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    "This endpoint exposes only public summary fields — no participant contact emails, phone numbers, or scraped investigator contact details.",
    "For contact information and full protocol detail, follow each trial's `official_url` to the ClinicalTrials.gov record.",
    "This API is a navigational aid. It does not provide medical advice, eligibility determinations, or compensation guarantees."
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      "title": "Use of Direct Peritoneal Resuscitation in High-risk Liver Transplant Recipients",
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          "state": "Florida"
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          "city": "Atlanta",
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      "title": "13C-Methacetin Breath Test for the Prediction of Outcome in in ALI or ALF",
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