There are about 235 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Cyprus. The country of the clinical trial is determined by the location of where the clinical research is being studied. Most studies are often held in multiple locations & countries.
The aim of this study was investigate the comparison of postoperative effects of low laser treatment and platelet-rich fibrin application on mandibular impacted third molar tooth extraction. The study included a total of 60 patients with impacted mandibular third molar. Patients were evaluated in 4 randomly separated groups. In group 1, PRF was applied to the tooth socket. In group 2, PRF was applied to the tooth socket combined with Low Laser Treatment extraorally to the extraction area for three days within surgery day In group 3, Low Laser Treatment was applied to the extraorally to the extraction area for three days within surgery day. In group 4 (control group), tradional osteomy was made. The outcome variables were pain, swelling, the number of analgesics taken, and trismus. These variables were also assessed based on first, second, third, and seventh days following the operation. All of the 4 groups patients were prescribed an 875/125 mg amoxicillin/clavulanic acid tablet twice daily for five days.
Objective: By using the newly designed multifunctional birthing ball, it is aimed to reduce the intense perineal and sacral pain in the first and second stages of labor, to prevent perineal tears, pain and episiotomy opening with perineal heating, to take advantage of the positive effects of the birthing ball on the pelvis to support active labor and shorten the duration of labor, and to increase the satisfaction of mothers with labor by reducing anxiety and pain. Materials and Methods: The multifunctional birthing ball will support the active movements of the pregnant woman, as well as warming the perineum while providing lumbar and back massage. The multifunctional birthing ball was developed by researchers and manufactured by the Near East University 3D Lab. The bottom of the ball is made of flexible and explosion-proof material filled with air. The purpose of the ball is to enable the pregnant woman to make swinging and bouncing movements during active labor. The massager and heating pad will be controlled by a single electronic circuit. Three different massage modes can be selected: continuous, intermittent and fluctuating. The heating pad can be turned on and off with a single button and the temperature can be adjusted (decrease-increase). To prevent overheating and tissue damage, a maximum temperature of 42 °C was fixed on the control. The inner padding is made of a material that protects both the massager and the heating pad from external factors and also serves as a seat. The shape of the device is designed to ensure that the massager is in full contact with the waist when the pregnant woman sits on the ball. The coating of the massage chair and heating pad is made of cleanable material suitable for hospital use.
Goji Berry as a functional food have been shown to reduce risk of hyperlipidemia, type 2 diabetes, etc. However, human studies are limited in this area. In this study, it has been aimed to evaluate the effect of goji berry consumption on some biochemical parameters in healthy individuals.
Pressure applied according to the principles of acupressure limits the pain limit, reduces the secretion of endorphins, which is a neurochemical, reduces the tension in the muscles, reduces the amount of oxygen in the blood flow, and finally provides duration and relaxation. Acupressure application is becoming more and more common nowadays because it is a noninvasive, safe, easy-to-apply and effective method without side effects. It seems that there is a limit to the study in which group acupressure applications in the literature are examined together on pain and comfort after cesarean section. In these basic points, the expectations of achieving postpartum pain and postpartum comfort of acupressure applied after cesarean delivery in this study. The circle of the research; There will be women who will have repeated cesarean section in a private Obstetrics Clinic in Famagusta. Women will be separated from two groups, one group will continue acupressure and the other group will do routine care. Visual analog scale and end-of-birth comfort procedure will be applied to women before and after the application.
In accordance with an independently matched group design methodology, 90 healthy volunteers (aged 18 to 40) were enlisted and randomly assigned to one of three experimental groups (sliding, tension, or control groups). The participants' group assignment was concealed from them. Using the Biopac MP36 electrodermal amplifier, constant skin conductors (SC) levels were captured for 20 minutes. A blind data collector used the Biopac software to gather the data. A pre and post-treatment measurement was taken with the thermal-camera and an ambulatory blood pressure monitor.
