Protocol of a randomised controlled phase II clinical trial investigating PREoperative endoscopic injection of BOTulinum toxin into the sphincter of Oddi to reduce postoperative pa... by Phillip Knebel, Thilo Hackert, Markus W Büchler, Thomas Bruckner, Peter Sauer, Markus K Diener, Christine Tjaden, Ulla Klaiber, Pascal Probst, Eike Martin, Steffen Luntz

“…The results of the trial will be presented at national and international conferences and published in a peer-reviewed journal.Trial registration number DRKS00020401.…”
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Acceptance commitment therapy (ACT) for psychological distress associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): protocol for a feasibility trial of the ACTforIBD programme by Richard Gearry, Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Andrew McCombie, Peter Gibson, Simon Knowles, Lisa Olive, Antonina Mikocka-Walus, Subhadra Evans, Leanne Raven, Daniel Romano, Eric O, Madeleine Dober, Leesa van Niekerk, Susan Chesterman

“…The results of this research will be published in peer-reviewed journals and shared with various stakeholders, including community members, policy-makers and researchers, through local and international conferences.Trial registration number ACTRN12621001316897.…”
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Do doctors and other healthcare professionals know overdiagnosis in screening and how are they dealing with it? A protocol for a mixed methods systematic review by Ann Van den Bruel, An De Sutter, Stefan Heytens, Veerle Piessens, Ann Van Hecke

“…Findings from this systematic review will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and presented at the annual congress of 'Preventing Overdiagnosis'. …”
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The effects of psychosocial and economic factors on the quality of life of patients with end-stage renal disease and their caregivers in Klang Valley, Malaysia: protocol for a mixe... by Norhayati Ibrahim, Sin Yee Chu, Ching Sin Siau, Noh Amit, Rozmi Ismail, Abdul Halim Abdul Gafor

“…The findings will be published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and presented at national or international conferences with minimal anonymised data.…”
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A New Hope for the Patients of Non‐Alcoholic Steatohepatitis: FDA Gives Green Signal for Resmetirom Use by Abdul Haseeb Hasan, Muhammad Ali Abid, Muhammad Hafi Abid, Laiba Suhail, Abubakar Nazir

“…Methods This study is a comprehensive literature review analyzing peer‐reviewed articles, clinical trial data, and public health reports. …”
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Scoping review protocol on non-pharmacological interventions for interpersonal and self-directed violence in adults with severe mental illness by Maria Concepcion Moreno-Calvete, Ivan Ruiz-Ibañez, Jose Juan Uriarte-Uriarte

“…We will prepare a manuscript for publication in a peer-reviewed journal and the results will be presented at mental health conferences.…”
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Use of Digital Health Interventions for Cancer Prevention Among People Living With Disabilities in the United States: A Scoping Review by Chinenye Lynette Ejezie, Lea Sacca, Sylvia Ayieko, Sara Burgoa, Yasmine Zerrouki, Diana Lobaina, Goodness Okwaraji, Christine Markham

“…The Embase, PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, and CINAHL/EBSCO databases were searched for peer‐reviewed articles published from database inception to February 5, 2024. …”
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Intestinal Microbiota Transplant Prior to Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant (MAST) trial: study protocol for a multicentre, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, phase IIa trial by Julian R Marchesi, Emma Nicholson, Benjamin H Mullish, Renuka Palanicawandar, Graham Wheeler, Francesca Kinsella, Andrew J Innes, Lauren A Roberts, Shian Anim-Burton, Lee Webber, Nicholas A Johnson, Rohma Ghani, Pakhshan Farshi, Anjum B Khan, Panagiotis Kottaridis, Pramila Krishnamurthy, Frances Davies, Jiří Pavlů

“…Dissemination of results will be in concert with patient and public involvement group input and is expected to be primarily via abstract presentation at conferences and manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals.Trial registration numbers NCT6355583; EudraCT: 2022-003617-10.…”
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Photoaging smartphone app promoting poster campaign to reduce smoking prevalence in secondary schools: the Smokerface Randomized Trial: design and baseline characteristics by Michael Kreuter, Fabian N Fries, Titus J Brinker, Ute Mons, David A Groneberg, Anil Batra, Werner Seeger, Felix Herth, Julia Holzapfel, Tanja G Baudson, Katharina Sies, Lena Jakob, Hannah Maria Baumert, Marlene Heckl, Ana Cirac, Janina L Suhre, Verena Mathes, Hannah Spielmann, Nancy Rigotti, Tobias Raupach, Henning Gall, Claudia Bauer, Pat Marek, Chase H Harrison, Lava Taha, Andreas Owczarek, Felix J Hofmann, Roger Thomas

“…Results will be disseminated at conferences, in peer-reviewed journals, on our websites and throughout the multinational Education Against Tobacco network.Trial registration number NCT02544360, Pre-results.…”
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Protocol for development of an assessment tool for competency of ECG interpretation: expert consensus by the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method and cross-sectional testing using mult... by Shinji Inaba, Toshi A Furukawa, Osamu Yamaguchi, Masatsugu Sakata, Kazumichi Yamamoto, Tomohiro Kaga, Muhammad Wannous

