There are about 256 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Iraq. 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.
A growing body of evidence has highlighted the role of inflammation and phosphodiesterases (PDE)-related pathways in the pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric illnesses such as depression/mood disorders. Herein, we aimed to evaluate the therapeutic benefits of pentoxifylline (PTX) in the treatment of therapy-resistant depression (TRD) in adult patients with bipolar depression.
This study is to evaluate the effect of angle of impaction, impaction depth, and bone density on surgical difficulty of impacted lower third molar, by measuring the angle of impaction, the depth of impaction (Winter's Red line), and bone density (gonial, and antegonial indices) preoperatively by using panoramic radiograph and to correlate the angle, the depth of impaction, and bone density with the surgical difficulty by operation time and surgical technique.
To minimize multiple manipulations and to decrease the economical burden; here, we describe how to utilize the patient's own dislocated intraocular lens to re-fixate with the sclera.
In pediatric/congenital cataract surgery; multiple surgical interventions are performed, which needs multiple general anesthesias. Here, we describe a new technique, to end the operation in one session.
The aim of this study is to test if combining the antidepressant Citalopram with Pentoxifylline (PTX), a medicine with anti-inflammatory and phosphodiesterase inhibitory properties, enhanced antidepressant efficacy in adult patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) when compared to Citalopram alone.
Double flapping technique to close the macular hole.
Refugees live in camps under unusual living conditions. The children in the camps may not have enough safe facilities to play. If an injury occurred in these children, the classical and adequate regime of treatment may not be available. Hence, it may be valuable to find simple, cheap, and safe methods of treatment for their injuries.
The number of people with diabetes rose from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014. Diabetes is a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke and lower limb amputation. Current challenges in diabetes management include: (1) optimizing the use of currently available therapies to ensure adequate glycemic control and to reduce complications; (2) educating patients on diabetes self-management; (3) improving patient adherence to lifestyle and pharmacologic interventions; ; and (4) reducing barriers to the early use of insulin. In this research, the impact of pharmaceutical care and Insulin staging will be evaluated in patients with type 2 diabetes to overcome this challenges. The concept of "pharmaceutical care" was first introduced by Helper and Strand in 1990, pushing for the transformation of the Pharmacy profession from "product-focused" to "patient-centric". Pharmaceutical care is a patient-centered practice in which the practitioner assumes responsibility for a patient's drug-related needs and is held accountable for this commitment. Due to the progressive nature of the disease, which requires timely optimization of treatment, leading in a majority of cases to insulin therapy, so that proper use of insulin is one of the critical tools for prevention of long-term complications. From the hundred patients in this study, half of the patients will be the control group without any intervention, and pharmaceutical care and insulin staging will be applied on the remaining. In this research two strategies will be applied including pharmaceutical care process and Insulin Staging approach on patients with T2DM, those who are on end stage treatment.
Postoperative delirium is a complication that should not be underestimated. As it elaborates many complications that could be avoided when an accurate assessment of the risk factors and interventional measures are taken appropriately when needed.
E-learning in medical education is a relatively new idea that is rapidly growing. This study aimed to assess the students and faculty staff attitude for e-learning at the emergence of COVID-19. A prospective cross-sectional online survey based on Google form was conducted at a medical university in Iraq between March and April 2020