Advertisement

Browse Subject Areas

?

Click through the PLOS taxonomy to find articles in your field.

For more information about PLOS Subject Areas, click here.

Randomized controlled trials

Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation and atherosclerotic plaque regression in ASCVD: Is exercise really a game-changer? A scoping review of controlled trials

Dwita Rian Desandri, Averina Octaxena Aslani, Faqrizal Ria Qhabibi, Dimitra Nikoletou

published 20 May 2026

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Spinal mechanisms and feasibility of Dry Needling versus Botulinum Toxin Type A in post-stroke lower limb spasticity: A proof-of-concept randomized clinical trial protocol (STROKE-POC)

Clara Pujol-Fuentes, Bart Eeckhaut, Samuel Fernández Carnero, Daniel Fernández Sanchís, Theodore Wein, Pablo Herrero, Wim Saeys, Mindy F. Levin

published 20 May 2026

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Maintaining function and participation through tailored 24-hour movement behaviours for people living with multiple long-term conditions and frailty (The PERSONAL-AGILITY study): Protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial

Martha Thomas, Louisa Y. Herring, Melanie J. Davies, Lucina Wilde, Vicky Hall, Laura J. Gray, Sharlene A. Greenwood, Michelle Hadjiconstantinou, Malak Hamza, Andrew Harris, Jemma Hawkins, Kamlesh Khunti, Matthew Maddocks, Atulkumar Rajpara, Alex Rowlands, Priscilla Sarkar, Avan A. Sayer, Sam Seidu, Tom Yates, Hannah M. L. Young

published 18 May 2026

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

The impact of walking on creative thinking: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Alex Thabane, Vikram Arora, Joelle Boilard, Adam Sutoski, Sameer Parpia, Goran Calic, Jason W. Busse, Tyler McKechnie, Phillip Staibano, Mark Phillips, Roni Reiter-Palmon, Mohit Bhandari

published 13 May 2026

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Emotion-focused therapy and forgiveness in the older population: Protocol for a feasibility randomized controlled trial

Bernardo Corrêa d’Almeida, Carla Cunha

published 13 May 2026

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Nasal steroids, irrigation, oral antibiotics, and subgroup targeting for effective management of acute sinusitis (NOSES): Protocol for a comparative effectiveness randomized controlled trial

Daniel Merenstein, Nawar Shara, David P. Rabago, Derjung Mimi Tarn, Bruce Barrett, Alex H. Krist, Sebastian T. Tong, Aleksandra E. Zgierska, Tina P. Tan, Keisha Herbin Smith, Gabriela Villalobos, Charles R. Fencil, Kavya K. Sanghavi, Syed Junaid Imam, Stephen Fernandez, Mihriye Mete

published 06 May 2026

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Clinical trial participant information leaflets overstate the harms/risks of participation and understate the benefits

Rafaela Carapeto, Andrew Willis, Frances Shiely

published 05 May 2026

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Randomized controlled trial comparing AI-assisted digital and conventional orthodontics: Superior PAR reduction and occlusal outcomes

Xie Xiaoting, Nurul Azira Ismail, Mohammed Abdelfatah Alhoot, Liu Ying, Rabab Alayham Abbas Helmi, Qing Song, Li Ruiting

published 04 May 2026

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

A secondary head-to-head comparison of low-intensity focused ultrasound and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for motor recovery after stroke

Shuhong Zheng, Renxiu Bian, Haixin Song, Zhiping Liao, Ting Gao, Min Yan, Heqing Huang, Zuodong Lou, Fangchao Wu, Jianhua Li

published 24 Apr 2026

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Clip-plate versus suture-anchor in double-door laminoplasty for degenerative cervical myelopathy: Protocol for a multicenter, non-inferiority, randomized controlled trial

Kentaro Yamada, Kenichiro Sakai, Takashi Hirai, Kazuyuki Fukushima, Takuya Takahashi, Yu Matsukura, Satoru Egawa, Hiroaki Onuma, Motonori Hashimoto, Akihiro Hirakawa, Yoshiyasu Arai, Toshitaka Yoshii

published 24 Apr 2026

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

The journey to diagnosis and care of functional neurological disorder (FND)

Ivet Pritomanova, Sarah R. Cope, Billie James, Mark J. Edwards, Jared G. Smith, Sharif El-Leithy, Serena Vanzan, Patricia Hogwood, Dawn Golder, Kati Jane Turner, Jo Billings

published 22 Apr 2026

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Effects of non-invasive spinal cord stimulation on autonomic function in individuals with subacute spinal cord injury: A pilot clinical trial protocol

Ryo Nakahara, Sarah Nasson, Ellie Bieler, Emilee Putsche-Young, Benjamin Aguila, Jiayi Shen, Emma Chung, Laura Winston, Stephen Burns, Deborah Crane, Margaret Eugenio, Klaus Krogh, Andrei Krassioukov, Chet Moritz, Soshi Samejima

published 20 Apr 2026

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Acupuncture for amnestic mild cognitive impairment: Study protocol for a multicenter, single-blinded, long-term, randomized controlled trial

Xinyue Zhang, Ziwen Wang, Mingsheng Sun, Qiongnan Bao, Ziwen Chen, Yiwei Liu, Ziqi Wang, Fang Ye, Zuoqin Yang, Xiaoli Du, Hong Zhang, Xin Mou, Xia He, Dehua Li, Kexin Wu, Jin Yao, Wanqi Zhong, Ping Xu, Shiqi Yang, Ling Zhao, Zihan Yin, Fanrong Liang

published 20 Apr 2026

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Advertisement

Create a weekly email alert for: Randomized controlled trials

You can change these options by clicking profile then "Alerts and Notifications"