Spinal immobilisation for trauma patients |
Spinal manipulation for painful periods |
Spinal manipulative therapy for acute low-back pain |
Spinal manipulative therapy for chronic low-back pain |
Spinal manipulative therapy for low-back pain |
Spinal rehabilitative exercise and manual treatment for the prevention of migraine attacks in adults |
Spinal rehabilitative exercise or manual treatment for the prevention of cervicogenic headache in adults |
Spinal rehabilitative exercise or manual treatment for the prevention of tension-type headache in adults |
Spinal versus epidural anaesthesia for caesarean section |
Spiritual and religious interventions for adults in the latter stage of a disease |
Spiritual and religious interventions for adults with cancer and their carers: an overview of systematic reviews |
Spironolactone for the treatment of high blood pressure |
Spironolactone versus placebo or in combination with steroids for hirsutism and/or acne |
Spleen conserving surgery versus splenectomy for injured patients with splenic trauma |
Splinting for carpal tunnel syndrome |
Splinting for dislocated and shallow hips in babies |
Splints and other non-surgical methods for treating common injuries of the middle joints of the fingers |
Spontaneous breathing activity in COVID-19-related lung failure |
Sports and games for post-traumatic stress disorder |
Sports injuries: when do show-stoppers need surgery? |
Spotlight on Cochrane’s Sustainable Healthcare Field: An interview with Minna Johansson |
Sprains, strains and bruises: Oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs compared with other oral pain killers |
St. John's wort for treating depression. |
Stabilisation splint therapy for temporomandibular pain dysfunction syndrome |
Stakeholders’ perceptions and experiences of factors influencing the commissioning, delivery, and uptake of general health checks: a qualitative evidence synthesis |
Standard registration deadline: September 26th 2019 |
Standard versus biofilm antibiotic testing to guide antibiotic treatment in cystic fibrosis |
Standard- versus extended-duration anticoagulation for primary venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in acutely ill medical patients |
Staple crops biofortified with increased micronutrient content: effects on vitamin and mineral status, as well as health and cognitive function in the general population |
Staple line reinforcement for adults undergoing bariatric surgery with gastric transection |
Staples versus sutures for closing leg wounds after vein graft harvesting for coronary artery bypass surgery |
Staples versus sutures for surgical wound closure in adults |
Statement from Cochrane |
Statement from Cochrane’s Governing Board – 26th September 2018 |
Statement on 'Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses' review |
Statin withdrawal in people with dementia |
Statins can help reduce risk of death in people with chronic kidney disease who do not need dialysis |
Statins for acute coronary syndrome |
Statins for acute ischemic stroke |
Statins for aortic valve stenosis |
Statins for asthma |
Statins for children with inherited high blood cholesterol |
Statins for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) |
Statins for delaying the onset and progression of age-related macular degeneration |
Statins for dyslipidemia in HIV/AIDS patients on antiretrovirals |
Statins for influenza and pneumonia |
Statins for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis |
Statins for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women |
Statins for people with intracerebral hemorrhage |
Statins for preventing blood clot formation within veins |
Statins for preventing colorectal adenoma and carcinoma |
Statins for preventing major vascular events in people with hypertension |
Statins for Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome |
Statins for the prevention of dementia |
Statins for the prevention of primary venous thromboembolism |
Statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease |
Statins for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease |
Stavudine, lamivudine and nevirapine combination therapy for treatment of HIV infection and AIDS in adults |
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Steam inhalation or humidified oxygen for acute bronchiolitis in children under three years of age |
Stem cell injections for osteoarthritis of the knee |
Stem cell therapy for multiple sclerosis |
Stem cell therapy for treatment of thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease) |
Stem cell transplantation for acute myelocytic leukaemia in paediatric patients in first remission |
Stem cell transplantation for high risk acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in paediatric patients in first remission |
Stem cell transplantation for ischemic stroke |
Stem cell transplantation for the treatment of systemic sclerosis |
Stem cell transplantation for treating Gaucher disease |
Stem cell transplantation of sibling donors compared with specific immunosuppressive therapy for acquired severe aplastic anemia |
