Glimepiride monotherapy versus combination of glimepiride and linagliptin therapy in patients with HNF1A-diabetes: a protocol for a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled t... by Torben Hansen, Tina Vilsbøll, Filip Krag Knop, Alexander Sidelmann Christensen, Heidi Storgaard, Sofie Hædersdal

“…The trial will be carried out and monitored in compliance with Good Clinical Practice guidelines and in accordance with the latest version of the Declaration of Helsinki. Positive, negative and inconclusive results will be published at scientific conferences and as one or more scientific manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals with authorship in accordance with the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors’ recommendations.Trial registration number 2017-000204-15.…”
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Increasing the level of coordination abilities of young taekwondo athletes aged 13-14 under martial law by Elizaveta Lyuchkova, Olena Nesen, Pavol Bartik, Jerzy Skrobecki

“…This study was conducted by the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Ethics Committee of University. …”
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Effects of competition and bundled payment on the performance of hip replacement surgery in Stockholm, Sweden: results from a quasi-experimental study by Fanny Goude, Göran Garellick, Clas Rehnberg, Mikko Peltola, Henrik Malchau, Sverre Kittelsen

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Particle Filtration Efficiency, Breathability, and Reusability of Common Masks by Heikki Junninen, Nieves Maria Flores March, Marko Vana, Kalju Tamme, Helina Lipp, Sander Mirme, Siim Pikker, Tareq Hussein, Markku Kulmala

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Feasibility of an artificial intelligence phone call for postoperative care following cataract surgery in a diverse population: two phase prospective study protocol by Sarah Khavandi, Ernest Lim, Aisling Higham, Nick de Pennington, Amin Hatamnejad, Sohel Somani, Eric S Tam, Hannah H Chiu

“…Qualitative data from the interviews will further gauge patient opinions about Dora’s usability, appropriateness and level of satisfaction.Ethics and dissemination Research Ethics Board William Osler Health System (ID: 22–0044) has approved this study and will be conducted by guidelines of Declaration of Helsinki. Master-linking sheet will contain the patient chart identification (ID), full name, date of birth and study ID. …”
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Transcranial direct current stimulation combined with physical exercise in rotator cuff tendinopathy: a protocol for a blinded randomised controlled trial by César Augusto Medeiros Silva, Clécio Gabriel de Souza, Vinicius Batista Lima, Hannely Beatriz Menezes Cosme, Romário Nóbrega Santos Fonseca, Fuad Ahmad Hazime, Rodrigo Scattone da Silva, Rodrigo Pegado de Abreu Freitas

“…Followed the Declaration of Helsinki recommendations for research with human beings. …”
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Benchmarking passive-microwave-satellite-derived freeze–thaw datasets by A. Bartsch, X. Muri, M. Hetzenecker, K. Rautiainen, H. Bergstedt, J. Wuite, T. Nagler, D. Nicolsky

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The impact of different ankle positions on postural balance and weight-bearing distributions during different kneeling positions by Hande Guney Deniz, Gizem İrem Kınıklı, Fırat Tan, Gamze Arın Bal, Ezgi Ünüvar Yüksel, Sibel Bozgeyik, Ferhat Öztürk

“…HurSmart balance system (HUR smart balance, HUR, Helsinki, Finland) was used for assessing the static balance and weight distribution characteristics of the knees during four different kneeling positions (Full kneeling with ankle dorsiflexion and plantar flexion, upright kneeling with ankle dorsiflexion and plantar flexion) for 30 seconds. …”
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Detection of exhaled methane levels for monitoring trauma-related haemorrhage following blunt trauma: study protocol for a prospective observational study by Péter Jávor, Ferenc Rárosi, Tamara Horváth, László Török, Endre Varga, Petra Hartmann

“…The relation of exhaled CH4 to study outcomes and its performance in predicting blood loss in comparison with conventional shock markers and microcirculatory indices will be tested.Ethics and dissemination Our protocol (ID: 5400/2021-SZTE) has been registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04987411) and complies with the Declaration of Helsinki and has been approved by the medical ethics committee at the University of Szeged (Ref.nr.:121/2021-SZTE RKEB). …”
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FINNISH MODEL OF BRIEF PARENT-INFANT PSYCHOTHERAPY ON MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL FUNCTIONING - A PILOT STUDY by EINO PARTANEN, ANNA SALONEN, MARJO FLYKT, VEERA MALKKI, TOM H. ROSENSTRÖM, SUOMA E. SAARNI

“…Materials and methods: The study utilized data from the Finnish Psychotherapy Quality Register (FPQR) of the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa. The data consisted of all PIPs conducted between 2018 and 2022 (n=43, all female). …”
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Application of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) to describe the microbial characteristics of diabetic foot ulcers at a tertiary medical center in South China by Hongteng Xie, Zhaohong Chen, Guohua Wu, Pei Wei, Teng Gong, Shun Chen, Zhaorong Xu

