Trial Watch

Clinical trials covered by The Clinical Lighthouse, ranked by methodological rigor and ordered by most recent.

213 trials indexed
Prehospital Whole Blood Does Not Reduce 30-Day Mortality Over Components
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Randomized Controlled Trial New England Journal of Medicine

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.

May 20, 2026 Read the trial →
Online Therapist-Assisted Program Reduces Posttraumatic Stress in Injured Children Randomized Controlled Trial
JAMA Pediatrics

Online Therapist-Assisted Program Reduces Posttraumatic Stress in Injured Children

A randomized trial shows a digital cognitive behavioral intervention lowers symptom scores for six months following pediatric hospitalization.

April 28, 2026
Repeat OnabotulinumtoxinA for Masseter Prominence Does Not Alter Mandibular Bone Randomized Controlled Trial
Aesthetic Surgery Journal

Repeat OnabotulinumtoxinA for Masseter Prominence Does Not Alter Mandibular Bone

A 12-month placebo-controlled trial using CT imaging shows no significant bone remodeling after masseter injections for facial contouring.

April 28, 2026
Trabeculectomy Slows Visual Field Loss Better Than Medication in Advanced Glaucoma Randomized Controlled Trial
Ophthalmology

Trabeculectomy Slows Visual Field Loss Better Than Medication in Advanced Glaucoma

A five-year trial shows surgery preserves monocular vision but finds no significant difference in patient-reported quality of life.

April 28, 2026
Symptom-Based Dosing Reduces Discharge Time in Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Randomized Controlled Trial
JAMA

Symptom-Based Dosing Reduces Discharge Time in Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal

A cluster randomized trial shows symptom-based dosing shortens medical readiness for discharge when paired with the Eat, Sleep, Console model.

April 28, 2026
Proximal Nerve Stimulation Improves Sleep Apnea in CPAP-Intolerant Patients Randomized Controlled Trial
Annals of Internal Medicine

Proximal Nerve Stimulation Improves Sleep Apnea in CPAP-Intolerant Patients

A randomized trial shows proximal hypoglossal nerve stimulation significantly reduces apnea-hypopnea index and daytime sleepiness.

April 27, 2026
Luvadaxistat Fails to Improve Schizophrenia Cognition in Phase 2 Trial Randomized Controlled Trial
Neuropsychopharmacology

Luvadaxistat Fails to Improve Schizophrenia Cognition in Phase 2 Trial

The ERUDITE study found no significant cognitive benefit from adding the D-amino acid oxidase inhibitor to stable antipsychotic therapy.

April 27, 2026
Physical Therapy Improves Function More Than CBT in Chronic Low Back Pain Randomized Controlled Trial
Annals of Internal Medicine

Physical Therapy Improves Function More Than CBT in Chronic Low Back Pain

A sequential randomized trial finds physical therapy superior for initial functional gains, though secondary strategies show no difference.

April 27, 2026
Counterconditioning Stabilizes Neural Safety Signals in PTSD Randomized Controlled Trial
Translational Psychiatry

Counterconditioning Stabilizes Neural Safety Signals in PTSD

Functional MRI shows pairing threat stimuli with positive outcomes reinforces safety patterns in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex.

April 27, 2026
Palliative Telecare Fails to Improve Goal Concordance in Cardiopulmonary Disease Randomized Controlled Trial
Journal of Palliative Medicine

Palliative Telecare Fails to Improve Goal Concordance in Cardiopulmonary Disease

A randomized trial of nurse and social worker-led phone interventions found no change in treatment alignment or patient uncertainty.

April 27, 2026
Specific RehaCom Modules Predict Processing Speed Gains in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Randomized Controlled Trial
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Specific RehaCom Modules Predict Processing Speed Gains in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Progression in attention-based modules and baseline characteristics like IQ and age determine cognitive outcomes in progressive MS.

April 27, 2026
NIRS-Guided Resuscitation Improves Early Motor Scores in Preterm Infants Randomized Controlled Trial
Neonatology

NIRS-Guided Resuscitation Improves Early Motor Scores in Preterm Infants

A COSGOD III sub-study shows that monitoring cerebral oxygenation in the first 15 minutes of life correlates with better motor repertoire.

April 27, 2026
Balanced Fluids and Saline Show Similar Outcomes in Pediatric Septic Shock Randomized Controlled Trial
New England journal of medicine

Balanced Fluids and Saline Show Similar Outcomes in Pediatric Septic Shock

A large trial of over 8,000 children found no difference in kidney events or mortality between balanced crystalloids and 0.9% saline.

April 27, 2026
Targeted Agents Fail to Extend Survival in Pediatric Brainstem Glioma Randomized Controlled Trial
Nature Medicine

Targeted Agents Fail to Extend Survival in Pediatric Brainstem Glioma

The BIOMEDE trial finds no survival benefit for erlotinib, dasatinib, or everolimus, but identifies TP53 as a key prognostic marker.

April 27, 2026
Pitch Gestures Increase Prefrontal Activation During Mandarin Tone Sandhi Perception Non-Randomized Controlled Trial
Frontiers in Neuroscience

Pitch Gestures Increase Prefrontal Activation During Mandarin Tone Sandhi Perception

Training with physical gestures strengthens functional connectivity in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex to improve auditory discrimination.

April 26, 2026
Triple-Pill Therapy Reduces Recurrent Stroke Risk After Intracerebral Hemorrhage Randomized Controlled Trial
New England Journal of Medicine

Triple-Pill Therapy Reduces Recurrent Stroke Risk After Intracerebral Hemorrhage

A low-dose combination of telmisartan, amlodipine, and indapamide lowered systolic blood pressure and major cardiovascular events.

