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New global guidelines improve reporting of pediatric randomized controlled trials

Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), working with international collaborators and youth and family ...
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Effect of an Invitation or the Effect of Participation: What Should Randomized Controlled Trials of Cancer Screening Examine?

Personalized Chemotherapy on the Basis of Tumor Marker Decline in Poor-Prognosis Germ-Cell Tumors: Updated Analysis of the GETUG-13 Phase III Trial Earlier detection of cancer offers an opportunity to ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Ivermectin to Control Malaria — A Cluster-Randomized Trial

Malaria control and elimination is threatened by the spread of insecticide resistance and behavioral adaptation of vectors. Whether mass administration of ivermectin, a broad-spectrum antiparasitic ...
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Radiofrequency Ablation Versus Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Recurrent Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Randomized, Open-Label, Controlled Trial

Brentuximab Vedotin Combination for Relapsed Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma In this trial, patients with recurrent small HCC (single lesion ≤5 cm) were randomly assigned to receive either SBRT or RFA.
BMJ

Efficacy of a new injury prevention programme (FUNBALL) in young male football (soccer) players: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

Objectives To evaluate the efficacy of a new multicomponent, exercise-based injury prevention programme in football players 13–19 years old. Methods Two-arm cluster-randomised controlled trial with ...
BMJ

Effectiveness of cryotherapy on pain intensity, range of motion, swelling and function in the postoperative care of musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review and meta ...

Objective To investigate the effectiveness of cryotherapy on pain intensity, range of motion (ROM), swelling and function in the postoperative care of musculoskeletal disorders. Design Systematic ...