Path model explaining the association between fear of falling and health-related quality of life in (pre-)frail older adults by Tjard Sattler, Sophie Gottschalk, Hans-Helmut König, Tobias Braun, Gisela Büchele, Michael Denkinger, Tim Fleiner, Corinna Nerz, Kilian Rapp, Martina Schäufele, Christian Werner, Judith Dams

“…Trial registration German Clinical Trials Register, ID: DRKS00024638, https://drks.de/search/en/trial/DRKS00024638 , date of registration: March 11th 2021.…”
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Phase I study of efineptakin alfa (NT-I7) for the treatment of Kaposi sarcoma by Leonard D’Amico, Martin Cheever, Steven P Fling, Anna Wright, Kathryn Lurain, Ramya Ramaswami, Irene Ekwede, Thomas S Uldrick, Robert Yarchoan, Judith C Kaiser, Angela Shaulov Kask, Manoj P Menon, Paul Couey, Eli Burnham, Allysson Angeldekao, Byung Ha Lee, Li-Lian Kwok, Chia-Ching Jackie Wang

“…Secondary endpoints included evaluation of antitumor activity per the modified AIDS Clinical Trials Group Criteria and assessment of the effect of NT-I7 on the kinetics of CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells.Results Eight cisgender male participants (five with HIV infection) were enrolled. …”
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Comprehensive coronary CT angiography in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Binh T Nguyen, Edward Hulten, Venkatesh L Murthy, Tarin Phillips, Gregory M Blake, Jonathan A Aun, Lisa M Conte, Ritika Gadodia, Aakash Tuli, Sara L Robinson, Travis E Harrell

“…This systematic review and meta-analysis summarise and estimate pooled effect sizes for observational studies among PLWH using comprehensive coronary CT angiography (CTA).Design Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis reporting guidelines were used.Data sources PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, Cochrane Clinical Trials and EBM were searched from inception to 23 February 2024.Eligibility criteria We included studies evaluating coronary atherosclerosis in adult PLWH with controls and CTA results for plaque prevalence, extent, severity and high-degree stenosis.Data extraction and synthesis Two independent reviewers used standardised methods to screen for relevance by title, abstract and full-text review. …”
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A longitudinal cohort study on dispensed analgesic and psychotropic medications in older adults before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic: the HUNT study by Tanja Louise Ibsen, Ekaterina Zotcheva, Sverre Bergh, Debby Gerritsen, Gill Livingston, Hilde Lurås, Svenn-Erik Mamelund, Anne Marie Mork Rokstad, Bjørn Heine Strand, Richard C. Oude Voshaar, Geir Selbæk

“…Trial registration The study is registered in ClinicalTrials.gov 02.02.2021, with the identification number NCT 04792086.…”
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Supporting primary care clinicians in caring for patients with alcohol use disorder: study protocol for Records for Alcohol Care Enhancement (RACE), a factorial four-arm randomized... by Kara M. Magane, Richard Saitz, Sarah Fielman, Marc R. LaRochelle, Christopher W. Shanahan, Christine A. Pace, Michael LaValley, Kaley Penington, Skylar Karzhevsky, Emily Hurstak

“…Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov identifier/registration number (NCT number): NCT05492942…”
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Impaired creatinine-based estimated glomerular filtration rate in Thai individuals switching to dolutegravir: illustrating the role of cystatin C testing to aid clinical decision m... by Carlo Sacdalan, Curtis Austin, Aswathy Varma, Suteeraporn Pinyakorn, Eugène Kroon, Donn J. Colby, Phillip Chan, Orlanda Goh, Krittaporn Pornpaisakul, Jintana Intasan, Tassanee Luekasemsuk, Merlin L. Robb, Nitiya Chomchey, Nittaya Phanuphak, Jintanat Ananworanich, Sandhya Vasan, Denise Hsu, the SEARCH 010/RV254 study group

