Clinical and immunological features of rotavirus infection in children infected with herpesviruses by M.Yu. Sliepchenko, O.M. Olkhovska, Ya.V. Kolesnyk, A.V. Gavrylov

“…The research protocol was approved by the Local Ethics Committee of the institution indicated in the work. The informed consent of the patient was obtained for conducting the studies. …”
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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

“…Descriptive statistics, independent sample t-tests and multiple regression analysis will be used for analyses in phase I, and thematic analysis will be used in phase II.Ethics and dissemination Approval for the study has been obtained from the National Medical Research and Ethics Committee (MREC) (NMRR-21-1012-59714) and the Research Ethics Committee of Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM (UKM PPI/111/8/JEP-2021–078) and University of Malaya Medical Centre (MREC ID NO: 2 02 178–10346). Informed consent of the participants will be obtained beforehand, and no personal identifiers will be obtained from the participants to protect their anonymity. …”
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Swiss chiropractic practice-based research network and musculoskeletal pain cohort pilot study: protocol of a nationwide resource to advance musculoskeletal health services researc... by Milo A Puhan, Viktor von Wyl, Alice Kongsted, Cesar A Hincapié, Léonie Hofstetter, Rahim Lalji

“…Surveys will be provided to patients prior to their initial consultation in clinics, 1 hour after initial consultation, and at 2, 6 and 12 weeks after initial consultation.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval has been obtained from the independent research ethics committee of Canton Zurich (BASEC-Nr: 2021-01479). Informed consent will be obtained electronically from all participants. …”
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Does the transition from face-to-face to face-to-screen improve oral health literacy? A non-inferiority randomized controlled trial by Negar Ebrahimi, Katayoun Sargeran, Reza Yazdani, Ahmad Reza Shamshiri

“…After the inclusion and exclusion criteria were checked and informed consent was obtained, the participants were randomly allocated into two groups by balanced block randomization. …”
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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

“…The study has been registered in EQUATOR and approved by the University of Florida’s Institutional Review Board (#202200495). Informed consent will be obtained from the working groups and the Delphi survey participants. …”
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Efficacy and safety of Xiongzhitongluo granules in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Yunmeng Chen, Jingjing Wei, Xiao Liang, Yue Liu, Lina Miao, Di Zhao, Yunfan Zhang, Hongxi Liu, Yunling Zhang

“…Data will be recorded using Epidata V3.1 and analyzed with SPSS 26.0.Ethics and disseminationThis study received approval from the Ethics Committee of Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (2021XLA102-2). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants.Clinical trial registrationhttps://clinicaltrials.gov/, identifier, ChiCTR2200061859.…”
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Hand acceleration time (HAT) as a diagnostic tool in the assessment of haemodialysis access-induced distal ischaemia (HAIDI): study protocol for a prospective cohort study in the B... by Sebastian Videla, Begoña Gonzalo, Emma Espinar, Siloé Palacios, Carolina Herranz, Elena Iborra Ortega

“…Statistical analyses will involve paired t-tests to compare preoperative and postoperative HAT values and determine optimal HAT cut-off values for diagnosing HAIDI.Ethics and dissemination This study was approved by the Bellvitge University Hospital Institutional Review Board (PR 201/23). Written informed consent will be obtained from all study participants before any study-related procedure is performed. …”
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Estimation of Knowledge, Attitude and Prevalence of Female Sex Dysfunction in Elderly Pakistani Women by Khola Noreen, Farah Ayyaz, Lubna Meraj, Tabinda Khalid, Javara Malik, Muhammad Akram Randhawa

“…Results: A total of 150 middle-aged and elderly women were randomly included in the study.The females reporting with some medical or gynaecological problem at the teaching hospital of RMU, willing to participate and gave informed written consent where recruited. Their mean age was 54.5+ 2.5 and the overall FSD prevalence rate, estimated from the ‘Yes’ response to questions related to FSD symptoms, was 56.9%. …”
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Nutrition Awareness and Oral Health among Dental Patients in Palestine: A Cross-Sectional Study by Manal M. H. Badrasawi, Nour H. Hijjeh, Rana S. Amer, Reema M. Allan, Mohammad Altamimi

“…A total of 169 patients were invited to join the study and signed the consent form. A pretested questionnaire was used to collect the required data which included patients’ sociodemographics, medical history, oral care practices, dietary practices, and oral health-related nutritional awareness. …”
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Tough choices: the experience of family members of critically ill patients participating in ECMO treatment decision-making: a descriptive qualitative study by Xiangying Yang, Yao Lin, Amao Tang, Xiaokang Zeng, Weiying Dai, Qian Zhang, Li Ning

“…Purpose To explore the experience of family members of critically ill patients who were asked to consent to ECMO treatment and to gain insight into the factors that promote and hinder their decision-making. …”
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Prophylactic Theophyline reduces birth asphyxia related renal injury in term neonates by Salma Aziz, Syeda Maimoona Qudrat, Tanzeela Rani, Qurat-ul-Ain Chughtai, Misbah Aziz, Rai Muhammad Asghar

