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.
In order to support the development of preschool children, joint attention training with activities incorporated in their natural routines can support the achievement of occupational therapy goals. This study explores the adjunctive benefit of a joint attention-based occupational therapy program offered in addition to the usual special education program (USEP) compared to USEP alone. The present study was designed as a randomized controlled study, including pre-post testing. The Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ), Autism Behaviour Checklist (ABC), and A Motor-Free Visual Perception Test 4 (MVPT-4) were implemented to measure the participants' conditions before and after the intervention.
In this study, the reason for the fear of movement in patients with lymphedema will be investigated and recommendations will be given to the patients to eliminate it.
Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has become a common procedure in thoracic surgery. Severe postoperative pain may be encountered in patients undergoing VATS. Analgesic methods such as thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB), intercostal block, serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) and erector spina plane block (ESPB) are widely used for VATS. Among these methods, ultrasound (US) guided TPVB is the most preferred method. In recent years, the frequency of application of plane blocks as a component of multimodal analgesia has been increased. ESPB and SAPB are some of them. There are two techniques for SAPB application. In Deep SAPB (DSAPB) application, local anesthetic agent is given under the serratus anterior muscle. In the Superficial SAPB (SSAPB) application, the local anesthetic agent is given above the serratus anterior muscle. The mechanisms of regional analgesia techniques used after thoracic surgery operations are also different from each other. Therefore, in this study, the analgesic efficacy of two different methods, DSAPB and SSAPB, will be compared.
This is a parallel, treatment, Phase 2, double-blind, 2 arm, 12-week Proof of Concept (PoC) study with 2 staggered cohorts (2 arms in each cohort) that is designed to assess the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of rilzabrutinib in adult participants (aged 18-70 years) with moderate-to-severe asthma who are not well controlled on ICS/LABA therapy. Study treatment includes investigational medicinal product (IMP) (rilzabrutinib or placebo) added-on to a background therapy of ICS/LABA (fluticasone/salmeterol [non-investigational medicinal product], standardized at screening). Background therapy of ICS/LABA will be withdrawn during the 12week randomized treatment period and resumed at the end of the IMP treatment period, as outlined below: - Screening period (4 weeks) - Randomized IMP treatment period (12 weeks ± 3 days) - Background therapy stabilization phase (4 weeks) - Background therapy withdrawal phase (4-5 weeks) - No background therapy phase (3-4 weeks) - Post IMP treatment safety follow-up period (4 weeks ± 3 days)
The first COVID-19 case in Turkey was reported on March 11, 2000. National COVID-19 mass vaccination was initiated on Jan 13, 202, with two doses of CoronaVac (R) inactivated vaccine (of Sinovac), 28 days apart. The health personnel were prioritized in the mass vaccination, given their high rates of exposure and fatality. National COVID-19 statistics have been limited to those announced in the media; data breakdown by gender, age, vaccine type and status etc. is not provided, nor is the association between non-pharmaceutical preventive measures (NPPM) and infection rates. Well-planned, longitudinal, detailed studies with laboratory support are clearly warranted. Hacettepe University is a leading institution in Turkey, with its large health sciences campus. Students of medical school (grades 4, 5, and 6) and dental school (grades 4 and 5) have been actively providing patient care in HU Hospitals, and more than 10% of medical interns had been reportedly diagnosed as COVID-19 cases prior to vaccination activities, despite (reportedly) strict non-pharmaceutical public preventive measures (NPPM) use inside/outside the occupational settings. A two-year prospective cohort study was planned for periodic evaluation of students' general health status and COVID-19 risk/exposure/infection, for timely referrals and quarantine/isolation, as needed. Anti- SARS-CoV-2-RBS antibodies will be measured periodically after vaccination, together with evaluation of potential adverse effects, presence and durability of vaccine-induced immunity. Comparison of antibody levels were planned for incident COVID-19 cases and two test-negative controls of the same gender, attending the same grade and faculty. A subcohort will be followed for aymptomatic infection risk. Institutional ethical approvals were obtained, as required. A step-wise informed consent was obtained from all participants, all tests will be done with de-personalized records, and all statistical analyses and reporting will be completed anonymously. Follow-up of participants will be ensured using participant-specific study identification numbers provided at enrollment. Study team is composed of academic personnel of 10 selected departments, nursing support is provided by the Students' Health Center in the Campus, and dental faculty are assigned for obtaining informed during the 4 subsequent study visits. The budget of the study is provided by the Hacettepe University Scientific Research Projects Office (BAP).
This study was conducted to determine the effect of environmental play and mobilization on fear and pain levels of children aged 6-12 years who had acute appendicitis surgery.
Comfort, distress and the absence of pain can be described as free from anxiety, somewhat enjoyable and ease (peaceful) situation. The child health and disease nurse should come up with physiological problems of the baby, increase the comfort degree to reduce the stress level of the baby and ensure improvement in the baby's location. This research was experimentally designed to investigate the effect of the baby's own intrauterine heart sound on pain and comfort during the invasive procedures applied to the healthy born babies in the delivery units of the Batman Gynecology and Pediatrics Hospital. The research will be performed by selecting samples in a simple random sampling method from the babies who born healthy and timely in the normal vaginal way. The number of samples will be determined by power analysis method after pilot study. The previously white noise will have listened to the babies in experimental group and will be recorded by camera during invasive interventions and the pain and comfort scale will be applied. The scales will be applied to the control group let them without listening White noise but also will be recorded with camera and thus the data will be collected. A nurse working in the unit will perform invasive interventions, later two specialists will watch video records and so the pain and comfort scales will be filled. No study on this subject was found in the international literature review. Based on the need to fill this gap in the literature, it seems that the study will contribute to the field of child health and diseases nursing.
Reflexology practice is an effective method in pain control by stimulating the release of endorphins. The study was conducted to determine the effect of foot reflexology applied to patients undergoing abdominal surgery on pain, patient satisfaction and vital signs. The study was conducted in a randomized controlled manner. The population of the study consisted of adult patients who underwent abdominal surgery in a university hospital in Turkey. The sample consisted of 156 patients with the indicated power analysis, including the analysis 78 experimental and 78 controls. Data were collected between October 2020 and May 2021 using Personal Information Form, Numerical Pain Scale, Newcastle Nursing Care Satisfaction Scale and Vital Signs Registration Form.
Cerebral Palsy (CP) is the most common childhood disorder that occurs with a lesion in the developing infant brain, seen in 2-3/1000 live births. CP is a posture, movement and tone disorder that occurs due to prenatal or postnatal causes. It is not progressive, but since the anatomy of the lesion and the physical development of the individual are not completed, the course of the disorder may vary throughout life. Accompanied by motor dysfunctions, it varies according to clinical types. In addition to this, various visual, sensory and behavioral problems, speech disorders that cause learning difficulties and cognitive problems can also be observed. Ophthalmic disorders are the most common problem in CP and can also affect the developmental process of the patient. Since ophthalmic disorders and neurological deficits are associated in CP, the relationship between neurological disorder and ophthalmic disorders has been investigated in the literature. The aim of this study is to establish the Turkish validity and reliability of the Visual Function Classification System (VFCS) specific to individuals with Cerebral Palsy (CP).
The purpose of this study is to investigate scapholunate ligament partial tears regarding tear localization, extrinsic ligament accompaniment in stable wrist and accordingly to scrutinize conservative treatment response.