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Acupuncture for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (title stage)
Advocacy interventions to reduce or eliminate violence and promote the physical and psychosocial well-being of women who experience intimate partner abuse (protocol stage)
Aerobic exercise training programmes for improving physical and psychosocial health in adults with Down syndrome
Altered auditory feedback treatments for stuttering in childhood and adolescence (protocol stage)
Amfetamine for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in people with intellectual disabilities (protocol stage)
Amphetamine derivates for attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder in adults (title stage)
Antiepileptics for aggression and impulsiveness (protocol stage)
Antipsychotic medication for challenging behaviour in people with learning disability
Art therapy to improve self esteem in children and adolescents (title stage)
Atomoxetine for ADHD in children and adolescents (title stage)
Atomoxetine for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in people with intellectual disabilities (protocol stage)
Auditory integration training and other sound therapies for autism spectrum disorders
Behavioural and cognitive behavioural training interventions for assisting foster carers in the management of difficult behaviour
Updated
Behavioural and cognitive-behavioural interventions for outwardly-directed aggressive behaviour in people with learning disabilities
Behavioural group-based parent training interventions for children aged 3-8 with early onset conduct problems (title stage)
Behavioural interventions for children under five years with sleep difficulties (protocol stage)
Bright light therapy for sleep problems in adults aged 60+
Child-focused cognitive behavioural therapy for children who have been physically abused (title stage)
Chiropractic for infantile colic (protocol stage)
Cognitive behavioural interventions for sleep problems in adults aged 60+
Cognitive behavioural therapy for men who physically abuse their female partner
Cognitive-behavioral treatment for antisocial behavior in youth in residential treatment
Cognitive-behavioural interventions for children who have been sexually abused
Cognitive-behavioural interventions for preventing youth gang involvement for children and young people (7-16)
Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) interventions for young people aged 10-18 who sexually offend (title stage)
New
Cognitive-behavioural therapy for parents who have physically abused their children (protocol stage)
Combined vitamin B6-magnesium treatment in autism spectrum disorder
Community-based supplementary feeding for promoting the growth of young children in developing countries
Day care for pre-school children
Dietary interventions for recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in childhood
Donepezil for dementia in people with Down syndrome (protocol stage)
Educational interventions for for improving psychosocial outcomes in primary caregivers and their children with intellectual disability (title stage)
Electropalatography for articulation disorders associated with cleft palate (protocol stage)
Elimination of cows' milk protein from infant diet for the treatment of infantile colic (protocol stage)
Exercise for oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder in children and adolescents (protocol stage)
Exercise to improve self-esteem in children and young people
Families and Schools Together (FAST) for improving outcomes of school-aged children and their families (protocol stage)
Family and parenting interventions in children and adolescents with conduct disorder and delinquency aged 10-17
Family group conferences for children at risk of abuse and neglect (title stage)
Family therapy for attention-deficit disorder or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents
Family therapy for children who have been physically abused (title stage)
Financial benefits for child health and well-being in low income or socially disadvantaged families in developed world countries
Functional Family Therapy for families of youth (age 11-18) with behaviour problems (protocol stage)
Fundoplication versus post-operative medication for gastro-oesophageal reflux in children with neurological impairment undergoing gastrostomy
Gastrostomy feeding versus oral feeding alone for children with cerebral palsy
Gluten- and casein-free diets for autistic spectrum disorder
Group-based parent-training programmes for improving emotional and behavioural adjustment in 0-3 year old children
Growth monitoring in children
Home based child development interventions for pre-school children from socially disadvantaged families (title stage)
Home based, parent mediated, early educational intervention for children with, or biologically at risk of, developmental disability (protocol stage)
Home visiting for socially disadvantaged mothers (title stage)
withdrawn
Home-based social support for socially disadvantaged mothers
withdrawn
Home-based support for disadvantaged adult mothers
withdrawn
Home-based support for disadvantaged teenage mothers
Homeopathy for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder or hyperkinetic disorder
Household interventions for prevention of domestic lead exposure in children
Independent living programmes for improving outcomes for young people leaving the care system
Individual and group parenting programmes for preventing negative outcomes in children following divorce (title stage)
Individual and group-based parenting programmes for improving psychosocial outcomes for teenage parents and their children
Individual and group-based parenting programmes for the treatment of physical child abuse and neglect
