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Do school-based physical activity interventions increase moderate to vigorous physical activity and improve physical fitness among children and adolescents?

Does a combination of stop smoking medication and behavioural support help smokers to stop?

Does giving people feedback on the effects of smoking on their body help them quit smoking?

Does hyperbaric oxygen therapy improve the survival and quality of life in patients with traumatic brain injury?

Does more support increase success amongst people using medications to quit smoking?

Does preconception lifestyle advice help people with infertility to have a baby?

Does reducing your salt intake help to prevent and treat chronic kidney disease in people with diabetes?

Does silver acetate help people stop smoking

Doppler ultrasound of fetal vessels in pregnancies at increased risk of complications

Droperidol for the treatment of nausea and vomiting (sickness) in people with advanced disease

Drug therapy for delirium in terminally ill adults

Drug treatments and electronic cigarettes for stopping smoking in pregnancy

Drugs to help reduce anxiety in people nearing the end of life due to illness

Early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) for increasing functional behaviors and skills in young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)

Early psychological interventions to treat acute traumatic stress symptoms

Early use of inhaled corticosteroids in the emergency department treatment of acute asthma

Eating and drinking in labour

Educating people with diabetes about foot care to help reduce foot ulcers and amputations

Education about family planning for women who have just given birth

Educational games to improve health care professional practice and care for patients

Effect of high feedback versus low feedback of prenatal ultrasound on maternal anxiety and health behaviour in pregnancy

Effects and safety of preventive oral iron or iron + folic acid supplementation for women during pregnancy

Effects of memory training in healthy older adults and older adults with mild cognitive impairment

Effects of restricted caffeine intake by mother on fetal, neonatal and pregnancy outcomes

Electromagnetic therapy (EMT) for treating venous leg ulcers

Electromagnetic therapy for treating pressure ulcers

Email used by health professionals to send patients/caregivers information on promoting health and preventing disease

Enteral tube feeding in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as motor neuron disease

Exercise for dysmenorrhoea

Exercise for improving outcomes after osteoporotic spine fracture

Exercise interventions for upper-limb dysfunction due to breast cancer

Exercise Therapy for Schizophrenia

Exercise therapy for treatment of non-specific low back pain

Exercises for the prevention of recurrences of episodes of low-back pain

Exit interviews to reduce turnover

Family intervention for schizophrenia

Family planning programs for women living with HIV

Family therapy for those diagnosed with anorexia nervosa

Family-centred care for hospitalised children aged 0-12 years - an update

Fast-track interventions of low-dose opioid-based general anaesthesia and early tracheal extubation in adults undergoing cardiac surgery

Fluoride toothpastes of different strengths for preventing tooth decay

Folic acid supplements before conception and in early pregnancy (up to 12 weeks) for the prevention of birth defects

Gabapentin for acute postoperative pain in adults

General health checks for reducing illness and mortality

General physical health care advice for people with serious mental illness

Group versus conventional antenatal care for pregnant women

Group-based parent training programmes for improving emotional and behavioural adjustment in young children

Haloperidol as a means of calming people who are aggressive or agitated due to psychosis

Health examination of people before they start work at a new job to prevent injuries, disease and sick leave

Heat and moisture exchangers compared to heated humidifiers for ventilated adults and children

Heliox inhalation therapy for bronchiolitis in infants

Helium-oxygen (heliox) treatment for children with croup

Herbal medicine for cervical degenerative disc disease

Hip protectors for preventing hip fractures in older people

Home safety education and providing safety equipment for injury prevention

Home-based care for reducing morbidity and mortality in people infected with HIV/AIDS

Home-based versus supervised centre-based cardiac rehabilitation

Honey as a topical treatment for acute and chronic wounds

Hormonal and intrauterine methods for birth control in women age 25 years or younger

Housing improvement as an investment to improve health

How do vitamins E and C, beta-carotene, selenium and glutathione affect lung disease in people with cystic fibrosis?

How effective are urinary catheter washout solutions?

How effective is pelvic floor muscle training undertaken during pregnancy or after birth for preventing or treating incontinence?

