There are about 9745 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Israel. 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.
The field of psychiatric rehabilitation focuses on creating a personal narrative and developing coping strategies and environmental supports. The concept of recovery is person-centered and emphasizes the person's ability to change and to live meaningful life. The strengths approach has a central role in the recovery concept, emphasizing the person's abilities and potential. A preserved cognitive ability can be a significant strength in the recovery process. Research had shown growing support for the use of cognitive-behavioral approaches as the most effective therapy for people with borderline personality disorder, using structured interventions. A central focus in cognitive therapy is the change of maladaptive schemes. The dynamic-cognitive intervention (DCI) is based on the understanding of structural cognitive modifiability and suggests the use of mediated learning in order to enhance sense of competence and develop better psychological coping skills. The present study will focus on women diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, with normative cognitive ability seen as a strength as opposed to their emotional ability. This study will examine the effects of a Dynamic Cognitive Intervention on recovery measures and on symptoms severity. The study will include 30 women aged 18-45 years. Participants will be randomly assigned to an intervention group and a control group. All participants will be assessed before and after intervention using Recovery Assessment Scale, Hope Scale and The Brief Symptom Inventory. The intervention designed for this study is based on the principles of the Dynamic Cognitive Intervention. The intervention tools that will be used include: a. Instrumental Enrichment tools. b. life events analysis. c. Stories, lyrics and movie clips. d. Worksheets. The intervention encompasses 12 sessions of 1.5 hours, with a routine structure. The results are expected to contribute to the understanding of the impact of a dynamic cognitive intervention in women diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is a difference in executive function in learning in children with ADHD receiving medical treatment alone to the executive function in children receiving, in addition to medical treatment in learning strategies.
The objective is to assess the efficacy of Hepatitis B Virus vaccination in a population of IBD patients treated with immunosuppressive medications.
The investigators hypothesize that differential dynamics in fat depots in response to two opposing dietary strategies mediate the beneficial metabolic effects during weight loss and regain phases.
Segment 1- this segment will include two main steps: Step 1-Calibration: During this step we plan to collect paired measurements of capillary blood glucose using reference method and data generated by the non invasive study device. Samples will be obtained at specific time points during 4 hours: at fasting, and after consuming standard liquid meal at 60, 120, 180 and 240 minutes. At each time point capillary blood glucose will be measured using the invasive reference method. The paired reference and study device data will be analyzed using multivariate regression model to formulate a calibration algorithm model. This model will convert the acetone values measured by study device to blood glucose values. step 2-Validation: During this segment the second step of this segment we plan to evaluate the validity and reliability of the non-invasive breath-based glucometer compared to standard invasive reference glucometer. Results will be compared using a Clark error grid. Segment 2- During this segment we plan to collect paired measurements of capillary blood glucose beta Hydroxybutyrate using reference method and acetone values generated by the non invasive breath based study device. Samples will be obtained at specific time points during 4 hours after overnight fasting, while basal insulin will be suspended, which is accepted to produce ketosis.
The study aims to develop a theoretical model explicating the inter-relationships between Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA), Partial Vaginismus (PV) and Labor Dystocia (LD), including their associations with Depression (D) as a mediating variable. The following research hypotheses will be tested: 1. CSA will serve as a risk factor for D, PV and LD. - pregnant women with a history of CSA will have higher levels of D compared to pregnant women without a history of CSA. - pregnant women with a history of CSA will have more PV compared to pregnant women without a history of CSA. - pregnant women with a history of CSA will have higher levels of LD compared to pregnant women without a history of CSA. 2. D will serve as a mediator between prenatal PV and LD. 3. PV will serve as a risk factor for LD. 4. postpartum PV will be affected by childbirth (LD vs. no LD) contingent on the level of D.
The purpose of this study is to examine the long-term safety and tolerability of USL261 in the treatment of seizure clusters.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the initiation of a vildagliptin plus metformin combination regimen would result in more durable glycemic control than metformin monotherapy in treatment-naïve patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
The purpose of this study is to show that dogs are able to detect cancer in sweat samples. This potentially would be the base for developing a new efficient, non invasive and inexpensive diagnosis tool of lung cancer.
The research will examine effects of personal, familial, societal and intergenerational characteristics on parentification, the effects of parentification on the quality of life of the child and what encourages a better quality of life. This research will include 130 children between the ages of 10-18 who live with at least one parent who struggles with serious mental illness in a comparison to 130 children of the same socio-demographic characteristics raised by parents from a non-clinical population. The differences between these two populations with regard to parentification, quality of life, social support and fairness will also be examined. The parents and the children will fill out questionnaires. The research group will be recruited from rehabilitation services, mental health clinics, psychiatric hospitals and social welfare departments with sampling method. The comparison group will be recruited from schools. This research broadens the knowledge of the causes and the repercussions of parentification among children of parents who struggles with serious mental illness in comparison with children raised by parents from a non-clinical population. Few studies have examined children of the mentally ill in Israel, and there are none which examined parentification.