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A searchable index of real negative results, null findings, and replication failures from the published literature — so you can learn what didn't work before repeating it.

WASTE indexes published research — it does not host or republish full papers. Each entry is a metadata record (title, authors, DOI) compiled from open scholarly databases, with the abstract shown in full only where the paper is openly licensed (e.g. Creative Commons); otherwise a short excerpt is shown for reference under fair use. WASTE classifies each work by failure type; classifications are automated and approximate.

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Lumateperone monotherapy for major depressive episodes associated with bipolar disorder: efficacy and safety in a randomized placebo-controlled trial.

Correll CU, Durgam S, Kozauer SG et al. · 2026 · International clinical psychopharmacology

This Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluated the efficacy and safety of lumateperone to treat bipolar depression. Patients (18-75 years) with bipolar I or bipolar II disorder experiencing a major depressive…

View details →DOI: 10.1097/yic.0000000000000597
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[Vaccination: What's new?]

Seybold U · 2018 · Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)

Vaccination practices in Germany are driven by scientific developments and a complex regulatory environment. Some important developments in 2018 are described here: Starting in 2018 only quadrivalent influenza vaccines will be used for the…

View details →DOI: 10.1055/a-0638-9282
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'Puppy Dog Eyes' Are Associated With Eye Movements, Not Communication.

Bremhorst A, Mills DS, Stolzlechner L et al. · 2021 · Frontiers in psychology

The inner brow raiser is a muscle movement that increases the size of the orbital cavity, leading to the appearance of so-called 'puppy dog eyes'. In domestic dogs, this expression was suggested to be enhanced by artificial selection and…

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Addition of HIV self-test kits to partner notification services to increase HIV testing of male partners of pregnant women in Zambia: two parallel randomised trials.

Mutale W, Freeborn K, Graybill LA et al. · 2021 · The Lancet. Global health

Background Testing men for HIV during their partner's pregnancy can guide couples-based HIV prevention and treatment, but testing rates remain low. We investigated a combination approach, using evidence-based strategies, to increase HIV…

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An internet-based cognitive-behavioral self-management intervention for patients with hand osteoarthritis or fibromyalgia - Two randomized controlled trials.

Terpstra JA, van Beugen S, van der Vaart R et al. · 2026 · Internet interventions

Background Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases have a high burden. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a therapist-guided internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (iCBT) on pain coping and secondary physical, psychological, and…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2026.100908
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A Stepped-Wedge Randomized Controlled Trial: Effects of eHealth Interventions for Pain Control Among Adults With Cancer in Hospice.

Wilkie DJ, Yao Y, Ezenwa MO et al. · 2020 · Journal of pain and symptom management

Context Unrelieved cancer pain at the end of life interferes with achieving patient-centered goals. Objective To compare effects of usual hospice care and PAINRelieveIt® on pain outcomes in patients and their lay caregivers. Methods In a…

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Neuron-derived extracellular vesicles to examine brain mTOR target engagement with sirolimus in patients with multiple system atrophy.

Pucha KA, Ma TC, York W et al. · 2023 · Parkinsonism & related disorders

Introduction Impaired autophagy is a pathogenic mechanism in the synucleinopathies. Sirolimus, a potent mTOR inhibitor and autophagy activator, had no beneficial effects in a randomized placebo-controlled trial in patients with multiple…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2023.105821
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Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial of oral doxycycline for epistaxis in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.

Thompson KP, Sykes J, Chandakkar P et al. · 2022 · Orphanet journal of rare diseases

Background Vascular malformations in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) lead to chronic recurrent bleeding, hemorrhage, stroke, heart failure, and liver disease. There is great interest in identifying novel therapies for epistaxis…

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Accommodation, pattern glare, and coloured overlays.

Allen PM, Dedi S, Kumar D et al. · 2012 · Perception

We manipulated the accommodative response using positive and negative lenses to study any association between symptoms of pattern glare and accommodation. Two groups of eighteen young adults were selected from seventy-eight on the basis…

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Efficacy and safety of non-pharmacological and non-biological pharmacological treatment: a systematic literature review informing the 2016 update of the ASAS/EULAR recommendations for the management of axial spondyloarthritis.

Regel A, Sepriano A, Baraliakos X et al. · 2017 · RMD open

To assess the efficacy and safety of non-biological therapies in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) to inform the update of the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS)/European League Against Rheumatism…

View details →DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2016-000397
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Nutritional Supplements for the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain.

Abdelrahman KM, Hackshaw KV · 2021 · Biomedicines

Neuropathic pain affects 7-10% of the population and is often ineffectively and incompletely treated. Although the gold standard for treatment of neuropathic pain includes tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9060674
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Longitudinal course of neurofilament light chain levels in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-insights from a completed randomized controlled trial with rasagiline.

Witzel S, Statland JM, Steinacker P et al. · 2024 · European journal of neurology

Background and purpose Rasagiline might be disease modifying in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The aim was to evaluate the effect of rasagiline 2 mg/day on neurofilament light chain (NfL), a prognostic biomarker in ALS.…

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The effect of icosapent ethyl on left atrial and left ventricular morphology.

Kitchin SS, Lakshmanan S, Kinninger A et al. · 2023 · The British journal of cardiology

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia associated with poor outcomes. N-3 fatty acids have been shown to provide significant cardiovascular risk reduction, but they may exacerbate the risk of AF. The pathway by which N-3 fatty…

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On the Negative Result Experiments in Quantum Mechanics.

