Clinical Trials
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Differences Among Veterans With Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions and Other Chronic Pain: Baseline Results From the LAMP Pain Management Trial
CONCLUSIONS: COPCs were common among a sample of veterans in a pragmatic clinical trial. Several baseline differences emerged indicating veterans with COPCs experience greater mental health concerns and endorse distinct pain characteristics and pain mediators. Future research is needed to further characterise this recently defined and under-represented group.
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Effect of Selenomethionine— Enriched Yeast on Hypothyroidism Patients
Selenium (Se) is a trace mineral that plays a critical role in public health. It is a vital component of numerous enzymes and proteins called selenoproteins, thus affecting a wide range of biological activities. Hashimoto’s disease is the most common cause of hypothyroidism. In addition to being a critical micronutrient for thyroid health, selenium has…
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Comparative Effectiveness of Gabapentin and Pregabalin Combination Therapy in Postherpetic Neuralgia: A Single-Masked Randomised Controlled Trial
CONCLUSION: The combination therapy with gabapentin and low-dose pregabalin could help reduce pain and inflammatory factors.
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Presleep vs. Daytime Consumption of Casein-Enriched Milk: Effects on Muscle Function and Metabolic Health After Sleeve Gastrectomy
Background/Objectives: This randomized controlled trial aimed to evaluate the effects of casein-enriched milk (CEM) consumption and its timing (presleep vs. during the day) in the early postoperative period on body composition, muscle strength, physical function, and biochemical parameters in individuals undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG). Methods: Forty-five adults (60% female, 40% male; mean age 35.1…
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The Efficacy and Safety of Transcranial Photobiomodulation for Mild Cognitive Impairment Due to Alzheimer’s Disease: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Study
Background: Transcranial photobiomodulation (tPBM) is a promising noninvasive neuromodulation modality with potential therapeutic benefits for neurodegenerative diseases. Infrared light delivered by a tPBM device penetrates the cortex, stimulating neuronal activity by increasing mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate production and enhancing regional cerebral blood flow. Objective: This study investigated the efficacy and safety of a self-administered, at-home, wearable…
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Evaluating the training outcomes of single-console and dual-console da Vinci surgical systems: a randomized controlled trial
This study evaluated the dual-console collaborative training mode for robotic Surgical skills using the da Vinci Surgical System. In a randomized controlled trial, 24 PGY-1 residents were assigned to either dual-console training or single-console training. The SimNow^(®) simulator assessed operative efficiency, recording errors, such as Misapplied Energy, Instrument-Instrument Collisions, and Instruments Out of View. Operative…
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Phase 2 trial of personal dendritic cell vaccines in newly diagnosed glioblastoma: 3-year follow-up and correlations with survival
Survival of glioblastoma (GBM) patients is unsatisfactory. Adding patient-specific vaccines to standard therapy may improve outcomes. Autologous dendritic cells (DC) loaded with autologous tumor antigens (ATA) from short-term cell lines established from autologous tumor are a promising therapeutic vaccine strategy. DC-ATA vaccines were tested in a single-arm phase 2 trial in newly diagnosed GBM patients.…
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Economic Evaluation of a Multicomponent mHealth Intervention for Stroke Management in Rural China: Cluster-Randomized Trial With 6-Year Follow-Up
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings demonstrate that the SINEMA intervention was cost-effective during the trial period and remained so throughout the 6-year sustainability observation period. These results highlight the potential of adopting similar health system-integrated, mobile health-enabled strategies to enhance the management of stroke and other chronic diseases in resource-limited settings.
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Personalized High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for the Treatment of Depression: A Randomized Clinical Trial
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: In this randomized clinical trial of HD-tDCS in participants with moderate to severe depression, the 12-day HD-tDCS therapy was observed to significantly improve mood with a moderate effect size. Similar effect sizes in pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, and conventional tDCS-based therapy have been observed to occur substantially later, highlighting the clinical potential of more…
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Early itch relief with ivarmacitinib improves quality of life, working productivity, and sleep quality in patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis: a post hoc analysis of a phase III trial
CONCLUSIONS: Early itch relief with ivarmacitinib showed significant improvements in QoL, sleep, and work productivity in patients with moderate-to-severe AD.