The feasibility of sharing digital audio-recordings of clinic visits online with older adults in primary care settings: A multisite trial.

Objective: The objective of this trial was to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of sharing audio recordings of primary care visits with older adults with multimorbidity.

Methods: We used a two-arm, randomized, controlled, feasibility trial with 3-month follow-up. Patients aged ≥ 65 years-with diabetes and hypertension-were recruited from academic primary care settings in New Hampshire, Tennessee, and Texas.

Short-term Preoperative Diet Decreases Bleeding After Partial Hepatectomy: Results From a Multi-institutional Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Our previous case series suggested that a 1-week, low-calorie and low-fat diet was associated with decreased intraoperative blood loss in patients undergoing liver surgery.

Objective: The current study evaluates the effect of this diet in a randomized controlled trial.

Methods: We randomly assigned 60 patients with a body mass index ≥25 kg/m(2) to no special diet or an 800-kcal, 20 g fat, and 70 g protein diet for 1 week before liver resection.