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Filter by:The purpose of the study is to determine whether antipsychotic treatment is influence psychiatric patients due to endocrine and metabolic status and a quality of life. The investigators expect, that 30-50% of patients will show pharmacon - gene induced weight gain (> 7% of initial bodyweight) while the rest of patients will maintain unaltered bodyweight.
The purpose of this study is to gather information about causes and treatment of Antiphospholipid Syndrome.
Study Objectives: To collect and describe demographics, disease-management, and treatment outcomes of Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) patients who are newly diagnosed and classified according to the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria. To perform observational studies concerning relevant scientific research questions in MDS using clinical data and biological samples, and to present relevant research outcomes in the fields of diagnosis and prognostication, health related quality of life issues, health economics, and risk stratification for newly developed classes of drugs. To disseminate results of the studies to all stakeholders involved.
The purpose of this study is to examine how people with a family history of colon cancer and other related cancers respond to recommendations for cancer screening after genetic counseling. The purpose of your participation would be to help us learn more about whether people with a personal and/or family history of colorectal cancer and other cancers follow cancer screening recommendations.
The purpose of this study is to assess the cross-sectional prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia taking antipsychotics.
Purpose: To assess whether EMG directed biofeedback therapy or Botulinum toxin type A injection of the levator ani muscles has any effect on pain from the levator ani syndrome, and, in addition, to what extent either treatment is superior to the other in terms of anorectal physiologic measurements, and quality of life. Study Design: Randomized, prospective, unblinded double-armed study with crossover. Methodology: Female subjects, aged 18 and over, with painful levator ani muscle spasm for at least one month duration will be randomized to receive either biofeedback therapy or Botulinum toxin type A injection. After randomization they will all undergo visual analog pain scoring, anorectal manometry, colonoscopy (if clinically indicated), and self-reported SF-36 quality of life measurement. Each patient will also complete numerical pain scale scoring, an SF-36, and a satisfaction questionnaire at each treatment visit and follow-up visit. Patients will submit these by mail. Identification numbers will be assigned to each subject for use on the SF-36 and Satisfaction Questionnaires throughout the study. Subjects will again undergo anorectal manometry at the end of their treatment arms. In the biofeedback arm patients will be treated biweekly for up to eight treatments and be provided exercises to practice at home based on their muscle function noted during the biofeedback training session. Subjects will keep a treatment diary of the exercises they do at home to help ensure compliance with the protocol. In the Botulinum toxin injection arm patients will be treated with scheduled injections of the levator ani muscles every six weeks for up to three total injections of 100U each. These injections will be directed to the painful areas of the levator muscles as guided by physical exam and EMG measurements. Should any patient fail their initial randomized treatment assignment (failure defined as "very dissatisfied" or "dissatisfied" on the satisfaction questionnaire), they will then be allowed to cross over to the other study arm. In addition to numerical pain scale scoring, an SF-36 questionnaire and anorectal manometry will also be repeated at the time of crossover. We intend to include all randomized patients in the final data analysis (according to their originally assigned treatment arm), regardless of outcome or reason for dropout, thus making this an "intent-to-treat" analysis. Pivotal Study Definitions: The definition of adequate pain reduction, for the purposes of data analysis, will be a reduction in a subject's mean pain score of two on a numerical pain scale (0-10). Failure of either therapy will be defined as a response of "very dissatisfied" or "dissatisfied" on the satisfaction questionnaire at the end of either biofeedback (eight treatment visits) or Botulinum toxin (three injections) both before and after crossover. Outcomes: We will determine the following for biofeedback therapy and Botulinum toxin type A injection: mean pain reduction, any differences in anorectal physiologic measurements (such as mean resting anal sphincter pressure), any changes in self-reported quality of life, and overall patient satisfaction.
The Purpose of this study is to examine the effect of using the Carpal Tunnel Dynasplint® System on patients diagnosed with CTS in a randomized, controlled, cross-over study.
22q11.2 deletion syndrome is a genetic disorder that can cause heart defects, facial abnormalities, and developmental and learning disabilities. The severity of the disorder can vary widely among people. This study will analyze DNA from people with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome to identify genetic variations that may affect the severity of the disorder.
Periodontal disease is associated with the components of Metabolic syndrome, such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia. Therefore, strong relation with periodontal disease and metabolic syndrome is suggested. the overall goal of this study is to define the relation between periodontal disease and metabolic syndrome, including atherosclerosis.
Probiotics are friendly bacteria normally present in food products like yogurt whereas irritable bowel syndrome is a longstanding functional disorder characterized by abdominal pain and altered bowel habits either diarrhea or constipation dominant without a definitive etiology. Study Hypothesis:Does probiotics(Saccharomyces boulardii improves daily bowel symptoms and quality of life in patients with diarrhea dominant irritable bowel syndrome?