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Abatacept for rheumatoid arthritis (title stage)
Acetaminophen for osteoarthritis
Acupuncture and electroacupuncture for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Acupuncture for lateral elbow pain
Acupuncture for osteoarthritis (protocol stage)
Acupuncture for shoulder pain
New
Acupuncture for treating fibromyalgia (protocol stage)
Adalimumab for treating rheumatoid arthritis
Alendronate for the primary and secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women
Allopurinol for chronic gout (protocol stage)
Aminobisphosphonates versus other active treatment for Paget's disease of the bone in adults (protocol stage)
Updated
Anakinra for rheumatoid arthritis (protocol stage)
withdrawn
Analgesia and non-aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for osteoarthritis of the hip
Anti-cytokine therapies for primary systemic necrotizing vasculitis (title stage)
Anti-depressants and centrally active agents for fibromyalgia syndrome (protocol stage)
Antibiotics for reactive arthritis (protocol stage)
Antimalarials for treating rheumatoid arthritis
Aquatic exercise for the treatment of knee and hip osteoarthritis
Aquatic therapy exercise for treating rheumatoid arthritis (protocol stage)
Arthrographic distension for adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)
Arthroscopic debridement for knee osteoarthritis
Assistive technology for rheumatoid arthritis (protocol stage)
Auranofin versus placebo in rheumatoid arthritis
Azathioprine for treating rheumatoid arthritis
Balance training (proprioceptive training) for patients with rheumatoid arthritis. (title stage)
Balneotherapy for osteoarthritis
Balneotherapy for rheumatoid arthritis
Beta blockers for Raynaud's phenomenon (title stage)
Bilateral total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis (title stage)
Biologics for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (title stage)
Bisphosphonate therapy for children and adolescents with secondary osteoporosis
Bisphosphonates for ankylosing spondylitis (title stage)
Bisphosphonates for steroid induced osteoporosis
Botulinum toxin injection for tennis elbow (title stage)
Braces and orthoses for treating osteoarthritis of the knee
Calcitonin for preventing and treating corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis
withdrawn
Calcitonin for treating osteoporosis in postmenopausal women (protocol stage)
Calcium and vitamin D for corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis
Calcium channel blockers for Raynaud's phenomenon in patients with scleroderma (protocol stage)
Calcium supplementation for improving bone mineral density in children
withdrawn
Calcium supplementation on bone loss in postmenopausal women
Celecoxib for rheumatoid arthritis
Cemented versus cementless surgical approach for total hip arthroplasty revision (protocol stage)
Cemented versus cementless total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthrosis and other non-traumatic diseases (protocol stage)
Cemented vs cementless in total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthrosis and other non-traumatic diseases (protocol stage)
Certolizumab pegol (CDP870) for rheumatoid arthritis in adults (title stage)
Chinese herbal medicines for acute gout arthritis (title stage)
Chloroquines for the treatment of osteoarthritis (protocol stage)
Chondroitin for osteoarthritis (protocol stage)
Colchicine for acute gout
Comprehensive physiotherapy for rheumatoid arthritis (protocol stage)
Computer assisted knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis and other non-traumatic diseases (protocol stage)
Continuous passive motion following total knee arthroplasty
Corticosteroid injection for de Quervain's tenosynovitis in adults (protocol stage)
Corticosteroid injection for trigger finger in adults (protocol stage)
Corticosteroid injections for shoulder pain
Corticosteroid injections for tennis elbow (protocol stage)
Custom-made foot orthoses for the treatment of foot pain (protocol stage)
Cyclofenil for Raynaud's phenomenon in progressive systemic sclerosis
Cyclophosphamide for treating rheumatoid arthritis
Cyclophosphamide versus methylprednisolone for treating neuropsychiatric involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus
Cyclosporine for treating rheumatoid arthritis
Deep transverse friction massage for treating tendinitis
Dehydroepiandrosterone for systemic lupus erythematosus
Diacerein for osteoarthritis
Dietary interventions for preventing and treating osteoporosis in postmenopausal women (title stage)
Dietary interventions for rheumatoid arthritis (protocol stage)
Doxycycline for osteoarthritis (title stage)
Drug treatments for giant cell arteritis (protocol stage)
Drug treatments for polymyalgia rheumatica (protocol stage)
Dynamic exercise for treating rheumatoid arthritis (protocol stage)
withdrawn
Dynamic exercise therapy for treating rheumatoid arthritis
Effectiveness of different conservative treatment strategies for Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (title stage)
Effects of different bearing surface materials on aseptic loosening of total hip arthroplasty in patients with osteoarthritis and other non-traumatic diseases of the hip. (title stage)
