Effects of a hybrid digital cognitive-behavioural therapy for insomnia and emotion regulation in the workplace (SLEEP): study protocol for a randomised waitlist control trial

Background Insomnia is a serious public health concern with substantial occupational health risks to the working…

Emotional impact on healthcare providers involved in medical assistance in dying (MAiD): a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis

Introduction Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) poses ethically complex challenges that can be a major source…

Effects of community family doctors-led intervention for self-management and medication adherence in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: study protocol of a cluster randomised controlled trial

Background Diabetes mellitus is one of the three most prevalent chronic non-infectious diseases in the world.1…

Ethnic inequalities in mental and physical multimorbidity in women of reproductive age: a data linkage cohort study

Strengths and limitations of this study Large sample of 18 349 women living in a ethnically…

What factors are important to whom in what context, when adults are prescribed hearing aids for hearing loss? A realist review protocol

Introduction Hearing loss represents a major public health concern and a growing disease burden in an…

Knowledge translation in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research contexts in Australia: scoping review protocol

Introduction Background Indigenous peoples in colonised countries have unique cultures and socio-environmental contexts, but share a…

Effectiveness-implementation hybrid-2 randomised trial of a collaborative Shared Care Model for Detecting Neurodevelopmental Impairments after Critical Illness in Young Children (DAISY): pilot study protocol

Introduction Burden of critical illness on the child and family For many years, the primary focus…

Effect of maternal cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption during pregnancy on birth weight and cardiometabolic risk factors in infants, children and adolescents: a systematic review protocol

Introduction In 2020, the global prevalence of tobacco smoking among women was 6.5%.1 This was attributed…

Its safe to move! A protocol for a randomised controlled trial investigating the effect of a video designed to increase peoples confidence becoming more active despite back pain

Participants and interventions and outcomes Study setting This will be an online community-based global trial. Participants…

Assessing health governance across countries: a scoping review protocol on indices and assessment tools applied globally

Introduction Rationale The health governance of countries shapes global health governance. In a broad sense, governance…