Bariatric surgery and LDL cholesterol (BASALTO) trial study protocol: randomised controlled study evaluating the effect of gastric bypass versus sleeve gastrectomy on high LDL chol... by David Benaiges, Albert Goday, Juana A Flores-Le Roux, Montserrat Fitó, Oscar Pozo, Jose Rodríguez-Morató, Carme Serra, Manuel Pera, Gemma Llauradó, Elisenda Climent, Olga Castañer, Jose M Ramon, Juan Pedro-Botet

“…The study and its conclusions regarding the primary and secondary objectives will be presented as manuscripts submitted for peer-reviewed journal publication.Trial registration number NCT03975478.…”
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Protocol for the impact of machine learning-based clinician decision support algorithims in perioperative care (IMAGINATIVE) in Singapore general hospital : a large prospective ran... by Marcus Ong, Hairil Rizal Abdullah, Ecosse Lamoureux, Elaine Lum, Gek Hsiang Lim, Tan Pei Yi Brenda, Celestine Loh

“…This study is funded by the National Medical Research Council, Singapore (HCSAINV22jul-0002) and the findings will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at academic conferences.Trial registration number NCT05809232.…”
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Protocol for project recovery after cardiac surgery: a single-center cohort study leveraging digital platform to characterise longitudinal patient-reported postoperative recovery p... by Harlan M Krumholz, Erica Spatz, Sanket S Dhruva, Yawei Zhang, Makoto Mori, Cornell Brooks, Bobak J Mortazavi, George C Linderman, Lawrence A Grab, Arnar Geirsson, Sarwat I Chaudhry

“…We plan to publish our study findings in peer-reviewed journals.…”
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Housing insecurity pathways to physiological and epigenetic manifestations of health among aging adults: a conceptual model by Aarti C. Bhat, Aarti C. Bhat, Aarti C. Bhat, Andrew Fenelon, Andrew Fenelon, Andrew Fenelon, David M. Almeida, David M. Almeida, David M. Almeida

“…The literature selected for this review was identified through scientific databases including Web of Science, PubMed, JSTOR, and Google Scholar; primarily peer-reviewed empirical studies, literature reviews, and research reports published in English between 1981 and 2024; and principally based in the United States context. …”
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Effectiveness of interventions for middle-aged and ageing population with neck pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis protocol by Alison B Rushton, Nicola R Heneghan, Taweewat Wiangkham, Uchukarn Boonyapo, Piyameth Dilokthornsakul, Nattawan Phungwattanakul

“…The findings will be shared with the national and international researchers, healthcare professionals and the general public through publishing in a peer-reviewed journal and presentations at conferences.PROSPERO registration number CRD42021284618.…”
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Does semaglutide reduce alcohol intake in Danish patients with alcohol use disorder and comorbid obesity? Trial protocol of a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinica... by Jens Juul Holst, Tina Vilsbøll, Claus Thorn Ekstrøm, Helene Benveniste, Nora D Volkow, Anders Fink-Jensen, Gitte M Knudsen, Mette Kruse Klausen, Tugba Kuzey, Julie Niemann Pedersen, Signe Keller Justesen, Line Rasmussen, Ulla B Knorr, Graeme Mason, George Koob

“…Results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. …”
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Individual participant data meta-analysis of trials comparing frozen versus fresh embryo transfer strategy (INFORM): a protocol by Lan N Vuong, Rui Wang, Ben W Mol, Rong Li, Karin Hammarberg, Kate Brian, Yun Sun, Pollyanna Hardy, Anja Pinborg, Siladitya Bhattacharya, Sacha Stormlund, David J McLernon, Zi-Jiang Chen, Richard S Legro, Carlos Simon, Shimona Lai, Marian G Showell, Daimin Wei, Ze Wang, Keliang Wu, Xavier Santamaría, Christophe Blockeel, Femke Mol, Anna P Ferraretti, Bruce S Shapiro, Forest C Garner, Christos A Venetis, Abha Maheshwari, Gwenda Burns

“…The findings will be disseminated via presentations at international conferences and publication in peer-reviewed journals.PROSPERO registration number CRD42021296566.…”
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The use of telehealth in the provision of after-hours palliative care services in rural and remote Australia: A scoping review. by Pathmavathy Namasivayam, Dung T Bui, Christine Low, Tony Barnett, Heather Bridgman, Pauline Marsh, Simone Lee

“…Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL Complete, Embase via Ovid, Emcare via Ovid, and Medline via Ovid databases were searched. Peer-reviewed studies and grey literature published in English from 2000 to May 2021 were included.…”
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Multicentre, randomised controlled trial to investigate the effects of parental touch on relieving acute procedural pain in neonates (Petal) by Eleri Adams, Daniel Crankshaw, Ria Evans Fry, Rebeccah Slater, Caroline Hartley, Maria M Cobo, Fiona Moultrie, Annalisa G V Hauck, Vaneesha Monk, Shellie Robinson, Marianne van der Vaart, Luke Baxter, Ravi Poorun, Aomesh Bhatt

