Metabolic syndrome, adipokines, coagulation factors, and venous thromboembolism: a two-step Mendelian randomization study by Zhenzhen Chen, Qi Shuai, Xia Jiang, Wenci Chen, Pingping Ruan, Ruohe Li, Jing Ji, Shixuan Chen

“…Methods Two-sample MR was employed to explore the causal associations between MetS components and VTE and its subtypes, including pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT). …”
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Cognitive Training for Emotion-Related Impulsivity and Rumination: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Waitlist-Controlled Trial by K J D Allen, Matthew V Elliott, Eivind Haga Ronold, Liam Mason, Nandini Rajgopal, Åsa Hammar, Sheri L Johnson

“…Participants will be randomized to (1) begin the N-ACT program without delay or (2) join a waitlist condition and then complete N-ACT. …”
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Exploring Bidirectional Causality between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Chronic Kidney Disease via Mendelian Randomization by Liu X, Liu M, Zhong B, He X, Xu Y, Zhou Z, Qin P

“…This study aimed to explore the bidirectional causal relationship between OSA and CKD and renal function.Methods: We used a 2-sample bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) method to evaluate the causal relationship between OSA and estimated glomerular filtration rate from creatinine (eGFRcrea), eGFR from cystatin C (eGFRcys), urine albumin to creatinine ratio (UACR), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and chronic kidney disease (CKD). …”
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Waist-to-hip ratio and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a clinical observational and Mendelian randomization analysis by Weining Xie, Weining Xie, Yan Hong, Xinrong Chen, Shujuan Wang, Fan Zhang, Xiaoling Chi, Xiaoling Chi

“…Recognizing this discrepancy, we aimed to delve deeper into this phenomenon through observational studies coupled with two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis, with waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) serving as the indicator for abdominal obesity. …”
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Comparative evaluation of the efficacy of Triphala mouthwash and Curcumin mouthwash in the treatment of gingivitis – A randomized controlled study by S. Divya Bharathi, S.P. Aiswarya, Archana R. Sankar

“…Methods: By purposive sampling, 81 patients of both sexes with gingivitis were randomized by lottery method into 3 groups - A, B and C. …”
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Empathy training via Kalamazoo Consensus in remote and in-person medical communication: A randomized controlled trial by Giovan Battista Previti, Carlo Mazzatenta, Tommaso Bellandi, Francesco Niccolai, Dario Nieri, Valentina Ungaretti, Irene Cavasini, Alessandra Mazzoni, Stefano Maiorano, Luca Di Paolo, Veronica D'Elia, Monica Torre, Licia Matteucci, Guido Miccinesi, Moreno Marcucci, Michela Maielli, Sergio Ardis

“…Partecipants were randomly assigned to a trained group (TG) or a control group (CG). …”
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Proof of concept study of the posterior quadratus lumborum block for laparoscopic myomectomy: A randomized controlled trial. by Christopher Little, Natale Naim, Tristan Grogan, Steve Yu, Pamela A Chia

“…Twenty-two subjects were enrolled in this single-center, randomized, controlled study between March 28, 2019 and June 16, 2020 and were randomized to either the QLB or control group. …”
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Effectiveness of e-share intervention for caregivers of elderly people after stroke: a pragmatic randomized trial by Francine Melo da Costa, Débora Francisco do Canto, Lisiane Manganelli Girardi Paskulin

“… Objective to analyse the effectiveness of a virtual educational intervention for family caregivers on the burden and ability to care for elderly people after stroke. Method randomized pragmatic trial with 58 caregivers of elderly survivors of stroke. …”
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Comparison of different methods for reducing pain during a heel lance in newborns: a randomized trial by Tuğba Karga Yilmaz, Betul Yavuz

“…Methods This was a randomized three-group experimental study. The study sample included 90 newborns, 30 in each group. …”
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Effect of Motivational Enhancement Therapy on Patterns of Substance Abuse in Postpartum Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Fatemeh Esmaeilinejad Hasaroeih, Nasim Shahrahmani, Atefeh Ahmadi, Moghaddameh Mirzaee, Katayoun Alidousti, Morteza Hashemian

