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.
The purpose of this research is to develop from enhanced multimodal anesthesia care to verify and optimize ERAS strategies for orthognathic surgery. If the elements of anesthesia care can be accurately controlled, the harmful pressure factors caused by surgery can be minimized and the patients undergoing facial surgery can be improved.
Most of the studies of H. pylori eradication were conducted in academic institutes and designed to enrolled patients who did not have comorbidities. However, patients in the real world may comorbid with diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cirrhosis, chronic kidney diseases, or others. We hypothesize that the eradication rate of H. pylori in patients with comorbidity is poor because they may be infected with antibiotics-resistant H. pylori strains or have poor medication adherence. Here, we design a study, which focus on the H. pylori eradication rates by the various regimens in the real world, especially for those with high Charlson scores. It is presumed that our data will be helpful with regard to treating such patients with H. pylori eradication in the clinical scenario.
This is a two-group pretest-posttest, triple-blinded and randomized controlled trial examining the effects of a biofeedback-assisted diaphragmatic breathing training on postpartum anxiety. This study will include full-term postpartum women, aged from 20 to 49, who experienced anxious symptoms with State Anxiety Inventory (A-State) scored 40 or more at the first postpartum day. Participants will be randomly assigned to either an experimental group (n = 64) or a control group (n = 64). The experimental group will undergo the diaphragmatic breathing training assisted with StressEraser to breath slowly 4-6 times per minute and practice 15 minutes twice daily. Participants in the control condition receive postpartum usual care. The outcome measures include anxiety measured by State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and the physiological parameters expressed by blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR). Measurements will be taken at the first postpartum day and one month postpartum. We except this breathing training design is able to improve women's postpartum anxiety, and in turn improve their physio-psychological health, breastfeeding and baby care skills.
This study aims to examine the effects and potential mechanisms of theta-burst stimulation (TBS) on cognitive function in individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
This is a pilot study to identify a homogeneous cohort of pathologically specific dementia with SNAP for clinical trial of brain stimulation.
The research plan to enroll 15 simple snoring patients (apnea/hypopnea <5, control group), 30 severe OSA patients (apnea/hypopnea >30, treatment group), and 15 mild cognitive impairment patients (comparative group). All patients complete Mini-Mental State Examination, peripheral blood sample for plasma Aβ42, Aβ40, Aβ42/Aβ40, Tau, NfL; amyloid deposit in18F-florbetapir PET; and Taiwan smell identification test. Thirty severe OSA patients (AHI>30, treatment group) receive comprehensive upper airway surgery with/without bariatric surgery and repeat postoperative assessment in polysomnography and aforementioned examinations 1 year later.
The indication of Pu Yang Wan Wu Tang is stroke sequelae, such as half body paralysis, aphasia and muscle weakness. Pu Yang Wan Wu Tang is proved to have the effect of protecting nerve and blood vessel, anti-inflammation, anti-coagulation, dilating peripheral vessel, promot-ing micro circulation, improving hemodynamics, and activating central nerve system. Huangqi could attenuate podocyte injury by regulating the expression and distribu-tion of nephrin and podocin. Huangqi and Danggui are associated with fewer infiltra-tion of macrophages and limitation of renal intrinsic cell activation, which may lead to earlier and persistent reduction of proteinuria. This research will use the compound Chinese medicine, Pu Yang Wan Wu Tang. Those treatments combined Western medicine to assess the efficacy and drug safety on the CKD cases. Series of blood and urine were collected regularly during study to prove the role of Chinese medicine in the treatment of CKD, and to assess their drug safety. The final goal of the plan is to establish the new indication of Pu Yang Wan Wu Tang and enhance the interaction and cooperation between Chinese and Western medicine.
With the expected rise of patients with osteoporosis-induced fractures, it has become increasingly urgent to design and use specialized health education materials aimed at easing pain and improving bodily functions
This purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the self-regulation mode of continuous blood glucose monitoring on blood glucose indicators, self-efficacy, health-promoting behaviors, and medication compliance in patients with Type 2 diabetes. A prospective, randomized, double-blind experimental study is designed with 60 diabetic patients randomly assigned to the experimental group receiving continuous blood glucose monitoring and self-regulation mode of health education and the control group receiving self-monitoring of blood glucose and routine health education. Data will be collected three times, including blood glucose indicators and scales of self-efficacy, health promotion behaviors, and medication compliance.
We evaluated a model for the prediction of high-risk populations for sarcopenia in home settings, developed a sarcopenia nursing guidance mobile application, and assessed the effectiveness of this application in influencing sarcopenia-related knowledge and self-care behavior among participants.