Changes in shift patterns due to the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective cohort study of the intensive care nursing staff in hospitals in Stockholm by Emma Brulin, Emelie Thunqvist, Per Gustavsson, Carolina Bigert, Tove Nilsson, Seth Addo, Abid Lashari

“…Potential changes in shift patterns for ICU nursing staff are important to study as numerous studies collectively indicate that certain shift patterns, especially night shifts, increase the risk of developing various diseases, such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and preterm birth among nursing staff. …”
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Multicomponent intervention for controlling hypertension in the adult rural population of Pakistan: a protocol for a hybrid type III implementation-effectiveness cluster randomised... by Catherine Hewitt, Aziz Sheikh, Simon Walker, Sajid Soofi, Kamran Siddiqi, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Zainab Samad, Aysha Almas, Saima Afaq, Hajra Khwaja, Shiraz Hashmi, Imran Naeem, Salim S Virani, Saira Bukhari, Sawera Hanif

“…In this study, we will develop and test strategies for the implementation and scale-up of a proven multicomponent hypertension intervention (MCHI) in Pakistan that comprises health education, blood pressure (BP) monitoring and referrals by lady health workers (LHWs) and hypertension management by physicians in primary care settings.Methods and analysis In this 24-month hybrid type III implementation-effectiveness cluster-randomised controlled trial, we will recruit 3000 adult hypertensive patients from two rural districts of Pakistan. …”
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Feasibility and accuracy evaluation of novel 2D instant navigation system on spinal surgery - a preclinical study by Wen Xia, Zhengyang Wu, Rui Zuo, Jiang Wu, Jing Ling, Linfeng Mo, Zegang Shi, Yue Zhou, Changqing Li, Wenjie Zheng, Chao Zhang

“…Leveraging permanent calibration technology, we have developed a novel two-dimensional fluoroscopic image navigation system with the aim of streamlining and expediting the navigation process. …”
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Technology acceptance and use among nursing staff in Latin American hospitals: A mixed methods study by Juan Manuel Aranda, María Elisa Moreno-Fergusson, William Javier Guerrero, Beatriz Sanchez Herrera, María Alejandra Galiano, Maryory Guevara, Ingrid Xiomara Bustos, Francisca Muñóz

“…Methods: : A mixed methods sequential study was conducted in inpatient services. It was developed in three phases. First, a quantitative one with a call to all nurses in two institutions, in Chile and Colombia. …”
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Serum sPD-1 as a marker of T cell exhaustion in ART-naïve, ART-experienced, and intestinal parasite co-infected HIV-positive adults at the university of Gondar comprehensive specia... by Tadelo Wondmagegn, Wubet Birhan, Eseye Derb, Mulualem Lemma, Hana Yohannes, Degsew Ewunetie Anteneh, Alembante Bazezew, Kebebe Tadesse, Bewuketu Belete Alemu

“…While serum soluble programmed death protein 1 (sPD-1) may serve as a marker for immune exhaustion, its role in antiretroviral therapy (ART) and intestinal parasite (IP) co-infections remains underexplored, especially in developing countries like Ethiopia with high HIV and IP prevalence. …”
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Methadone Patient Access to Collaborative Treatment: Protocol for a Pilot and a Randomized Controlled Trial to Establish Feasibility of Adoption and Impact on Methadone Treatment D... by Beth E Meyerson, Alissa Davis, Richard A Crosby, Linnea B Linde-Krieger, Benjamin R Brady, Gregory A Carter, Arlene N Mahoney, David Frank, Janet Rothers, Zhanette Coffee, Elana Deuble, Jonathon Ebert, Mary F Jablonsky, Marlena Juarez, Barbara Lee, Heather M Lorenz, Michael D Pava, Kristen Tinsely, Sana Yousaf

“…ObjectiveMethadone Patient Access to Collaborative Treatment (MPACT) is a 2-phased project (pilot and field trial) to develop and test a staff-level, multimodal intervention to increase staff adoption of low-barrier, patient-centered methadone treatment practices and ultimately improve treatment retention and patient outcomes. …”
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Internet-Based Dementia Prevention Intervention (DementiaRisk): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial and Knowledge Translation by Anthony J Levinson, Stephanie Ayers, Sandra Clark, Rebekah Woodburn, Maureen Dobbins, Dante Duarte, Roland Grad, Nick Kates, Sharon Marr, Doug Oliver, Alexandra Papaioannou, Karen Saperson, Henry Siu, Gillian Strudwick, Richard Sztramko, Sarah Neil-Sztramko