Effects of glucocorticoids on radiological progression in rheumatoid arthritis
Efficacy of surface neuromuscular stimulation for quadriceps strengthening pre and post total knee replacement arthroplasty (title stage)
Electrical stimulation for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Electromagnetic fields for the treatment of osteoarthritis
Erythropoietin for anemia in rheumatoid arthritis (protocol stage)
Etanercept for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Etidronate for the primary and secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women
Etoricoxib for Osteoarthritis (title stage)
Exercise for acutely hospitalised older medical patients
Exercise for improving activities of daily living in older people in residential care facilities and in the community (title stage)
Exercise for osteoarthritis of the hip (title stage)
Exercise for osteoarthritis of the knee
Exercise for positive mental health outcomes in adults (protocol stage)
Exercise for preventing and treating osteoporosis in postmenopausal women
Exercise for preventing low bone mass in young males and females (protocol stage)
Exercise for treating fibromyalgia syndrome
Exercise therapy for the rheumatoid hand (protocol stage)
New
Exercise therapy in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Fluoride for treating postmenopausal osteoporosis
Folic acid and folinic acid for reducing side effects in patients receiving methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis
withdrawn
Glucocorticoids for slowing radiological progression in rheumatoid arthritis (protocol stage)
Glucosamine therapy for treating osteoarthritis
Herbal medicines for systemic lupus erythematosus (protocol stage)
Herbal medicines for treating osteoporosis (protocol stage)
Herbal therapy for treating osteoarthritis
Herbal therapy for treating rheumatoid arthritis
Home versus center based physical activity programs in older adults
Home-based exercise therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (title stage)
Homeopathy for osteoarthritis (protocol stage)
Hormone replacement therapy for osteoarthritis in peri-menopausal and post-menopausal women (protocol stage)
withdrawn
Hormone replacement therapy for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women (protocol stage)
Human parathyroid hormone for the treatment of osteoporosis in post-menopausal women. (protocol stage)
Hypolipidemic and antihypertensive drugs for prevention of cardiovascular complications in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (title stage)
Ibandronate sodium for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women (protocol stage)
Iloprost and cisaprost for Raynaud's phenomenon in progressive systemic sclerosis
Infliximab for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Injectable gold for rheumatoid arthritis
Intensity of exercise for the treatment of osteoarthritis
Interventions for ganglion cysts in adults (protocol stage)
withdrawn
Interventions for hyperuricemia gout (protocol stage)
Interventions for Kashin-Beck disease (title stage)
Interventions for pes planus (protocol stage)
Interventions for preventing Kashin-Beck Disease (title stage)
withdrawn
Interventions for shoulder pain
Interventions for treating osteoarthritis of the big toe joint (title stage)
Interventions for treating psoriatic arthritis
Interventions to improve adherence to exercise for chronic musculoskeletal pain in adults (protocol stage)
Intra-articular corticosteroids for acute gout (title stage)
Intra-articular steroids and splints/rest for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and adults with rheumatoid arthritis
Intraarticular corticosteroid for treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee
Intravenous immunoglobulin for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (protocol stage)
Intravenous zoledronate for postmenopausal osteoporosis (title stage)
Isokinetic exercise for improving knee flexor and extensor muscles (protocol stage)
Ketanserin for Raynaud's phenomenon in progressive systemic sclerosis
Leflunomide for treating rheumatoid arthritis
Low level laser therapy (Classes I, II and III) for treating rheumatoid arthritis
withdrawn
Low level laser therapy (Classes III) for treating osteoarthritis
Metal versus non-metal backing of the tibial component for total knee replacement for osteoarthritis and/or rheumatoid arthritis. (protocol stage)
Methotrexate for ankylosing spondylitis
withdrawn
Methotrexate for scleroderma (title stage)
Methotrexate for treating juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Methotrexate for treating rheumatoid arthritis
Mind and body therapy for fibromyalgia (protocol stage)
Minimally invasive surgical approaches for total hip arthroplasty in adults with osteoarthritis (protocol stage)
Mobile bearing vs fixed bearing prostheses for total knee arthroplasty for post-operative functional status in patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
Moderate-term, low-dose corticosteroids for rheumatoid arthritis
Multidisciplinary rehabilitation for fibromyalgia and musculoskeletal pain in working age adults.
