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.
This study will use the concept of competency-based education to develop an innovative integrated curriculum with EPAs to guide learning and assessment of competency performance to equip students with dementia care management competency and cultivate professionals to meet the social trends and practical needs.
This study will focus on exploring the experiential differences between virtual standardized patients and physical standardized patients, gathering feedback through questionnaires and brief interviews. Standardized patients have been widely used in medical education and physician licensing exams in Taiwan for over 15 years. With the rise of technology-enhanced medical education, it is necessary to reexamine the professional attributes and identification of standardized patients and explore the implementation of virtual standardized patient systems. The research aims to reshape the professional identity of standardized patients, identify necessary attributes and competencies, and establish a virtual standardized patient system to assess medical students' acceptance and learning outcomes.
This exploratory trial investigates the effect of a chicken extract supplement on mental energy and its potential underlying mechanisms of action among healthy adults using a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial design. Mental energy is a multi-dimensional construct comprising transient feelings about fatigue, vigor and motivation and cognitive performance in terms of sustained attention and reaction time. A sub-study investigates the immediate biochemical changes after taking chicken extract.
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous (SC) anifrolumab versus placebo in adult participants with cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE).
This is a single-blind randomized controlled trial study. Thirty individuals with chronic stroke will be recruited and randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. Subjects in the experimental group will receive exergame-based balance training, while subjects in the control group will receive upper limb and trunk training. Both groups will undergo a four-week intervention consisting of three sessions per week, each lasting 60 minutes.
In the first-year project of this study, oncology nurses have reported experiencing massive stress, insufficient communication ability, and the need for communication-related training. 70% of them had moderate or higher severity of workload, fatigue, and psychological distress (at the measure point) before being provided with Basic Remote Psychological Support Course (BRPSC). A month after BRPSC, some oncology nurses have indicated/affirmed the benefits of undergoing the comprehensive psycho oncology education training courses. Thus, the second- and third-year continuation projects are focused on the development and delivery of Multi-Psychological Empowerment Courses (MPEC) for oncology nurses
The purpose of this single-blinded, randomized controlled study aims to establish the effects of functional postural control training on functional performance and FOG in PD individuals with FoG as compared with treadmill training.
The major problems of people with chronic stroke include muscle weakness, sensory alteration, and inter-muscular coordination impairment. Inter-muscular coordination impairment caused altered muscle contraction sequences and weight-bearing asymmetry during functional activities. Sit-to-stand (STS) training is often used to improve functional activities among post-stroke subjects. However, the improvement may come from compensatory movements. Using compensatory movement may cause muscle weakness in the affected side and increase fall risk. This study will develop a novel STS training system with interactive visual and audio feedback emphasizing weight transferring and weight bearing. The present study aims to investigate the effects of sit-to-stand training with interactive visual and audio feedback on muscle contraction sequences and weight bearing symmetry in individuals with chronic stroke.
This study will incorporate patients/ caregivers' perspectives to investigate the performance in daily activities of individuals with SMA and how it relates to their motor function abilities.
This is a cross-sectional exploratory study. A total of 25 people with PD, 25 young healthy adults, and 25 middle to older adults will be recruited. Axial segment turning pattern and turning performance will be evaluated in two visits using the Vicon 3D motion analysis system, Gaitup, and 3D motion camera. The independent variables are the initiation timing of the head, upper trunk, pelvis, ankle, and foot when turning and the initiation sequence of turning (% turn). The dependent variables are turning performance, including turning velocity, turning steps, turning step length, turning step width), and stance phase (%).