The Impact of Astaxanthin Supplementation on the Lipid Profile by Filip Arczewski, Michalina Wójcikiewicz, Witold Czyż, Julia Kacperczyk, Karol Dziedzic, Marta Chuncia, Maciej Wojszczyk, Damian Zys, Piotr Pasek, Julia Ryniecka, Wiktor Czaja, Michał Krzciuk

“…Consequently, there is a need for larger, well-standardized clinical trials to accurately assess the efficacy and safety of astaxanthin as a therapeutic agent for lipid modulation and the prevention of metabolic disorders. …”
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Evaluation of the feasibility, acceptability, and impact of Group Antenatal Care at the health post level on continuation in antenatal care and facility based delivery in Ethiopia... by Reena Sethi, Rediet Fasil, Walelegn W. Yallew, Della Berhanu, Yenealem Woldemariam, Gayane Yenokyan, Alemayehu Worku, Dedefo Teshite, Konjit Wolde, Anne Hyre, Stephanie Suhowatsky, Lisa Noguchi

“…Registration NCT05054491, ClinicalTrials.gov (September 23, 2021).…”
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Tofacitinib Efficacy/Safety in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis by Baseline Body Mass Index: A Post Hoc Analysis of Phase 2/3 Trials by Hillary Norton, Paula Sliwinska-Stanczyk, Tomas Hala, Bassel El-Zorkany, Lori Stockert, Rajiv Mundayat, Lisy Wang, Christopher T. Ritchlin

“…Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov identifiers, NCT01786668 and NCT03502616.…”
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School-based screening for childhood anxiety problems and intervention delivery: a codesign approach by Tamsin Ford, Alastair Gray, Cathy Creswell, Victoria Williamson, Obioha Ukoumunne, Falko Sniehotta, Mara Violato, Ian McDonald, Paul Brown, Paul Stallard, Michael Larkin, Tessa Reardon, Samantha Pearcey, Claire Hill, Susan H Spence, Maria Breen, Jason Stainer, Michelle Sancho, Roberta Button, Iheoma Green, Fran Morgan, Bec Jasper

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Eating disorders in weight-related therapy (EDIT): Protocol for a systematic review with individual participant data meta-analysis of eating disorder risk in behavioural weight man... by Hiba Jebeile, Natalie B Lister, Sol Libesman, Kylie E Hunter, Caitlin M McMaster, Brittany J Johnson, Louise A Baur, Susan J Paxton, Sarah P Garnett, Amy L Ahern, Denise E Wilfley, Sarah Maguire, Amanda Sainsbury, Katharine Steinbeck, Lisa Askie, Caroline Braet, Andrew J Hill, Dasha Nicholls, Rebecca A Jones, Genevieve Dammery, Alicia M Grunseit, Kelly Cooper, Theodore K Kyle, Faith A Heeren, Fiona Quigley, Rachel D Barnes, Melanie K Bean, Kristine Beaulieu, Maxine Bonham, Kerri N Boutelle, Braulio Henrique Magnani Branco, Simona Calugi, Michelle I Cardel, Kelly Carpenter, Hoi Lun Cheng, Riccardo Dalle Grave, Yngvild S Danielsen, Marcelo Demarzo, Aimee Dordevic, Dawn M Eichen, Andrea B Goldschmidt, Anja Hilbert, Katrijn Houben, Mara Lofrano do Prado, Corby K Martin, Anne McTiernan, Janell L Mensinger, Carly Pacanowski, Wagner Luiz do Prado, Sofia M Ramalho, Hollie A Raynor, Elizabeth Rieger, Eric Robinson, Vera Salvo, Nancy E Sherwood, Sharon A Simpson, Hanna F Skjakodegard, Evelyn Smith, Stephanie Partridge, Marian Tanofsky-Kraff, Rachael W Taylor, Annelies Van Eyck, Krista A Varady, Alaina P Vidmar, Victoria Whitelock, Jack Yanovski, Anna L Seidler, Eating Disorders In weight-related Therapy (EDIT) Collaboration

“…We systematically searched four databases up to March 2022 and clinical trials registries to May 2022 to identify randomised controlled trials of weight management interventions conducted in adolescents or adults with overweight or obesity that measured eating disorder risk at pre- and post-intervention or follow-up. …”
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External beam radiation therapy versus radical prostatectomy for high-risk prostate cancer: protocol of the RECOVER study by Caroline M. van der Starre, Chris H. Bangma, Maarten J. Bijlsma, Alfons C.M. van den Bergh, Lambertus A.L.M. Kiemeney, Wietske Kievit, Kees Vos, Diederik M. Somford, Sally M. Wildeman, Katja K.H. Aben, Igle J. de Jong, Floris J. Pos, Berdine L. Heesterman

“…Trial registration This study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05931419).…”
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Effects of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists on Weight Loss in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis by Feng Sun, Sanbao Chai, Lishi Li, Kai Yu, Zhirong Yang, Shanshan Wu, Yuan Zhang, Linong Ji, Siyan Zhan

“…MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched from 1950 to October 2013. …”
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Two Approaches to Cognitive Evaluation: Assessing the Strengths and Limitations of GPCOG and ACE-III by Magdalena Mąka, Dominik Sikora, Piotr Oleksy, Adam Zając, Karol Zieliński, Łukasz Papież, Ewa Góralczyk, Jakub Kamiński, Bartosz Buczkowski, Dagmara Wochnik

“…Materials and Methods : A review of 37 peer-reviewed studies, including clinical trials and validation research, was conducted using databases like PubMed and Google Scholar. …”
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Prevalence of Coronary Endothelial and Microvascular Dysfunction in Women with Symptoms of Ischemia and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Is Confirmed by a New Cohort: The NHL... by R. David Anderson, John W. Petersen, Puja K. Mehta, Janet Wei, B. Delia Johnson, Eileen M. Handberg, Saibal Kar, Bruce Samuels, Babak Azarbal, Kamlesh Kothawade, Sheryl F. Kelsey, Barry Sharaf, Leslee J. Shaw, George Sopko, C. Noel Bairey Merz, Carl J. Pepine

“…Because these coronary functional abnormalities predict major adverse cardiac events, clinical trials of therapies targeting these abnormalities are indicated.…”
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Daily home monitoring of potassium, creatinine, and estimated plasma volume in heart failure post‐discharge by Patrick Rossignol, Renaud Fay, Nicolas Girerd, Faiez Zannad

“…Capillary blood samples were drawn by study nurses at home (7–12 am), and haematocrit, blood haemoglobin, creatinine, and potassium were measured using an approved home‐based device (ABOTT i‐STAT) (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01655134). Among the 15 home‐monitored patients, two patients died (one suddenly), and one was readmitted for ischaemic acute pulmonary oedema, with a subsequent acute coronary syndrome, and did not have a complete 2‐month follow‐up. …”
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Patient satisfaction with radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag localization compared with wire localization for nonpalpable breast lesions: the RFID trial by Raphaël Pete, Céleste Pinard, Fanny Sirodot, Ioana Molnar, Margot Dressaire, Angeline Ginzac, Catherine Abrial, Xavier Durando, Marielle Tekath

“…Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov ID; NCT04750889 registered on February 11, 2021. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04750889?…”
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Construction and characterization of chimeric FcγR T cells for universal T cell therapy by Juanjuan Zhao, Manling Chen, Xudong Li, Zhaoqi Chen, Wei Li, Rongqun Guo, Min Wang, Zhongxing Jiang, Yongping Song, Jianxiang Wang, Delong Liu

“…The CFR T cells therefore have the features of universal T cells with specificity directed by MoAbs. 16s3 CFR T cells are chosen for clinical trials.…”
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Effects of virtual reality technology on early mobility in critically ill adult patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yansha He, Yansha He, Qin Yang, Xiaoxia Dai, Tian Chen, Huan Wu, Kunjie Li, Shiqiong Zhu, Yanlin Liu, Hua Lei

