Aluminium adjuvants versus placebo or no intervention in vaccine randomised clinical trials: a systematic review with meta-analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis by Christian Gluud, Marija Barbateskovic, Sara Russo Krauss, Janus C Jakobsen, Sesilje Bondo Petersen, Sarah Louise Klingenberg, Snezana Djurisic, Mette Kenfelt, De Zhao Kong

“…We GRADE assessed the certainty of the evidence.Results We included 102 randomised clinical trials (26 457 participants). Aluminium adjuvants versus placebo or no intervention may have no effect on serious adverse events (RR 1.18, 95% CI 0.97 to 1.43; very low certainty) and on all-cause mortality (RR 1.02, 95% CI 0.74 to 1.41; very low certainty). …”
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Methods to address functional unblinding of raters in CNS trials by Steven D. Targum, William P. Horan, Vicki G. Davis, Alan Breier, Stephen K. Brannan

“…Second, we conducted a post hoc analysis of participant subgroups with or without reported cholinergic-related TEAEs to ascertain whether cholinergic TEAEs influenced trial outcome. …”
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Maternal Satisfaction and Associated Factors with Postcesarean Section Pain Management: A Cross-Sectional Study by Biruk Adie Admass, Fikadu Tadesse Diress, Demeke Yilkal Fentie, Nigussie Simeneh Endalew

“…An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from April to June 2023, involving 424 study participants. A consecutive sampling method was utilized for participant selection. …”
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Smoking prevalence, exposure to secondhand smoke, and factors associated with smoking among medical, dental, and pharmacy students in a public university in Malaysia by Rashidi Mohamed, Isa Naina-Mohamed, Jaya Kumar, Nadzmi Teh

“…Methods The self-administered online survey utilized in this cross-sectional study was derived from the Global Health Professions Students Survey (GHPSS), which involved medical, dental, and pharmacy students. A total of 328 participants completed a questionnaire from June to August 2022, with a response rate of 91.1%. …”
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Developing a virtual reality application for online arts and psychomotor therapies using action research by Nathalie Jans, Nathalie Jans, Hans Wouters, Joep Kolijn, Suzanne Haeyen, Suzanne Haeyen, Suzanne Haeyen

“…All cycles were held in groups.ResultsWe redeveloped an initial multiplayer full body VRhExp application based on users’ preferences, and ideas. Our participants reported becoming more proficient in using VR than at the start. …”
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Gender differences of health literacy in persons with a migration background: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Elke Kalbe, Nicole Skoetz, Christiane Woopen, Digo Chakraverty, Annika Baumeister, Angela Aldin, Ümran Sema Seven, Ina Monsef

“…Another 27 studies reported data on female participants only and could not be included due to a lack of comparable studies with male participants only. …”
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Trait mindfulness in early pregnancy and adverse perinatal outcomes: a prospective cohort study by Audra C. Fain, Tess E. K. Cersonsky, Margaret H. Bublitz, Adam K. Lewkowitz, Erika F. Werner, Emily S. Miller, Nina K. Ayala

“…Participants completed the validated Mindfulness and Attentive Awareness Scale prior to 20 weeks gestation. …”
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Relationship of METS-IR with cardiometabolic multimorbidity in China: a nationwide longitudinal cohort study by Chunyan Zhou, Yanyu Zhang, Xiaoyi Liu, Chenyu He, Shiyang Li, Shiyang Li

“…Subgroup analyses and interaction tests were also performed.ResultsDuring a median 109 (108–109) months of follow-up, 745 (10.7%) participants were diagnosed with new-onset CMM. The incidences of CMM among participants in quartiles (Q) 1–4 of METS-IR were 4.99, 7.51, 10.67, and 19.54%, respectively. …”
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Impact of the national health guidance intervention for obesity and cardiovascular risks on healthcare utilisation and healthcare spending in working-age Japanese cohort: regressio... by Yusuke Tsugawa, Shingo Fukuma, Mitsuru Mukaigawara, Toshiaki Iizuka

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of population-level health guidance intervention introduced nationally in Japan on healthcare utilisation and spending.Design Retrospective cohort study, using a quasiexperimental regression discontinuity design.Setting Japan’s nationwide employment-based health insurers.Participants Participants in the national health screening programme (from January 2014 to December 2014) aged 40–74 years.Predictors Assignment to health guidance intervention (counselling on healthy lifestyles, and referral to physicians as needed) determined primarily on whether the individual’s waist circumference was above or below the cut-off value in addition to having at least one cardiovascular risk factor.Primary and secondary outcome measures Healthcare utilisation (the number of outpatient visits days, any medication use and any hospitalisation use) and spending (total medical expenditure, outpatient medical expenditure and inpatient medical expenditure) within 3 years of the intervention.Results A total of 51 213 individuals within the bandwidth (±6 cm of waist circumference from the cut-off) out of 113 302 screening participants (median age 50.0 years, 11.9% woman) were analysed. …”
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Influence of kinesiophobia on activity, function, and anxiety levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Shang Xueying, You Yanli, Xu Wei, Zhang Lingling, Li Lili

