cHospital Israelita Albert Einstein and Lipid Clinic Heart Institute, University of Sao Paulo Medical School Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil ...

As a public health practitioner, you are considering how public health interventions might encourage individuals and families to reduce their salt intake to improve blood pressure among local ...

Objective To evaluate the reporting quality of recent randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of acupuncture for low back pain (LBP) and investigate associated factors. Study design A systematic review ...

Objectives We estimated the extent of the disparity between statistical significance and clinical importance in published randomised controlled trials (RCTs), and explored factors associated with this ...

A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine reports findings from a randomized controlled trial—the gold standard study design in health research—showing that promoting drinking water ...

The FDA is raising the bar for approval of CAR T-cell therapies in oncology. Under plans outlined by the FDA’s biologics chief Vinay Prasad, M.D., the agency will require developers of many CAR-Ts to ...

For traditional approval, CAR T therapies will need to establish superiority over current standard treatments, including already-approved CAR T products. The FDA is eyeing regulatory changes that ...

A New York Times health reporter explains what clinical trials are, why they are important and how they can help inform us. Credit...Ricardo Tomás Supported by By Nina Agrawal Nina Agrawal is a health ...

Objective To compare the duration of mechanical ventilation between preterm infants receiving closed-loop automated oxygen control (CLAC) or manual oxygen control. Design Randomised controlled trial.

We use a randomized controlled trial to examine how out-of-pocket costs affect contraceptive method choice, pregnancy, abortion, and childbirth among uninsured U.S. women. The study recruited women ...

Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of open-label placebos (OLP) in premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Design Randomised controlled trial. Setting Switzerland, 2018–2020. Participants 150 women ...

Androgenetic alopecia is the most prevalent form of progressive hair loss. Minoxidil is widely regarded as a standard treatment for this condition. Consequently, we assessed the effectiveness of ...