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Filter by:This project is a 2-phase, randomized clinical trial that includes 7 days of unilateral leg disuse (Phase 1), immediately followed by 14 days of bilateral leg rehabilitation (Phase 2). The investigators will recruit cohorts of healthy middle-aged men and women to address their aims: - Demonstrate the sex-specific effects of skeletal muscle disuse (Phase 1) - Identify key molecular determinates of susceptibility of skeletal muscle atrophy (Phase 1) - Map the early, sex-specific molecular time-course of rehabilitation (Phase 2) - Determine if disused and healthy muscle respond similarly to exercise (Phase 2) Healthy, middle-age men and post-menopausal women (50-65 years) will be recruited from the greater Houston/Galveston area. This under-represented research demographic demonstrate few negative metabolic or phenotypic signs of advanced age, but are at increased risk of being hospitalized and experiencing accelerated loss of lean mass and muscle function that parallels a much older population. The goal of this study is to characterize phenotypic and molecular skeletal muscle changes in middle-aged men and women during critical periods of disuse and rehabilitation and ultimately direct the development of targeted and effective prevention and treatment strategies.
The aim of study is to investigate most effective site for control the motor coordination using transcranial direct current stimulation in multiple system atrophy with cerebellar feature
This is a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the use of LASER, Micro Ablative radiofrequency and topic promestriene to treat symptoms of vulvovaginal atrophy of women treated for breast cancer.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of a 12-week flexi band resistance training program compared to different whole-body electromyostimulation (WB-EMS) exercise programs on muscle strength, body composition (in particular muscle mass), cardiorespiratory fitness, inflammation, and patient-reported subjective outcomes (e.g. quality of life, fatigue, performance status) in patients with malignant disease undergoing curative or palliative anti-cancer treatment.
The purpose of the study is search the interrater and intrarater reliability of the quadriceps muscle using rehabilitative ultrasound imaging and search for an association between sarcopenia and quadriceps muscle in poststroke patients.
Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM) due to low estrogen levels affects about half of post-menopausal women and may have a dramatic impact on women's quality of life. Women complain of vaginal dryness, itching, discomfort, malodour, painful intercourse and may have urinary urgency, irritation, bladder/urethral pain and recurring bladder infections. First-line therapies include vaginal moisturizers, lubricants and estrogen (either oral or with vaginal cream/tablets). While these therapies are effective, the ongoing costs and the resistance to the indefinite use of vaginal creams/inserts is a challenge to the continued use of these therapies. Recently, an innovative laser therapy has been used to treat women with GSM. A randomized controlled trial (RCT) to study how effective the laser is to treat women with GSM is planned.
The study is aimed to determine the potential of volatile marker testing for gastric cancer screening. The study will be addressing the role of confounding factors, including lifestyle factors, diet, smoking as well as addressing the potential role of microbiota in the composition of exhaled volatile markers.
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive disease that causes progressive muscle wasting and weakness due to loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord. This is a registered cohort of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type I，II and III in China. This study will provide further insights into the clinical course of SMA including overall survival, demographic characteristics, motor function, respiratory support, feeding and nutritional support, growth and development. The correlation of genotype and phenotype will be conducted.
In post-menopausal women, the condition atrophic vaginitis results from the loss of oestrogen and is characterised by dyspareunia (pain during intercourse), vaginal dryness, and vaginal irritation. It is often diagnosed alongside recurrent urinary tract infections (rUTIs) and may increase susceptibility to rUTI. Topical vaginal oestrogen can be used to re-condition the vaginal epithelium and also reduces the incidence of rUTIs. However, patients often express concerns about using oestrogen, a hormonal treatment. Studies also report side-effects including vaginal bleeding, discharge, burning and itching that underpin significant (28%) drop-out rates. Hence, alternative non-hormonal, non-antibiotic based therapies that treat the vaginal atrophy, but also reduce the incidence of rUTI are needed. Recurrent UTI in adult women is common. Bacteria from the gut can colonise the vulvar epithelia and then the bladder, causing uncomfortable urinary symptoms (cystitis). The lifetime risk of a UTI is around 40% in adult women which increases in post-menopausal women. Annually, UTI incidence is 3%. Of those affected, 5% will suffer rUTI, rising to 13% in the over 60 population. This equates to over 300,000 of the adult female UK population annually affected by rUTI. The most frequent treatment for rUTIs is low dose antibiotics, but this treatment causes the bacteria carried by such women to become antibiotic resistant, which exacerbates the clinical problem. The prevalence of antimicrobial multi-resistance within post-menopausal women suffering from rUTI is around 25% and was shown to rise to more than 80% following prolonged antibiotics. These data support the use of non-antibiotic treatment strategies that prevent rUTI and the emergence of drug resistant micro-organisms. This study will compare two groups with differing treatment strategies. One group will be primarily treated for atrophic vaginitis with topical vaginal hyaluronate and the other will be primarily treated for their recurrent UTI with intravesical hyaluronate.
The primary objective of the study is to clinically confirm, by comparison with a control group, the performance of the 10600 +1540 nm laser in the improvement of atrophic vaginal epithelium at 3 months after the last laser treatment. The secondary objectives are: 1. Confirm the performance of 10600 +1540 nm laser in the improvement of atrophic vaginal epithelium at 9 months post-laser treatment, and compare it with the results at 3 months. 2. Evaluate the improvement of the GSM urinary symptoms and urinary incontinence (UI) and their impact on the Quality of Life, at each timepoint after the first laser treatment. 3. To assess the Patient's Global Impression of Improvement (PGI) with the laser treatment - For the GSM symptoms - For the urinary symptoms and UI 4. To assess the patient's satisfaction with the laser treatment. - For the GSM symptoms - For the urinary symptoms and UI.