Uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision among men with sexually transmitted infections in Lilongwe, Malawi: a protocol for a pre-interventional and post-interventional study by Mina C Hosseinipour, Mitch M Matoga, Sara Jewett, Charles Chasela

“…Mixed methods assessments will be conducted to evaluate the acceptability, appropriateness and feasibility of the RITe intervention.Ethics and dissemination The study protocol was approved by the Malawi’s National Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee (approval number: 19/10/2412), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Institutional Review Board (approval number: 19–2559) and University of the Witwatersrand’s Health Research Ethics Committee (approval number: M200328). …”
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Lidocaine Infusion for the Management of Postoperative Pain and Delirium (LIMPP): protocol for a randomised control trial by Matthias Behrends, Marc Alan Buren, Alekos Theologis, Ariadne Zuraek, Aaron J Clark, Jacqueline M Leung

“…The results of this study will be published in a peer-review journal and presented at national conferences as poster or oral presentations. …”
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Randomised, pragmatic, waitlist controlled trial of cannabis added to prescription opioid support on opioid dose reduction and pain in adults with chronic non-cancer pain: study pr... by A Eden Evins, Ellie Grossman, Julia Jashinski, Aurora Quaye, Corinne Cather, Kevin Potter, David A Schoenfeld, Jodi M Gilman

“…We will record adverse events.Ethics and dissemination This study has ethical approval by the Massachusetts General Brigham Institutional Review Board (#2021P000871). Results will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national conferences.Trial registration number NCT04827992.…”
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Effect of a multimodal analgesia strategy on remifentanil daily consumption in mechanically ventilated adult ICU patients: study protocol for a randomised, placebo-controlled, doub... by Thibault Mura, Jean-Yves Lefrant, Remy Widehem, Camille Nicolet, Violaine Delannoy, Laurie Barthelemi, Ian Soulairol, Claire Roger

“…Secondary outcomes will include drug tolerance, mechanical ventilation duration, ICU and hospital length of stay, 28-day and 90-day mortalities and 90-day opioid consumption.Ethics and dissemination The study protocol was accepted by the Nîmes University Hospital’s research committee, the French ethics committee (Institutional Review Board OUEST IV) and the French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM).Trial registration number ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05825560…”
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Mixed-methods study to examine the response of opioid addiction treatment programmes to COVID-19: a study protocol by Sugy Choi, Rhea Naik, Kamila Kiszko, Charles Neighbors, Thomas D’Aunno

“…We will then employ qualitative methods and interview 200 key informants (ie, programme director, clinical supervisor, counsellor and medical director) to develop an understanding of the quantitative findings by examining organisational characteristics of programmes (n=25) representative of those that rank in the top quartile of clinical practice measures as well as programmes that performed worst on these measures (n=25).Ethics and dissemination The study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board of NYU Langone Health (#i21-00573). Study findings will be disseminated through national and international conferences, reports and peer-reviewed publications.…”
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ezPreemie study protocol: a randomised controlled factorial trial testing web-based parent training and coaching with parents of children born very preterm by M E Schoeny, Sarah A Keim, Michelle M Greene, Julia Berteletti, Mary Lauren Neel, Kousiki Patra, Shea Smoske, Susan Breitenstein

“…All analyses will use an intention-to-treat approach, independent of their actual dose of each intervention.Ethics and dissemination The study protocol has been approved by The Ohio State University Institutional Review Board (IRB) using a single IRB. Study results will be disseminated through presentations at regional and national conferences, publications in peer-reviewed journals, and sharing research reports with participating families and recruiting sites.Trial registration number NCT05217615.…”
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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. Chan School of Public Health (approval number: IRB20-1623), the Institutional Research Review Committee at the University of Dodoma (approval number: MA.84/261/02) and the Tanzania National Institute for Medical Research (approval number: NIMR/HO/R.8a/Vol. …”
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Early empiric anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis therapy for sepsis in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol of a randomised clinical trial by Mark Conaway, David R Boulware, Scott K Heysell, Stellah G Mpagama, Christopher C Moore, Alphonce Liyoyo, Conrad Muzoora, Catherine Gitige, Bibie Said, Edwin Nuwagira, Rinah Arinaitwe, Rhina Mushagara, Peter Buzaare, Anna Chongolo, Samuel Jjunju, Precious Twesigye, Megan Null, Tania A Thomas

“…The study is funded by the National Institutes of Health in the US. Institutional review board approval was conferred by the University of Virginia, the Tanzania National Institute for Medical Research, and the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology. …”
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Outcome in patients undergoing postponed elective surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic (TRACE II): study protocol for a multicentre prospective observational study by Markus W Hollmann, Gert Jan Scheffer, Wolfgang Buhre, Sander van Kuijk, Seppe Koopman, Dianne de Korte-de Boer, Peter G Noordzij, Alice C Werger, Jennifer Breel, Carolien S E Bulte, Bas A in ‘t Veld, Carin G C L Wensing

“…Findings will be presented at national and international conferences, as well as published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, with a preference for open access journals. …”
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Effect of Russian Current in Motor Performance among Chronic Stroke Survivors: A Pilot Study by Joshin Joy, Hariharasudhan Ravichandran, Noble Vavachan, Adwaid Nambiar, Archana Shetty, Joseph Oliver Raj Alexander

