Comparing the effectiveness of computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) of insoles manufactured from foam box cast versus direct scans on patient-reported outco... by Jim Richards, Graham J Chapman, Laura Barr

“…The change in FHSQ scores for the subdomains and insole usage will be compared between the groups and time points, and between group differences in time in transit, cost-time analysis and environmental impact will be compared.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval was obtained from the Health Research Authority, London Stanmore Research Ethics Committee (22/LO/0579). …”
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Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy with 3D preoperative surgical planning: video presentation of the florentine experience by Antonio Andrea Grosso, Fabrizio Di Maida, Riccardo Tellini, Andrea Mari, Simone Sforza, Lorenzo Masieri, Marco Carini, Andrea Minervini

“…All the procedures were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and national research Committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.…”
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The Goldwater Rule at 50 and its relevance in Europe: Examining the positions of National Psychiatric Association Members of the European Psychiatric Association by Alexander Smith, Stefanie Hachen, Moritz van Wijnkoop, Kolja Schiltz, Peter Falkai, Michael Liebrenz

“…Methods In 2022, we investigated whether the European Psychiatric Association’s (EPA) forty-four National Psychiatric Association Members (NPAs) had similar guidelines to the Goldwater Rule or comparable ethical positions around media and public commentary. …”
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Latin American Cerebral Palsy Register (LATAM-CPR): study protocol to develop a collaborative register with surveillance of children with cerebral palsy in Latin American countries by Nadia Badawi, Sarah Mcintyre, Mohammad Muhit, Israt Jahan, Gulam Khandaker, Hayley Smithers-Sheedy, Maria de las Mercedes Ruiz Brunner, Eduardo Cuestas, Maria Elisabeth Cieri, Johana Escobar Zuluaga, Ana Laura Condinanzi, Federico Sanchez, Raul Díaz, Agripina Diaz, Jorge Carranza, Claudia Durán, Carlos Alberto Quintero Valencia, Mariana Melaragno

“…Descriptive data on the epidemiology of CP from each participating country will be reported, country-specific and regional data will be compared.Ethics and dissemination Individual CP registers have applied ethics approval from respective national human research ethics committees (HREC) and/or institutional review boards prior to the establishment and inclusion into the LATAM-CPR. …”
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Profiling the real-world management status of high-risk human papillomavirus infection: a protocol to establish a prospective cohort of high-risk human papillomavirus-infected wome... by Wei Xu, Qiuling Shi, Li Bai, Siyuan Yang, Ruoyi Zhang, Dehua Hu, Yuxian Nie, Rumei Xiang

“…The HPV impact profile, intimate relationship satisfaction, and costs within different management groups are also described and compared.Ethics and dissemination This study was reviewed, and all of the relevant approvals were obtained from the Ethics Committee of the Maternity Service Centre of Lueyang Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital (2021-001). …”
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Evaluation of perfusion parameters of gingival inflammation using laser Doppler flowmetry and tissue spectrophotometry– a prospective comparative clinical study by Marie Sophie Katz, Mark Ooms, Philipp Winnand, Marius Heitzer, Anna Bock, Kristian Kniha, Frank Hölzle, Ali Modabber

“…Trial registration All procedures performed in this study involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. The study was approved by the institutional Clinical Research Ethics Committee (Ethik-Kommission der Medizinischen Fakultät der RWTH Aachen, Decision Number 286/20) and retrospectively registered by the German Clinical Trials Register (File Number DRKS00024048, registered on the 15th of October 2021).…”
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DosEmi study protocol: a phase IV, multicentre, open-label, crossover study to evaluate non-inferiority of pharmacokinetic-guided reduced dosing compared with conventional dosing o... by Marjon H Cnossen, Karin Fijnvandraat, Ron Mathot, Antoine C G Egberts, Rolf T Urbanus, Anouk Donners, Konrad van der Zwet, Ilmar Kruis, Roger Schutgens, Kathelijn Fischer

“…Cost-effectivity between conventional dosing and individualised PK-guided dosing of emicizumab will be compared.Ethics and dissemination The DosEmi study was approved by the Medical Ethics Review Committee NedMec of the University Medical Center of Utrecht, The Netherlands. …”
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