Effects of Low-Dose Testosterone Undecanoate Treatment on Bone Mineral Density and Bone Turnover Markers in Elderly Male Osteoporosis with Low Serum Testosterone by Yan-Jiao Wang, Jun-Kun Zhan, Wu Huang, Yi Wang, Yuan Liu, Sha Wang, Pan Tan, Zhi-Yong Tang, You-Shuo Liu

“…This prospective 2-year, single-center, randomized, placebo-controlled, open-label clinical trial was performed to evaluate the efficacy of low-dose testosterone undecanoate (TU) treatment on bone mineral density (BMD) and biochemical markers of bone turnover in elderly male osteoporosis with low serum testosterone. …”
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Vinegar Consumption Increases Insulin-Stimulated Glucose Uptake by the Forearm Muscle in Humans with Type 2 Diabetes by Panayota Mitrou, Eleni Petsiou, Emilia Papakonstantinou, Eirini Maratou, Vaia Lambadiari, Panayiotis Dimitriadis, Filio Spanoudi, Sotirios A. Raptis, George Dimitriadis

“…Eleven subjects with DM2 consumed vinegar or placebo (at random order on two separate days, a week apart), before a mixed meal. …”
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Azithromycin to prevent acute lower respiratory infections among Australian and New Zealand First Nations and Timorese children (PETAL trial): study protocol for a multicentre, int... by Anne B Chang, Keith Grimwood, Yuejen Zhao, Gabrielle B McCallum, Catherine A Byrnes, Heidi Smith-Vaughan, Peter S Morris, Christine Connors, Adrian Trenholme, Shirley Lawrence, Joshua Francis, Kobi L Schutz, Mark D Chatfield, Nevio Sarmento, Robyn L. Marsh, Emily R Bowden, Nicholas Fancourt, Adriano Vieira, Kim M Hare, Dennis Bonney, Felicity Marwick, Bronwyn Karvonen, Carolyn Maclennan, Milena Santos Lay, Endang Soares da Silva

“…The aim of this multicentre, international, double-blind, placebo-containing RCT is to determine whether 6–12 months of weekly azithromycin administered to Australian and New Zealand First Nations and Timorese children after their hospitalisation with an ALRI reduces subsequent ALRIs compared with placebo. …”
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Antisecretory treatment efficacy by proton pump inhibitors at gastroduodenal ulcer bleedings by M. A. Evseyev, I. M. Klishin

“…Parenteral forms of Н2-blockers as conservative hemostasis components showed efficacy which statistically does not differ from that of placebo. Metaanalysis of 18 studies revealed, that continuous intravenous infusion of omeprazole significantly reduces frequency of recurrent hemorrhage. …”
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Modern Possibilities of Using Acotiamide in the Treatment of Functional Dyspepsia by A. A. Sheptulin, Yu. S. Rabotyagova

“…The conducted studies have confirmed the higher efficacy of acotiamide compared to placebo in reducing the severity of such symptoms of functional dyspepsia as a feeling of epigastric postprandial fullness and bloating, early satiation. …”
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Short-Term Activation of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors α and γ Induces Tissue-Specific Effects on Lipid Metabolism and Fatty Acid Composition in Male Wistar Rats by Elin Strand, Vegard Lysne, Mari Lausund Grinna, Pavol Bohov, Asbjørn Svardal, Ottar Nygård, Rolf K. Berge, Bodil Bjørndal

“…Male Wistar rats were randomized into three groups: a control group receiving placebo (n=8); a PPARα agonist group receiving WY-14,643 (n=6); and a PPARγ agonist group receiving rosiglitazone (n=6) for 12 days. …”
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Bearberry in the treatment of acute uncomplicated cystitis (BRUMI): protocol of a multicentre, randomised double-blind clinical trial by Péter Hegyi, Noémi Gede, Szilárd Váncsa, Barbara Tóth, András Jávorházy, Péter Nyirády, Boglárka Csupor-Löffler, Péter Birinyi, George Zhanel, Kurt Naber, Reinhard Länger, Nóra Vörhendi, Dezső Csupor

