The Roles of Men in the Dating Violence Phenomenon by Vivin Septiani Jatmiko, Diyah Ayu Amalia Avina

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Anti-VEGF therapy for diabetic macular edema: up-to-date approaches to the management of patients with high and low baseline functional parameters by E.V. Bobykin

“…<p> <b>E.V. Bobykin</b> </p> <p> Ural State Medical University, Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation </p> <p> <br> </p> <p> Diabetic macular edema (DME) is a serious complication of diabetes mellitus (DM) and a vision-threatening condition which can lead to irreversible blindness. …”
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Comparing the effects of Mycozin and Clotrimazole 1% creams on vaginal candidiasis: a triple-blinded randomized controlled trial by Khadije Hajizadeh, Zahra Alivand, Vahideh Rahmani, Leila Mehrannia, Sanam Nami, Behrooz Shokouhi, Mojgan Mirghafourvand

“…Trial registration: Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT): IRCT20120718010324N77. Date of registration: 20/05/2023; URL: https://irct.behdasht.gov.ir/user/trial/68718/view ; Date of first registration: 31/05/2023.…”
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Effect of photobiomodulation as preventive treatment of diabetic foot ulcer: randomised, controlled, double-blind, clinical trial protocol by Lara Jansiski Motta, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana, Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes, Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari, Sandra Kalil Bussadori, Roselene Lourenço, Silvana Torres Perez, Cinthya Cosme Gutierrez Duran, Alexandre Rocha Santos Padilha, Tainá Caroline dos Santos Malavazzi

“…The PBM group will wear a boot with 1344 light-emitting diodes (LEDs)—504 with a wavelength of 660 nm located on the sides of the boot (28.5 mW, 10 J per LED), 504 with a wavelength of 850 nm also on the sides of the boot (23 mW, 8 J per LED), 168 with a wavelength of 660 nm on the base of the boot (28.5 mW, 10 J per LED) and 168 with a wavelength of 850 nm also on the base of the boot (23 mW, 8 J per LED). …”
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Gamified Web-Delivered Attentional Bias Modification Training for Adults With Chronic Pain: Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial by Julie F Vermeir, Melanie J White, Daniel Johnson, Geert Crombez, Dimitri M L Van Ryckeghem

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the effects of a gamified web-delivered ABMT intervention in a sample of adults with chronic pain via a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. MethodsA final sample of 129 adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain, recruited from clinical (hospital outpatient waiting list) and nonclinical (wider community) settings, were included in this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 3-arm trial. …”
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Effectiveness and safety of human placenta hydrolysate injection into subacromial space in patients with shoulder impingement syndrome: a single-blind, randomized trial by Du Hwan Kim, Myung Woo Park, Hyun Iee Shin, Byung Chan Lee, Don-Kyu Kim, Chul-Hyun Cho, Ye-Ji Kim

“…Outcome measurements included the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score during daily activity, Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI), and EuroQoL 5-Dimension 5-Level (EQ-5D-5L) utility index. Patients were followed up for nine weeks after the last injection. …”
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A multidisciplinary pain management program for patients with chronic low back pain: a randomized, single-blind, controlled, feasibility study by Anna Dalmau-Roig, Christian Dürsteler, Mirari Ochandorena-Acha, Francisco Vilchez-Oya, Inés Martin-Villalba, Amadeu Obach, Marc Terradas-Monllor

“…Trial registration NCT05974072 (registration date July 11, 2023; retrospectively registered; ClinicalTrials.gov).…”
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Early effects of LT3 + LT4 combination therapy on quality of life in hypothyroid patients: a randomized, double-blind, parallel-group comparison trial by Fatemeh Hajtalebi, Fariba Alaei-Shahmiri, Fatemeh Golgiri, Najmeh Shahini, Hamideh Akbari, Kasra Assadian, Seyedarad Mosalamiaghili

“…Methods In a randomized, double-blind, parallel-group trial, 151 Iranian patients diagnosed with primary hypothyroidism between 2020 and 2021 were enrolled. …”
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Accuracy of ESAT6-CFP10 skin test compared with tuberculin skin test in a healthy population: a randomized, blind, parallel controlled phase III clinical study by Xiaoyan Ding, Weixin Du, Qiao Liu, Lifeng Tao, Yan Shao, Peng Lu, Huaiyu Yang, Xiaoxue Teng, Cheng Chen, Zhongqi Li, Jinbiao Lu, Aihua Zhao, Guozhi Wang, Miao Xu, Limei Zhu

