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.
Walking speed after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) can be used as a simple tool to monitor postoperative recovery. There are different protocols for gait assessment in patients with TKA. The 30 Second Fast Walk Test (30SFW) is a simple, low-cost and easy-to-apply assessment method that requires very little equipment in clinical settings. 30SFW is a reliable, valid test of walking ability in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Objective: To investigate the reliability and validity of the 30SFW test in the evaluation of gait in patients with TKA.
The respiratory system receives mechanical power (MP) throughout time during mechanical ventilation. Despite its life-saving benefits, mechanical ventilation can cause ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI). Recently, VILI has been linked to mechanical power, or the amount of energy the mechanical ventilator sends to the respiratory system in a given time. The hunt for lung damage-reducing characteristics, notably after VILI and ARDS (Acute respiratory distress syndrome), has increased after Covid-19. Mechanical power must be used more to promote lung protection. We examined the effects of bilateral rectus sheath and OSTAP (Oblique Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane ) block on mechanically powered patients.
Purpose: Newborns undergo biochemical and physiological changes involving all their systems in the first days of their lives and may experience difficulties in adapting to extrauterine life for various reasons. Leaving the warm, dark, quiet, calm, fluid-filled mother's womb of newborns whose systems are not yet mature and placing them in the intensive care unit with many stimuli creates intense stress and negatively affects the sleep-wake pattern required for growth-development and neurodevelopment. It is intensive for the development of newborns' neurosensory systems. They have sleep requirements. It is known that the brain activity of newborns during the intrauterine period is similar to REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep activity, they sleep more than adults, and they spend most of their sleep in the REM sleep period. For this reason, our research will be conducted to examine the effects of massage and foot reflexology applied to preterm newborns on sleep. Design and Methods: This randomized experimental study will be carried out on 105 preterm newborns with gestational weeks between 30-37, hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit of a city hospital. The researcher will apply massage (n:35) and foot reflexology (n:35) to the newborns for 15 minutes, twice a day for 2 days. No intervention other than routine clinical practices will be applied to the control group (n:35). The 24-hour sleep of the newborns included in the study will be monitored with a sleep-wakefulness measuring device before the application and on the day the naps end, and will be recorded in the newborn follow-up form. Statistical analysis will be performed using percentages, means and ANOVA test.
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a common disorder among women of reproductive age. About 40% of women report problems with their menstrual cycle. Pomegranate supplementation is one of the practices that may reduce symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS). This study was planned to determine the effect of pomegranate supplementation on the severity of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms. In the study to be conducted in 2023 with women diagnosed with PMS living in Sakarya province, the individuals to be included in the study will be determined by snowball sampling method and those who meet the inclusion criteria will participate in the study. The researchers will divide the participants into control and intervention groups by using NCSS (statistical software) in a 1:1 ratio using a simple block randomization approach based on CONSORT guidelines. The individuals in the control group will first be administered the PMSÖ (Premenstrual Syndrome Rating Scale) and no intervention will be made. Participants in the intervention group will be informed about 3 mL pomegranate supplementation 13,14 three times a day for 10 days during 2 menstrual cycles (between 7 days before and 3 days after the estimated onset of menstruation). The test will be repeated at the end of the 2nd month post-intervention. Normality of continuous data will be assessed by Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. Data will be expressed as mean ± SD or median and interquartile range (IQR) as appropriate. Variables will be compared between the two intervention and placebo groups using Student's T-test (parametric data) or Mann-Whitney (non-parametric data) or chi-square tests (for qualitative indices). Analyses of changes from pre-intervention to post-intervention within the identified groups will be performed using the Dependent Two Sample t Test (normally distributed parameters) or Wilcoxon signed rank test (non-normally distributed and categorical parameters). All statistical calculations will be performed with SPSS software version 18.
Objectives: Practical, applicable, valid, and reliable tools are needed to assess physical performance in patients with Total Knee Arthroplasty(TKA) in a variety of settings, including routine clinical assessment, research studies, and community-based programs. Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) among patients with TKA. Methods: We included patients who underwent TKA surgery. The SPPB, Timed up and go(TUG) test and, Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) Knee Score were administered to the patients. SPPB was performed twice on the same day with 1 h rest.
The goal of this prospective observational study is compare in terms of efficiency and complications transversus abdominis plane (TAP) and Modified thoracoabdominal plane block-perichondrial approach (M-TAPA) blocks in patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. The investigators aims to examine whether M-TAPA block provides more effective analgesia than TAP block in upper abdomen surgeries, and whether there is any difference in terms of nausea- vomiting and need for additional analgesics. The participitans will be observed for postoperative 24 hours with numeric rating score (NRS), postoperative nausea-vomiting score (PNVS) and in terms of need for additional analgesic dose.
The biomechanical properties of accessory respiratory muscles and peripheral muscles of COPD and healthy subjects will be measured and compared with the MyotonPro device.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality based exercises and conventional physical therapy on shoulder pain, mobility, functional ability and quality of life in adhesive capsulitis and to investigate whether it is superior to the control group.
Patients who are diagnosed with COPD by a pulmonology specialist and referred to pulmonary rehabilitation will be included in the study. Cases that meet the inclusion criteria will be randomized and divided into two groups, standard exercise program group (SGr) and chair-based exercise. program group will be called (ChGr). While standard exercises will be given to SGr, chair-based exercises will be applied to ChGr. All evaluation and initial training sessions of the cases will be held in the hospital. Apart from this, they will be asked to do their exercises at home with the exercise videos that will be sent to them. In order to ensure that home exercises are performed completely and correctly, 2 sessions of online simultaneous exercise training will be provided with a physiotherapist via videoconference on a smartphone, and exercise follow-ups will be carried out by calling once a week. The program duration is 8 weeks, 5 days a week.
This study will investigate the effectiveness of Mulligan mobilisation techniques Sustained Natural Apophyseal Glides (SNAGS) and Natural Apophyseal Glides (NAGs) on pain, disability, and range of motion (ROM) in obese individuals with mechanical low back pain (LBP).