Determinants of weight gain among adult tuberculosis patients on dots during intensive phase in Wonago Ethiopia, unmatched case control study by Licky Eyob, Helen Ali, Yohanness Adisu, Adane Tesfaye

“…A non-probability convenience sampling method was employed to include participants. A total of 258 tuberculosis patients were included (86 cases and 172 controls). …”
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CT-Detected Arterial Calcification and Ischemic Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Patients with Upper Urinary Tract Calculi: A Case-Control Study by Qu Z, Yang W, Liu S, Wang M, Zheng A, Qin C, Du Y, Zhu X, Xu T

“…A scoring system to assess concurrent AC risk in UUTC patients was developed and validated.Results: A total of 396 UUTC patients and 200 controls were included. …”
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Risk Factors for Postpartum Hemorrhage Following Vaginal Deliveries in China: A Case-Control Study of Second Births After IUD Removal by Shen L, Xu Y, Li B, Long Y

“…A case-control design was employed, comprising 524 women with PPH (blood loss ≥ 500 mL) 24h after giving birth and an equal number of controls (blood loss < 500 mL) matched on a 1:1 ratio. …”
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Efficacy of ankle Kinesio taping on balance and functional performance in obese female collegiate students: a prospective randomized placebo-controlled trial by Nesma M. Allam, Hadaya Mosaad Eladl, Dalia Mahmoud Abdelmonem Elsherbini, Moaz Abulfaraj, Moneer E. Almadani, Ateya Megahed Ibrahim, Ateya Megahed Ibrahim, Mohamed El-Sherbiny, Mohamed A. Eladl, Nermine Nosseir, Reda Jamjoom

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of ankle Kinesio taping (KT) on static and dynamic balance and functional performance in obese female collegiate students.DesignThis study was a prospective, randomized controlled trial.SettingThe research was conducted in outpatient physical therapy settings.ParticipantsA total of 40 female collegiate students, aged 18–25 years, were randomly assigned to two groups of equal size.InterventionGroup A (KT group) received KT with 75–100% tension, and group B (Placebo KT group) received placebo KT with 0% tension. …”
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Fu’s Subcutaneous Needling Combined with Kinematic Acupuncture versus Electroacupuncture in the Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Lin Y, Hong W, Sui L, Jiang Q, Jiang G, Yan W, Xu N, Zhang R

“…The study group received FSN combined with Kinematic acupuncture, the control group received electroacupuncture treatment.Results: The results after treatment demonstrated that the study group had significantly higher scores in VAS (P=0.001), NPQ (P=0.000), NDI (P=0.000), TY (P=0.000), SF-36 (P=0.000), Hand-numbness (P=0.004), total effective rate (P=0.004) and Analgesic effect time (P=0.001) compared to the control group. …”
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Mindfulness-based programmes for mental health promotion in adults in nonclinical settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. by Julieta Galante, Claire Friedrich, Anna F Dawson, Marta Modrego-Alarcón, Pia Gebbing, Irene Delgado-Suárez, Radhika Gupta, Lydia Dean, Tim Dalgleish, Ian R White, Peter B Jones

“…Compared with specific active control conditions, there is no statistically significant evidence of MBPs' superiority. …”
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A Comparison of the Effects of Sevoflurane, Propofol, and Propofol Combined with Butorphanol in Suppressing Sufentanil-Induced cough—A Randomized Controlled Trial by Ji H, Zhang F, Yang M, Xu X, Sun Y, Xia X, Li Y

“…Anesthesiology Department, Chaohu Hospital Affiliated with Anhui Medical University, ChaoHu, HeFei, 238000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +8613966386669, Email xxq2366833@sina.com Yuanhai Li, Anesthesiology Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of AnHui Medical University HeFei, HeFei, 230000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +861350569756, Email liyuanhai-1@163.comObjective: To study the safety and efficacy of sevoflurane pretreatment in preventing sufentanil-induced cough in children and to compare its antitussive effect with that of butorphanol, an opioid analgesic that has been proven effective in clinical trials.Data and Methods: This was a prospective randomized controlled trial. A total of 174 patients who underwent ENT surgery at Chaohu Hospital Affiliated with Anhui Medical University were enrolled and divided into groups S, C and B, with 58 patients in each group, according to the random number table method. …”
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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of lithium versus quetiapine augmentation for treatment-resistant depression in adults: LQD a pragmatic randomised controlled trial by Jess Kerr-Gaffney, Zohra Zenasni, Kimberley Goldsmith, Nahel Yaziji, Huajie Jin, Alessandro Colasanti, John Geddes, David Kessler, R Hamish McAllister-Williams, Allan H Young, Alvaro Barrera, Lindsey Marwood, Rachael W Taylor, Helena Tee, Anthony J Cleare

