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.
Aim: This study was conducted to examine the effect of self-applied acupressure on HbA1c and peripheral neuropathic pain in patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Background: Acupressure is an effective method for relieving pain, and this effectiveness is explained by the gate control theory and endorphin theory. There is only one study in the literature showing that acupressure reduces diabetic neuropathic pain. However, in this study, acupressure was performed by a trained health professional, not by the patient himself. Measurement of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level is one of the standard methods for long-term management of diabetes and indicates the average blood glucose concentration over a three-month period. As a result of a meta-analysis study conducted in 2023, it was reported that acupressure significantly reduced the HbA1c level. Design: This study was designed as a randomized controlled and experimental type study. Methods: The study is conducted with patients with type 2 diabetes who are followed in the diabetes outpatient clinic of a training and research hospital between May-November 2024. There are 2 arms in the study. The study is conducted with a total of 60 patients, 30 in the control group and 30 in the intervention group. Data collection tools are "Patient Information Form", "Neuropathic Pain Questionnaire - DN4", "Neuropathic Pain Questionnaire - Short Form" and "Self-Acupressure - Satisfaction Evaluation Form with Visual Analogue Scale". While patients in the control group continue to receive routine care, patients in the intervention group are given self-acupressure training. Patients who receive training perform acupressure on their own 3 days a week for 3 months and record it on the follow-up form.
Surgical interventions, while significant milestones in patients' physical recovery processes, can be a major source of concern for patients due to postoperative pain, which is also an important component of postoperative care. If postoperative pain is not managed properly, it can lead to increased levels of anxiety and fear, as well as deterioration in overall comfort and quality of life. The ineffective management of postoperative pain has economic and medical consequences such as patient dissatisfaction, delayed hospital discharge, increased rates of hospital readmission, and dissatisfaction with medical care. Therefore, effective management of postoperative pain is of great importance for patient well-being. Factors associated with postoperative pain have been reported in many studies. For example, being female and the type of surgery. Therefore, considering gender and type of surgery in the management of postoperative pain is crucial to optimize the recovery process for patients. In recent years, research on the use of innovative technologies such as virtual reality in the management of postoperative pain has increased. Virtual reality can reduce postoperative pain by creating a sense of being in a different environment for patients and diverting their attention away from pain.
For this purpose, the distribution of Pecha Kucha user's birth information education on state/trait anxiety and birth hope in primiparous pregnant women is determined. The main question the researcher aims to answer is: Do anxiety and birth changes in pregnant women who receive Pecha Kucha's registered birth information training? There are 25 pregnant women in the experimental and 25 control groups. After the training, participants in the experimental groups will answer the satisfaction survey and questions about trait anxiety.
This intervention is the treatment of alveolar osteitis (alveolitis) with different effects, which occurs due to the formation of clot after extraction, which is one of the most common intervals after tooth extraction.98 healthy patients with molar and premolar teeth with indication for extraction were taken to the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases and Surgery clinic between May 2024 and June 2024 (age: 38 sessions: 19). -62) 113 teeth (85 molar, 28 premolar teeth) were treated with Spongostan placed in the tooth socket after extraction, spongostan with Chlorhexidine gel and spongostan with tranexamic acid, randomly distributed. After extraction, alveolitis was observed and evaluated prospectively using spongostan, chlorhexidine gel and tranexamic acid in the dental sockets. The researcher checked the participants on the 3rd and 7th days after the tooth extraction. The researcher recorded the pain and edema levels by asking the participants between 0 and 10 using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). The researcher filled in the forms for the presence of halitosis, trismus and exposed bone socket on the 3rd and 7th days (YES-NO). Permanent analyzes of the study were created with the SPSS package program.
Endotracheal aspiration is a necessary procedure performed by nurses in neonatal intensive care units to increase oxygenation and remove secretions from the airways. It is one of the painful procedures that most frequently causes stress in intubated newborns.
The purpose of this study is to compare oral hygiene status and dietary habits of 3-5 years old children and their parents with a questionnaire and clinic examination between pre- and post-COVID-19 period.
People with chronic neck pain are becoming more and more common in society every day.
Clinicians consider lumbar disc herniation more prominently in the differential diagnosis than piriformis syndrome, as it is the most common cause of sciatica, and this canalizes them to overlook that the sciatic nerve may be compressed by the piriformis muscle, below the L4-L5-S1 intervertebral disc levels. As far as is known, there are no 'patient series' in the literature regarding the incidence of Piriformis syndrome in Lumbar Disc Herniation, only one case report has been found. This clinical study aims to reveal that Piriformis syndrome may also be present in patients with disc herniation on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and that sometimes it may even be the main cause of sciatic nerve pain.
The QRS-T angle represents a novel marker of myocardial repolarisation. It is defined as the angle difference between the direction of ventricular depolarisation (QRS wave) and the direction of ventricular repolarisation (T wave). It is an indicator of instability in the electrophysiological properties of the myocardium and is associated with arrhythmias. The frontal QRS-T angle is a straightforward, cost-effective parameter that can be readily obtained from 12-lead electrocardiography. The most prevalent arrhythmias during pregnancy are atrial arrhythmias. However, ventricular tachyarrhythmias are exceedingly rare during pregnancy and may be life-threatening. Caesarean section is one of the most common surgical procedures. General anaesthesia, spinal anaesthesia and epidural anaesthesia can be employed in these patients. Spinal anaesthesia is a frequently employed method in caesarean section operations due to its rapid onset of effect, technical simplicity of application and higher probability of success. In pregnant women, anaemia is defined as a haemoglobin concentration below 11 mg/dL in the first trimester, 11 mg/dL in the second trimester and 10.5 mg/dL in the third trimester.
The primary aim of the study was to examine the difference between mental fatigue, in-body, out-of-body and mindfulness parameters in people with chronic neck pain compared to a healthy control group, and to analyze the relationships between mental fatigue and neck disability level and awareness levels, and between awareness levels and neck disability level and quality of life. The secondary aim was to examine the relationships between pain intensity, frequency, duration, pain self-efficacy, physical condition, anxiety and depression, mental fatigue and awareness levels in people with chronic neck pain.