Comparative efficacy of robot-assisted therapy associated with other different interventions on upper limb rehabilitation after stroke: A protocol for a network meta-analysis. by Qian Liu, Zuoyan Liu, Yang Xu, Li Liu, Fang Wang, Fanyu Zhao, Hong Cheng, Xiuying Hu

“…<h4>Methods and analysis</h4>Published randomized controlled trials will be included if robot-assisted therapy or robot-assisted therapy associated with other different interventions was applied in stroke patients with upper limb dysfunction in the experimental group and usual rehabilitation treatment and care was applied in the control group. …”
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Role of Injectable Platelet-Rich Fibrin in the Management of Soft and Hard Tissue Periodontal Regeneration in Dentistry: Protocol for a Systematic Review by Unnati Shirbhate, Pavan Bajaj, Mayur Wanjari, Manoj Patil

“…Papers will be restricted to those in English and to those that are randomized controlled trials comparing PRF or any other biomaterial with i-PRF for periodontal regeneration during dental treatment. …”
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Efficacy of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Essential Hypertension: An Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses by Maoxia Fan, Guohua Dai, Runmin Li, Xiaoqi Wu

“…Two researchers searched and extracted 7 databases for systematic reviews (SRs)/meta-analyses (MAs) and independently assessed the methodological quality, risk of bias, reporting quality, and quality of evidence of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) included in the SRs/MAs. …”
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CD169 Expression in Lymph Nodes is Associated with Increased Infiltration of CD8+ T Cells in Tumors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yong Wang, Xiao-Ting Wu, Jing Chen

“…High-quality randomized controlled trials on the association between CD169 and CD8 expression are needed to verify these effects.…”
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The social determinants of migrant domestic worker (MDW) health and well-being in the Western Pacific Region: A Scoping Review. by Jamie Chan, Georgia Dominguez, Antonia Hua, Melissa Garabiles, Carl A Latkin, Brian J Hall

“…In addition, randomized control trials and public health intervention studies are needed to improve women's health outcomes and address proximal health determinants to reduce health inequalities. …”
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Gut microbiota in patients with sarcopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Guangning Wang, Yujie Li, Huisong Liu, Xinjuan Yu

“…Despite the fervor surrounding research in this domain, substantial controversy persists regarding the obtained outcomes.ObjectiveTo systematically summarized the disparities in gut microbiota composition between the group afflicted by sarcopenia and non-sarcopenia controls.MethodsPubMed, Medline, CINAHL, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholer, Cochrane Library and gray literature sources were systematically searched for in randomized controlled trials. Meta-analysis and random-effects meta-regression were conducted using Rev. …”
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Medical cannabis in the management of musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review of clinical trials by Przemysław Płatek, Laura Piejko

“…Larger and more rigorously designed randomized controlled trials are needed to further clarify the role of medical cannabis therapy in musculoskeletal pain management…”
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Efficacy of High-Voltage Pulsed Radiofrequency in Zoster-Associated Pain: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review by Yinghao Song, Ziheng Yu, Jingjing Guan, Haisheng Wu, Jinglang Zhang, Liu Qiaoling, Min Yuan, Xinzhi Cheng, Bingyu Ling

“…We reviewed 6 randomized controlled trials involving 428 patients. There was no significant difference between the H-PRF and standard PRF pain scores at 1 week after surgery and the sham operation group at 1 month. …”
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Vascular Closure Devices versus Manual Compression in Cardiac Interventional Procedures: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Naidong Pang, Jia Gao, Binghang Zhang, Min Guo, Nan Zhang, Meng Sun, Rui Wang

“…In terms of vascular complication risks, VCD group might be associated with a lower risk of major complications (p=0.0001), but the analysis limited to randomized controlled trials did not support this result (p=0.68). …”
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Comparison of External Ureteral Catheter and Double-J stent as Drainage Methods for Tubeless Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Clarissa Tania, Edwin Tobing, Christiano Tansol

