There are about 3285 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Pakistan. 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.
In the rehabilitation department, we are working with patients of low back pain for routine management and as well as for research. Still now, the biomechanical ground proofing the beneficial effects of McKenzie Mechanical diagnosis and therapy on non-mechanical low back pain has not been studied in depth. This qausi-experimental study will provide expert-level evidence using gold standard MRI findings to add McKenzie MDT in routine treatment of the condition.
Stroke is classically characterized as a neurological deficit attributed to an acute focal injury of the central nervous system (CNS) by a vascular cause, including transient ischemic attack, cerebral infarction, intracerebral hemorrhage, and subarachnoid hemorrhage. It is a major cause of disability and death worldwide. The main purpose of this study to determine the effect of exergaming training compared to visual feedback training on improvement in upper limb function.
The study will focus on non-invasive management options for radiculopathy and functional activity in 3rd trimester women due to lateral cutaneous femoral nerve study. The findings of this study will help future clinicians to develop management plans for these patients that can include non-invasive and non-pharmacological treatment options like Ergon Technique and Stroking based on their effectiveness. The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is formed by posterior divisions of the anterior rami of spinal nerves to enter the iliac fossa. It continues into the anterolateral thigh by passing either below or through the inguinal ligament, emerging anterior to the Sartorius muscle L2 and L3 In the thigh, it gives rise to two branches, The anterior branch supplies the skin of the anterolateral thigh to the knee and the posterior branch innervates the skin of the lateral aspect of the greater trochanter to the mid-thigh region. It can be compressed due to swelling, trauma or pressure in the surrounding areas. Common causes may include: Tight clothing, obesity or weight gain, and pregnancy. Symptoms may include anterior and lateral thigh burning, tingling, and numbness. It will be a randomized clinical trial aimed to find the comparative effects of stroking and ergon technique on radiculopathy and functional activity in pregnant women. Women who meet the inclusion criteria that is they show positive femoral traction test, two point discrimination, light touch and pin prick maneuver will be recruited from Surya Azeem Hospital and Jinnah Hospital, Lahore. Two groups will be formed 13 patients will be allocated in each group. Before applying the techniques pre treatment reading will taken after that Hot Pack and TENS will be applied as a baseline treatment to both groups while Ergon technique will be applied to group A while stroking will be applied to the patients of group B. Two sessions per week will be given for 8 weeks. After that post treatment reading will be taken on 8th week. Data will be analyzed by using SPSS for windows version 25
Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is the most frequent cause of lumbosacral radiculopathy and account for 39% of chronic low back pain cases. In approximately 95% of cases LDH occurs at L4-L5 and L5-S1 levels. Maintaining functional stability of lumbar spine necessitates strengthening of the core muscles that plays a key role in lumbar strengthening, motor control and core stability. Core stability may play a role in passive disc stability, reducing the pressure on disc, relieving nerve impingement and radiating pain. Neural mobilization technique involves manual mobilization or exercise that promotes movement between and around the neural structures.This study is intended to add to the existing literature regarding patients with lumbar radiculopathy due to disc herniation, and to report the effectiveness of core stabilization exercises with and without neural mobilization technique in respective population in reduction of associated symptoms, pain and functional disability, enhancing the quality of life, and restoring a prior functional status and activity potential.
The neuromuscular training improves nerve-muscle control while increasing the stability of functioning joints. Furthermore, Neuromuscular training has been proven to influence the sensitivity and reactivity of the central nervous system and improves the power of athletes by targeting motor units and coordinating motor units and increasing muscle activation. These enhancements resulted in skillful movements and significantly improved agility, balance, muscular strength and muscular power among individuals. The neuromuscular training also focuses on promoting functional joint stability by improving athletes' neuromuscular control and has been proven to significantly enhance athletes' performance. Finally, to evaluate that neuromuscular training can improve elite male handball players' physical fitness components, handball skills and functional movement.
Functional training is an exercise modality that emphasizes functional, multi-joint movements that can be modified to any fitness level and elicit greater muscle recruitment. This training refers to an exercise program that is characterized by relatively short bursts of vigorous activity, interspersed by periods of rest or low-intensity exercise for recovery. Even though this type of training has been used among athletes since the later part of the 20th century, it recently has gained momentum among fitness enthusiasts and has been identified as a "Top 10 Fitness Trend" in 2018. However, recent work shows that the magnitude of these effects on body structures and functions may be rather modest in nature with potentially differing directions. Furthermore, players' ability to create actions at a very fast pace has a significant impact on the course and result of the game. Finally, to evaluate that functional training can improve male field hockey players' physical fitness, hockey skill and functional movements.
The aim of the study is to find out the effects of Action observation therapy as compared to the traditional physiotherapy in diplegic spastic cerebral palsy patients. We will check the effects on balance mobility and cognition of patients.
This study aims to determine the effectiveness of prophylactic antibiotic use for TACE and occurrence of postoperative liver abscess. There would be two comparison groups. Current standard of care treatment at PKLI&RC (as per local guidelines) would be given to all patients receiving TACE for the intervention group or 'antibiotic group' (i.e., Inj. Ceftriaxone 1g, intravenous × stat). While no antibiotic would be given to the 'no antibiotic group'.
Effects Of postural drainage with and without percussion on mucus clearance, dyspnea and quality of life in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease. 34 Patients will be explained in detail about the procedure under study. Informed consent will be taken. Subjects will be evaluated using the Modified medical research council and Dyspnea-12 Questionnaire for (dyspneal), St George's Respiratory Questionnaire for quality of life. Cough and Sputum assesment questionnaire for mucus clearance would be used. One group will be tested by Postural drainage techniques and the second group will be tested by Postural drainage with Percussion.
It will be a randomized control trial study in which data are collected from hospital. A sample of 26 patients will divided into two group. One group of 13 patients will receive early mobilization and other group of 13 patients will receive early mobilization and chest physiotherapy only. All subject will receive 30 minute two session per day till two weeks. Outcome will be measured with MRC dyspnea scale and Pulmonary function test with spirometry to measure FEV1 and FEV1/FVC and quality of life will be checked by using ST. GEORGE'S respiratory questionnaire. Data will be analyzed by using SPSS version 21.