Evaluation of the Expression of Infection-Related Long Noncoding RNAs among COVID-19 Patients: A Case-Control Study by Zahra Firoozi, Elham Mohammadisoleimani, Farzaneh Bagheri, Atefeh Taheri, Babak Pezeshki, Mohammad Mehdi Naghizadeh, Abdolreza Daraei, Jalal Karimi, Yousef Gholampour, Yaser Mansoori, Zahra Montaseri

“…Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) blood samples of the control group consisted of 45 healthy people, and a total of 53 COVID-19-infected patients in case group, with a written informed consent, was collected. PBMCs were extracted, and then, the RNA extraction and complementary DNA (cDNA) synthesis was performed. …”
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Pre-eclampsia as a predictor of early-onset cardiovascular impairment among young women (PREECARDIA study): protocol for a prospective cohort study by Albertino Damasceno, Amabelia Rodrigues, Nuno Lunet, Ruben Turé, Eunice Barai, Almame Cissé, Gabriel Sanca, Tida Iafa, Waldir Jalo, Bubacar Embalo, Marcos Dju, Vasco Iala

“…Age, parity, age at first pregnancy, family history of cardiovascular diseases, smoking habits, gestational diabetes diagnosed before pre-eclampsia, body mass index and labour complications will be considered a priori as potential confounders of the association between pre-eclampsia and postpartum cardiovascular impairment.Ethics and dissemination This study was approved by the Comité Nacional de Ética em Pesquisa na Saúde, Guinea-Bissau (008/CNES/INASA/2023), and participants provide written informed consent. Results will be disseminated among the scientific community and the public.…”
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Feasibility study of a randomised controlled trial of preoperative and postoperative nutritional supplementation in major lung surgery by Amelia Swift, Sebastian T Lugg, Babu Naidu, Nikolaos Efstathiou, Amy Kerr, Hazem Fallouh, Maninder Kalkat, Richard Steyn, Salma Kadiri, Ehab Bishay, Krishna Kholia, Venessa Rogers

“…Patients were included if were able to take nutritional drinks prior to surgery and give written informed consent. Patients were excluded if they were likely unable to complete the study questionnaires, they had a body mass index <18.5 kg/m2, were receiving parenteral nutrition or known pregnancy.Results All patients presenting for major lung surgery were screened over a 6-month period, with 163 patients screened, 99 excluded and 64 (41%) patients randomised. …”
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Heart–brain microvascular MRI study: protocol for a multicentre, observational, cohort study in the UK assessing associations between small vessel disease of the heart and brain by Colin Berry, Alex McConnachie, Peter Kellman, Terry Quinn, Paul Donnelly, Vanessa Orchard, Robert A Sykes, Gemma McKinley, Conor Patrick Bradley, Jodi Watt, Natasha Fullerton

“…All patients provided written informed consent.Trial registration number ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT04805814.…”
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A Study of Correlation of Adiponectin Levels in Metabolic Syndrome by Apurv Singhal, Vedpal Singh Punia, Akash Bharti, Shaavi Mittal, Praveen Raman Mishra, Prem Kuma

“…Sixty patients attending the medicine out- or inpatient department, who confirmed consent, and fit into the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) inclusion criteria for MetS, were recruited for this study. …”
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Association of Vitamin D Levels and Clothing Pattern in Women of Reproductive Age Group Having Chronic Back Pain by Shubham Saraswat, Anuj Rastogi, Farid Mohammad, Rachhanaa Pawaskar

“…Two hundred and fifty-one women in the reproductive age group were included in the study after taking informed consent. Demographic and other details related to their diet, clothing pattern, and obstetric history were taken using a pretested questionnaire. …”
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Exploring SLEEPINESS through home monitoring with ultra-long-term subcutaneous EEG and ecological momentary assessment in sleepy treatment naïve obstructive sleep apnea patients st... by Mathias Sarkez-Knudsen, Martin Ballegaard, Martin Ballegaard, Henning Piilgaard, Esben Ahrens, Martin Christian Hemmsen, Tobias Søren Andersen, Jakob Eyvind Bradram, Preben Homøe, Preben Homøe

