Novel education-based intervention to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for treatment of gonorrhoea in China: protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial by Xiang-Sheng Chen, Ting-Ting Jiang, Yun-Qing Yang, Ning-Xiao Cao, Yue-Ping Yin

“…In addition, to understand the reasons of physician’s non-adherence to the intervention by conducting a questionnaire survey will be considered as the secondary outcome of the study.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval was obtained from the Medical Ethics Committee of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Institute of Dermatology (2020-LS-004). …”
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Evaluating safety and effectiveness of the early-onset sepsis calculator to reduce antibiotic exposure in Dutch at-risk newborns: a protocol for a cluster randomised controlled tri... by Frans B Plötz, Marijke C van der Weide, Bo M van der Weijden, Niek B Achten

“…Analyses will be performed both as intention to treat and per protocol.Ethics and dissemination This trial has been approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of the Amsterdam UMC (NL78203.018.21). …”
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How nurses’ job characteristics affect their self-assessed work environment in hospitals— Slovenian use of the practice environment scale of the nursing work index by Brigita SKELA-SAVIČ, Walter SERMEUS, Simon DELLO, Allison SQUIRES, Mateja BAHUN, Bojana LOBE

“…Permission to conduct the study was obtained from the National Medical Ethics Committee. Results The PES-NWI mean (2.64) was low, as were job and career satisfaction at 2.96 and 2.89, respectively. …”
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Postoperative stellate ganglion block to reduce myocardial injury after laparoscopic radical resection for colorectal cancer: protocol for a randomised trial by Kai Li, Chen Liang, Guoqing Zhao, Zhouting Hu, Wangyu Li

“…Tertiary outcomes include time to first flatus, gastrointestinal complications such as anastomotic leak or ileus, length of hospital stay, collapse incidence of severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications of myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest, ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke, and all-cause mortality within 30 days after the operation.Ethics and dissemination The protocol was approved by Medical Ethics Committee of the China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University (Approval number: 2021081018) prior to recruitment. …”
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Effects of physical, psychosocial and dual-career loads on injuries and illnesses among elite handball players: protocol of prospective cohort study by Kathrin Steffen, Kristina Drole, Armin Paravlic, Mojca Doupona

“…Other player-related outcomes will include anthropometry, life event survey and blood biomarkers (cortisol, free testosterone and Ig-A), which will be taken three to five times across the observation period according to the players’ training cycle.Ethics and dissemination The project was approved by the National Medical Ethics Committee of Slovenia (number: 0120-109/2022/3) and will be conducted in compliance with the most recent version of Helsinki Declaration. …”
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Baduanjin exercise for chronic non-specific low back pain: protocol for a series of N-of-1 trials by Jingbo Zhai, Ai Feng Liu, Weijie Yu, Tianci Guo

“…Overall and individual therapeutic effects will be estimated synchronously by hierarchical Bayesian analysis.Ethics and dissemination This study is approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Tianjin University of TCM (reference number TJUTCM-EC20220005). …”
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Effects of high-load and low-load resistance training in patients with coronary artery disease: rationale and design of a randomised controlled clinical trial by Tim Kambic, Nejc Šarabon, Vedran Hadžić, Mitja Lainscak

“…The intention-to-treat principle will be used to analyse the data.Ethics and dissemination The study design and protocol have been approved by the National Medical Ethics Committee of Slovenia (registration number: 0120-573/2019/15). …”
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Spatiotemporal expression of leukemia inhibitory factor receptor protein during neural tube development in embryos with neural tube defects by Dong An, Xiao-Wei Wei, He-Nan Zhang, Dan Liu, Wei Ma, Zheng-Wei Yuan

“…All animal and human experimental procedures were approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, China (approval No. 2016PS106K) on February 25, 2016.…”
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Vitality, resilience and the need for support among hospital employees during the COVID-19 pandemic: study protocol of a mixed-methods study by Karen Oude Hengel, Mathijs de Veer, Anne de Pagter, T A Kouwenhoven-Pasmooij, Witte J G Hoogendijk, Jan J van Busschbach, Leonieke Kranenburg

“…The second part of the study (substudy II) consists of focus groups and interviews among professionals of the intensive care unit, COVID-19 departments and infection prevention units.Ethics and dissemination The research protocol for this study has been approved by the Medical Ethics Committee (MEC-2020-0705). The outcomes of this study will be used to develop and implement interventions to support hospital employees maintaining their vitality and resilience during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Effects of in-hospital breast feeding on brain function development in preterm infants in China: study protocol for a prospective longitudinal cohort study by Yao Zhang, Rui Yang, Hua Wang, Xinfen Xu

