Romig T, Kratzer W, Kimmig P, Frosch M, Gaus W, Flegel WA, Gottstein B, Lucius R, Beckh K, Kern P.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1999 Oct;61(4):566-73.PMID: 10548290 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Haemodialysis-membrane biocompatibility and mortality of patients with dialysis-dependent acute renal failure: a prospective randomised multicentre trial. International Multicentre Study Group.

Jörres A, Gahl GM, Dobis C, Polenakovic MH, Cakalaroski K, Rutkowski B, Kisielnicka E, Krieter DH, Rumpf KW, Guenther C, Gaus W, Hoegel J.

Lancet. 1999 Oct 16;354(9187):1337-41.PMID: 10533862 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A randomised, double blind, multicentre trial of octreotide in moderate to severe acute pancreatitis.

Uhl W, Büchler MW, Malfertheiner P, Beger HG, Adler G, Gaus W.

Gut. 1999 Jul;45(1):97-104.PMID: 10369711 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

[Comparative study of the cost-effectiveness of initial therapy with imipenem/cilastatin in secondary peritonitis]

Rodloff AC, Kujath P, Lünstedt B, Gaus W.

Chirurg. 1998 Oct;69(10):1093-100; discussion 1100. German. PMID: 9833192 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Randomized observational studies on the economics of therapies--biometrical experience of two trials.

Högel J, Rodloff AC, Büchele G, Gaus W.

Methods Inf Med. 1998 Jan;37(1):53-8.PMID: 9550847 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Quantitative liver function tests as surrogate markers for end-points in controlled clinical trials: a retrospective feasibility study.

Lotterer E, Högel J, Gaus W, Fleig WE, Bircher J.

Hepatology. 1997 Dec;26(6):1426-33.PMID: 9397982 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Systemic scleroderma. Multicenter trial of 1 year of treatment with recombinant interferon gamma.

Hunzelmann N, Anders S, Fierlbeck G, Hein R, Herrmann K, Albrecht M, Bell S, Thur J, Muche R, Adelmann-Grill B, Wehner-Caroli J, Gaus W, Krieg T.

Arch Dermatol. 1997 May;133(5):609-13.PMID: 9158414 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Supportive pentoxifylline in falciparum malaria: no effect on tumor necrosis factor alpha levels or clinical outcome: a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled study.

Hemmer CJ, Hort G, Chiwakata CB, Seitz R, Egbring R, Gaus W, Hogel J, Hassemer M, Nawroth PP, Kern P, Dietrich M.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1997 Apr;56(4):397-403.PMID: 9158047 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Classical homeopathic treatment of chronic headaches.

Walach H, Haeusler W, Lowes T, Mussbach D, Schamell U, Springer W, Stritzl G, Gaus W, Haag G.

Cephalalgia. 1997 Apr;17(2):119-26; discussion 101. No abstract available. PMID: 9137850 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Double-blind, placebo-controlled study of intralesional interferon gamma for the treatment of localized scleroderma.

Hunzelmann N, Anders S, Fierlbeck G, Hein R, Herrmann K, Albrecht M, Bell S, Muche R, Wehner-Caroli J, Gaus W, Krieg T.

J Am Acad Dermatol. 1997 Mar;36(3 Pt 1):433-5.PMID: 9091475 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

[Comparative study of the cost-/effectiveness relationship of initial therapy with imipenem/cilastatin in nosocomial pneumonia. Group study]

Rodloff AC, Laubenthal HJ, Bastian A, Bestehorn K, Büchele G, Gaus W.

Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther. 1996 Apr;31(3):172-80. German. PMID: 8672620 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Quality assurance by specification and achievement of goals in palliative cancer treatment.

Porzsolt F, Wirth A, Mayer-Steinacker R, Schulte M, Negri G, Suhr P, Link KH, Gaus W, Röttinger EM.

Cancer Treat Rev. 1996 Jan;22 Suppl A:41-9.PMID: 8625348 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

[Unilateral femur amputation and infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm--the facts from the viewpoint of the biometrician]

Gaus W, Muche R.

Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 1995 Jun 2;120(22):817-8. German. No abstract available. PMID: 7781518 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Studies on the efficacy of unconventional therapies. Problems and designs.

Gaus W, Högel J.

Arzneimittelforschung. 1995 Jan;45(1):88-92.PMID: 7893278 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

An international randomized study with long-term follow-up of single versus combination chemotherapy of multibacillary leprosy.

Dietrich M, Gaus W, Kern P, Meyers WM.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1994 Oct;38(10):2249-57.PMID: 7840553 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Change-to-Open-Label Design. Proposal and discussion of a new design for clinical parallel-group double-masked trials.

Högel J, Walach H, Gaus W.

Arzneimittelforschung. 1994 Jan;44(1):97-9.PMID: 8135885 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Once-daily versus thrice-daily dosing of netilmicin in combination with beta-lactam antibiotics as empirical therapy for febrile neutropenic patients.

Rozdzinski E, Kern WV, Reichle A, Moritz T, Schmeiser T, Gaus W, Kurrle E.

J Antimicrob Chemother. 1993 Apr;31(4):585-98.PMID: 8514653 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Gabexate mesilate in human acute pancreatitis. German Pancreatitis Study Group.

Büchler M, Malfertheiner P, Uhl W, Schölmerich J, Stöckmann F, Adler G, Gaus W, Rolle K, Beger HG.

Gastroenterology. 1993 Apr;104(4):1165-70.PMID: 8462805 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Structured reporting of medical findings: evaluation of a system in gastroenterology.

Kuhn K, Gaus W, Wechsler JG, Janowitz P, Tudyka J, Kratzer W, Swobodnik W, Ditschuneit H.

Methods Inf Med. 1992 Nov;31(4):268-74.PMID: 1470038 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

[The efficacy of classic homeopathic therapy in chronic headache. Study protocol.]

Gaus W, Walach H, Haag G.

Schmerz. 1992 Jun;6(2):134-40. German. PMID: 18415620 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Balanced designs for multiple crossover studies.

Gaus W, Högel J.

Arzneimittelforschung. 1992 Feb;42(2):163-72.PMID: 1610429 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles