Measuring the duration of kangaroo mother care for neonates: a scoping review by Moffat Nyirenda, Cally J Tann, Melissa M Medvedev, Joy Lawn, Eva Loucaides, Victor Spector Tumukunde

“…We conducted a scoping review of KMC duration measurement methods and assessed their validation.Design Scoping review in accordance with Joanna Briggs Institute guidance for conducting scoping review.Data sources MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library, PsycINFO, African Index Medicus, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature, ClinicalTrials.gov, International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number Registry, Medrxiv and OpenGrey were searched through November 2022.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Publications with primary data on KMC duration were included. …”
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Integrating MAPK pathway inhibition into standard-of-care therapy for pediatric low-grade glioma by Erin E. Crotty, Aimee A. Sato, Aimee A. Sato, Mohamed S. Abdelbaki

“…Additionally, we review important considerations for the off-label use of these agents while contemporaneous clinical trials assessing front-line efficacy are ongoing. …”
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Implication of IL-17 in Bone Loss and Structural Damage in Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases by Benoit Le Goff, Béatrice Bouvard, Thierry Lequerre, Eric Lespessailles, Hubert Marotte, Yves-Marie Pers, Bernard Cortet

“…Preliminary data from clinical trials showed a stabilisation of bone density in patients treated with anti-IL-17A antibodies. …”
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A Randomized, Double-Masked, Active-Controlled, Crossover Phase III Equivalence Study of Generic Dorzolamide 2% versus Innovator Trusopt® Eye Drop Solution in Subjects with Open-An... by Katharina Bell, Christina Korb, Christina Butsch, Bert Constantin Giers, Anna Beck, Alicja Strzalkowska, Christian Ruckes, Ulrike Klingberg, Norbert Pfeiffer, Katrin Lorenz

“…This trial is registered with (ClinicalTrials.gov (identifier: NCT00878917) on April 9, 2009).…”
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Effectiveness and Safety of Dupilumab and Tralokinumab for Treating Atopic Dermatitis and Pruritic Skin Disorders in Oncological Patients: A Narrative Review by Lauletta G, Potestio L, Patruno C, De Lucia M, Napolitano M

“…In conducting this narrative review, Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms and medical terminology related to clinical trials and real-life studies were employed, focusing on the pharmacological agents dupilumab, and tralokinumab.Discussion: Patients with active or past cancer are typically excluded from clinical trials of new medications, complicating the evaluation of cancer progression or recurrence risks in these patients setting. …”
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Functional Properties of Human-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Spheroids: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review by Sarah Ezquerra, Amparo Zuleta, Rodrigo Arancibia, José Estay, Francisco Aulestia, Flavio Carrion

“…They show great potential for cell therapy-based treatments, which is why they are being used in numerous clinical trials for a wide range of diseases. However, the success of placebo-controlled clinical trials has been limited, so new ways of improving the therapeutic effects of MSC are being developed, such as their assembly in a 3D conformation. …”
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Description of current status of implementation and management of cardiac arrest in China by Shuai Liu, Huadong Zhu, Nan Zhang

“…Thus, more elaborate clinical trials need to be designed to verify and explore every procedure in the CPR life cycle.…”
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Effect of Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 (DPP-4) Inhibition on Biomarkers of Kidney Injury and Vascular Calcification in Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Thananda Trakarnvanich, Bancha Satirapoj, Swangjit Suraamornkul, Thanit Chirananthavat, Anoma Sanpatchayapong, Torpong Claimon

“…A larger study with a longer follow-up is essential to verify these beneficial effects. Clinical Trials. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.Gov Identifier NCT04705506.…”
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Cardiopulmonary fitness in children/adolescents with chronic kidney disease and the impact of exercise training: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational study and ra... by Fan Zhang, Yan Bai, Liuyan Huang, Yifei Zhong

“…The results of a meta-analysis based on a pre-post single-arm trial showed that compared to baseline, exercise training improved the 6MWD by approximately 58.17 m (95% CI 16.27–100.06), with very low evidence.Conclusions This systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies and clinical trials that included children/adolescents with CKD found that cardiorespiratory fitness is severely reduced in this population and that exercise training may be an effective strategy for improvement. …”
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A randomized controlled trial comparing immersive virtual reality games versus nitrous oxide for pain reduction in common outpatient procedures in pediatric surgery by Cordula Scherer, Ladina A. Lanz, Thoralf R. Liebs, Nadine Kaiser, Mirjam Zindel, Steffen M. Berger

