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New & Updated Reviews and Protocols from The Cochrane Library, Issue 2, 2008


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Abdominal lift for laparoscopic cholecystectomy
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Acanthopanax for acute ischaemic stroke (protocol stage)
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Acupressure for motion sickness (protocol stage)
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Acupuncture for children with cerebral palsy (protocol stage)
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Acupuncture for induction of labour
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Acupuncture for treating fibromyalgia (protocol stage)
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Adjunctive therapies for HIV-associated nephropathy (protocol stage)
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Adjuvant treatment of anaplastic oligodendrogliomas and oligoastrocytomas
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Allergen injection immunotherapy for perennial allergic rhinitis (protocol stage)
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Allopurinol for preventing mortality and morbidity in newborn infants with suspected hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy
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Alpha2 adrenergic agonists for the management of opioid withdrawal
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Alprazolam for depression (protocol stage)
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Alternative strategies for diagnosing gestational diabetes mellitus to improve maternal and infant health (protocol stage)
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Anakinra for rheumatoid arthritis (protocol stage)
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Antacids for preventing oesophagogastric variceal bleeding and rebleeding in cirrhotic patients
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Antenatal lower genital tract infection screening and treatment programs for preventing preterm delivery
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Anti-histamines for prolonged non-specific cough in children
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Anti-inflammatory agents for preventing the progression of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (protocol stage)
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Anti-inflammatory medications for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in children (protocol stage)
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Antiangiogenic therapy with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor modalities for neovascular age-related macular degeneration
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Antibiotics for acute maxillary sinusitis
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Antibiotics for treating human brucellosis (protocol stage)
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Antibiotics for treating osteomyelitis in people with sickle cell disease (protocol stage)
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Antibiotics to reduce post-tonsillectomy morbidity
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Anticoagulation for the long term treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer
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Anticonvulsants for cocaine dependence
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Antiepileptic drugs for preventing seizures in people with brain tumors
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Antihistamines for motion sickness (protocol stage)
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Antimicrobial agents for treating uncomplicated urinary tract infection in women (protocol stage)
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Antioxidant micronutrients for lung disease in cystic fibrosis (protocol stage)
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Antioxidant supplements for prevention of mortality in healthy participants and patients with various diseases
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Antiplatelet drugs for polycythaemia vera and essential thrombocythaemia
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Antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for preventing HIV in high risk individuals. (protocol stage)
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Antiviral medications for preventing cytomegalovirus disease in solid organ transplant recipients
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Barrier agents for adhesion prevention after gynaecological surgery
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Beta blockers for congestive heart failure in children (protocol stage)
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Beta-blockers for unstable angina (protocol stage)
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Bicarbonate versus lactate solutions for acute peritoneal dialysis (protocol stage)
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Blood pressure lowering efficacy of beta-blockers as second-line therapy for primary hypertension (protocol stage)
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Blood pressure lowering efficacy of calcium-channel blockers as second-line therapy for primary hypertension (protocol stage)
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Blood pressure lowering efficacy of diuretics as second-line therapy for primary hypertension (protocol stage)
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Blood pressure lowering efficacy of drugs inhibiting the renin-angiotensin system as second-line therapy for primary hypertension (protocol stage)
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Blood pressure lowering efficacy of renin inhibitors for primary hypertension (protocol stage)
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Bone grafts and bone substitutes for treating distal radial fractures in adults
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Buprenorphine maintenance versus placebo or methadone maintenance for opioid dependence
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Bypass surgery for chronic lower limb ischaemia
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Calcium supplementation (other than for preventing or treating hypertension) for improving pregnancy and infant outcomes (protocol stage)
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Cardioprotective interventions for cancer patients receiving anthracyclines
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Catheter ablation for paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation (protocol stage)
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Cerebrolysin for acute ischemic stroke (protocol stage)
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Cervical insemination versus intra-uterine insemination of donor sperm for subfertility
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Chemoprophylaxis and intermittent treatment for preventing malaria in children
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Chemotherapy alone versus chemotherapy plus radiotherapy for early stage Hodgkin Lymphoma (protocol stage)
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Chinese herbal medicine for primary dysmenorrhoea
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Chinese herbal medicine Huangqi type formulations for nephrotic syndrome
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Cholecystectomy versus no cholecystectomy for gallbladder polyp (protocol stage)
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Cholecystectomy versus no cholecystectomy for suspected gallbladder dyskinesia (protocol stage)
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Ciclesonide versus other inhaled steroids for chronic asthma in children and adults
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Ciclesonide versus placebo for chronic asthma in adults and children
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Cinnamon for diabetes mellitus (protocol stage)
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Cisplatin plus etoposide versus other platin-based regimens for patients with extensive small cell lung cancer (protocol stage)
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Clinical pathways for chronic cough in children
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Clobazam as an add-on in the management of refractory epilepsy
