VALIANT Trial Summary: Pfeffer et al. randomized 14,703 patients with acute MI within prior 10 days complicated by HF and/or LVEF ≤35% to either valsartan or captopril or combination of both. The objective was to assess the efficacy of ARBs compared with ACE-I in patients in the post-MI period complicated by HF and/or LV systolic dysfunction…
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Project CLEAR trial summary: Huang et al. randomized 2,141 patients colonized with MRSA to hygiene education or hygiene education + decontamination. Decolonization involved chlorhexidine mouthwash, baths or showers with chlorhexidine, and nasal mupirocin for 5 days twice per month for 6 months. The primary objective was to assess the efficacy of postdischarge hygiene education, as..
POINT Trial Summary: Johnston et al. randomized 4,881 patients who presented with low risk stroke or high risk TIA to either a combination of aspirin and clopidogrel or aspirin alone. Their objective was to assess the efficacy of dual antiplatelet therapy on recurrence of stroke, MI or mortality associated with ischemia. The results of POINT..
PLACIDE trial summary: Allen SJ et al. conducted a multicenter, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial to assess the efficacy of probiotics in preventing antiobiotics associated (AAD) or C.diff associated diarrhea (CDAD) in elderly hospitalized patients. Over 2,941 elderly patients with age >65 and exposure to antibiotics were enrolled and randomized to either a probiotic therapy or placebo therapy. The primary outcome..
PANSAID Trial Summary: Hojgaard et al. randomized 556 patients who were scheduled to undergo total hip arthroplasty to pain control with a combination of paracetamol + ibuprofen or any one of them with placebo. The primary objective was to assess if post-op morphine requirement decreases with the use of adjunctive pain medications. The results showed significant decrease in morphine requirement when paracetamol..
COMMANDER HF Trial Summary: Zannand F et al. randomized 5,022 patients with coronary artery disease and heart failure to undergo treatment with either rivaroxaban or a placebo. The primary objective of the study was to assess if rivaroxaban could reduce thrombin production and improve outcomes in patients with CAD and HF. The results showed that rivaroxaban..