Stem cell treatment following a heart attack |
Stem cell treatment for chronic ischaemic heart disease and congestive heart failure |
Stem cell-based therapies following poor brain oxygenation at birth (hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy) in newborns |
Stem cell-based therapies for brain injury in newborns born preterm |
Stem cell-based therapies for stroke in newborns |
Stem cells for the prevention and treatment of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants |
Stem cells for treating patients not responding to Crohn's disease treatment |
Stent placement versus surgery to control symptoms of a blocked stomach outlet caused by inoperable cancer |
Stents for preventing pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy |
Step-by-step (algorithm-based) pain management for people with dementia living in nursing homes |
Stepping down the dose of inhaled corticosteroids for adults with asthma |
Stereotactic body radiation therapy versus more fractionated radical radiotherapy for adults with stage I/II non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis |
Stereotactic radiotherapy for the treatment of vestibular schwannoma (acoustic neuroma) |
Sterile water injections for the relief of pain in labour |
Sternal fixation techniques following sternotomy for preventing sternal wound complications |
Steroid avoidance or withdrawal for kidney transplant recipients |
Steroid avoidance or withdrawal for pancreas and pancreas with kidney transplant recipients |
Steroid hormone treatment for Kawasaki disease in children |
Steroid implants for chronic uveitis not caused by infection |
Steroid injections for painful soles of heels in adults |
Steroid therapy for meconium aspiration syndrome in newborn infants |
Steroid-eluting sinus stents for improving symptoms in chronic rhinosinusitis patients undergoing functional endoscopic sinus surgery |
Steroidal anti-inflammatory medication given by mouth or injection for acute sinusitis |
Steroids applied directly to polyps in the nose in people with cystic fibrosis |
Steroids for acute sinusitis in adults and children |
Steroids for acute spinal cord injury |
Steroids for improving recovery following tonsillectomy in children |
Steroids for short-term symptom control in infectious mononucleosis (glandular fever) |
Steroids for the common cold |
Steroids for the treatment of influenza |
Steroids for the treatment of sudden hearing loss with unknown cause |
Steroids in the treatment of traumatic optic neuropathy |
Steroids inserted into the eye versus observation for macular edema secondary to central retinal vein occlusion |
Steroids plus antibiotics versus antibiotics alone for the treatment of acute endophthalmitis after eye surgery or injections into the eye |
Steroids with antiangiogenic properties for treating neovascular age-related macular degeneration |
Still awaiting evidence for effect of ursodeoxycholic acid and/or antibiotics in the prevention of biliary stent occlusion |
Still awaiting evidence on Chinese medicinal herbs for chronic hepatitis B |
Still awaiting evidence on efficacy of medicinal herbs for viral hepatitis C |
Still not clear whether people with a spinal cord injury should go straight to a specialist centre |
Still waiting for evidence about whether cranberries are useful for treating urinary tract infections |
Stimulant and non-stimulant drug therapy for people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and epilepsy |
Stimulant drugs for narcolepsy in adults |
Stimulant drugs for narcolepsy in adults |
Stimulant laxatives for constipation and soiling in children |
Stimulating the baby's scalp as a test of the baby's well-being in labour |
Stimulating the brain without surgery in the management of chronic pain in adults |
Stipends deadline for Cochrane Colloquium Edinburgh 2018 |
Stipends now open for Cochrane Colloquium Edinburgh 2018 |
Stiripentol as an add-on treatment for drug-resistant focal epilepsy (epilepsy affecting one side of the brain) |
Stitches that go under the skin for closing wounds after surgery |
Stitching versus no stitching of the tissue beneath the skin (subcutaneous tissue) for non-childbirth surgery |
Stool transplantation for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease |
Stool transplantation for treatment of repeated Clostridioides difficile infection |
Stool transplantation for treatment of repeated Clostridioides difficile infection |
Stopping antibiotic therapy early versus continuing until normal neutrophil count in people with cancer with fever and low neutrophil counts |
Stopping blood pressure medications in older people |
Stopping feeds for prevention of transfusion-associated necrotising enterocolitis in preterm infants |
Stopping long-acting beta2-agonists for children with asthma well controlled on combination therapy |
Stopping long-term antidepressants in people with depression or anxiety |
Stopping or continuing anti-dementia drugs in patients with dementia |
Stopping or continuing anti-dementia drugs in patients with dementia |