“…The findings will be submitted for publication in peer-reviewed journals.…”
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Impacts of Biochar Application on Inorganic Phosphorus Fractions in Agricultural Soils by Liwen Lin, Yutao Peng, Lin Zhou, Baige Zhang, Qing Chen, Hao Chen

“…Herein, we conducted a quantitative meta-analysis of 74 peer-reviewed datasets, drawing general conclusions and confirming the absence of publication bias through funnel plot statistics. …”
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How effective and cost-effective are behaviour change interventions in improving the prescription and use of antibiotics in low-income and middle-income countries? A protocol for a... by Mishal Khan, Virginia Wiseman, Neha Batura, Carla Cuevas

“…The systematic review will be disseminated in a peer-reviewed journal and presented at a relevant international conference.PROSPERO registration number CRD42017075596…”
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Efficacy and safety of intravenous immunoglobulin with rituximab versus rituximab alone in childhood-onset steroid-dependent and frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome: protocol f... by Djamal Djeddi, Julien Hogan, Aubriana Perez, Anne-Laure Sellier-Leclerc, Isabelle Vrillon, Francoise Broux, Francois Nobili, Jerome Harambat, Lucie Bessenay, V Audard, Camille Faudeux, Denis Morin, Christine Pietrement, Stephanie Tellier, Philippe Eckart, Annie Lahoche, G Roussey-Kesler, Tim Ulinski, Olivia Boyer, Emmanuelle Plaisier, Sylvie Cloarec, Anne Jolivot, Vincent Guigonis, Sophie Guilmin-Crepon, Veronique Baudouin, Claire Dossier, Georges Deschênes

“…Results of the primary study and the secondary aims will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications.Trial registration number NCT03560011.…”
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High-intensive physical rehabilitation approach in children and adolescents with acquired brain injury during subacute phase (REHABILITY): a feasibility study protocol by Jan Willem Gorter, Christiaan Gmelig Meyling, Olaf Verschuren, Ingrid Rentinck, Irene van der Steen, Raoul Engelbert

“…We aim to disseminate our findings in peer-reviewed journals and present at national and international conferences.…”
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Virtual reality and speech analysis for the assessment of impulsivity and decision-making: protocol for a comparison with neuropsychological tasks and self-administered questionnai... by Marta Ruiz, Maria Luisa Barrigon, Antonio Artes, Philippe Courtet, Enrique Baca-Garcia, Jorge Lopez-Castroman, Santiago de Leon-Martinez, Elena Parra-Vargas, Irene Chicchi-Giglioli, Alejandro Albán Porras-Segovia

“…The findings will be presented in a series of manuscripts that will be submitted to peer-reviewed journals for publication.Trial registration number NCT05109845; Pre-results.…”
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Randomised cross-over trial of vildagliptin and pioglitazone as add-on therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes: predicting Which One is Right Here (WORTH) study protocol by Yannan Jiang, Tony R Merriman, Rui Qian Yeu, Rebecca Brandon, Dale Griffiths, Kate Smallman, Allan Moffitt, Glenn Doherty, Ryan Paul, Jennie Harré Hindmarsh, Kerry Macaskill-Smith, Brandon Orr-Walker, Rinki Murphy

“…Results will be reported in articles submitted to peer-reviewed journals, as well as in presentations at national and international meetings.Trial registration number ACTRN12618001907235.…”
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The AhR pathway regulation in phthalates-induced cancer promotion, progression and metastasis: a scoping review by Mostafa Akbariani, Mahmoud Omidi, Zohreh Shahabi, Hamed Haghi-Aminjan, Amir Shadboorestan

“…Studies were selected based on peer-reviewed status, focus on phthalates’ effects on cancer through the AhR pathway and the availability of full texts. …”
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Rainfed agriculture in Ethiopia: a systematic review of green water management pathways to improve water and food security by Ermias Teferi, Ermias Teferi, Tibebu Kassawmar, Tibebu Kassawmar, Woldeamlak Bewket, Woldeamlak Bewket, Gete Zeleke, Gebiaw T. Ayele, Greg O’Donnell, Claire Walsh

“…A systematic review methodology was implemented, encompassing the compilation and analysis of peer-reviewed and gray literature. The paper demonstrates that rainfed agriculture, which relies on “green water” (soil moisture from rainfall), accounts for 80% of cultivated land and 60-70% of global crop production. …”
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Contemporaneous Emotion Regulation Theoretical Models: A Systematic Review by Camila Florencia Cremades, Cristian Javier Garay, Martín Juan Etchevers, Roberto Muiños, Graciela Mónica Peker, Juan Martín Gómez Penedo

“…We included articles published between 2018 and 2020, which have been peer-reviewed in indexed scientific journals, whose central theme was the theoretical presentation of the construct of emotional regulation. …”
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Respiratory Muscle Strength Training for Athletes: A Narrative Review by Thiagarajan Subramanian, Manu Goyal

“…The review included studies published in English, which were peer-reviewed and focused on RMT interventions in sports players. …”
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