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Effectiveness of the BOPPPS-MDT Model in Enhancing ECMO Training for ICU Staff: A Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing Knowledge, Skills, and Teamwork Outcomes by Zhou W, Huang L, Tang W

“…This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the BOPPPS-MDT (Bridge-in, Objectives, Pre-assessment, Participatory Learning, Post-assessment, and Summary model integrated with Multidisciplinary Team) teaching model in enhancing ECMO training for ICU staff.Methods: A total of 108 ICU interns with diverse educational backgrounds and majors were randomly assigned to two groups: 54 in the control group and 54 in the experimental group. …”
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Impact of Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention and Control Programmes on Antibiotic Usage and A. baumannii resistance: A 2016–2023 Multicentre Prospective Study by Liu L, Liu B, Li L, Li Y, Zhou X, Li Q

“…Lei Liu,1,2,* Bin Liu,1,2,* Liang Li,1,2 Yu Li,3 Xiangdong Zhou,1,2 Qi Li1,2 1Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of China; 2Hainan Province Clinical Medical Center of Respiratory Disease, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Qi Li, Email lqlq198210@sina.comObjective: This study assesses the efficacy of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) and infection prevention and control programmes (IPCP) in guiding the use of antibiotics and the control of A. baumannii (AB) resistance at multiple medical centres.Methods: We evaluated the effectiveness of the policy on antibiotic consumption and AB resistance by determining the relationship between the defined daily doses (DDD) for antibiotics – or alcohol-based hand gel (ABHG) consumption – and the incidence of carbapenem-resistant AB (CR-AB), multidrug-resistant AB (MDR-AB) and extensively drug-resistant AB (XDR-AB) at two medical centers from 2016– 2023.Results: In total, 4057 AB isolates were collected; 64.95% of the AB isolates were CR, 59.48% were MDR and 1.41% were XDR. …”
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A retrospective study “myo-inositol is a cost-saving strategy for controlled ovarian stimulation in non-polycystic ovary syndrome art patients.” by Cesare Aragona, Michele Russo, Samuel H. Myers, Maria Salomé Bezerra Espinola, Gabriele Bilotta, Vittorio Unfer

“…We also investigated the oocyte and embryo quality, implantation rate, abortion rate, clinical pregnancy, and ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. Methods A total of 300 women undergoing either IVF or ICSI were distributed between two distinct and equal patient groups of 150 women. …”
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Intravenous lidocaine as an adjuvant to propofol sedation for elderly patients undergoing same-visit bidirectional endoscopy: protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial by Ying Liu, Nan Song, Jing-tao Zhang, Jing Yan, Ke Peng, Hong Liu, Xi-sheng Shan, Fu-hai Ji

“…Secondary outcomes include total propofol dose, incidence of involuntary body movements, postoperative pain and fatigue scores, and recovery time. …”
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Efficacy and safety of intensive triglyceride-lowering therapy on reducing recurrence of hypertriglyceridemia-associated pancreatitis (REDUCE): protocol for a multicentre, randomis... by Tao Chen, Weiqin Li, Chunping Zhu, Na Liu, Xin Xu, Lihui Deng, Dong Wu, Yao Wu, Jianhua Wan, Xin Huang, Lu Ke, Wenhua He, Hongwei Zhang, Duan Wang, Nong-Hua Lu, Yin Zhu, Ling Ding, Jianing Li, Jianwen Sheng, Nonghua Lu, Huifang Xiong, Liang Xia, Gaifang Liu, Jinyi Sheng, Lingyu Luo, Yupeng Lei, Huajing Ke, Lanting Wang, Shihang Zhang, Zhihua Tang, Youshun Liu, Guan Gui, Yingjie Chen, Yinyu Pan

