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.
The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between the presence of black tooth stain (BS) and dental caries incidence, dental plaque scores and to examine the colonization of Streptococcus mutans, Lactobacillus spp., Actinomyces spp. and Capnocytophaga spp. in dental plaque samples with or without BS. The socioeconomic status of the family, the oral hygiene and dietary habits of the children, medical and dental history of the children were also compared between two groups.
The aim of this study is to adapt the Cravings for Rest and Volitional Energy Expenditure (CRAVE) scale to Turkish society and to make its validity and reliability in Turkish. The CRAVE scale developed by Stults-Kolehmainen et al assesses the intrinsic motivation required for sedentary behavior and participation in physical activity. It has 13 questions. CRAVE scale questions and questions in the data collection form will be prepared through the google surveys and will be sent to the participants via Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram and e-mail. Participants will fill out the survey forms online. 130 participants will be included in the study. In order to evaluate the validity of the CRAVE, the Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire-2 (BREQ-2), which can measure exercise behaviors and intrinsic motivation and has been validated in Turkish, will be used. Scales will be repeated after 15 days to assess test-retest reliability.
Tha aim of the study is to investigate the effects of core stabilization and sensorimotor exercise program on range of motion, proprioception, balance and functional status in patients with total knee arthroplasty. The study lasts prospective randomized controlled trial. Participants were randomly divided into sensorimotor training (SM,n=17) and core stabilization training group (CS,n=19). The exercise training program was administered for home exercise as 3-5 times a week and for a 6-week duration.
This research was conducted as a randomized controlled experiment to determine the effect of the education given by the Physiological Mode of Roy Adaptation Model in patients with hip or knee arthroplasty on physical adaptation and mobility.
We investigate burnout syndrome and smartphone addiction in healthcare workers, including doctors, nurses, medical secretaries, security guards, and cleaning staff, who have been actively working from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. target population included 1190 healthcare workers, from which a total of 183 agreed to participate in the study and met the inclusion criteria for participation. A sociodemographic data form, the Maslach Burnout Inventory, and the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version were used as the data collection tools.
Aim: The aim of this study is to compare the effects of platelet-rich plasma application with additional exercise and only exercise application on pain, muscle strength, functionality and quality of life in subacromial impingement syndrome. Material and Method: 56 patients who applied to the clinic with the complaint of shoulder pain and were diagnosed with Subacromial impingement syndrome between February 2022 and February 2023 will be included in the study. After giving the necessary verbal and written information about the study, the patients with informed consent will be randomized and divided into 2 groups of 28 people. The cases will be randomly divided into groups and their treatment will be done by the same researchers. Evaluation will be carried out by another investigator blinded to which group the participants belong to before and after the treatment. After the initial evaluations are completed, the 1st group will be given a home exercise program that they will apply every day for 8 weeks, and the 2nd group will be given 2 doses of PRP with an interval of 2 weeks in addition to the same exercise program. Initial evaluations of the patients will be made before the treatment and will be re-evaluated at the end of the 6th month. Personal information with the Sociodemographic Data Form prepared by us; pain severity by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS); shoulder functionality will be evaluated with the Constant Murley Score, joint range of motion with the Universal Goniometer, muscle strength with the "Hand-held" dynamometer, and quality of life with the SF-36. Statistical Analysis: SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) (SPSS 21.0) statistical program will be used in the statistical analysis of the data. Mann Whitney-U Test will be used to determine the difference between the efficacy of treatments. P < 0.05 will be considered statistically significant in all analyses.
The investigators aim to compare the effect of ultrasound versus floroscopy guided pulsed radiofrequency treatment of the lumbar dorsal root ganglion (DRG) of S1 in patients with a chronic lumbosacral radicular pain.
