Acute Effects of Ketamine Infusion on Postoperative Mood Scores in Patients Undergoing Dilation and Curettage: A Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Study by Raham Hasan Mostafa, Ahmed Mohamed Khamis, Ashraf Nabil Saleh, Yehia Mamdouh Hassan Mekki, Mohamed Mohamed Kamal, Ismail Mohammed Ibrahim, Mohamed Abdulmohsen Abdulnaiem Ismaiel

“…A prospective, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled trial. …”
Get full text

The Effect of Free Weight Resistance Training on Cognitive Function Explored Through Eye Tracking: A Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial by Cristián Mateluna-Núñez, Romualdo Ibáñez-Orellana, César Campos-Rojas, Andrea Santana-Covarrubias, Rodrigo Fuentes Figueroa, Ricardo Martínez-Flores

Get full text

Using drinking data and pharmacokinetic modeling to calibrate transport model and blind deconvolution based data analysis software for transdermal alcohol biosensors by Zheng Dai, I.G. Rosen, Chuming Wang, Nancy Barnett, Susan E. Luczak

Get full text

Fluoride Levels in Saliva and Plaque following the Use of High Fluoride and Conventional Dentifrices- a Triple Blinded Randomised Parallel Group Trial by Sharon Vincent, Abi M. Thomas

Get full text

Erratum: A randomized double-blind active-controlled clinical trial on the efficacy of topical basil (Ocimum basilicum) oil in knee osteoarthritis by Frontiers Production Office

Get full text

Efficacy and Safety of High-dose versus Standard-dose Prazosin in Paediatric Scorpion Envenomation: A Single-blinded Randomised Controlled Study by Apoorva Gayatri Abbadi, Hidaytullah R Bijapure, Chandrika R Doddihal, Bhavana B Lakhkar, Y Rohith, VJ Prakash, Kumar BM Prasanna, Mallanagouda Patil

“…Materials and Methods: A single-blinded randomised controlled study was conducted in Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at BLDE DU Shri BM Patil Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Vijayapur, Karnataka, India, from January 2017 to December 2022. …”
Get full text

Effect of Ranirestat on Sensory and Motor Nerve Function in Japanese Patients with Diabetic Polyneuropathy: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study by Jo Satoh, Nobuo Kohara, Kenji Sekiguchi, Yasuyuki Yamaguchi

Get full text

A randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, multiple dose, parallel study to investigate the effects of a cathepsin S inhibitor in celiac disease by Darren Bentley, Marie Mannino, Marianne Manchester, Priscila Camillo Teixeira, Bernhard Reis, Malcolm Boyce, Sandra Nagel

“…This randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, parallel‐group, single‐center study tested the effects of the cathepsin S inhibitor RO5459072 on the immune response to a 13‐day gluten challenge in 19 participants with celiac disease (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02679014). …”
Get full text

A blinded comparison of fluticasone propionate with budesonide via powder devices in adult patients with moderate-to-severe asthma: a clinical evaluation by N. Ringdal, P. Swinburn, R. Backman, P. Plaschke, A. P. Sips, P. Kjaersgaard, G. Bratten, T. A. J. Harris

Get full text

Multicenter randomized double-blind placebo-controlled crossover study of the effect of prolonged noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation on posture or gait in vestibulopathy. by Chisato Fujimoto, Takuya Kawahara, Yayoi S Kikkawa, Makoto Kinoshita, Teru Kamogashira, Mineko Oka, Tsukasa Uranaka, Naoya Egami, Kentaro Ichijo, Kayoko Kabaya, Sachiyo Katsumi, Ikumi Takashima, Yoshiharu Yamamoto, Masato Yagi, Tatsuya Yamasoba, Shinichi Iwasaki

“…<h4>Objective</h4>This multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial aimed to evaluate whether prolonged noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation improves body balance in patients with vestibulopathy.…”
Get full text

Peer-review Blinded Assay Test (P-BAT): a framework for trustless laboratory quality assurance for state-regulated cannabis markets by Stuart Procter, Grayson L. Baird, Jason Iannuccilli

“…The following proposed framework called the Peer-review Blinded Assay Test (P-BAT), is a validation process where each laboratory tests products from competing labs and their own lab, but in a blinded fashion to ensure that the label values of said products and the labs that produced said labels, are unknown. …”
Get full text

One-Year Follow-Up of the Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy for Patients’ Depression: A Randomized, Single-Blinded, Controlled Study by Kai-Jo Chiang, Tsai-Hui Chen, Hsiu-Tsu Hsieh, Jui-Chen Tsai, Keng-Liang Ou, Kuei-Ru Chou

