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Filter by:The global coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19) has led to an increased need to wear protective equipment such as wearing face masks and practicing hygiene measures such as more frequent use of antiseptics. These measures can lead to changes in the skin, the development of new inflammatory skin diseases or exacerbation of existing ones, with health professionals especially under the risk of developing these changes. Changes in facial skin due to wearing masks have been observed in a number of studies, however, part of the study was based solely on subjects' self-assessment or clinical assessment, and only a small part on objective measurements of skin parameters. Also, the impact of prolonged masks' use have not been investigated. The aim of these study was to investigate the effects of constant, long-term use of protective masks on facial skin.
The study aims to characterize the community burden (including the clinical features) and transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 within the context of a functional antibody response. In addition,the study will assess the effect of the interaction of SARS-CoV-2 with influenza virus and RSV on disease severity and transmission dynamics. A household-level prospective cohort study will be conducted in one rural and one urban community located in Mpumalanga Province and North West Province, respectively. The study will be conducted for 12 months of intensive follow up (July 2020 to August 2021) with a post-intensive follow-up continuing for a further 16 months (until December 2022). Two hundred households; 1,000 study participants of all ages; will be randomly selected from a list of 327 hoseholds that participated and successfully completed a 10-months follow-up period in a study similar to that currently proposed, but directed at community burden and transmission dynamics of influenza, respiratory syncytial virus and other respiratory pathogens. Each household and household member will be enumerated and the HIV infection status and the level of immunosuppression of HIV-infected individuals will be assessed. Each household member will be followed twice per week during the intense follow-up period (12 months) of the study. During this period upper respiratory tract samples will be collected irrespective of presence of symptoms and data on key symptoms, healthcare seeking, hospitalization and death will be captured at each follow up visit. Respiratory samples will be tested by reverse transcriptase real-time polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) for SARS-CoV-2, influenza and RSV, and selected samples will be cultured and sequenced. An infection risk questionnaire will be administered to all study participants at enrollment and every month thereafter. Sera will be collected at enrollment and every 2 months during the 12-month intense follow-up period from all participants. In addition, sera will be collected every 2 months for a further 6 months following the 12-month intense follow-up period from study participants that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 by rRT-PCR on respiratory specimens at 14, 16 and 18 months and from all study participants at 18 months. Sera will be tested for the presence of SARS-CoV-2, influenza and RSV antibodies. Wearable proximity sensors will be deployed for 8-12 days in each household over the 6-month intense follow-up period.
The primary purpose is to describe the safety of administration of three doses of STS to critically ill patients with confirmed COVID-19. A secondary purpose is to describe data on the clinical efficacy of administration of up to three doses of STS in critically ill patients with confirmed COVID-19.
This study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to investigate the safety and efficacy of BEJO Red Ginger in hospitalized adult (18 - 50 years old) COVID-19 patients with mild clinical manifestations. Subjects will be screened during hospitalization. One hundred and sixty-eight patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection and meeting all criteria, will be recruited to receive either BEJO Red Ginger or placebo in addition to standard of care (SOC) in a 1:1 ratio. Patients with a diagnosis of COVID-19 and, due to mild symptoms, hospitalized, will be randomized to take a sachet of syrups containing 15 ml of BEJO Red Ginger, 3 times a day: 1 sachet after breakfast, 1 sachet after lunch, and 1 sachet after dinner, as add-on to the SOC, with 2 hours of incubation of SOC. The treatment will last for 14 days or until patients to be declared as cured. The treated patients will be compared with an equal group treated with placebo and SOC. Recovery time, symptoms, and objective (inflammatory) parameters (see detailed description) will be analyzed as outcomes. The goal of this study is to evaluate the role of BEJO Red Ginger in preventing progression of COVID-19 and accelerating healing process in patients.