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for acute surgical and traumatic wounds

Hypnosis for pain management during labour and childbirth

Ibuprofen with or without an antiemetic for acute migraine headaches in adults

Immediate start of hormonal birth control

Immunotherapy for preventing allergic reactions to insect stings

Improving return to work in adults suffering from symptoms of distress

In-service training for health professionals to improve care of seriously ill newborns and children in low-income countries

Increasing male involvement to improve women’s uptake of interventions to reduce the mother to child transmission of HIV

Indigenous healthcare worker involvement for indigenous adults and children with asthma

Individual therapy for people diagnosed with cancer

Indoor residual spraying for preventing malaria

Influenza vaccination for healthcare workers who care for people aged 60 or older living in long-term care institutions

Inhaled analgesia for relieving pain during labour

Inhaled corticosteroids for acute asthma following emergency department discharge

Inhaled corticosteroids for cystic fibrosis

Inhaled non-steroid anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) for children and adults with bronchiectasis

Inhaling antibiotics to treat temporary worsening of lung infection in people with cystic fibrosis

Injection of bulking material around the anus (back passage) for the treatment of faecal incontinence in adults

Instruments for assisted vaginal birth

Intensive case management for people with severe mental illness

Intervention is favored in the prevention of post-operative atrial fibrillation after heart surgery

Interventions for drooling in children with cerebral palsy

Interventions for increasing ankle flexibility in people with neuromuscular disease

Interventions for increasing eating of fruit and vegetables in children aged five years and under

Interventions for leg cramps in pregnancy

Interventions for preventing falls in older people in care facilities and hospitals

Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community

Interventions for preventing hamstring injuries

Interventions for preventing oral mucositis for patients with cancer receiving treatment

Interventions for preventing recurrent urinary tract infections during pregnancy

Interventions for recurrent nosebleeds of unknown cause in children

Interventions for reducing risks and promoting inclusion of street children and young people

Interventions for reducing wrong-site surgery

Interventions for sensory impairment in the upper limb after stroke

Interventions for swallowing difficulty in children with neurological impairment

Interventions for the prevention and management of oral thrush associated with HIV infection in adults and children

Interventions for the prevention of mastitis following childbirth

Interventions for treating persistent and intractable hiccups in adults.

Interventions for treating sexual dysfunction in men and women with chronic kidney disease

Interventions for vaginismus

Interventions in the workplace to support breastfeeding for women in employment

Interventions to enhance adherence to dietary advice for preventing and managing chronic diseases in adults

Interventions to improve disposal of human excreta for preventing diarrhoea

Interventions to improve people's drug-taking behaviour with lipid-lowering drugs

Interventions to improve question formulation in professional practice and self-directed learning

Interventions to improve the use of findings from systematic reviews

Interventions to optimise prescribing for older people in care homes

Interventions to prevent central venous catheter-related infections in children with cancer

Interventions to prevent hearing loss caused by noise at work

Interventions to prevent hypothermia at birth in preterm and/or low birth weight infants

Interventions to reduce injuries in construction workers

Intra-uterine insemination for unexplained subfertility

Intravenous antibiotics given at home for people with cystic fibrosis

Intravenous in-line filters for preventing morbidity and mortality in neonates

Iron supplementation for the treatment of breath-holding attacks in children

Is inhaled magnesium sulfate a safe and effective treatment for people with asthma attacks?

Is it better for the baby to be born immediately or wait for labour to start if the waters break without contractions before 37 weeks of pregnancy?

Is supplemental nutrition before surgery better than a regular diet for people having surgery on the digestive system?Updated

Laxatives for the management of constipation in people receiving palliative care

Local and regional anaesthesia at the time of surgery to prevent longer-term persistent pain after surgery

Long-acting beta2-agonists versus placebo in addition to inhaled corticosteroids in children and adults with chronic asthma

Long-term treatment for depression in older people

Low bacterial diet versus control diet to prevent infection in cancer patients treated with chemotherapy causing episodes of neutropenia

Low-concentration capsaicin applied to the skin for chronic neuropathic pain in adults

Magnesium for muscle cramps

Managed alcohol as a harm reduction intervention for alcohol addiction in populations at high risk for substance abuse

