Effects of exercise with music in frail older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis by NamHee Kim, Gwang Suk Kim, Min Kyung Park, Layoung Kim, Jae Jun Lee, Seungbum Yang

“…Community-based health professionals should consider using music when providing exercise interventions to frail older adults, while applying tailored approaches that consider their unique needs.PROSPERO registration number CRD42022369774.…”
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Cluster randomised trial of a health system strengthening approach applying person-centred communication for the prevention of female genital mutilation in Guinea, Kenya and Somali... by Max Petzold, Vernon Mochache, Mamadou Dioulde Balde, Anne-Marie Soumah, Soe Soe Thwin, Aissatou Diallo, Christina Pallitto, Wisal Ahmed, Patrick Muia Ndavi, Tammary Esho, James Munyao King’oo, Jackline Kemboi, Alpha Oumar Sall, Karin Stein, Khurshed Nosirov, Muna Abdi Ahmed, Ahmed Diriye

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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

“…Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT06608979; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06608979 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)DERR1-10.2196/68673…”
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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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Progressive resistance training in young people with Prader-Willi syndrome: protocol for a randomised trial (PRESTO) by Kim L Bennell, Nicholas F Taylor, Nora Shields, David Levitt, Jennifer J Watts, Luke Prendergast, Joseph Proietto, Lauren J Rice, Zoë McCallum, Alesha Southby, Tania Markovic, Christine Bigby, Cara Schofield, Georgina Loughnan, Janet Franklin, Viral Chikani, Susan Blair

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Current Epidemiological Situation of Tuberculosis in Ukraine and Possible Ways for its Improvement by Yu. Valetskyi, R. Novobilsky, R. Valetska, S. Kalinchuk, O. Yatskevych, V. Nychyporuk

“…Ensuring the success of measures to combat TB in Ukraine, in our opinion, is possible by implementing the following main measures: (1) implementation of mandatory preventive medical examinations of the entire population in order to timely identify cases of TB disease; (2) implementation of mandatory preventive medical examinations for TB of internally displaced persons during their registration and receipt of assistance, or when traveling abroad, etc.; (3) creation of a sufficient bed fund to ensure inpatient treatment of TB patients; (4) development of an effective law on forced treatment or isolation of TB patients who evade treatment because they pose a threat of infection to healthy persons. …”
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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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Can Generic Medications Be a Safe and Effective Alternative to Brand-Name Drugs for Cardiovascular Disease Treatment? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Bing Luo, Feng Yu, Weihong Ge, Xian Yang

“…Therefore, large-sample, multicenter, high-quality studies are still required to guide the clinical use of cardiovascular drugs. The PROSPERO registration: CRD42023481597, https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42023481597.…”
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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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Assessing the impact of an intensive dietitian-led telehealth intervention focusing on nutritional adequacy, symptom control and optional supplemental jejunal feeding, on quality o... by Emma McShane, Kate Furness, Lauren Hanna, Kate Connell, Terrence Haines, Catherine E. Huggins, John Zalcberg, Sharon Carey, Charles H.C. Pilgrim, Joanne Lundy, Andrew Metz, David Kissane, Michael Franco, John Coutsouvelis, Diederick W. De Boo, J Simon Bell, Mahesh Iddawela, Theresa Dodson, Ignatius Pereira, Nina Imad, Jill Kirkpatrick, Cherie Dear, Daniel Croagh

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Telehealth cancer-related fatigue clinic model for cancer survivors: a pilot randomised controlled trial protocol (the T-CRF trial) by Jane Turner, Nicolas H Hart, Patsy Yates, Laisa Teleni, Joanne F Aitken, Lee Jones, Steven M McPhail, Rahul Ladwa, Fiona Crawford-Williams, Raymond J Chan, Mark B Pinkham, Elizabeth P Pinkham, Brigid Hanley, Gemma Lock, Jodie Nixon, Oluwaseyifunmi Andi Agbejule, Carmen P Escalante

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Platelet-Rich Plasma for Treating Chronic Noncancer Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Fengfeng Wang, Fei Meng, Timmy Chi Wing Chan, Stanley Sau Ching Wong

“…Systematic Review Registration PROSPERO CRD42023441115.…”
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Modulating verticality representation and uprightness by virtual reality: rationale and protocol for a within-person randomised intervention associating a basic study in healthy in... by Dominic Perennou, Eugénie Lhommée, Aurélien Hugues, Stéphanie Dehem, Celine Piscicelli, Remi Gimat, Shenhao Dai, Adélaïde Marquer