“…Materials and Methods: The Institutional Review Board approval was obtained for this pilot study, and a total of 36 chronic stroke survivors were recruited from the outpatient department of Alva’s College of Physiotherapy and Research Center, Moodubidire, Karnataka. …”
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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

“…We will test the performance of these EEG and clinical metrics in predicting development of epilepsy through multivariate logistic regression analyses.Ethics and dissemination This study has been approved by the Boston Children’s Hospital Institutional Review Board, University of Zambia Biomedical Research Ethics Committee, and National Health Research Authority of Zambia. …”
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Role of cardiac CT in the diagnostic evaluation and risk stratification of patients with myocardial infarction and non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA): rationale and design... by Konstantinos Tsioufis, Haralambos Karvounis, George Giannakoulas, Theodoros Karamitsos, Ronny R Buechel, Konstantinos Kouskouras, Ioannis Vogiatzis, Konstantinos Toutouzas, Nathaniel R Smilowitz, Georgios P Rampidis, Polydoros Ν Kampaktsis, Athanasios Samaras, Georgios Benetos, Andreas Α Giannopoulos, Alexandros Kallifatidis, Antonios Samaras, Stavros Hadjimiltiades, Antonios Ziakas, Catherine Gebhard, Panagiotis Prassopoulos, Harmony Reynolds

“…Results will be disseminated at national meetings and published in peer-reviewed journals.Trial registration number NCT4186676.…”
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Translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the Achilles Tendon Total Rupture Score (ATRS) into Spanish: a study protocol by Armando Calleja-Rodríguez, Beatriz Ruiz-Ruiz, Ángel González-de-la-Flor, María García Arrabé

“…The study’s findings will be distributed to athletes, physicians and academics via peer-reviewed publications and national/international conferences.…”
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Exploring the role of Microbiome in Susceptibility, Treatment Response and Outcome among Tuberculosis Patients from Pakistan: study protocol for a prospective cohort study (Micro-S... by Zia Ul-Haq, Muhammad Shahzad, Simon C Andrews

“…The study results will be presented in national and international conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals.Trial registration number NCT04985994.…”
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Prevalence, Spectrum, and Outcomes of Single Coronary Artery Detected on Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA) by Rashid Al Umairi, Maryam Al-khouri

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Protocol for a multicentre, prospective, open-label, randomised controlled trial to compare PROs and safety outcomes between preoperative and postmastectomy radiotherapy in locally... by Li Zhang, Jiong Wu, Guangyu Liu, Shuang Hao, Jianjing Hou, Changming Zhou, Yifeng Hou, Keda Yu, Zhen Hu, Genhong Di, Zhi Min Shao, Xiaoli Yu

“…Approval for this study was provided by the independent ethics committee and institutional review board of Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Centre. …”
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Impact of the Mediterranean Diet on Patients With Psoriasis: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Javier Perez-Bootello, Emilio Berna-Rico, Carlota Abbad-Jaime de Aragon, Ruth Cova-Martin, Leticia Goni, Asuncion Ballester-Martinez, Pedro Jaen-Olasolo, Nehal Mehta, Joel M Gelfand, Miguel Angel Martinez-Gonzalez, Alvaro Gonzalez-Cantero

“…This study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Hospital Ramón y Cajal (Madrid) in July 2023. …”
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Personalised Lung Cancer Screening (PLuS) study to assess the importance of coexisting chronic conditions to clinical practice and policy: protocol for a multicentre observational... by Yi Guo, Dongyu Zhang, Rafael Meza, Jihyoun Jeon, Dejana Braithwaite, Gerard A Silvestri, Michael K Gould, Jiang Bian, Bruno Hochhegger, Shama D Karanth, Christopher G Slatore, Martin Tammemagi, Mattthew Schabath, Meghann Wheeler, Frederic J Kaye

“…To our knowledge, this is the first study to combine observational data and simulation models to estimate the long-term impact of LCS with LDCT.Ethics and dissemination The study was approved by the Kaiser Permanente Southern California Institutional Review Board and VA Portland Health Care System. The results will be disseminated through publications and presentations at national and international conferences. …”
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Special issue: Proceedings of the 15th ISIC - The Information Behaviour Conference, Aalborg, Denmark, August 26-29, 2024

“…Garwood The reading practices of people with neuropsychiatric disabilities: a review of library and information science literature Katarina Hagberg, Karin Lundin, Anna Lundh, Åse Hedemark Representational exchange and edgework: towards theorising the coping with fragmentary information Isto Huvila Digital health applications and health literacy: an explorative analysis Aylin Imeri, Sabrina Schorr, Sebastian Merkel To share or not to share? …”
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Effectiveness of using implementation frameworks to facilitate the implementation of a stroke management guideline in the traditional Chinese medicine hospitals in China: protocol... by Zhuo Chen, Yefeng Cai, Wenjun He, Yiyuan Cai, Lingrui Liu, Qing Zhao, Sensen lv, Dong (Roman) Xu, Chun Hao, Lanping Zhang, Pengfei Guo, Yuning Shi

“…Additionally, a cost-effectiveness analysis will be conducted to assess the economic feasibility of the implementation strategies.Ethics and dissemination This trial has been approved by the Institutional Review Board of Southern Medical University (approval number: #202261) and follows all relevant ethical guidelines for research involving human participants. …”
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