After conducting all of these searches 62 (75%) of the trials did not have complete information and so, in these cases, the principal investigator or funder(s) were contacted by email for the study protocol in question, in all cases responses were received.
The nested protocol in question has a sensitivity of <10 copies of viral RNA per reaction when RNA is isolated from cell-free materials such as serum (J. Botten, B. Hjelle, unpub. data).
Also, the potential negative impact from the proportional differentiation on overall network performance should be analyzed and quantified in relation to the fundamental performance limits of the medium access control (MAC) protocol in question.
According to the protocol, in this study the question 'How often do you clean your mouth?' was asked rather than, 'How often do you brush your teeth?' because the idea is to assess the frequency of oral hygiene effort without consideration of the specific devices used [ 13].
What's the protocol in that situation?
Know the protocol in restrooms.
Missing data were handled as described in the protocol: Unanswered questions in the medication knowledge test were scored as "incorrect answer," and unanswered certainty score as "very uncertain".
The Protocol of the Study in question was submitted for approval to the Technical-Scientific Commithee of the Regional Epidemiologic Observatory.
The protocol addresses important questions relevant to weaknesses in the design of controlled trials assessing clinical efficacy of treatments for tinnitus.
