2024
Adapting to change: experiences and recommendations from the Pain Management Collaboratory on modifying statistical analysis plans
Yu Q, George S, Kyriakides T, Rhon D, Morasco B, Dziura J, Fritz J, Geda M, Peduzzi P, Long C. Adapting to change: experiences and recommendations from the Pain Management Collaboratory on modifying statistical analysis plans. Pain Medicine 2024, 25: s49-s53. PMID: 39514871, PMCID: PMC11548855, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPragmatic clinical trialsPain Management CollaboratoryStatistical analysis planTrial protocolAnalysis planEvaluate nonpharmacological interventionsNonpharmacological interventionsTrial launchStudy designSecondary outcomesTrials RegistryPrimary outcomeStudy armsPrincipal investigatorInstitutional review boardClinical trialsTrial initiationCOVID-19-related issuesBest practicesPainSample sizeReview boardSafety monitoring boardOutcomesTrialsRecommendations for monitoring adherence and fidelity in pragmatic trials based on experience in the Pain Management Collaboratory
Dziura J, Gilstad-Hayden K, Coffman C, Long C, Yu Q, Buta E, Coggeshall S, Geda M, Peduzzi P, Kyriakides T. Recommendations for monitoring adherence and fidelity in pragmatic trials based on experience in the Pain Management Collaboratory. Pain Medicine 2024, 25: s41-s48. PMID: 39514878, PMCID: PMC11548857, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain Management CollaboratoryPragmatic trialPragmatic Explanatory Continuum Indicator SummaryMonitor adherenceElectronic health recordsFidelity dataIntervention deliveryIntervention fidelityIndicator SummaryHealth recordsTrial interventionProtocol adherenceParticipant engagementStudy teamAdherence dataAdherenceTrial integrityInterventionParticipantsSafety monitoring boardFrequent sourcePainLevel of monitoringTrialsMonitoring boardUtility of the PICOTS framework to assess clinical trial disruptions: monitoring the impact of COVID-19 in the Pain Management Collaboratory
Peduzzi P, Brandt C, Dearth C, Dziura J, Farrokhi S, George S, Kyriakides T, Long C, Mascha E, Patterson C, Rhon D, Kerns R. Utility of the PICOTS framework to assess clinical trial disruptions: monitoring the impact of COVID-19 in the Pain Management Collaboratory. Pain Medicine 2024, 25: s34-s40. PMID: 39514876, PMCID: PMC11548861, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain Management CollaboratoryPICOTS frameworkIndividual-level randomizationPain management researchPragmatic clinical trialsIntervention fidelityCare deliveryStepped-wedgeSpecialty careClinical partnersCOVID-19 experienceIn-personPain managementOutcome assessmentStudy designCOVID-19Nonpharmacologic approachesImpact of COVID-19PICOTExperimental interventionLead investigatorsTrial designDesign of clinical trialsAffective deliveryPainMonitoring and reporting adverse events in pragmatic clinical trials testing nonpharmacological pain management interventions
Burns A, Young-McCaughan S, Davis A, Vining R, Ali J, Fritz J, Morasco B, Rhon D, Roogow R, Kyriakides T, Kerns R. Monitoring and reporting adverse events in pragmatic clinical trials testing nonpharmacological pain management interventions. Pain Medicine 2024, 25: s64-s67. PMID: 39514880, PMCID: PMC11548853, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchS487 Modification of the Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) Return Envelope Process Improves Lab Acceptance Rate
Dominitz J, Robertson D, Beed A, Boardman K, Del Curto B, Gupta S, Imperiale T, LaCasse A, Larson M, Lieberman D, Shaukat A, Sultan S, Kyriakides T. S487 Modification of the Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) Return Envelope Process Improves Lab Acceptance Rate. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2024, 119: s340-s341. DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0001031316.90089.86.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA randomized controlled trial of efficacy and safety of Fecal Microbiota Transplant for preventing recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection
Drekonja D, Shaukat A, Huang Y, Zhang J, Reinink A, Nugent S, Dominitz J, Davis-Karim A, Gerding D, Kyriakides T. A randomized controlled trial of efficacy and safety of Fecal Microbiota Transplant for preventing recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2024, ciae467. PMID: 39271107, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCDI recurrenceClostridioides difficile infectionFecal microbiota transplantationRecurrent Clostridioides difficile infectionAdverse eventsPreventing recurrent Clostridioides difficile infectionOral fecal microbiota transplantationMicrobiota transplantationCause of healthcare-associated infectionsSafety of fecal microbiota transplantationDouble-blind clinical trialTrials of efficacyHealthcare-associated infectionsStatistically significant differenceRandomized controlled trialsClinical recurrenceUnformed stoolsPlacebo armPlacebo capsulesPrimary endpointDifficile infectionRecurrent diarrheaAntibiotic treatmentVeterans Health Administration systemClinical trialsEfficacy and safety of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation in the elderly—The I-70 Study: A randomized clinical trial
Singh S, Wininger M, Raitt M, Adabag S, Moore H, Rottman J, Scrymgeour A, Zhang J, Zheng K, Guarino P, Kyriakides T, Group I, Johnson G, Williams A, Beed A, MacMurdy K, Saavedra P. Efficacy and safety of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation in the elderly—The I-70 Study: A randomized clinical trial. Heart Rhythm O2 2024, 5: 365-373. PMID: 38984364, PMCID: PMC11228113, DOI: 10.1016/j.hroo.2024.04.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorParticipant follow-upPatient treatment preferencesICD implantationFollow-upTarget sample sizeAll-cause hospitalizationsPrimary prevention ICD implantationMonths of follow-upImplantable cardioverter defibrillator therapySafety of implantable cardioverter defibrillatorsImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationOptimal medical therapyRate of sudden deathTreatment preferencesImplantable cardioverter defibrillator shocksSafety of ICD implantationConfidence intervalsStudy protocolMedical therapyParticipantsProlonging lifePatientsSudden deathCardioverter defibrillator
2023
How Healthcare Systems Negatively Impact Environmental Health? The Need for Institutional Commitment to Reduce the Ecological Footprint of Medical Services
Piscitelli P, Karaj S, Miani A, Kyriakides T, Greco E, Colicino E, Bray A, Simón F, Vasiliou V, Baccarelli A. How Healthcare Systems Negatively Impact Environmental Health? The Need for Institutional Commitment to Reduce the Ecological Footprint of Medical Services. Epidemiologia 2023, 4: 521-524. PMID: 38131675, PMCID: PMC10871105, DOI: 10.3390/epidemiologia4040043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchScientific evidence supporting the newly developed one-health labeling tool “Med-Index”: an umbrella systematic review on health benefits of mediterranean diet principles and adherence in a planeterranean perspective
Zupo R, Castellana F, Piscitelli P, Crupi P, Desantis A, Greco E, Severino F, Pulimeno M, Guazzini A, Kyriakides T, Vasiliou V, Trichopoulou A, Soldati L, La Vecchia C, De Gaetano G, Donati M, Colao A, Miani A, Corbo F, Clodoveo M. Scientific evidence supporting the newly developed one-health labeling tool “Med-Index”: an umbrella systematic review on health benefits of mediterranean diet principles and adherence in a planeterranean perspective. Journal Of Translational Medicine 2023, 21: 755. PMID: 37885010, PMCID: PMC10601192, DOI: 10.1186/s12967-023-04618-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMediterranean diet principlesSystematic reviewAge-related chronic diseasesUmbrella systematic reviewHealth benefitsScientific evidenceRenal healthResultsA totalClinical trialsLiver healthChronic diseasesEligible reviewsObservational studyMedDiet patternEligible publicationsPremature mortalityHealth outcomesPubMed databaseIndependent investigatorsRCT designNeurological disordersObservational designSignificant associationMedDietHealthy nutritionCervical Cancer Prevention Among Veterans: What Is the Impact of Military Sexual Trauma, PTSD, and Women’s Health Primary Care Providers on Screening and Prevention?