New
Multidisciplinary rehabilitation programmes following joint replacement at the hip and knee in chronic arthropathy
withdrawn
Non-aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for treating osteoarthritis of the knee
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for shoulder pain (title stage)
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for treating lateral elbow pain in adults
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for acute gout (title stage)
Non-surgical interventions for paediatric pes planus (protocol stage)
NSAIDs, analgesics and opioids agents for fibromyalgia syndrome (protocol stage)
Occupational therapy for promotion of health and wellbeing in older adults (title stage)
Occupational therapy for rheumatoid arthritis
Operative and non-operative treatment options for dislocation of the hip following total hip arthroplasty
Opioid therapy for treating osteoarthritis pain (protocol stage)
Opioid therapy for treating rheumatoid arthritis pain (protocol stage)
Oral steroids for adhesive capsulitis
Orthotic devices for the treatment of tennis elbow
Osteotomy for treating knee osteoarthritis
Paracetamol versus nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for rheumatoid arthritis
Patella resurfacing in total knee arthroplasty (protocol stage)
Patient education for adults with rheumatoid arthritis
withdrawn
Patient education for osteoarthritis (protocol stage)
Penicillamine for treating rheumatoid arthritis
Percutaneous vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (protocol stage)
Pharmacotherapy for Behcet's syndrome
Physical activity for preventing and treating osteoporosis in men (protocol stage)
Physiotherapy and physiotherapeutical modalities for lateral epicondylitis (protocol stage)
Physiotherapy for patella tendinopathy (title stage)
Physiotherapy interventions for ankylosing spondylitis
Physiotherapy interventions for shoulder pain
Phytoestrogens in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis (protocol stage)
Post-acute physiotherapy for primary total hip arthroplasty (protocol stage)
New
Post-acute physiotherapy for primary total knee arthroplasty (protocol stage)
Post-operative therapy for metacarpophalangeal arthroplasty
Posterior versus lateral surgical approach for total hip arthroplasty in adults with osteoarthritis
Prazosin for Raynaud's phenomenon in progressive systemic sclerosis
Pre-operative education for hip or knee replacement
Processed versus fresh frozen bone for impaction bone grafting in revision hip arthroplasty (protocol stage)
withdrawn
Raloxifene for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in post-menopausal women (protocol stage)
Rehabilitation after surgery for Dupuytren's Contracture (protocol stage)
Retention versus sacrifice of the posterior cruciate ligament in total knee replacement for treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
Risedronate for the primary and secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women
Rituximab for rheumatoid arthritis (title stage)
Rituximab for systemic lupus erythematosus (title stage)
Rofecoxib for osteoarthritis
Rofecoxib for rheumatoid arthritis
Self-management education programmes for osteoarthritis (title stage)
Self-management programme for ankylosing spondylitis (protocol stage)
Shock wave therapy for lateral elbow pain
Shock wave therapy for rotator cuff disease with or without calcification (title stage)
Short-term low-dose corticosteroids vs placebo and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs in rheumatoid arthritis
withdrawn
Specific serotonin uptake inhibitors versus placebo or antidepressants for fibromyalgia (protocol stage)
Splints and Orthosis for treating rheumatoid arthritis
Statins for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women (protocol stage)
Stretch interventions for contractures (title stage)
Strontium ranelate for preventing and treating postmenopausal osteoporosis
Sulfasalazine for ankylosing spondylitis
Sulfasalazine for treating rheumatoid arthritis
Suprascapular nerve block for shoulder pain (title stage)
New
Surface neuromuscular electrical stimulation for quadriceps strengthening pre and post total knee replacement (protocol stage)
Surgery for acromioclavicular osteoarthritis (title stage)
Surgery for lateral elbow pain
Surgery for rotator cuff disease
Surgery for thumb (trapeziometacarpal joint) osteoarthritis
Surgical approaches in total knee arthroplasty (protocol stage)
Surgical interventions for the rheumatoid shoulder (protocol stage)
Surgical management of Perthes disease (protocol stage)
Surgical treatment for advanced stage of avascular necrosis of the femoral head in adults (protocol stage)
New
Systemic corticosteroids for acute gout
Tai chi for treating rheumatoid arthritis
Taping for knee osteoarthritis (title stage)
Temporary discontinuation of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs for patients with rheumatoid arthritis undergoing surgery (title stage)
Thalidomide for ankylosing spondylitis (title stage)
Therapeutic ultrasound for osteoarthritis of the knee
Therapeutic ultrasound for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Therapeutic ultrasound for treating patellofemoral pain syndrome
Thermotherapy for fibromyalgia (title stage)
Thermotherapy for treating rheumatoid arthritis
Thermotherapy for treatment of osteoarthritis
withdrawn
Tibolone for the prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. (protocol stage)
TNF-alpha inhibitors for ankylosing spondylitis (protocol stage)
TNF-alpha inhibitors for psoriatic arthritis (title stage)
Topical glyceryl trinitrate for lateral elbow pain (protocol stage)
Topical glyceryl trinitrate for rotator cuff disease (protocol stage)
Topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for osteoarthritis (title stage)
Traction for hip osteoarthritis (protocol stage)
Tramadol for osteoarthritis
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in the hand
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for knee osteoarthritis
Treatment options for osteoporosis in anorexia nervosa (title stage)
Unicompartmental arthroplasty for knee osteoarthritis (title stage)
Viscosupplementation for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee
Vitamin D supplementation for improving bone mineral density in children (protocol stage)
Vitamin D with or without calcium for treating osteoporosis in postmenopausal women (protocol stage)
Vitamin K for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in post-menopausal women (title stage)
Weight loss for overweight patients with knee or hip osteoarthritis (title stage)
Whole body vibration for preventing and treating osteoporosis (title stage)