“…We aim to prove a new concept of monitoring sleepiness symptoms in OSA patients and gain new insights into CPAP-related sleepiness rehabilitation.Ethics and disseminationAll participants will provide written informed consent to participate in this study. Ethical approval from the Region Zealand Ethics Committee on 13/09/2021 (SJ939, EMN-2021-06803). …”
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Effect of environmental enrichment on relapse rates in patients with severe alcohol use disorder: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Lila Barillot, Claudia Chauvet, Marc Besnier, Nematollah Jaafari, Marcello Solinas, Armand Chatard

“…The secondary outcomes are relapse at 1 month and 3 months after treatment, craving and drug-seeking behaviour, mindfulness skills acquisition and the effect of the intervention enhancement on the perceived richness of the daily environment, assessed by questionnaires and neuropsychological tasks.Ethics and dissemination All participants have to give written informed consent to the investigator. This study is approved by the Ethics Committee Nord Ouest IV of Lille (reference number 2022-A01156-37). …”
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Prevalence, Indications, and Community Perceptions of Caesarean Section Delivery in Ngora District, Eastern Uganda: Mixed Method Study by Isaac Waniala, Sandra Nakiseka, Winnie Nambi, Isaac Naminya, Margret Osuban Ajeni, Jacob Iramiot, Rebecca Nekaka, Julius Nteziyaremye

“…It highlights the need for male involvement during counseling and consent for CS and concerted efforts to demystify community misconceptions about women that undergo CS. …”
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Pleomorphic Adenoma in Palatal Region of a Young Patient: A Case Report by Adel Sharifi Rayeni, Arian Yeganeh

“…After explaining to the patient and his parents and obtaining informed consent for the treatment and surgery. At first aspiration was done and the result was negative, then a sulcular incision was made from the area of the 4th upper right tooth to the 7th upper left mesial. …”
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aDolescent and prEconception health peRspectiVe of Adult Non-communicable diseases (DERVAN): protocol for rural prospective adolescent girls cohort study in Ratnagiri district of K... by Suvarna Patil, Netaji Patil, Charudatta Joglekar, Arvind Yadav, Anup Nilawar, Ulka Banavali, Rohit Bhat, Vijay Dombale, Bhushan Warpe, Rachana Mohite, Kiran Joshi

“…The registration code is CTRI/2019/04/018453.Appropriate written informed consent and assent are obtained from the parents and the adolescent girls, respectively. …”
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Health Care Professionals and Data Scientists’ Perspectives on a Machine Learning System to Anticipate and Manage the Risk of Decompensation From Patients With Heart Failure: Quali... by Joana Seringa, Anna Hirata, Ana Rita Pedro, Rui Santana, Teresa Magalhães

“…Ethical approval was granted by the NOVA National School of Public Health ethics committee (CEENSP 14/2022), and informed consent was obtained from all participants. …”
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Comparative CT with stress manoeuvres for diagnosing distal isolated tibiofibular syndesmotic injury in acute ankle sprain: a protocol for an accuracy- test prospective study by João Carlos Rodrigues, Mario Lenza, Laercio Alberto Rosemberg, Durval do Carmo Santos Barros, Mario Ferretti, Alexandre Leme Godoy Santos, Marcelo Pires Prado, José Felipe Marion Alloza, Renato Amaral Masagão, Adham do Amaral e Castro, Marco Kawamura Demange

“…Participants will be enrolled after they sign the written informed consent form, including the terms of confidentiality. …”
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Three-dimensional evaluation of tongue position and volume in adult patients with different skeletal malocclusions by CHIOU Wei-Cho, MEN Xinrui, ZHANG Kaiwen, JIANG Xiaoge, CHEN Song