Domenicano I, Combellick J, Warren A, Kyriakides T, Brandt C, Haskell S, Goulet J. Cervical Cancer Prevention Among Veterans: What Is the Impact of Military Sexual Trauma, PTSD, and Women’s Health Primary Care Providers on Screening and Prevention? Military Behavioral Health 2023, 11: 226-235. DOI: 10.1080/21635781.2023.2246884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health conditionsWomen veteransMilitary sexual traumaCervical cancerCancer screeningCervical cancer screening ratesHealth conditionsVHA medical centersCancer screening ratesCervical cancer preventionCervical cancer screeningMultivariable logistic regressionPrimary care providersSexual traumaDiagnosis of PTSDPTSD disordersPatient characteristicsScreening ratesOutpatient careCancer preventionMultivariable modelMedical CenterCare providersWomen's healthCurrent studyA digital health game to prevent opioid misuse and promote mental health in adolescents in school-based health settings: Protocol for the PlaySmart game randomized controlled trial
Boomer T, Hoerner L, Fernandes C, Maslar A, Aiudi S, Kyriakides T, Fiellin L. A digital health game to prevent opioid misuse and promote mental health in adolescents in school-based health settings: Protocol for the PlaySmart game randomized controlled trial. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0291298. PMID: 37683047, PMCID: PMC10490848, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health outcomesOpioid misuseMental healthHealth gamesHealth outcomesMeasures of depressionMental health symptomsGreater riskHelp-seeking behaviorSecondary outcome measuresCritical developmental periodOpioid use disorderPerception of riskRisk of initiationHealth symptomsSchool gradesProfessional helpMisusing opioidsPrimary outcomeDevelopmental periodAdolescentsOutcome measuresSubstance misuseUse disordersHealth settingsCorrelation of a commercial platform’s results with post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody response and clinical host factors
Slotkin R, Kyriakides T, Kundu A, Stack G, Sutton R, Gupta S. Correlation of a commercial platform’s results with post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody response and clinical host factors. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0289713. PMID: 37643190, PMCID: PMC10464955, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBaseline Features and Reasons for Nonparticipation in the Colonoscopy Versus Fecal Immunochemical Test in Reducing Mortality From Colorectal Cancer (CONFIRM) Study, a Colorectal Cancer Screening Trial
Robertson D, Dominitz J, Beed A, Boardman K, Del Curto B, Guarino P, Imperiale T, LaCasse A, Larson M, Gupta S, Lieberman D, Planeta B, Shaukat A, Sultan S, Menees S, Saini S, Schoenfeld P, Goebel S, von Rosenvinge E, Baffy G, Halasz I, Pedrosa M, Kahng L, Cassim R, Greer K, Kinnard M, Bhatt D, Dunbar K, Harford W, Mengshol J, Olson J, Patel S, Antaki F, Fisher D, Sullivan B, Lenza C, Prajapati D, Wong H, Beyth R, Lieb J, Manlolo J, Ona F, Cole R, Khalaf N, Kahi C, Kohli D, Rai T, Sharma P, Anastasiou J, Hagedorn C, Fernando R, Jackson C, Jamal M, Lee R, Merchant F, May F, Pisegna J, Omer E, Parajuli D, Said A, Nguyen T, Tombazzi C, Feldman P, Jacob L, Koppelman R, Lehenbauer K, Desai D, Madhoun M, Tierney W, Ho M, Hockman H, Lopez C, Carter Paulson E, Tobi M, Pinillos H, Young M, Ho N, Mascarenhas R, Promrat K, Mutha P, Pandak W, Shah T, Schubert M, Pancotto F, Gawron A, Underwood A, Ho S, Magno-Pagatzaurtundua P, Toro D, Beymer C, Kaz A, Elwing J, Gill J, Goldsmith S, Yao M, Protiva P, Pohl H, Kyriakides T, Kleiner E, Sullivan K, O'Leary J, Chiu W, Huang H, Russo J, Johnson G, Antonelli P, Burns A, Peduzzi P, Ciarleglio M, O'Connor T, Wallace R, Williams A, Tommessilli L, Taylor S, Pitts