A 96-patient randomised controlled trial of manufacturer-developed autologous platelet gel versus standard dressings for chronic neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers, with PICO summary and expert commentary.
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Structured PICO summaries for doctors and healthcare professionals, covering population, intervention, comparison, outcomes, expert commentary, and references across diabetes, endocrinology, obesity, and cardiometabolic medicine.
A design, recruitment, and baseline-characteristics report for the PREDIABETEXT cluster randomised trial of a digital diabetes-prevention intervention, with no efficacy outcomes yet reported. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A secondary cost-consequence and budget impact analysis of the TELE-DD trial found a nurse-led telephone program for nonadherent Type 2 diabetics with comorbid depression became cheaper per glycaemically controlled patient by 12-18 months. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A 2-centre factorial RCT in 273 Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes found the Dnurse app did not significantly improve HbA1c attainment, though systolic blood pressure fell in the app arms. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A 6-month structured anti-inflammatory diet-and-exercise programme in 542 adults with prediabetes delayed diabetes onset but did not lower 8-year incidence. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A manufacturer-funded cost-effectiveness model found the MiniMed 780G closed-loop system cost-effective versus injections with isCGM in US type 1 diabetes at $100,000 per QALY (ICER $68,402 over 4 years, $38,842 lifetime). PICO summary and expert commentary.
A small single-centre randomised trial mapped subcutaneous adipose gene-expression changes after six months of lifestyle-induced weight loss in men with metabolic syndrome. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A phase 3 open-label trial in 440 Chinese adults found the dulaglutide biosimilar LY05008 met its equivalence margin for HbA1c reduction against reference dulaglutide. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A small mechanistic RCT (n=34) found ertugliflozin did not increase proximal tubular natriuresis (the primary outcome) but did reduce fluid volume and blood pressure by week 12. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A small open-label Spanish RCT found a digital education program added to GLP-1 therapy produced greater HbA1c, weight, and adherence gains than usual care over six months. PICO summary and expert commentary.