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Cognitive and behavioural interventions for carers of people with dementia (protocol stage)
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Cognitive-behavioural interventions for preventing youth gang involvement for children and young people (7-16)
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Combination formoterol and inhaled steroid versus beta2-agonist as relief medication for chronic asthma in adults and children (protocol stage)
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Commercial versus home-made spacers in delivering bronchodilator therapy for acute therapy in children
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Comparing antibiotics for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (protocol stage)
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Conservative interventions for treating middle third clavicle fractures in adolescents and adults (protocol stage)
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Consultation liaison in primary practice for mental health problems (protocol stage)
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Continuous heparin infusion to prevent thrombosis and catheter occlusion in neonates with peripherally placed percutaneous central venous catheters
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Continuous interscalene blockade versus parenteral analgesia for postoperative pain relief after major shoulder surgery (protocol stage)
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Continuous nasogastric milk feeding versus intermittent bolus milk feeding for premature infants less than 1500 grams
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Copper containing intra-uterine devices versus depot progestogens for contraception (protocol stage)
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Corticosteroids for the prevention and treatment of post-extubation stridor in neonates, children and adults
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Culture-specific programs for children and adults from minority groups who have asthma
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Cyclobenzaprine for the treatment of myofascial pain (protocol stage)
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Dance movement therapy for improving psychological and physical outcomes in cancer patients (protocol stage)
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Danshen (Chinese medicinal herb) preparations for acute myocardial infarction
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Debriefing for the prevention of psychological trauma in women following childbirth (protocol stage)
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Delayed introduction of progressive enteral feeds to prevent necrotising enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants
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Dietary advice in pregnancy for preventing gestational diabetes mellitus
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Dietary probiotic supplementation for allergic rhinitis (protocol stage)
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Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors for type 2 diabetes mellitus
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Disulfiram for the treatment of cocaine dependence (protocol stage)
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Donepezil for dementia in people with Down syndrome (protocol stage)
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Dopamine agonist therapy in early Parkinson's disease
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Dressings and topical agents containing hyaluronic acid for wound healing (protocol stage)
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Driving assessment for maintaining mobility in drivers with dementia (protocol stage)
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Duloxetine for treating painful neuropathy or chronic pain (protocol stage)
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Duration of chemotherapy for patients with non-metastatic colorectal cancer (protocol stage)
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Duration of intravenous antibiotic therapy in people with cystic fibrosis
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Early discharge with home support of gavage feeding for stable preterm infants who have not established full oral feeds
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Early versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy for biliary colic (protocol stage)
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Early versus late pre-intensive care unit admission broad spectrum antibiotics for severe sepsis in adults (protocol stage)
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Early versus late removal of laryngeal mask airway (LMA) for general anaesthesia (protocol stage)
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Effect of timing of umbilical cord clamping of term infants on maternal and neonatal outcomes
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Emergency intubation for acutely ill and injured patients
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Endonasal versus external dacryocystorhinostomy for nasolacrimal duct obstruction (protocol stage)
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Enteral tube feeding for cystic fibrosis
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Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGF-R) inhibitors for metastatic colorectal cancer (protocol stage)
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Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of adjunct treatment to levodopa therapy in Parkinson's disease patients with motor complications (protocol stage)
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Evening Primrose Oil or other essential fatty acids for the treatment of pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS) (protocol stage)
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Excisional surgery versus ablative surgery for ovarian endometriomata
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Exercise for the management of cancer-related fatigue in adults
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Exercise therapy in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
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Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for kidney stones (protocol stage)
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Extubation from low-rate intermittent positive airway pressure versus extubation after a trial of endotracheal continuous positive airway pressure in intubated preterm infants
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Financial benefits for child health and well-being in low income or socially disadvantaged families in developed world countries
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First line chemotherapy in low risk gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (protocol stage)
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Fitness training for cardiorespiratory conditioning after traumatic brain injury
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Five-alpha-reductase Inhibitors for prostate cancer prevention
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Gabapentin monotherapy for epilepsy (protocol stage)
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Gloves, gowns and masks for reducing the transmission of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the hospital setting. (protocol stage)
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Gluten- and casein-free diets for autistic spectrum disorder
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Growth factors for chronic kidney disease in adults (protocol stage)
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Heparin versus placebo for acute coronary syndromes
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High versus standard protein content of human milk fortifier for promoting growth and neurological development in preterm infants (protocol stage)
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Home-based versus centre-based cardiac rehabilitation (protocol stage)
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Honey for acute cough in children (protocol stage)
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House dust mite control measures for asthma