S, Mancini L, O'Brien P, O'Neil S, Perry M, McBride V, Carr W, Joncas C, O'Donnell E, Sather M, Warren S, Conner T, Honstein E, Sutton T, Putnam T, Branham K, Argyres D, Peterson D, Kennedy A, Carrick T, Apodaca C, Eden G, Martinez T, Tripp C, Nicholson M, Schwartz A, Felix M, Ward A, Marquez L, Lovato K, Cochran N, Tapia S, VanRaden M, Badgett C, Taylor Z, Pontzer J, Dorman B, Chavez M, Georg S, Templton T, Calais L, Haakensen C, Curtis B, Prehoda M, Colling C, Older D, Apodaca G, Sova J, Klee M, Wolfram-Aduan A, Ulatowski M, Hamilton B, Bopp (Formerly England) K, Ford G, Lace N, McDonnell W, Piehl G, Patel-Ejarque N, Berry M, Strubeck E, Chesnut L, Burridge L, Bean J, Kowal L, Voorhees (Formerly Rose) A, Ridley A, Croteau H, Bessett K, Fletcher C, Barbaresso M, Drummond A, Belanger K, McRobert E, Myers A, Trumble E, Rose P, Biswas A, Enache E, Shankin M, Strunk D, Simpson A, Harrison M, Prasad M, Robinson P, Flores A, Jananeh S, Tanukonda S, Ahmadi-Izadi G, Madihi S, Raufman J, Grady D, Britton A, Goldstein C, Thomas M, Lee V, Belizaire M, Costa C, Davis S, Decker M, Marrama A, Gilroy-Fanaras D, Gass J, Reece S, Tobin D, Carroll R, Ferreira M, Irvin D, Morken V, Covelli M, Medina T, Schiebel F, Shreves A, Shriver D, Frederick Y, Postle (formerly Matheny) C, Shaw J, Pastor D, Armstrong A, Kumaran V, Pinto A, Marshall V, McLarty S, Carlton J, Murphy K, McLemore K, Mortensen E, LePage J, Willis C, Berman K, Dunn T, Espinoza J, Schleski E, Shrader S, Gropp K, Kanaan Z, Miller L, Anees M, Judd S, Berchou V, Balogh D, Jones E, Covert K, Davis Y, Marbury C, Rambus M, Olgren E, Gellad Z, Sullivan B, Day T, Teehan S, Peters L, Hernandez-Chavez R, Murphy E, Cherry J, Graham E, Johnson J, Wooten W, Trujillo J, Harris M, Alizadeh M, Lo M, Sultan S, Brown L, Koster L, LeLaurin J, Irwin A, Kay N, Mckillip S, Lowe M, Yeralan S, Leehey D, McBurney C, Jain A, Park T, Broadwater L, El-Serag H, Shaib Y, Taylor E, Nair P, Broussard E, Gibson E, Hawkins R, Natividad T, Courtade D, Palmer M, Martinez S, Panagiotis K, Morrow C, Ballard C, Barker B, Garner M, McCalley S, Schwartzkopf A, Wright A, Titi M, Higbee A, Pratiksha S, Jones A, Shipe T, McKee J, Vennalaganti R, Terrey K, Maruf L, Brown D, Crouse E, Marchant-Miros K, Ussery B, Ducker L, Estell J, Porchia S, Kim M, Kim C, Chan B, Hayton A, Christiansen H, Peterson M, Ding G, Simpson V, Read S, Mamani G, Salazar J, Kato J, Bowie M, Carnevale R, Halim M, Sahagian A, Ibarra A, Travis Z, Garcia J, Gill A, Starzyk J, Sumarli S, Johnson V, Peresuh S, Quimby T, Cordova R, Herold L, Hawley A, Goo T, Kidao J, Lee R, Freidel C, Gutierrez E, Noorisharghi N, Ivie G, Jawish T, Partin S, Yoo G, Fabilane C, Noori N, Lang E, Senen S, Partin S, Fathi M, Chauvin R, Feiger J, Reataza M, Morgan T, Asghar A, Jacobs J, Kashefi M, May F, Ohning G, Padua D, Smutko V, Oh D, Kosoyan H, Dreskin B, Luu K, Alas A, Bharath P, Dixit V, Sanford** D, Vu J, Kadi S, Nwajuaku T, Smith J, Kincaid J, Mir M, Lanceta J, Rice J, Agarwal P, Augustine A, Prickel H, Vue J, Guerrero K, Levenson S, Aguilera-Fish A, Chestnut L, Jobse B, Lombardo C, Silver T, Ahmed N, Bockhold K, Koppelman R, Carneiro F, Garcia-Morales R, Spector D, Gomez J, Lehenbauer K, Reinink A, Anway R, Evans-Lindquist M, Eggers T, Green M, Pretti A, Meyeraan T, Condon D, Cavanagh M, DeFalco C, Cutting J, Joseph K, Dean S, Mitchell S, Phillips V, Krueger C, Zink D, Goldberg K, Patel N, Martinez Gonzalez M, Davis-Underwood H, O'Sullivan A, Suppes T, Bratcher K, Stern D, Wu R, Damisa J, Warsi R, Nguyen T, Pinillos H, Flowers E, Kuramoto A, Thurmond C, Orozco L, Farrell G, Jaynes R, Saenz P, Perez C, Collins J, Lin E, Onstad L, Pitts A, Osborn K, Kenworthy-Heinige T, Casey A, Gold D, Olivo C, Joos S, Subramanian S, Forro V, Cannady A, Usih J, Raitt M, Flynn M, Shittu Y, Jawaid M, Anderson R, Poole D, Butler C, Snead L, Christine H, Swanson G, Heumann D, Pandak W, Spataro J, Bajaj J, Solomon C, Smith Gilles H, Zafass A, Tilak S, Fuchs M, Davis M, Blackman L, Lemler J, Munsey R, Deebo J, McCarthy J, Noel M, Hurley R, Zurowski W, Sharpe A, Wilson K, Peets R, Lorenso B, Burrison S, Johnson D, Angelovic A, Erickson N, Hanson H, Bailey T, Genung K, Dulin H, Neuharth R, Clegg D, Velarde K, Dever J, Murphy M, Beck D, Wasil M, Vazquez J, O'Neil E, Ganji G, Ducom J, Lee M, Hovespians R, Margolis J, Simmons B, Sweeney (formerly St. Martin) J, Henry R, Martin-Ortiz J, Santiago-Rivera L, Gonzalez - Aviles G, Pedrosa C, Bird-Caceres J, Padilla B, Baez-Corujo F, Martinez- Ortiz Y, Vazquez E, Grigg-Gutierrez N, Laboy-Olivieri C, Urbina-Velez R, Andrews S, Rosa-Cruz S, Tirado-Montijo R, Otero-Aponte K, Martinez-Martino M, Freire A, Soto-Ramos A, Santana-Perez M, Araujo J, Vanderwarker C, Alexander J, Nevins E, LaGuire J, Guerrero L, Piehl G, Jenkins M, Chen T, Jang J, Tanus A, McKelvy P, Sayuk G, Chandiramani P, Vargo (Formerly Shoults) L, Vargo K, Lawrence S, Blythe K, Goldsmith S, Campbell R, Craddock M, Amodeo D, Reinhard R, Durant B, Wells B, Zoble A, Papademetriou M, Roche N, Adler P, Krishna A, Glaze D, Wijegunawardana D, Yeroushalmi S, Laine L, Mautner R, Bugaj J, Anderson J, Croteau H, Kingman L, Burridge L. Baseline Features and Reasons for Nonparticipation in the Colonoscopy Versus Fecal Immunochemical Test in Reducing Mortality From Colorectal Cancer (CONFIRM) Study, a Colorectal Cancer Screening Trial. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2321730. PMID: 37432690, PMCID: PMC10336619, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.21730.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFecal immunochemical testImmunochemical testEligible individualsAnnual fecal immunochemical testColorectal Cancer Screening TrialScreening testVeterans Affairs Medical CenterAverage CRC riskCancer Screening TrialCancer mortality outcomesCross-sectional studySpecific screening testCase report formsColorectal Cancer StudyStudy participant characteristicsCross-sectional analysisStool testingCRC riskMortality outcomesColorectal cancerClinical trialsCONFIRM studyMedical CenterScreening preferencesHispanic ethnicityAnalysis of Repair Type and Hypogastric Artery Antegrade Perfusion and Erectile Function following Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Bennett K, Hurley L, Kyriakides T, Matsumura J, Group O. Analysis of Repair Type and Hypogastric Artery Antegrade Perfusion and Erectile Function following Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2023, 94: 186-194. PMID: 37164171, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.04.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErectile functionArtery perfusionErectile dysfunctionHypogastric flowEndovascular repairAneurysm repairAortic aneurysmAntegrade perfusionPreoperative ankle-brachial indexErectile Function-5 (IIEF-5) questionnaireAbdominal aortic aneurysm repairHypogastric artery exclusionSignificant erectile dysfunctionThoracic aortic proceduresAnkle-brachial indexBeta-blocker useFifth of patientsSpinal cord ischemiaAortic aneurysm repairAbdominal aortic aneurysmMixed effects regression modelsBranched deviceButtock claudicationEndovascular groupBlocker useSegmentation-Free PVC for Cardiac SPECT Using a Densely-Connected Multi-Dimensional Dynamic Network
Xie H, Liu Z, Shi L, Greco K, Chen X, Zhou B, Feher A, Stendahl J, Boutagy N, Kyriakides T, Wang G, Sinusas A, Liu C. Segmentation-Free PVC for Cardiac SPECT Using a Densely-Connected Multi-Dimensional Dynamic Network. IEEE Transactions On Medical Imaging 2023, 42: 1325-1336. PMID: 36459599, PMCID: PMC10204821, DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2022.3226604.Peer-Reviewed Original Research1258 COLONOSCOPY ADHERENCE IN A MULTI-CENTER STUDY OF COLORECTAL CANCER (CRC) SCREENING
Dominitz J, Robertson D, Beed A, Boardman K, Del Curto B, Gupta S, Imperiale T, Lacasse A, Larson M, Lieberman D, Shaukat A, Sultan S, Planeta B, Kyriakides T. 1258 COLONOSCOPY ADHERENCE IN A MULTI-CENTER STUDY OF COLORECTAL CANCER (CRC) SCREENING. Gastroenterology 2023, 164: s-262. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(23)01592-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research47 Shrinking Coarsened Win Ratio and Testing of Composite Endpoint
Mou Y, Hummel S, Kyriakides T, Huang Y. 47 Shrinking Coarsened Win Ratio and Testing of Composite Endpoint. Journal Of Clinical And Translational Science 2023, 7: 12-13. PMCID: PMC10129553, DOI: 10.1017/cts.2023.138.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Effect of preservation of antegrade hypogastric flow on development of claudication following aortoiliac aneurysm repair
Bennett K, Hurley L, Kyriakides T, Yi J, Freischlag J, Matsumura J, Group O. Effect of preservation of antegrade hypogastric flow on development of claudication following aortoiliac aneurysm repair. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2022, 77: 1070-1076. PMID: 36565778, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.12.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortoiliac aneurysm repairDevelopment of claudicationButtock claudicationHypogastric flowClaudication symptomsHypogastric perfusionAneurysm repairArterial flowChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseBilateral buttock claudicationPreoperative activity levelObstructive pulmonary diseaseBody mass indexIntervention-related changesOVER trialPulmonary diseaseStudy armsMass indexArterial perfusionClaudicationTrial investigatorsAnatomic levelTrial participantsTheoretical riskPatientsCommunity-based referral for tuberculosis preventive therapy is effective for treatment completion
Shenoi S, Kyriakides T, Dokubo E, Guddera V, Vranken P, Desai M, Friedland G, Moll A. Community-based referral for tuberculosis preventive therapy is effective for treatment completion. PLOS Global Public Health 2022, 2: e0001269. PMID: 36962910, PMCID: PMC10021376, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment completionCommunity-based identificationPreventive therapyIndependent predictorsGovernment primary care clinicsMedian age 35 yearsCommunity-based referralsHigher treatment completionMedian CD4 countTB preventive therapyTB endemic regionsTuberculosis preventive therapyComparison groupPrimary care clinicsClinic-based careAge 35 yearsCBR groupTeam of nursesSix-month courseMedian CD4Oral isoniazidCD4 countHIV careNight sweatsCare clinicsExtra-Virgin Olive Oil Enhances the Blood–Brain Barrier Function in Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Kaddoumi A, Denney T, Deshpande G, Robinson J, Beyers R, Redden D, Praticò D, Kyriakides T, Lu B, Kirby A, Beck D, Merner N. Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Enhances the Blood–Brain Barrier Function in Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients 2022, 14: 5102. PMID: 36501136, PMCID: PMC9736478, DOI: 10.3390/nu14235102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical Dementia RatingMild cognitive impairmentBBB permeabilityAlzheimer's diseaseProtective effectP-tau/t-tau ratioCognitive impairmentBlood-brain barrier breakdownBlood-brain barrier functionBrain connectivityBehavioral scoresAbnormal BBB permeabilityAD mouse modelClearance of AβT-tau ratioEarly Alzheimer's diseaseFunctional brain activationSecondary outcomesBrain atrophyControlled TrialsPrimary outcomePreclinical findingsBrain amyloidBlood biomarkersBarrier breakdown