Impact of a two-way short message service (SMS) to support maternally administered childhood mid-upper arm circumference monitoring and expand malnutrition screening in Kenya: the... by Jennifer A Unger, Barbra A Richardson, Kirkby D Tickell, Mareme M Diakhate, Jeanne L Goodman, Arianna Rubin Means, Keshet Ronen, Carol Levin, Esther M Choo, Catherine Achieng, Mary Masheti, Benson O Singa, Christine J McGrath

“…Finally, we will explore the acceptability, fidelity and feasibility of implementing the MAMMS within existing nutrition programmes.Ethics and dissemination The study was approved by review boards at the University of Washington and the Kenya Medical Research Institute. …”
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Determining the feasibility of linked claims and vaccination data for a COVID-19 vaccine pharmacoepidemiological study in Germany—RiCO feasibility study protocol by Peter Ihle, Brigitte Keller-Stanislawski, Ingo Meyer, Nina Timmesfeld, Robin Denz, Katherina Meiszl, Katrin Scholz, Doris Oberle, Ursula Drechsel-Bäuerle, Hans H Diebner

“…The vaccination data will be used in accordance with the requirements of the national regulation on COVID-19 vaccinations. Ethical approval was not required for this secondary data study and was therefore not sought. …”
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Development and Validation of the Digital Sensitivity Scale for Adults: Cross-Sectional Observational Study by Hae In Park, Minjeong Jeon, Ji Seon Ahn, Kyungmi Chung, Jin Young Park

“…ResultsA robust 4-factor digital literacy solution was identified: digital application, digital communication, critical thinking, and digital ethics (Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin=0.891; Bartlett × 2=9829.713; P<.001; Cronbach α=0.782-0.947). …”
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Efficacy and safety of edoxaban in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: protocol for a multicentre, randomised, warfarin-controlled, parallel group trial -... by Keiichi Fukuda, Satoshi Yasuda, Hiroyuki Tsutsui, Toyoaki Murohara, Kohtaro Abe, Koichiro Tatsumi, Junji Kishimoto, Yu Taniguchi, Yuichi Tamura, Koji Todaka, Shun Minatsuki, Kazuya Hosokawa, Yuko Kobayakawa, Takumi Inami, Nobutaka Ikeda

“…The present trial seeks to evaluate whether edoxaban is non-inferior to warfarin in preventing worsening of CTEPH.Methods and analysis The KABUKI trial (is an investigator-initiated, multicentre, phase 3, randomised, single-blind, parallel-group, warfarin-controlled, non-inferiority trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of edoxaban versus warfarin (vitamin K Antagonist) in subjects with chronic thromBoembolic pUlmonary hypertension taking warfarin (vitamin K antagonIst) at baseline) is designed to prove the non-inferiority of edoxaban to warfarin in terms of efficacy and safety in patients with CTEPH.Ethics and dissemination This study is approved by the Institutional Review Board of each participating institution. …”
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Protocol for Rhapsody: a longitudinal observational study examining the feasibility of speech phenotyping for remote assessment of neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders by Allan H Young, Rebecca Strawbridge, Ammar Al-Chalabi, Dag Aarsland, Aleksandra Podlewska, Ray Chaudhuri, Elliot Hampsey, Marton Meszaros, Caroline Skirrow, Rosie H Taylor, Lazarus Chok, Jack Weston, Emil Fristed, Olabisi Awogbemila

“…Acoustic features analysed include mel-frequency cepstrum coefficients, formant frequencies, intensity and loudness, whereas text-based features such as number of words, noun and pronoun rate and idea density will also be used.Ethics and dissemination The study received ethical approval from the Health Research Authority and Health and Care Research Wales (REC reference: 21/PR/0070). …”
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Exercise medicine as adjunct therapy during RADIation for CAncer of the prostaTE to improve treatment efficacy – protocol for the ERADICATE study: a phase II randomised controlled... by Oliver Schumacher, Robert U. Newton, Colin Tang, Raphael Chee, Sjoerd B. Vos, Ronny S. Low, David Joseph, Dennis R. Taaffe, Daniel A. Galvão

“…The study was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee at Edith Cowan University. Discussion The ERADICATE study will investigate exercise as a novel therapeutic approach for sensitising prostate cancer to EBRT by targeting a known mechanism of treatment resistance. …”
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Can electronic monitoring with a digital smart spacer support personalised medication adherence and inhaler technique education in patients with asthma?: Protocol of the randomised... by Job F. M. van Boven, Boudewijn H.J. Dierick, Maria Achterbosch, Sandra Been-Buck, Titia Klemmeier, Susanne J. van de Hei, Paul Hagedoorn, Huib A.M. Kerstjens, Janwillem W.H. Kocks

“…Secondary outcomes are patient and healthcare provider satisfaction and exploratory clinical outcomes are adherence, inhaler technique, TAI score, FeNO, lung function, ACQ and WPAI.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval was obtained from the RTPO in Leeuwarden, Netherlands (number: NL78361.099.21). …”
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A synthesis of academic literature on eco-spirituality by A.H.A. Adow, M.M. Safeer, M.G.H. Mohammed, M. Sayeed Alam, M.M. Sulphey

“…It prompts further inquiry into the dynamic relationship between spirituality, environmental ethics, and sustainable development. The study also underscores the significance of eco-spirituality as a catalyst for environmental consciousness and sustainable action. …”
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Protocol for a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis for risk factors for lung cancer in individuals with lung nodules identified by low-dose CT screening by Matthew Callister, Harry J de Koning, Robert C Rintoul, Carolyn Horst, Arjun Nair, John K Field, Christine D Berg, Samantha Quaife, Rhian Gabe, Stephen Duffy, Sam Janes, Philip AJ Crosbie, Mark M Hammer, Panos Alexandris, Michael PA Davies

