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New Reviews and Protocols from The Cochrane Library, Issue 1, 2010

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Abacavir-based triple nucleoside regimens for maintenance therapy in patients with HIV (protocol stage)
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Acupuncture for multiple sclerosis (protocol stage)
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Acupuncture for peripheral joint osteoarthritis
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Acupuncture for uterine fibroids
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Adenoidectomy for otitis media in children
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Adenoidectomy for recurrent or chronic nasal symptoms in children
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Adhesives for bonded molar tubes during fixed brace treatment (protocol stage)
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Adjuvant therapy for resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma (protocol stage)
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Airway clearance techniques for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (protocol stage)
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Amisulpride versus other atypical antipsychotics for schizophrenia
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Amitriptyline for neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in adults (protocol stage)
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Androgen therapy for constitutional delay of growth and puberty in boys (protocol stage)
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Antenatal cardiotocography for fetal assessment
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Antenatal immunoglobulin for fetal red blood cell alloimmunization (protocol stage)
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Anti-angiogenic therapy for high grade glioma (protocol stage)
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Anti-cytokine therapies for primary systemic necrotizing vasculitis (protocol stage)
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Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor for prevention of postoperative vitreous cavity haemorrhage after vitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy (protocol stage)
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Antibiotic prophylaxis versus no prophylaxis for preventing infection after cesarean section
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Antibiotics for chronic rhinosinusitis in adults (protocol stage)
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Antibiotics for leptospirosis (protocol stage)
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Antidepressants and anxiolytics for functional dyspepsia (protocol stage)
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Antidepressants for agitation and psychosis in dementia (protocol stage)
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Antiepileptic drugs for the primary and secondary prevention of seizures after stroke
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Antigen-specific active immunotherapy for ovarian cancer
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Antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis C in patients with human immunodeficiency virus
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Appetite stimulants for people with cystic fibrosis (protocol stage)
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Autologous stem cell transplantation following high-dose chemotherapy for non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas (protocol stage)
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Ayurvedic treatments for diabetes mellitus (protocol stage)
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Back schools for acute and subacute non-specific low-back pain (protocol stage)
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Bariatric surgery for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in obese patients
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Behavioural/cognitive-behavioural group-based parenting interventions for children age 3-12 with early onset conduct problems (protocol stage)
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Benzodiazepines for the relief of breathlessness in advanced malignant and non-malignant diseases in adults
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Biologic interventions for fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis (protocol stage)
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Blood pressure lowering effect of diuretics as second line therapy for primary hypertension in crossover trials (protocol stage)
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Blood pressure lowering efficacy of beta-blockers as second-line therapy for primary hypertension
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Blood pressure lowering efficacy of clonidine for primary hypertension (protocol stage)
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Blood pressure lowering efficacy of potassium-sparing diuretics (that block the epithelial sodium channel) for primary hypertension
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Blood pressure targets for hypertension in patients with diabetes mellitus (protocol stage)
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Blood transfusions for treating acute chest syndrome in people with sickle cell disease
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Booster dose vaccination for preventing hepatitis B (protocol stage)
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Botulinum toxin for low-back pain (protocol stage)
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Botulinum toxin for shoulder pain (protocol stage)
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Braces for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents
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Breathing exercises for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (protocol stage)
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Celsior solution versus University of Wisconsin solution in liver preservation for transplantation (protocol stage)
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Chinese herbal medicine for chronic neck pain due to cervical degenerative disc disease
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Chinese herbal medicines for hypercholesterolemia (protocol stage)
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Chinese herbal medicines for induction of remission in advanced or late gastric cancer
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Cholesterol-reducing agents for aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (protocol stage)
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Chronomodulated chemotherapy versus conventional chemotherapy for Advanced and /or Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (protocol stage)
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Chuanxiong preparations for preventing stroke
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Co-bedding in neonatal nursery for promoting growth and neurodevelopment in stable preterm twins (protocol stage)
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Cold-water immersion (cryotherapy) for preventing and treating muscle soreness after exercise (protocol stage)
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Combined pharmacotherapy and behavioural interventions for smoking cessation (protocol stage)
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Combined use of hyperthermia and radiation therapy for treating locally advanced cervix carcinoma
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Complex interventions for preventing diabetic foot ulceration
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Continuous passive motion therapy for preventing venous thromboembolism after total knee arthroplasty (protocol stage)
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Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) versus multiple insulin injections for type 1 diabetes mellitus
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Corticosteroid regimens for treatment of acute and chronic graft versus host disease (GvHD) after allogenic stem cell transplantation
