Extracorporeal Shock Waves Therapy for the Treatment of Acute and Chronic Wounds—A Prospective, Monocentric Clinical Trial to Examine the Effect of Shock Waves on Wound Healing by Kristina Landscheidt, Ahmed Alabdulmohsen, Markus Hübscher, Benjamin Geber, Jochen‐Frederick Hernekamp, Ole Goertz

“…The study of the sham control group was done to exclude a possible “remote effect” of the placebo area. Depending on the group, the wound areas were treated with low‐frequency shock waves, placebo, or sham. …”
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Kiwifruit and Kiwifruit Extracts for Treatment of Constipation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mohamed Eltorki, Russell Leong, Elyanne M. Ratcliffe

“…Additionally, compared with placebo (n = 119), kiwifruit or its extracts reduced abdominal pain (SMD: −1.44, 95% CI −2.83, −1.66) with moderate certainty of the evidence and improved frequency of straining (SMD: −0.29; 95% CI: −1.03, 0.47). …”
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Assessing the Short-Term Efficacy and Safety of Guselkumab for Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Jing Yang, Zongming Wang, Xilin Zhang

“…A total of 7 articles contained 1206 plaque psoriasis patients with guselkumab, 585 patients with placebo, and 1250 patients with adalimumab were included. …”
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Effects of Immediate or Delayed Estradiol on Behavior in Old Menopausal Macaques on Obesogenic Diet by Kristine Coleman, Nicola D. Robertson, Adriane Maier, Cynthia L. Bethea

“…Over the course of the study, ImE-treated monkeys spent more time “alone” and less time in “close social” contact than placebo-controls. The DE-treated monkeys were not different from placebo-controls in these 2 outcomes. …”
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Downregulation of the Proinflammatory State of Circulating Mononuclear Cells by Short-Term Treatment with Pioglitazone in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Coronary Artery... by Andreas Pfützner, Alexander Weise, Elisabeth Pfützner-Riehn, Georg Lübben, Michael Morcos, Efstrathios Karagiannis, Matthias Weber, Thomas Forst

“…This study was performed to investigate the influence of a short-term treatment with pioglitazone versus placebo on inflammatory activation of mononuclear cells (mRNA expression/protein secretion of inflammatory markers). …”
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Effects of Resistance Training and Soy Isoflavone on Body Composition in Postmenopausal Women by Fábio Lera Orsatti, Eliana Aguiar Petri Nahas, Jorge Nahas-Neto, Nailza Maesta, Cláudio Lera Orsatti, Cesar Edurado Fernandes

“…Method. This study used a placebo-controlled, double-blind (soy), randomized (ISO versus placebo) × (RT versus No RT) design. …”
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Pharmacological Isolation of Cognitive Components Influencing the Pupillary Light Reflex by Stuart R. Steinhauer, Ruth Condray, Misha L. Pless

“…With placebo, pupil diameter increased with increasing task difficulty. …”
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Fezolinetant’s efficacy and safety in treatment of vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women: a meta-analysis and GRADE evaluation of randomized controlled trials by Abdallah R. Allam, Mohamed Salah Alhateem, Abdelrahman Mohamed Mahmoud

“…The frequency of VMS was significantly lower in the fezolinetant group compared to the placebo group [MD = − 2.42, 95% CI (− 2.81, − 2.04), P < 0.00001]. …”
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HEalth-Related Quality of Life-Intervention in Survivors of Breast and Other Cancers Experiencing Cancer-Related Fatigue and Associated Cognitive Symptoms Using TraditionAL Chinese... by Alexandre Chan PharmD, Daniella Chan BS, Ding Quan Ng BSPharm, Huang Fang Zheng MD, Quan Ming Tan MCM, Chia Jie Tan PhD, Jolene Hui Min Toh BS, Ning Yi Yap PhD, Yi Long Toh PhD, Yu Ke PhD, Edmund Chun Ann Wang BS, Queenie Pei Ni Lim BSocSc, Han Kiat Ho PhD, Lita Chew MMS, Tira J. Tan MBBS

“…Here, we evaluate and report the efficacy and safety of a TCM concoction, modified Xiang Bei Yang Rong Tang (XBYRT), on quality of life (QOL), cancer-related fatigue (CRF), and cognitive symptoms, compared to placebo. Methods: In a single-centered, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled pilot trial conducted from 2019 to 2022, fatigued cancer survivors ≥21 years old were recruited to receive the XBYRT intervention or placebo (5% diluted) once daily for the duration of 8 weeks. …”
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Treatable traits in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: focus on respiratory tract infections—a systematic review and a meta-analysisResearch in context by Zsombor Matics, Anna Bardóczi, Csongor Galkó, Bence Szabó, Noémi Gede, Zsolt Molnár, Gábor Duray, Caner Turan, Péter Hegyi, Gábor Horváth, Veronika Müller