“…Patients will be randomly assigned to receive 3 g single dose of fosfomycin powder and two placebo tablets three times a day for 7 days or B a single dose of placebo powder and two tablets containing a dry extract of Uvae ursi folium. …”
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Efficacy of Duloxetine for Postspine Surgery Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Abdulsalam Mohammed Aleid, Faisal Alshehri, Naif Alasiri, Fatimah Alhomoud, Shouq Alsaegh, Mohammed Alrasheed, Salem Aljaddua, Ali Alasiri, Asma Boukhari, Abdulmonem Ali Alhussain, Bipin Chaurasia, Saud Nayef Aldanyowi

“…Results Pooled analysis showed that duloxetine significantly reduces pain intensity after 24 h from the operation compared to placebo (SMD = −1.11, 95% CI [−2.16 to −0.07], p = 0.04) with no significant difference in pain after 2 and 48 h. …”
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Comparative Efficacy of NAFLD Therapies and Biomarker Associations: A Meta-Analysis Based on Liver Fat Content by Haoxiang Zhu, Ling Xu, Yinhua Lv, Juan Yang, Jihan Huang, Qingshan Zheng, Guang Ji, Lujin Li

“…Methods: We performed a systematic search of public databases for placebo-controlled randomized trials on NAFLD up to September 29, 2023. …”
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Effect of biannual azithromycin on respiratory pathogens among symptomatic children: results from the randomised Macrolides Oraux pour Réduire les Décès avec un Oeil sur la Résista... by Jie Liu, Thomas M Lietman, Jeremy D Keenan, Kieran S O'Brien, Elodie Lebas, Amza Abdou, Benjamin F Arnold, James A Platts-Mills, Eric R Houpt, Stephanie A Brennhofer, Elizabeth T Rogawski McQuade, Ramatou Maliki, Jixian Zhang, Suzanne Stroup, Suporn Pholwat, Ahmed M Arzika

“…Swabs were tested by quantitative PCR using a customised TaqMan Array Card that included assays for 19 respiratory pathogens.Results Nasopharyngeal detection of Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis and Streptococcus pneumoniae was common in both azithromycin and placebo communities. The prevalence was reduced in children from azithromycin communities for just two pathogens: Bordetella pertussis and H. influenzae type b (Hib). …”
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of InsightApp for Anxiety, Valued Action, and Psychological Resilience: Longitudinal Randomized Controlled Trial by Victoria Amo, Falk Lieder

“…MethodsWe conducted a randomized controlled trial with 228 participants (completion rate: n=197, 86.4%; mean age 38, SD 11.50 years; age range 20-80 years; female: n=101, 52.6%; and White: n=175, 91.1%), who were randomly assigned to either the treatment or the active placebo control group. During the 1-week intervention phase, the treatment group engaged with InsightApp, while participants in the control group interacted with a placebo version of the app that delivered executive function training. …”
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Associations of Serum Urate and Cardiovascular Events in a Clinical Trial of Interleukin-1β Blockade by Nicholas H. Adamstein, MD, Jean G. MacFadyen, BA, Brittany N. Weber, MD, PhD, Peter Libby, MD, Daniel H. Solomon, MD, MPH, Paul M Ridker, MD, MPH

“…Cox regressions were repeated within subgroups, including canakinumab vs placebo, estimated glomerular filtration rate ≥60 vs <60 mL/min, and gout vs no gout. …”
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Economic impact of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: insights from the ALDO‐DHF trial by Djawid Hashemi, Ludwig Dettmann, Tobias D. Trippel, Volker Holzendorf, Johannes Petutschnigg, Rolf Wachter, Gerd Hasenfuß, Burkert Pieske, Antonia Zapf, Frank Edelmann

