Clinical studies with drugs and biologics aimed at slowing or reversing normal aging processes—emerging results and future perspectives by Ricardo P. Garay

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Phenolic acids from Anisopus mannii modulates phosphofructokinase 1 to improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes: A double-blind, randomized, clinical trial by Peter U. Amadi, Justice O. Osuoha, Chidi N. Ekweogu, Suha J. Jarad, Esienanwan E. Efiong, Prince C. Odika, Chioma Ejiofor, Oluchi Aloy-Amadi, Govind S. Gill, Chiamaka W. Adumekwe, Ailun Gaowa, Dawei Zhang, Barbora de Courten, Emmanuel N. Agomuo

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Effect of Low Dose Aspirin in Low Risk Pregnant Ladies with Abnormal Uterine Artery Doppler Results, and the Evaluation of Maternal and Fetal outcomes: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Parzhin Jalal Ali, Chro Najmaddin Fattah

“…Patients and Methods: A randomized clinical trial was performed on 50 pregnant ladies (?16 weeks of gestation) in Sulaymaniyah Maternity Teaching Hospital during January 2017 to January 2018. …”
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Evaluation of patient comfort and satisfaction after the surgical removal of mandibular impacted molars using a piezo-electric technique: A randomized double-blind clinical trial by Khalid Zabin Alotaibi, Waleed Mohammed Al Rasheed, Jiingade Krishnojirao Dayashankara Rao, Abdulrahman Altwaijri, Gharam Mefleh Alharbi, Shatha saleh Aljaber

“…Abstarct: Introduction: This is a double clinical trial conducted to study the patient satisfaction and comfort during and after surgical removal of impacted mandibular 3rd molar using Piezo electric tips. …”
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A clinical study of the immunogenicity and protective potency of a live recombinant GamLPV vaccine for intranasal use for the prevention of whooping cough in adult volunteers by Alevtina A. Lidzhieva, Alisa Yu. Medkova, Sergey V. Kulikov, Ludmila N. Sinyashina, Rezida A. Sioundioukova, Andrey P. Markov, Aleksey B. Verveda, Natalia E. Abaeva, Irina N. Chernyshova, Marina V. Gavrilova, Kristina K. Bushkova, Ilya N. Dyakov, Gennady I. Karataev

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The effect of probiotic-fortified kefir on depression, appetite, oxidative stress, and inflammatory parameters in Iranian overweight and obese elderly: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial by Mehran Noori, Zainab Shateri, Siavash Babajafari, Mohammad Hadi Eskandari, Karim Parastouei, Mohammad Ghasemi, Hoseein Afshari, Mohammad Samadi

“…Methods This study was a double-blind, randomized, and placebo-controlled clinical trial conducted on 67 elderly men aged over 65, who were randomly divided into two groups. …”
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A comparison of the efficacy of the effect of online versus face-to-face group counseling based on positive-approach on sexual intimacy of women after benign abdominal hysterectomy: a clinical trial by Orly Nazanin Kalimi, Tayebeh Mokhtari Sorkhani, Ali Dehghani, Mahshid Bokaie

“…Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials - IRCT20230209057373N1…”
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Representativeness of the dabigatran, apixaban and rivaroxaban clinical trial populations to real-world atrial fibrillation patients in the United Kingdom: a cross-sectional analysis using the General Practice Research Database by Gregory Y H Lip, Sally Lee, Brigitta U Monz, Andreas Clemens, Martina Brueckmann

“…Differences between trials should be taken into account when considering the applicability of findings from randomised clinical trials. However, assessing representativeness is not a substitute for assessing generalisibility, that is, how well clinical trial results would translate into effectiveness and safety in everyday routine care.…”
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The Effect of Whey Protein Consumption on Postprandial Glucose, Insulin and Incretin Responses in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Acute-Term Controlled Clinical Trials by Zahra Salimi, Maryam Asadi, Anahita Mansoori

“…Methods: Web of Science, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, PubMed, and Scopus databases were searched to find acute-term controlled clinical trials investigating the effect of all types of whey proteins on products postprandial glucose (PPG) response as the main outcome and also insulin and incretin responses as secondary outcomes in patients with T2DM. …”
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Natural compounds from medicinal plants against COVID-19 by Anton Kolodnitsky, Nikita Ionov, Irina Gravel, Vladimir Poroikov

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Beneficial and harmful effects of duloxetine versus placebo, ‘active placebo’ or no intervention for adults with major depressive disorder: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomised clinical trials by Christian Gluud, Marija Barbateskovic, Joanna Moncrieff, Faiza Siddiqui, Janus C Jakobsen, Mathias Maagaard, Sophie Juul, Johanne Juul Petersen, Caroline Barkholt Kamp, Mark Abie Horowitz, Kiran Kumar Katakam

“…We requested clinical study reports from 36 competent authorities.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies All randomised clinical trials comparing duloxetine versus placebo, ‘active placebo’ or no intervention, irrespective of publication type, publication status, publication year and language for treatment of major depressive disorder in adults.Data extraction and synthesis Five authors in pairs extracted data using a standardised data extraction sheet. …”
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Psilocybin-assisted therapy for reducing alcohol intake in patients with alcohol use disorder: protocol for a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled 12-week clinical trial (The QUANTUM Trip Trial) by Claus Thorn Ekstrøm, Patrick MacDonald Fisher, Gitte Moos Knudsen, Dea Siggaard Stenbæk, Anders Fink-Jensen, Mathias Ebbesen Jensen, Tobias Søgaard Juul

