Prospective multi-centre analysis of rural trauma team development training for medical trainees and traffic law enforcement professionals in Uganda: an interrupted time series stu... by Herman Lule, Micheal Mugerwa, Robinson Ssebuufu, Patrick Kyamanywa, Jussi P. Posti, Michael Lowery Wilson

“…Methods Prospective multi-centre interrupted time series analysis of an interventional training based on the 4th edition of rural trauma team development course of the American College of Surgeons. …”
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Development and Evaluation of an AI-based Exergame Training System for Ice-Hockey Players: a Randomized Controlled Trial by Nicole Sieber, Simon Walser, Thomas Weber, Raphael Gubler, Hannes Badertscher, Patrick Eggenberger

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When is “convenient time” for residents?: a trial of Resident Study Log as asynchronous learning tool for residents by Tadayuki Hashimoto, Shoko Ariyoshi, Taira Ariyoshi, Ryosuke Horitani, Mohammad Adrian Hasdianda, Kanapa Kornsawad, Shunsuke Kosugi, Makoto Kikukawa, Tomio Suzuki

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Time and cost of linking administrative datasets for outcomes assessment in a follow-up study of participants from two randomised trials by Mohammad Shahbaz, Jane E. Harding, Barry Milne, Anthony Walters, Lisa Underwood, Martin von Randow, Lena Jacob, Greg D. Gamble, for the ANCHOR Study Group

“…Team members estimated the average time they spent on each action, and invoices from agencies were recorded. …”
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A Long-Term Study of Aerobic Performance in Elite Cross-Country Skiers: How Age and Sex Influence Career Development by Elias Bucher, Jon P. Wehrlin, Grégoire P. Millet, Thomas Steiner

“…However, the long-term progression of performance indicators, such as maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), performance at the second lactate threshold (LT2), and time-trial performance over an athlete's career remains unclear. …”
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Study protocol: multi-centre, randomised controlled clinical trial exploring stromal targeting in locally advanced pancreatic cancer; STARPAC2 by Hemant M. Kocher, BCI-STARPAC2 team, BPTB team, Precision-Panc team, Peter Sasieni, Pippa Corrie, Mairéad G. McNamara, Debashis Sarker, Fieke E. M. Froeling, Alan Christie, Roopinder Gillmore, Khurum Khan, David Propper

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Public and patient involvement (PPI) in the design, execution and dissemination of a trial: the BISTRO trial by David Coyle, Paula Ormandy, Nancy Fernandes da Silva, Simon Davies

“…Post-trial evaluation by research teams, Patient Advisory Group and co-applicants. …”
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Enhancing collaborative clinical reasoning among multidisciplinary healthcare teams in a neurosurgery ICU: insights from video-reflexive ethnography by Ching-Yi Lee, Ching-Hsin Lee, Sze-Yuen Yau, Hung-Yi Lai, Po-Jui Chen, Mi-Mi Chen

“…Clinical trial number Not required, as this is not a clinical trial and does not involve any healthcare interventions with human participants.…”
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Effects of group communication norms on daily steps in a team-based financial incentive mobile phone intervention in Shanghai, China by Yingnan Jia, Yingcheng Xiao, Hao Chen, Klaus Gebel, Chengshu Li, Shuangyuan Sun, Qinping Yang, Siyuan Wang, Li Zhang, Jing Wang, Minna Cheng, Dantong Gu, Yan Shi, Ding Ding

“…For the intervention group (n = 2,049), participants set a goal of 10,000 steps per day. The teams and individual members would receive points for meeting the daily goal, contributing to team-based rankings and financial rewards for the teams and their members. …”
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Patient and public involvement in the design and protocol development for a platform randomised trial to evaluate diagnostic tests to optimise antimicrobial therapy (PROTECT) [vers... by Sammy Ainsworth, Cherry-Ann Waldron, Sarah Jones, Julie Carman, Martina Svobodova, Graham Prestwich, Margaret Ogden, Melanie Gager, Liza Keating

“…Conclusions Having access to public contributors with relevant lived experience was an important resource for the trial team. Identification and recruitment of public contributors via working with existing public involvement groups across the UK enabled the trial team to involve public members with varied life experiences and from diverse backgrounds. …”
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Autism Spectrum Social Stories In Schools Trial (ASSSIST): study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial analysing clinical and cost-effectiveness of Social Stories... by Dean McMillan, Victoria Allgar, Barry Wright, David Marshall, Shehzad Ali, Joy Adamson, Chris Williams, Elizabeth Littlewood, Dominic Trépel, Lisa Dyson, Hannah Ainsworth, Liz Cook, Lisa Hackney, Danielle Collingridge Moore, Rebecca Hargate, Anne McLaren, Jo Whitehead