“…Methods and results The aldosterone receptor blockade in diastolic HF trial is a multicentre, prospective, randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial conducted between March 2007 and April 2011 at 10 sites in Germany and Austria that included 422 ambulatory patients [mean age: 67 years (standard deviation: 8); 52% women]. …”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Chinese Medicine on Nonmotor Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease by Ka-Kit Chua, Adrian Wong, Kam-Wa Chan, Yin-Kei Lau, Zhao-Xiang Bian, Jia-Hong Lu, Liang-Feng Liu, Lei-Lei Chen, Ka-Ho Chan, Kim-Pong Tse, Anne Chan, Ju-Xian Song, Justin Wu, Li-Xing Zhu, Vincent Mok, Min Li

“…Here we report a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, add-on clinical trial aiming at evaluating the efficacy and safety of the JLT in treating NMS in PD patients. …”
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Lerociclib plus fulvestrant in patients with HR+/HER2− locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer who have progressed on prior endocrine therapy: LEONARDA-1 a phase III randomize... by Binghe Xu, Qingyuan Zhang, Yang Luo, Zhongsheng Tong, Tao Sun, Changping Shan, Xinlan Liu, Yumin Yao, Bing Zhao, Shusen Wang, Xiaohua Zeng, Changlu Hu, Xi Yan, Xiaojia Wang, Hongyan Jia, Zhendong Chen, Fuming Qiu, Xinhong Wu, Deyong Zhang, Tong Li

“…A total of 275 patients were randomized at 1:1 ratio to receive lerociclib (137 patients, 150 mg twice daily) or placebo (138 patients) plus fulvestrant. Progression-free survival (PFS) assessed by investigators was significantly improved in lerociclib arm versus placebo arm (11.07 vs 5.49 months; hazard ratio, 0.451, 95% CI: 0.311-0.656, P = 0.000016), meeting the pre-specified primary endpoint. …”
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Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Agonists: Do They Increase Cardiovascular Risk? by Ahmad Aljada, Kshitij Ashwin Shah, Shaker A. Mousa

“…Current evidence points to rosiglitazone having a greater risk of myocardial ischemic events than placebo, metformin, or sulfonylureas. This review article discusses the mechanism of action of PPAR agonists and correlates it with clinical and laboratory outcomes in the published literature. …”
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Vasospasm in Cerebral Inflammation by Michael Eisenhut

“…Combination of therapeutic modalities addressing calcium dependent and independent vasospasm, the underlying inflammation, and depletion of nitric oxide simultaneously merit further study in all conditions with cerebral inflammation in double blind randomised placebo controlled trials. Auxiliary treatment with these agents may be able to reduce ischemic brain injury associated with neurological deficits and increased mortality.…”
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Gabapentin Decreases Morphine Consumption and Improves Functional Recovery following Total Knee Arthroplasty by Hance Clarke, Sara Pereira, Deborah Kennedy, Ian Gilron, Joel Katz, Jeffrey Gollish, Joseph Kay

“…The present study examined the effects of a four-day postoperative gabapentin (GBP) regimen versus placebo on opioid consumption, pain scores and knee flexion, as well as adverse effects, after total knee arthroplasty.…”
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Revisiting substance P in migraine: a methodological approach inspired by anti-CGRP and anti-PACAP success by Lanfranco Pellesi, Lars Edvinsson

“…Using an established methodological framework, migraine-inducing properties of substance P can be evaluated through randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover studies involving healthy volunteers and individuals with a history of migraine. …”
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TO COMPARE THE EFFECTS OF SUSTAINED NATURAL APOPHYSEAL GLIDESON PAINAND CERVICAL MOBILITY IN TENSION HEADACHES AMONG STUDENTS by Bushra Ovais

“…Results: Sustained Natural Apophyseal Glidesgroup showed a significant outcomein just two weeks sessions while placebo group does not show good outcomein pain and cervical mobility.In our study we weretried to aware people about the Tension headache due to study pressure. …”
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