April 26, 2026
Phenylephrine Drops Match Eyelid Taping for Ptosis Insurance Qualification Non-Randomized Controlled Trial
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Phenylephrine Drops Match Eyelid Taping for Ptosis Insurance Qualification

A comparative study shows phenylephrine 2.5% achieves similar visual field gains as taping with significantly higher patient satisfaction.

April 26, 2026
Brolucizumab Preserves Vision Better Than Laser in Diabetic Retinopathy Randomized Controlled Trial
JAMA Ophthalmology

Brolucizumab Preserves Vision Better Than Laser in Diabetic Retinopathy

The Phase 3 CONDOR trial shows brolucizumab 6 mg maintains visual acuity and regresses disease more effectively than panretinal laser.

April 26, 2026
Left Bundle Branch Pacing Reduces Cardiomyopathy Risk in High-Burden Patients Randomized Controlled Trial
Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Left Bundle Branch Pacing Reduces Cardiomyopathy Risk in High-Burden Patients

A randomized trial shows left bundle branch pacing lowers composite clinical events and improves ventricular function over 36 months.

April 26, 2026
Dupilumab Resolves Airway Mucus Plugs and Reduces Radiodensity in Asthma Non-Randomized Controlled Trial
CHEST Journal

Dupilumab Resolves Airway Mucus Plugs and Reduces Radiodensity in Asthma

A longitudinal CT analysis shows dupilumab clears 91% of existing mucus plugs and alters the physical composition of remaining obstructions.

April 26, 2026
Donor-Derived Anti-CD33 CAR T-Cells Show Safety in Relapsed AML Post-Transplant Non-Randomized Controlled Trial
Blood

Donor-Derived Anti-CD33 CAR T-Cells Show Safety in Relapsed AML Post-Transplant

A phase 1/2 trial of VCAR33 demonstrates manageable toxicity and preliminary activity in patients with relapsed or MRD-positive disease.

April 25, 2026
Baricitinib Noninferior to Etanercept for Reducing Ultrasound-Assessed Synovitis Randomized Controlled Trial
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Baricitinib Noninferior to Etanercept for Reducing Ultrasound-Assessed Synovitis

A phase IV trial shows baricitinib, with or without methotrexate, matches etanercept in objective measures of joint inflammation.

April 25, 2026
Remote Ischaemic Preconditioning Fails to Prevent Postoperative Myocardial Injury Randomized Controlled Trial
British Journal of Anaesthesia

Remote Ischaemic Preconditioning Fails to Prevent Postoperative Myocardial Injury

A randomized trial of two-session preconditioning in abdominal surgery shows no reduction in injury and a paradoxical troponin increase.

April 25, 2026
Vuzix Head-Mounted Device Scores Highest in Prehospital Stroke Triage Simulation Non-Randomized Controlled Trial
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Vuzix Head-Mounted Device Scores Highest in Prehospital Stroke Triage Simulation

A comparative study finds neurologists prefer head-mounted video quality while paramedics favor smartphone usability for remote triage.

April 25, 2026
Ketamine Does Not Reduce 28-Day Mortality Compared With Etomidate Randomized Controlled Trial
New England Journal of Medicine

Ketamine Does Not Reduce 28-Day Mortality Compared With Etomidate

A randomized trial of 2,365 critically ill adults found no survival benefit for ketamine, despite a higher rate of cardiovascular collapse.

April 25, 2026
Focal Coronary Disease Predicts Greater Angina Relief After Stenting Randomized Controlled Trial
Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Focal Coronary Disease Predicts Greater Angina Relief After Stenting

New ORBITA-2 data show focal lesions derive significantly more placebo-controlled benefit from PCI than diffuse disease patterns.

April 24, 2026
LB-102 Reduces Acute Schizophrenia Symptoms in Phase 2 Trial Randomized Controlled Trial
JAMA Psychiatry

LB-102 Reduces Acute Schizophrenia Symptoms in Phase 2 Trial

A randomized trial of the benzamide derivative LB-102 demonstrated significant PANSS score improvements across three daily dose levels.

April 24, 2026
Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir Fails to Reduce Hospitalization in Vaccinated Outpatients Randomized Controlled Trial
New England Journal of Medicine

Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir Fails to Reduce Hospitalization in Vaccinated Outpatients

Two randomized trials show no significant clinical benefit for high-risk adults with prior immunity from vaccination or infection.

April 24, 2026
Early Enteral Nutrition Reduces Complication Burden After Pancreatoduodenectomy Randomized Controlled Trial
JAMA Surgery

Early Enteral Nutrition Reduces Complication Burden After Pancreatoduodenectomy

A randomized trial shows immediate tube feeding lowers the comprehensive complication index in patients at high nutritional risk.

April 24, 2026
Funnel-Shaped Mesh Reduces Parastomal Hernia Risk After Rectal Cancer Surgery Randomized Controlled Trial
JAMA Surgery

Funnel-Shaped Mesh Reduces Parastomal Hernia Risk After Rectal Cancer Surgery

A randomized trial shows prophylactic mesh lowers three-year clinical hernia rates from 39% to 10% without increasing complications.

April 24, 2026
Telepractice PTR-F Improves Parent Fidelity in Chinese American Families Non-Randomized Controlled Trial
Frontiers in Psychiatry

Telepractice PTR-F Improves Parent Fidelity in Chinese American Families

A culturally adapted behavioral intervention delivered remotely increased parent adherence and reduced challenging behaviors in autistic children.

April 24, 2026