“… BackgroundResearch has shown that engaging in a range of healthy lifestyles or behavioral factors can help reduce the risk of developing dementia. Improved knowledge of modifiable risk factors for dementia may help engage people to reduce their risk, with beneficial impacts on individual and public health. …”
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A Health Service Research Study on a Low-Threshold Hearing Screening Program for Childhood Cancer Survivors in Switzerland: Protocol for the HEAR Study by Philippa Jörger, Carina Nigg, Luzius Mader, Sven Strebel, Martin Kompis, Zuzana Tomášiková, Christina Schindera, Gisela Michel, Nicolas Xavier von der Weid, Marc Ansari, Nicolas Waespe, Claudia Elisabeth Kuehni

“…ObjectiveThe HEAR study aims to develop, conduct, and evaluate the feasibility of a low-threshold, community-based screening program for hearing loss in childhood cancer survivors, using the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework, a tool to plan and evaluate health interventions. …”
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Pragmatic clustered randomised control trial to evaluate a self-regulated learning intervention to be implemented in South Australian primary schools—study protocol by S.A Brinkman, B. Lam, S. Dawson, R. Marrone, D. Schunk, K. Winkel, H. Hermes, F. Gabriel, S. Fowler, D. Engelhardt

“…While SRL is recognised as a key lifelong competency, there remain questions regarding how educators can best develop and promote SRL in school settings. A scalable, low-cost intervention targeted at grade 1 students (6–7 years old) in Germany was found to have substantial effects on impulse control and self-regulated learning, with sustained impacts on long-term academic success Schunk (Nat Hum Behav 6(12):1680-90, 2022). …”
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Effectiveness of food supplements in increasing fat-free tissue accretion in children with moderate acute malnutrition: A randomised 2 × 2 × 3 factorial trial in Burkina Faso. by Christian Fabiansen, Charles W Yaméogo, Ann-Sophie Iuel-Brockdorf, Bernardette Cichon, Maren J H Rytter, Anura Kurpad, Jonathan C Wells, Christian Ritz, Per Ashorn, Suzanne Filteau, André Briend, Susan Shepherd, Vibeke B Christensen, Kim F Michaelsen, Henrik Friis

“…Of 1,609 children, 4 died, 61 were lost to follow-up, and 119 were transferred out due to supplementation being switched to non-experimental products. No children developed allergic reaction. At inclusion, 95% were breastfed, mean (SD) weight was 6.91 kg (0.93), with 83.5% (5.5) FFM. …”
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Possibilities and reserves of using electronic medical records data in health information systems on the example of assessing the causes of visits to outpatient clinics and death i... by I. V. Samorodskaya, R. N. Shepel, I. V. Klyuchnikov, M. M. Lukyanov, S. Yu. Martsevich, E. P. Kakorina, O. M. Drapkina

“…The data obtained confirm the need to develop measures aimed at standardization, structuring and a single regulatory system for entering data on the reasons for patient visits to outpatient clinics and the causes of their death in HIS. …”
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Oncology Provider and Patient Perspectives on a Cardiovascular Health Assessment Tool Used During Posttreatment Survivorship Care in Community Oncology (Results from WF-1804CD): Mi... by Chandylen L Nightingale, Emily V Dressler, Maura Kepper, Heidi D Klepin, Simon Craddock Lee, Sydney Smith, Aylin Aguilar, Kimberly D Wiseman, Stephanie J Sohl, Brian J Wells, Joseph A DeMari, Alyssa Throckmorton, Lindsey W Kulbacki, Jenny Hanna, Randi E Foraker, Kathryn E Weaver

“…Tool acceptability was assessed after 30 patients were enrolled at the practice with both a survey developed for the study as well as with domains from the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology survey (performance expectancy, effort expectancy, attitude toward using technology, and facilitating conditions). …”
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Efficacy of two brands of Mebendazole (500 mg) in the treatment of Ascaris lumbricoides and hookworm infection among school-aged children in South Gondar zone, Northwest Ethiopia:... by Birhanu Malede, Ayalew Jejaw Zeleke, Yenesew Mihret Wondmagegn, Abebaw Setegn, Hailegebriel Wondimu, Ayenew Berhan, Tadesse Misganaw, Gashaw Azanaw Amare, Tegegne Eshetu