“…Materials and Methods: This clinical trial was conducted on 60 eligible postpartum women with SUD (30 in the intervention group and 30 control), who were selected using a random sampling method from the postpartum unit of a hospital in Kerman, Iran in 2019. …”
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The effectiveness of mindfulness-based therapy on working memory indices in patients with hypertension: a randomized clinical trial by Fatemeh Rabipour, Seyed Davood Hosseininasab, Arsalan Salari

“…From this population, 34 volunteers were selected by purposive sampling and randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. …”
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The entomological impact of passive metofluthrin emanators against indoor Aedes aegypti: A randomized field trial. by Gregor J Devine, Gonzalo M Vazquez-Prokopec, Wilbert Bibiano-Marín, Norma Pavia-Ruz, Azael Che-Mendoza, Anuar Medina-Barreiro, Josue Villegas, Gabriela Gonzalez-Olvera, Mike W Dunbar, Oselyne Ong, Scott A Ritchie, Thomas S Churcher, Oscar D Kirstein, Pablo Manrique-Saide

“…During each of 7 consecutive deployment cycles, indoor resting mosquitoes were sampled using aspirator collections. Assessments of mosquito landing behaviours were made in a subset of houses. …”
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Assessment of causality between computer game playing and neuropsychiatric disorders: A bidirectional Mendelian randomization study by Kangming Huo, Yinping Liu, Zhongwen Zhang

“…Inverse variance weighted (IVW) method was used as the primary analysis approach to perform bidirectional two-sample MR analysis on the data. Cochran Q test, MR-Egger intercept analysis, and leave-one-out method were used to perform sensitivity analysis to assess the reliability of the analysis results. …”
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One’s Interoception Affects the Representation of Seeing Others’ Pain: A Randomized Controlled qEEG Study by Michela Balconi, Laura Angioletti

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Efficacy and safety of Tongxinluo in the treatment of stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Zhixin Wu, Jiamei Fu, Yumeng Zhou, Yabin Zhou

“…However, due to study limitations, further multicenter, large-sample RCTs are required to confirm.Systematic Review Registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/.…”
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Mediators of the association between nut consumption and cardiovascular diseases: a two-step mendelian randomization study by Ruizhe Wang, Jinfang Sun, Xiaojin Yu

“…We utilized Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) data to assess the causal effects of nut consumption on CVD using two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) and a two-step MR analysis. …”
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Exploring the genetic link between gastroesophageal reflux disease and pancreatic cancer: insights from Mendelian randomization by Chen Yang, Fan Ge, Mengye Peng, Liang Cheng, Kezheng Wang, Wei Liu

“…Methods A two-sample MR analysis was conducted using genome-wide association studies (GWAS) data. …”
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Effects of ethnic attributes on the quality of family planning services in Lima, Peru: a randomized crossover trial. by Maria-Elena Planas, Patricia J García, Monserrat Bustelo, Cesar P Carcamo, Sebastian Martinez, Hugo Nopo, Julio Rodriguez, Maria-Fernanda Merino, Andrew Morrison

“…We conducted the first experimental study to evaluate whether health providers in Peru provide differential quality of care for family planning services, based on the indigenous or mestizo (mixed ethnoracial ancestry) profile of the patient. In a crossover randomized controlled trial conducted in 2012, a sample of 351 out of the 408 public health establishments in Metropolitan Lima, Peru were randomly assigned to receive unannounced simulated patients enacting indigenous and mestizo profiles (sequence-1) or mestizo and then indigenous profiles (sequence-2), with a five week wash-out period. …”
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Screening for Hypertension in adolescents living with HIV: Protocol for a cluster randomized trial to improve guideline adherence. by Raphael Adu-Gyamfi, Juliana Enos, Kwame Yeboah, Veronika Shabanova, Nicola Hawley, Deda Alangea Ogum, Adwoa Agyei Nkansah, Elijah Paintsil, Kwasi Torpey

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A multi-facility cluster-randomized study will be conducted. The clusters will be 20 antiretroviral therapy sites in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana with the highest adolescent caseload. …”
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Causal relationship between immune cells and post-viral fatigue syndrome: a Mendelian randomization study by Zheyi Wang, Zetai Bai, Yize Sun

“…Objective To elucidate the potential causal link between immune cells and PVFS, we performed a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) study. Methods We obtained summary data on PVFS cases (Ncase = 195) and controls (Ncontrol = 382,198) from the FinnGen consortium. …”
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