Duke University

This study tested whether a diabetes medication called empagliflozin could help protect the heart and kidneys of people who had received a kidney transplant. It involved 72 transplant recipients, half with type 2 diabetes and half without. Participants were randomly assigned to t…

This study tested if washing a broken ankle joint with sterile salt water (saline) soon after injury could reduce harmful inflammation and protect cartilage. Adult patients with ankle fractures were randomly assigned to receive either the saline wash or no wash during their emerg…

This study tested whether adding a treatment called dry needling to standard physical therapy exercises helps people with frozen shoulder. Participants were randomly assigned to receive either real dry needling or a fake 'sham' needle treatment, along with exercises. The goal was…

This study aimed to understand how COVID-19 affects the hearts of athletes. Researchers planned to compare athletes who had COVID-19 with healthy athletes by having them complete daily health surveys and analyzing their heart scan images. The goal was to gather information, not t…