Author's response to reviews Title: Efficacy and Safety of Active Negative Pressure Peritoneal Therapy for Reducing the Systemic Inflammatory Response After Damage Control Laparotomy (The Intra-peritoneal Vacuum Trial): Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial Authors:

Active Negative Pressure Peritoneal Therapy After Abbreviated Laparotomy

OBJECTIVE To determine whether active negative pressure peritoneal therapy with the ABThera temporary abdominal closure device reduces systemic inflammation after abbreviated laparotomy. BACKGROUND Excessive systemic inflammation after abdominal injury or intra-abdominal sepsis is associated with poor outcomes. METHODS We conducted a single-center, randomized controlled trial. Forty-five ad...

Author's response to reviews Title: Intermittent preventive treatment: efficacy and safety of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus piperaquine regimens in schoolchildren of the Democratic Republic of Congo. A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial Authors:

Author's response to reviews Title: Efficacy and safety of bilateral continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS) for the treatment of chronic tinnitus: design of a three-armed randomized controlled trial Authors:

Title: Efficacy and safety of bilateral continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS) for the treatment of chronic tinnitus: design of a three-armed randomized controlled trial Authors:

Author's response to reviews Title: Rationale and design of the balANZ trial: A randomised controlled trial of low GDP, neutral pH versus standard peritoneal dialysis solution for the preservation of residual renal function Authors:

Title: Rationale and design of the balANZ trial: A randomised controlled trial of low GDP, neutral pH versus standard peritoneal dialysis solution for the preservation of residual renal function

The efficacy of oral Erythromycin in the treatment of patients with Pityriasis Rosea: A randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial

Background: Pityriasis rosea is an acute, inflammatory and self-limited disease, which is characterized by a primary scaly plaque (Herald patch) followed by a generalized, symmetrical papulosqumous eruption (Mostly on trunk and proximal extremities). Objective: To determine the efficacy of erythromycin in the treatment of patients with pityriasis rosea. Patients and Methods: In this doubl...