“…The results will be widely disseminated through peer-reviewed publications, international conferences and via our partner neonatal charities Bliss and Supporting the Sick Newborn And their Parents (SSNAP). …”
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Designing and evaluating a patient decision aid for patients with locally advanced or locally recurrent rectal cancer: a national multicentre mixed methods study protocol by Martyn Evans, Hayley Anne Hutchings, Dean Anthony Harris, Deena Harji, Anwen Williams

“…Results will be published in open access peer-reviewed journals, presented in conferences and distributed through bowel research UK charity. …”
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Deriving and validating a risk prediction model for long COVID-19: protocol for an observational cohort study using linked Scottish data by Jennifer K Quint, Aziz Sheikh, Chris Robertson, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Emily Moore, Colin R Simpson, Luke Daines, Eleftheria Vasileiou, Syed Ahmar Shah, Rachel H Mulholland, Vicky Hammersley, Steven Kerr, Ting Shi, David Weatherill, Elisa Pesenti

“…Study findings will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at conferences. …”
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Artificial Intelligence-Powered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Chatbots, a Systematic Review by Maryam Farzan, Hamid Ebrahimi, Maryam Pourali, Fatemeh Sabeti

“…We included studies that were empirical, peer-reviewed, conducted between January 2017 and June 2024, and primarily focused on efficacy regarding the interventions and therapeutic outcomes. …”
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Epidemiology and management of atopic dermatitis in England: an observational cohort study protocol by Simon de Lusignan, Carsten Flohr, John Dennis, Helen Alexander, Conor Broderick, Andrew McGovern, Claire Feeney

“…Results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications.Trial registration number NCT03823794.…”
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What can qualitative research do for randomised controlled trials? A systematic mapping review by J Hewison, A O'Cathain, A Rudolph, K J THOMAS, S J Drabble

“…Objective To develop an empirically based framework of the aspects of randomised controlled trials addressed by qualitative research.Design Systematic mapping review of qualitative research undertaken with randomised controlled trials and published in peer-reviewed journals.Data sources MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, Health Technology Assessment, PsycINFO, CINAHL, British Nursing Index, Social Sciences Citation Index and ASSIA.Eligibility criteria Articles reporting qualitative research undertaken with trials published between 2008 and September 2010; health research, reported in English.Results 296 articles met the inclusion criteria. …”
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Identifying biomarkers for epilepsy after cerebral malaria in Zambian children: rationale and design of a prospective observational study by Bo Zhang, Archana A Patel, Gretchen L Birbeck, Maitreyi Mazumdar, Suzanna Mwanza, Rosemary Nyirongo, Dixon Berejena, Joseph Kasolo, Tina Mwale, Violet Nambeye, Kafula Lisa Nkole, Nfwama Kawatu, Alexander Rotenberg

“…Results will be disseminated locally in Zambia followed by publication in international, open access, peer-reviewed journals when feasible.…”
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Structured lactation support for mothers of very low birthweight preterm infants and establishment of human donor milk banks in German NICUs (Neo-MILK): protocol for a hybrid type... by Angela Kribs, Nicole Ernstmann, Nadine Scholten, Martin Hellmich, Antje Hammer, Eva Mildenberger, Andreas Müller, Dirk Horenkamp-Sonntag, Juliane Köberlein-Neu, Tim Ohnhäuser, Katja Matthias, Jens Ulrich Rüffer, Nicola Gabriela Dymek, Julia Jaschke, Anna Katharina Stirner, Isabella Schwab, Daniel Wiesen, Till Dresbach, Friederike Eyssel, Katharina Lugani, Anne Sunder-Plaßmann, Melanie Klein, Christoph Rupprecht

“…Results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and on the project website.Trial registration number DRKS00025058.…”
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Mapping Chilean clinical research: a protocol for a scoping review and multiple evidence gap maps by Sergio R Muñoz, Nicolás Meza, Eva Madrid, Juan Victor Ariel Franco, Gerard Urrútia, Camila Micaela Escobar Liquitay, Javier Bracchiglione

“…We will submit our results in both peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences. We will aim to disseminate our findings through different academic platforms, social media, local press, among others. …”
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Vitrectomy combined with lens capsule flap transplantation in the treatment of high myopia macular hole retinal detachment: study protocol for a prospective randomised controlled t... by Xun Xu, Tianwei Qian, Hao Zhou, Weijun Wang, Ying Fan, Lin Xue, Xia Wu, Qiaoyun Gong, Luyao Ye