Chronic renal failure (CKD) is defined as a chronic, progressive degeneration in the kidney's fluid-electrolyte balance and metabolic-endocrine functions as a result of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) falling below 60 ml/min/1.73 m², regardless of the etiology of the kidney disease. CRF is divided into five stages according to the glomerular filtration rate. Stage V is end-stage renal disease (ESRD), a life-threatening condition in which GFR falls below 15 ml/min/1.73 m2. ESRD patients have to receive dialysis [hemodialysis (HD), peritoneal dialysis (PD)] or kidney transplantation (Tx) under the name of renal replacement therapies (RRT) in order to survive and to support the metabolic hemostatic function of the kidney. Although the majority of ESRD patients survive on dialysis, their quality of life and functional capacity are reduced due to uremic cardiomyopathy, cardiovascular diseases, anemia, diabetes mellitus, bone diseases, deconditioning, fatigue, weakness, inactivity and accompanying psychological problems. In addition, due to the burden of chronic disease and the necessity of being dependent on machinery, patients are also faced with the risk of losing their job, addiction in daily life activities, depression, anxiety, changes in body image, financial problems, sexual problems, social isolation, mortality and hospitalization. Intradialytic exercise (IDE) is defined as exercise training performed during the hemodialysis session to increase the patient's strength and endurance and thus target various physiological and psychosocial parameters. Patients' choice of exercise depends on individual factors such as medical history, physical capacity, and transportation options, which are associated with cost and overall preferences. In this context, exercise programs during dialysis and at home are more preferred by patients due to the lack of transfer problems and loss of time. The exercise rehabilitation program to be chosen should also have features such as being practical, low cost and sustainable for patients receiving dialysis. Intradialytic exercise is a common recommendation to encourage patients to be physically active. Previous studies have shown that intradialytic exercise can reduce the severity of fatigue, improve sleep quality, increase exercise tolerance, improve life He claimed that it was effective in improving the quality of life and even improving the psychological state. Patients typically undergo two or three hemodialysis sessions per week, with each session lasting approximately 4 hours. As many patients maintain bed rest during hemodialysis sessions, intradialytic exercise can be a potentially useful approach to improve their health without spending extra time in the interdialytic period. Although exercise variety is limited during hemodialysis sessions, intradialytic exercise maximizes the use of HD time. In addition, intradialytic exercise has been reported to increase patient compliance. However, conflicting data on the effects of intradialytic exercise have been reported. Intradialytic exercise (IDE) is not yet a routine practice for hemodialysis patients, an important reason is the lack of guidelines to support it. Intradialytic exercise is rarely given as standard of care, although numerous small studies have demonstrated the multiple benefits and safe practice of intradialytic exercise training for patients with end-stage renal disease. The aim of our study is to investigate the effect of intradialytic exercises on functional capacity and quality of life, although it is known that it can be done without spending extra time and is more preferred by patients, which is not routinely applied and needs more studies on its effects.
The study was designed as a randomized controlled experimental study in a pretest-posttest design to determine the effect of training provided according to the health promotion model concerning the factors which affect healthy lifestyle in adolescents, on health promotion behavior. It is aimed for adolescents to take health responsibility by increasing their self-efficacy levels and make it a part of their lives. The sample will consist of 72 adolescents (36 in intervention group, 36 in control group) at significance level of 5%, power of 80% and effect size of 0.5-0.75 in a population including 45.737 adolescents aged 14 to 17 years in schools affiliated with Kahramanmaraş Provincial Directorate for National Education. In the first stage of determining the sample, two schools will be determined by drawing lots among the schools affiliated to the Provincial Directorate of National Education and the researcher will assign adolescents, who meet the inclusion criteria, to intervention (n=36) and control (n=36) groups from the first and second schools, respectively using the stratified sampling method and the random numbers table. The inclusion criteria will be being aged 14 to 17 years, speaking Turkish, having parental permission, having no mental or neurological disability and having no chronic illness. In the study, the randomization will be conducted according to age, gender, body mass index, department, and family type. The Adolescent and Parent Information Form (Socio-demographic Characteristics), the Adolescent Lifestyle Profile (ALP) and the Self-efficacy Scale (SES) will be used to gather the data. The data will be collected online from 72 adolescents receiving education in the two high schools affiliated with the Provincial Directorate for National Education between 14 February 2022 and 15 May 2022. The first measurements and trainings will be conducted online. In the first measurement, there will primarily be a meeting activity and then the data collection forms (Socio-demographic Characteristics, the ALS, the SES) will be collected online from the intervention and the control group via e-mail or social media applications. Following the first measurement, the first session will be conducted in the intervention group. As of the first session, a total of six sessions, one in every week will be conducted. In the final session where the applications finish, the posttest-1 including the data collection forms (Socio-demographic Characteristics, the ALS, the SES) will be used in the intervention and control groups. The posttest-2 including the same forms will be applied to the groups one month later. A preliminary application will be performed online in 10 adolescents who remain outside the sample and meet the inclusion criteria. According to the results obtained from the preliminary application, necessary arrangements will be made on the forms and the session and the application will be finalized. A total of 6 sessions on physical activity, nutrition, substance abuse, sexual life, check-up, accidents and injuries will be organized for the adolescents in the intervention group. The sessions will be organized every other week. Each session will be conducted in three stages. First Stage: The researcher will provide training on the subject of the session for nearly 15 minutes. Second Stage: The researcher will show animation film (nearly 3 to 5 minutes) developed by him/her related to the session. Third Stage: Groups of six will be created for the Philips 66 technique application and a spokesman will be chosen. Each group will have an online meeting and discuss the session subject in six minutes under the administration of the researcher. The spokesman of each group will present the discussion outcome in the big group meeting at the end of the discussion. The researcher will summarize the subject after the presentation of each spokesman and terminate the session. The nursing intervention according to the SGM will not be performed in the control groups. However, the adolescents will continue their routine training.
Shotblocker and breastfeeding are an attempt to reduce pain during invasive procedures in newborns. This study was planned to evaluate the effect of non-pharmacological interventions on the pain and comfort level of newborns, whose heel blood will be taken in the 1st Level Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.