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 study will aim to find out if the drug andexanet alfa is safe and effective in preventing major bleeding during urgent surgery or invasive procedures. The study will compare the use of andexanet alfa to the usual care given at the study center.
Physical therapy and hypertonic dextrose prolotherapy are often used to treat subdeltoid bursitis. This study aims to investigate the effects of hypertonic dextrose injection on physical therapy through a double-blind, randomized study.
Breast cancer ranks first in Taiwan's top ten gynecological cancers. Chemotherapy is a standard treatment method for colorectal cancer and breast cancer, but while destroying cancer cells, it also destroys healthy cells, resulting in side effects. Peripheral neuropathy can lead to peripheral nerve damage and decreased activity, which affects the patient's quality of life. Currently, there is no standard and effective method for treating peripheral neuropathy caused by chemotherapy. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of percutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on improving peripheral nerve symptoms in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
The specific study aims will be: 1. To design and develop the hardware and software of the VR+MT and MR+MT systems. 2. To test the feasibility of the VR+MT and MR+MT systems from the patients and to collect the feedback of users with respect to their experiences. 3. To examine the treatment effects of VR+MT and MR+MT compared to the traditional MT (i.e., control group) in patients with stroke by conducting a randomized controlled trial. 4. To identify who will be the possible good responders to VR+MT and MR+MT based on their baseline motor functions and mental imagery abilities.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Lepidium meyenii (Maca) extract supplementation on male sexual funtion.
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the safety, tolerability, and efficacy in study intervention, MatriPlax, in subjects with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). MatriPlax contains placenta choriodecidual membrane-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (pcMSCs). Participants will receive two doses of MatriPlax on Day 1 and Day 4 and conduct efficacy and safety evaluations until 12 months after treatment or withdrawal from the study.
This study first explored the relationship between basic demographic variables, frailty and health function of community-based adults and elderly. Promote and explore the effect of the Frailty Prevention Care Management Program (FPCMP-Old Age) on the frailty and health function of the elderly in the community. The elderly in the long-term care community bases in the central and southern regions were selected as the object of acceptance. The study design is divided into two years(Two phases) study, the first phase is to develop a 12-week frailty prevention care management plan (FPCMP-Old Age). The second stage is to introduce FPCMP-Old Age to carry out a pilot study in the south-central community. A total of 70 cases were accepted in the experimental group and the control group. This study was divided into two groups, which were grouped by convenient sampling. The experimental group underwent the FPCMP-Old Ag program; the control group only maintained the original site to delay disability and dementia activities. In this study, pre-intervention, post-intervention, and four-week follow-up were conducted, and three questionnaires were evaluated. Each time it was estimated to spend 30 minutes for each answer, the activity lasted for 12 weeks. The execution period this time is from January 1, 2023 to December 30, 2024, but the time for accepting cases is from June 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023. There are four research tools in this study, namely: demographic variables, chronic disease and health problem scale, frailty detection tool (TFI-T), health function (refer to the 2016 recommendation of the Ministry of Education and Sports Administration for the fitness of the elderly group Test items, testing the subject's body composition, upper and lower limb muscle strength, upper and lower limb flexibility, cardiorespiratory endurance, dynamic and static balance) and nutritional status (mini nutritional assessment) and other tools. Data were collected in triplicate, and generalized estimating equations were used to analyze whether there were differences in interaction effects between groups, within groups, and time. The Frailty Prevention Care Management Program (FPCMP-Old Age) can help community-based adults and older adults reduce frailty and improve health function.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an altered brain function caused by an external force, which may annually have 69 million incidence cases all over the world. Increasing evidence suggests that TBI may be a major risk of beta amyloid (Aβ)-associated neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, and Parkinson's disease. Investigations from brain imaging studies revealed that Aβ density maps of TBI patients overlapped with those with Alzheimer's disease, and increased Aβ density not only associated with prolonged TBI duration but also associated with decreased white matter integrity. It has been suggested that the axonal injury and cerebrovascular dysfunction due to TBI may associate with the elevated level of Aβ peptides. The increasing accumulation in Aβ due to TBI may contribute to the initiation of the pathological alterations in neurodegeneration diseases. Recent animal studies suggest that acupuncture may promote regeneration of nerves in injured tissues and reduce the concentration of Aβ in brain. Moreover, recent clinical trials also indicate that acupuncture may improve the vascular cognitive impairment due to cerebral small vessel disease. Thus, acupuncture treatment on TBI may not only be of benefit for the TBI recovery but also act to interrupt the pathological changes in these neurodegenerative diseases.