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Corticosteroids for sore throat (protocol stage)
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Damage control surgery for abdominal trauma
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Distal aortic perfusion during thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair for prevention of paraplegia (protocol stage)
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Disulfiram for the treatment of cocaine dependence
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Duloxetine for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) (protocol stage)
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Duration of adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with non-metastatic colorectal cancer
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Economic interventions for prevention of HIV risk and HIV infection (protocol stage)
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Effect of cyclosporine on blood pressure
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Emollients for eczema (protocol stage)
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End-of-life care pathways for improving outcomes in caring for the dying
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Endometrial preparation for women undergoing embryo transfer with frozen embryos or embryos derived from donor oocytes
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Endoscopic release for carpal tunnel syndrome (protocol stage)
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Enzyme replacement therapy with idursulfase for mucopolysaccharidosis type II (Hunter syndrome) (protocol stage)
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Epidural catheter replacement and intrathecal catheter techniques for preventing post-dural puncture headache following an inadvertent dural puncture in labour (protocol stage)
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Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents for anaemia in chronic heart failure patients
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Erythropoietin for term and late preterm infants with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (protocol stage)
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Ethamsylate for the prevention of morbidity and mortality in preterm or very low birth weight infants
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Exercises for prevention of recurrences of low-back pain
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Face-down positioning or posturing after macular hole surgery (protocol stage)
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Felbamate as an add-on therapy for refractory epilepsy (protocol stage)
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Fetal and umbilical Doppler ultrasound in high-risk pregnancies
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Flow-cycled versus time-cycled synchronized ventilation for neonates (protocol stage)
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Fluoride toothpastes of different concentrations for preventing dental caries in children and adolescents
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Gemcitabine for platinum-resistant or recurrent ovarian cancer (protocol stage)
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Generic versus non-generic prescribing for epilepsy (protocol stage)
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Golimumab for rheumatoid arthritis
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Haemostatic drugs for traumatic brain injury
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Heparin dose for thrombosis prophylaxis during peripheral vascular angioplasty (protocol stage)
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Hepatic late adverse effects after treatment for childhood cancer (protocol stage)
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Home-based care for reducing morbidity and mortality in people infected with HIV/AIDS
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Home-based versus centre-based cardiac rehabilitation
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Honey for acute cough in children
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Hormone therapy in women with premature ovarian failure (protocol stage)
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Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) versus other fluid therapies: effects on kidney function
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Hypertonic saline for peri-operative fluid management
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Imatinib for treating patients with chronic myelogeneous leukemia (protocol stage)
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Immediate-release versus controlled-release carbamazepine in the treatment of epilepsy
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Information interventions for orienting patients and their carers to cancer care facilities (protocol stage)
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Inhaled antibiotics for pulmonary exacerbations in cystic fibrosis (protocol stage)
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Interferon-alpha for maintenance of follicular lymphoma
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Interventions at caesarean section for reducing the risk of aspiration pneumonitis
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Interventions for acute otitis externa
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Interventions for atrophic rhinitis (protocol stage)
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Interventions for bone disease in children with chronic kidney disease
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Interventions for implementation of thromboprophylaxis in hospitalized medical and surgical patients at risk for venous thromboembolism (protocol stage)
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Interventions for improving the appropriate use of imaging in people with musculoskeletal conditions
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Interventions for preventing falls in older people in nursing care facilities and hospitals
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Interventions for preventing hamstring injuries
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Interventions for preventing infectious complications in haemodialysis patients with central venous catheters
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Interventions for treating fifth metatarsal fractures in adults (protocol stage)
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Interventions for treating traumatised ankylosed permanent front teeth
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Interventions for treating traumatised permanent front teeth: avulsed (knocked out) and replanted
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Interventions to improve adherence to exercise for chronic musculoskeletal pain in adults
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Interventions to improve management and health outcomes for children and adults with asthma who present to the emergency department (protocol stage)
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Intra-amniotic surfactant for women at risk of preterm birth for preventing respiratory distress in newborns
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Intramedullary nailing for tibial shaft fractures in adults (protocol stage)
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Intranasal ipratropium bromide for the common cold (protocol stage)
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Intratracheal Clara cell secretory protein (CCSP) administration in preterm infants with or at risk of respiratory distress syndrome (protocol stage)
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Intratympanic gentamicin for Ménière's disease or syndrome (protocol stage)
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Intravenous zoledronate for postmenopausal osteoporosis (protocol stage)
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Intravesical doxorubicin versus epirubicin for superficial bladder cancer (protocol stage)
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Laryngeal mask airway surfactant administration for prevention of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants with or at risk of respiratory distress syndrome (protocol stage)