Konishi K · 2024 · Entropy (Basel, Switzerland)

We comment on the so-called negative result experiments (also known as null measurements, interaction-free measurements, and so on) in quantum mechanics (QM), in the light of the new general understanding of the quantum-measurement…

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Patients' experiences using an educational virtual assistant for review of reproductive genetic screening results.

Yarnall S, Saben JL, Sun N et al. · 2025 · Journal of genetic counseling

This observational study aimed to capture patients' experiences after reviewing carrier screening (CS) and/or noninvasive prenatal cell-free DNA testing (NIPT) results with Natera's Educational Virtual Assistant (NEVA). Patients, partners…

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Clinical Performance of the CTGCTV2 Assay for the BD COR System for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae From Extragenital Specimens.

Van Der Pol B, Ippolito J, Gao R et al. · 2026 · Sexually transmitted diseases

Background Extragenital (oropharyngeal and anorectal) Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (or gonococci [GC]) infections are underdiagnosed. Here we report sensitivity and specificity estimates that were obtained from the…

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Interpretation of the Diagnostic Accuracy of the Nasal Allergy Test.

Džafić F, Ahmetović A, Čoloman N et al. · 2026 · International archives of allergy and immunology

Introduction Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a prevalent health concern. In Europe, 20-40% of the population is affected. Diagnostic methods include skin tests, measurement of serum immunoglobulin E (IgE), nasal smear for eosinophils, and…

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Donor Screening Failure for Strongyloides stercoralis in Solid Organ Transplantation.

Kohan R, Gil-Campesino H, García Rodríguez IO et al. · 2026 · Emerging infectious diseases

We report 2 cases of donor-derived Strongyloides stercoralis infection in renal transplant recipients. Despite initial negative serologic testing in donor samples, retrospective testing confirmed transmission. This report underscores the…

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Hippocampal damage disrupts the latent decision-making processes underlying approach-avoidance conflict processing in humans.

Le Duc W, Butler CR, Argyropoulos GPD et al. · 2025 · PLoS biology

Rodent and human data implicate the hippocampus in the arbitration of approach-avoidance conflict (AAC), which arises when an organism is confronted with a stimulus associated simultaneously with reward and punishment. Yet, the precise…

View details →DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3003033
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Alzheimer's Disease: Key Insights from Two Decades of Clinical Trial Failures.

Kim CK, Lee YR, Ong L et al. · 2022 · Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD

Given the acknowledged lack of success in Alzheimer's disease (AD) drug development over the past two decades, the objective of this review was to derive key insights from the myriad failures to inform future drug development. A systematic…

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Rates of discontinuation and non-publication of upper and lower extremity fracture clinical trials.

Shepard S, Anderson JM, Heigle B et al. · 2023 · Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research

Purpose To our knowledge, no study has quantified the rate of discontinuation and nonpublication of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) regarding upper and lower extremity fractures. Methods We searched ClinicalTrials.gov on September 9th,…

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Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 4 (mGlu4) Positive Allosteric Modulators Lack Efficacy in Rat and Marmoset Models of L-DOPA-Induced Dyskinesia.

Finlay CJ, Jackson MJ, Fisher R et al. · 2024 · Journal of Parkinson's disease

Background Increased activity across corticostriatal glutamatergic synapses may contribute to L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease. Given the weak efficacy and side-effect profile of amantadine, alternative strategies to reduce…

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The effect of negative randomized trials and surgeon volume on the rates of arthroscopy for patients with knee OA.

Ghomrawi HMK, Marx RG, Pan TJ et al. · 2018 · Contemporary clinical trials communications

Publication of 2 (negative) randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in 2002 and 2008 demonstrating inefficacy of arthroscopic debridement of the knee (ADK) for osteoarthritis, and a 2004 national non-coverage Medicare determination, have…

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Efficacy of Wharton Jelly Mesenchymal Stromal Cells infusions in moderate to severe SARS-Cov-2 related acute respiratory distress syndrome: a phase 2a double-blind randomized controlled trial.

Pochon C, Laroye C, Kimmoun A et al. · 2023 · Frontiers in medicine

Background The COVID-19 pandemic caused a wave of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with a high in-hospital mortality, especially in patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. Wharton Jelly-derived Mesenchymal Stromal…

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Exhaled-Breath Testing Using an Electronic Nose during Spinal Cord Stimulation in Patients with Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: An Experimental Pilot Study.

Goudman L, Jansen J, Vets N et al. · 2021 · Journal of clinical medicine

The increased awareness of discrepancies between self-reporting outcome measurements and objective outcome measurements within the field of neuromodulation has accelerated the search towards more objective measurements. The aim of this…

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Placebo and nocebo effects in randomized controlled trials: the implications for research and practice.

Sanderson C, Hardy J, Spruyt O et al. · 2013 · Journal of pain and symptom management

Placebo and nocebo effects are known to contribute significantly to the response to symptom control, including analgesia. Clinical trial methodologies using placebo controls are designed to identify the magnitude of these effects in the…

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Radiation Therapy for Retroperitoneal Sarcomas: A Strass-Ful Situation.

Farooqi AS, Guadagnolo BA, Mitra D et al. · 2023 · Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)

Locoregional recurrence (LRR) is the predominant pattern of relapse and often the cause of death in patients with retroperitoneal sarcomas (RPS). As a result, reducing LRR is a critical objective for RPS patients. However, unlike soft…

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