There are about 15072 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.
INTRODUCTION: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a critical transitional stage in dementia related disorders. Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), and the lateral parietal (LPC) cortex are subjected to neuropathological changes in MCI. Parietal memory network (PMN) integrity alterations and default mode network (DMN) alterations also occur in MCI. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a promising neuroprotective tool that modulates functional connectivity and might be useful to interfere with cognitive decline in relation to amnestic MCI (aMCI) and Parkinson's disease-MCI (PD-MCI) when applied to DLPFC and LPC. METHODS: This is a multicenter, randomized, and controlled study evaluating the effectiveness of anodal tDCS (atDCS ) applied bilaterally to the DLPFC/F3-F4 and LPC/ P3-P4 for 5 sessions with a total of 10 sessions in 14 days. The stimulation will be delivered with a 2 mA current frequency and will last 20 minutes a day for 5 days a week. The study consists of anodal, and sham control groups with a total of 120 participants with DLPFC and LPC anodal groups including 40 participants each and sham including 40 participants which are all between 45-80 years of age. At baseline and as an outcome measure, neurocognitive evaluation will be conducted using various tests standardized to use in the Turkish population. Functional magnetic resonance (fMRI) will be used to detect possible PMN and DMN alterations and hippocampal connectivity, and electroencephalogram (EEG) will be used to assess possible electrophysiological alterations that may happen as a result of atDCS. Baseline evaluation will be done before atDCS sessions and it will be repeated at the end of 14 days and 90 days. DISCUSSION: This study aims to explore the effectiveness of atDCS in PD-MCI, aMCI and to contribute to the literature in the field.
Based on the hypothesis that keeping the endotracheal cuff pressure in the optimum range will reduce the incidence of vip, we aimed to compare the Manual (intermittent) measurement method with the Automatic (continuous) measurement method in reducing the incidence of vap.
Goal directed fluid therapy is a new standard surgical procedure which is successful in patients undergoing hip revision arthroplasty, There has been a reduction of postoperative complications, most importantly surgery with a decrease inbleeding, as well as in hospital and intensive care stays it is related. The aim of this study is to evaluate effectiveness of pulmonary ultrasound score and vena cava collapse index measurements in the patients undergoing hip surgery under spinal anesthesia and relation with peroperative fluid management.
Severe dyspnea, cough, fatigue, restrictive type ventilation disorder, decreased pulmonary function, impaired gas exchange, decreased cardiovascular function and exercise intolerance are frequently encountered findings in patients with interstitial lung disease. It was demonstrated exercise training has beneficial effects in patients with interstitial lung disease. However, no study investigated the effects of upper extremity aerobic exercise training on outcomes in patients with interstitial lung disease.
A prospective randomised controlled experimental study was planned to compare the effects of pressure sore dressing using topical haemoglobin and traditional gauze dressing using saline on the healing process and cost of pressure sores in patients with pressure sores.
Nephrectomy pain was higher. erector spina plan block and transversus abdominis plan block had shown to be effective in abdominal surgeries. This study aimed to compare these two bloc analgesic efficacy in laparoscopic nephrectomy patients. The primary aim is postoperative morphine consumption.
The purpose of study aims to determine which of the three different oxygenation strategies, including nasal cannula, modified nasopharyngeal cannula, and HFNO groups, is safer in patients undergoing bronchoscopy under sedation.
Motherhood role gain is the composition of social roles and developmental behaviors and attitudes that continue with the formation of motherhood identity development in the postnatal period that started during pregnancy. In many studies, it is stated that mothers should be prepared to transition to motherhood roles in the prenatal period in order to enable them to develop successful motherhood identity. This study will be carried out to determine the effect of structured birth preparation education on the material attachment status and motherhood function according to the theory of motherhood. The study was planned as a single -blind, post -test parallel group randomized controlled experimental study. The universe of the study will form pregnant women who apply to Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Medical Faculty Hospital Birth and Gynecology Polyclinic and Clinic. When the sample of the study was calculated as 95 %confidence interval, 5 %error and 80 %power, a total of 44 cases, 22 for the experimental group and 22 for the control group were found to be suitable for statistical analyzes. In this study, assuming that the loss rates in the literature will be 20 %loss when reference, 28 to the experimental group and 28 to the control group will be included in the initially 56 pregnant studies. The data will be collected using the 'Personal Information Form, Postpartum Period Features Information Form, Maternal Binding Scale and Barkin Maternity Function Inventory. Pregnant women in the experimental group will start in the 32nd gestational week and will be given structured training and counseling according to the theory of motherhood. Pregnant women in the control group will take standard care. Number, percentage, average and standard deviation analysis will be used for descriptive statistics. Parametric and nonparametric tests will be applied according to the compliance of the data for the normal distribution of the data in the study pattern in independent groups and recurrent tests. The results will be tested at P <0.05 significance level. In order to collect the data, Ethical Permission was obtained by the Decision No. 2022/024 from the Ethics Committee of KTO Karatay University Pharmaceutical and Medical Research. Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Medical Faculty Hospital will be obtained from the institution. Before starting to work, verbal and written permissions will be obtained by reading the voluntary information form to all pregnant women. Maternal attachment inventory and Barkin Motherhood Function Scale Writers were permitted via e-mail.
The aim of this prospective observational study is to detect rebound pain and related factors in postoperative patients with total knee arthroplasty.
Health is a main human right and a need for every human being. However, due to some congenital or acquired reasons, individuals may be disabled and cannot participate in social life at the same level as their normally developing peers. The gradual increase in the world population, the advances in the treatment of chronic diseases and the prolongation of life expectancy at birth, along with the increase in economic, social and psychological problems and deterioration in environmental conditions show that the number of disabled individuals will increase in the future. Diseases caused by the use of tobacco and tobacco products rank first among preventable diseases in the world, and tobacco use is a very important public health problem. Nurses use various models developed as a guide in developing goals for lifestyle change in individuals and in interventions to achieve this. One of the studies they conduct based on the models is smoking cessation. It is believed that the studies to be carried out will strengthen the perceptions of individuals about protecting and improving their health and will guide the way in which the obstacles to smoking cessation can be perceived and resolved more easily. Based on this, it is thought that the smoking cessation study to be carried out by using HBM in visually impaired individuals will draw attention to unhealthy lifestyle behaviors and smoking addiction, which is one of these behaviors. The study was designed experimentally with "pretest-posttest control group". Before and after the planned smoking cessation training given based on HBM, the scores of Fagerström Nicotine Dependence Test and the smoking cessation scale according to HBM and hemoglobin and CO measurement values of the visually impaired individuals will be compared. Statistical package program will be used for coding, statistical analysis and evaluation of the data to be obtained from the study. T-test will be used in independent groups and t-test in dependent groups depending on the distribution features of the data in the statistical analysis. The normality distribution of the data will be evaluated by Wilk's, Kurtosis and Skewness coefficients. In the data distributed normally, non-parametric tests, Kruskal Wallis test or Mann-Whitney test will be used, and parametric tests, dependent and independent groups' t-test in two variables and ANOVA (analysis of variance) will be used in two or more variables.