There are about 212 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Qatar. 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.
COVID-19 infection has been widely spread since December 2019 and causing many comorbidities and fatalities. The most common clinical presentation of COVID-19 patients admitted to ICUs is respiratory failure , hypoxia and acute lung injury. While new therapies and vaccines are urgently being investigated, they may take an inordinate time to get to right people. Omega-3-oil has been shown to have less proinflammatory mediators that may have immunomodulating, anti-inflammatory and antiviral effect. Two main fatty acids in omega-3-oil including eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid have shown benefit in patients with ARDS as well. So, the investigators proposed a randomized controlled study to evaluate the effectiveness of omega-3-oil supplementation 2 gm PO/NGT/OGT twice daily for 28 days or till discharge or till death in COVID-19 critically ill patients admitted to ICU who require oxygen support.
Covid-19 is an important human and animal pathogen, it mostly causes respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms. Clinical features range from a common cold to severe diseases such as severe acute respiratory distress syndrome, bronchitis, pneumonia, multi-organ failure, and even death. It seems to be less commonly affecting children and to cause fewer symptoms and less severe disease in this age group compared with adults. Clinicians have observed many extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19, as hematologic, cardiovascular, renal, gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary, endocrinologic, neurologic, ophthalmologic, and dermatologic systems can all be affected. This retrospective study that will be conducted at Hamad General Hospital in Qatar, aims to determine the renal involvement in all pediatric patients who were hospitalized with COVID-19 from March 1, 2020, to January 1, 2021.
The patient outcome in cardiac surgery is substantially linked to the occurrence of hyperglycemia. Qatar ranks 5th in the rate of diabetes globally; Moreover diabetics comprise more than 40% of patients admitted to the cardiac surgery intensive care unit (CTICU) in Qatar heart hospital. This prevalence is higher than the rest of the world. These numbers are projected to increase with accompanied morbidity-mortality hazardous by 2030 if the adequate intervention will not be directed towards better control of blood sugar within ICU and the hospital stay. The overall objective of this project is to explore the immunological profile in patients with poor glycemic control within their intensive care unit stay in Qatar. 'time in range' (TIR) was used for defining glycemic control within the ICU, where patients with time in range more than 80%, (in presence or absence of debates), had better outcomes than those with time in range less than 80% TIR. Notably, regarding wound infection, lengths of ventilation and ICU stay; they were not candidates to recurrent hypoglycemic episodes also. The high HbA1C preoperatively is probably a valid forecaster of indigent glycemic control. Previous studies demonstrated conversion of non-diabetics to diabetics when they face stress of critical illness. No previous studies explored this possible conversion cardiac surgery. Our primary objectives will be to determine whether non-diabetic patients with poor glycemic control in cardiac surgery would develop subsequent diabetes later on. Investigators will follow up non-diabetics patients after 3 months to satisfy this aim. Investigators will include all patients who will undergo cardiac surgery over two years from the time of approval without evidence of diabetes as documented by glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C). Patients will be followed up to one year with laboratory investigations to document whether they will develop diabetes or not. Data will be stored and statistically analyzed. Investigators expect to have details about the possible conversion in this high-risk population.
This randomized clinical trial evaluated the recurrence rates of physiological gingival pigments during 24 months follow-up and the patient perceptions after the ablative depigmentation using two laser wavelengths; Diode 940 nm and Er,Cr:YSGG 2780 nm.
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) aim at providing cardiac, respiratory support, or both. The use of ECMO could be associated with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) at the time of initiation or the time of decannulation. There is an existing evidence to state that clinical criteria of SIRS accompany decannulation. We aim at proving this relation through studying the inflammatory markers changes before and after decannulation. The investigators will study all participants who require ECMO support in the heart hospital, all patient will be subjected to clinical evaluation of the SIRS criteria plus studying the inflammatory makers that will include IL1, IL2, IL6 and TNF before and after decannulation. Participants will be divided based on the SIRS criteria into 2 groups and both groups will be compared using Chi-Square analysis (Fisher tests if small sample size) or two tailed t-test, as appropriate
The ICRR is a health services registry to establish the quality of CR delivery, and the effectiveness in terms of patient outcomes, in low-resource settings. The purposes of the registry are care optimization, evidentiary support for CR advocacy / policy, and research. All programs in low-resource settings will be welcome to participate at no cost. Programs will follow procedures approved by their local ethics board for collection of program and patient-reported variables. Assessments occur pre-cardiac rehabilitation (CR), post-CR and annually thereafter.
Introduction: osteonecrosis of the femoral head is a potentially crippling disorder, which mainly affects the young adults. Core decompression has been used for the treatment of the osteonecrosis of the femur head since was published by Ficat and albert, and by HUNGERFORD and Lennox. hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a suggestive joint preserving treatment for symptomatic prolapse stage of osteonecrosis of the femur head. Aims and objectives: to compare the clinical (functional) outcome of core decompression versus hyperbaric oxygen therapy in pre collapse stages of idiopathic avascular necrosis of the femur head. Material and methods: Mixed Retrospective and prospective study for all case of pre collapse of avascular necrosis of femoral head(AVNHF) underwent either hyperbaric oxygen therapy or Core decompression augmented with bone substitute in HAMAD General Hospital Anticipated outcome: Hyperbaric oxygen treatment associated with better outcomes at preserving the joint and associated with less complications than surgery
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most frequently occurring serious bacterial infection in young children and accounts 5 to 14% of emergency department visits Formation of renal scarring in children has been associated with serious complications as hypertension, preeclampsia, and end stage renal failure in young age . So, this study aims to determine whether dexamethasone reduces the renal scarring in children will be treated with antibiotics for acute pyelonephritis. investigators propose to conduct a multi center, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial, that will evaluate the efficacy of dexamethasone (0.3 mg/kg every 12 hours per day orally for 3 days) in preventing renal scarring in young febrile children (2 months to 14 years) with a first-diagnosed UTI. 120 Participants will be enrolled over a 3-year period from 6 sites.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first isolated in Wuhan, China in December 2019. It is rapidly spreading worldwide, posing a severe threat to global health. Many therapeutics have been investigated for the treatment of this disease with inconclusive outcomes. Anakinra - an interleukin (IL)-1 receptor antagonist - had showed survival benefits in patients with macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) and sepsis and was investigated for the use in COVID-19 infection with promising outcomes.
The purpose of this prospective randomized trial is to study the role of Indocyanine green (ICG) to visualize the Critical View of Safety during emergency Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for patients with Acute Cholecystitis.