Management of sexual problems due to antipsychotic drug therapy

Manipulation and mobilisation for neck disorders

Manipulative therapies for infantile colic

Massage for neck pain

Massage therapy for people with HIV/AIDS

Maternal dietary antigen avoidance during pregnancy or lactation, or both, for preventing or treating atopic disease in the child

Maternal glucose administration for facilitating tests of fetal wellbeing

Maternal oxygen administration for fetal distress

Maternal position in the second stage of labour for women with epidural anaesthesia

Maternity waiting facilities for improving maternal and neonatal outcomes in low-resource countries

Mechanical chest compression machines for cardiac arrest

Medical scan images for promoting health behaviour change

Medicines for emotionalism after stroke

Meditation therapies for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Methadone for long-term non-cancer pain

Methenamine hippurate for preventing urinary tract infections

Micronutrient supplements for non-pregnant adults with HIV infection

Mobile phone messaging for preventive health care

Morning versus evening induction of labour for improving outcomes for women and their babies

Multidisciplinary biopsychosocial rehabilitation for neck and shoulder pain among working age adults.

Multidisciplinary rehabilitation after brain tumour treatment

Multidisciplinary rehabilitation for follow-up of women treated for breast cancer

Multidiscliplinary care for Guillain-Barré syndrome

Multiple risk factor interventions for coronary heart disease

Music interventions for mechanically ventilated patients

Nasal saline irrigation for acute upper airway infection symptoms

Nasal versus oral route for placing feeding tubes in preterm or low birth weight infants

Nebulised surfactant in preterm infants with or at risk of respiratory distress syndrome

Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) for treating partial-thickness burns

Newborn circumcision for the prevention of urinary tract infections in infancy

Newer antidepressants for depression in children and adolescents

No apparent differences in quality of life are found in rectal cancer patients with a permanent stoma when compared to non-stoma patients.

No assured evidence on traditional Chinese medicine herbs (TCMHs) stopping bleeding from haemorrhoids but limited evidence on TCMHs alleviating some symptoms caused by haemorrhoids.

No clear evidence that Cisapride relieves symptoms related to constipation or irritable bowel disease.

No convincing evidence of a cognitive enhancing effect of Panax ginseng.

No evidence-based treatment option for inhalant dependence or abuse

Non-removable pressure-relieving interventions help to heal foot ulcers in people with diabetes

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for dysmenorrhoea

Nurse- versus physician-led care for the management of asthma

Nutritional interventions for reducing morbidity and mortality in people with HIV

Nutritional supplementation for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Nutritional support for acute kidney injury

Nutritional support for adults with swallowing difficulties

Nutritional support, through the intestine (enteral) versus by injection (parenteral) for people with acute pancreatitis

Oestrogens for urinary incontinence in women

Opioids for long-term treatment of noncancer pain

Oral antifungal drugs for treating athlete's foot (tinea pedis)

Oral immunotherapy for the treatment of peanut allergy

Oral rinses, mouthwashes and sprays for improving outcomes following tonsillectomy

Organising preventive care in community settings for people with heart disease

Orientation and mobility training for people with low vision

Pain relief for hysteroscopy as an outpatient

Pain relief for women undergoing oocyte retrieval for assisted reproduction

Pain relief for women with pre-cancerous changes of the cervix (cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)) undergoing outpatient treatment

Painkillers, such as paracetamol and ibuprofen, before dental treatment in children and adolescents for reducing pain after treatment

Paracetamol (acetaminophen) with or without an antiemetic for acute migraine in adults

Paracetamol for relief of perineal pain after birth

Parent training for parents with intellectual disabilities

Patient education and support for people with schizophrenia by using information and communication technology

Pelvic floor muscle training for urinary incontinence in women

Perioperative enhanced recovery after surgery programmes for women with gynaecological cancers

Personalised risk communication for informed decision making about taking screening tests

Pessaries (mechanical devices) for managing pelvic organ prolapse in women

Physical conditioning as part of a return to work strategy to reduce sickness absence for workers with back pain

Physical health care monitoring for people with serious mental illness

Physical rehabilitation for older people in long-term care

Placebo interventions for all clinical conditions

Planned home versus hospital care for rupture of the membranes before 37 weeks' gestation

