Effect of a Yogic Breathing Technique on Immune Parameters among Healthcare Workers: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study by Archana Balasubramanian, Priyathersini Nagarajan, Mathangi Damal Chandrasekar, Kaviraja Udupa, Emmanuel Bhaskar, Divya Kanchibotla, Saumya Subramanian

“…This study aims to determine the effects of Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) on inflammatory and immune parameters among HCWs. This pilot randomized controlled trial includes recruiting HCWs from a single centre in South India in 2022. …”
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Dexmedetomidine Attenuates Inflammation in Elderly Patients Following Major Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial [Corrigendum] by Chen X, Chen Q, Qin Z, Alam A, Zhao H, West R, Liu X, Li J, Li X, Yi B, Ma D, Gu J

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The Effectiveness and Safety of Probiotic Supplements for Psoriasis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials and Preclinical Trials by Liuting Zeng, Ganpeng Yu, Yang Wu, Wensa Hao, Hua Chen

“…The databases were utilized to search the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and preclinical trials about probiotic supplement in the treatment of psoriasis. …”
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A Multicentre Randomized Controlled Trial of Recombinant Interferon-Alpha-2a in the Treatment of Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C by Masafumi Komatsu, Tsuyoshi Ono, Ko Nakajima, Itaru Toyoshima, Mitsuro Chiba, Osamu Masamune, Shunji Ohkubo, Tsukasa Yoshida, Hitoshi Yagisawa, Kanji Komatsu, Hideki Wakamatsu, Nobuo Yamada, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Tsuyoshi Mukojima, Mitsuo Goto

“…Sixty-one chronic hepatitis C patients were randomly assigned to receive either 6x106 or 9x106 U of recombinant interferon-alpha-2a (IFNα-2a) six days a week for the first two weeks of treatment, followed in both cases by 6x106 U three days a week for the next 22 weeks. …”
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Dietary Exposure to Aflatoxins in Some Randomly Selected Foods and Cancer Risk Estimations of Cereals Consumed on a Ghanaian Market by Nii Korley Kortei, Theophilus Annan, Seidu A. Richard, Adjoa A. Boakye, Clement O. Tettey, Edward Ken Essuman, Enoch Aninagyei, Precious Agbemeseli

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Comparison of Maylard and Cherney incisions' outcomes in hysterectomy surgery for benign indications: a double-blind randomized controlled trial by Maryam Vaezi, Roghayeh Zarei, Hosein Azizi

“…Materials and methods A randomized controlled trial was conducted in Al-Zahra Women’s Tertiary Referral University Hospital. …”
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Effect of Morning vs Evening Strength Training on Sleep Quality in Young Healthy Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Abhinandan C Y, Sushma S

“…The present study aimed to compare quality of sleep among morning and evening strength and endurance trainers.Aims and Objectives To assess quality of sleep using a sleep questionnaire in the morning and evening strength and endurance training groups before and after an intervention and to compare the quality of sleep between the groups.Methods The study was conducted among 80 healthy young adults in the age group of 18ndash30 years who were previously not involved in regular physical activity. They were randomly divided using simple randomization into morning and evening training groups. …”
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Effects of B Vitamins on Symptoms and Cognitive Functions in Schizophrenia: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial by Somayeh Agmashe, Gita Sadighi, Narges Radman, Robabeh Mazinani

“…In the present study, we aimed to examine the effect of the B vitamin group as an adjuvant treatment to antipsychotics in individuals with chronic schizophrenia. Method: In a randomized, double-blind clinical trial study, involving two groups of 25 patients with chronic schizophrenia, we compared the effects of a 12-week adjuvant treatment with a combination of B vitamins — B1 (15mg), B2 (15mg), B6 (10mg), B12 (10µg) and nicotinamide (50 mg) — with a placebo. …”
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Effects of exercise intensity on nutritional status, body composition, and energy balance in patients with COPD: a randomized controlled trial by Tomoyuki Ikeuchi, Kazuya Shingai, Katsuyuki Ichiki, Takeo Jimi, Tetsuya Kawano, Kaori Kato, Toru Tsuda