Stopping or continuing long-term antipsychotic drug use for behavioural and psychological symptoms in older people with dementia |
Stopping or reducing versus continuing long-term proton pump inhibitor use in adults |
Stoptober |
Strategies designed to help healthcare professionals to recruit participants to research studies |
Strategies for detecting colon cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease |
Strategies for expanding health insurance coverage in vulnerable populations |
Strategies for improving adherence to exercise in adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain |
Strategies for increasing the participation of women in community breast cancer screening |
Strategies for integrating family planning services with maternal, neonatal and child health, and nutrition services |
Strategies for managing sexual dysfunction caused by antidepressants |
Strategies for optimising antenatal corticosteroid administration for women with anticipated preterm birth |
Strategies for partner notification for sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. |
Strategies for reducing exposure to indoor air pollution from household burning of solid fuels: effects on acute lower respiratory infections in children under the age of 15 years |
Strategies for use of blood products for major bleeding in trauma |
Strategies that might help to encourage people to continue to participate in a randomised trial (a type of scientifc study) |
Strategies that might help to encourage people to continue to participate in a randomised trial (a type of scientific study) |
Strategies to change organisational culture to improve healthcare performance |
Strategies to help adults with a breathing tube to communicate |
Strategies to help doctors change the way they prescribe antibiotics for patients with acute respiratory infections |
Strategies to help people with asthma take their steroid inhaler as prescribed |
Strategies to help people with asthma use their inhaler correctly |
Strategies to improve disease management and increase adherence to iron chelation therapy in people with thalassaemia |
Strategies to improve safe and effective medicines use by consumers: an overview of systematic reviews |
Strategies to increase adherence to iron chelation therapy in people with sickle cell disease or thalassaemia |
Strategies to increase the ownership and use of insecticide-treated bednets to prevent malaria |
Strategies to prevent kidney injury from antibiotics in people with cystic fibrosis |
Strategies to prevent oral disease in dependent older people |
Strategies to promote participation in physical activity for people with cystic fibrosis |
Strategies to reduce antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infections in primary care |
Strategies used for the withdrawal of humidified high flow nasal cannulae (HHFNC) in preterm infants |
Strategies used for the withdrawal of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) in preterm infants |
Strategy for Change |
Strategy to 2020: Years of transformation |
Street lighting for preventing road traffic crashes and injuries |
Strength training or aerobic exercise training for muscle disease |
Stress-management interventions may help individual healthcare workers for at least a year |
Stretching to prevent or reduce muscle soreness after exercise |
Strict control compared with conventional glycaemic control for preventing surgical site infections in adults |
Stroke liaison workers for stroke patients and carers |
Strong evidence that advanced and remedial driver education does not reduce road traffic crashes or injuries |
Strontium ranelate for osteoarthritis |
Strontium ranelate for osteoporosis in women after menopause |
Structured telephone support and non-invasive telemonitoring in the management of people with heart failure |
Structured treatment interruptions (STI) in chronic suppressed HIV infection in adults |
Structured treatment interruptions (STI) in chronic unsuppressed HIV infection in adults |
Structured versus routine family planning counselling for contraception |
Students contributing to the impact of Cochrane |
Studies urgently needed to assess effects of Personal Assistance for children and teens with both physical and intellectual impairments |
Studies urgently needed to assess effects of Personal Assistance for children and teens with physical impairments |
Study shows Cochrane’s centralised search and screening processes are highly sensitive |
Sub-Tenon's anaesthesia versus topical anaesthesia for pain control and better operating conditions for cataract surgery |
Subcutaneous immunoglobulin for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy |
Subcutaneous omalizumab for people with asthma |
Subcutaneous or intramuscular methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis |
Subcutaneous rapid-acting insulin analogues for diabetic ketoacidosis |
Subcutaneous reservoir drainage versus ventriculoperitoneal shunt for the treatment of posthaemorrhagic hydrocephalus in preterm infants |