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Leukotriene receptor antagonists as maintenance and intermittent therapy for episodic viral wheeze in children (protocol stage)
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Lipid lowering efficacy of atorvastatin (protocol stage)
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Long-term effects of weight-reducing diets in hypertensive patients (protocol stage)
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Long-term opioid management for chronic noncancer pain
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Low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) versus unfractionated heparin (UFH) for haemodialysis anticoagulation (protocol stage)
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Low- versus high-dose of radioiodine for thyroid remnant ablation in differentiated thyroid carcinoma (protocol stage)
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Lymphadenectomy for the management of endometrial cancer
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Management of drainage for malignant ascites in gynaecological cancer
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Massage therapy for people with HIV/AIDS
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Medical treatments for incomplete miscarriage (less than 24 weeks)
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Milnacipran for neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in adults (protocol stage)
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Misoprostol for cervical priming prior to IUD insertion in nulliparous women (protocol stage)
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Motivational interviewing for smoking cessation
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Music therapy for end-of-life care
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Nebulised surfactant for prevention of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants with or at risk of respiratory distress syndrome (protocol stage)
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Neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus surgery versus surgery for cervical cancer
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Neuraxial anaesthesia for lower-limb revascularization
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Neurophysiological model-based treatments for tinnitus (protocol stage)
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Non-invasive brain stimulation techniques for chronic pain in adults (protocol stage)
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Non-pharmacological interventions for caregivers of stroke survivors (protocol stage)
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Non-pharmacological interventions for fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis (protocol stage)
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Nutritional support for acute kidney injury
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Open, small-incision, or laparoscopic cholecystectomy for patients with symptomatic cholecystolithiasis. An overview of Cochrane Hepato-Biliary Group reviews
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Opioid agonist maintenance for opioid dependent patients in prison (protocol stage)
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Optimal time for initiation of antiretroviral therapy in asymptomatic, HIV-infected, treatment-naive adults (protocol stage)
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Optimum duration of regimens for Helicobacter pylori eradication (protocol stage)
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Oral contraceptive pill, progestogen or estrogen pre-treatment for ovarian stimulation protocols for women undergoing assisted reproductive techniques
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Oral rinses, mouthwashes and sprays for improving recovery following tonsillectomy
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Oral topical decontamination for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in adult patients (protocol stage)
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Outreach strategies for expanding health insurance coverage in children (protocol stage)
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Paliperidone palmitate for schizophrenia (protocol stage)
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Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy for people with cystic fibrosis (protocol stage)
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Partial exchange transfusion to prevent neurodevelopmental disability in infants with polycythemia
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Pegloticase for chronic gout (protocol stage)
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Percutaneous lines for delivering intravenous antibiotics in people with cystic fibrosis (protocol stage)
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Perioperative enhanced recovery programmes for gynaecological cancer patients (protocol stage)
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Pharmacological interventions for prevention or treatment of post-operative pain in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy (protocol stage)
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Pharmacological interventions for pruritus in adult palliative care patients (protocol stage)
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Pharmacological treatments of postural hypotension (protocol stage)
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Pharmacotherapy for hypertension in non-elderly adults (protocol stage)
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Pharmacotherapy for the prevention of chronic pain after surgery in adults (protocol stage)
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Pharyngeal instillation of surfactant before the first breath for prevention of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants at risk of respiratory distress syndrome (protocol stage)
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Physical activity for improving cognition in older people with mild cognitive impairment (protocol stage)
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Physical health care monitoring for people with serious mental illness (protocol stage)
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Piggy-back graft for liver transplantation (protocol stage)
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Pre-treatment surgical para-aortic lymph node assessment in locally advanced cervical cancer (protocol stage)
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Preconception lifestyle advice for people with subfertility (protocol stage)
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Primary surgery versus primary radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy for early adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix
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Proanthocyanidin supplements for the treatment of chronic disorders (protocol stage)
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Progestational agents for treating threatened or established preterm labour
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Progestin-only pills for contraception
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Prophylactic antibiotics to reduce risk of urinary tract infection after urodynamic studies (protocol stage)
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Prophylactic vitamin K for the prevention of vitamin K deficiency bleeding in preterm neonates (protocol stage)
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Prostanoids for critical limb ischaemia
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Psychological therapies versus antidepressant medication, alone and in combination for depression in children and adolescents (protocol stage)
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Psychosocial interventions for premature ejaculation (protocol stage)
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Psychosocial interventions for reducing injection and sexual risk behaviour for preventing HIV in drug users
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Psychosocial interventions for retention in drug abuse treatment (protocol stage)