New
Intervention for childhood apraxia of speech
New
Intervention for dysarthria associated with acquired brain injury in children and adolescents
Interventions for improving psychosocial health and cognitive development in children aged 0 - 8 who have direct experience of armed conflict (title stage)
Interventions for learning disabled sex offenders
Interventions for the prevention of relationship and dating violence in adolescents and young people (protocol stage)
Interventions for the secondary prevention and treatment of emotional abuse of children by primary carers (title stage)
Interventions using the WHO Health Promoting School Framework to improve health and academic achievements among school students (title stage)
Intravenous secretin for autism spectrum disorder
Iron supplementation for improving psychomotor development and cognitive function in infants under the age of one (protocol stage)
Iron therapy for improving psychomotor development and cognitive function in children under the age of three with iron deficiency anaemia
Kinship care for the safety, permanency, and well-being of children removed from the home for maltreatment (protocol stage)
Managements for people with disorders of sexual preference and for convicted sexual offenders
Massage intervention for promoting mental and physical health in infants aged under six months
Media-based behavioural treatments for behavioural problems in children
Medical therapy for infantile colic (protocol stage)
Meditation therapies for attention deficit /hyperactivity disorder (protocol stage)
Methylphenidate for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adults (protocol stage)
Multisystemic Therapy for social, emotional, and behavioral problems in youth aged 10-17
Music therapy for autistic spectrum disorder
Neurodevelopmental therapy for early motor development in children with Down syndrome (title stage)
Occupational therapy and physiotherapy for developmental coordination disorder (protocol stage)
Omega-3 fatty acids for autistic spectrum disorder in children aged 3-17 (title stage)
Opportunities provision for preventing youth gang involvement for children and young people (7-16)
Parent training interventions in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (protocol stage)
Parent-mediated early intervention for young children with autism spectrum disorder
Parent-training intervention in school-aged children with autistic spectrum disorders (protocol stage)
Parent-training programmes for improving maternal psychosocial health
Parenting programmes for improving the parenting skills and outcomes for incarcerated parents and their children (protocol stage)
Personal assistance for adults (19-64) with both physical and intellectual impairments
New
Personal assistance for adults (19-64) with physical impairments
New
Personal assistance for children and adolescents (0-18) with both physical and intellectual impairments
New
Personal assistance for children and adolescents (0-18) with intellectual impairments
New
Personal assistance for children and adolescents (0-18) with physical impairments
Personal assistance for older adults (65+) without dementia
Pharmacological interventions for Borderline personality disorder (title stage)
Pharmacological interventions for people with borderline personality disorder
Pharmacological interventions for recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in childhood
Pharmacological treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children with co-morbid tic disorders (title stage)
Physical exercise for sleep problems in adults aged 60+
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents (title stage)
Preschool feeding programmes for improving the health of disadvantaged infants and young children (title stage)
Psychoanalytic / psychodynamic psychotherapy for for children and adolescents who have been sexually abused (title stage)
Psychological interventions for those who have sexually offended or are at risk of offending
Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder
Psychosocial interventions for recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in childhood
Risperidone for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in people with intellectual disabilities (protocol stage)
Risperidone for autism spectrum disorder
Risperidone for disruptive behaviour / aggression in children and adolescents with learning disabilities (title stage)
Rivastigmine for dementia in people with Down syndrome (title stage)
"Scared Straight" and other juvenile awareness programs for preventing juvenile delinquency
School feeding for improving the physical and psychosocial health of disadvantaged students
School-based education programmes for the prevention of child sexual abuse
Screening women for intimate partner violence in health care settings (protocol stage)
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for the treatment of autism spectrum disorders (protocol stage)
Specialist home-based nursing services for children with acute and chronic illnesses
Speech and language therapy interventions for children with primary speech and language delay or disorder: update
Stress management interventions for caregivers of children with disruptive behaviour disorders (title stage)
Supplementary feeding with nutritional education for caregivers for promoting growth and development in young children in developing countries (protocol stage)
Supplementary vitamin E, selenium, cysteine and riboflavin for preventing kwashiorkor in preschool children in developing countries (title stage)
Treatment Foster Care for improving outcomes in children and young people
Tricyclic antidepressants for ADHD in children and adolescents (protocol stage)