“…Trial registration The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Ethical Review Committee of the Fujian Medical University Union Hospital (approval number 2021KY054).…”
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Cluster randomised controlled trial on the effects of long-term home-based exercise for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with recent exacerbation: research proto... by Ulla Møller Weinreich, Lars Pilegaard Thomsen, Jane Andreasen, Anna Lei Stoustrup, Thorvaldur S Palsson

“…A cost-effectiveness analysis will assess the impact on disease prevention and hospitalisation.Ethics and dissemination This study, approved by The North Denmark Region Committee on Health Research Ethics (N-20230008) and compliant with the Helsinki Declaration, includes annual safety and progress reporting of potential adverse events. …”
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Global burden of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, 2010 to 2021 by Gong Feng, Giovanni Targher, Christopher D. Byrne, Yusuf Yilmaz, Vincent Wai-Sun Wong, Cosmas Rinaldi Adithya Lesmana, Leon A. Adams, Jerome Boursier, George Papatheodoridis, Mohamed El-Kassas, Nahum Méndez-Sánchez, Silvia Sookoian, Laurent Castera, Wah-Kheong Chan, Feng Ye, Sombat Treeprasertsuk, Helena Cortez-Pinto, Hon Ho Yu, Won Kim, Manuel Romero-Gómez, Atsushi Nakajima, Khin Maung Win, Seung Up Kim, Adriaan G. Holleboom, Giada Sebastiani, Ponsiano Ocama, John D. Ryan, Monica Lupșor-Platon, Hasmik Ghazinyan, Mamun Al-Mahtab, Saeed Hamid, Nilanka Perera, Khalid A. Alswat, Qiuwei Pan, Michelle T. Long, Vasily Isakov, Man Mi, Marco Arrese, Arun J. Sanyal, Shiv Kumar Sarin, Nathalie Carvalho Leite, Luca Valenti, Philip N. Newsome, Hannes Hagström, Salvatore Petta, Hannele Yki-Järvinen, Jörn M. Schattenberg, Marlen I. Castellanos Fernández, Isabelle A. Leclercq, Gulnara Aghayeva, Abdel-Naser Elzouki, Ali Tumi, Ala I. Sharara, Asma Labidi, Faisal M. Sanai, Khaled Matar, Maen Al-Mattooq, Maisam Waid Akroush, Mustapha Benazzouz, Nabil Debzi, Maryam Alkhatry, Salma Barakat, Said A. Al-Busafi, John Rwegasha, Wah Yang, Agyei Adwoa, Christopher Kenneth Opio, Mohammadjavad Sotoudeheian, Yu Jun Wong, Jacob George, Ming-Hua Zheng

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Oral cannabidiol did not impair learning and memory in healthy adults by Hanna H. Gebregzi, Joanna S. Zeiger, Jeffrey P. Smith, Libby Stuyt, Luann Cullen, Jim Carsella, Daniel C. Rogers, Jordan Lafebre, Jennah Knalfec, Alfredo Vargas, Moussa M. Diawara

“…Trial registration The study was approved by the CSU Pueblo IRB, conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06074172).…”
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Heart-Kidney Biomarkers in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Stress Testing by Mikko Haapio, Andrew A. House, Massimo de Cal, Dinna N. Cruz, Paolo Lentini, Davide Giavarina, Antonio Fortunato, Luigi Menghetti, Matteo Salgarello, Andrea Lupi, Giuliano Soffiati, Alessandro Fontanelli, Pierluigi Zanco, Claudio Ronco

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Joint trajectories of physical activity, health, and income before and after statutory retirement: A 22-year follow-up. by Tea Lallukka, Petteri Kolmonen, Ossi Rahkonen, Eero Lahelma, Jouni Lahti

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We studied former employees of the City of Helsinki, Finland, who transitioned to full statutory retirement between 2000 and 2022 (n = 5209, 80% women). …”
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Causal Effects of Air Pollution, Noise, and Shift Work on Unstable Angina and Myocardial Infarction: A Mendelian Randomization Study by Qiye Ma, Lin Chen, Hao Xu, Yiru Weng

“…Summary statistics were derived from large genome-wide association studies (GWASs) from the UK Biobank and the FinnGen consortium (Helsinki, Finland), with replication using an independent GWAS data source for myocardial infarction. …”
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Physical fitness of young Greco-Roman athletes under the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic by Ruslan Rusanov, Leonid Vostroknutov, Shi Ke, Katarzyna Prusik, Julia Golenkova

“…This study was conducted by the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Ethics Committee of University. …”
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Protocol for the development of a reporting guideline for causal and counterfactual prediction models in biomedicine by Yi Guo, Hua Xu, Fei Wang, Jie Xu, Jiang Bian, Robert Lucero, Mattia Prosperi

“…Stage 5 will seek the peer-reviewed publication of the guideline, the scoping/systematic review and dissemination.Ethics and dissemination The study will follow the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study has been registered in EQUATOR and approved by the University of Florida’s Institutional Review Board (#202200495). …”
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Dual-Polarized Wideband Filtering Antenna Array Based on Stacked-PCB Structure by Matti Kuosmanen, Sten E. Gunnarsson, Johan Malmstrom, Juha Ala-Laurinaho, Jari Holopainen, Ville Viikari

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