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Lung cancer is one of the commonest cancers around the world. Sleep disturbances are commonly reported by lung cancer patients. Meanwhile, disturbed sleep is associated with several health problems, including shortened survival period. Thus, lung cancer imposes a substantial health burden on patients and society both locally and world widely. On top of the classical clinical therapies, additional approaches that could result in improved sleep are needed. Previous studies, including our own, have shown that physical exercise, such as aerobic walking, improves lung cancer patient's physical fitness particularly cardiovascular fitness, circadian rhythm and immune function. Another popular mode of exercise in Chinese population is tai-chi. With emphasis on breathing and concentration, tai-chi exhibits extra benefits for stress-relieving and psychological well-being. Those benefits of exercise have long been implicated for better sleep of cancer patients. The promising benefits of aerobic exercise or tai-chi, as non-pharmacological interventions, urge for need of rigorous evidence on the effectiveness of these interventions in improving sleep outcomes. However, to date, there has been no report from a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to study the effect of aerobic exercise or tai-chi on sleep of lung cancer patients. This proposed research is designed to conduct a three-arm RCT comparing aerobic exercise, tai-chi to usual care in non-small cell lung cancer patients. Recruited participants will be randomised into three groups: 1) a 16-week aerobic exercise group, 2) a 16-week tai-chi program group, and 3) a self-management control group. Aerobic exercise and tai-chi program will be conducted by certificated coaches. Life-long adherence to the practice in intervention groups is encouraged. Through this project, the investigators aim to evaluate if 1) aerobic exercise or 2) tai-chi intervention promote subjective sleep quality in lung cancer patients compared to control, as the primary outcome of this study. The investigators shall also examine if tai-chi practice can provide similar improvement in sleep quality compared with ordinary exercise. Using biomarkers including circadian rhythm, cardio-respiratory fitness, further provides objective measures for bio-physiological effectiveness of the interventions. The associations of those biological measures and psycho-social status with sleep outcomes will be further explored. Findings of this study will provide crucial information on the evidence-based practice by physical exercise or tai-chi to improve sleep of lung cancer patients. This study will also have far-reaching significance in providing important scientific evidence to policymakers to integrate physical activity into routine clinical management as an add-on treatment for lung cancer patients in Hong Kong.
This is a multicenter prospective non-drug screening study. The working period is 12 months. There is no research product to be followed or used in the study. Demographic data, medical and family histories of the patients included in the study will be collected at the first admission. The following laboratory values of the patients will be collected: - Alanine Transaminase (ALT) - Aspartate Transaminase (AST) - Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) - Creatine Phosphokinase (CPK) - In addition, physical examination information and Abdominal USG and Liver Biopsy Results, if any, will be collected. Following the above scans, enzyme analysis for late-onset Pompe disease in boys and girls and adolescents with high CPK levels and molecular genetic tests for Duchenne muscular dystrophy in boys and adolescents with high CPK levels will be performed.
To evaluate the effect of oxycodone and sufentanil in preventing cardiovascular responses to tracheal intubation in the patients with coronary heart disease (CHD).
A cross over randomized clinical trial Group A- Tooth Brush and Paste only Group B- Tooth Brush and Paste and Miswak chewing sticks
A qualitative analysis was carried out on 15 participants, in 3 different places: the Montpellier health center, a pediatric odontology practice in Nîmes and a dentistry practice in Marseille. Two methods of analysis were chosen: thematic analysis and word counting.
This study aimed to explore the effect of intravenous (IV) vitamin C on sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score among septic patients in intensive care unit (ICU).
Regularly interrupting sedentary behavior (SB) with activity breaks may attenuate postprandial glucose (PPG) excursions and improve glycemic control. The investigators aimed to determine the effect of interrupting 7 hours of prolonged sitting with brief bouts of moderate physical activity (PA) (alternating between up/down stairs and sit/stand up from the chair) on postprandial glucose (PPG) responses in comparison with uninterrupted sitting. In addition, the investigators aimed to examine the effects of 2 weeks of detraining (DT) on PPG on both protocols. Non-diabetic, trained older adults (n = 15) will be recruited for a randomized crossover trial with two treatments performed in two different training conditions: 1) uninterrupted sitting protocol (CON); 2) seated with 2-minutes bouts of moderate PA every 30 minutes (INT). Both protocols will be performed in a trained condition and after 2 weeks of DT. In the early morning of each trial, participants will do an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and 2 blood samples will be collected (fasting and after 2 hours); 2.5 hours after, participants will begin the protocol and two standardized meals will be provided (0 hours and at 3 hours). An iPro2 continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system will record the average interstitial glucose concentration every 5 minutes. Positive incremental area under the curve (iAUC) and total area under the curve (pAUC) for glucose as well as mean glucose (MG) will be calculated using Matlab. Differences between both protocols and between the two different moments will be examined using generalized estimation equation (GEE), adjusting for sex and age (CI 95%).
Therefore, this study tries to examine relationships among risk perception, risk-taking and humor styles through the mediating role of self-control. The present study used the correlation method. The statistical population consisted of all undergraduate students from University of Bojnord. The number of 400 students from the Faculty of Humanities and Basic Sciences was selected by using cluster sampling. The questionnaires were distributed in the classes among who inclined to participate in this study and they completed the questionnaires as anonymous.
Heparin-Binding protein is a protein from primary and secretory granluae of white blood cells. It is released when white blood cells become activated and has been advocated as a biomarker for sepsis. The aim of this study is to find out if Heparins in clinical doses can change the level of Heparin-binding protein in plasma.
Treatment of chronic migraineurs who have failed more than 3 preventive drugs with Erenumab alone, to reduce frequency of monthly migraine days or as an add on therapy