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effect of short-term L-Citrulline on central and peripheral blood pressure in healthy older adults. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Does L-citrulline favorably affect blood pressure at rest and during exercise? - Does L-citrulline favorably affect arterial stiffness? - Does L-citrulline favorably affect muscle oxygenation at rest and during exercise? Participants will be asked to consume L-citrulline and a placebo for six days and participate in the evaluation of their blood pressure, arterial stiffness, and muscle oxygenation before and after each intervention. Researchers will compare L-citrulline and placebo groups to examine whether L-citrulline supplementation affects the above health parameters.
Policystic ovary syndrome is the most common endocrinopthy during reproductive period. One of the factors implicated in the pathogenesis is insulin resistance. Asprosin, which is secreted from white adipose tissue is a new candidate for insulin resistance. Myoinositol is known to reduce insulin resistance in PCOS patients. The effect of myoinsitol on serum asprosin levels is unknown yet. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of myoinositol on serum asprosin levels in PCOS patients.
Asprosin is aa adipokine associated with glucose and insulin metabolism. Insulin and glucose metabolism change during pregnancy and studies examining asprosin levels during pregnancy are increasing rapidly. Considering the beneficial effects of myo-inositol to support the physiological pregnancy, recovering and pre-venting adverse maternal and fetal outcomes, we aimed to evaluate the effects of its supplementation on serum asprosin levels in pregnant women.
Physiotherapists have positive effects on motor skills, executive functions and symptoms of children with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder. However, progression takes time due to the symptoms of the disease. Physiotherapists need strategies to manage the symptoms of ADHD. Music can be used as a strategy because music is known to reduce the symptoms of children in this group. There is no study in the literature on how motor skills will be affected with musical accompaniment. The aim of this study is to compare motor skills performed with and without music in children with ADHD. When we evaluate motor skills like in a treatment session, the usability of music as an environmental factor will be investigated according to the positive, negative or ineffective results of the music effect.
Virtual Reality (VR) applications, one of the commonly emphasized approaches in the medical field recently, is in place as an intervention method applicable in various fileds of medicine for distraction, experiencing being exposed to events creating stress and palliating anxiety through providing materials which may distract the patient's attention from a stressful condition. The study has been planned in order to evaluate the effect of the notification regarding the theatre environment through virtual reality to the patients, who are to go through abdominal surgical intervention, on the anxiety level and the vital signs during the surgical intervention. Being a non-pharmacological clinical randomize controlled one, the study shall be conducted in Dr. Burhan Nalbantoğlu State Hospital of TRNC Ministry of Health surgical service and preoperative waiting area. Sample number has been determined through power analysis using G*Power 3.1.9.2 software. Taking (2017) "The effect of virtual reality in reducing preoperative anxiety in patients prior to arthroscopic knee surgery: A randomised controlled trial" study of Robertson and friends as the reference, the effect size, regarding the anxiety scores of experiment and control groups participants, has been determined as 0,63. Accordingly, sample size has been calculated as 71 people necessary for 95% (1-β=0,95) power at d=0,63 and α=0,05 levels. Taking into account there may be losses during the study, it has been planned to involve 80 people, so as to have 40 people per each group, in the study. Since the patients, who are to be involved in the study, are not known; in order to assign same quantity of patients to each group prior to the study, randomization shall be done through using block randomization technique in GraphPad software so as to have 40 patients in the intervention group and 40 in the control group. The patients who receive standard clinical care prior to abdominal surgical intervention shall constitute the control group, the patients who receive information about operating room environment through VR goggles in addition to standard clinical care shall constitute the intervention group. The data shall be collected through "Individual characteristics Form", ''Patient Charts'', ''Surgical Anxiety Scale'', ''Galvanic Skin Sensor (GSS) Measurement Table''. SPSS 26 Statistical analysis program shall be used for evaluating the study data. The acquired data shall be tested at 95% confidence interval, p<0,05 level of significance. Number, percentage distributon and standard deviation for the definitive data analysis, chi square test for experiment and control groups' basic particulars similarity, Shapiro-Wilk for normality analysis of dependent variables, Student t test or Annova for the comparison of pre-test and final test scores of experiment control groups, the comparisons of variables giving normal distribution among the groups as per the normal distributon in the comparison of experiment control groups' pre-test and final test scores, Mann Whitney U test or Kruskal Wallis test for the variables of non-normal distribution shall be used.