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Filter by:In most pectus excavatum (PE) patients an underlying genetic defect is not found with molecular analysis, as a direct genetic link with PE has yet to be found and because potential underlying genetic disorders are quite rare. Only one-fifth of all PE cases are identified in the first decade of life and thus of congenital origin making younger PE patients a unique patient group. Therefore, the research question is; is early-onset pectus excavatum (PE) more likely to be part of a genetic defect than PE which became apparent during puberty or adolescence?
As inflammation and oxidative stress increase in asthma patients, the severity of symptoms and clinical findings increase. Therefore, this study was planned to evaluate the possible effect of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on inflammation markers and oxidative stress in childhood asthma. The study included asthma patient; 35 routine medication, 35 drug therapy and inspiratory muscle training (IMT), and 35 healthy total 105 children aged 8-17 years. Demographic information and hemogram values were recorded. Functional capacity was evaluated with the 6-minute walking test, quality of life PedsQL, respiratory muscle strength oral pressure measuring device, respiratory function test, dyspnea severity with Modified Borg Scale. C-Reactive Protein (CRP), Periostin, Transforming Growth Factor-βeta (TGF-β), Total Antioxidant Status (TAS), Total Oxidant Status (TOS), Oxidative Stress Index (OSI) were analyzed. IMT was given with a Threshold IMT device for 7 days/6 weeks at 30% of maximal inspiratory pressure, and then a second evaluation was made.
The proposed study is a double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross over study on 60 children aged 5 to 25 years with severe spasticity related to cerebral palsy (CP), level IV and V with full-spectrum medical cannabis product of CBD/THC ratio 10:1.
Falls are the leading cause of nonfatal injuries in children and elderly. To understand the causes of falling in these populations, fundamental knowledge of how ageing affects balance control is of utmost importance. In general, two biomechanical mechanisms allow people to control balance; 1.moving the center of pressure within the base of support using ankle muscle activation; 2.counter-rotating segments around the center of mass. To understand how balance is controlled differently across the lifespan, 4 age groups (each N=20) will be compared to each other; i.e. prepubertal children (6-9y), postpubertal children (15-17y), young adults (18-24y), healthy non-falling older adults (65-80y). . A force plate platform combined with 3D movement registration will be used to determine the biomechanical balance control strategy across the lifespan during unperturbed and perturbed standing. The innovative but focused scope of this study could provide a breakthrough in our biomechanical understanding of balance control and, in particular, the changes in limitations of balance control in childhood and an ageing (fall-prone) population. The gained fundamental knowledge could lead to unprecedented insights in the causes of falling across the lifespan and in possible targets for intervention.
The aim is to evaluate the correlation between the respiratory control to hypercapnia at rest and the VE/VCO2 slope measured during cardiopulmonary exercise testing. The hypothesis is that patient with univentricular congenital heart disease have a increasing of respiratory drive like chronic heart failure. This increasing of respiratory drive could participate in the increasing of VE/VCO2 slope measured during cardiopulmonary exercise testing and in the genese of central apnea index during the sleep.
This study evaluates the effect of an intervention with a hospital clown compared to standard care on pain experience for acute hospitalized children receiving venipuncture. Half of the children will receive an intervention with the hospital clown while the other half will receive standard care.