“…The efficacy and safety of intensive TG-lowering therapy on reducing recurrence of HTG-AP trial aims to determine whether intensive TG-lowering therapy (with a TG goal of <150 mg/dL (equal to 1.7 mmol/L)), compared with usual care (with a TG goal of <500 mg/dL (equal to 5.65 mmol/L)), can reduce recurrence in patients after a first episode of HTG-AP.Methods and analysis This is an investigator-initiated, multicentre, open-label, parallel, superiority, randomised, controlled trial. …”
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Julius Kruopis – the pioneer of applied statistics in Lithuania by Vilijandas Bagdonavičius, Vydas Čekanavičius, Rūta Levulienė, Pranas Vaitkus

“…These  applications are mainly related to optimization of  control systems, regulation and management of technological processes (acceptance control of materials and details, intermediate control of manufactured details and nodes, outgoing production control, metrological control of measuring devices, product reliability control, etc.). …”
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Efficacy, safety, and tolerability of lifitegrast 5% eye drops: A randomized, double-blind, active-controlled trial in Indian patients with dry eye disease by Namrata Sharma, Sayan Basu, Rohit Shetty, Pramod Kumar, Anindita Mondal, P Seshu Babu, Richa Srivastava, Ranjana A Pande, Shubashree Karat, Hemaxi P Desai, S Manjula, M Krishna Kumar

“…Purpose: To compare the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of lifitegrast 5% versus carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) 0.5% in adult patients with dry eye disease (DED). Methods: A total of 370 eligible patients with DED were randomized equally to receive twice-daily doses of a single drop in each eye of either lifitegrast 5% or CMC 0.5% for 12 weeks. …”
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The effect of a digital targeted client communication intervention on pregnant women's worries and satisfaction with antenatal care in Palestine-A cluster randomized controlled tri... by Binyam Bogale, Kjersti Mørkrid, Eatimad Abbas, Itimad Abu Ward, Firas Anaya, Buthaina Ghanem, Taghreed Hijaz, Mervett Isbeih, Sally Issawi, Zaher A S Nazzal, Sharif E Qaddomi, J Frederik Frøen

“…We employed a non-inferiority study design and an intention-to-treat analysis approach.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 454 women, 239 from the TCC intervention and 215 from the control arm participated in this sub-study. …”
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Gushen Antai pill for expected normal ovarian responders undergoing IVF-ET (GSATP-FreET): interim analysis of a randomized controlled trial by Ying Xu, Xin Hu, Kai-Liang Ai, Zhen-Gao Sun, Jing-Yan Song

“…In total, 371 eligible women with expected normal ovarian reserve (NOR) were age-stratified and randomly assigned to either the GSATP group or the placebo group at random in an equal ratio. …”
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Electroacupuncture versus sham electroacupuncture in treating low anterior resection syndrome after rectal cancer surgery: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. by Zi-Yue Wang, Guang-Xia Shi, Yu Wang, Wei Pei, Ying-Chi Yang, Jing-Wen Yang, Xiao-Ya Wei, Jin-Ying Jia, Jian-Feng Tu, Cun-Zhi Liu

“…A total of 136 patients with LARS who meet the inclusion criteria will be randomly allocated, in equal proportions (1:1), to either the EA or SA group. …”
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The effect of probiotic, prebiotic, and synbiotic supplements on anthropometric measures and respiratory infections in malnourished children: a systematic review and meta-analysis... by Masoumeh Paiandeh, Mahsa Maghalian, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi, Mojgan Mirghafourvand

“…Results Twelve studies with a total of 3,086 children (aged up to 6 years, equally distributed between boys and girls) were included. …”
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Rewiring for Victory: Neuro-Athletic Training Enhances Flexibility, Serve Speed, and Upper Limb Performance in Elite Volleyball Players—A Randomized Controlled Trial by Caglar Soylu, Emre Altundag

“…The participants were randomly assigned into an NAT intervention group or a control group continuing traditional training. Both groups trained three days per week for eight weeks, with the NAT program targeting neuromuscular adaptations while maintaining equal total training durations. …”
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