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.
Current evidence indicates that some phenotypic characteristics, such as eye or hair color, might be associated with the experience of pain. We therefore compared the anaesthetic success rate of inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB), and post-operative pain scores between light and dark eyed in female patients experiencing symptomatic irreversible pulpitis (SIP) in a mandibular molar. 110 adult patients, experiencing moderate or severe pain with SIP, participated in this prospective study. All patients received IANB of 4% articaine with 1:100.000 epinephrine. Endodontic access cavity preparation was initiated after confirmed of IANB with numbness of the lower lip. Pain during treatment was recorded by using a Heft Parker Visual Analog Scale. Anaesthetic success was recorded as ''none'' or ''mild'' pain. Root canal treatment was performed, with standardized protocols. Post-operative pain scores were also recorded 24, 48, 72 hours and 7 days after treatment.
Virtual Reality (VR) is a technology that enables individuals to engage in a computer-generated, three-dimensional (3D) environment by utilizing specialized electronic equipment. This technology allows users to explore and interact with a wide range of objects and events, enabling them to perform perspective and motor tasks (Frederick P. Brooks, 1999). VR head-mounted displays (HMDs) create full immersion in the virtual environment by projecting images on screens positioned very close to the eyes (Turnbull & Phillips, 2017). The quick development of this technology has made it more affordable and available, consequently, its utilization is also increasing. It has applications in various fields, for example, it is widely used as a training platform for astronauts, soldiers, and treatment purposes in rehabilitation (Xie et al., 2021). The reason why many sectors urge to take advantage of VR is because they could promote motor learning by generating an environment, scenario, or activity that allows for the user practice motor skills with simple tools. Simultaneously, VR provides the possibility of repeating the same task at any moment, modifying factors such as level of complexity, time, and intensity of the practice (Lledó et al., 2016). Despite the great expansion of virtual technology, cybersickness continues to be a problem that prevents it from being used fluently (Tian et al., 2022). Cybersickness is a term established to describe the unpleasant sensation that evokes from the use of virtual reality technology (McCauley & Sharkey, 1992). Cybersickness appears with symptoms like motion sickness symptoms, the ones we feel while using vehicle such as nausea, dizziness, fatigue, and blurred vision (Laviola, 2000). In various research studies, this phenomenon has been mentioned in different terms, such as simulator sickness or VR sickness. There are several theories trying to explain why individuals develop these symptoms when they are in the car or using HMDs, however, just two theories are considered the most accepted. First theory is the Sensory Conflict Theory that was proposed by Reason & Brand (1975) while the other one is the Postural Instability Theory, developed by Riccio & Stoffregen (1991). There are several factors that affect the severity of cybersickness while using HMDs and some studies have already discussed them (Tian et al., 2022). One of the main factors in Interaction; Navigation method and controllability. Different locomotion styles, such as steering walking, or teleportation, have been investigated to the virtual environment for the purpose of navigating and showed that the choice of the locomotion style would heavily impact the user experience (Al Zayer et al., 2020). From this point, our study is aiming to compare the difference between the most used locomotion style: controller-based steering, and the Walk in place (WIP), in the context of postural control and cybersickness. We are also planning to investigate other factors affecting the results, such as personal factors; gender, previous experience, and individual's susceptibility to motion sickness. This study including healthy young volunteers (18-30-year-olds). They started to be collected from November 2023 and will continue until February 2024 in Yeditepe University Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation department laboratory. Participants will be asked to fill in an online form or conduct a brief interview to collect their demographic information. They will be asked about their age, height (cm), weight (kg), body mass index (BMI), gender (female / male), Medical History, gaming experience, hand and leg preference and Susceptibility to motion sickness. Then, postural stability, motion sickness measurements and heart rate (HR) will be taken before and after each experimental trial. All Participants will play a game called "Freedom locomotion VR" a 3D virtual environment allowing the player to do several activities in it. All participants will be immerged in this virtual environment twice (two sessions) and have the freedom to do what they like in it. However, In each session, they will use one the two locomotion types that the game provides, the hand controller (HC) based and walking in place (WIP) based locomotion. To compare the effect of each of the two locomotion styles, each participant will play the game two times to be able to try both locomotion types. Postural control, motion sickness symptoms and heart rate will be tested after each session to measure the different in the effect of each type of locomotion. As this research is including one group who will be measured multiple times in the experiment, repeated measures one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) would be the best statistical test to use to investigate the difference.
Common extensor tendon (CET) tears that can be detected with ultrasonography (US) may be associated with worsening clinical and other ultrasonographic parameters in patients with LE. In this retrospective evaluation of patients with lateral epicondylitis (LE), the effect of common extensor tendon (CET) tears revealed by ultrasonography (US) with demographic, clinical, and other US findings was investigated.
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the effect of leisure activities on aging anxiety of middle-aged (45-59) women. The main question it aims to answer is: Do the leisure activities (doing sports, playing music instruments, doing handicrafts, writing, taking care of a pet, growing plants, dancing etc.) affect the aging anxiety level of middle-aged women? Participants will be required to fill out a form querying their socio-demographic information, medical histories, and regular leisure activities. Subsequently, the "Aging Anxiety Scale for Middle-Aged Women" will be applied.
The aim of this study was to highlight the healing rates of large periapical lesions after different irrigation activation treatments as manual dynamic activation (MDA), passive ultrasonic irrigation (PUI), shock wave-enhanced emission photoacoustic streaming (SWEEPS) using CBCT scans based on volumetric change analysis during 1-year follow-up.
Study participants will be randomised into 2 groups. Group 1: 1st assessment + 6 weeks of Global Postural Reeducation training plus standard pelvic floor exercises + 2nd assessment + 6 weeks of Global Postural Reeducation training plus standard pelvic floor exercises + 3rd assessment 2nd Group: 1st assessment + 6 weeks of Global Postural Reeducation training plus involuntary reflexive pelvic floor exercises + 2nd assessment + 6 weeks of Global Postural Reeducation training plus involuntary reflexive pelvic floor exercises + 3rd assessment
This study will be carried out to determine the effect of training given according to Meleis's Transition Theory to patients with pacemaker implantation on anxiety, depression and self-efficacy levels.
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of complex decongestive physiotherapy (CDP) on propriseception, balance and sensation in patients with secondary lymphedema that develops in the lower extremities after cancer surgery.
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a seasonal, highly contagious pathogen belonging to the Pneumoviridae (genus orthopneumovirus), a family of negative-strand RNA viruses. Lung ultrasonography; Today, it has become frequently used in neonatal intensive care units because it is a diagnostic, useful, harmless, radiation-free, bedside, reproducible and practical method. The primary purpose of the study is to record lung ultrasound findings and score and thus to compare the agreement between lung ultrasonography and clinical score in the diagnosis and follow-up of newborn babies who are followed up in the neonatal intensive care unit due to bronchiolitis caused by RSV and other viral factors, which are frequently encountered.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, with a mortality rate of 18%. The prognosis of lung cancer is progressive and devastating, which may cause patients to experience problems during the treatment and care process. Due to the problems experienced by lung cancer patients, their need for support increases and the care process is provided mostly in the home environment, causing family members to take on important roles as caregivers. Therefore, the resilience of family caregivers decreases and they feel burden.