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The study was conducted to assess the influence of aerobic exercise on inhibitory control of executive functions in spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy.
The overall objective of the proposed study is to restore lower-extremity functions of paraplegic individuals. Paralysis following Stroke or spinal cord injury (SCI) result harsh sufferings including lifelong dependence on wheelchairs and thus often life threatening conditions such as pressure sore resulted from the immobility. Recently, electrical stimulation targeting the lumbosacral spinal cord has shown activation of spinal circuits that control standing and walking functions; while body-weight supported locomotor training has shown overall health improvement of the paraplegic patients through activity dependent rehabilitation. In the current project we aim to combine the trans-spinal electrical stimulation and locomotor training in an efficient, cost-effective and simplified manner for functional rehabilitation. In this proposed study, Stroke and SCI paraplegics will be regularly trained to stand and walk on a body-weight support system with the aid of lower-limb orthoses and trans-spinal electrical stimulation. In progressive weeks the orthotic support of the lower-limb would be slowly lifted off and only the stimulation therapy will be delivered during the locomotor training. Repetitive training with this combination therapy, the spinal pathways would likely reorganize and would promote long-term rehabilitation of the lower-extremity. After successful demonstration of this in our laboratory settings, we aim to transform this technology for community use.
- Motivational interviewing and education based on Watson's Theory of Human Caring have an effect on increasing adherence to fluid intake in individuals receiving hemodialysis treatment. - Motivational interviewing and education based on Watson's Theory of Human Caring have an effect on increasing adherence to diet in individuals receiving hemodialysis treatment. - Motivational interviewing and education based on Watson's Theory of Human Caring have an effect on increasing adherence to drug management in individuals receiving hemodialysis treatment. - Intervention group who receiving Motivational interviewing and education based on Watson's Theory of Human Caring would satisfied with introduced intervention. - Motivational interviewing and education based on Watson's Theory of Human Caring have an effect on increasing quality of life in individuals receiving hemodialysis treatment.
The relationship between increased femoral anteversion and postural control in healthy children has not been studied in the current literature. To our knowledge there is no study to evaluate postural control in children with increased femoral anteversion by computerized posturography. We aimed to evaluate postural control in children with increased femoral anteversion using computerized dynamic posturography (Biodex Balance System).
Pain after thoracotomy is known to be sever acute pain that is resulted from retraction, resection or fracture of ribs .This pain increases post operative morbidity and if not properly managed peri-operatively, chronic post thoracotomy pain syndrome may develop. Different methods are described to manage post thoracotomy pain.Thoracic epidural analgesia is believed to be the corner stone in the peri-operative care for thoracotomy providing the most effective analgesia. Serratus anterior plane (SAP) block has recently been described as a regional anesthetic technique to provide analgesia for thoracic wall surgeries. During SAP block, local anesthesia are deposited in the fascial plane either superficial to the serratus muscle or deep to the serratus anterior muscle in the mid-axillary line . Serratus anterior block provides analgesia to a hemithorax by blocking the lateral branches of the intercostal nerves. This study aims To compare the effect of superficial, deep serratus plane blocks and thoracic epidural analgesia in maintaining hemodynamic and controlling post thoracotomy pain.
The investigators decided to assess the prognostic value of NLRP3 inflammasome level in early after heart valve replacement surgery and whether it was related to postoperative cognitive dysfunction. Study population included 90 subjects. Neuropsychological tests were administrated one day before surgery and seven days after surgery. Before induction of anesthesia, before the end of the operation, 7 days after the operation, peripheral venous blood was sampled to measure IL-1B, IL-18 and NLRP3 inflammatory protein expression in peripheral blood monocytes. Analyze the data and draw conclusions.
The investigators intended for this study to deliver the "proof-of-concept" that locally administered pilocarpine drops in two doses are effective in a population of elderly (aged ≥ 70 years) with xerostomia at the expense of limited adverse events. To this end, the study aims to quantify the effect size of pilocarpine in two different dosages. In case the investigators observe clinically meaningful changes in xerostomia through measured NRS, a sufficiently-powered RCT will be prepared to compare pilocarpine to placebo.
The effects of orofarangeal exercises (OE) and inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on sleep quality, disease severity, and airway muscle tone have been investigated in several studies. IMT and OE exercise modalities for patients and practitioners have advantages and disadvantages. It is recommended to compare exercise modalities in the studies. Whether OE or IMT exercise type is more effective on disease severity, sleep quality and snoring has not been investigated. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of inspiratory muscle training and oropharyngeal exercises in patients with OSAS in terms of disease severity, snoring, daytime sleepiness, respiratory muscle strength and sleep quality.
The purpose of the present study is to observe and compare -through a biomolecular analysis- the differences in the gene expression and cellular behavior in the early wound healing process -24 hours after injury- between the following three oral tissues: alveolar mucosa, buccal gingiva and palatal tissue. The main hypothesis is that there is a difference in the gene expression and in the cellular behaviour between the three oral tissues studied and this difference can be observed at 24 hours post-injury.
The IVY project focuses on improving combination 10 vaccine rates for Tennessee children through an educational and quality improvement intervention rolled out through a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial.