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 this study is to investigate muscular activations during various quadriceps exercises commonly used in clinical settings.
The aim of this study is to investigate the differences in the severity of fatigue, impact on quality of life, and mood between individuals with post-polio syndrome and healthy volunteer groups. Additionally, the interrelationships of these parameters within the post-polio syndrome patient group will be examined. The goal is to raise awareness during the follow-up process for individuals with post-polio syndrome by questioning fatigue and mood symptoms, and to facilitate the implementation of necessary precautions.
The goal of this post-test control group study is to evaluate the effect of the Clinical Decision Support Integrated Patient Care Plan Management System (KDSE-HBPYS) training tool on nursing students' ability to prepare a care plan and their perception of clinical decision-making. Case studies will be conducted with control and intervention groups for 4 weeks. The paper based patient cases will give the students who is in the control group and they will prepare patients' care plans on the paper templates (template containing problem-related data, nursing diagnoses, purpose, outcome criteria, planning titles). Patient care preparation activities based on the cases will be carried out in line with the software with the intervention group. In the fifth week, students in both control and intervention groups will prepare a care pla for the final test case. At the conclusion of the final test case, students will be administered the Clinical Decision Making Scale. The difference between the scores of students in the control and intervention groups from the post-test case and the scores they received from the clinical decision-making scale will be investigated.
The aim of this randomized controlled experimental study is to examine the effect of laughter yoga applied to intensive care nurses on perceived stress, work motivation, and mental well-being.
. This study was carried out to examine the effects on walking, physical function and quality of life. There were 88 individuals in the study and they were divided into three groups as Modified Otago, Neuromuscular and Control groups. Traditional physiotherapy applications (Hotpack + Ultrasound (US) + Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) were applied to all groups. In addition to these applications, Modified Otago and Neuromuscular exercises were performed 2 days a week in a clinical setting, accompanied by a physiotherapist for 12 weeks. The control group was only followed up. Patients were evaluated for basic parameters before and after treatment: Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and Timed Up Go Test (TUG) for balance and fall risk, International Fall Efficiency Scale (FES-I) for fear of falling, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) for symptoms and function, Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale (TKS) for kinesiophobia, 6-minute walk test for functional capacity (6MWT), Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) for quality of life, McGill Short Form (MSF) questionnaire for pain, an android-based smartphone application called "Gait Analyzer" were used for spatio-temporal variables in gait. Joint position sense (JPS) was measured with a goniometer and knee flexion was determined as 30° and 60° target angles. The exercise experiences of the groups who exercised after the treatment were evaluated by asking three questions with answers ranging from 0 to 10. It was observed that modified Otago and Neuromuscular exercises reduced the risk of falling and fear of falling, increased balance, decreased clinical symptoms and pain, increased function and quality of life, provided positive changes in the spatio-temporal parameters of walking and partially improved the sense of joint position compared to the control group (p<0,05). When the exercise groups were compared, the Modified Otago group had more positive quality of life and pain than the Neuromuscular exercise group (p<0.05). In addition, individuals in this group evaluated the exercises as less boring and less tiring (p<0.001). Modified Otago and Neuromuscular exercises can be included in the treatment programs of individuals with geriatric knee osteoarthritis as exercises aimed at reducing possible falls. It was concluded that Modified Otago exercises are superior and therefore more preferable in terms of compliance and satisfaction of individuals.
In this study, in which education on acute complications of type 1 diabetes is planned with board games based on Bandura's social learning theory, children can indirectly learn common points that they may hear about acute complications of diabetes by watching board games of other group members. In line with this theory, children's knowledge needs regarding acute complications of diabetes can be determined, and interventions can be planned to meet the determined needs of children. Thus, the level of knowledge of diabetes health literacy for acute complications of diabetes can be increased. This study will be carried out in a randomized controlled manner to evaluate the effect of educational play in children on acute complications of diabetes and health literacy.
Background: Virtual reality (VR) is a tool that uses three-dimensional computer graphics-based technologies to make an individual feel as if they are physically in the virtual environment by misleading their senses. In recent years, the use of VR has been widely used in clinical applications such as anxiety disorders, pain, and stress coping VR can be used to relieve acute pain and anxiety in hospitalized patients and was shown in several studies to reduce pain and anxiety levels Aim: to evaluate the effect of virtual reality on anxiety and pain in patients who underwent upper endoscopy without sedation. Design: A single-centre, parallel-group, randomised control trial. Methods: The study sample consisted of 100 patients assigned to the intervention group (n=50) or control group (n=50) by stratified block randomization to control for sex distribution. During the upper endoscopy procedure, patients in the intervention group watched a video of natural scenery through virtual reality goggles. The study outcomes were anxiety and pain.
The aim of our study is to evaluate the prognostic roles of serum albumin level and systemic inflammation-related indices, including and not including serum albumin level, in the radiological progression of gonarthrosis. In this retrospective study, between 10.01.2017 and 10.01.2022, the data of the patients between the ages of 50-80, who applied to Ufuk University Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation clinic with the complaint of knee pain and met the clinical criteria of the American Rheumatology Association for gonarthrosis (knee osteoarthritis) (knee pain on many days of the previous month, crepitation with active joint movement, morning stiffness lasting ≤ 30 minutes, age ≥38 years, bone enlargement of the knee on examination),and whose knee radiography and blood tests were evaluated at admission were scanned.
Objective: To investigate the effects of core stability exercises (CSE) added to the standard exercises (SE) on patient-reported (PR) and performance-based (PB) outcomes in patients with total knee arthroplasty (TKA) followed with telerehabilitation (TR). Methods: The 42 patients who participated in the study were randomly divided into 2 groups [group 1: SE (n= 21), group 2: SE + CSE (n= 21)]. The first 8 weeks of the post-discharge follow-up were performed by videoconference-based TR under the supervision of a physiotherapist and the last 4 weeks by telephone-based TR. Functional level was assessed by Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), pain intensity by Visual Analog Scale (VAS), affected knee range of motion (ROM) by Copenhagen Knee Range of Motion Scale (CKRS), quality of life by Short Form-12 (SF-12) and World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF), lower extremity muscle strength by 30-seconds Chair-Stand Test and locomotor performance by Stair Climb Test. Assessments were performed with TR preoperatively and at the first, second and third post-op months.
The aim of this study was to examine the short-term effect on pain severity, disability level, flexibility and performance level of McKenzie hyperextension exercises applied in addition to conventional physiotherapy approaches in patients diagnosed with LDH. A total of 48 consecutive female patients diagnosed with LDH at L4-S1 were randomly separated into 2 groups of 24 as the study group and control group. The control group subjects were applied with 15 sessions of conventional physiotherapy consisting of hotpack, ultrasound, and TENS. The study group subjects received 15 sessions of McKenzie hyperextension exercises in addition to the conventional physiotherapy program.