2024
Combined interventions for the testing and treatment of HIV and schistosomiasis among fishermen in Malawi: a three-arm, cluster-randomised trial
Choko A, Dovel K, Kayuni S, Conserve D, Buttterworth A, Bustinduy A, Stothard J, Kamchedzera W, Mukoka-Thindwa M, Jafali J, MacPherson P, Fielding K, Desmond N, Corbett E. Combined interventions for the testing and treatment of HIV and schistosomiasis among fishermen in Malawi: a three-arm, cluster-randomised trial. The Lancet Global Health 2024, 12: e1673-e1683. PMID: 39304239, PMCID: PMC11420466, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00283-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoluntary male medical circumcisionHIV self-test kitsCluster randomised trialSelf-test kitsPeer educatorsDistribution of HIV self-testing kitsIncrease uptake of ARTSOC groupUptake of antiretroviral therapyThree-armEnhanced standard of careAntiretroviral therapyRisk ratioNational Institute for Health ResearchHard-to-reach communitiesMale medical circumcisionUK National Institute for Health ResearchStandard of careProportion of participantsIntracluster correlation coefficientPE groupComputer-generated random numbersActive schistosomiasisUndiagnosed HIVAntiretroviral therapy initiation
2023
The Effect of Salacia Reticulata Extract Biscuits on Blood Sugar Control of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A Two-Period, Two-Sequence, Crossover, Randomized, Triple-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Clinical Trial
Siribaddana S, Medagama A, Wickramasinghe N, Siribaddana N, Agampodi S, Fernando D. The Effect of Salacia Reticulata Extract Biscuits on Blood Sugar Control of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A Two-Period, Two-Sequence, Crossover, Randomized, Triple-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Clinical Trial. Cureus 2023, 15: e45921. PMID: 37885536, PMCID: PMC10599346, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.45921.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchType 2 diabetesKothala-himbutuPlacebo biscuitsBiscuit groupTwo-sequenceComputer-generated random numbersTeaching Hospital AnuradhapuraMean HbA1c levelBlood sugar controlPrimary outcome measureTwo-periodHbA1c levelsMean HbA1cGlycemic stabilityGlycemic controlMellitus patientsCrossover studyWashout periodSugar controlHeart diseaseTreatment allocationClinical trialsOutcome measuresPlaceboPatients
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