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Barriers and enablers to recruiting participants within paediatric perioperative and anaesthetic settings: lessons learned from a trial of melatonin versus midazolam in the premedi... by Marie C. Hyslop, Diana E. Papaioannou, Robert Bolt, Matthew J. Wilson, Michael Bradburn, Janet Clarkson, Esther Herbert, Nicholas Ireland, Jennifer Kettle, Amanda Loban, Amy C. Norrington, Christopher Vernazza, Christopher Deery

“…Results: Issues encountered included time sensitivity within pressured environments; feasibility of paediatric assent; research pharmacy availability; variation in anaesthetist equipoise; multifactorial decision-making issues in premedication selection; and the Associate Principal Investigator scheme being unable to support trials within anaesthetic trainee rotations. …”
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Intensive care nurses’ experiences of teamwork during the covid-19 pandemic. a qualitative study. by Jeanette Eckerblad, Åsa Dorell, Helen Conte

“…Results The intensive and critical care nurses’ experiences during the first 18 months of the Covid-19 pandemic captured chronological and conceptual commonalities, which were represented in three themes, “Losing the security of the ICU team”, “Having time to adapt and finding structure for collaborative work”, and “Gaining professional growth through adapting collaborative work to contextual challenges”. …”
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Contextual Vulnerability Should Guide Fair Subject Selection in Xenotransplantation Clinical Trials by Gianna Strand

“…[xxix] Individuals broadly vulnerable in society, such as the severely economically disadvantaged or incarcerated, are not necessarily vulnerable as research subjects in a given proposed trial.[xxx] Categorical vulnerability is insufficient to recognize that research-related harm is specific to a particular subject potentially participating in a given protocol at a definite time and place. …”
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Why and how should we simulate platform trials? Learnings from EU-PEARL by Elias Laurin Meyer, Tobias Mielke, Marta Bofill Roig, Michaela Maria Freitag, Peter Jacko, Pavla Krotka, Peter Mesenbrink, Tom Parke, Sonja Zehetmayer, Dario Zocholl, Franz König

“…Abstract Background Platform trials are innovative clinical trials governed by a master protocol that allows for the evaluation of multiple investigational treatments that enter and leave the trial over time. …”
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Effect of play therapy and storytelling on the anxiety level of hospitalized children: a randomized controlled trial by Fatemeh Abdi, Ali Karamoozian, Mostafa Lotfilou, Fatemeh Gholami, Negin Shaterian, Alireza Abasi Niasar, Ehsan Aghapour, Mohammadamin Jandaghian-Bidgoli

“…Also, among the two therapies of storytelling and play therapy, only storytelling therapy has a significant effect on reducing children’s anxiety.Regarding the time of measuring the anxiety score(the first, second, third day after the intervention), it was found that as this time increases, the children’s anxiety decreases significantly.morever, the children’s gender, age, and history of hospitalization are influencing factors. …”
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A system‐based intervention to reduce Black‐White disparities in the treatment of early stage lung cancer: A pragmatic trial at five cancer centers by Samuel Cykert, Eugenia Eng, Paul Walker, Matthew A. Manning, Linda B. Robertson, Rohan Arya, Nora S. Jones, Dwight E. Heron

“…Intervention components included: (1) a real‐time warning system derived from electronic health records, (2) race‐specific feedback to clinical teams on treatment completion rates, and (3) a nurse navigator. …”
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Incidence of self-reported tuberculosis treatment with community-wide universal testing and treatment for HIV and tuberculosis screening in Zambia and South Africa: A planned analy... by L Telisinghe, S Floyd, D MacLeod, A Schaap, R Dunbar, J Bwalya, N Bell-Mandla, E Piwowar-Manning, D Donnell, K Shaunaube, P Bock, S Fidler, R J Hayes, H M Ayles, HPTN 071 (PopART) study team

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The Time Machine: Future Scenario Generation Through Generative AI Tools by Jan Ferrer i Picó, Michelle Catta-Preta, Alex Trejo Omeñaca, Marc Vidal, Josep Maria Monguet i Fierro

“…Results from the six trials demonstrated that the Time Machine is an effective tool for generating future scenarios that promote debate and stimulate new ideas in multidisciplinary teams. …”
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Artificial intelligence-assisted clinical decision support for childhood asthma management: A randomized clinical trial. by Hee Yun Seol, Pragya Shrestha, Joy Fladager Muth, Chung-Il Wi, Sunghwan Sohn, Euijung Ryu, Miguel Park, Kathy Ihrke, Sungrim Moon, Katherine King, Philip Wheeler, Bijan Borah, James Moriarty, Jordan Rosedahl, Hongfang Liu, Deborah B McWilliams, Young J Juhn

“…<h4>Rationale</h4>Clinical decision support (CDS) tools leveraging electronic health records (EHRs) have been an approach for addressing challenges in asthma care but remain under-studied through clinical trials.<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess the effectiveness and efficiency of Asthma-Guidance and Prediction System (A-GPS), an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-assisted CDS tool, in optimizing asthma management through a randomized clinical trial (RCT).…”
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