“…The PROBAST (Prediction model Risk Of Bias ASsessment Tool) will be used for assessment of quality of the studies.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval was not required as this study is a secondary analysis. …”
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The bergen 4-day treatment for panic disorder: a longer-term follow-up by Thorstein Olsen Eide, Bjarne Hansen, Kay Morten Hjelle, Stian Solem, Michael G. Wheaton, Thröstur Björgvinsson, Gerd Kvale, Kristen Hagen

“…Trial registration The study was approved by the Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics of Northern Norway (REK Nord-2021/209619).…”
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Leveraging Autofluorescence for Tumor Detection, Diagnosis, and Accurate Excision with Surgical Margin Assessment in Tumor Excision by Antonis Perdiou, Ramona Dumitrescu, Daniela Jumanca, Octavia Balean, Ruxandra Sava-Rosianu, Serban Talpos, Dacian Virgil Lalescu, Atena Galuscan

“…Autofluorescence imaging was performed using the OralID device, which employs a 405 nm excitation laser to detect abnormal tissue. Ethical approval was obtained from the “Spitalul Clinic Municipal de Urgență Timișoara” Ethics Committee (approval number 08/26.02.2021), and the trial was registered at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara (trial no. 59/25.11.2021). …”
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Meals, Education, and Gardens for In-School Adolescents (MEGA): study protocol for a cluster randomised trial of an integrated adolescent nutrition intervention in Dodoma, Tanzania by Wafaie W Fawzi, Dongqing Wang, Abbas Ismail, Leonard Kamanga Katalambula, Andrea R Modest, Tara Young, Mary Mwanyika-Sando, Amani Tinkasimile, Dominic Mosha, Augustine Malero, Said Vuai

“…End-line focus group discussions will be conducted among selected adolescents, parents and teachers to assess the facilitators and barriers associated with the intervention.Ethics and dissemination This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board at Harvard T.H. …”
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The impact of energy drinks on health of children and young adults - review of latest research by Klaudia Kożuchowska, Dawid Pilarz, Marcelina Szewczyk, Maria Morawska, Aleksandra Tomczyk, Julia Ufnal, Dominika Lewandowska, Dominika Rosińska-Lewandoska, Klaudia Drewko, Kinga Jarosz

“…Further research is needed, with emphasis on maintaining ethics, to determine long-term effects of Energy Drinks use in these populations. …”
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Evaluating comparative effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for persons receiving opioid agonist therapy for opioid use disorder: protocol for a systematic review by Brian Hutton, Beverley Shea, Kimberly Corace, David Moher, Danielle B Rice, Becky Skidmore, Kednapa Thavorn, Sheena Taha, Dianna Wolfe, Fatemeh Yazdi, Beth A Sproule, Melanie Willows, Patricia Poulin, Gary Garber, Amy Porath, Leila Esmaeilisaraji

“…If sufficient data and adequate homogeneity exists, network meta-analyses (NMA) will be performed.Ethics and dissemination This will be the first systematic review to incorporate NMA to compare psychosocial treatments used as an adjunct to opioid agonist therapy for OUD. …”
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Developing and testing community-based tuberculosis (TB) screening intervention to increase TB referral, case detection and knowledge among sexual minority people in urban Banglade... by Mahbubur Rahman, Golam Sarwar, Masud Reza, Mohammad Niaz Morshed Khan, Gorkey Gourab, A K M Masud Rana, Shaan Muberra Khan, Samira Dishti Irfan, Shahriar Ahmed, Rupali Sisir Banu, Sayera Banu, Sharful Islam Khan

“…The baseline and end-line data will be compared both in the intervention and comparison areas to measure the impact of the intervention.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh. …”
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Improving apgar scores and reducing perineal injuries through midwife-led quality improvements: an observational study in Uganda by Johanna Blomgren, Michael B. Wells, Dinah Amongin, Kerstin Erlandsson, John Wanyama, Diana A. Afrifa, Helena Lindgren

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Clinico-Epidemiological Profile of Children Orphaned due to AIDS Residing in Care Giving Institutions in Coastal South India by Rekha Thapar, Meher Singha, Nithin Kumar, Prasanna Mithra, Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan, Ramesh Holla, Vaman Kulkarni, B. B. Darshan, Avinash Kumar

“…In this cross-sectional study 86 children orphaned by AIDS residing in care giving institutions for HIV positive children in Mangalore were assessed for their clinico-epidemiological profile and nutritional status. Institutional Ethics Committee clearance was obtained before the commencement of the study. …”
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The influence of neurovegetative and psychological characteristics of infertile patients with long-term COVID-19 on the effectiveness of assisted reproductive technologies by O.G. Boichuk, I.S. Golovchak, T.V. Kolomiichenko

“…The research protocol was approved by the Local Ethics Committee of the institution mentioned in the work. …”
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Protocol for a prospective quasi-experimental study on SARS-CoV-2 transmission during outdoor sports events in France: the COVID-ESO project by Frédéric Laurent, Philippe Vanhems, Christelle Elias, Pascal Roy, Sandrine Nail-Billaud, Patrick Basset, Emmanuelle Dantony, Mathieu Fauvernier

“…As the sport events unfold, data will be analyzed by performing sequential meta-analyses.Ethics and dissemination This protocol has been approved by the ethical committee. …”
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Rare and syndromic tumours in South African children: A novel report from Sub-Saharan Africa by Alessia Pisapia, Guy Shemesh, Derek Harrison

“…Tumours were classified according to criteria described by international literature. (Ethics: M190920) Results: One hundred and eighty-six tumours were identified, with an average incidence of 10 %. …”
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