“…The outcomes of the trial will be disseminated through peer-reviewed journals and at scientific conferences.Trial registration number ChiCTR2200057836.…”
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Comprehensive self-tracking of blood glucose and lifestyle with a mobile application in the management of gestational diabetes: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (... by Henri Vähä-Ypyä, Harri Sievänen, Seppo Heinonen, Sari Niinistö, Suvi M Virtanen, Ilkka Korhonen, Mikko Kytö, Lisa Torsdatter Markussen, Pekka Marttinen, Giulio Jacucci, Tuuli E Korhonen, Saila B Koivusalo

“…The results will be presented in peer-reviewed journals and at conferences.Trial registration number NCT04714762.…”
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Protocol and statistical analysis plan for the PREventing cardiovascular collaPse with Administration of fluid REsuscitation during Induction and Intubation (PREPARE II) randomised... by Li Wang, Tamer Hudali, Shekhar Ghamande, Megan Moore, Bruno Pereira, Christopher J Lindsell, Wesley H Self, Todd W Rice, Matthew W Semler, Kate O’Connor, David B Page, Victor E Ortega, Aaron M Joffe, Swati Gulati, G Patel, Heath D White, Muhammad Ali, Jonathan D Casey, David R Janz, Derek W Russell, Derek J Vonderhaar, Kevin M Dischert, William S Stigler, Emily Adams, Kevin W Gibbs, James M Dargin, A M Joffe, Akram Khan, Simanta Dutta, Janna S Landsperger, Sarah W Robison, Itay Bentov, Joanne M Wozniak, Susan Stempek, Olivia F Krol, Matthew E Prekker, Brian E Driver, Joseph M Brewer, Christopher John Lindsell, David Janz, Stephen P Peters, Rita N Bakhru, Scott Bauer, Christina R Bellinger, Amanda M Brown, Blair Brown, Jerri Brown, Caitlin Bumgarner, Wendy Butcher, Megan Caudle, Arjun B Chatterjee, David J Chodos, Gerardo Corcino, Nathan S Cutler, Travis L Dotson, Daniel C Files, Jonathan L Forbes, John P Gaillard, Katherine A Gershner, Shannon Ginty, Kiadrick R Hood, April Hazelwood, Katherine Hendricks, Kelly Jacobus, Jonathan T Jaffe, Stacy Kay, Chad A Kloefkorn, Jennifer Krall, Margo T Lannan, Cornelia Lane, Cynthia Lanning, Jessica Lyons, William I Mariencheck, Chad R Marion, Matthew A Maslonka, Sara McClintock, Nathaniel M Meier, Matthew C Miles, Peter J Miller, Sophia Mitchell, Wendy C Moore, Katherine Moss, Andrew M Namen, Dustin L Norton, Stella B Ogake, Jill A Ohar, Jessica A Palakshappa, Rodolfo M Pascual, Sandi Pascual, Aaron Pickens, Adam R Schertz, Matt Strong, Alexander O Sy, Braghadheeswar Thyagarajan, Amy Townsend, Russell Worthen, Michael Wlodarski, Charles Yarbrough, Caroline York, Bradley Lloyd, James Dargin, Joanne Wozniak, Christopher Adler, Ahmed Agameya, Michael Colancecco, Daniel Fitelson, Joshua Giaccotto, Gena Han, Louise Kane, Ezra Miller, Timothy Noland, Jaqueline Price, Joseph Plourde, Fraser Mackay, Laura Mahoney, Avignat Patel, Michael Plourde, Zena Saadeh, Sara Shadchehr, Sandeep Somalaraju, Eleanor Summerhill, Ryan Webster, Jordan Winnicki, Ekaterina Yavarovich, Sheetal Gandotra, Anna Altz-Stamm, Cristina Bardita, Mary Clay Boone, Joe W Chiles, Kristina Collins, Abby Drescher, Kevin G Dsouza, Janna Dunn, Stacy Ejem, Josh Gautney, Nicole Harris, Savannah Herder, R Chad Wade, Rutwij Joshi, Daniel Kelmenson, Anne Merrill Mason, Scott R Merriman, Takudzwa Mkorombindo, Jada Nowak, D Sheylan, Lisa Sarratt, Tabitha Stewart, Kadambari Vijaykumar, Gina White, Micah R Whitson, Christopher Barnes, Andrew M Walters, Alejandro C Arroliga, Tasnim Lat, Stephanie Nonas, Milad K Jouzestani, Raya Adi, Chandani Anandkat, Hanae Benchbani, Matthew G Drake, Makrina N Kamel, Ramanpreet Randhawa, Jessica L Tsui

“…Results will be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal and presented at scientific conferences.Trial registration number NCT03787732.…”
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