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Clinical ResearchUrology

The effect of a stress ball on pain, anxiety, satisfaction, and treatment continuation during extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy: a randomized controlled trial.

This prospective, two-arm randomized controlled trial assessed whether using a stress ball during extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) affected pain, anxiety, satisfaction, and continuation among 50 patients…

UrolithiasisOct 10, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchNephrology

Effects of gliflozins on bone health of patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review.

This systematic review assessed skeletal safety and bone-related metabolic outcomes with sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) in people with chronic kidney disease, drawing on randomised trials and…

J NephrolOct 10, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchUrologyOpen access

Bridging evidence gaps in opioid-sparing postoperative pain control for percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a network meta-analysis identifying optimal strategies.

This systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis compared postoperative analgesic strategies in adults undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), using randomised controlled trials that assessed pain.

UrolithiasisOct 10, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchNephrology

Impact of HIF-prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors on VEGF expression and vascular adverse events in chronic kidney disease: a meta-analysis of 34 randomized controlled trials.

This meta-analysis of 34 randomized controlled trials assessed VEGF levels and VEGF-related adverse outcomes with hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors (HIF-PHIs) in people with chronic kidney disease.

J NephrolOct 10, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchInfectious DiseasesOpen access

Association of virulence genes with biofilm formation in clinical Enterococcus faecalis isolates: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

This systematic review and random-effects meta-analysis assessed associations between virulence gene carriage and microplate-measured biofilm formation in human clinical Enterococcus faecalis isolates.

Arch MicrobiolOct 10, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchOncology (Medical)Open access

EORTC QLQ-C30 symptom components and their functional correlates during adjuvant chemotherapy for early breast cancer: a multivariate analysis. Data from GEICAM/2003-02 study.

This multivariate analysis of data from a multicentre phase III randomised trial examined changes in EORTC QLQ-C30 symptoms and their relationships with functioning among 820 patients with early breast cancer receiving…

Qual Life ResOct 10, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchCardiologyOpen access

Integrated management of atrial fibrillation with digital health support: a pooled analysis of individual participant data from the mAFA-II and MIRACLE-AF trials.

This pooled individual participant data analysis combined two prospective randomised trials of adults with atrial fibrillation: mAFA-II, which delivered ABC pathway care through a mobile app, and MIRACLE-AF, which used…

Cardiovasc ResOct 10, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchCardiology

Pilot Randomized Trial of 2 Food Purchasing Interventions in Individuals With Hypertension in New Orleans: An American Heart Association Food Is Medicine Initiative.

This randomized pilot trial compared online and in-store food vouchers among 98 people with uncontrolled hypertension in New Orleans.

J Am Heart AssocOct 10, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchObstetrics & Gynecology

Assisted Reproductive Technology and Risk of Congenital Heart Defects in the Offspring: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed congenital heart defect (CHD) risk in offspring conceived through assisted reproductive technology (ART) compared with spontaneous conception.

J Am Heart AssocOct 10, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchCardiology

Body Mass Index, Valsartan, and Myocardial Remodeling in Early-Stage Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Secondary Analysis of the Randomized VANISH Trial.

This post hoc analysis of the randomized, multicenter VANISH trial examined BMI and cardiac remodeling in participants with early-stage hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Of 171 participants, 52% had elevated BMI.

J Am Heart AssocOct 10, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchEndocrinology

Comparison of Clinical, Metabolic, and Hormonal Profiles in Obese Versus Lean Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

This systematic review and random-effects meta-analysis compared clinical, metabolic, and hormonal profiles in obese and lean women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Endocrinol Diabetes MetabOct 10, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchCardiology

Impact of Evolocumab on LDL-Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Established CVD: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis pooled randomised controlled trials of evolocumab in adults with established cardiovascular disease.

Endocrinol Diabetes MetabOct 10, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchVascular Surgery

Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Peripheral Artery Disease: An Individual Participant-Level Analysis of 9 International Prospective Studies.