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Psychosocial treatments for opioid dependent adolescents (protocol stage)
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Quetiapine versus other atypical antipsychotics for schizophrenia
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Recombinant human thyrotropin (rhTSH) aided radioiodine treatment for residual or metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer (protocol stage)
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Rectal 5-aminosalicylic acid for induction of remission in ulcerative colitis
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Reducing uncertainties about the effects of chemoradiotherapy for cervical cancer: individual patient data meta-analysis
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Regular treatment with formoterol and an inhaled corticosteroid versus regular treatment with salmeterol and an inhaled corticosteroid for chronic asthma: serious adverse events
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Rehabilitation interventions for improving physical and psychosocial functioning after hip fracture in older people
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Repeated use of pre- and postcoital hormonal contraception for prevention of pregnancy
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Restricting oral fluid and food intake during labour
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Retroperitoneal drainage versus no drainage after pelvic lymphadenectomy for the prevention of lymphocyst formation in patients with gynaecological malignancies
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Risk of ovarian cancer in women treated with ovarian stimulating drugs for infertility (protocol stage)
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Risperidone versus placebo for schizophrenia
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Roselle for hypertension in adults
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Serotonin receptor antagonists for highly emetogenic chemotherapy in adults
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Shared decision making interventions for people with mental health conditions
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Single dose antibiotics for treating uncomplicated urinary tract infection in non-pregnant women (protocol stage)
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Single dose oral gabapentin for established acute postoperative pain in adults (protocol stage)
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Social skills training for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (protocol stage)
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Somatostatin analogues, dopamine agonists or growth hormone antagonists for pituitary adenoma-induced acromegaly. (protocol stage)
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Sports and games for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
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Statins for prevention of venous thromboembolism (protocol stage)
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Stent placement versus surgery for coarctation of the aorta (protocol stage)
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Strategies for improving adherence to antiepileptic drug treatment in patients with epilepsy (protocol stage)
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Sulpiride augmentation for schizophrenia
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Supported employment for adults with severe mental illness (protocol stage)
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Surface neuromuscular electrical stimulation for quadriceps strengthening pre and post total knee replacement
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Surgery for Ménière's disease
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Surgery for urinary incontinence due to presumed sphincter deficiency after prostate surgery (protocol stage)
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Surgical interventions for primary congenital glaucoma (protocol stage)
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Surgical interventions for the management of chronic pelvic pain in women (protocol stage)
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Surgical interventions for the rheumatoid shoulder
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Surgical resection versus non-surgical treatment for hepatic node positive patients with colorectal liver metastases
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Taping for knee osteoarthritis (protocol stage)
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The effectiveness of strategies to change organisational culture to improve healthcare performance (protocol stage)
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The role of colony stimulating factors administered for prevention and treatment of infectious complications in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (protocol stage)
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Thromboprophylaxis for trauma patients (protocol stage)
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Tocilizumab for rheumatoid arthritis (protocol stage)
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Topical and systemic antifungal therapy for the symptomatic treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis and allergic fungal sinusitis (protocol stage)
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Topical fluoride as a cause of dental fluorosis in children
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Topical interventions for genital lichen sclerosus (protocol stage)
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Topical nasal corticosteroids versus oral antihistamines for allergic rhinitis (protocol stage)
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Topical nasal steroids for treating nasal polyposis in people with cystic fibrosis (protocol stage)
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Topical phenytoin for treating pressure ulcers (protocol stage)
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Topiramate for treating painful neuropathy or acute or chronic pain (protocol stage)
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Total disc replacement for chronic low-back pain (protocol stage)
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TPO receptor agonist for chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (protocol stage)
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Transparent Cap Colonoscopy versus Standard Colonoscopy for Investigation of Gastrointestinal Tract Conditions (protocol stage)
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Treadmill training for patients with Parkinson's disease
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Treatment for alcohol-related neuropathy (protocol stage)
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Treatment for Barrett's oesophagus
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Treatment for thoracic outlet syndrome
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Treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea for chronic cough in children (protocol stage)
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Treatments for BCG-induced disease in children (protocol stage)
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Virtual reality simulation training for health professions trainees in gastrointestinal endoscopy (protocol stage)
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Visual feedback of individuals' medical imaging results for changing health behaviour
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Vitamin D for the treatment of chronic painful conditions in adults
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Vitamin K for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in post-menopausal women (protocol stage)
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Water-based exercise for reducing disability after stroke (protocol stage)
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Water-based exercise training for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (protocol stage)
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Zotepine versus other atypical antipsychotics for schizophrenia