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Filter by:Aerobic exercise - Nordic walking in Persistent Covid (PC) vs. healthy controls. The main objective of this study is to analyse the genes associated with increased physical performance in patients with PC vs. healthy controls and to measure the level of lactic acid in blood, pre and post exercise session in patients affected by PC. Relevance: It is intended to be a tool for patients with CP who have not been hospitalised, nor have been offered outpatient rehabilitation treatment. They have not recovered their work, family, sporting or leisure functions. They have particular problems in returning to aerobic exercise. We think that they may need to be accompanied in the recovery of their physical condition under the supervision of health professionals. Most of the studies offered to them are exploratory, not intervention. Our proposal is a 12-week intervention. Our proposal, delves into the mechanisms that may underlie their fatigue and their problems in returning to aerobic exercise, in order to collaborate in approaching possible solutions. Secondary objectives: To study in each of the patients with persistent covid, included in the aerobic Nordic walking programme, their DNA in order to, based on two candidate genes, analyse the role of genetic polymorphisms associated with increased VO2 max training, compared to a healthy control group. To assess the blood lactic acid level pre and post exercise in a group of patients with persistent covid pre and post aerobic Nordic walking programme. Patients and Methods: 33 patients with CP and 33 healthy controls will follow a Nordic walking programme for 12 weeks. QIAGEN Cube automatic extractor and lactic acid meter will be used.
This pilot study investigates a new, easily applicable, individually tailored first-line behavioral training for parents of children (4-12 years) with (symptoms of) ADHD, that will be provided in an early stage, before other treatments have been applied. In this pilot study the feasibility of the newly developed intervention will be evaluated by exploring program acceptability, including client satisfaction, recruitment, retention, treatment fidelity and therapist satisfaction. Also acceptability of potential outcome measures will be explored, including preliminary tests of efficacy.
There is a wealth of evidence implicating the important role of blood flow throughout all stages of the process of atherogenesis. Two locations along the vascular tree at which atherosclerotic plaques are typically found are the carotid artery (CA) and the superficial femoral artery (SFA). Nowadays, ultrasound is the technique of choice for assessing the vascular condition in the CA and SFA. However, clinically used ultrasound techniques show a large variability in estimating the blood flow velocity, due to multiple limitations. With the advent of ultrafast ultrasound imaging, (almost) all elements of the transducer can be activated simultaneously. These so-called plane wave acquisition acquires thousands of images per second and makes continuous tracking of blood flow velocities in all directions in the field of view possible. This high-frame-rate acquisition opened up new possibilities for blood flow imaging at the CA and SFA, such as blood Speckle Tracking (bST) and ultrasound Particle Image Velocimetry (echoPIV). Both these vector flow imaging (VFI) techniques enable the quantification of 2D blood flow velocity profiles, where bST uses no contrast agents compared to echoPIV. Beside these novel ultrasound based techniques, 4D Phase Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (4D flow MRI) enables a non-invasive quantification of the 4D blood flow velocity profiles (3D + time) and can be used as reference standard for blood flow assessments in-vivo. We therefore aim to evaluate the performance of both VFI techniques in comparison to 4D flow MRI measurements in the CA and SFA of healthy volunteers.
Most of the patients after cardiac surgery need sedation in the iCU. Sedation strategy could impact the incidence of vasopressor use.
There is a direct relationship between the sedative agent and the duration of ventilation.
According to the requirements of the "Technical Guidelines for Clinical Trials of In Vitro Diagnostic Reagents", the first registered product (hereinafter referred to as the assessment reagent) - Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) Rapid Test (Colloidal Gold) was tested in clinical institutions. ) for clinical validation trials. Prove that the clinical performance of the assessment reagent meets the requirements of the intended use.
CDI is a major cause of antibiotics-associated diarrhoea. More than half of the patients affected are 70 years or older and frail. Mortality among older patients with CDI is high. Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a life-saving therapy which reduce symptom duration and mortality. The FMT procedure usually requires hospital attendance, and frail old patients often are too weak to tolerate transportation to hospital and may therefore be withheld treatment. The overall aim of the present project is to investigate whether a multimodal geriatric assessment, treatment and follow-up of frail older patients with CDI can improve patient survival compared with standard care. In particular, it is explored whether an expanded collaboration between the geriatric wards, early clinical assessment and home treatment with FMT contribute to increased patient survival rates.
Sleeve gastrectomy is the most performed bariatric procedure worldwide. Postoperative pain management is a challenging issue. In this trial, the investigators aimed to explore the effects of laparoscopic guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block on postoperative pain management in patient those were performed laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.
In recent years, vitrectomy has moved toward a minimally invasive vitrectomy surgery (MIV) system, which could effectively reduce the occurrence of operation complications, while reducing the time of post-operation recovery. With an improved design of bevel tip and a high cutting rate capacity of 10000cpm, Advanced ULTRAVIT® probes potentially provide an strong technical support for the application of MIV. The new probe facilitates great control during delicate surgical maneuvers, such as separating the hyaloid from the retinal surface, dissecting fibrovascular tissue off the surface of retina. However, there was no sufficient clinical evidence to support the benefits of Advanced ULTRAVIT ® probes in the complicated vitreoretinal surgery, such as proliferative diabetic retinopathy. More importantly, there is an urgent need of clinical evidence to support 10000cpm launch and conversion which is major objective of 2021 VR growth strategies.
BPPV is the most common cause of vertigo. The pathophysiology of BPPV has not been cleared, several studies show that symptoms are caused by the displacement of otoconia from the macula of the utricle into the semicircular canals. These calcium carbonate particles then stimulate non-physiological movement of the endolymph leading to a false sensation of angular acceleration. Biomarkers represent measurable products of biological processes, thus making an assessment of those processes more practical. Biomarkers in circulation are powerful indicators of normal and pathological biological processes, as well as, responses to pharmacological treatments. The inner ear-inclusive protein that has been published included Otolin-1, Otoconin-90/95, Prestin, Otoancorin, Otogelin, α-tectorin, β-tectorin and Cochlin.