“…The choice between EUC and DJ-stent should consider patient preferences and surgeon expertise. Further randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with larger sample sizes are needed to affirm these results.…”
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Optimal Dose and Concentration of Hypertonic Saline in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review by Martin SUSANTO, Ika RIANTRI

“…Research articles in the form of meta-analyses, clinical trials, and randomized controlled trials were preferred. Those with ambiguous remarks, irrelevant correlations to the main issue, or a focus on other disorders were excluded. …”
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Comparing the clinical effects of balanced electrolyte solutions versus normal saline in managing diabetic ketoacidosis: A systematic review and meta-analyses by Rozinadya Tamzil, Normalinda Yaacob, Norhayati Mohd Noor, Kamarul Aryffin Baharuddin

“…This study was a systematic review of probing articles published from inception to October 2021 in Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, Google Scholar, and Scopus. Eight randomized controlled trials with a total of 595 individuals were included. …”
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Submucosal Injection Solution for Endoscopic Resection in Gastrointestinal Tract: A Traditional and Network Meta-Analysis by Zhang Yu Huai, Wei Feng Xian, Luo Chang Jiang, Wang Xi Chen

“…PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, and clinical trials register center were searched with terms of “endoscopic resection” and “submucosal injection solution” to identify relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Both direct comparison using traditional meta-analysis method and indirect comparison using network meta-analysis method were performed. …”
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Teaching and learning clinical reasoning skill in undergraduate medical students: A scoping review. by Somayeh Delavari, Farzaneh Barzkar, Remy M J P Rikers, Mohammadreza Pourahmadi, Seyed Kamran Soltani Arabshahi, Abbasali Keshtkar, Helen Dargahi, Minoo Yaghmaei, Alireza Monajemi

“…There is a need for more precision studies with larger sample sizes, designing studies according to randomized controlled trials standards, determining MCID, or performing meta-analyses to acquire robust and conclusive results.…”
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A Critical Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Acupuncture for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence by Hongshuo Shi, Leizuo Zhao, Lirong Cui, Zicheng Wang, Dan Wang, Pulin Liu, Guomin Si, Dong Guo, Wenbin Liu

“…Two researchers searched seven databases for systematic reviews (SRs)/meta-analyses (MAs) of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on acupuncture for SUI. Two researchers assessed the included SRs/MAs using the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews 2 (AMSTAR-2), the Risk of Bias in Systematic (ROBIS) scale, the list of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA), and the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) system. …”
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Practice Variations in the Use of Novel Oral Anticoagulants for Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation-Related Stroke among Stroke Neurologists in Saudi Arabia by Mohammed H. Alanazy, Taim Muayqil

“…Our findings provide a guide for clinicians who manage nvAF-related stroke until more robust evidence from randomized controlled trials is available.…”
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Drug-Coated Balloon-Only Strategy for De Novo Coronary Artery Disease: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials by Wenyi Zhang, Mingduo Zhang, Jinfan Tian, Min Zhang, Yuan Zhou, Xiantao Song

“…The PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) electronic databases were searched for randomized controlled trials published up to May 6, 2023. The primary outcomes were major adverse cardiac events and late lumen loss. …”
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Psychological Distress during Ovarian Cancer Treatment: Improving Quality by Examining Patient Problems and Advanced Practice Nursing Interventions by Cynthia Kline O'Sullivan, Kathryn H. Bowles, Sangchoon Jeon, Elizabeth Ercolano, Ruth McCorkle

“…Secondary analysis of research records from a six month randomized control trial included 32 women with primary ovarian cancer. …”
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Coding Readiness Assessment: A Measure of Computational Thinking for Preschoolers by Emily Relkin, Christopher Doss, Victoria L. Jones, John F. Pane

“…In a subsequent randomized control trial, the CRA was administered 1637 times by Head Start educators. …”
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MiCML: a causal machine learning cloud platform for the analysis of treatment effects using microbiome profiles by Hyunwook Koh, Jihun Kim, Hyojung Jang

“…We also stress that MiCML can handle the data from either randomized controlled trials or observational studies. Conclusion We describe MiCML as a useful analytic tool for microbiome-based personalized medicine. …”
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