“…Follow-up will be performed at 3, 6 and 12 months after birth.Ethics and dissemination This study has been approved by the Women’s Hospital School of Medicine Zhejiang University Medical Ethics Committee (2019-058). The study results are expected to be published in peer-reviewed journals and reported at relevant national and international conferences.Trial registration number ChiCTR1900027648; Pre-results.…”
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Lever-elevating vs. liquid-isolating maneuvers during microwave ablation of high-risk benign thyroid nodules: a prospective single-center study by Huaxiang Yang, Yanjun Wu, Jie Luo, Xiaoliang Yang, Jing Yan

“…Methods: This prospectively study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Panzhihua Central Hospital. A total of 174 patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to a liquid-isolating maneuver group (LIM, n = 87) or a lever-elevating maneuver group (LEM, n = 87). …”
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The use of instructional videos to compensate for flexible physiology learning during the pandemic of COVID 19 by Noha N. Lasheen, Maram M. Fawzy, Mostafa B. Ibrahim

“…This study obtained IRB approval from the Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams Medical Ethics committee. Results the project helped students to improve their skills in problem-solving, teamwork, active learning, communication, planning, and time management. …”
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MiR-141 suppresses the migration and invasion of HCC cells by targeting Tiam1. by Ying Liu, Yi Ding, Jing Huang, Shuang Wang, Wen Ni, Jian Guan, Qisheng Li, Yuqin Zhang, Yanqing Ding, Bin Chen, Longhua Chen

“…Ethics statement: our study was approved by the Nanfang Hospital Medical Ethics Committee Ethics statement. Written informed consent was obtained before collection. …”
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Association of postoperative covert stroke and cognitive dysfunction among elderly patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery: protocol for a prospective cohort study (PRECISION study... by Yuan Zhang, Qianyu Cui, Dexiang Wang, Min Zeng, Jia Dong, Hailong Jin, Zhengfang Hu, Yuming Peng, Ruquan Han

“…Data on risk factors, brain MRI, cognitive function evaluation and serum immune-inflammatory cytokines will be collected and analysed.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval has been granted by the Medical Ethics Committee of Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University (reference number: KY2017-027-02). …”
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Relating the number of human leucocytes antigen mismatches to pregnancy complications in oocyte donation pregnancies: study protocol for a prospective multicentre cohort study (DON... by Saskia le Cessie, Marie-Louise van der Hoorn, Eileen Lashley, Kim van Bentem, Manon Bos, Frans Claas

“…The association of high number of HLA mismatches (>5) between mother and fetus will be determined and related to clinical outcome and pregnancy complication.Ethics and dissemination This study received ethical approval from the medical ethics committee in the Leiden University Medical Centre, the Netherlands (P16.048, ABR NL56308.058.16). …”
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Speed-adaptive control of functional electrical stimulation for dropfoot correction by Guangtao Chen, Le Ma, Rong Song, Le Li, Xiaoyun Wang, Kaiyu Tong

“…Trial registration Medical Ethics Committee of Guangdong Work Injury Rehabilitation Center, AF/SC-07/2016.22. …”
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Zhengqing fengtongning sustained-release tablets prevents gout flares in the process of ULT by Ertao Jia, PhD, Shasha Hu, BS, Hongling Geng, PhD, Haiqiong Zhu, BS, Jingjing Xie, MS, Yuya Xiao, MS, Yubao Jiang, PhD, Min Xiao, MS, Jianyong Zhang, PhD

“…The Institutional Medical Ethics Committee have approved the trial protocol. …”
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Effect of perioperative dexmedetomidine on postoperative delirium in patients with brain tumours: a protocol of a randomised controlled trial by Shu Li, Jie Wang, Min Zeng, Yuming Peng, Nan Ji, Maoyao Zheng

“…The primary outcome is the incidence of postoperative delirium, which will be assessed with the Confusion Assessment Method two times per day during the first five postoperative days.Ethics and dissemination The protocol (V.1.1) has been approved by the medical ethics committee of Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University (KY2023-186-02). …”
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Towards an open and effective dialogue on complementary medicine in oncology: protocol of patient participatory study ‘COMMON’ by Sandra van Dulmen, Janneke Noordman, Marit Mentink, Martine Busch, Liesbeth van Vliet, Johanna (Anja) Timmer-Bonte

“…Dissemination of the toolbox is covered by the commitment of stakeholder parties.Ethics and dissemination The Medical Ethics Committee Arnhem-Nijmegen declared the study was exempted from formal approval under the Dutch Medical Research Involving Human Subjects Act. …”
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Analysis of factors related to osteoporotic vertebral fracture in prostate cancer patients by Shunfa Huang, Lilan Wu, Shuting Lin, Siqing Cai, Jianjun Zhou

“…The study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee under Ethics number B2021-373R and the requirement for the informed consent was waived. …”
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