Subcutaneous unfractionated heparin for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism |
Subcutaneous versus intravenous erythropoietin for long-term dialysis patients |
Subintimal angioplasty for lower limb arterial chronic total obstructions |
Sublingual immunotherapy (tablets, spray or drops under the tongue) to treat inflammation of the conjunctiva due to allergy |
Sublingual immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis (including hay fever) |
Sublingual immunotherapy for asthma |
Subpial transection surgery for epilepsy |
Subsidising artemisinin-based combination therapy in drug shops and pharmacies |
Substances used for expanding the womb cavity during hysteroscopy at outpatient sites |
Substituting or adding fluoroquinolones to established first-line antituberculous drug regimens gives no additional benefit or risks |
Substitution of nurses for physicians in the hospital setting for patient, process of care, and economic outcomes |
Subtotal versus total hysterectomy |
Successful 40-hour online training course hosted by Cochrane Sweden |
Sucrose analgesia for venepuncture in neonates |
Sucrose for analgesia (pain relief) in newborn infants undergoing heel lance |
Sucrose for analgesia (pain relief) in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures |
Suction versus no suction for chest drain management |
Sugammadex, a new medication for selective reversal of muscle weakness after surgery |
Suite of Cochrane Reviews on chronic rhinosinusitis |
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus artesunate versus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine for treating uncomplicated malaria |
Sulfasalazine for ankylosing spondylitis |
Sulfasalazine for treating rheumatoid arthritis |
Sulodexide for venous leg ulcers |
Sulphonylurea as sole therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus |
Sulpiride dose for schizophrenia |
Sulpiride for schizophrenia |
Sulpiride versus other antipsychotics for schizophrenia |
Sulpiride versus placebo for schizophrenia |
Sulthiame as add-on therapy for epilepsy |
Sulthiame monotherapy for epilepsy |
Sumatriptan (all routes of administration) for acute migraine attacks in adults |
Sumatriptan (intranasal route of administration) for acute migraine attacks in adults |
Sumatriptan (oral route of administration) for acute migraine attacks in adults |
Sumatriptan (rectal route of administration) for acute migraine attacks in adults |
Sumatriptan (subcutaneous route of administration) for acute migraine attacks in adults |
Sumatriptan plus naproxen for acute migraine attacks in adults |
Summary of findings tables for communicating key findings of systematic reviews |
Sun protection (including sunscreens) to prevent basal cell carcinoma and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the skin |
Sunlight for the prevention and treatment of hyperbilirubinemia in newborns |
Superficial heat or cold for low back pain |
Superoxide dismutase for preventing chronic lung disease in mechanically ventilated preterm infants |
Superoxide dismutase in preterm newborns at risk of lung disease |
Supervised exercise therapy vs home-based exercise therapy vs walking advice for patients with leg pain while walking (intermittent claudication) |
Supervised-dosing strategies versus take-home opioid substitution treatment for people dependent on opioid drugs |
Supervision to improve the quality of primary health care in low- and middle-income countries |
Supine versus non-supine sleep position in hospital for preventing morbidity and mortality in spontaneously breathing preterm infants |
Supplemental oxygen for the treatment of prethreshold retinopathy of prematurity |
Supplemental perioperative steroids for surgical patients with adrenal insufficiency |
Supplemental plant sterols and stanols for serum cholesterol and cardiovascular disease |
Supplementary feeding for children aged three months to five years: does it work to improve their health and well-being? |
Supplementary feeding for groups of people that are food insecure, vulnerable and malnourished |
Supplementary feeding with nutritional education for caregivers for promoting growth and development in young children in developing countries |
Supplementary vitamin E, selenium, cysteine and riboflavin for preventing kwashiorkor in preschool children in developing countries |
Support during pregnancy for women at increased risk of low birthweight babies |
Support for breastfeeding mothers |
Support for health professionals reduces unnecessary use of antibiotics in hospitals |
Support for mothers, fathers and families after perinatal death |
Support from peers or lay leaders for adolescents with asthma |
Support surfaces for treating pressure ulcers |
Supported employment for adults with severe mental illness |
Supported housing for people with severe mental disorders |
Supporting resilience and mental well-being in frontline healthcare professionals during and after a pandemic |
Supportive care for patients with gastrointestinal cancer |
Supportive devices for preventing and treating subluxation of the shoulder after stroke |