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Household interventions for prevention of domestic lead exposure in children
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Huperzine A for Alzheimer's disease
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Hypnosis for children undergoing dental treatment (protocol stage)
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Immediate start of hormonal contraceptives for contraception
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Immunonutrition as an adjuvant therapy for burns (protocol stage)
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In-service training in the care of the seriously ill newborn or child for health professionals in developing countries (protocol stage)
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Information provision for stroke patients and their caregivers
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Inhaled corticosteroids versus long acting beta-agonists for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (protocol stage)
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Inhaled nitric oxide for the postoperative management of pulmonary hypertension in infants and children with congenital heart disease
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Insulin for glycaemic control in acute ischaemic stroke (protocol stage)
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Intensive versus standard haemodialysis water treatment for preventing low grade mineral intoxication in chronic haemodialysed patients (protocol stage)
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Intermittent pneumatic compression for treating venous leg ulcers
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Internet-based interventions for smoking cessation (protocol stage)
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Interventions for alopecia areata
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Interventions for Educating Traditional Healers about STD and HIV Medicine (protocol stage)
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Interventions for emergency contraception
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Interventions for enhancing medication adherence
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Interventions for enhancing the skills of consumers to find, evaluate and use online health information (protocol stage)
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Interventions for haemolytic uraemic syndrome and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (protocol stage)
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Interventions for heartburn in pregnancy (protocol stage)
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Interventions for improving palliative care for older people living in nursing care homes (protocol stage)
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Interventions for mood and anxiety disorders, and self harm in young offenders (protocol stage)
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Interventions for post-stroke fatigue (protocol stage)
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Interventions for preventing clotting of extracorporeal circuits during continuous renal replacement therapy (protocol stage)
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Interventions for preventing excessive weight gain during pregnancy (protocol stage)
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Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community (protocol stage)
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Interventions for replacing missing teeth: treatment of perimplantitis
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Interventions for restoring patency of occluded central venous catheter lumens (protocol stage)
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Interventions for strabismic amblyopia
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Interventions for the management of oral submucous fibrosis (protocol stage)
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Interventions for the prevention of mycobacterium avium complex in adults and children with HIV (protocol stage)
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Interventions for the restorative care of amelogenesis imperfecta in children and adolescents (protocol stage)
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Interventions for treating collagenous colitis
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Interventions for treating lymphocytic colitis
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Interventions for treating wrist fractures in children
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Interventions to improve excreta disposal for preventing diarrhoea (protocol stage)
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Interventions to improve occupational health in depressed people
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Intra-peritoneal saline instillation versus no instillation for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (protocol stage)
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Intra-pleural fibrinolytic therapy versus conservative management in the treatment of adult parapneumonic effusions and empyema
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Intravenous immunoglobulin for Wegener's granulomatosis (protocol stage)
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Intravenous versus inhalation anaesthesia for one-lung ventilation
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Knee length versus thigh length graduated compression stockings for prevention of deep vein thrombosis (protocol stage)
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Laparoscopic Entry Techniques
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Lasers and light sources for port-wine stains (protocol stage)
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Leucocyte-depleted versus buffy-coat-depleted red cell suspensions for the incidence of infectious complications after colorectal surgery (protocol stage)
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Life skills programmes for chronic mental illnesses
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Liver resection versus other treatments for neuroendocrine tumours in patients with resectable liver metastases (protocol stage)
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Local anaesthetics and regional anaesthesia for preventing chronic pain after surgery (protocol stage)
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Locomotor training for walking after spinal cord injury
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Long term proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use and incidence of gastric (pre) malignant lesions. (protocol stage)
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Long-term results of laparoscopic colorectal cancer resection
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Low level laser therapy for nonspecific low-back pain
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Low molecular weight heparin for diabetic kidney disease (protocol stage)
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Lumbar supports for prevention and treatment of low back pain
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Mailuoning for acute ischaemic stroke (protocol stage)
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Maintenance agonist treatments for opiate dependent pregnant women
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Maternal nutrient supplementation for suspected impaired fetal growth
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Medically assisted hydration for palliative care patients
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Methods of gallbladder dissection for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (protocol stage)
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Methods of management of high-risk surgical patients with acute cholecystitis (protocol stage)
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Mistletoe therapy in oncology
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Moh's micrographic surgery versus surgical excision for periocular basal cell carcinoma (protocol stage)
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Monitoring of stimulated cycles in assisted reproduction (IVF and ICSI)
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Motivational interviewing for the prevention of alcohol misuse in young people (protocol stage)
