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Filter by:The goal of this study is to learn if the Mind Over Matter (MOM) Intervention, a 5-week group program, can help Black and African American women deal with the fears, worries and sadness that often accompany cancer diagnosis and treatment. The main question this study aims to answer is: • Whether the MOM Intervention is feasible and acceptable among Black and African American women. We would also like to find out if: - The MOM Intervention decreases anxiety, depression and physical symptom severity for Black and African American women. - The MOM Intervention is culturally and linguistically appropriate, and identify barriers, strengths, and areas of improvement. Participants will: - Attend a Pre-Program Orientation - Attend 5 weekly MOM Sessions - Complete 2 questionnaires (one will be given before the first MOM Session begins, and the other will be given after the last MOM Session) Participants also have the choice to attend an optional Focus Group, which will be offered after the last MOM Session. Please note, this entire Intervention will be offered online. There will be no in-person sessions or visits.
Deep sedation during gastrointestinal endoscopy in patients with cardiopulmonary risk factors such as respective co-morbidities or also morbid obesity is challenging. Those high-risk patients are at risk of upper airway obstruction and hypoxemia. Nasal continuous positive airway pressure may help to decrease the incidence of peri-interventional hypoxemia. However, data on nasal continuous positive airway pressure in high-risk patients having gastrointestinal endoscopy are scarce; only one randomized trial on gastroscopy in obese patients is available (Kang et al. J Anesth 2021). In a very high-risk group, namely patients assessed for heart or lung transplantation in our hospital, the risk was especially high (unpublished data). Aim of this trial is the effect of nasal continuous positive airway pressure - compared to nasal oxygen insufflation - on the incidence of hypoxemia in high-risk patients having gastrointestinal endoscopy in deep sedation. The investigators hypothesize that nasal continuous positive airway pressure - compared to nasal oxygen insufflation - reduces the incidence of hypoxemia in high-risk patients having gastrointestinal endoscopy in deep sedation.
Liver transplantation is a lifesaving procedure; however, there are chances that the body may reject the organ following liver transplantation, and this remains a significant concern. This rejection of the transplanted, healthy liver tissue further adds to the patient's illness and also increases the related costs of treatment. Currently, liver biopsy is the standard procedure used for diagnosing this rejection. Being an invasive procedure (requiring the introduction of instruments into the body), this procedure also increases the chances of death of the patient. Researchers are looking into the identification of testing methods that can act as a sign of this rejection without requiring the introduction of instruments into the body. This type of testing could also allow for adjusting the doses of drugs given to the patient to decrease the chances of graft failure. A particular event that occurs during rejection in the body is the death of liver cells. Thus, tracking cell death using a blood test would be an important tool in assessing rejection. CK-18 is a protein in the liver cells that is thought to be linked to the changes occurring as a result of cell death. This study will be looking into a new idea of measuring CK-18 levels and compare them to an existing index to develop a reliable test for liver transplant rejection without introducing any instruments into the body. The purpose of this research study is to assess the history and collect blood samples to be tested for measuring CK-18 levels and assess certain other markers in the blood.
The suprascapular nerve, originating from the C5 trunk, provides innervation to the acromioclavicular and glenohumeral joints. The supraclavicular nerve, a branch of the cervical plexus, contributes to the sensory innervation of the upper deltoid region. Cervical and brachial plexus blocks can cause diaphragm paralysis. This study examined the effects of low-volume combined anterior suprascapular nerve block and superficial cervical plexus block on pain and phrenic nerve in participants underwent reverse shoulder arthroplasty surgery.
This cohort study plans to investigate associations between the presence of multiple lower genital tract microorganisms in pregnancy and gestational age at birth. The study enrols pregnant women at one public health care facility in East London, South Africa. At enrolment and 30-34 weeks of pregnancy, participants provide swabs for testing for sexually transmitted infections, vaginal yeasts and genital mycoplasmas; for microscopy and Nugent scoring; and for 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid gene sequencing and quantification. The primary outcome is gestational age at birth. Statistical analyses include: regression modelling to explore associations between specific microorganisms (including microbiota) and gestational age at birth; construction of an index of vaginal inflammation, using data about microorganism load and inflammatory potential; classification and regression tree analysis to examine which combinations of microorganisms contribute to earlier gestational age at birth.
First-in-Human, Phase I, open-label, multicenter, dose-escalation study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, PK, pharmacodynamics, and preliminary antitumor activity of FL115 in patients with advanced solid tumors who have progressed or are intolerant to current standard-of-care therapies, including immune check-point inhibitors administered in single-agent or combination use.
This study aims to emulate a hypothetical target pragmatic multi-center, non-blinded trial of adult inpatients in the PINC AITM dataset with B-lactam treated culture confirmed monomicrobial invasive Group A streptococcus (GAS) between the years 2015-2021
The goal of this clinical trial is aimed to assess the gustatory perception and alteration in patients using either clear aligners or fix orthodontics treatment in orthodontic patient aged +18 years and not have any endocrine abnormalities, internal diseases, middle ear affections, xerostomia, or depression. The main question it aims to answer are: Does the clear aligner have an effect on taste perception following the treatment? Participants will be given a questionnaire before and after the orthodontic treatment to assess the taste perception following the orthodontic treatment. In addition, The Burghart taste strips (ODOFIN taste strips) will clinically assess the taste's function by using four concentrations on three separate occasions (T0, T1, and T2) ,The taste strips will be placed in about the same order; they will apply to the protruding tongue immediately posterior to its first third, either to the left or right side, to study lateralization. subjects will then be asked to close their mouths and choose one of five possible answers on a scale (sweet, sour, salty, bitter, no taste).
The primary aim of this study is to determine the transcranial direct current stimulation and transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation in addition to robot-assisted walking training in individuals with Multiple sclerosis; to examine the effects on motor functions against each other and sham application. Secondary aim of this study is to show the relation of these effects with tDCS and ts-DCS through fatigue and quality of life evaluations.
Rationale: A significant proportion of patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is unable to fully recover, even when the initial cause of their illness has been treated. Inadequate dietary intake prior to admission and during the recovery phase may leave patients in a frail physical state, limiting rehabilitation potential. Commonly used methods to assess nutritional intake and nutritional status are highly impacted by various disease-related confounders and reporting bias. We hypothesise that a combined assessment of biomarkers in plasma and urine may provide a more accurate overview of nutritional status at ICU-admission. Objective: Main: Assess nutrition-related biomarkers in plasma and urine samples at ICU admission Secondary: Identify the number of micronutrient deficiencies at ICU admission Compare biomarker profile and dietary intake of short and long-stay ICU patients at baseline Compare subjective dietary intake, nutritional status and muscle thickness between patients with and without micronutrient deficiencies at baseline Study design: Observational study Study population: Adult patients admitted to the ICU. Two groups will be recruited: patients with a short length of stay (<48 hours) and patients with a longer length of stay (≥48 hours). Main study parameters: Biomarker status in blood and urine at ICU admission. Nature and extent of the burden and risks associated with participation, benefit and group relatedness: In addition to standard care ICU treatment, the following measurements will be performed: - Within 24 hours after admission blood and urine samples will be collected from existing venous line and urinary catheter - Within 72 hours an ultrasound measurement of the upper leg will be performed. - During ICU stay, when the patient is capable to do so, they will be asked to complete a retrospective dietary intake assessment. The risks and negative effects of these tests are limited. However, this study asks for a time investment and physical and mental effort of the patients.