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Apr 23, 2025

Between-Visit Asthma Symptom Monitoring With a Scalable Digital Intervention: A Randomized Clinical Trial

This randomized controlled trial of a scalable symptom monitoring intervention found an increase in asthma-related quality of life but it did not reach the threshold for a minimally important change.
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Feb 19, 2025

Survey Protocols, Response Rates, and Representation of Underserved Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial

In this randomized clinical trial, web-first multimode survey protocols significantly improved the RR and representativeness of patient surveys.
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Feb 17, 2025

Internalized HIV Stigma, Sleep Problems, and Depressive Symptoms in People with HIV in Botswana

This study examines the effects of internalized HIV stigma on sleep and depression among PLWH in Botswana, revealing complex relationships and the potential need for targeted interventions.
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Feb 7, 2025

Surgeons' Views of Peer Comparison and Guideline-Based Feedback on Postsurgery Opioid Prescriptions: A Qualitative Investigation

Interviews of 36 surgeons in a randomized controlled trial of social norm-based feedback to reduce postsurgery opioid prescribing elucidated surgeons' reactions and responses to the feedback as well as contextual factors affecting its impact.
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Feb 7, 2025

Persistence of Social Norms Feedback on Postsurgery Opioid Prescribing Behavior: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial

In a recent cluster randomized clinical trial, social norms-based feedback to surgeons significantly reduced overprescribing of postsurgery opioids. This analysis shows that the feedback's effect persisted one year after the feedback stopped.
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Jan 21, 2025

A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Corequisite English Developmental Education: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Texas Community Colleges

We estimate the cost effectiveness of corequisite English developmental education at community colleges compared to a traditional prerequisite pathway.
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Jan 16, 2025

Do Sectoral Training Programs Reduce Arrests? Evidence from a Low-Income Targeted Training Program RCT

This study presents the first causal evidence of the impact on arrest rates of a sectoral training program that was implemented using a randomized control trial.
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Dec 20, 2024

Negative Spillover Due to Constraints on Care Delivery: A Potential Source of Bias in Pragmatic Clinical Trials

Negative spillover can arise in a pragmatic trial if the study intervention affects how scarce resources are allocated across patients in the intervention and comparison groups. Such spillovers can lead to biased estimation of treatment effect.
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Dec 2, 2024

Implementation Facilitators and Barriers of Stress First Aid to Protect Mental Health of Frontline Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study

We conducted a large, cluster randomized controlled trial to implement an intervention to support health care worker well-being. The goal of this study is to understand barriers and facilitators to the intervention implementation.
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Oct 23, 2024

Combat and Operational Stress Control Interventions and PTSD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

This report presents a systematic review of studies of interventions designed to prevent, identify, and manage acute occupational stress among military, law enforcement, and first responders.
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Oct 18, 2024

Telelactation Use Patterns Among a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Sample of U.S. Parents: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Telelactation, or video visits for lactation support, can improve breastfeeding. In a study of 1052 participants randomized to receive access, usage was linked to maternal age, support from family or other sources, and breastfeeding challenges.
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Oct 16, 2024

Elective Induction of Labor May Have Negative Effects at the Hospital Level

By placing greater demands on labor and delivery units, elective induction of labor may reduce availability of care. In the ARRIVE trial this could have led to spillover effects on control group outcomes and overestimation of induction benefits.

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Between-Visit Asthma Symptom Monitoring With a Scalable Digital Intervention: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Survey Protocols, Response Rates, and Representation of Underserved Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Internalized HIV Stigma, Sleep Problems, and Depressive Symptoms in People with HIV in Botswana

Surgeons' Views of Peer Comparison and Guideline-Based Feedback on Postsurgery Opioid Prescriptions: A Qualitative Investigation

Persistence of Social Norms Feedback on Postsurgery Opioid Prescribing Behavior: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial

A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Corequisite English Developmental Education: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Texas Community Colleges

Do Sectoral Training Programs Reduce Arrests? Evidence from a Low-Income Targeted Training Program RCT

Negative Spillover Due to Constraints on Care Delivery: A Potential Source of Bias in Pragmatic Clinical Trials

Implementation Facilitators and Barriers of Stress First Aid to Protect Mental Health of Frontline Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study

Combat and Operational Stress Control Interventions and PTSD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Telelactation Use Patterns Among a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Sample of U.S. Parents: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Elective Induction of Labor May Have Negative Effects at the Hospital Level

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Between-Visit Asthma Symptom Monitoring With a Scalable Digital Intervention: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Survey Protocols, Response Rates, and Representation of Underserved Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Internalized HIV Stigma, Sleep Problems, and Depressive Symptoms in People with HIV in Botswana

Surgeons' Views of Peer Comparison and Guideline-Based Feedback on Postsurgery Opioid Prescriptions: A Qualitative Investigation

Persistence of Social Norms Feedback on Postsurgery Opioid Prescribing Behavior: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial

A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Corequisite English Developmental Education: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Texas Community Colleges

Do Sectoral Training Programs Reduce Arrests? Evidence from a Low-Income Targeted Training Program RCT

Negative Spillover Due to Constraints on Care Delivery: A Potential Source of Bias in Pragmatic Clinical Trials

Implementation Facilitators and Barriers of Stress First Aid to Protect Mental Health of Frontline Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study

Combat and Operational Stress Control Interventions and PTSD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Telelactation Use Patterns Among a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Sample of U.S. Parents: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Elective Induction of Labor May Have Negative Effects at the Hospital Level

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