The Efficacy of Telehealth Versus In-Person Management Delivery in Adult Patients with Obesity.

Background: The effectiveness of telehealth in managing obesity in Saudi patients is still under investigation. This study compared the effectiveness of telehealth and in-person obesity management programs for adults.

Methods: This clinical trial involved 62 adults, 29 receiving in-person intervention at the clinic and 33 receiving telehealth via videoconference calls.

Effects of a 6-month multi-strain probiotics supplementation in endotoxemic, inflammatory and cardiometabolic status of T2DM patients: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Objective: The aim of this trial was to characterize the beneficial effects of probiotics on decreasing endotoxin levels and other cardiometabolic parameters in Arab patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Methods: Saudi adults with naïve T2DM (n = 30; 12 males and 18 females) were randomly allocated to receive twice daily placebo or 2.5 × 10 cfu/g of EcologicBarrier (multi-strain probiotics; n = 31; 14 males and 17 females) in a double-blind manner over a 6 month period, respectively.