There are about 2500 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Ukraine. 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 to identify the war impact on the second (final) year residents-anaesthesiologists' education quality and their ability to get necessary competencies.
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic immune-mediated inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that almost always affects the rectum and often extends to the more proximal colon. UC usually begins at a young age (15-30 years), most patients (~ 85%) have a mild or moderate activity, characterized by periods of exacerbation and remission. Considering the important pathogenetic role of gut dysbiosis, recently, as an additional method of treating UC, it is considered a modification of altered gut microbiota using various drug and non-drug methods. One such method is fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), consisting of the simultaneous replacement of the gut microbiota of a sick recipient with fecal material from a healthy donor. Even though so far the only officially approved indication for FMT is recurrent Clostridium difficile infection, however, the effectiveness of FMT is currently being studied in the treatment of other gastrointestinal and non-gastrointestinal pathologies, including UC. To date, several controlled and uncontrolled studies have been conducted to study the effectiveness of FMT in UC, showing encouraging results. This study aimed to assess the clinical and microbiological efficacy, tolerability, and safety of FMT as add-on therapy to basic therapy, in patients with mild-to-moderate UC.
The growing interest in the possibilities of modulating macrophages in inflammatory diseases with therapeutic purpose has prompted the development of new approaches for the treatment of periodontitis. This randomized add-on open clinical study evaluated the short-term effects of azithromycin (Az) as an adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP) in patients with chronic periodontitis. The investigators measured periodontal parameters, and collected gingival biopsies from patients with periodontitis (P group, n=50) before and 1 month after scaling and root planning (SRP group, n=25), after scaling and root planning with oral azithromycin administration (Az group, n=25), and from periodontally healthy individuals (H group, n=25). The last served as a reference group. Macrophage subpopulations were identified through immunohistochemistry as single positive CD68+ and CD163+ cells. The levels of M1-, and M2-related cytokines (IL1-β, IL-6, IL-10, TGF-β) assay in the tissue culture medium was provided by ELISA. The data were statistically analyzed by appropriate methods. The null hypothesis tested was that L-arginine and L-ornithine have no influences on CD68+ and CD163+ Mφs densities.
Chronic pain, in turn, is associated with a whole cohort of mutually aggravating factors - this can lead to the development of extremely serious long-term consequences. The features of pain in this category of patients have not been sufficiently studied. Taking into account continuity and consistency, clear and high-quality pain treatment is necessary at all stages of treatment.
In 82.1% of patients with gunshot and mine-explosive wounds, pain becomes chronic, therefore, the study of the effectiveness of therapeutic tactics for pain relief in this category of patients at the stages of treatment will be important for improving the results of pain treatment.
in 82.1% of cases it is not possible to achieve a positive result of pain treatment
In 82.1% of patients with gunshot and mine-explosive injuries, the pain becomes chronic. The impact of the results of surgical treatment on the processes of chronic pain in this category of patients remains insufficiently studied. Therefore, the study of such a factor will be important to improve the results of pain treatment.
Treatment of pain in patients with gunshot and mine-explosive injuries in the stages of treatment is important, because in 82.1% the pain becomes chronic. This indicates that treatment results need to be improved. One of the factors that can influence the outcome of pain treatment is the extent of damage and surgery.
Mine-explosive wounds in the general structure of combat sanitary losses reach 25%. They are characterized by significant damage resulting in high intensity pain. In patients who received mine-explosive injuries in the conditions of hostilities, such pain has its own unique features. It is necessary to pay more attention to the problem of pain treatment in patients of this category, because about 87.2% of cases have negative results of treatment - it becomes chronic.
Considering that in 82.1% of cases it is not possible to achieve a positive result of treatment, the data of our study will play an important role in the treatment of such patients.