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Combined Chatbot and Counselor Support for Smoking Cessation in China: A Pilot, Mobile-Based, Randomized Controlled Trial.

Nicotine Tob ResOct 22, 2026

This two-arm, community-based randomized pilot trial in China assessed chatbot-supported smoking cessation and whether adding personalized counselor support might improve outcomes.

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Chat-based support may help extend access to smoking cessation services where conventional provision is uneven. This pilot suggests that automated support can be paired with human guidance in community settings, but the…

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Clinical ResearchPreventive Medicine / Public HealthOpen access

Avatar-led digital health intervention for sexual and gender minority young adult smoking cessation: randomized controlled pilot trial.

This randomized controlled pilot trial compared EQQUAL, an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based digital smoking cessation program tailored for sexual and gender minority (SGM) young adults, with Smokefree.gov.

Nicotine Tob ResOct 22, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchCardiologyOpen access

Wireless Home Blood Pressure Monitoring With Health Coaching for Hypertension Management at a Federally Qualified Health Center: Pilot Randomized Controlled Feasibility and Acceptability Study.

This 6-month, two-arm randomized pilot trial assessed feasibility and acceptability of wireless home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) with health coaching among adults with uncontrolled or newly diagnosed hypertension…

JMIR Form ResOct 22, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchEndocrinology

From Alert to Action: Electronic Practice Advisory Improves DSMES Referrals Over 18 Months.

This cluster-randomized controlled trial in primary care practices in central North Carolina tested whether an electronic health record best practice advisory (BPA) increased referrals to diabetes self-management…

Diabetes CareOct 21, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGeriatrics

Informal Caregiver-Observed Fall Risk Indicators and Caregiver Responses to Prevent Falls Among Community-Dwelling Older People: A Systematic Review.

This systematic review synthesized 16 studies of informal caregivers’ observations of fall-risk indicators and their preventive responses among community-dwelling older people.

J Nurs ScholarshOct 24, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchObstetrics & Gynecology

Impact of structured sexual health training incorporating standardised patients on health professions students' sexual health communication competence: A single-blind randomised controlled trial in Tanzania.

This single-blind, parallel-group randomised controlled trial evaluated structured sexual health training incorporating standardised patients (SPs) among undergraduate medical and nursing students at a university in…

PLoS OneOct 15, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPreventive Medicine / Public Health

Acceptability and Feasibility of an Islamic Faith-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention Delivered via WhatsApp for Muslim Smokers in Saudi Arabia: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

This two-arm pilot randomized controlled trial assessed the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes of a 21-day Islamic faith-based smoking cessation intervention delivered by WhatsApp to adult Muslim…

JMIR Form ResOct 15, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchFamily Medicine

Improving Musculoskeletal Care Quality With a Web-Based Clinical Decision Support System in UK Primary Care: Mixed Methods Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.

This mixed methods, cluster-randomized controlled trial evaluated CrossCover, a web-based clinical decision support system for adult musculoskeletal consultations in UK general practice.

J Med Internet ResOct 15, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchFamily Medicine

AI-Based Clinical Decision Support Systems in Primary Care: Systematic Review of Clinical Implementation.

This systematic review assessed the effectiveness and safety of AI-based clinical decision support systems (AI-CDSSs) used by health professionals in primary care, compared with usual care or non-AI decision support.

J Med Internet ResOct 19, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPhysical Medicine & RehabilitationOpen access

Advances in physiotherapy for chronic low-back pain: a level I systematic review.

This level I systematic review qualitatively examined randomised controlled trials of physiotherapy programmes for chronic low-back pain (cLBP), identified through searches of PubMed, Web of Science and Embase in August…

J Orthop TraumatolOct 18, 2026Read summary
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