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.
After developing and pilot testing the training program, including the CogBals software, a 3-arm, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial is used to recruit 84 participants and then randomly allocated to the cognitive and balance dual task training group (COG&BAL), the balance training group (BAL), and the treatment as usual group. The first two training groups (COG&BAL, BAL) receive training for 60 minutes in a group format, 2 times weekly, for 12 weeks. All participants will be assessed at baseline and posttest. The primary outcome is balance function and secondary outcomes are cognitive functions and the muscular endurance of lower extremities.
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction, and the presence of restricted, repetitive behavior and interests. Their social relationships with peers may remain a challenge or even worsen for individuals with ASD throughout the school years and beyond. Adolescence may be a particularly difficult developmental period, as they may have greater motivation or desire to engage with peers but also have greater awareness of their social disability. Adolescents with ASD are reported to experience greater loneliness and mood disturbances, and have poorer friendship quality and social network status than their typically developing peers. Moreover, a growing body of literature indicating that students with ASD have increased risk at all kinds of bullying involvement. These findings underscore the importance of providing social skills training. One of the empirically supported intervention program that targets adolescents with ASD is the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®). This is a parent-assisted, manualized social skills training program that addresses crucial areas of social functioning for adolescents. Psycho-education and cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques are employed to help adolescents develop ecologically valid skills for making and maintaining friendships. Moreover, caregiver attendance at the same time in the caregiver group was a mandatory component to enhance the child/s generalization of social skills. Adolescents with ASD and normal IQ will be recruit to attend the 14-week PEERS® group training together with a parent. The participants will be stratified by gender and randomized to a treatment (TX) group or delayed treatment control (DTC) group. A team member uninvolved in the program made the random allocation with random digit generated by computer. This study investigated the acceptability, feasibility and effectiveness of the Taiwanese adolescent PEERS® program.
Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Fespixon Cream for the Treatment of Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers (TEXAS 1A, 2A) in dialysis patients This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a topical cream containing Plectranthus amboinicus and Centella Asiatica when applied topically to diabetic foot ulcers in uremia patients with PAOD.
This study is aimed to demonstrate that increase in serum albumin concentration (week 8 -baseline) after test treatment (Fresubin® Protein Energy DRINK), a standard ONS, is not relevantly smaller than that after control treatment with NEPRO®.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a Pilates exercise intervention program on functional physical fitness in community-dwelling middle-aged women.
A high energy and low protein renal formula tailored for the specific needs of pre-dialysis CKD patients.
The present study aimed to investigate the effects of a Virtual Reality cognitive training intervention (VRCTI) on cognitive function changes measured with a cognitive test battery and improvement of quality of life in older adults with cognitive impairment in long-term care facilities. Weekly 1-hour sessions were implemented over 8 weeks targeting sustained and selective attention, memory, cognitive functions, and rule deduction. The passive control group received usual care.
The purpose of this study is to Using saliva stimulation to immediately improve heart failure inpatient's thirst sensation.
Rotator cuff tear (RCT) is a commonly seen pathology in shoulder disease, which causes significant disability in daily living and work. Based on a cohort study of a large population, the prevalence of rotator cuff full-thickness tear was 20.7%. More broadly, the prevalence of rotator cuff abnormalities increased with age and up to 62% in population more than 80 years old. The pathophysiology of RCT could be attributed to extrinsic factors such as impingement by surrounding tissue and intrinsic factor such as tendon degeneration. According to previous study using histochemical and immunocytochemical techniques, fibrocartilaginous metaplasia, decreasing vascularity and fibroblast numbers were found in rotator cuff tear. Besides, the inflammatory response diminished as the tear size increased. The treatment of RCT includes surgery and non-operative treatment. The prognosis depends on the symptoms, tear size, chronicity and other structures involvement. Previous meta-analysis study reported that the effectiveness between surgery and conservative treatment is similar in treating RCT. Therefore, relative rest, oral medication, physical therapy and injection therapy were commonly used in first-line treatments. When treating shoulder pain with injection therapy, steroid was often used at first for short-term pain relief and anti-inflammation. However, the potential cytotoxic effect was found and could be harmful in tendon repair. To accelerative the healing process of soft tissue injury, regenerative injection become more popular and expectable over past few years. A meta-analysis study reported the positive long-term effect of prolotherapy and platelet-rich plasma (PRP). More recently, bone marrow concentrate (BMC) and amniotic membrane (AM) have been used in soft tissue repair and many clinical studies are processing.
Prospective randomized contorl study.Comparing clinical outcome between chronic kidney disease who were prescribed 6% low-protein nutrition supplement along with dietatian regular nutrition education and those without oral nutrition supplement.