“…After taking written informed consent, all neonates were randomized into either A (Theophylline group) or B (Placebo group). …”
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Discrepancies between preoperative diagnosis of tumors and the right uterine appendage and intraoperative data. Appendiculare mucocele, which manifests itself in the form of an app... by V.О. Sklyarovа, R.A. Chajkivskyj, O.V. Prykupenko, P.O. Sklyarov, V.R. Chajkivska

“…The research was carried out in accordance with the principles of the Helsinki Declaration. The informed consent of the patient was obtained for conducting the studies. …”
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Improving the accUracy of Referrals to the emerGency departmEnt of patieNts with chesT pain using the modified HEART score in Emergency Medical Transport (URGENT 2.0): protocol for... by Joan G Meeder, Frits H M Van Osch, Robert T A Willemsen, Braim M Rahel, Lisa D S Frenk, Cees B de Vos, Fabiana G Prestigiacomo, Marcel J W Janssen, Arnoud W van 't Hof

“…Both referral rates of NCCP patients and the occurrence of major adverse cardiac events are defined as primary outcome measures.Ethics and dissemination The medical ethics committee Zuyderland-Zuyd Hogeschool (Netherlands) has approved this trial (reference numbers NL71820.096.19 and METCZ20190139). Written informed consent will be obtained from all participating patients. …”
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Distress and coping mechanisms among people with diabetes: cross-sectional assessment from an NCD screening clinic of a tertiary care hospital in North India by Madhur Verma, Shivani Sidana, Prakash Kumar, Omna Singh, Vandana Esht, Karthick Balasubramanian, Nitin Kapoor, Rakesh Kakkar, Sanjay Kalra

“…The study was ethically approved, and written informed consent was obtained from the patients. Results Of the 596 study participants, 17.4% depicted uncontrolled diabetes, while 18.1% PWD experienced moderate to severe DD, with emotional distress depicting the highest prevalence (23.8%). …”
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Applying implementation science frameworks to understand why fisherfolk continue or discontinue pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention in Uganda: a qualitative analysis by Simon Mwima, Rhoda Kitti Wanyenze, Rose Naigino, Laura M Bogart, William Musoke, Semei C Mukama, Stella Allupo, Herbert Kadama, Barbara Mukasa

“…Ethical approval and informed consent were obtained.Results Findings highlighted several determinants of PrEP continuation and discontinuation across the CFIR domains. …”
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Practices and preferences in the use of magnification among endodontists and restorative dentists: A multicentre study. by Azhar Iqbal, Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, Deepti Shrivastava, Kumar Chandan Srivastava, Bilal Arjumand, Hmoud Ali Algarni, Meshal Aber Alonazi, Muhsen Alnasser, Osama Khattak, Jamaluddin Syed, Reham Mohmad Attia, Asma Abubakar Rashed, Sherif El Sayed Sultan

“…The completed questionnaire with an informed consent form for the participant was administered to the endodontists and restorative dentists in three different geographical regions namely MENA (Middle East and Northern Africa), British-Isles, and Indian Sub-continent using WhatsApp through the snowball convenience sampling technique.…”
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Extrahepatic portal vein obstruction in children of the first year of life: diagnostic and treatment approaches by O.S. Godik, D.S. Diehtiarova, O.I. Kvilinska

“…The study protocol was approved by the Local Ethics Committee of the participating institution. The informed consent of the patient was obtained for conducting the studies. …”
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Acupuncture as prophylaxis for chronic migraine: a protocol for a single-blinded, double-dummy randomised controlled trial by Claire Shuiqing Zhang, Bin Li, Lin Zeng, Lu Liu, Luo-peng Zhao, Kelun Wang, Jingxia Zhao, Linpeng Wang, Xianghong Jing

“…The primary outcome is the reduction of monthly headache days, and the secondary outcomes include the reduction of the number of days with acute headache medications, and changes of Migraine Disability Assessment, Migraine-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire, Headache Impact Test, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-trait, and Beck Depression Inventory-II scores from baseline to endpoints.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval of this study was granted by the Research Ethical Committee of Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University (2017BL-045-01). Written informed consent will be obtained from all participants. Outcomes of the trial will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications.Trial registration number ISRCTN13563102; Pre-results.…”
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Protocol for a mixed-methods randomised controlled trial evaluating the psychosocial effects of an expressive arts-based intervention on adults with age-related macular degeneratio... by Qing Li, Temmy Lee Ting Lo, Rainbow Tin Hung Ho, Adrian Ho Yin Wan, Ted Chun Tat Fong, Caitlin Kar Pui Chan, Allen Ming Yan Cheong, Wai Chi Chan

“…All research procedures will be conducted upon receiving signed written consent forms from participants. The findings of the study will also be presented at international conferences and published in peer-reviewed academic journals.Trial registration number NCT05675150, prospectively registered.…”
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Attitudes of polish medical students toward organ donation by Marzena Mikla, Anna Maria Cybulska, Antonio Rios, Mariusz Panczyk, Kamila Rachubińska, Artur Kotwas, Beata Karakiewicz, Elżbieta Grochans, Daria Schneider-Matyka

“…Conversations with loved ones contribute to the acceptance of circumstances in which organs would be harvested for transplantation without consent.…”
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