Planned hospital birth versus planned home birth

Preconception care for women with diabetes to improve maternal and infant health

Preoperative bathing or showering with skin antiseptics to prevent surgical site infection

Preoperative physical therapy for elective cardiac surgery patients

Preparing the cervix before first trimester surgical abortion

Preventing or reducing partner violence against women during pregnancy

Prevention of diarrhoea in children with HIV infection or who were born to an HIV-infected mother

Primary care professionals providing non-urgent care in hospital emergency departments

Printed educational materials for healthcare professional practice and patient health

Probiotics for persistent diarrhoea in children

Prophylactic antibiotics to reduce the risk of urinary tract infections after urodynamic studies

Providing information to stroke survivors and their carers

Providing locomotor training to people with spinal cord injury to improve walking ability

Psychological and pharmacological interventions for depression in patients with diabetes mellitus

Psychological therapies for borderline personality disorder

Psychological therapies for pathological and problem gambling

Psychological therapies for the management of chronic and recurrent pain in children and adolescents

Psychological therapies for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents

Psychological therapies versus antidepressant medication, alone and in combination for depression in children and adolescents

Psychological treatments for people with antisocial personality disorder

Psychosocial and psychological interventions for preventing postpartum depression

Psychosocial interventions for the reduction of injection and sexual risk behaviour for preventing HIV in drug users

Push versus gravity for intermittent bolus gavage tube feeding of preterm and low birth weight infants

Reducing nausea and vomiting in women having a caesarean birth with regional anaesthesia

Rehabilitation following an injury to the hamstring in adults

Rehabilitation for ankle fractures in adults

Repetitive, increasing doses of daily milk for treatment of milk allergy

Replacing a peripheral venous catheter when clinically indicated versus routine replacement

Repositioning for treating pressure ulcers

Responsive feeding versus scheduled feeding for preterm infants

Restriction of oral intake of water for aspiration lung disease in children

Review question: Are action plans with brief education to help patients recognise and respond to worsening symptoms effective in COPD?

Risk of fatal and nonfatal lactic acidosis with metformin use in type 2 diabetes mellitus

Role of ketamine for management of acute severe asthma in children

Rooming-in for new mother and infant versus separate care for increasing duration of breastfeeding

Routine compared with selective ultrasound in early pregnancy

Routine use of oxygen in people who have had a heart attack

Screening for breast cancer with mammography

Screening programmes for the early detection and prevention of oral cancer

Services for reducing duration of hospital care in people with acute stroke

Shared decision-making interventions for people with mental health conditions

Simultaneous bilateral training for improving arm function after stroke

Single dose oral codeine, as a single agent, for acute postoperative pain in adults

Single dose oral diflunisal for acute postoperative pain in adults

Skin preparation for preventing infection following caesarean section

Sound therapy (masking) in the management of tinnitus in adults

Speech and language therapy for language problems after a stroke

Spinal manipulation for painful periods

Spinal manipulative therapy for acute low-back pain

Sports and games for post-traumatic stress disorder

Steam inhalation or humidified oxygen for acute bronchiolitis in children under three years of age

Steroids for the common cold

Strategies for improving adherence to exercise in adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain

Strategies to change organisational culture to improve healthcare performance

Strength training or aerobic exercise training for muscle disease

Stroke liaison workers for stroke patients and carers

Sucrose for analgesia (pain relief) in newborn infants undergoing heel lance

Sucrose for analgesia (pain relief) in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures

Sulpiride for schizophrenia

Supplementary vitamin E, selenium, cysteine and riboflavin for preventing kwashiorkor in preschool children in developing countries

Swallowing therapy for difficulties with swallowing in stroke survivors who have had a recent stroke

Sweet-tasting solutions for needle-related pain in infants up to one year of age

Systemic interventions for recurrent aphthous stomatitis (mouth ulcers)

Tailored interventions to address identified determinants of practice

Techniques and materials for skin closure in caesarean

Telehealthcare interventions for long-term asthma

The addition of long-acting beta2-agonists to inhaled steroids compared to higher doses of inhaled steroids alone as maintenance treatment for chronic asthma