“…Trial registration Clinical Trials Registry Number: ClininicalTrials.gov NCT00796146.…”
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Exploring the role of ESR1 mutations in metastatic hormone receptor-positive breast cancer T cell immune surveillance disruption by Morgane Lopez, Laurie Spehner, Fabrice André, Julien Viot, Evan Seffar, Amélie Marguier, Elsa Curtit, Guillaume Meynard, Erion Dobi, Sylvain Ladoire, Romain Boidot, Romain Loyon, Valentin Derangere, François-Clément Bidard, Christophe Borg, Laura Mansi, Marie Kroemer

“…Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02838381. Registered on June 2012.…”
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Characteristics of adherent and non-adherent patients with hypertension in a Norwegian cross-sectional study by Eirik Olsen, Lene V. Halvorsen, Stine Rognstad, Arleen Aune, Karl Marius Brobak, Ola Undrum Bergland, Vibeke N. Kjær, Knut Liestøl, Marit D. Solbu, Rune Mo, Eva Gerdts, Morten Rostrup, Sverre E. Kjeldsen, Aud Høieggen, Mimi S. Opdal, Anne Cecilie K. Larstorp, Camilla L. Søraas

“…Adherence was significantly and negatively related to younger age, non-European ethnicity, and increasing number of prescribed antihypertensive pills, and positively to the type of prescribed medication, especially angiotensin receptor blocker (www.ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03209154).…”
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Associated adverse outcomes with tumor treating fields when combined to temozolomide versus temozolomide alone for the treatment of glioblastoma: a meta-analysis of randomized tria... by Yuanyuan Chen, Yan Chen, Hong Zhen, Danhua Lou

“…Methods MEDLINE (subset PubMed), EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane databases, Google scholar, and http://www.ClinicalTrials.gov were searched for publications comparing TTF in combination with temozolomide versus temozolomide alone for the treatment of glioblastoma. …”
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Effect of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) on hospitalization among adults with COVID-19: An electronic health record-based target trial emulation from N3C. by Abhishek Bhatia, Alexander J Preiss, Xuya Xiao, M Daniel Brannock, G Caleb Alexander, Robert F Chew, Hannah Davis, Megan Fitzgerald, Elaine Hill, Elizabeth P Kelly, Hemalkumar B Mehta, Charisse Madlock-Brown, Kenneth J Wilkins, Christopher G Chute, Melissa Haendel, Richard Moffitt, Emily R Pfaff, N3C Consortium

“…Paxlovid was highly effective at preventing hospitalization and death in clinical trials. Several studies have found a protective association in real-world data, but they variously used less recent study periods, correlational methods, and small, local cohorts. …”
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Comparison of the Journey II bicruciate stabilised (JII-BCS) and GENESIS II total knee arthroplasty for functional ability and motor impairment: the CAPAbility, blinded, randomised... by Allan B Clark, Toby O Smith, J Wells, Iain McNamara, Juliet High, Ann Marie Swart, Valerie Pomeroy, Graham Creelman, Celia Whitehouse, B Harry, Celia Clarke

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Efficacy of a Blended Low-Intensity Internet-Delivered Psychological Program in Patients With Multimorbidity in Primary Care: Randomized Controlled Trial by Alicia Monreal-Bartolomé, Adoración Castro, M Ángeles Pérez-Ara, Margalida Gili, Fermín Mayoral, María Magdalena Hurtado, Esperanza Varela Moreno, Cristina Botella, Azucena García-Palacios, Rosa M Baños, Yolanda López-Del-Hoyo, Javier García-Campayo, Jesus Montero-Marin

“…Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT03426709; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03426709 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)RR2-10.1186/S12888-019-2037-3…”
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Impact of hepatic steatosis on the efficacy of antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis B and the establishment of predictive model: a cohort study by Guanghui Ren, Kaining Jia, Shi Yin, Yunpeng Guan, Qingwei Cong, Ying Zhu

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Overview of preclinical and phase II clinical studies on Pegmolesatide’s long-term erythropoiesis stimulating effect via EPOR-mediated signal transduction by Xiaoying Ma, Zhen Li, Lu Zhang, Hui Qian, Qinkai Chen, Ye Tao, Yunfan Li, Dandan Wang, Zhizhen Hu, Weili Luo, Ping Li, Hai Yu, Changlin Mei, Xueqing Yu, Yuanfeng Zhou

