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Filter by:The purpose of this research is to investigate multiple facets of non-traumatic and traumatic orthopaedic health issues. Studies under this protocol will investigate a variety of research questions concerning traumatic and non-traumatic health issues in the Orthopaedic Hand and Upper Extremity Service.
There is a tremendous clinical need for a noninvasive technique that can assess gastric electrical activity and would be repeatable without any exposure to radiation. Investigators developed a new technique allowing to use noninvasive methods to assess bioelectrical activity in the gastrointestinal system. This has enabled to characterize the normal and pathologic physiology of the stomach through the use of noninvasive magnetogastrogram (MGG) records. Primary hypothesis for this proposal is that analysis of gastric slow wave uncoupling and propagation in multichannel MGG discriminates between normal and pathological gastric electrical activity. Eventually, investigators envision this research leading to new insights for gastrointestinal conditions such as gastroparesis, functional dyspepsia and chronic idiopathic nausea that would inform clinical management of these debilitating diseases.
A visible difference can have a profound impact in a society with a massive emphasis on appearance and "looks". A vulnerable group is adolescents with a condition affecting their appearance as a result of injuries (burns, accidents), treatment (cancer), skin conditions or congenital anomalies (birthmarks, craniofacial conditions). Research has identified potential psychological difficulties, which, if not addressed, can lead to anxiety, depression, and eating disorders. In addition to medical treatment options, aiming at diminishing a difference that may be visible to others, young people with appearance concerns also need self-management skills. However, evidence-based interventions are scarce and specialised psychological treatment is difficult to reach. The Centre for Appearance Research (Bristol, UK) has developed an online intervention for adolescents, now translated into Norwegian (www.ungfaceit.no). UNG Face IT provides easy access to specialist advice and support via a home computer, using information, videos, and interactive activities. It provides advice, teaches coping and social skills, strengthening psychological adjustment to a visible difference. A systematic evaluation of the Norwegian version is needed. UNG Face IT could potentially address unmet needs, provide a cost-effective tool to reduce the need for "face-to-face" psychological and surgical/medical services, and contribute to make online health care available for young people with a visible difference.
This is a pilot study that evaluates the effect of PEMF in maintaining muscle mass postoperatively in individuals experiencing clinical immobilisation due ACL reconstruction surgery. Half of the participants will receive the PEMF therapy in combination with standard rehabilitation programme, while the other half will receive sham therapy in combination with standard rehabilitation programme.
Current study evaluates the use of the improved Basophil Activation Test (BAT) in the diagnostics of IgE-mediated allergy to antibiotics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
Hemophilia is an X-linked congenital bleeding disorder caused by deficiency of coagulation factor VIII (in hemophilia A) or factor IX (in hemophilia B). The deficiency is the result of mutations of the respective clotting factor genes.
the investigators are trying to detect what is the best tissue constituent suitable for reconstruction of large post traumatic sof tissue defects of foot plantar surface
Peripheral neuropathy is just assessed by determination of Vibration sensation, pressure sensation, superficial pain or temperature. The most commonly used technique for diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy is nervous conduction (NC) and electromyography (EMG). But EMG/NC is bothersome and techniques using electric currents to measure NC and needles to study muscle innervations are uncomfortable. Quantitative NeuroSensory Testing (QST) is essential in the evaluation of small-caliber A-delta and C-fibers, the primary transmitters of thermal and pain sensation. QST can demonstrate neurosensory abnormalities when it is non-invasive test, selective to small fibers despite negative EMG/NCV finding. The investigators predict QST can be used for the early diagnosis and follow-up of small-fiber neuropathy in diabetes patients. The investigators also predict the early evaluation of diabetes neuropathy with QST can reduce the diabetes patient progress to advance stage of DM foot or limb amputation.
Evaluation of current and newly developed endoluminal therapies in the management of Upper and Lower GI conditions.
This open-label, non-randomized, prospective study will evaluate the risk of symptoms recurrence during the ten years after antipsychotic discontinuation in a sample of functionally recovered first-episode patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder.