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.
Purpose: This study aims to find out if the current way of performing chest compressions during resuscitation for patients who have suffered a cardiac arrest outside of the hospital is affecting their chances of recovery. Recent research suggests that more than half of these patients receive chest compressions near their aortic valve, which might block blood flow and make their condition worse. We will use a special imaging technique called transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) during resuscitation to see if compressions near the aortic valve impact patient outcomes. Methods: We will conduct a study with patients who have suffered a cardiac arrest outside of the hospital and are receiving TEE during resuscitation in the emergency department. Some patients will not be included in the study, such as those who recover quickly before the TEE is done, those who need other treatments before they recover, those with an unclear compression site, or those with poor or missing TEE images. We will divide the patients into two groups: those with compressions near their aortic valve and those without. We will collect information on the patients, the TEE recordings, the resuscitation process, and important time points. We will mainly look at whether the patients recover and maintain a steady heartbeat. We will also examine other factors like their carbon dioxide levels, whether they recover at all, if they survive to be admitted to the hospital, if they survive to be discharged, and if they have good brain function when they leave the hospital. We plan to have 37 patients in each group for accurate results.
The goal of this randomized controlled clinical trial is to compare peri-capsular nerve group (PENG) block and quadratus lumborum (QL) block in participants who receive hip arthroplasty. The main question aims to answer is comparing the pain score among participants who receive PENG or QL block. Participants will be randomized and assigned into two groups. Participants will receive a PENG block in the PENG group and receive a QL block in the QL group. After participants receive hip arthroplasty, the investigators will compare the two groups to see if there is a difference of pain score, postoperative opioid consumption, sensation and motor function after nerve blocks, progress of functional recovery in lower limbs, intraoperative and postoperative complications.
The goal of this clinical trial is to confirm the efficacy and feasibility of early rehabilitation combined with virtual reality training in patients following first-time acute stroke. The main questions it aims to answer are: - The impact of virtual reality training on muscle strength; - The impact of virtual reality training on functional recovery; - The impact of virtual reality training on mood state. Researchers will compare the experimental group, which received early rehabilitation combined with VR training, and the comparison group, which received only early rehabilitation, to see if VR training has clinical benefits when provided alongside early rehabilitation during hospitalization.
The influence of Positron-Emission-Tomography (PET) on the surgical treatment of loco-regionally recurrent colorectal cancer (LRRCRC) remains obscure and deserves further investigation.
We conducted a retrospective observational cohort study assessing the relationship between regular bathing using 2% CHG wipes every other day and the occurrence of central line-associated infections (CLABSI) in patients within the medical intensive care unit (MICU).
The investigators analyzed the strain of the rotator cuff tendon of baseball pitchers obtained using ultrasonography and compared the change in peak tendon strain before and after the regular season.
This study aims to investigate the effect of auricular point sticking on constipation in patients with methadone
This study primarily aimed to investigate effects of breaking up prolonged sitting with intermittent brisk walking in healthy young individuals on (1) post-trial human behaviours including energy intake and physical activity under free-living conditions and (2) cognitive performance in a simulated workplace environment.
Objective: To discuss the "GKEX Sports Probiotics Combination (hereinafter referred to as GKEX)", a product commissioned by Grape King Biotechnology Co., Ltd., and its effects on increasing muscle mass, muscle strength, physical performance and improving body composition when combined with resistance exercise training. Method: The experiment adopts a double-blind design. After screening, 52 subjects (20 males and 32 females) were randomly divided into two groups, each with 10 males and 16 females: (1) placebo without GKEX probiotics Capsule group (Placebo) (2 capsules/day), (2) GKEX group (GKEX) (1x1010 CFU/capsule, 2 capsules/day). All subjects received daily supplementation samples for 6 weeks and received resistance exercise training three times a week. Before the intervention and 6 weeks after the intervention, the diet evaluation, systemic and resistive body composition, muscle ultrasound, muscle strength, maximum oxygen uptake, explosive power, anaerobic power, etc. were detected respectively.
The purpose of this single center, randomized clinical control trial is to determine that changing chest compression site during cardiopulmonary resuscitation according to the examination of the TEE could increase the level of end-tidal CO2, which represents the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or not in adult patients with non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest while comparing to those who don't receive examination of transesophageal echocardiography during cardiopulmonary resuscitation.