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Trial Files: Baxdrostat in Uncontrolled and Resistant HTN, Telitacicept for SLE and Orforglipron in T2DM
Join us on November 5th, 2025, from 4-5 pm for a free crash course on acute kidney injury.Speaker details: Dr. Mike Fralick is a Clinician Scientist who works in Toronto and Sault Ste. Marie.LINK TO FACEBOOK EVENTDIRECT REGISTRATION LINKDo aldosterone synthase...
Trial Files Throwback Thursday: Thoracentesis in Acute Heart Failure, Reldesemtiv in ALS and Effect of Flow Rates of High-Flow Nasal Cannula on Extubation Outcomes
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Trial Files Turns Two: Top 5 Trials Over the Past 2 Years
Restrictive or Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Myocardial Infarction and Anemia Carson JL et al. NEJM (November 2023) Bottom Line: This phase 3 interventional trial compared a liberal transfusion strategy (hemoglobin cutoff, <10 g/dL) to a restrictive transfusion...
Trial Files Throwback Thursday: Opioids vs Non-Opioids for Chronic Pain, IV Albumin For Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis, and PPI for GI Bleed
Are non-opioids effective for chronic back pain or hip or knee osteoarthritic pain? Effect of Opioid vs Nonopioid Medications on Pain-Related Function in Patients With Chronic Back Pain or Hip or Knee Osteoarthritis Pain (SPACE) Krebs EE et al. JAMA (March 2018)...
Trial Files: CGM in Older Patients with T1DM, Left Atrial Appendage Closure after Ablation for AFib and Alteplase for Posterior Circulation Ischemic Stroke at 4.5-24 Hrs
Continuous Glucose Monitoring With Geriatric Principles in Older Adults With Type 1 Diabetes and Hypoglycemia: A Randomized Controlled Trial Munshi MN et al. Diabetes Care (September 2024) Bottom Line: This randomized controlled trial included 131 older adults (≥65...
Trial Files Throwback Thursday: Inhalers for COPD, EVT for Acute Ischemic Stroke, Remdesevir for COVID-19
Why is LABA-LAMA preferred over LABA-ICS for preventing COPD exacerbations? Indacaterol–Glycopyrronium versus Salmeterol–Fluticasone for COPD (FLAME) Wedzicha JA et al. NEJM (June 2016) Bottom Line: This 52-week, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, noninferiority...
Trial Files: Biomarkers vs Doppler for IUGR, Impact of A1c Variability on BP Control, Transitioning Care after AKI
Angiogenic factors versus fetomaternal Doppler for fetal growth restriction at term: an open-label, randomized controlled trial Garcia-Manau P et al. Nature Medicine (January 2025) Bottom Line: This randomized controlled trial compared the use of abnormal serum...
Trial Files: Pharmacotherapy for MASH, Twice-Yearly Injectable PrEP, Vit D in Clinically Isolated Syndromes
A Phase 3, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Resmetirom in NASH with Liver Fibrosis (MAESTRO-NASH)Harrison SA et al. NEJM (February 2024)Bottom Line: This is an ongoing phase 3 clinical trial studying the effectiveness of resmetirom, an oral, liver-directed, thyroid...
Trial Files: Withdrawing Anti-TNFα for IBD in Remission, EVT for Stroke with Medium-Vessel Occlusion, GLP1-RA for Parkinson’s
We want your feedback! Please take a moment to fill out this short, anonymous survey about your experience reading Trial Files. The first 40 respondents will receive a $10 Starbucks gift card. Trial Files Reader SurveyWithdrawal of antitumour necrosis factor in...
Trial Files Throwback Thursday: Rate vs Rhythm Control for A Fib, tPA for Acute Ischemic Stroke, Peripartum Antiretrovirals for HIV
We want your feedback! Please take a moment to fill out this short, anonymous survey about your experience reading Trial Files. The first 40 respondents will receive a $10 Starbucks gift card.Trial Files Reader SurveyWhy has rate control traditionally been preferred...
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Trial Files was supported by funding from the Mount Sinai Hospital Department of Medicine Research Fund, the MSH DOM Innovation in Education Awards, and the T-CAIREM Summer Research Program.