“…Abstract Background Parasitic worms remain a serious public health problem in developing countries. Mebendazole is a widely used anthelmintic, but variations in drug efficacy among different brands of mebendazole may impact treatment outcomes. …”
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INDICATORS OF BIOELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF THE PROPER MASSETER MUSCLES WITH THEIR DIFFERENT MASS IN MALES by O.V. Rybalov, Yu.I. Semenenko, P.I. Yatsenko, O.I. Yatsenko, O.S. Ivanytska

“…The data of EMG results were processed by a computer program developed at the Higher State Educational Establishment of Ukraine «Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy» (Poltava). …”
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Optimization of Inspired Oxygen during Mechanical Ventilation (OPTI-OXYGEN): rationale and design of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial by Taylor B Thompson, Todd W Rice, Guy N Brock, Jonathan Peters, Elliott D Crouser, Matthew Exline, Sonal R Pannu, Jamie Zimmer, Jeffrey C Horowitz

“…Conversely, arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) offers accuracy but is costly and invasive. We aim to develop a novel approach to targeted oxygenation that collectively uses the accuracy of SaO2 and the feasibility of SpO2 to mitigate occult hypoxaemia and prevent hyperoxaemia.Methods and analysis The Optimization of Inspired Oxygen during Mechanical Ventilation trial is a pragmatic stepped wedge, open label, cluster-randomised controlled trial of an algorithm-based SpO2-SaO2 electronic alert-based oxygen titration protocol. …”
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Testing a Machine Learning–Based Adaptive Motivational System for Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Smokers (Adapt2Quit): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Ariana Kamberi, Benjamin Weitz, Julie Flahive, Julianna Eve, Reem Najjar, Tara Liaghat, Daniel Ford, Peter Lindenauer, Sharina Person, Thomas K Houston, Megan E Gauvey-Kern, Jackie Lobien, Rajani S Sadasivam

“…Computer-tailored health communication, which is focused on finding the most relevant messages for an individual, has been shown to promote behavior change. We developed a machine learning approach (the Adapt2Quit recommender system), and our pilot work demonstrated the potential to increase message relevance and smoking cessation effectiveness among individuals who are socioeconomically disadvantaged. …”
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A Peer Support Specialist–Delivered Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Program for Women in Substance Use Treatment: Protocol for a Single-Arm Trial by Heidi M Zinzow, Irene Pericot-Valverde, Lauren Smalls, Madelyn G Brancato, Greyson Chapman, Allison Smith, Ava Thompson, Caroline Greco, Meghan Shank, Kacey Y Eichelberger, Kimbley Smith, Alain H Litwin

“…The long-term objective of this project is to develop an accessible, scalable, and efficacious prevention program that reduces the incidence of exposure to sexual and intimate partner violence, substance use, and violence-related mental health disorders for women in substance use treatment. …”
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Virtual reality-assisted rehabilitation for postoperative C5 palsy: a pilot exploratory randomized controlled trial by Kyung-Soo Suk, Jinyoung Park, Taeyeon Choi, Byung Ho Lee, Yongjin Ahn, Sunung Yun, Si Young Park, Hak Sun Kim, Seoung-Hwan Moon, Ji-Won Kwon

“…Adult patients (≥ 20 years) who developed new-onset C5 palsy after posterior cervical fusion were enrolled. …”
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The Impact of Vaccination on Disease Course and Outcome in Intensive Care Patients With COVID-19 by B. I. Kurilin, V. Y. Kiselevskaya-Babinina, Y. V. Kuzmicheva, A. V. Shapoval, N. E. Drozdova, K. A. Popugayev

“…The Institute has created a registry of hospitalized patients diagnosed with Coronavirus infection caused by the COVID-19 virus, who have a certificate of vaccination with registration in EMIAS. Also, to determine vaccinated patients, we used information from the Headquarters for measures to prevent the importation and spread of infection caused by the 2019-nCoV coronavirus in the city of Moscow. …”
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iCogCA to Promote Cognitive Health Through Digital Group Interventions for Individuals Living With a Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder: Protocol for a Nonrandomized Concurrent Contro... by Christy Au-Yeung, Helen Thai, Michael Best, Christopher R Bowie, Synthia Guimond, Katie M Lavigne, Mahesh Menon, Steffen Moritz, Myra Piat, Geneviève Sauvé, Ana Elisa Sousa, Elisabeth Thibaudeau, Todd S Woodward, Martin Lepage, Delphine Raucher-Chéné

“…MethodsThe study involves 5 Canadian sites, with mental health care practitioners trained digitally through the E-Cog platform, which was developed by our research group. Over 2.5 years, participants with SSDs will undergo pre- and postintervention assessments for clinical symptoms, cognition, and functioning. …”
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