“…After hemisphere stroke, lateropulsion is caused by an impaired internal representation of verticality, for which developing rehabilitation techniques has become a priority. …”
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Acute High Dose Melatonin for Encephalopathy of the Newborn (ACUMEN) Study: a protocol for a multicentre phase 1 safety trial of melatonin to augment therapeutic hypothermia for mo... by Neil Marlow, Adrienne Foran, Deirdre M Murray, Eleanor J Molloy, James P Boardman, Atul Malhotra, Geraldine Boylan, Subhabrata Mitra, Nicola J Robertson, Karel Allegaert, Suzanne L Miller, Anne Smits, Frances Cowan, Joseph F Standing, Giles Kendall, Rodney W Hunt, Hakim-Moulay Dehbi, Julie-Clare Becher, Linda De Vries, Divyen Shah, Alyson MacNeil, Anvi Wadke, Raymand Pang, Yusuf Jaami, Pamela Tranter, Ajit K Mahaveer, Kathryn A Martinello, Balamurugan Palanisami, Brian Walsh

“…Pharmacokinetic (PK) data suggest it is necessary to reach melatonin levels of 15–30 mg/L within 6–8 hours of hypoxia-ischaemia for brain protection. We developed a novel Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) grade melatonin in ethanol 50 mg/mL solution for intravenous use. …”
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The Effectiveness of Digital Animation–Based Multistage Education for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation: Randomized Clinical Trial by Xiaoyu Shi, Yijun Wang, Yuhong Wang, Jun Wang, Chen Peng, Siyi Cheng, Lingpeng Song, Rui Li, Fuding Guo, Zeyan Li, Shoupeng Duan, Xiaomeng Yang, Liping Zhou, Hong Jiang, Lilei Yu

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to develop a novel digital animation-based multistage education system and evaluate its quality-of-life benefits for patients with AFCA. …”
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Rituximab-combined anthracycline-free chemotherapy in newly diagnosed paediatric and adolescent patients with non-high-risk aggressive mature B cell lymphoma: protocol for a single... by Hiroya Hashimoto, Masahiro Sekimizu, Tetsuya Mori, Naoto Fujita, Reiji Fukano, Yuhki Koga, Tetsuo Mitsui, Takeshi Mori, Daiki Hori, Makito Tanaka, Kentaro Ohki, Hideto Iwafuchi, Atsuko Nakazawa, Ryoji Kobayashi, Akiko M. Saito, Michi Kamei

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Immunosuppressive therapy and nutritional diseases of patients after kidney transplantation: a systematic review by Aleksandra Anna Kajdas, Marcin Kleibert, Anne Katrine Normann, Krzysztof Krasuski, Ditte Søndergaard Linde, Dorota Szostak-Węgierek

“…As a result, Tac presented a higher risk factor for the development of diabetes compared to cyclosporine (CsA). …”
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Lessons Learned About the Education Needs of Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Mixed-Method Study by Michelle L. Gabriel, Lucy Chen, Sharon Lee, Jenny Accettura, Emily E. Campbell, Melanie Dissanayake, Teresa J. Valenzano-Hacker, Michelle Nash, Lindita Rapi, Niki Dacouris, Weiqiu Yuan, Tiffany Thai

“…Patients revealed that their support system helps to develop self-reliance and support their transition after transplant to allow them to recover and manage challenges after transplant. …”
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Multimodal Web-Based Telerehabilitation for Patients With Post–COVID-19 Condition: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Aleksandar Tomaskovic, Vincent Weber, David T Ochmann, Elmo Wanja Neuberger, Ella Lachtermann, Alexandra Brahmer, Nils Haller, Barlo Hillen, Kira Enders, Viktoria Eggert, Peter Zeier, Klaus Lieb, Perikles Simon

“…The integration of various objective diagnostic systems will provide valuable insights into emerging postviral fatigue syndromes, supporting the development of CPET-based diagnostics, personalized rehabilitation strategies, and future research on long-term telerehabilitation effectiveness. …”
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Effect of early tranexamic acid treatment on fatigue in patients with mild traumatic brain injury: data from the CRASH-3 clinical trial [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 not a... by Temitayo Shokunbi, Haleema Shakur-Still, Raoul Mansukhani, Antonio Belli, Rizwana Chaudhri, Sabariah Faizah Jamaluddin, Amy Brenner, Lauren Frimley, Rashid Jooma, Ian Roberts

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