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Mu-opioid antagonists for opioid-induced bowel dysfunction
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Multidisciplinary rehabilitation for older people with hip fractures (protocol stage)
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Multidisciplinary rehabilitation programmes following joint replacement at the hip and knee in chronic arthropathy
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Multidisciplinary team interventions for the management of delirium in hospitalized patients (protocol stage)
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Music therapy for end-of-life care (protocol stage)
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Naftidrofuryl for dementia (protocol stage)
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Naftidrofuryl for intermittent claudication
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Nasal continuous positive airway pressure immediately after extubation for preventing morbidity in preterm infants
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Nasal versus oral route for placing feeding tubes in preterm or low birth weight infants
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Neuraxial anaesthesia for lower-limb revascularization (protocol stage)
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Nicotine vaccines for smoking cessation (protocol stage)
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Non-penetrating filtration surgery versus trabeculectomy for open angle glaucoma (protocol stage)
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Non-pharmacological interventions for breathlessness in advanced stages of malignant and non-malignant diseases
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Non-pharmacological interventions for perceptual disorders following stroke and other adult, acquired, non-progressive brain injury (protocol stage)
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Nutritional support for acute renal failure (protocol stage)
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Oestrogens for preventing recurrent urinary tract infection in postmenopausal women
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Oestrogens for treatment or prevention of pelvic organ prolapse in women (protocol stage)
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Omega-3 fatty acids for bipolar disorder
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Opportunities provision for preventing youth gang involvement for children and young people (7-16)
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Oral lactoferrin for the prevention of sepsis and necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants (protocol stage)
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Oral lactoferrin for the treatment of sepsis and necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates (protocol stage)
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Oral vasodilators for primary Raynaud's phenomenon
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Orbital radiotherapy for adult thyroid eye disease (protocol stage)
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Oxygen therapy for acute myocardial infarction (protocol stage)
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Oxytocin versus placebo or no treatment for slow progress in the first stage of spontaneous labour (protocol stage)
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Paliperidone for schizophrenia
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Palliative cytoreductive surgery versus other palliative treatments in patients with unresectable liver metastases from gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (protocol stage)
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Palliative endobronchial brachytherapy for non-small cell lung cancer
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Pancreaticoduodenectomy (classic Whipple) versus pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (pp Whipple) for surgical treatment of periampullary and pancreatic carcinoma
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Partial breast irradiation for early breast cancer (protocol stage)
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Pelvic floor muscle training in combination with another therapy compared with the other therapy alone for urinary incontinence in women (protocol stage)
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Pelvic floor muscle training versus other active treatments for urinary incontinence in women (protocol stage)
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Pentoxifylline for diabetic retinopathy
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Personal assistance for adults (19-64) with both physical and intellectual impairments
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Pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for symptomatic gastroparesis (protocol stage)
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Pharmacological and nutritional treatment for McArdle disease (Glycogen Storage Disease type V)
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Pharmacological interventions for preventing complications in idiopathic hypercalciuria (protocol stage)
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Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) versus laser assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for hyperopia correction (protocol stage)
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Physical activity and enhanced fitness to improve cognitive function in older people without known cognitive impairment
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Physical activity programs for persons with dementia (protocol stage)
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Physician advice for smoking cessation
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Post-acute physiotherapy for primary total knee arthroplasty (protocol stage)
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Pre and peri-operative erythropoeitin for reducing allogeneic blood transfusions in colorectal cancer surgery. (protocol stage)
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Pregabalin for acute and chronic pain (protocol stage)
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Preoperative skin antiseptics for preventing surgical wound infections after clean surgery
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Pressure relieving devices for preventing heel pressure ulcers (protocol stage)
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Prevention of percutaneous injuries with risk of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or other viral infections for health-care workers (protocol stage)
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Progestogen for preventing miscarriage
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Promoting patient uptake and adherence in cardiac rehabilitation (protocol stage)
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Prophylactic antibiotics and G-CSF for the prevention of infections and improvement of survival in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (protocol stage)
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Psychological therapies for medically unexplained symptoms in children and adolescents (protocol stage)
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Psychosocial interventions for the maintenance of weight loss in obese adults (protocol stage)
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Psychosocial interventions for the reduction of injection and sexual risk behaviour for preventing HIV in drug users (protocol stage)
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Psychosocial interventions to improve quality of life and emotional wellbeing for recently diagnosed cancer patients (protocol stage)
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Psychostimulants for depression
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Psychotherapy for depression among incurable cancer patients
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Recombinant human insulin-like growth factor I for acute kidney injury (protocol stage)
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Recombinant interferon beta or glatiramer acetate for delaying conversion of the first demyelinating event to multiple sclerosis
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Reconstructive Techniques After Rectal Resection for Rectal Cancer.
