Intensive Blood Pressure Control and Diabetes Mellitus Incidence for Patients with Impaired Fasting Glucose: A Secondary Analysis of SPRINT by Beiru Lin, Xiaochuan Liu, Sichen Yao, Zhigang Pan

“…This was a secondary analysis of the SPRINT (Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial) of the study. We included participants with IFG at randomization, which was defined as fasting blood glucose (FBG) between 100 and 125 mg/dL. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of CCTA-derived versus angiography-derived quantitative flow ratio (CAREER) study: a prospective study protocol by Liang Zhang, Yang Chen, Cheng Li, Ming Li, Shaofeng Guan, Xinkai Qu, Tingwen Weng, Qian Gan, Zehang Li, Wenzheng Han, Xinrong Zhai, Lin Qi, Xifeng Chang, Shengxian Tu

“…Outcomes will be disseminated through publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at scientific conferences.Trial registration number NCT04665817.…”
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Implementing Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression and Anxiety in Adults: Systematic Review by Daniel Duffy, Derek Richards, Garrett Hisler, Ladislav Timulak

“…A total of 40 articles spanning the case study, commentary, meta-analysis, mixed methods study, pilot randomized controlled trial, randomized controlled trial, qualitative study, quantitative study, review, and systematic review article types were identified as eligible for this mixed methods review. …”
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Safety and Tolerance of Donor-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Pediatric Living-Donor Liver Transplantation: The MYSTEP1 Study by Steffen Hartleif, Michael Schumm, Michaela Döring, Markus Mezger, Peter Lang, Marc H. Dahlke, Joachim Riethmüller, Alfred Königsrainer, Rupert Handgretinger, Silvio Nadalin, Ekkehard Sturm

“…Mesenchymal stem (stromal) cells (MSC) have potent immunomodulatory properties, which may promote allograft tolerance and ameliorate toxicity of high-dose CNI. The MYSTEP1 trial aims to investigate safety and feasibility of donor-derived MSCs in pLT. …”
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Symptom patterns in patients newly sick listed for common mental disorders and associations with work-related and socioeconomic factors: a cross-sectional study in Swedish primary... by Cecilia Björkelund, Dominique Hange, Eva-Lisa Petersson, Irene Svenningsson, Nashmil Ariai, Lilian Wiegner

“…Only patient’s perception of own poor work ability was associated with high scores on all three domains.Trial registration number NCT03250026.…”
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The effect of using Echinacea extract as an immune system stimulant and antioxidant on blood indicators, growth efficiency, and carcass characteristics in broiler chickens to produ... by Elwy A. Ashour, Ahmed K. Aldhalmi, Ismail E. Ismail, Mahmoud Kamal, Ahmed A. Elolimy, Ayman A. Swelum, Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack

“…They received 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 cm3 EPA/liter water every 3 d weekly until the end of the trial (30 d). Our findings found significant differences in avian mass between experimental treatments during growth phases. …”
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Klasifikasi Alzheimer Berdasarkan Data Citra MRI Otak Menggunakan Fcm Dan Anfis by Nilna Almumtazah, Muhammad Sahrul Kiromi, Nurissaidah Ulinnuha

“…While k-fold 10 was found to have the same angle and kind of membership function at the time of the epoch 150 trial, a value of 89.94% was attained. …”
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Short-Term Outcomes of Elective High-Risk PCI with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support: A Single-Centre Registry by Alexander M. Griffioen, Stijn C. H. Van Den Oord, Marleen H. Van Wely, Gerard C. Swart, Herbert B. Van Wetten, Peter W. Danse, Peter Damman, Niels Van Royen, Robert Jan M. Van Geuns

“…Larger and prospective studies are awaited to confirm the benefits of ECMO support in elective high-risk PCI comparing ECMO with other mechanical circulatory support devices, including coaxial left cardiac support devices and IABP. Trial Registration. This trial is registered with NCT05387902.…”
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ABCD3-I and ABCD2 Scores in a TIA Population with Low Stroke Risk by Fredrik Ildstad, Hanne Ellekjær, Torgeir Wethal, Stian Lydersen, Hild Fjærtoft, Bent Indredavik

“…Since there is a generally lower stroke risk after TIA during the last years, the benefit of these clinical risk scores and their role in TIA management seems limited. Clinical Trial Registration. This trial is registered with NCT02038725 (retrospectively registered, January 16, 2014).…”
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Assessing the use of geospatial data for immunization program implementation and associated effects on coverage and equity in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Dosithée Ngo-Bebe, Patricia Mechael, Fulbert Nappa Kwilu, Théophane Kekemb Bukele, Félicité Langwana, Genèse Lolimo Lobukulu, Marcelo Ilunga Kalonji, Bahindwa Kalalizi, Kevin Tschirhart, Christophe Lungayo Luhata, Carine Gachen

“…Randomised Controlled Trial Number ISRCTN65876428 on March 11, 2021.…”
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Enhancing collaborative clinical reasoning among multidisciplinary healthcare teams in a neurosurgery ICU: insights from video-reflexive ethnography by Ching-Yi Lee, Ching-Hsin Lee, Sze-Yuen Yau, Hung-Yi Lai, Po-Jui Chen, Mi-Mi Chen