【Background】For cranial-irradiation-naive patients with intracranial meningiomas at risk of local recurrence, the administration of conformal cranial radiotherapy can enhance tumor control in the current era of modern radiotherapeutic techniques. Life expectancy in patients with intracranial meningiomas, particularly non-malignant meningiomas (WHO grade I and II) is essentially similar to people of general population. However, RT-related neurocognitive function (NCF) sequelae are potentially and seriously a concern which should not be ignored. In terms of the natural course of cranial irradiation-induced NCF decline, it might vary considerably according to the specific domains which are selected to be measured. Early neurocognitive decline principally involves impairments of episodic memory, which is significantly associated with functions of the hippocampus. Additionally, the extent of changes in hippocampal volume after local irradiation may be associated with the hippocampal dosimetry. This study thus aims to investigate the potential cause-effect relationship between the hippocampal dosimetry and radiological outcomes represented by the volumetric changes regarding the contralateral hippocampus; furthermore, the correlation between radiological outcomes and neurocognitive endpoints will be examined and clarified. 【Methods】Patients with cranial-RT-naive intracranial meningiomas may be eligible and therefore enrolled in this prospective study addressing both radiological outcomes and neurocognitive endpoints. All eligible and recruited patients should receive baseline volumetric brain MRI examination and baseline neurobehavioral assessment. Subsequently, conformal cranial irradiation in the era of modern radiotherapeutic techniques (including hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy, proton beam therapy volumetric modulated arc therapy) will be utilized in order to reduce the dose irradiating the contralateral hippocampus and other relevant organs at risk. The prescribed dose schemes for treating patients with intracranial meningioma depend on the decision of the radiation oncologist in charge and follow the treatment guidelines at our cancer center. Accordingly, a battery of neurocognitive measures, which includes 9 standardized neuropsychological tests categorized into 5 NCF domains (e.g., executive functions, verbal & non-verbal memory, working memory, psychomotor speed, and amygdala-related emotion recognition), is used to evaluate neurocognitive performances longitudinally for our registered patients. There will be two co-primary outcome measures in the current study. The main primary outcome will be the correlation between the mean hippocampal dose and the extent of change in hippocampal volume at 6 months after the course of cranial RT. The other primary endpoint will be 6-month cognitive-deterioration-free survival. 【Expected Results】This prospective observational cohort study aims to explore and investigate the cause-effect relationship between the hippocampal dosimetry (i.e., mean dose irradiating the hippocampus, particularly the one contralateral to the lateralization of intracranial meningioma) and the extent of hippocampal atrophy signifying one of the measures regarding radiological outcomes. Simultaneously, predefined standardized neurocognitive outcome measures such as hippocampus-related memory functions and amygdala-related emotion recognition will be obtained prospectively and longitudinally in order to examine whether any meaningfully significant correlation exists between the above radiological outcome measures and neurocognitive endpoints. The mutual associations among hippocampal dosimetry, radiological outcomes including the MRI-delineated hippocampal volume, and neurocognitive endpoints including hippocampus-related verbal/non-verbal memory functions will be examined thoroughly.
To evaluate the efficacy of subcutaneous ropeginterferon alfa 2b ( P1101 combined with standard of care (SOC) compared with standard care alone in adult COVID-19 patients with comorbidities.