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.
It is known that animals are good for humans physiologically and psychologically. Therefore, in this study, the effects of live cat and robotic cat therapies on the symptoms and happiness levels of oncology patients after chemotherapy were examined.
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of the MWM technique on pain, normal joint movement, proprioception and quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).
Objective: To assess the stress levels and life hardships of phenylketonuria patients and their parents.
Background: This study, in contrast to the previous studies, generated a scenario of fatigue in an earthquake scenario and aimed to measure the effect of fatigue on the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed by paramedics in a debris course. Methods: The study was designed as a randomized controlled trial. The sample, consisting of 84 paramedic students, was randomly assigned as 42 control and 42 experimental groups. Fatigue was created in the participants by rehearsing the process of removing and transporting earthquake victims from the rubble through the prepared track. A personal information form and a CPR measurement form were used to obtain the data. The simulator was used to evaluate the accuracy of CPR. The collected data were analysed with the statistical program.
In the web-based cross-sectional study 180 participants were included. Half of them (n = 90) were patients (laypeople) of the university clinic and the remaining half were restorative dentists and prosthodontists with similar levels of clinical experience (at least 3 years of academic training). A frontal view full-face portrait image of a 25-year-old female was selected as a model for the study, with a smile exhibiting good dental alignment, a quite good midline position, and tooth size symmetry. The original image was digitally modified by a single restorative instructor using Photoshop CC (Adobe, USA) software program. The modifications were divided into three parts. The first part was the generation of midline discrepancy at different levels. The midline was digitally moved to the right side of the patient 1 - 4 millimeters, gradually. The midline movement was performed together with the whole maxillary arch. The second part was the generation of individual crown width disproportions. Accordingly, the mesiodistal width of the left central, lateral, and canine was digitally decreased one by one, gradually, while the width of the symmetrical teeth on the right side was simultaneously increased. The third part was the generation of distributed crown width disproportions. Accordingly, the total mesiodistal width of the left central, lateral, and canine was equally decreased, gradually, while the total width of the symmetrical teeth on the right side was simultaneously increased. In total, 15 images were displayed in random order to the participants including the original image. An online survey was generated to quantitatively evaluate the level of esthetic perception. Subsequently, the participants were asked to evaluate the level of smile esthetics of the presented random images, without being informed about the digital manipulations of the images. The participants were even not informed about the original image. They were expected to answer the question "How esthetic do you consider this smile?" The evaluation of each image was performed via a Visual analog scale VAS, ranging from point 0 (extremely not esthetic) to point 100 (extremely esthetic).
This study was administered to 22 female and 8 male patients. Patients with impacted wisdom teeth on both sides of the mandible were selected. After impacted tooth extraction, the patient used mefenamic acid on one side and dexketoprofen on the other side for postoperative pain relief. The effects of these two materials on patient comfort were investigated.
This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of pelvic floor muscle exercises during pregnancy on sexual function, lower urinary tract symptoms and birth process. The research was conducted with pregnant women who applied to the Pregnancy Outpatient Clinic of Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine Hospital. Power analysis was performed to determine the number of samples to be included in the study. It was determined that 29 pregnant women should be included in each group (experimental and control). Considering the possibility of data loss, 50 pregnant women were included in each group. As a result of the exclusion of 8 women who withdrew from participating in the study, 5 women due to risky pregnancies (bleeding, preeclampsia and gestational diabetes) and 17 women due to cesarean delivery, the data of 35 pregnant women in the experimental group and 35 pregnant women in the control group were obtained. Pregnant women in the experimental group were gestational aged 18-20. Two sessions of training were given on female reproductive and urinary system anatomy, physiological changes during pregnancy and their effects on sexual life, and pelvic floor muscle exercises, using the "Pelvic Floor Health & Sexual Life Training Booklet during Pregnancy" and the pelvic floor muscle exercise training video developed by the researcher between the weeks of pregnancy. Pregnant women were asked to perform pelvic floor muscle exercises, 3 sets a day, 3 days a week, for 12 weeks, starting from the 20th week of pregnancy, and record them in the Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise Follow-up Form created by the researcher. Pregnant women in the control group were not given any training and were routinely monitored in the outpatient clinic. Pregnant women who apply to the outpatient clinic are examined by nurses, with their vital signs taken and anamnesis taken by the physician. Recommendations are made regarding the complaints of pregnant women. Non-stress tests are routinely applied to pregnant women who are at the 36th week of pregnancy and above.
Aim: This study was planned to determine the effect of therapeutic touch applied to nursing students on test anxiety. Method: Students who met the inclusion criteria were divided into therapeutic touch and control groups using the randomization method. After the groups were determined, the students filled out the Introductory Information Form and the State Exam Anxiety Scale. 30 minutes before the exam, therapeutic touch was applied to each of the students, who were divided into groups, for 20 minutes. No application was made to the control group, and they were told to wait in the classroom where the group was waiting as they wished.Immediately after the application was completed, the scale was re-applied to both groups.
This study evaluates cognitive dysfunction status and related factors in patients with chronic low back pain over the age of 60.
Aim: It is an examination of the effects of white noise and kangaroo care on some physiological parameters (pulse, saturation, crying duration) and stress markers (cortisol and glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78)) in heel lancing in newborns. Methods: In this parallel-group, randomized controlled study, healthy newborns with a gestational age of ≥37 weeks, birth weight of >2500 g, and an Apgar score of ≥8 at the 1st minute and 5th minute were included. White noise and kangaroo care were applied to newborns in the intervention groups for heel lancing. Results: Ninety newborns were randomized into three groups (30 in each group). A statistically significant difference was determined between the median values of total crying time according to groups (p<0.001). A statistically significant difference was determined between the median values of pulse measurements according to the interaction of group and time (p<0.001). A statistically significant difference was determined between the median values of saturation measurements according to groups (p=0.001). A statistically significant difference was determined between the mean values of cortisol and GRP78 measurements according to the group and time interaction (p<0.001). Conclusion: It was concluded that white noise and kangaroo care help reduce newborns' stress in the case of heel lancing.