“…Methods This study has been reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee, and informed consent has been obtained from patients. Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and cephalometric radiographs were collected from 60 adult patients, divided into three groups based on ANB angle values: skeletal Class I (0° < ANB < 4°), II (ANB > 4°), and III (ANB < 0°), with 20 cases in each group. …”
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A Live Video Resiliency Dyadic Intervention for Persons With Dementia and Their Care-Partners Early After Diagnosis: Protocol for Open Pilot of Resilient Together for Dementia by Sydney McCage, Kristin Walker, Talea Cornelius, Robert A Parker, Kristen Dams-O'Connor, Brad Dickerson, Christine Ritchie, Ana-Maria Vranceanu, Sarah Bannon

“…Consenting dyads will complete baseline assessments of emotional distress, quality of life, relationship functioning, and resiliency skills. …”
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Restrictive transfusion strategy for critically injured patients (RESTRIC) trial: a study protocol for a cluster-randomised, crossover non-inferiority trial by Kaori Ito, Kazuhiko Sekine, Hiroaki Iijima, Yutaka Kondo, Takashi Tagami, Mineji Hayakawa, Daisuke Kudo, Takayuki Ogura, Tetsuya Yumoto, Akira Endo, Yosuke Matsumura, Shigeki Kushimoto

“…It has been approved by the Ethics Committee of each participating hospital and The Japanese Association for the Surgery of Trauma (JAST). Written informed consent will be obtained from all patients or their representatives. …”
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Study of pattern of lipid profile amongst type II diabetic patients of two major tribal populations of Tripura by Sagar Samrat Debbarma, Arunabha Dasgupta, Atanu Ghosh, Kanak Choudhury, Prithvijit Kole, Sonali Paul, Brainist Kalai, V. Saikumar

“…All diabetic study subjects underwent lipid profile analysis along with other necessary investigations after having proper informed consent. Also, 90 controls had lipid profile analysis performed along with blood sugar estimation. …”
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Soil-transmitted helminthiasis among adolescents in Anaocha Local Government Area, Anambra State, Nigeria: Insights and recommendations for effective control. by Ogechukwu B Aribodor, Eunice C Jacob, Nwadiuto O Azugo, Uche C Ngenegbo, Ifeanyi Obika, Emmanuel M Obikwelu, Obiageli J Nebe

“…We actively engaged 443 adolescents with a mean age of 14 years in a school-based cross-sectional study in selected communities within the Anaocha Local Government Area from 8 February to 7 July 2023 following informed consent and assent procedures. Employing a stratified random sampling technique, we collected demographic data and assessed STH risk factors using a structured questionnaire hosted on the Kobo Toolbox platform. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of persistent symptoms after infection with SARS-CoV-2: protocol for an observational cohort study (LongCOVID-study) by Lotte Haverman, Eelco Franz, Ka Yin Leung, Albert Jan Van Hoek, Hans Knoop, Cees C van den Wijngaard, Elizabeth N Mutubuki, Tessa van der Maaden, Albert Wong, Anna D Tulen, Siméon de Bruijn

“…Secondary outcomes include effect of vaccination prior to infection on persistent symptoms, loss of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and risk factors for persisting symptoms following infection with SARS-CoV-2.Ethics and dissemination The Utrecht Medical Ethics Committee (METC) declared in February 2021 that the Medical Research Involving Human Subjects Act (WMO) does not apply to this study (METC protocol number 21-124/C). Informed consent is required prior to participation in the study. …”
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Protocol on establishing a prospective enhanced surveillance of vaccine preventable diseases in residential aged care facilities in Central Queensland, Australia: an observational... by Mohammad Rashidul Hashan, Robert Booy, Michael Kirk, Gulam Khandaker, Gwenda Chapman, Jacina Walker, Sonya Jayne Davidson, Jill Auriac, Nicolas Smoll, Delwar Akbar

“…The CQHHS HREC approved a request to waive consent requirements of study participants as researchers will be provided non-identifiable data. …”
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