“…Most therapies did not affect RTI risk in IPF, although single trials with everolimus and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole showed a significant decrease compared to placebo. For antifibrotics, RTI incidence was similar with pirfenidone treatment compared to nintedanib (RR: 0.98 CI: [0.71; 1.36]) and compared to placebo (RR: 0.88 CI: [0.69; 1.10]) and nintedanib compared to placebo (RR: 0.89 CI: [0.71; 1.12]). …”
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Oral cannabidiol did not impair learning and memory in healthy adults by Hanna H. Gebregzi, Joanna S. Zeiger, Jeffrey P. Smith, Libby Stuyt, Luann Cullen, Jim Carsella, Daniel C. Rogers, Jordan Lafebre, Jennah Knalfec, Alfredo Vargas, Moussa M. Diawara

“…Method A two-arm crossover, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was conducted at Colorado State University Pueblo (CSU Pueblo) to evaluate the effects of 246 mg oral CBD on L&M in healthy adults. …”
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Short-term outcomes of oropharyngeal administration of colostrum in preterm neonates: a double-blind placebocontrolled randomized trial by Ameneh Lamsehchi, Maryam Shokouhi Solgi, Mohammad Kazem Sabzehei, Behnaz Basiri, Elahe Talebi Ghane, Kiana Kimiaei Asadi, Sina Azadnajafabad

“…Methods We performed this 2-arm, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial at a tertiary neonatal center in Iran in 2021–2023. …”
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The Effect of Chicory Consumption on Oxidative Stress Indices of the Kidney Tissue in Female Wistar Rats Consuming Testosterone Enanthate during eight weeks Resistance Training by Khadijeh Molaei, Sanaz Mirzayan Shanjani, Ali Gorzi, Yaser Kazemzadeh, Abdolali Banaeifar

“…Consuming chicory, along with testosterone supplementation, caused the level of these oxidative stress factors to return to their levels in placebo rats.…”
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Effect of Pentoxifylline on Microalbuminuria in Diabetic Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Shahrzad Shahidi, Marziyeh Hoseinbalam, Bijan Iraj, Mojtaba Akbari

“…Methods. In a double-blind placebo-controlled, randomized study we evaluated the influence of pentoxifylline on microalbuminuria in type 2 diabetic patients. 40 diabetic patients with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of more than 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 in eight weeks and microalbuminuria were randomized to two groups which will receive pentoxifylline 1200 mg/day or placebo added to regular medications for 6 months. albuminuria; eGFR was evaluated at three- and six-month follow-up period. …”
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Flunisolide Decreases Exhaled Nitric Oxide and Nitrotyrosine Levels in Asthmatic Children by A. Bodini, D. G. Peroni, F. Zardini, M. Corradi, R. Alinovi, A. L. Boner, G. L. Piacentini

“…This was a single-blind placebo-controlled study. The lung function, FeNO, and nitrotyrosine levels were evaluated in 10 asthmatic children. …”
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation with the Maximum Voluntary Muscle Contraction Facilitates Motor Neuron Excitability and Muscle Force by Tetsuo Touge, Yoshiteru Urai, Kazuyo Ikeda, Kodai Kume, Kazushi Deguchi

“…As a result, MEP sizes in the digital muscles significantly increased after TMS with MVC under test conditions compared with the placebo conditions (P<0.05). Pinching muscle force was significantly larger 45 minutes and 1 hour after TMS with MVC under the test conditions than under the placebo condition (P<0.05). …”
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Nitroglycerin for Management of Retained Placenta: A Multicenter Study by Maria Bullarbo, Hans Bokström, Håkan Lilja, Elisabeth Almström, Nina Lassenius, Agneta Hansson, Erling Ekerhovd

“…In the treatment group, detachment of placenta following nitroglycerin occurred in 37.3% of the women compared to 20.4% in the placebo group (P=0.056). In the two hospitals with some experience of the method, placenta was removed in 9 of 19 (47.4%) women in the nitroglycerin group compared to 3 of 17 (15.0%) women in the placebo group. …”
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Effect of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Antagonist Dextromethorphan on Opioid Analgesia in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit by Mohammed Naeem, Hala Al Alem, Ali Al Shehri, Majed Al-Jeraisy

“…Subjects while receiving fentanyl for pain control received dextromethorphan or placebo through nasogastric/orogastric tubes for 96 hours. …”
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Beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) improves daily activity and whole-body protein metabolism in Duchenne muscular dystrophy dogs: a pilot study by Peter P. Nghiem, Alexis M. Rutledge, Kyle Tehas, Corine Kaderli, Meredith Poling, Sidney Arnim, Vitaliy Dernov, Celine van Sas, Macie L. Mackey, Gabriella A. M. ten Have, Mariëlle P. K. J. Engelen, Nicolaas E. P. Deutz

“…Six DMD dogs were administered 3 g daily of HMB or placebo for 28 days according to a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded crossover design. …”
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A Six-Month Randomized Controlled Trial of Whole Soy and Isoflavones Daidzein on Body Composition in Equol-Producing Postmenopausal Women with Prehypertension by Zhao-min Liu, Suzanne C. Ho, Yu-ming Chen, Jean Woo

“…This paper reported the effects of commonly used whole soy foods (soy flour) and purified daidzein (one of the major isoflavones and the precursor of equol) on changes in anthropometric measurements and body composition in a 6-month double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial among prehypertensive postmenopausal women who are also equol producers. …”
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