Towards biomarkers for outcomes after pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and ischaemic stroke, with focus on (co)-morbidity and ageing/cellular senescence (SASKit): protocol for a prospective cohort studyLarissa Henze, Uwe Walter, Hugo Murua Escobar, Christian Junghanss, Robert Jaster, Rüdiger Köhling, Falko Lange, Ali Salehzadeh-Yazdi, Olaf Wolkenhauer, Mohamed Hamed, Israel Barrantes, Daniel Palmer, Steffen Möller, Axel Kowald, Nicole HeussenSee the full list of authors
17 December 2020
How accurate are digital symptom assessment apps for suggesting conditions and urgency advice? A clinical vignettes comparison to GPsStephen Gilbert, Alicia Mehl, Adel Baluch, Caoimhe Cawley, Jean Challiner, Hamish Fraser, Elizabeth Millen, Maryam Montazeri, Jan Multmeier, Fiona Pick, Claudia Richter, Ewelina Türk, Shubhanan Upadhyay, Vishaal Virani, Nicola VonaSee the full list of authors
16 December 2020
Study to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of different screening strategies for identifying undiagnosed COPD among residents (≥40 years) in four cities in China: protocol for a multicentre cross-sectional study on behalf of the Breathe Well groupZihan Pan, Andrew P Dickens, Chunhua Chi, Xia Kong, Alexandra Enocson, Peymane Adab, Kar Keung Cheng, Alice J Sitch, Sue Jowett, Rachel Jordan,
27 November 2020
Utilisation of diagnostics in India: a rapid ethnographic study exploring context and behaviourBronwen Holloway, Aditya Mathur, Ashish Pathak, Anna Bergström
26 November 2020
Diagnostic accuracy of history taking, physical examination and imaging for non-chronic finger, hand and wrist ligament and tendon injuries: a systematic review updatePatrick Krastman, Nina M C Mathijssen, Sita M A Bierma-Zeinstra, Gerald A Kraan, Jos Runhaar
5 November 2020
Standard echocardiography versus handheld echocardiography for the detection of subclinical rheumatic heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracyLisa Helen Telford, Leila Hussein Abdullahi, Eleanor Atieno Ochodo, Liesl Joanna Zuhlke, Mark Emmanuel Engel
29 October 2020
Bedside hyperspectral imaging for the evaluation of microcirculatory alterations in perioperative intensive care medicine: a study protocol for an observational clinical pilot study (HySpI-ICU)Maximilian Dietrich, Sebastian Marx, Thomas Bruckner, Felix Nickel, Beat Peter Müller-Stich, Thilo Hackert, Markus A Weigand, Florian Uhle, Thorsten Brenner, Karsten Schmidt
17 September 2020
Comparative CT with stress manoeuvres for diagnosing distal isolated tibiofibular syndesmotic injury in acute ankle sprain: a protocol for an accuracy- test prospective studyJoão Carlos Rodrigues, Alexandre Leme Godoy Santos, Marcelo Pires Prado, José Felipe Marion Alloza, Renato Amaral Masagão, Laercio Alberto Rosemberg, Durval do Carmo Santos Barros, Adham do Amaral e Castro, Marco Kawamura Demange, Mario Lenza, Mario Ferretti
3 September 2020
Psychometric properties of the German version of the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5) in clinical routine settings: study design and protocol of a multitrait–multimethod studyJan-Peter Spies, Marcella Lydia Woud, Henrik Kessler, Heinrich Rau, Gerd Dieter Willmund, Kai Köhler, Stephan Herpertz, Simon E Blackwell, Michelle Bovin, Brian P Marx, Jan Christopher Cwik
22 June 2020
Protocol for a prospective, controlled, cross-sectional, diagnostic accuracy study to evaluate the specificity and sensitivity of ambulatory monitoring systems in the prompt detection of hypoxia and during movementCarlos Areia, Sarah Vollam, Philippa Piper, Elizabeth King, Jody Ede, Louise Young, Mauro Santos, Marco A F Pimentel, Cristian Roman, Mirae Harford, Akshay Shah, Owen Gustafson, Matthew Rowland, Lionel Tarassenko, Peter J Watkinson
12 January 2020
