Maternity Continuum Care Completion and Its Associated Factors in Northwest Ethiopia by Daniel Tsega, Melaku Admas, Asmare Talie, Tesfa Birlew Tsega, Molla Yigzaw Birhanu, Simegn Alemu, Belayneh Mengist

“…Although it is an effective strategy for improving maternal and child health, it has not been implemented adequately in less developed countries, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa, including Ethiopia, where 55% of women have been dropped out from the continuum of care. Therefore, this study is aimed at assessing maternity continuum care completion and its associated factors within northwest Ethiopia, 2020. …”
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Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing for childbirth-related post-traumatic stress symptoms: effectiveness, duration and completion by A. Doherty, U. Nagle, J. Doyle, R. M. Duffy, R. M. Duffy

“…EMDR is easily-delivered with a low drop-out rate. Limitations include lack of a control group and long-term follow-up, and statistical analyses were limited by sample size.…”
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Online cognitive–behavioural therapy for traumatically bereaved people: study protocol for a randomised waitlist-controlled trial by Jos de Keijser, Lonneke Lenferink, Maarten Eisma, Geert Smid, Paul Boelen

“…Moreover, the effect of the quality of the therapeutic alliance on treatment effects and drop-out rates will be explored.Methods and analysis A two-arm (online CBT vs waiting list) open-label parallel randomised controlled trial will be conducted. …”
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Feasibility and acceptability for LION, a fully remote, randomized clinical trial within the VA for light therapy to improve sleep in Veterans with and without TBI: An MTBI2 sponso... by Jonathan E Elliott, Jessica S Brewer, Allison T Keil, Brittany R Ligman, Mohini D Bryant-Ekstrand, Alisha A McBride, Katherine Powers, Savanah J Sicard, Elizabeth W Twamley, Maya E O'Neil, Andrea D Hildebrand, Thuan Nguyen, Benjamin J Morasco, Jessica M Gill, Bradley A Dengler, Miranda M Lim

“…Secondary/exploratory outcomes included cognition, mood, quality of life, circadian rhythm via dim light melatonin onset, and biofluid-based biomarkers. Participant drop out occurred in <10% of those enrolled, incomplete/missing data was present in <15% of key outcome variables, and overall fidelity adherence to the intervention was >85%, collectively establishing feasibility and acceptability for MBLT in Veterans with mTBI.…”
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The Effect of Parents’ Socio-Economic Status on Girl Child Dropout in Selected Primary Schools in Ntungamo Municipality by Annah, Turinawe

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Effect of ripasudil after trabeculectomy with mitomycin C: a multicentre, randomised, prospective clinical study by Kazuyuki Hirooka, Eri Nitta, Yoshiaki Kiuchi, Masaki Tanito, Shunsuke Nakakura, Tetsuya Baba, Hideaki Okumichi, Aisyah Muhlisah, Ariyanie Nurtania, Hiromitsu Onoe, Yotaro Matsuoka

“…Mean intraocular pressure (IOP) changes, success rate, and number of eyedrops were compared for both groups.Results A total of 17 and 15 subjects dropped out in the ripasudil group and non-ripasudil group, respectively. …”
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Application of the <italic>International Classification of Functioning，Disability and Health Rehabilitation Set</italic> in Rehabilitation of Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis in t... by YAO Dong, HE Yiqi, ZHANG Qin, LIU Changhua, LI Taibiao, YAO Caiming, WANG Xiangfeng, WANG Qinfeng, HU Hongjun

“…Due to reasons such as patients' own comprehension deviation and low assessment compliance, 8 cases were discontinued or dropped out, and finally 42 cases were included. Personalized rehabilitation programs were formulated based on the severity of functional disorders of the patients, referring to the "Clinical Practice Guidelines of Traditional Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation for Knee Osteoarthritis", once a day, 6 days a week, for a total of 2 weeks. …”
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Goal Achievement and Academic Dropout Among Italian University Students: The Mediating Role of Academic Burnout by Arianna Nicita, Angelo Fumia, Concettina Caparello, Carmelo Francesco Meduri, Pina Filippello, Luana Sorrenti