“…However, the efficacy of a single psilocybin administration and its potential neurobiological underpinnings still remain unknown.Methods and analysis To establish efficacy, we will investigate the effects of psilocybin-assisted therapy versus placebo in a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled 12-week clinical trial. Ninety treatment-seeking patients, aged 20–70 years, diagnosed with alcohol use disorder will be recruited from the community via advertisement and referrals from general practitioners or specialised treatment units. …”
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Effect of Weight-Loss Diet Combined with Taurine Supplementation on Fasting Levels of Fibroblast Growth Factors19, 21, and 𝛃-klothoCo-Receptor in Obese Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Maryam Asadi, Fatemeh Haidari, Hossein Bavi Behbahani, Maryam J Chitsazi, Javad Mohammadi-asl, Kambiz Ahmadi-Angali

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Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Lenvatinib and Toripalimab in Patients With Recurrent Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer: Study Protocol of a Multicenter, Open-Label, Single-Arm, Phase II Clinical Trial by Su H, Shang X, Liu H, Wang Y, Yu Y, Xu Y, Jiang K, Feng F

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Hypofractionated radiotherapy combined with a PD-1 inhibitor, granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor, and thymosin-α1 in advanced metastatic solid tumors: a multicenter Phase II clinical trial by Jiamin Yu, Li Yin, Wenjie Guo, Qiang Wang, Juying Liu, Lansheng Zhang, Hongxun Ye, Jianhong Xia, Youyou Xia, Jianfeng Wu, Wanwei Wang, Yanguang Yang, Dan Zong, Xia He, Lijun Wang, Hong Jiang

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Immunogenicity and safety of a live attenuated varicella vaccine in healthy subjects aged between 13 to 55 years: a double-blind, randomized, active-controlled phase iii clinical trial in China by Yang Zhang, Shiyuan Wang, Guifan Li, Jinhui Shi, Xianyun Chang, Hao Zhang, Fengcai Zhu, Jingxin Li, Hongxing Pan, Jinfang Sun

“…Additionally, the incidence rates of swelling and fatigue were lower in the test group compared to the control group after vaccination.Conclusions The test freeze-dried live attenuated VarV demonstrated good immunogenicity and higher safety compared to the active control vaccine in healthy participants aged 13-55 years.Clinical trials registration www.clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT06592456.…”
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TARGET Protein: the effect of augmented administration of enteral protein to critically ill adults on clinical outcomes—statistical analysis plan for a cluster randomized, cross-sectional, double cross-over, clinical trial by Sophie Zaloumis, Matthew J. Summers, Jeffrey J. Presneill, Rinaldo Bellomo, Lee-anne S. Chapple, Marianne J. Chapman, Adam M. Deane, Suzie Ferrie, Craig French, Sally Hurford, Nima Kakho, Matthew J. Maiden, Stephanie N. O’Connor, Sandra L. Peake, Emma J. Ridley, An Tran-Duy, Patricia J. Williams, Paul J. Young, Amalia Karahalios, on behalf of the TARGET Protein Investigators, the Australian, New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group

“…Trial registration Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12621001484831). Registered on November 1, 2021.…”
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Improving neuroendocrine tumor treatments with mathematical modeling: lessons from other endocrine cancers by John Metzcar, Rachael Guenter, Yafei Wang, Kimberly M Baker, Kate E Lines

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Requirements and special considerations for drug trials with children across six jurisdictions: 2. Ethics review in the regulatory approval process by Breanne Stewart, Pirkko Lepola, Gunter F. Egger, Fahimeda Ali, Albert J. Allen, Albert J. Allen, Alysha K. Croker, Andrew J. Davidson, Pamela Dicks, Saul N. Faust, Saul N. Faust, Dionna Green, Collin Hovinga, Collin Hovinga, Agnes V. Klein, Robyn Langham, Hidefumi Nakamura, Laura Pioppo, Shiva Ramroop, Michiyo Sakiyama, Isabel Sanchez Vigil de la Villa, Junko Sato, Donna L. Snyder, Mark A. Turner, Mark A. Turner, Sarah Zaidi, Kanecia Zimmerman, Kanecia Zimmerman, Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil

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A phase 1b clinical trial to determine the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of simian adenovirus and poxvirus vectored vaccines against Mycobacterium avium complex subspecies in patients with active Crohn’s diseaseResearch in context by Jeremy Sanderson, Jeremy Aboagye, Rebecca Makinson, Katerina Rapi, Samuel Provstgaard-Morys, Lisa Stockdale, Alison Lawrie, Isabelle Lanigan, Nishat Halim, Abdel Douiri, Emily Greenlay, Rayka Malek, Emma Gray, Lindsey West, Fatima El Oulidi, Paul Ian Cross, Michael Stallibrass, Sarah C. Gilbert, Adrian V.S. Hill, Katie J. Ewer

“…The Sponsor was involved in protocol development, trial conduct, including data monitoring and analysis, and the preparation of this manuscript in line with the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004 and amendments.…”
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