“…Methods We conducted a randomized, double-blind, parallel controlled trial in healthy population. …”
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evoke and evoke+: design of two large-scale, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 studies evaluating efficacy, safety, and tolerability of semaglutide in early-stage symptomat... by Jeffrey L. Cummings, Alireza Atri, Howard H. Feldman, Oskar Hansson, Mary Sano, Filip K. Knop, Peter Johannsen, Teresa León, Philip Scheltens

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5.6% lidocaine aerosol anesthesia for supragingival ultrasonic scaling in patients with chronic periodontitis or dental plaque-induced gingivitis by Xue Li, Qingxian Luan

“…In this controlled, double-blind study, the effectiveness of a 5.6% lidocaine aerosol in reducing pain during supragingival ultrasonic scaling was evaluated. …”
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Randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, four-way crossover trial to demonstrate the comparative pharmacodynamic equivalence of a non-invasive diagnostic test for adrenal in... by Judith Cohen, Miguel Debono, Kathleen Baster, Richard J Ross, Charlotte J Elder, Kathryn L Date, Sharon L Caunt, Jane Fearnside, Trevor N Johnson, Rosie N Taylor

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The activity of a herbal medicinal product of Phyllanthus niruri and Silybum marianum powdered extracts (Heptex®) in patients with apparent risk factors for nonalcoholic steatohepa... by Mohamed Kamal Shaker, Mohamed Hassany, Basem Eysa, AbdulMoneim Adel, Ahmed Zidan, Shahnaz Mohamed

“…Methods This was a phase II, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, three-arm, interventional clinical trial. …”
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An Extremely Rare SRD5A2 Gene c.485A>C Mutation in a Compound Heterozygous Newborn with Disorders of Sex Development First Identified in Vietnam by Phan Tuong Quynh Le, Thanh Nha Uyen Le, Thi Thanh Binh Nguyen, Minh Thao Nguyen, Thi Minh Thi Ha

“…By Sanger sequencing, we confirmed that the c.485A>C mutation was maternal inherited, whereas the c.680G>A mutation was paternal inherited. Up to date, this is the first report of this rare compound heterozygous state of SRD5A2 c.485A>C and c.680G>A mutations in patients with 46,XY DSD generally as well as in Vietnamese population particularly and is also the second report in the world carrying the pathogenic mutation NM_000348.4:c.485A>C (NP_000339.2:p.His162Pro). …”
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The Taking Charge After Stroke (TaCAS) study protocol: a multicentre, investigator-blinded, randomised controlled trial comparing the effect of a single Take Charge session, two Ta... by Mark Weatherall, Harry McNaughton, Vivian Wai Yin Fu

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Efficacy and safety of LiWei capsule in chronic non-atrophic gastritis with erosions: a randomized controlled trial by Danyang Cui, Xiao Geng, Juan Wang, Xu Han, Zhijun Huang, Miao Jiang, Yang Gong

“…This phase II, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo- and positive-controlled trial enrolled patients diagnosed with CNG with erosions and damp-heat stasis syndrome. …”
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L-Dopa Pharmacokinetic Profile with Effervescent Melevodopa/Carbidopa versus Standard-Release Levodopa/Carbidopa Tablets in Parkinson’s Disease: A Randomised Study by Fabrizio Stocchi, Laura Vacca, Paola Grassini, Stephen Pawsey, Holly Whale, Stefano Marconi, Margherita Torti

“…Few studies assessed the pharmacokinetics of carbidopa to date. Methods. This was a single-centre, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, two-period crossover study. …”
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Use of artificial intelligence for gestational age estimation: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Sabahat Naz, Sahir Noorani, Syed Ali Jaffar Zaidi, Abdu R. Rahman, Saima Sattar, Jai K. Das, Jai K. Das, Zahra Hoodbhoy

“…The pooled mean error in GA estimation based on 2D images (n = 6) and blind sweep videos (n = 4) was 4.32 days (95% CI: 2.82, 5.83; l2: 97.95%) and 2.55 days (95% CI: −0.13, 5.23; l2: 100%), respectively. …”
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Vitamins and Mineral Supplements for Retinitis Pigmentosa by Ying Zhao, Kai Feng, Ruibao Liu, Jinhua Pan, Lailin Zhang, Xuejing Lu

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Asymmetric Omphalopagus in a Triplet after In Vitro Fertilization: A Rare Case of Conjoined Twinning by Samir Jabari, Roman Carbon, Manuel Besendörfer, Arndt Hartmann, Oliver Rompel, André Hoerning, Stephan Söder

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