Failure-mode index

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A searchable index of real negative results, null findings, and replication failures from the published literature — so you can learn what didn't work before repeating it.

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WASTE indexes published research — it does not host or republish full papers. Each entry is a metadata record (title, authors, DOI) compiled from open scholarly databases, with the abstract shown in full only where the paper is openly licensed (e.g. Creative Commons); otherwise a short excerpt is shown for reference under fair use. WASTE classifies each work by failure type; classifications are automated and approximate.

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3 results in Methods Dead-End for "randomized controlled trial"

Methods Dead-EndMedicine

Long-term Assessment of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Following Surgical Removal of Mandibular Third Molar with Advanced Platelet-rich Fibrin: a Single-blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.

Starch-Jensen, Giordano, Alsadi et al. · 2026 · Journal of oral & maxillofacial research

The aim of this single-blinded randomized controlled trial was to test the hypothesis of no difference in long-term oral health-related quality of life following surgical removal of an impacted mandibular third molar with advanced…

View details →DOI: 10.5037/jomr.2026.17101

Methods Dead-EndOpen accessMedicine

Comparison of Three Behavior Modification Techniques for Management of Anxious Pediatric Dental Patients Aged 4-6 Years during Cavity Preparation Using Airotor: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Safoora AK, Vadakkepurayil K, Santhakumar M · 2026 · International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry

Background and objectives Dental anxiety is frequently observed in children and often poses a significant challenge to providing effective and high-quality dental care. Managing a child's anxiety in the clinical setting is a critical…

View details →DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-3475

Methods Dead-EndMedicine

The Dose-Response Relationship of an Exercise-Based Injury Prevention Program: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial on Athletics (Track-and-Field) Athletes Over a 39-Week Follow-Up.

Iatropoulos S, Dandrieux PE, Navarro L et al. · 2024 · Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports

Despite exercise-based injury prevention programs (EIPPs) being widely researched and used, several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have failed to show their protective effect on injury risk. This is potentially due to…

View details →DOI: 10.1111/sms.14720