Trial Watch
Clinical trials covered by The Clinical Lighthouse, ranked by methodological rigor and ordered by most recent.
Prehospital Whole Blood Does Not Reduce 30-Day Mortality Over Components
A large-scale trial found no significant difference in 30-day mortality between prehospital whole blood and component transfusions for trauma.
Triplet Immunotherapy Shows Durable Response in Relapsed Hodgkin Lymphoma
Adding ipilimumab to nivolumab and brentuximab vedotin may improve long-term disease control for patients deferring stem cell transplant.
APT-Sepsis Program Lowers Maternal Infection Mortality and Morbidity
A cluster-randomized trial of 431,394 women shows a 32% reduction in severe infection-related outcomes using a standardized care bundle.
Cortical Stimulation Reduces Overactive Bladder Symptoms After Stroke
A randomized trial shows low-frequency rTMS improves urinary function and quality of life while lowering societal costs.
Group CBT Reduces Hostile Attribution Bias in Young Adults With ASD Traits
A pilot study finds that targeting social cognitive distortions improves communication and quality of life through distinct pathways.
Digital Exercise and Interoceptive Training Lower Acute Depression Scores in Young Adults
A randomized trial found significant short-term symptom reduction, though benefits did not persist at one- or three-month follow-up.
Delayed Angiography Safe in Cardiac Arrest Without ST-Segment Elevation
Five-year COACT trial data show no survival difference between immediate and delayed coronary angiography for resuscitated patients.
Evolocumab Reduces First Cardiovascular Events in High-Risk Diabetes
In patients with diabetes and no known atherosclerosis, adding evolocumab to statins lowered the 5-year risk of major events by 2.1%.
Iron Bioresorbable Scaffolds Match Metallic Stents for Late Lumen Loss at Two Years
A randomized trial in China finds iron-based scaffolds achieve similar vascular patency and flow to standard stents despite higher revascularization.
Oral Nicotinamide Mononucleotide Increases Platelets in Refractory Immune Thrombocytopenia
A phase 1/2 trial shows oral NMN modulates the CD38-NAD+ axis to improve platelet counts while preserving humoral immunity.
Group Cognitive Therapy Reduces Negative Symptoms in Early Psychosis
A pilot trial shows rumination-focused therapy added to standard care significantly improves negative symptoms and repetitive thinking.
Biomarkers Predict Kidney Response to Belimumab in Lupus Nephritis
A Phase 3 post hoc analysis identifies baseline IgA, anti-C1q, and early proteinuria changes as key indicators of treatment success.
Distributed HABIT-ILE Dosing Matches Massed Therapy for Bilateral Cerebral Palsy
Spreading 90 hours of intensive bimanual and lower extremity therapy over 15 weeks yields functional gains equivalent to 3-week programs.
Mim8 Prophylaxis Reduces Bleeding in Hemophilia A with or without Inhibitors
Phase 3 data show weekly or monthly subcutaneous Mim8 significantly lowers bleeding rates compared to on-demand and prior factor therapy.
Intranasal Ketamine Reduces Existential Distress in Advanced Cancer Patients
Secondary analysis shows three doses of intranasal ketamine improve death-related anxiety and existential well-being in palliative care.
Behavioral Activation Reduces Pain During Smoking Cessation in Depressed Adults
A secondary analysis finds that behavioral activation therapy significantly lowers bodily pain scores compared to standard cessation care.
Intravascular Imaging Reduces Major Cardiac Events in Complex PCI
A randomized trial shows imaging guidance lowers the five-year risk of cardiac death and myocardial infarction in complex coronary lesions.
Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization Reduces Subdural Hematoma Recurrence
Adjunctive embolization after surgery lowered symptomatic recurrence from 28% to 4.3% in a randomized trial of 186 patients.
Digital and Primary Care Intervention Reduces Adolescent Depressive Symptoms in Slums
A randomized trial in India shows a multimedia campaign and digital tools improve mental health literacy and lower PHQ-9 scores.
IVUS Guidance Reduces Target Vessel Failure in Complex Bifurcation PCI
A randomized trial shows IVUS-guided optimization more than halves the 1-year risk of failure in complex double kissing crush procedures.
Oral PCS499 Improves Skin Activity and Ulcer Healing in Necrobiosis Lipoidica
A phase 2 trial of a deuterated pentoxifylline analog shows 50% of patients achieved clear or almost clear status with no serious safety concerns.
2C-B Shows Empathogenic and Psychedelic Effects with Low Cardiovascular Strain
A crossover trial compares 30 mg of 2C-B to MDMA and psilocybin, finding similar emotional empathy and a shorter five-hour duration.
Interdisciplinary Whole Health Teams Improve Chronic Pain Function Over Standard Care
A randomized trial of 764 veterans shows that value-aligned team care reduces pain interference more than group therapy or usual care.
Semaglutide Improves Reward-Based Motivation in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder
A randomized trial shows oral semaglutide reduces the perceived cost of physical effort in patients with depression and elevated BMI.
Cesium-131 Collagen Tiles Improve Local Control in Recurrent Meningioma
A phase 2 trial shows resection plus brachytherapy achieves 48% local control at five years for aggressive, recurrent meningiomas.
Targeted sFlt-1 Apheresis Safely Extends Pregnancy in Very Preterm Preeclampsia
A pilot trial shows selective removal of sFlt-1 reduces maternal blood pressure and delays delivery by a median of 10 days.
Oral Factor D Inhibitor Fails to Improve Myasthenia Gravis Symptoms
A phase 2 trial of vemircopan was terminated after the oral complement inhibitor showed no significant benefit over placebo.
Pulsed Field Ablation Reduces Recurrence in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
First-line pulsed field ablation showed a 56% success rate at 12 months compared to 30% for antiarrhythmic drugs in a randomized trial.
Alternating Venetoclax Triplets Extend Survival in Older AML Patients
A phase 2 trial shows a 45% five-year survival rate and high rates of deep molecular remission using an alternating low-intensity regimen.
Mailed FIT-DNA Increases Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates in Community Health Centers
A pragmatic trial shows mailed FIT-DNA outreach achieves higher screening uptake than standard FIT, though follow-up colonoscopy rates remain low.
Videolaryngoscopy Increases First-Attempt Success for Double-Lumen Tube Intubation
A multicenter trial of 916 patients shows digital visualization improves glottic view and reduces esophageal intubation rates.