Problems with retention and staff turnover in the health sectors of many western countries have a long history and have thus attracted research attention over the years. The National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom (UK) is not immune to this problem as it is reported that the NHS as an organisation is struggling to meet staffing demands particularly with its nursing and medical workforce. One of the ways to tackle this problem has been to recruit staffs from European union countries. With the exit of UK from the EU, there are concerns on the this departure on staffing. While the UK was still coming to terms with BREXIT and its effect on the NHS, the current COVID 19 pandemic struck and has intensified workload and demands on the health sector, particularly the NHS. As a result of this, many NHS employees believe more should be done to show they are valued and appreciated for all their hard work. Turnover is already high among clinical occupations in the NHS as people leave for various reasons. It is therefore important to study the combined effect of these external factors (BREXIT and COVID 19) on turnover and retention in the NHS Grampian. It is hoped that this study will be beneficial to NHS Grampian management and policy makers as it will aid early identification of intention to leave and possibly enhance staff retention. The study will be carried out in Scotland and will be limited to NHS Grampian. Nurses and consultants who have been in employed in NHS Grampian prior to BREXIT and COVID 19 will be invited participate. Participants will voluntarily take part in a semi structured interview which may last for about 45 to 60 minutes. The project is self-funded for the award of a PhD in management studies.
Establishment of a biological bank of subjects vaccinated against SARS-Cov-2 infection (COVID-BioVac)
There is currently an urgent need for effective and safe treatments of Coronavirus Disease (COVID) - 19 and the cytokine storm that is responsible for the development of patient's Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). As Bronchipret has been proven to be a very safe medicine, it is not expected that it would lead to the development of severe adverse effects in COVID-19 patients. Bronchipret can therefore be recommended as effective and safe supplementary treatments of COVID-19, even more so considering the positive effects shown in vitro. Thus, this randomized study is conducted to assess the effect of Bronchipret on the immune response and recovery in patients with mild COVID-19 by assessing several blood parameters as well as the symptom recovery and improvement in comparison to patients who do not receive Bronchipret. Another aim of this feasibility study is to determine the best possible primary endpoint, i.e. which shows the greatest effect according to Cohen.
The global coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19) has led to an increased need to wear protective equipment such as wearing face masks and practicing hygiene measures such as more frequent use of antiseptics. These measures can lead to changes in the skin, the development of new inflammatory skin diseases or exacerbation of existing ones, with health professionals especially under the risk of developing these changes. Changes in the skin of the hands due to the use of antiseptics have been observed in a number of studies, however, part of the study was based solely on subjects' self-assessment or clinical assessment of researchers, and only a small part on objective measurements of skin parameters. Also, the impact of prolonged use of antiseptics and the impact of measures to prevent and protect against irritation such as topical application of emollient preparations have not been investigated. The impact of repeated use of antiseptics in the repeated exposure model on the forearms will be investigated. This model is a modification of the existing model of irritative dermatitis induced by sodium lauryl sulfate where the original irritant was replaced by an antiseptic solution.
This research aims to investigate the adjuvant effect of LH in reducing the symptomatic duration of fully vaccinated, mild COVID-19 patients on home recovery program in Singapore. It is aimed to assist policymakers in incorporating clinically proven TCM treatment for mild COVID-19 patients on home recovery program, and establishing a guideline on TCM pandemic treatment protocol which is suitable to be integrated into the healthcare system.
Coronavirus disease 2019 is a novel viral disease caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 virus. The original cases occurred in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and rapidly spread to other areas worldwide, constituting a pandemic with unimaginable health and economic consequences. the World Health Organization elevated the disease to the category of a pandemic on March 11, 2020. In children, the reported mortality rates were far below 1%, while in people above the age of 70 years it was above 5% or higher. So, in this retrospective study, the investigators describe the clinical features and outcomes of children with chronic kidney diseases who were diagnosed with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 infection at pediatric centers in Doha from 1st March 2020 till January 20th, 2022. This review looks into the literature on pediatric patients with chronic kidney diseases to verify whether they were more prone to developing more severe symptoms when diagnosed with Coronavirus disease 2019 compared to children without chronic kidney diseases and adults with chronic kidney diseases, and the Prevalence of COVID-19 infection between patients with chronic kidney diseases, and the role of COVID-19 infection in increasing the relapses and deterioration of chronic kidney diseases.