There are about 11256 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Egypt. The country of the clinical trial is determined by the location of where the clinical research is being studied. Most studies are often held in multiple locations & countries.
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is traumatic and debilitating and is typically repaired using an arthroscopic technique performed as an outpatient surgical procedure. However, many patients complain that the postoperative pain is severe for the first 48 hours following the ACL reconstruction . Effective postoperative pain management is a critical component to recovery, effective rehabilitation and patient satisfaction. Following ACL reconstruction, psychological factors are predictive of outcomes, and pain levels are inversely associated with function and quality of life assessment. ACL reconstruction procedures may reflect the complexity innervation of the anatomical areas involved, which includes the femoral nerve and its infrapatellar and saphenous branches, the obturator nerve, as well as the tibial and common peroneal branches of the sciatic nerve. Therefore, surgical variables, namely the location of surgical ports and the source of grafts used, and this creates challenge to anaesthesiologist to determine easy , safe and efficacious nerve block to be used in this setting . A recently described popliteal plexus block(PPB) is claimed to anesthetize articular branches from the posterior obturator nerve and tibial nerve. It was recently confirmed in a cadaver study that injection of 10 mL of dye into the distal end of the adductor canal spreads via the adductor hiatus to the popliteal fossa and stains the popliteal plexus (PP). A blockade of the popliteal plexus , has been claimed to produce an equivalent analgesic effect to sciatic nerve block after total knee arthroplasty without causing any motor weakness. The current study hypothesize that combined saphenous nerve block with popliteal plexus block will enhance post operative analgesia after ACL reconstruction with motor sparing of thigh and leg muscles. Thus, faster recovery and earlier post-operative physiotherapy. The objective of the current study is to evaluate analgesic effect of combined saphenous and popliteal plexus block as post -operative analgesia for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction operation compared to standard saphenous nerve block . Patients scheduled for ACL reconstruction will be randomly assigned into one of two groups: the intervention group will receive popliteal plexus block and saphenous nerve block and the control group will receive the standard saphenous nerve block only.
Breathing discomfort (dyspnea) during mechanical ventilation in the ICU may complicate care.
A combination of hypotony, flat anterior chamber and choroidal detachment is the most common complications after filtering surgery. The purpose of this study is to present a new modification in standard trabeculectomy technique to reduce such complications.
Recently, bedside ultrasound has become an important tool for the simple and non-invasive hemodynamic assessment of critically ill patients. This applies not only to echocardiography but also to ultrasound of large extra-thoracic veins. The sonography can provide real time assessment of the vascular system and hemodynamic status at the bedside. To our knowledge, there is one report about the association between sonographically assessed carotid artery diameter and intravascular volume, which raised recommendation for further studies including the interplay between carotid geometry and intravascular fluid status. Aim of the study: The aim of this work is to evaluate the accuracy of noninvasive techniques for assessment of intravascular volume status by Sonographic assessment of both the common carotid artery diameter (CCA) and the central venous pressure (CVP) in response to a bolus of crystalloid solution infusion and to find the correlation between CCA diameter and CVP as the primary outcome in adults patients after major surgeries who needs close assessment and maintenance of the intravascular volume status.
Comparative study between custom-made polyether ether ketone and titanium mesh for augmentation of atrophic posterior mandible.
The research is about socket preservation using the ice cream cone technique including collagen membrane and xenograft compared to spontaneous healing.
Women with recurrent or metastatic breast cancer who are hormone receptor positive are candidates for first line hormonal therapy including aromatase inhibitors. In the past few years new combination therapies became available as fulvastrant or palbociclib with letrezole; increasing the progression free survival (PFS). A retrospective study showed that combination of capecitabine with aromatase inhibitors increase PFS as 1st and 2nd line line treatment another prospective study showed the same results. The aim of our study is confirm such data by a randomized controlled trial.
Vestibular disorders are disabling conditions that can have a major effect on functioning especially on daily activities and social participation. Latest epidemiological studies estimate that as many as 35% of adults aged 40 years or older had experienced some form of vestibular dysfunction. Non invasive brain stimulation techniques such as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) have been investigated as therapeutic interventions for various neurological disorders like motor deficits and balance disorders after various neurological deficits. The purpose of this study is to compare between rTMs stimulation and galvanic vestibular stimulation in patients with unilateral peripheral vestibular disorders.
Compare between cefepime versus routine antibiotics as a prophylactic antibiotic during emergency cesarean section in a tertiary center of obstetric care
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a type of obstructive lung disease characterized by long-term breathing problems and poor airflow. It is changed to acute exacerbation of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease when respiratory symptoms worsen, beyond normal day-to-day variations, severely enough that changes in medication are required. Inflammation is a core feature of acute exacerbation of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease since it gives insight into the pathological changes causing an exacerbation. Eosinophils may play a significant role in airway inflammation in some patients with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Previous studies have indicated that eosinophilic airway inflammation is also associated with the development of severe acute exacerbation of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Eosinophilic Cationic Protein has various biological activities, including antibacterial, antiviral, antiparasitic and neurotoxic functions, and it contributes to the regulation of fibroblast activity. Eosinophilic Cationic Protein also induces airway mucus secretion and interacts with the coagulation and complement systems. Eosinophilic Cationic Protein has been developed as a marker for eosinophilic disease and quantified in biological fluids including serum, bronchoalveolar lavage and nasal secretions. It is found in diseases such as allergic asthma and allergic rhinitis but also occasionally in other diseases. Only activated eosinophil granulocytes release the granule content and therefore the determination of Eosinophilic Cationic Protein concentration is a considerably more specific indicator of eosinophil inflammation than eosinophil granulocyte count in peripheral blood as serum Eosinophilic Cationic Protein levels increase during acute exacerbation of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease