There are about 1320 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Saudi Arabia. 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.
Severe burn injuries are associated with hypermetabolic responses and increased catabolism. These generalized changes lead to a vast loss of muscle mass and cause reduced muscle strength and endurance, limited walking ability, and reduced functional mobility Recently, the antigravity treadmill or lower body positive pressure (LBPP) technology has been developed as a unique system of maintaining a participant's body weight all through treadmill training and developing low-load treadmill walking using a unique treadmill system that allows gaining the benefits of low-load treadmill walking without interrupting with locomotion dynamics
This project is about implementing a pain scale, the Critical Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT), in ICU settings at King Abdullah Medical City to evaluate its impact on nurse pain assessment and management. Pain is considered as a significant problem in ICU and the literature shows that 50% of patients in ICU suffer moderate to severe pain and up to 70% of patients experience undetected pain while in ICU. The CPOT is an evidence-based intervention to assess pain among non-verbal patients in ICU settings. A stepped-Wedge Randomised trial will be used to implement the CPOT in 8 ICU in King Abduullah Medical City. Patient chart audits and a survey of ICU nurses will be conducted post implementation.
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a lokomat training on gait performance in Saudi females with stroke. Design: A-Single blind randomized controlled trial. Methods: 28 females patients with stroke will be enrolled in this thesis (6-12 months after stroke); the patients will be randomly assigned into two equal groups of 14. Robotic-assisted gait training group (RG) will receive Lokomat gait training and conventional physiotherapy, while the other group is a control group (CG) will receive conventional physiotherapy. Duration of treatment will be 3 months. The lower limb joint range of motion, Balance, activities of daily living, walk speed, muscle tone of the lower limbs will be recorded before and after treatment and will compared between both groups.
Study will be conducted in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital (KASCH), National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Total of 430 patients will participate to assess the safety and efficacy of prolonged Dexmedetomidine use beyond 24 hours in pediatric Intensive Care Unite.
This is a single-dose, open-label study in participants with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia (TDT) or severe sickle cell disease (SCD). The study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of autologous CRISPR-Cas9 modified CD34+ human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (hHSPCs) using CTX001.
The participants whom undergo Polysomnography study (Sleep study) and are found to have mild, moderate or severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) will have two consecutive titration nights. Randomly, they'll do (CPAP) titration followed by (HFNC) titration or vice versa. To explore the possibility of the CPAP not being superior to HFNC in reduction of sleep apnea events.
Study design (e.g., double-blind: A randomized, open-labeled, controlled, parallel-group study. Sixty patients will be recruited with moderate to severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), previously adherent to CPAP therapy and have controlled OSA defined as Apnea Hypopnea Index (AHI) of < 5 while on treatment. Patients will be divided into two groups after completion of Therapeutic CPAP, Who will continue on same CPAP therapy for 4 weeks they will be randomized into two groups: 1. NO CPAP (NOCPAP Group): Who will stop using the CPAP device. 2. Intermittent CPAP (Int-CPAP Group): Who will use the CPAP device every other night. This trial will also evaluate the effects of CPAP withdrawal (complete or partial) on excessive day time sleepiness (EDS), apnea hypopnea index (AHI), Heart Rate and Blood Pressure.
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are among the most common knee ligament injuries, causing joint instability and impairments. Besides being challenging, this type of injury greatly affects the athlete's passion and wellbeing, and it is associated with several risk factors. Injuries to the ACL are estimated to occur within 80,000 to 250,000 young, active and healthy athletes each year. This cross-sectional observational study aimed at translating, adapting cross-culturally, and investigating the psychometric properties of the Marx Activity Rating Scale (MARS) and the Knee Stability in Sports/Cutting-Pivoting Ability (KSS/CPA) scale in Saudi patients with anterior cruciate ligament injuries. For this study, a convenient sample size of 100 athletes with ACL injuries and healthy participants will be selected from different Saudi hospitals and clubs. Study participants will be informed about the study and a consent form will be obtained before they participate. A number of scales will be used as outcome measures, including the MARS, KSS/CPA scale, Knee Injury, and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, Lysholm Knee Score, and International Knee Documentation Committee Subjective Knee Form. Internal consistency of both the MARS and KSS/CPA scales will be tested using Cronbach's alpha. A construct's validity will be measured by Spearman's correlation coefficient. Content validity can be determined by examining whether there are floor and ceiling effects. A significance level of 0.05 will be used to determine whether the data is significant. Ultimately, the study will help patients with ACL injuries to make informed decisions about their treatment, empower healthcare professionals to understand patients' concerns, and facilitate research.
Asthma is a common heterogeneous chronic disorder of the airways, characterized by variables, usually reversible and recurring symptoms related to one or more of airflow obstruction, bronchial hyper-responsiveness, and underlying inflammation. Approximately 5-10% of asthmatics have severe or difficult to treat asthma that remains problematic despite optimal treatment. Current asthma guideline recommend investigating the presence of OSA in the cases of severe or uncontrolled asthma. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disease that characterized by frequent narrowing or collapsed of upper airways during sleep. Recent studies have shown an overlap between Asthma and Obstructive Sleep Apnea. The mechanism of interaction between OSA and asthma is complex. Moreover, the two diseases have common comorbid conditions such as GERD and obesity which negatively impact asthma control. Polysomnography is the study of sleep using different leads, heart rate and oxygen monitor to assess the architecture of the sleep. Abnormal obstructive breathing events during monitored sleep are described according to the latest recommendation of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. For each patient with OSA, titration of CPAP pressure will be performed by conventional polysomnography or using auto-CPAP equipment using a validated protocol. The investigators aim in this study to examine the effect of CPAP treatment in severe asthma patient with concurrent moderate and severe OSA.
This is a retrospec/ve cohort study of colon cancer patients who underwent laparoscopic colorectal surgeries at Prince Sultan Military Medical City (PSMMC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The aim of this study is to determine the best site for specimen extrac/on with lowest risk of developing incisional hernia a0er laparoscopic colorectal surgeries.