Annals of internal medicine
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Comment Randomized Controlled Trial
Cognitively enhanced tai chi improved cognition vs. tai chi or stretching at 24 wk in older adults with MCI or memory concerns.
Li F, Harmer P, Eckstrom E, et al. Clinical effectiveness of cognitively enhanced tai ji quan training on global cognition and dual-task performance during walking in older adults with mild cognitive impairment or self-reported memory concerns: a randomized controlled trial. Ann Intern Med. 2023;176:1498-1507. 37903365.
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Comment Randomized Controlled Trial
In men with LUTS in primary care, a standardized intervention reduced symptoms by a small amount at 12 mo.
Drake MJ, Worthington J, Frost J, et al. Treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men in primary care using a conservative intervention: cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2023;383:e075219. 37967894.
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Comment Randomized Controlled Trial
In women aged 45 to 75 y, opt-out vs. opt-in breast cancer screening outreach did not increase mammography rates.
Marcotte LM, Deeds S, Wheat C, et al. Automated opt-out vs opt-in patient outreach strategies for breast cancer screening: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2023;183:1187-1194. 37695621.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Effectiveness of Existing Insomnia Therapies for Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis : A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Chronic insomnia is common in patients undergoing in-center hemodialysis, yet there is limited evidence on effective treatments for this population. ⋯ National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
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Comment Randomized Controlled Trial
Biomarker risk assessment model identified high-risk patients with cancer who benefit from thromboprophylaxis.
Alexander M, Harris S, Underhill C, et al. Risk-directed ambulatory thromboprophylaxis in lung and gastrointestinal cancers: the TARGET-TP randomized clinical trial. JAMA Oncol. 2023;9:1536-1545. 37733336.