“…However, the effect of enhancing the functional independence of limbs is not yet evident and still needs to be confirmed by high-quality, multicenter, and large-sample clinical trials.Systematic review registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/ Prospero register No.: CRD42024546409.…”
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Mast Cells Positive to Tryptase and c-Kit Receptor Expressing Cells Correlates with Angiogenesis in Gastric Cancer Patients Surgically Treated by Michele Ammendola, Rosario Sacco, Giuseppe Sammarco, Giuseppe Donato, Valeria Zuccalà, Roberto Romano, Maria Luposella, Rosa Patruno, Carlo Vallicelli, Giorgio Maria Verdecchia, Davide Cavaliere, Severino Montemurro, Girolamo Ranieri

“…In this pilot study, we suggest that MCPT and c-KitR-EC play a role in gastric cancer angiogenesis, so we think that several c-KitR or tryptase inhibitors such as gabexate mesilate and nafamostat mesilate might be evaluated in clinical trials as a new antiangiogenetic approach.…”
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Comparison of the Journey II bicruciate stabilised (JII-BCS) and GENESIS II total knee arthroplasty for functional ability and motor impairment: the CAPAbility, blinded, randomised... by Allan B Clark, Toby O Smith, J Wells, Iain McNamara, Juliet High, Ann Marie Swart, Valerie Pomeroy, Graham Creelman, Celia Whitehouse, B Harry, Celia Clarke

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Mixed methods evaluation of the Getting it Right First Time programme in elective orthopaedic surgery in England: an analysis from the National Joint Registry and Hospital Episode... by Stephen Morris, James Mason, Rosalind Raine, Peter Martin, Naomi J Fulop, Elena Pizzo, Andrew Hutchings, Helen Barratt, Jean Ledger, Raj Mehta, Sarah Jasim, Fiona Aspinal, Rafael Gafoor

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Radiation dose and fraction in immunotherapy: one-size regimen does not fit all settings, so how does one choose? by Marka Crittenden, Sandra Demaria, C Norman Coleman, Jonathan Schoenfeld, Arta Monjazeb, Samir Khleif, Seema Gupta, Andrew Sikora, Zachary Morris, Chandan Guha, Stephen Shiao, Silvia Chiara Formenti, Bhadrasain Vikram, Mansoor M Ahmed

“…Divergence of approaches and findings between preclinical studies and clinical trials highlights the need for evaluating the design of future clinical studies with particular emphasis on radiation dose and fractionation, immune biomarkers and selecting appropriate end points for combination radiation/immune modulator trials, recognizing that direct effect on the tumor and potential abscopal effect may well be different. …”
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HER-SAFE study design: an open-label, randomised controlled trial to investigate the safety of withdrawal of pharmacological treatment for recovered HER2-targeted therapy-related c... by Robin Chung, James C Moon, Alexander R Lyon, Charlotte H Manisty, Muhummad Sohaib Nazir, Malcolm Walker, Peter Kellman, Benjamin Dowsing, Daniel Chen, Jessica Artico, Mark Westwood, Hakim-Moulay Dehbi, Rebecca Roylance, Tom Crake, Peter Schmid, Arjun Ghosh, Maria Sol Andres, Joanna Pedra, Orla Worn

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Donafenib combined with sintilimab for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: a single arm phase II trial by Xiaoyang Hong, Yongjian Guo, Wenbo Shi, Kangshun Zhu, Licong Liang, Liteng Lin, Ye Chen, Jingwen Zhou, Jingjun Huang, Jiabai Huang, Yaozhu Wu, Wensou Huang, Mingyue Cai

“…Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov (identifier: NCT05162352; date of registration: December 4, 2021).…”
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Self-Management Strategies for Low Back Pain Among Horticulture Workers: Protocol for a Type II Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study by Kim Dunleavy, Heidi Liss Radunovich, Jason M Beneciuk, Boyi Hu, Yang Yang, Janeen McCormick Blythe, Kelly K Gurka

“…Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT06153199; http://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153199 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)DERR1-10.2196/64817…”
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