“…The Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS28) was retrieved for each participant to assess disease activity in RA patients. …”
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Investigating the association of traditional and non-traditional tobacco product use with subclinical and clinical cardiovascular disease: The Cross-Cohort Collaboration- Tobacco w... by Erfan Tasdighi, Kunal K. Jha, Zeina A. Dardari, Ngozi Osuji, Tanuja Rajan, Ellen Boakye, Michael E. Hall, Carlos J. Rodriguez, Andrew C. Stokes, Omar El Shahawy, Emelia J. Benjamin, Aruni Bhatnagar, Andrew P. DeFilippis, Michael J. Blaha

“…Herein, we describe the method of data acquisition and harmonization and the baseline sociodemographic and risk profile of participants in the combined CCC-Tobacco dataset. The total number of participants in the pooled cohort is 322782 (mean age: 59.7 ± 11.8 years) of which 76% are women. …”
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Association between sleep patterns and depression in older adults: a cross-sectional study using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007–2014 by Yi Niu, Yuqin Sun, Yijie Xie, Shun Yu

“…Baseline characteristics of participants analysed using one-way logistic regression. …”
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Have the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown affected children’s mental health in the long term? A repeated cross-sectional study by Alan Johnson, Sayan Mukherjee, Sushant Mane, Manas Pustake, Ajit Bhagwat, Mohammad Arfat Ganiyani, Misba Sayed, Varada Mithbavkar, Zaid Memon, Abdus Samad Momin, Krishna Deshmukh, Ayush Chordia, Sabyasachi Parida, Sanket Warghade, Deepankar Varma

“…Demographic data and COVID-19 pandemic-related data were collected from specific parent-report and self-report questionnaires.Participants Participants included children and adolescents between ages 6 and 16 years, attending a tertiary care hospital without any diagnosed major psychiatric or chronic disorder.Analysis Data were collected at two points (before the COVID-19 pandemic and during it) and compared. …”
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Exploring the Potential of AI-Assisted Technology in Joint Range-of-Motion Measurements: A Reliability Study by Gisoo Lee, Eric W. Tan

“…The ROM of the shoulder, hip, and lumbar spine joints was measured in 35 healthy participants in our hospital. The ROM was measured during active motion by the participants in the standing position. …”
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Characteristics of COVID-19 clinical trials registered with ClinicalTrials.gov: cross-sectional analysis by Timothy F Platts-Mills, Christopher W Jones, Ashley L Woodford

“…Of these trials of drugs and biologics, 305 (60%) use an open-label design, 43 (8%) are single blinded (participant only) and 161 (32%) are double blinded (participant and investigator). 94 (18%) of the drug/biological trials are non-randomised. …”
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Feasibility and Reliability of a Novel Game-Based Test of Neurological Function in Youth: The Equilibrium Test Battery by Heather A Shepherd, Cody R van Rassel, Amanda M Black, Robert F Graham, Keith Owen Yeates, Carolyn A Emery, Kathryn J Schneider

“… # Results Fifty-five uninjured high school students (31 females and 24 males, mean age = 16.24 \[1.09\]) from three high schools participated in the study. Three participants (5%) completed all 15 days of testing, and 73% completed at least 10 of 15 test days. …”
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Food habit, physical activity and nutritional status of adolescents in selected schools of Madhyapur Thimi municipality, Nepal: A cross-sectional study. by Samiksha Baral, Anil Kumar Singh, Arjun Aryal, Jwala Subedi, Utsav Dhakal, Anita Khanal

“…Regarding physical activity, 65.4% of participants engaged in moderate activity, 30.7% were inactive and only 3.9% engaged in high levels of physical activity. …”
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A scoping review to map the concept, content, and outcome of wilderness programs for childhood cancer survivors. by Mats Jong, E Anne Lown, Winnie Schats, Michelle L Mills, Heather R Otto, Leiv E Gabrielsen, Miek C Jong

“…Included studies describe participation of childhood cancer survivors in wilderness programs where the role of nature had a contextual and therapeutic premise. …”
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Physically Active Adults with Low Back Pain do not Demonstrate Altered Deadlift Mechanics: A Novel Application of Myotonometry to Estimate Inter-Muscular Load Sharing by Jared M. McGowen, Stephanie R. Albin, Carrie W. Hoppes, Jeffrey S. Forsse, John Abt, Shane L. Koppenhaver

“… # Results Sixty-eight participants (41 female, 21.3 years, 34 LBP) volunteered for the study. …”
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Quality of Life of Palestinian Patients on Hemodialysis: Cross-Sectional Observational Study by Hani H. Naseef, Nadin Haj Ali, Arin Arafat, Sawsan Khraishi, Abdallah Damin AbuKhalil, Ni’meh Al-Shami, Hosniyeh Ladadweh, Mohammad Alsheikh, Abdullah K. Rabba, Imad T. Asmar, Yousef Sahoury

“…KDC scores were lower among participants aged 40 years or older, with lower incomes, and with diabetes. …”
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