“…A cross-sectional study comprising 1497 Italian university students examined the mediating role of academic burnout (professional efficacy, cynicism, and emotional exhaustion) in the association between achievement goals (mastery, PAv, and PAp goals) and the intention to drop out (ID). The questionnaires were administered from October 2022 to September 2023. …”
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Effectiveness and safety of aripiprazole oral solution in the acute treatment of schizophrenia in Chinese patients by Zhen Mao, Fang Dong, Anning Li, Feng Li, Junhong Zhu, Xiangdong Du, Gang Wu, Huaili Deng, Xueqin Yu, Jintong Liu, Shiping Xie, Xiaowei Tang, Gang Wang

“…Results Ultimately, 86 patients (64.18%) completed the trial, and 21 patients (15.67%) dropped out due to poor effectiveness. From baseline to week eight, 43.28% of patients had a PANSS reduction of ≥ 50%, 82.84% of patients improved in the CGI-Improvement (CGI-I scale score of 1 − 3), and the percentage of patients with abnormal PRL and waist circumferences decreased significantly. …”
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Prospective multicentre randomised trial comparing the efficacy and safety of single-anastomosis duodeno–ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy (SADI-S) versus Roux-en-Y gastric bypa... by Delphine Maucort-Boulch, Maud Robert, Tigran Poghosyan, Dominique Delaunay, Elise Pelascini, Sylvain Iceta, Adrien Sterkers, Charles Barsamian, Litavan Khamphommala, Sylvie Bin Dorel, Sebastien Czernichow, Emmanuel Disse

“…Patients randomised by minimisation in two arms, based on centre, surgery as a revisional procedure, presence of type 2 diabetes and BMI &gt;50 kg/m2 will be included over 2 years.A sample size of 166 patients in each group will have a power of 90% to detect a probability of 0.603 that excess weight loss in the RYGB arm is less than excess weight loss in the SADI-S arm with a 5% two-sided significance level. With a drop-out rate of 10%, it will be necessary to include 183 patients per group.Ethics and dissemination The study was approved by Institutional Review Board of Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Morvan (CPP1089-HPS1). …”
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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

“…The quantitative analyses showed that georeferenced microplans may have contributed to a dramatic and sustained trend of high immunization coverage in the intervention site of Haut-Lomami, which saw dramatic improvement in coverage for 3 antigens and little change in Pentavalent drop-out rate over three years of implementation. Conclusion The overall study identified positive contributions of the georeferenced data in the planning and delivery of routine immunization services. …”
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Effect of E-learning clinical management of substance-dependent pregnant women on the knowledge and clinical skill performance of midwives: a randomized controlled trial by Hasti Heidarian, Manoosh Mehrabi, Parvin Ghaemmaghami, Roksana Janghorban

“…Results A total of 93 midwives with a mean age of 36.78 ± 8.06 years were recruited and randomly assigned to the control group (n = 47) and the intervention group (n = 46). Seven midwives dropped out for different reasons. Immediately after and one month after the intervention, both the level of knowledge and the level of clinical skill performance of the midwives in the intervention group increased compared to those before the intervention (P < .001) and compared to those in the control group (P < .001). …”
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Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Contribution of Proxabrushes with Regular Toothbrushes and Only Regular Toothbrushes to the Oral Health of Thai Elderly by Orachad Gururatana, Warangkana Vejvithee, Narisa Ekpatcha

“…A total of 510 elderly with at least 20 natural teeth and interdental spaces were randomized (test n = 255; control n = 255), and 35 were excluded from analysis because of early drop out leaving 239 in the test group and 236 in the control group. …”
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Effect of Computer-Assisted Cognitive Training on Visual Perception in Children with Intellectual Development Disorders by LI Zhaoying, DENG Haiyin, HUANG Zhenming, HE Youze, TU Jingnan, CAO Lei, HUANG Jia, WU Jingsong