This multicohort individual participant-level analysis and meta-analysis examined baseline omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids and incident peripheral artery disease (PAD) among 137,704 participants without clinical PAD…

J Am Heart AssocOct 10, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchMedical Genetics

Genetic Variants in Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease: A Systematic Review and Targeted Meta-Analysis Highlighting the RNF213 rs112735431.

This systematic review and targeted meta-analysis examined genetic variants associated with intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) in human studies identified through September 2025.

J Am Heart AssocOct 10, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchOncology (Medical)Open access

Effects of anti-inflammatory dietary education on sleep disturbances among patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy: A randomized controlled trial.

This randomized controlled trial assessed whether anti-inflammatory dietary education could improve sleep and related outcomes in 132 patients with breast cancer, sleep disturbances, and ongoing chemotherapy.

Support Care CancerOct 10, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchOncology (Medical)

Incidence and Influencing Factors of Pain Crisis in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed the incidence of pain crisis and associated factors among people with cancer. Seven studies including 1865 patients were analysed; the pooled incidence was 37%.

J Nurs ScholarshOct 10, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPulmonologyOpen access

Effect of web-based education on NIV-related side effects and insomnia severity in COPD patients using home NIV: a randomized controlled trial.

This randomized controlled trial evaluated web-based education about NIV-related side effects and insomnia management in 75 patients with COPD using home noninvasive ventilation.

Sleep BreathOct 10, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchNeurosurgeryOpen access

Robotic systems in cranial surgery: a systematic review of accuracy, clinical outcomes, and adverse events.

This systematic review examined robotic systems used in cranial neurosurgical procedures and their reported accuracy, clinical outcomes, and adverse events.

Neurosurg RevOct 10, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPsychiatry

Exploring the Neural Mechanisms of Acupuncture Stimulation in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Protocol for a Randomized, Sham-Controlled, Multimodal Neuroimaging Trial.

This protocol describes a randomized, sham-controlled, stratified 2×2 trial designed to examine brain differences associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and the acute neural response to acupuncture.

JMIR Res ProtocOct 10, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchOncology (Medical)

Nursing-led predictive symptom management in oncology palliative care: Using laboratory indicators and clinical judgment to improve patient quality of life: A systematic review.

This systematic review examined nurse-led predictive symptom-management strategies in oncology palliative care, including the use of laboratory biomarkers alongside clinical judgment.

Palliat Support CareOct 9, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGastroenterology

Etrasimod reduces circulating and mucosal inflammatory lymphocyte populations and alters innate immune and non-immune cell signatures in intestinal mucosa: ELEVATE UC phase 3 clinical data.

This analysis of the phase 3 ELEVATE UC randomised trials characterised blood and intestinal mucosal changes in patients with ulcerative colitis treated with etrasimod or placebo.

J Crohns ColitisOct 9, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchUrology

Lung ultrasound-guided protocolized fluid management versus conventional central venous pressure-based management in monitoring extravascular lung water during the perioperative period of percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a randomized controlled trial.

This randomized controlled trial compared lung ultrasound (LUS)-guided protocolized fluid management with conventional central venous pressure (CVP)-based management in 181 patients undergoing elective percutaneous…

Ann MedOct 9, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchOncology (Medical)Open access

The conformation-selective PI3Kδ inhibitor roginolisib in patients with advanced or metastatic cancer, including metastatic uveal melanoma: first-in-human clinical trial.

This first-in-human, phase I dose-escalation and expansion trial evaluated continuous daily roginolisib in patients with solid and haematologic malignancies.

Nat CommunOct 9, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchObstetrics & GynecologyOpen access

Women's experiences of a medically supervised fasting intervention for infertility: a qualitative study.

Nested within a randomized controlled trial of medically supervised prolonged fluid-only fasting (< 500 kcal/day) for infertility, this qualitative study explored women’s experiences of the intervention.

BMC Womens HealthOct 9, 2026Read summary

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