There are about 10560 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Taiwan. 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.
Compared to the United Kingdom and the United States, Spontaneous non-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is more common among people in Taiwan. The prevalence rate of ICH was 14.0% for people aged 36 years or older in Taiwan. Primary ICH originates from the spontaneous rupture of small vessels damaged by chronic hypertension or cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA). Emotional disturbances are frequent symptoms in stroke survivors and negatively impact on functional recovery, the patient's quality of life and are distressing for both the patients and their caregivers. Furthermore, the emotional disturbances are associated with impaired cognitive. However, these issues are often unnoticed and most of the studies had been performed in ischemic stroke survivors rather than in patients with ICH. In this study, we will be recruited participants from National Taiwan University Hospital Bei-Hu branch and National Taiwan University Hospital. We aim to enroll respectively maximum number of 60 patients who had previous spontaneous ICH. Each participant will receive neuropsychiatric assessment, cognitive screening tests, domain-specific cognitive tests, a questionnaire for their quality of life and blood drawing for ApoE genotyping. The main aims of this study include (1) To investigate the prevalence of distinct neuropsychiatric symptoms in ICH survivors (2) To investigate the impact of non-cognitive neuropsychiatric issues on the cognitive functions and quality of life in ICH survivors. Our results may remind clinicians to pay more attention to the early diagnosis and effective management of neuropsychiatric symptoms to improve clinical outcomes.
This project will clarify the potential interaction between HBV infection and steatosis, and their impact on genetic alterations and tumor immune microenvironment.
Amyloid deposition in the heart is called cardiac amyloidosis (CA); 95% is immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis (AL) and transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR). Hereditary (ATTRm) or wild-type (ATTRwt) depends on whether the ATTRm gene is mutated or not. The most common mutation in Taiwan is A97S, 80% have left ventricular hypertrophy. The good prognosis depends on early diagnosis and correct treatment strategy. Bone-avid tracers such as 99mTc-PYP/DPD/HMDP could detect CA. The mechanism is not clear yet, which may be related to the microcalcification. AL amyloidosis is mostly between visual score grade 0-2, and ATTR-CM is usually gradeā„2 on PYP scan, or heart to contralateral (H/CL) ratio, and it might replace invasive myocardial biopsy. However, there are no large-scale clinical studies, lack of standardization data, and limited information in comparison between clinical and imaging parameters. This project will enroll patients with suspected or diagnosed with CA according to CA diagnostic algorithm. Clinical data and image parameters are collected and compared. The project aims to set up prediction models based on the multi-parameters of PYP scan using artificial intelligence technology, including imaging registration and alignment technology, and standardization. We further use the key cardiovascular data elements and imaging-derived database using model training network to extract image features to develop the diagnostic and prognostic prediction models, which are expected to validate the clinical significance and improve patient-centric performance and efficient clinical decision making.
Uterine benign tumor including myoma is the most common female benign pelvic tumor. Magnetic resonance-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (MR-HIFU) has been considered to be a minimal invasive treatment. The device used in this trial will be Haifu Focused Ultrasound tumor therapeutic System. In this trial, the investigators will observe the possibility of complication and tumor response of treatment.
In 2022, though the optimized acute medical treatment of COVID-19 was determined, patients often experience the sequelae (also known as post-acute COVID-19 syndrome, the patients might develop cough, breathlessness, fatigue, weakness, impaired activities of daily livings etc.). Until now, there is no consensus for post-acute COVID-19 syndrome management. Previously, the cardiopulmonary rehabilitation revealed significant benefits in heart failure or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The aims of the study are demonstrating the benefits and safety of cardiopulmonary rehabilitations in patients previously admitted to hospital because of COVID-19 with sequelae.
Constipation in schizophrenia is an important issue in clinical care. Constipation needs psychiatric professionals concerning and providing intervention because it may cause ileus and lead to death. The cause of constipation in patients may be due to side effects of antipsychotic medication, sedentary lifestyle, insufficient water intake, fiber, etc. The study aims to increase fiber of the consumption of psyllium to assess the constipation effectiveness in schizophrenics. The study conducted a crossover research design. G-power was used to calculate the 22 subjects in each of the two groups. A total of 44 patients with constipation who were schizophrenics will participate in the study. Patients will use simple randomly to be divided into two groups based on their live ward for pre-testing. These two groups will receive either psyllium 3.5 g/day or 7 g/day for 4 weeks in a single-blind, crossover trial. The trial will stop 1week after the first phase and post-test. Then, two groups will exchange the dose for 4 weeks. Post-test will record after finishing this second phase trial. This study can understand the benefits of psyllium on schizophrenics with constipation symptoms and can give professional suggestions to patients with constipation in the future.
Precision anesthesia is the current trend. The benefits including faster recovery, earlier return to normal activity, increased patient satisfaction and shorter length of stay. In order to avoid unnecessarily deep or too light anesthesia, processed electroencephalogram (EEG) monitors are applied for accurate assessment of the depth of anesthesia (DoA). Bispectral index (BIS) and PSI monitor are among the most widely used. Recently, density spectral array (DSA) has been developed to facilitate the interpretation of EEG signals. Real-time DSA EEG monitoring helps in detecting even subtle changes in the depth of anesthesia and provides more comprehensive information then simple digits. An emerging field of pharmacodynamics in anesthesia is the response surface models. They describe the interaction of different anesthetics during sedation or anesthesia. Our research team has developed the first comprehensive two-drug response surface models for midazolam and alfentanil during gastrointestinal procedural sedations. However, adequate anesthesia is often achieved with multiple drugs. Two-drug models thus have limited applications. We aim to extend the models into three-drug interactions where it can be used for a broader range of clinical scenarios. The main goal of the study is to establish and validate the three-drug response surface model by collecting and analyzing EEG parameters (BIS or PSI values, DSA, SEF95 (95% spectral edge frequency) and MF (Median frequency) ) from 60 patients undergoing general anesthesia for thoracic surgeries. We aim to establish the models that help anesthesiologist to achieve rapid emergence, appropriate analgesia, adequate DoA, and patient safety. The secondary aim is to apply this model to provide a guideline for drug dosage adjustment and improve the quality of anesthesia.
Intradialytic hypotension (IDH), a common complication during hemodialysis (HD) could increase patients' morbidity and mortality. Previous studies considered that some Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) plays a complementary role in reducing the frequency of IDH. This trial is aimed to investigate the effect of Gui-Lu-Er-Xian-Jiao-Wan (GLEXJW) in patients with intradialytic hypotension.
Under traditional rehabilitation programs, investigate the additional effects of individualized fairytales on preschool children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder with developmental delays.
A Longitudinal Study of Function, ADL, and Quality of life of Patients with Developmental Disabilities