“…ObjectiveTo explore the clinical rehabilitation effect of a computer-assisted cognitive training on visual perception function of children with intellectual development disorders (IDD).MethodsA total of sixty IDD participants, aged 4-6.5 years old, recruited from special education schools and children's rehabilitation centers in Fuzhou city between August 2019 to December 2020, were included in the study, and they were randomly divided into control group and experimental group, with 30 cases in each group, 4 cases dropped out during the process of the study in each of the two groups. …”
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Effect of Auditory Recognition on the Vocabulary Knowledge of Children with Functional Articulation Disorder by YAN Jiajian, WANG Chengdong, LU Jianliang, LI Yuchang, SHEN Longbin, OU Jianlin, CHEN Zhuoming

“…ObjectiveTo Observe the impact of auditory recognition function on vocabulary knowledge in children with functional articulation disorder (FAD) and to explore the mechanism of working memory (mainly auditory working memory and visual working memory) in the relationship between the two.MethodsA total of 113 children with FAD who were treated at the Rehabilitation Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University from November 2019 to January 2022 were selected, with 2 cases dropped out. Each child underwent auditory recognition function testing, vocabulary knowledge testing, auditory working memory testing, and visual working memory testing. …”
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Effect of a Sodium and Calcium DL-β-Hydroxybutyrate Salt in Healthy Adults by Tobias Fischer, Ulrike Och, Ira Klawon, Tim Och, Marianne Grüneberg, Manfred Fobker, Ursula Bordewick-Dell, Thorsten Marquardt

“…Taking the supplement was not without side effects. One subject dropped out due to gastrointestinal symptoms and two others reported similar but milder problems. …”
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Effectiveness of a web-based virtual journal club to promote medical education (Web-Ed): protocol of a multicentre pragmatic randomised trial by Mohamed Abdelrahman, Neil Cowan, Meera Ramcharn, Bassel H Al Wattar, William Parry-Smith, Sarah McRobbie, Michael Rimmer, Nagla Elfaki, Cheryl Dunlop, Damien Coleburt, Olivia Raglan, Jhia Jiat Teh, Maria Fisher, Nilaani Murugesu, Yazid Jibrel, Matthew Wood

“…We will report secondarily on the feasibility and acceptability of the JCs using Likert scale questionnaires. Assuming a 30% drop-out rate, we aim to enrol 75 participants to detect a 20% improvement in knowledge acquisition at 80% power and 5% significance. …”
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Can electronic monitoring with a digital smart spacer support personalised medication adherence and inhaler technique education in patients with asthma?: Protocol of the randomised... by Job F. M. van Boven, Boudewijn H.J. Dierick, Maria Achterbosch, Sandra Been-Buck, Titia Klemmeier, Susanne J. van de Hei, Paul Hagedoorn, Huib A.M. Kerstjens, Janwillem W.H. Kocks

“…Primary outcome is the overall feasibility of a definitive trial assessed by patient recruitment speed, participation and drop-out rate. Secondary outcomes are patient and healthcare provider satisfaction and exploratory clinical outcomes are adherence, inhaler technique, TAI score, FeNO, lung function, ACQ and WPAI.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval was obtained from the RTPO in Leeuwarden, Netherlands (number: NL78361.099.21). …”
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Auricular Acupuncture for Perioperative Pain Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Zhou Y, Bao Q, Yang C, Li S, Yin Z, Xiong J, Sun M, Yang J, Liu F, Liang F

“…None of the patients in the experimental group dropped out of the trial due to AA-related AEs.Conclusion: Current evidence suggests that AA may be a promising treatment option for improving perioperative pain with few AEs. …”
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Acceptance, Safety, and Effect Sizes in Online Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder: Interventional Pilot Study by Ruben Vonderlin, Tali Boritz, Carola Claus, Büsra Senyüz, Saskia Mahalingam, Rachel Tennenhouse, Stefanie Lis, Christian Schmahl, Jürgen Margraf, Tobias Teismann, Nikolaus Kleindienst, Shelley McMain, Martin Bohus

“…However, strategies for decreasing drop-out should be considered. Trial RegistrationGerman Clinical Trials Register DRKS00027824; https://drks.de/search/en/trial/DRKS00027824…”
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