“…The aim of the study was to investigate the long-term (one year) effectiveness of a 12-session weekly cognitive behavior group therapy (CBGT) on patients with depression. This was a single-blind randomized controlled study with a 2-arm parallel group design. …”
Get full text

Comparison of the Effects of Articaine and Lidocaine Anesthetics on Blood Pressure after Maxillary Infiltration Technique: A Triple-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial by Amirhossein Moaddabi, Parisa Soltani, Maryam Zamanzadeh, Kamran Nosrati, Mojtaba Mollamirzaei, Mariangela Cernera, Gianrico Spagnuolo

Get full text

Effectiveness of nefopam-dexamethasone versus pethidine-dexamethasone for postoperative pain management in cesarean sections: a double-blind, prospective clinical trial by Julian Ojebo, Joseph Achi, Ifeanyichukwu Michael Chukwu, Osadebamen Mercy Oboh, Benedict Ezeife, Aisha Sanusi Muazu, Christian Osemudiamen Igibah, Salami Ezekiel Kelvin

Get full text

Cardioprotective effect of crocin in patients with breast cancer receiving anthracycline-based chemotherapy: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study by Xinye Li, Xin Su, Wanping Liang, Li Wang, Chao Yuan, Juping Xu, Yijun Zhang, Yan Liu, Ning Ma, Fan Yang, Yiyuan Yang, Liyuan Tao, Shipeng Sun, Hongcai Shang, Yanwei Xing

“…We performed a double-blind randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy of crocin (crocin tablets) in reducing anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity in breast cancer patients. …”
Get full text

Transcranial direct current stimulation combined with physical exercise in rotator cuff tendinopathy: a protocol for a blinded randomised controlled trial by César Augusto Medeiros Silva, Clécio Gabriel de Souza, Vinicius Batista Lima, Hannely Beatriz Menezes Cosme, Romário Nóbrega Santos Fonseca, Fuad Ahmad Hazime, Rodrigo Scattone da Silva, Rodrigo Pegado de Abreu Freitas

“…Pain neuromodulation techniques, such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), may offer complementary non-pharmacological options for pain relief by promoting central modulation and altering cortical excitability.Methods and analysis This protocol outlines a randomised, blinded clinical trial. Participants will be randomly allocated to two groups: G1 (active tDCS combined with progressive exercise) and G2 (sham tDCS combined with progressive exercise). …”
Get full text

A multidisciplinary pain management program for patients with chronic low back pain: a randomized, single-blind, controlled, feasibility study by Anna Dalmau-Roig, Christian Dürsteler, Mirari Ochandorena-Acha, Francisco Vilchez-Oya, Inés Martin-Villalba, Amadeu Obach, Marc Terradas-Monllor

“…Then, the clinical outcomes (pain intensity, quality of life, disability, and pain catastrophizing) were recorded from a prospective, controlled, two-armed and single-blind feasibility study (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT05974072). …”
Get full text

A Robotic Guide for Blind People. Part 1. A Multi-National Survey of the Attitudes, Requirements and Preferences of Potential End-Users by Marion A. Hersh, Michael A. Johnson

“…This paper reports the results of a multi-national survey in several different countries on the attitudes, requirements and preferences of blind and visually impaired people for a robotic guide. …”
Get full text

Effects of Pioglitazone on Asymmetric Dimethylarginine and Components of the Metabolic Syndrome in Nondiabetic Patients (EPICAMP Study): A Double-Blind, Randomized Clinical Trial by Pedram Shokouh, Adel Joharimoghadam, Hamidreza Roohafza, Masoumeh Sadeghi, Allahyar Golabchi, Maryam Boshtam, Nizal Sarrafzadegan

“…The present trial aimed to investigate the effects of pioglitazone on the serum level of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), a marker of endothelial function, and some indices of inflammation and glucose and lipid metabolism in nondiabetic metabolic syndrome patients. 104 eligible participants (57% female; age between 20 and 70) were enrolled in a double-blind placebo-controlled trial and were randomized to receive either pioglitazone (uptitrated to 30 mg/day) or matching placebo for 24 weeks. …”
Get full text

Understanding Cognition, Oxytocin, and Pain in Elders (UCOPE): protocol for a double-blinded cross-over trial in chronic knee osteoarthritis pain by Yenisel Cruz-Almeida, Soamy Montesino-Goicolea, Pedro Valdes-Hernandez, Zhiguang Huo, Roland Staud, Natalie C. Ebner

“…Methods In this article, we describe the rationale and design of the Understanding Cognition, Oxytocin, and Pain in Elders (UCOPE) study, a double-blinded intervention in which 80 participants over 45 years of age with knee osteoarthritis pain will be recruited to participate in a cross-over trial of 4 weeks of intranasal oxytocin or placebo administration. …”
Get full text