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.
Problem description: low compliance with iron supplementation of Saudi pregnant women with anemia is a serious public health concern. The objectives of the study are to determine the effectiveness of the Health Information Package Program (HIP program) in Saudi anemic pregnant women on their compliance with iron supplementation, and level of hemoglobin. Methodology: Randomized Controlled Trial will be conducted on 196 Saudi anemic pregnant women attending the Maternity and Children Hospital in Saudi Arabia their gestational age between 14 and less than 20 weeks. All participants will receive iron supplementation and they will learn how to take tablets. They will randomly assign to two intervention and control groups (98 each) using a computer-generated table of random numbers. The intervention group will receive a PowerPoint presentation of the Health Information Package Program (HIP program) that will be introduced by the principal investigator, combined with PowerPoint slides to educate women about anemia in pregnancy and send it to them via Whatsapp application while the control group will receive usual care. The participants will be informed about the nature and aim of the study with assuring confidentiality and anonymity. Expected outcome: Health Information Package Program (HIP program) will be effective in terms of increasing women's knowledge regarding anemia during pregnancy, increase compliance with iron supplementation, and hemoglobin level.
our aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual brief mindfulness based interventions on psychological wellbeing, resiliency, and anxiety of frontline HCP to cope for (COVID19) stressors
A study to translate and cross-culturally adapt the Intermittent and Constant Osteoarthritis Pain (ICOAP) measurement tool into the Arabic language, and assess its psychometric properties.
study the effect of behavioral therapy and interferential current on management of bladder dysfunction in patients with multiple sclerosis
Background and aim: Diabetes mellitus as a chronic disease is on rise on parallel with diseases. Magnesium (Mg) supplementation may help control glycemic response among type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients. We aim to present an overview of the possible influence of drinking water in general and mineral water in particular in improving glycemic parameters in persons with type 2 diabetes. Method: A randomized double blind controlled clinical trial will be conducted at the Endocrine clinic (KFHU) on 900 of patients with T2DM. All subjects participated in this study will be randomly allotted into three groups (each group N=300) to which the three waters were supplied in similar bottles marked A "tap water", B "bottle water" and C "control without any intervention". Blood samples will be taken before and after the intervention to determine the serum concentration of magnesium, Calcium, Vit D, creatinine, FBS, serum Ca, HbA1c, fasting C-peptide levels, fasting insulin levels and insulin sensitivity. Magnesium and calcium levels in urine will be expressed as the creatinine ratio
Aging can be defined as sequential deterioration that occurs in elderly people including weakness, loss of mobility, decline of physical capabilities, increase susceptibility to disease and many other age-related physiological changes .The beginning of old age in most developed countries is about 60 or 65 years old. Diabetes mellitus (DM) and most commonly type 2 DM is one of the most common chronic non-communicable diseases affecting old people in Saudi Arabia which might be resulted from decline in physical activities. Polyneuropathy (PN) and its serious consequences represent the most common complication in diabetic mellitus which could contribute to an increased gait abnormality and risk of falling.
Osteoporosis is the most prevalent metabolic bone disease. Although osteoporosis is widely considered to be much more prevalent in women approximately 39% of new osteoporotic fractures estimated to have occurred worldwide in 2000 were in men. A number of studies investigate the effect of physical therapy modalities in treatment of osteoporosis. The use of pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) represents an attractive alternative for osteoporosis. Previous studies suggested that pulsed electromagnetic field could be beneficial for increase bone mineral density in osteoporotic patients, but there is a lack of knowledge about the long term effect on several parameters.
The ankle joint sustains injuries particularly in athletics/sports activities at a high rate, resulting in loss of static & dynamic balance, neuromuscular control, and diminished lower extremity's function. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of two balance-training protocols on balance, proprioception, range of motion (ROM), and pain in male athletes with chronic ankle instability (CAI). Both the balance training protocols were proven to be equally effective in improving the static & dynamic balance, proprioception, ROM, and pain in athletes with CAI.
Osteoarthritis (OA) is claimed to be a global burden and a key health issue that affects the large weight-bearing joints of the lower extremity such as the knee and hip joints. The study was aimed to find out the efficacy of the tapping technique in addition to the supervised exercise protocol on pain intensity and functional status of an individual with patella-femoral arthritis.
Osteoarthritis (OA) is referred to a group of conditions that involve mostly the larger weight-bearing joints such as the hip, knee, and ankle. It is the result of an intricate, multifaceted, progressive softening and break-down of articular cartilage along with capsular fibrosis and re-growth of new cartilages and bones called osteophytes at the margin of the articular surfaces to increase the surface area of them. The current study aimed to find out the efficacy of specified manual therapies in combination with a supervised exercise protocol on managing pain intensity and functional disability in patients with knee osteoarthritis.