“…Those who lost more than 1% of their weight were then randomized to either continue high-intensity exercise (AA group) or switch to low-intensity exercise (AB group) for another 2 weeks (experimental period). …”
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A Causal Relationship Between Type 1 Diabetes and Risk of Osteoporosis: A Univariable and Multivariable Mendelian Randomization Study by Hailin Qin, Kui Yang, Hufei Wang, Wenyong Jiao

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Causal Effects of PM2.5, NOx, and NO2 on Cognitive Function: A Two-sample Mendelian Randomization Study by Yilin Tang, Zhenyu Li, Yicheng Fu, Mingyi Zhao

“…We conducted a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) study using pooled statistics from publicly available genome-wide association study (GWAS) data to show the association between air pollutants and cognitive decline in the European population. …”
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Efficacy of Opioid-Free Anesthesia with Dexmedetomidine in Inhibiting Nociception during Laparoscopic Abdominal Procedures: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Anisa Olata, Susilo Chandra, Arif H. M. Marsaban, Aida Rosita Tantri

“…Materials and Methods: A total of 58 subjects undergoing abdominal laparoscopic surgery were enrolled in the study and were randomly assigned into two groups: the OFA group (n = 29) received a dexmedetomidine bolus of 1 µg/kg, and the OA group (n = 29) received a fentanyl bolus of 2 µg/kg. …”
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Ambient Seismic Noise Analysis Associated with the 2010 Eruption of Merapi Volcano Using Temporal Variations of Randomness and Background Noise by Afif Rakhman, Wahyudi, Agus Budi Santoso, Hanik Humaida, Wiwit Suryanto

“…The calculation of PE aims at characterizing the randomness level in seismic noise, while the PSD parameters use to detect the background noise level in various frequency bands. …”
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Mendelian Randomization Reveals Potential Causal Relationships Between DNA Damage Repair-Related Genes and Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Zhihao Qi, Quan Li, Shuhua Yang, Chun Fu, Burong Hu

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The effects of liraglutide on liver enzymes and metabolic factors in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Adnan Malik, Waseem Amjad, Faisal Inayat, Mahum Nadeem, Simcha Weissman, Muhammad Imran Malik, Ans Ahmad Jajja, Ahmad Khan, James H. Tabibian

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Procedure-Related Access Site Pain Multimodal Management following Percutaneous Cardiac Intervention: A Randomized Control Trial by Liuda Brogiene, Aiste Urbonaite, Giedre Baksyte, Andrius Macas

“…To address this, a randomized controlled trial was conducted in Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno klinikos in 2018. …”
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Assessing the effectiveness of the SOLIO Alfa Cure Plus device in treating low back pain: a randomized controlled study by Hadari Yotam, Pesah Galia, Goor-Aryeh Itay, Ungar Lior

“…Thirty-seven patients completed pain, disability, and lower back flexibility scales. Randomization was obtained by having an equal amount of sham and real devices and distributing them randomly to patients out of a box where the devices were. …”
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Effectiveness of mobile mindfulness training on stress, burnout, and work engagement of office workers: protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Seung Il Lee, Seok In Yoon, Geum Ju Song, Hui Yeong Park, Sun Yong Chung, Sun Yong Chung, Jong Woo Kim, Jong Woo Kim

“…This study aims to investigate whether mobile mindfulness training (MMT) improves office workers’ stress, burnout, and work engagement.MethodsThis study is a two-arm randomized controlled trial. In total, 114 office workers will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: an experimental group and a control group. …”
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Implementation of a program to strengthen oral hygiene in patient with cleft deformities: a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial by Camille Boeffard, Justine Loin, Roselyne Clouet, Alexis Gaudin, Pierre Corre, Tony Prud’Homme

“…After acceptance, patients will be randomly assigned to 2 groups: test group or control group. …”
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Exploring the causal role of plasma metabolites and metabolite ratios in prostate cancer: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Changzhou Feng, Haining Li, Chu Zhang, Ying Zhou, Huanhuan Zhang, Ping Zheng, Shaolin Zhao, Lei Wang, Jin Yang

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