“…By enhancing CCR, healthcare teams can improve patient outcomes and ensure safer healthcare delivery. Clinical trial number Not required, as this is not a clinical trial and does not involve any healthcare interventions with human participants.…”
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Efficacy, efficiency and safety of a cardiac telerehabilitation programme using wearable sensors in patients with coronary heart disease: the TELEWEAR-CR study protocol by Andrew Xanthopoulos, Eleni Kapreli, Garyfallia Pepera, Konstantinos I Gourgoulianis, Varsamo Antoniou, Gregory Giamouzis, Constantinos Davos, Ladislav Batalik, Vasileios Stavrou, John Skoularigis

“…The results of this study will be disseminated through manuscript publications and conference presentations.Trial registration number NCT05019157.…”
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Long-term outcome of photodynamic therapy with hexyl aminolevulinate, 5-aminolevulinic acid nanoemulsion and methyl aminolevulinate for low-risk Basal Cell Carcinomas by M. Salmivuori, M. Grönroos, T. Tani, J. Räsänen, E. Snellman, N. Neittaanmäki

“…Objectives: The goal of this trial was to compare long-term outcomes of HAL and BF-200 ALA, compared to MAL in PDT of low-risk BCCs. …”
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Comparative effectiveness of manual therapy, pharmacological treatment, exercise therapy, and education for neck pain (COMPETE study): protocol of a systematic review with network... by Ana Izabela Sobral de Oliveira-Souza, Jordana Barbosa-Silva, Douglas P. Gross, Bruno R. da Costa, Nikolaus Ballenberger, Tiago V. Pereira, Liz Dennett, Susan Armijo-Olivo

“…Methodology Systematic review (SR) with NMA of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Studies should include adults (aged > 18) with neck pain who received any of the interventions of interest (education, ET, MT, and medication). …”
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Evaluasi penggunaan tepung cangkang rajungan sebagai bahan baku pakan juwana udang windu Penaeus monodon by Agus Kurnia, Wellem H Muskita, Oce Astuti, , Asnani, Wulandari Harahap

“…ABSTRACT   Feeding trial was conducted to determine the optimum dietary level of the crab shell meal (CSM) for replacement of fish meal (FM) for growth and survival rate of black tiger shrimp larvae. …”
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Using a digital health intervention “INTERCEPT” to improve secondary prevention in coronary heart disease (CHD) patients: protocol for a mixed methods non-randomised feasibility st... by Catriona Jennings, Irene Gibson, Marissa Corcoran, John William McEvoy, Lis Neubeck, Lisa Hynes, Faisal Sharif, David Wood, Andrew W Murphy, Molly Byrne

“…Using pre-defined feasibility criteria, including recruitment, retention and engagement rates, together with data on intervention acceptability, will determine the appropriateness of progressing to a definitive trial. Discussion This study will provide important insights to help inform the feasibility of conducting a definitive trial of “INTERCEPT” among coronary heart disease patients in a critical health care setting.…”
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Sacral neuromodulation outcomes in the management of lower urinary tract symptoms in multiple sclerosis patients by Tyler Trump, Po-Ming Chow, Vivian Hua, Omer Anis, Mazen Mansour, Howard B. Goldman

“…Success rate was similar between trial types (83% and 90.9%, respectively) (p=0.085). …”
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Preoperative Altered Spontaneous Brain Activity and Functional Connectivity Were Independent Risk Factors for Delayed Neurocognitive Recovery in Older Adults Undergoing Noncardiac... by Zhaoshun Jiang, Xixue Zhang, Yating Lv, Xiaodong Zheng, Huibiao Zhang, Xuelin Zhang, Chongyi Jiang, Guangwu Lin, Weidong Gu

“…The present fMRI study identified possible preoperative neuroimaging risk factors for DNR. This trial is registered with Chinese Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR-DCD-15006096.…”
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Development of an imputation model to recalibrate birth weights measured in the early neonatal period to time at delivery and assessment of its impact on size-for-gestational age a... by Joanne Katz, James M Tielsch, Luke C Mullany, Diwakar Mohan, Subarna K Khatry, Seema Subedi, Scott L Zeger, Elizabeth A Hazel

“…We aimed to develop an imputation model that predicts the ‘true’ birth weight at time of delivery.Design We developed and applied a model that recalibrates weights measured in the early neonatal period to time=0 at delivery and uses those recalibrated birth weights to impute missing birth weights.Setting This is a secondary analysis of pregnancy cohort data from two studies in Sarlahi district, Nepal.Participants The participants are 457 babies with daily weights measured in the first 10 days of life from a subsample of a larger clinical trial on chlorhexidine (CHX) neonatal skin cleansing and 31 116 babies followed through the neonatal period to test the impact of neonatal massage oil type (Nepal Oil Massage Study (NOMS)).Outcome measures We developed an empirical Bayes model of early neonatal weight change using CHX trial longitudinal data and applied it to the NOMS dataset to recalibrate and then impute birth weight at delivery. …”
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Using a Clinical Decision Support System to Improve Anticoagulation in Patients with Nonvalve Atrial Fibrillation in China’s Primary Care Settings: A Feasibility Study by Xueying Ru, Tianhao Wang, Lan Zhu, Yunhui Ma, Liqun Qian, Huan Sun, Zhigang Pan

“…We also conducted a semistructured interview with the GP in the AF special consulting rooms of the software group regarding the acceptance of the CDSS and suggestions on the optimization of the CDSS and the study protocol of the cluster-randomized controlled trial in the future. Results. Eighty-four patients completed the follow-up. …”
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