There are about 679 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Lebanon. 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.
Obesity is associated with poor surgical outcome and complications. The literature does not provide a comprehensive view on the effect of body mass index (BMI) on perioperative outcomes in orthopedic surgeries. Therefore, we aim to determine the effect of BMI on 30-day perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing the first 25 most commonly performed orthopedic surgeries using a retrospective cohort study design. The knowledge of the effect of BMI on orthopedic surgeries will improve the knowledge of surgeons about the expected morbidities.
This is an interventional study assessing the impact of 'shadowing night shifts' early during medical school, on the wellbeing and level of anxiety of a students during their first official night shifts.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of VIT-2763 on markers of hemolysis (breakdown in red blood cells) in sickle cell disease (SCD). The safety, tolerability and clinical beneficial effects of VIT-2763 for the treatment of SCD are also explored.
In a traditional view going back to 1800, spinal cord has been described as a protected bundle of nerves that connects the brain to the body. Galen contended that spinal cord mediates motor, sensory and some of the autonomic functions below the neck. Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury (TSCI) is a catastrophic unexpected and devastating event that can be occurred along the spinal column (cervical, thoracic, and lumbar). A global-incident rate (2007) is estimated at 23 TSCI cases per million (179312 cases per annum). TSCI can often results in a life-threatening condition that includes varying degrees of motor paralysis and sensory loss and impairment of bowel, bladder, sexual, and other physiologic functions. In this study, investigators suggest a new experimental rehabilitative protocol for TSCI patients called Neural Motor Recruitment Method (NEUROM). This method is based on the mentioned histological and/or functional reorganization model after TSCI, on the MI concepts and the targeted sensory inputs related to motor recovery. The hypothesis here is that NEUROM can enhance sparing- induced plasticity and increase motor and sensory recovery in SCI patients especially when combined to tDCS.
The goal of this descriptive observational study is to assess the success rate of endotracheal intubation at first attempt outside the operating room with direct laryngoscopy or with the use of an assisting device and identify adverse events; mainly hypoxemia (SpO2 < 85%) and hypotension (SBP < 80 mmHg) in patients requiring elective or emergent endotracheal intubation. The main question it aims to answer is whether endotracheal intubation outside the OR at AUBMC has higher success rates and lower complication rates as compared to the literature. Participants will be evaluated according to the inclusion criteria and data extraction will be performed from the electronic health record (EHR). Researchers will compare success and complication rates with previous literature and international benchmarks.
The objective of this prospective study is to compare clinically and radiographically two different tissue-level implants, in partially edentulous patients in the posterior area of the maxilla and mandible. The primary objective of the study was to track the crestal bone level changes around the two implant systems. Secondary objectives were implant stability as well as initial soft tissue thickness which were evaluated throughout this study.
The goal of this project is to test tools that will be part of a platform for training and supervision of mental health and psychosocial support helpers, including providers without specialized training in mental health. This platform, entitled Ensuring Quality in Psychological Support, is an online resource being developed to include: materials for evaluating core and specific competencies, training on core competencies, implementation guidance to conduct competency-based training. The Ensuring Quality in Psychological Support platform is designed to aid trainers and supervisors working with providers being trained to deliver World Health Organization and non-World Health Organization low-intensity psychological interventions. The research will address two study objectives: Objective 1. Determine feasibility, acceptability, and perceived utility of the Ensuring Quality in Psychological Support platform; Objective 2. Evaluate the reliability, validity, and sensitivity to change of Ensuring Quality in Psychological Support competency assessment tools. To maximize generalizability of findings, Ensuring Quality in Psychological Support will be evaluated in seven countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Lebanon, Peru, Uganda, Zambia and Jordan. The sites are varied by types of psychological intervention, beneficiaries, experience of trainers, and background of trainees. In each site, trainers will train non-specialist providers on a low-intensity psychological intervention.
Background: Noise in operating rooms (ORs) during surgery may affect OR personnel and pose a threat to patient safety. The sources of noise vary depending on the operation. We aimed to study how OR staff perceived noise, whether music was considered noise and what its perceived effects were. Methods: Surgeons, anesthesiologists, residents, and nurses were interviewed. IPads were placed in the ORs to gather noise level data.
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of the addition of nefopam to a multimodal analgesic regimen consisting of ketoprofen and paracetamol during sevoflurane- dexmedetomidine-based anesthesia on postoperative morphine requirements in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
With this study the investigators wish to examine the effect of prayer on pain intensity and on the conditioned pain modulation in healthy religious university students.