“…Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05510141. Registered on August 22, 2022. …”
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Non-pharmacological interventions for the prevention of type 2 diabetes in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials by K M Saif-Ur-Rahman, Md Shariful Islam, Anupam Sarker, Rina Das, Saraban Ether

“…A total of six electronic databases including MEDLINE, Embase, the Cochrane Library, Web of Science, ClinicalTrials.gov and International Clinical Trials Registry Platform were searched in February 2021 using a comprehensive search strategy.Two sets of independent reviewers performed screening, risk of bias (ROB) assessment using the Cochrane ROB tool and data extraction. …”
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Meta-Analysis of 11 Heterogeneous Studies regarding Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitor Add-On Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Treated with Insulin by Katsuya Shibuki, Shuji Shimada, Takao Aoyama

“…Background. Several clinical trials have addressed the therapeutic strategy of adding dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitors to the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) inadequately controlled by insulin therapy. …”
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Efficacy and Acceptability of Orthokeratology for Slowing Myopic Progression in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Daizong Wen, Jinhai Huang, Hao Chen, Fangjun Bao, Giacomo Savini, Antonio Calossi, Haisi Chen, Xuexi Li, Qinmei Wang

“…A systematic literature retrieval was conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, and ClinicalTrials.gov. …”
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Bedaquiline, pretomanid, linezolid, and moxifloxacin (BPaLM) for multidrug- or rifampin-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review by Denise Rossato Silva, Flávia Fonseca Fernandes, Juliana Carvalho Ferreira, Wanderley Bernando, Margareth Maria Pretti Dalcolmo, Fernanda Dockhorn Costa Johansen, Fernanda Carvalho de Queiroz Mello

“…Methods: This was a systematic review of clinical trials comparing the use of the BPaLM regimen with the standard of care in patients with MDR/RR-TB. …”
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Detection of exhaled methane levels for monitoring trauma-related haemorrhage following blunt trauma: study protocol for a prospective observational study by Péter Jávor, Ferenc Rárosi, Tamara Horváth, László Török, Endre Varga, Petra Hartmann

“…It is in data collection phase, theresults will be shared with the scientific community through publication in a peer-reviewed journal.Trial registration number NCT04987411; ClinicalTrials.gov, registered on 27 July 2021.…”
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Targeted therapy and immunotherapy for gastric cancer: rational strategies, novel advancements, challenges, and future perspectives by Dong Luo, Yunmei Liu, Zhengmao Lu, Lei Huang

“…Innovative immunotherapy modalities, including adoptive immune cell therapy, tumor vaccines, and non-specific immunomodulators therapy, and oncolytic viruses have shown promise in early-stage clinical trials for GC. Clinical trials have supported that targeted therapy and immunotherapy can significantly improve the survival and quality of life of GC patients. …”
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A Look into Stem Cell Therapy: Exploring the Options for Treatment of Ischemic Stroke by Cesar Reis, Michael Wilkinson, Haley Reis, Onat Akyol, Vadim Gospodarev, Camila Araujo, Sheng Chen, John H. Zhang

“…This review explores the pathophysiology of NSCs on ischemic stroke, stem cell therapy studies and their effects on neurogenesis, the most recent clinical trials, and techniques to track and monitor the progress of endogenous and exogenous stem cells.…”
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Improving drug repositioning with negative data labeling using large language models by Milan Picard, Mickael Leclercq, Antoine Bodein, Marie Pier Scott-Boyer, Olivier Perin, Arnaud Droit

“…Results We proposed a novel strategy using Large Language Models (GPT-4) to analyze all clinical trials on prostate cancer and systematically identify true negatives. …”
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CIMAvax-EGF®, new therapeutic alternative for lung cancer: its application in Cienfuegos by Yoana Herrera Leiva, Teresita Sabatés Llerandi

“…In 2016, the EGF-Predictor Phase IV Clinical Trial Opening Workshop was held in Cienfuegos, sponsored by the Center for Molecular Immunology of Havana which coexist with other clinical trials. …”
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A Systematic Overview of the Measurement Properties of the Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire by Yves Lacasse, Eric Wong, Gordon Guyatt

“…The authors examined the measurement properties of a disease-specific HRQL questionnaire, the Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ), when used by independent investigators in clinical trials and observational studies.…”
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