The effect of automatically generated reminders delivered to providers on paper on quality of care and patient outcomes

The effect of caffeine in people with asthma

The effect of exercise on fatigue associated with cancer

The effect of lay health workers on mother and child health and infectious diseases

The effects of singing for children and adults with bronchiectasis

The effects of singing on lung function and quality of life in children and adults with cystic fibrosis

The effects of water compared with other solutions for wound cleansing

The role of voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) in changing risk behaviors related to HIV

The use of drugs to slow or stop progression of arthritis related to cystic fibrosis

The use of incentive spirometry for preventing pulmonary complications in adults people undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery

The use of telephone for the delivery of HIV testing results

The use of vitamin E in the treatment of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease (AD)

The usefulness of weaning protocols for reducing the time critically ill adult patients spend on mechanical ventilation

There is no evidence that aspirin improves the symptoms of vascular dementia

This review did not find strong evidence to demonstrate the effect of traditional Chinese herbal products in the treatment of stable angina

Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT) for tinnitus

Topical agents or dressings for reducing pain in venous leg ulcers

Topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for acute musculoskeletal pain in adults

Topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for chronic musculoskeletal pain in adults

Topical preparations for preventing stretch marks in pregnancy

Topical treatment for facial burns

Topical treatment for vaginal candidiasis (thrush) in pregnancy

Topical treatments for skin warts

Topical umbilical cord care at birth

Training healthcare providers to be more 'patient-centred' in clinical consultations

Training to recognise the early signs of recurrence in schizophrenia

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for phantom pain and stump pain following amputation in adults

Treadmill training for people with Parkinson's disease

Treatment of the cough in whooping cough

Treatments for leg ulcers in people with sickle cell disease

Treatments for mycosis fungoides (a malignant cancerous condition of immune cells in the blood that affects the skin)

Treatments for preventing the recurrence of depression in children and adolescents

Treatments for suppression of lactation

Treatments for symptomatic urinary tract infections during pregnancy

Treatments to prevent hand skin irritation in the workplace

Trial of instrumental birth in theatre versus immediate caesarean section for anticipated difficult assisted births

Trials of interventions for pregnant women who are obese to lose weight and improve pregnancy outcomes.

Tube feeding (mainly via the nose into the stomach or directly into the stomach) in people with cystic fibrosis

Types of indwelling urinary catheters for long-term bladder drainage in adults

Use of oral supplements to increase calorie intake in people with cystic fibrosis

Use of plastic adhesive drapes during surgery for preventing surgical site infection

Using diet to manage phenylketonuria

Using email for healthcare professionals to contact each other

Using email for patients/caregivers and healthcare professionals to contact each other

Using oxygen at high pressure (in a compression chamber) for the treatment of broken bones

Vaccines for preventing seasonal influenza and its complications in people aged 65 or older

Vaginal cleansing with antiseptic solution before cesarean delivery to reduce infections after surgery

Vitamin A supplementation during pregnancy for maternal and newborn health outcomes

Vitamin A supplementation for postpartum women

Vitamin A supplementation for preventing disease and death in children aged six months to five years

Vitamin and mineral supplements for women during pregnancy

Vitamin C for preventing and treating the common cold

Vitamin D for the management of multiple sclerosis

Vitamin D for the treatment of chronic painful conditions in adults

Vitamin supplementation for preventing miscarriage

Water-based exercises for improving activities of daily living after stroke

Ways to reduce risky sexual behaviour in homeless youth to prevent HIV

What are the benefits and risks of medication reviews for hospitalised adults?

What are the benefits and risks of psychological therapies for adults with persistent and distressing pain that is neither cancer-related nor a headache?

What are the effects of intensive control of blood sugar before, during and after surgery in people with diabetes?

What interventions improve the control of high blood pressure

What is the best way to ensure people with epilepsy take their medication as prescribed?

What is the best way to use nicotine replacement therapy to quit smoking?

Which talking therapies work for people who use drugs and also have alcohol problems?

Yoga for secondary prevention of coronary heart disease

Zinc supplementation for the prevention of pneumonia in children aged two to 59 months

Zinc supplements for preventing middle ear infections