“…Furthermore, two Phase II clinical trials in dialysis and non-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with anemia, respectively CTR20140533 and CTR20140539, assessed PK-PD and safety following repeated administration. …”
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The effect of nursing care provided to coronary intensive care patients according to their circadian rhythms on sleep quality, pain, anxiety, and delirium: a randomised controlled... by Meryem Pelin, Havva Sert

“…The study has been registered in ClinicalTrials.gov (Identifiers: NCT04934436). During statistical analysis, the groups were coded as Group A and Group B, ensuring blinding for the statistician. …”
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Paracrine activity of Smurf1-silenced mesenchymal stem cells enhances bone regeneration and reduces bone loss in postmenopausal osteoporosis by Alberto González-González, Itziar Álvarez-Iglesias, Daniel García-Sánchez, Monica Dotta, Ricardo Reyes, Ana Alfonso-Fernández, Alfonso Bolado-Carrancio, Patricia Díaz-Rodríguez, María Isabel Pérez-Núñez, José Carlos Rodríguez-Rey, Jesús Delgado-Calle, Flor M. Pérez-Campo

“…These findings warrant further in vivo studies and clinical trials to validate its therapeutic efficacy and safety.…”
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Does pregabalin offer potential as a first-line therapy for generalized anxiety disorder? A meta-analysis of efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness by Narcis Cardoner, Narcis Cardoner, Narcis Cardoner, Narcis Cardoner, Luis Gutiérrez-Rojas, Luis Gutiérrez-Rojas, Pilar Saiz, Pilar Saiz, Pilar Saiz, Pilar Saiz, Pilar Saiz, Guillermo Lahera, Guillermo Lahera, Guillermo Lahera, Guillermo Lahera, Miguel Ángel Álvarez-Mon, Miguel Ángel Álvarez-Mon, Miguel Ángel Álvarez-Mon, Miguel Ángel Álvarez-Mon, Pino Alonso Ortega, Pino Alonso Ortega, Pino Alonso Ortega, Pino Alonso Ortega, María Pérez-Páramo

“…Efficacy and safety were evaluated using various scales and adverse events (AEs). Randomized clinical trials were included in the study. Four major databases were used for this study. …”
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Process evaluation of Project Daire: a food environment intervention that impacted food knowledge, wellbeing and dietary habits of primary school children by Naomi Anderson, Sarah F. Brennan, Fiona Lavelle, Sarah E. Moore, Dilara Olgacher, Amy Junkin, Moira Dean, Michelle C. McKinley, Patrick McCole, Ruth F. Hunter, Laura Dunne, Niamh E. O’Connell, Chris T. Elliott, Danielle McCarthy, Jayne V. Woodside

“…National Library of Medicine Clinical Trials.gov (ID: NCT04277312; retrospectively registered 11th February 2020).…”
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Balneotherapy for the treatment of post-COVID syndrome: a randomized controlled trial by Diana Ovejero, Anna Ribes, Judit Villar-García, Marta Trenchs-Rodriguez, Daniel Lopez, Xavier Nogués, Robert Güerri-Fernandez, Natalia Garcia-Giralt

“…Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05765591 (13/03/2023).…”
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Sex differences in murine MASH induced by a fructose-palmitate-cholesterol-enriched diet by Lakshmi Arivazhagan, Sofie Delbare, Robin A. Wilson, Michaele B. Manigrasso, Boyan Zhou, Henry H. Ruiz, Kaamashri Mangar, Ryoko Higa, Emily Brown, Huilin Li, Michael J. Garabedian, Ravichandran Ramasamy, Kathryn J. Moore, Edward A. Fisher, Neil D. Theise, Ann Marie Schmidt

“…The identification of intrinsic, within-sex, diet-dependent disparities underscores the critical need to include both male and female individuals in MAFLD/MASH studies and clinical trials. Impact and implications:: Despite the importance of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) in impairment of human health, the potential for and mechanisms of sex-dependent responses have yet to be well-studied, particularly with respect to the possible influence of high-fructose corn syrup additives to the diet, which has been linked to metabolic and hepatic disturbances. …”
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