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Data from a total of 2,500 walk-in or referred individuals who have been confirmed (diagnosed) HIV positive and accessing care and treatment services at the hospitals targeted by this study will be examined. The starting period for this project is estimated to be the last quarter (Q4) of fiscal year 2018.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the toxicity and tolerance of carbon ion radiotherapy for locally advanced pancreatic carcinoma (LAPC)
This study seeks to examine multiple risk factors as predictors of pain and function following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Risk factors will be measured pre-surgically using psychophysical testing procedures, multimodal evaluation of sleep, standardized questionnaires. Additionally, this study will collect pilot data on a brief mindfulness-based cognitive-behavioral treatment that may help to improve long-term TKA outcomes. The pilot study compared TKA patients that received brief mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy (MBCBT) to the treatment-as-usual (TAU) group from the parent study.
The present study will be a randomized controlled study in which 500 treatment-naive HIV patients will be randomized 1:1 to Efaviren 400mg v.s. 600mg combined with lamivudine and tenofovir. The whole cohort will be followed for two years. Efficacy and safety of each regimen will be evaluated throughout the study.
A PubMed search of "thrombophilia" and "infertility" yields only 98 articles, the majority found in foreign medical journals and subspecialty journals with narrow readerships. Outside of Assisted Reproduction Clinics at academic medical centers, health care providers have limited awareness of the literature supporting thrombophilia evaluation and treatment in patients with recurrent pregnancy loss. As a result, women may suffer through years of repeated miscarriages before a thrombophilia evaluation is performed. By the time thrombophilia has been diagnosed as the cause of recurrent pregnancy loss, couples have often exhausted their personal savings on costly assisted reproductive therapies and present frustrated and psychologically exhausted. In this study, we will evaluate the frequency of thrombophilia as a cause of recurrent pregnancy loss and provide insights into our patient care experience at BWH.
The residual hypermetropic refraction on pseudophakic(Trifocal IOL) patients is difficult to treat surgically. In addition, there are not many suitable options to offer such patients presenting with this condition. Two current common surgeries to treat residual hyperopic refraction are refractive lens exchange (RLE) and excimer laser ablation (LASIK or PRK). Laser procedures: Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK); Laser assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK); Risks of LASIK include abnormalities of the corneal flap, epithelial ingrowth, corneal ectasia, refractive surprises, irregular astigmatism, decentration, visual aberrations, a loss of BCVA, infectious keratitis, symptoms, and diffuse lamellar keratitis. Refractive lens exchange (RLE); The risks of RLE are similar to those of cataract surgery and include endophthalmitis, a loss of accommodation, vitreous loss with posterior capsular rupture, and retinal detachment. The method used at the EYE Hospital Pristina using fresh lenticule implantation by ReLex-SMILE is safe and effective method, since there is no flap this prevents invasive damage to the anterior surface of the cornea contrary to the LASIK where flap is present posing risk for epithelial ingrowth. Before SMILE,YAG-laser capsulotomy should be performed on all patients, regardless of posterior capsule ossification, in pseudophakic patients with residual refraction. When the YAG-laser is applied after the SMILE,there will be a diopter change.
The objective was 1. to check whether serum androgen levels and concomitant metabolic changes, oxidative stress and inflammation in adolescent girls with hyperandrogenism may be related to diet. 2. to identify the factors that increase the risk of being overweight and of obesity among adolescents with clinical features of PCOS, related to diet and DEA (Disordered Eating Attitudes) 3. to investigate the relationships between markers of oxidation and markers of Systemic Inflammation and macronutrients intake 4. to assess the relation between oral health of girls with PCOS (including condition of periodontium and dental caries) and their dietary habits, hormonal, metabolic and oxidative and inflammatory status.
Patients suffering from a proximal humerus fracture treated with plate osteosynthesis will receive either regular aftercare (physiotherapy) or aftercare assisted with continous passive motion (physiotherapy + CPM). Change in functional and patient-reported outcome (PROM) over time will be evaluated and compared.
The purpose of this application is to create and implement a targeted, culturally grounded, diabetes self-management intervention for Black men that uses social support, mobile health, and remote sensing technology to improve diabetes-related outcomes.
Very low birth weight infants are at increased risk of requiring prolonged duration of mechanical ventilation and multiple intubations, both of which are risk factors for ventilator-induced lung injury and BPD. Thus, it is important to investigate respiratory support methods that are able to effectively oxygenate and ventilate these high risk preterm infants while reducing their risk of lung injury. Nasal high-frequency ventilation is one potential intervention that may decrease the risk of respiratory failure in very low birth weight infants. Small studies have shown effective respiratory support over short time periods in infants, however these studies use nasal high-frequency oscillatory ventilation. To the investigators' knowledge there is no published studies looking at the use of nasal high-frequency jet ventilation in this high risk population. Use of non-invasive high frequency ventilation (HFV) has been described as a rescue method following failure of other non-invasive ventilator modes or as a means to increase the success post-extubation. When used as invasive high frequency ventilation, high frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) or high frequency jet ventilation (HFJV) utilize supraphysiologic respiratory rates and small tidal volumes which has been shown to inflict less lung injury than conventional modes of ventilation. Using a mechanical newborn lung model, nasal HFV has improved CO2 removal when compared to conventional NIPPV. Animal studies in the lab of Kurt Albertine have shown improved ventilation and oxygenation in the high frequency nasal ventilation group versus the mechanical ventilation group in a preterm lamb model leading towards better alveolar formation noted histologically. The investigators hypothesize that extubation of very preterm infants to nHFJV will significantly decrease the rates of reintubation compared to those infants extubated to NIPPV.