Motor Cortex Plasticity Links Depression Severity to Acupuncture Response
A two-phase study in BMC Medicine links altered motor cortex plasticity to depression severity and shows that adjunctive acupuncture enhances ...
Tag: randomized controlled trial
Vibration Therapy Boosts Shoulder Strength in Children with Cerebral Palsy
A randomized controlled trial found that adding whole-body vibration to physical therapy significantly improved shoulder muscle strength in children with ...
Extended-Release Tacrolimus Shows No Reduction in Lung Transplant Tremor
A randomized trial in lung transplant recipients found that switching from twice-daily to once-daily extended-release tacrolimus does not reduce objective ...
Single-Dose Antibiotics Match Extended Regimens in Elective Urological Surgery Trial
A prospective randomized trial of 334 patients found single-dose perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis showed no significant difference in 30-day symptomatic urinary ...
Tai Chi and Matched Exercise Show Similar Sleep Benefits in Older Men
A randomized controlled trial found no significant difference in sleep quality between Tai Chi Qigong, matched exercise, and usual care ...
Randomized Trial Protocol Evaluates Interprofessional Opioid Deprescribing in Hospitalized Adults
Researchers have published the protocol for the iPROACTIVE randomized controlled trial evaluating an interprofessional opioid deprescribing strategy for hospitalized adults.
Digital Stress Management Shows Long-Term Benefits for Specific Breast Cancer Patient Groups
An 18-month trial of digital stress-management programs in breast cancer patients found no overall group differences compared to usual care, ...
Trial Identifies Few Predictors of Response to Internet-Delivered IBS Treatment
An exploratory secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial found no robust or consistent baseline predictors of clinical improvement following ...
Twelve-Week Olfactory Training Improves Persistent Post-COVID-19 Smell Loss in Randomized Trial
A randomized, assessor-blinded trial demonstrated that twelve weeks of structured olfactory training produced significant, clinically relevant improvements in smell identification ...
Exploratory ICU Trial Evaluates Vibroacoustic Music Therapy for Postoperative Delirium
In an exploratory single-center randomized trial of non-ventilated intensive care patients, vibroacoustic music therapy did not shorten overall delirium duration ...
Kudzu extract taken before drinking curbed binge drinking in trial
A randomized trial found that adults with alcohol use disorder who took a standardized kudzu extract before anticipated heavy drinking ...
VR Retrieval–Extinction Training Shows Only Short-Lived Cue Reactivity Reductions in Methamphetamine Use Disorder
A randomized trial found VR retrieval–extinction training produced only short-lived reductions in craving and physiological cue reactivity in methamphetamine use ...
Brief Good Psychiatric Management keeps easing borderline symptoms a year after treatment ends
A randomized trial found that patients with borderline personality disorder who received four months of brief Good Psychiatric Management showed ...
Immediate Catheter Removal Accelerates Recovery After Emergency Caesarean in Randomized Trial
In a randomized controlled trial of 210 women undergoing emergency caesarean section at a Nigerian hospital, immediate catheter removal was ...
Varenicline plus behavioral therapy shows promise for smokers with cancer in pilot trial
A small single-arm pilot trial found that varenicline combined with a four-session behavioral program addressing both smoking and pain helped ...
Online Diabetes Education Matches In-Person Results in Type 1 Diabetes Pilot Trial
A Spanish pilot randomized controlled trial found no significant 12-month HbA1c difference between online and face-to-face delivery of the same ...
Virtual reality eye-training trial clears feasibility hurdles in adults with lasting concussion symptoms
A six-week virtual reality eye-movement rehabilitation program was feasible and well tolerated in adults with persistent post-concussion symptoms, meeting all ...
Trial to test alcohol counselling woven into TB and HIV care in Pune
A randomized trial in Pune will test whether a four-session behavioral alcohol intervention integrated into TB and HIV clinics lowers ...
AI Risk Scoring Cuts Unnecessary Kidney Surgery in Large Randomized Trial
A CT-based AI system reduced benign interventions among treated kidney lesions from 40.3 percent to 16.4 percent in a randomized ...
Nerve Block Before Kidney Stone Surgery Cuts Opioid Needs and Speeds Recovery
A randomized controlled trial found that an ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block given before kidney stone surgery reduced opioid consumption, ...