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Red cell transfusion for the management of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage (protocol stage)
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Regimens of fetal surveillance for impaired fetal growth (protocol stage)
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Relaxation for depression (protocol stage)
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Resection versus no intervention or other surgical interventions for colorectal cancer liver metastases
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Resorbable versus titanium plates for facial fractures (protocol stage)
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Risk assessment tools for the prevention of pressure ulcers (protocol stage)
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Rocuronium versus succinylcholine for rapid sequence induction intubation
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Root coverage procedures for the treatment of recession-type defects (protocol stage)
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Routine perineal shaving on admission in labour
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Scalpel versus electrosurgery for abdominal incisions (protocol stage)
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Selective internal radiation therapy for liver metastases from colorectal cancer (protocol stage)
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Self-ligating orthodontic braces for straightening teeth (protocol stage)
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Sevoflurane versus other general anaesthesia on postoperative behaviour disturbance in children (protocol stage)
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Short-course versus long-course antibiotic therapy for non-severe community-acquired pneumonia in children aged 2 months to 59 months
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Single dose propacetamol or IV paracetamol for postoperative pain (protocol stage)
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Slow advancement of enteral feed volumes to prevent necrotising enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants
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Sports, games and play-based interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (protocol stage)
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Standard carbamazepine versus controlled release carbamazepine for epilepsy (protocol stage)
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Strategies for communicating contraceptive effectiveness
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Substitution treatment of injecting opioid users for prevention of HIV infection
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Surface neuromuscular electrical stimulation for quadriceps strengthening pre and post total knee replacement (protocol stage)
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Surfactant for pulmonary hemorrhage in neonates
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Surgical management of localised prostate cancer (protocol stage)
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Sustained-Release Naltrexone For Opioid Dependence
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Systemic corticosteroids for acute gout
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Tai Chi for depression (protocol stage)
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Tailored interventions based on exhaled nitric oxide versus clinical symptoms for asthma in children and adults
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Targeted manual therapy for non-specific low-back pain (protocol stage)
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Targeted therapy for advanced renal cell carcinoma
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Techniques for surgical retrieval of sperm prior to intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) for azoospermia
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Techniques of biliary reconstruction for liver transplantation (protocol stage)
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Techniques of intrauterine fetal transfusion for women with red-cell isoimmunisation for improving health outcomes (protocol stage)
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Teicoplanin versus vancomycin for proven or suspected infection (protocol stage)
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The effect of social franchising on access to and quality of health services in low- and middle-income countries (protocol stage)
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Therapeutic exercise for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or motor neuron disease
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Therapeutic ultrasound for postpartum perineal pain and dyspareunia
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Therapy-based rehabilitation services for patients living at home more than one year after stroke
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Thiol derivatives for pulmonary disease in cystic fibrosis (protocol stage)
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Thrombophilia testing for prevention of recurrent venous thromboembolism (protocol stage)
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Thyroid hormone supplementation for the prevention of morbidity and mortality in infants undergoing cardiac surgery
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Tocolytics for preterm premature rupture of membranes (protocol stage)
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Topotecan for ovarian cancer
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Topotecan for small cell lung cancer (protocol stage)
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Traditional corticosteroids for induction of remission in Crohn's disease
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Treatment delivery using information and communication technology for people with schizophrenia (protocol stage)
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Treatment for first epileptic seizure (protocol stage)
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Treatment of seizures in multiple sclerosis (protocol stage)
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Treatments for secondary postpartum haemorrhage
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Two or three ports versus four ports for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (protocol stage)
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Types of urethral catheters for management of short-term voiding problems in hospitalised adults
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Ultrasound for fetal assessment in early pregnancy (protocol stage)
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Unfractionated or low-molecular weight heparin for induction of remission in ulcerative colitis
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Vaccines for preventing influenza in healthy children
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Vaccines for preventing influenza in people with asthma
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Vitamin A for non-measles pneumonia in children
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Vitamin C for preventing and treating tetanus
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Wound infiltration with local anaesthetic agents for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (protocol stage)
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Xa inhibitors for acute coronary syndromes (protocol stage)
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Xylitol for preventing acute otitis media in children up to 12 years of age (protocol stage)