There are about 3738 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Turkey. 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.
Bariatric surgery has been widely used in the treatment of obesity in recent years. It has been shown to be effective in reaching the ideal weight and reducing obesity-induced comorbidities. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is defined as the first-step bariatric surgery for patients in the high surgical risk group. It has been shown that the laparoscopic approach has lower complication rates, shorter hospital stays, and earlier mobilization compared to open surgery. However, postoperative pain management is very important because it might cause major morbidity, especially pulmonary complications in the early postoperative period. The ultrasound (US) guided erector spina plane (ESP) block is a novel interfacial plan block defined by Forero et al. at 2016. ESP block provides thoracic analgesia at T5 level and abdominal analgesia at T7-9 level. In the literature, there is not still any randomized study evaluating ESP block efficiency for postoperative analgesia management after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy surgery.
Background and Aim: The overall incidence of difficult laryngoscopy in pediatric anesthesia is lower than in adults, but this risk is higher in patients younger than one year of age. In the last decade, different measurements have been used to obtain difficult laryngoscopy markers in children. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between the airway measurements (some performed by using ultrasonography (USG)) and the difficult laryngoscopic view in neonates and infants. Design: This is a prospective, single blinded, observational study. The number of patients was calculated as follows: A sample of 12 from the positive group (difficult laryngoscopy group) and 96 from the negative group (easy laryngoscopy group) achieve 80% power to detect a difference of 0.25 between the area under the ROC curve (AUC) under the null hypothesis of 0.50 and an AUC under the alternative hypothesis of 0,75 using a two-sided z-test at a significance level of 0.05. Methods: All patients which is newborn and infant age group undergoing elective surgery requiring intubation under general anesthesia are assessed. Patients' age, body mass index (BMI), thyromental distaned in the studyce, mandibula length, the distance between the lip corner and ipsilateral ear tragus, and the transverse length (measured by hand sign-middle-ring fingers adjacent side by side) measurements are recorded. In thyromental distance measurement, "thyroid notch" are determined by USG. The laryngoscopic view is graded by a different experienced anaesthetist who is blinded to the airway measurements. Statistical analysis: Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves are used to determine the best cut-off point for distance variables in the separation of difficult and easy laryngoscopy groups. Sensitivity, selectivity, positive predictive value and negative predictive values of lengths are calculated according to determined cut point.The difference between the two groups in terms of qualitative variables are evaluated by chi-square or Fisher's exact test. The normal distribution of the numerical variables are examined with the Shapiro-Wilk test. The difference between the two groups in terms of numerical variables are investigated by Mann Whitney U test. Values of p <0.05 are considered as statistically significant.
This randomized clinical study aimed to compare the outcomes of the laser-assisted frenectomy with and without topical hyaluronic acid application to evaluate the effect of HA on secondary wound healing after frenectomy surgery. The study included a total of sytemically healthy 40 patients , with high labial frenulum attachment requiring frenectomy. Following laser-assisted frenectomy operation HA gel was applied to the wound surface in the test group, and no application was made to the control group The HA application was made topically to completely cover the surgical area on days 3, 7, and 14 postoperatively. Photographs of the operation area were taken on days 3, 7, and 14. The changes in the area measurements between the digital images according to the healing periods were calculated on a computer. according to Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was used to evaluate Patient comfort and pain levels.
To evaluate the effect of passive smoking in children during Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
This study aims to compare the effects of concentric and eccentric isokinetic exercises on proprioception and muscle architecture in 69 patients with knee osteoarthritis enrolled the study.
Nephropathic Cystinosis (NC) is an orphan inherited autosomal recessive disease characterised as a generalized lysosomal storage disease due to a deficiency of the cystine lysosomal transport protein, cystinosin. Patients with NC usually receive cysteamine. Bone impairment was recently recognized as a late complication of NC, occurring at adolescence or early adulthood. Even though the exact underlying pathophysiology is unclear, at least six hypotheses are discussed, and mainly cysteamine toxicity and/or direct bone effect of the Cystinosin (CTNS) mutation. Because of the potential dramatic impact on quality of life of this novel complication, research should aim to better understand bone disease in NC. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the action of cysteamine on osteoclastic differentiation and resorption activity of NC patients, depending on the underlying genotype. The Secondary objective is to describe the clinical bone status of NC patients depending on their underlying genotype.
Contraception is an important issue in public health; especially when maternal risks and morbidities are considered. There is a need for consciousness about the contraceptive choices. The reproductive age women in Turkey may be stubborn or may choose to believe heath information. The oral contraceptive drugs are not used because of wrong beliefs. This survey study aims to investigate the consciousness and knowledge about the oral contraceptives in 3 different areas in Turkey.
This study evaluated the postoperative pain after the endodontic treatment using AH Plus, Endoseal MTA and EndoSequence BC sealers in root canal obturation.
This study aimed to investigate gingival crevicular fluid (GCF), saliva and serum Netrin 1 and Unc5b levels in periodontal health and disease. A total of 60 individuals, 20 patients with periodontitis, 20 with gingivitis and 20 periodontally healthy individuals were included. Whole-mouth and site-specific clinical periodontal parameters including probing depth, clinical attachment level, bleeding on probing, gingival index, plaque index and papillar bleeding index were recorded. GCF, salivary and serum Netrin 1 and Unc5b levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Statistical analysis was performed by using non-parametric tests.
The aim of the study was to investigate whether daily 5 mg tadalafil over eight weeks affects to Lymphocyte/Monocyte ratio (LMR) and Monocyte/High-Density Lipoprotein ratio (MHR) in patients with erectile dysfunction (ED). Thirty-one patients with organic ED and 31 healthy controls between July 2017 and November 2018 were included in this retrospective study. To avoid bias, the patients were randomly selected and the controls were also incorporated consecutively. The presence of ED was determined according to the International Erectile Function Index-5 (IIEF-5). The patients and the controls were evaluated in terms of IIEF-5, complete blood count, serum biochemistry, LMR, and MHR.
