There are about 173942 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in United States. 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.
All front-line healthcare workers in the United States must receive PPE training but there is no gold standard for doing so(1). Training methods vary, with the conventional approaches being in-person or video presentations (2). In-person, hands-on training tends to be preferred, however staff shortages limit feasibility and contamination still occurs (2-4). Online modules and videos are also commonly utilized but pose problems including lack of student engagement, reduced accountability, and the limitations of teaching hands-on skills online (5,6). Nonetheless, immersive methods with active involvement and feedback have proven superior, but PPE shortages and social distancing guidelines limit their use (2). Virtual reality (VR) is a potential alternative, offering similar benefits to in-person training, such as immersion and feedback, while minimizing barriers related to timing, social distancing, and equipment shortages(7). Importantly, VR allows for repetitive practice while preserving PPE for clinical interactions. These qualities make VR a viable alternative, although its impact on donning and doffing quality is unknown. Studies regarding PPE training have found in-person and video methods to be comparable and computer simulations to effectively complement in-person training (5, 8, 9). However, to our knowledge, this is the first study to investigate the use of VR in PPE training. The investigators proposed a randomized, blinded intervention-control trial comparing VR versus e-module training in the teaching of donning and doffing PPE in associates and students affiliated with the Montefiore Medical Center.
The limited success of our current approaches to increase adoption and maintenance of physical activity in adults with overweight and obesity is a substantial barrier to effectively address the current obesity epidemic. This mentored F32 application addresses the significant public health issue of obesity and associated risk of major chronic diseases by using mixed methods research to optimize an innovative, theoretically based physical activity intervention designed to enhance motivation for exercise in adults with overweight and obesity.
Explore the effects on immune response to include a potential third vaccine for the cancer cohort.
A study to evaluate the bioequivalence of abaloparatide between 2 abaloparatide-sMTS treatments 300 μg treatments applied to the thigh for 5 minutes.
Laser treatment of Basal cell carcinoma
The purpose of the study is to investigate the effects of Intense Pulsed Broad Band Light for treatment of pigmented lesions
The purpose of this study is to examine whether there is significant difference between two groups: extra care (EC) and usual care (UC) in improvement of patients' quality-of-life (QoL) scores between the baseline and 90-day post-surgery in patients undergoing Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS).
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of cigarette pictorial warning label content (lesser-known vs well-known risks) on visual engagement, recall, and knowledge of tobacco use harms.
The purpose of this study is to assess the extent to which a non-invasive, palpatory neuromodulatory protocol on the trigeminal nerve endings on the face can affect tenderness felt on the posterior neck musculature, using the Isotouch pressure sensor system. Specific Aim 1: Subjects will see a decrease in tenderness in the posterior neck musculature. Specific Aim 2: Subjects will show a decrease in tenderness on the trigeminal tender points found on the face.
The pilot study proposal aims to modulate craving and attentional bias towards smoking cues in 40 people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), with functional MRI (fMRI) brain correlates. TMS is a form of noninvasive brain stimulation and modulates neural activity using tiny doses of focused electricity. For the study, participants would perform two cognitive tasks and neuroimaging before and after the TMS and investigators would compare changes in these paradigms with TMS. The investigators will also get a point of contact urine drug screen before study initiation. The investigators will aim to recruit 20 subjects in each arm of our trial (total of 40) from the BlueGrass HIV Clinic.