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Filter by:This study aimed to determine differences in functional recovery after total hip arthroplasty between a group of patients operated on using a direct lateral approach, an anterolateral minimally invasive approach, and a posterior approach to the hip joint. Arthroplasty is the most commonly performed surgical procedure in orthopedics and is also considered the gold standard for treating the final stage of osteoarthritis. There are several different approaches, but there are still conflicting studies that talk about the benefits of a particular approach. There is an insufficient number of scientific, prospective studies that monitor the basic functional and rehabilitation parameters, which are also indicators of the success of the performed procedure.
This cluster randomized clinical trial seeks to provide large-scale, foundational evidence that high-intensity rehabilitation is effective and can be systematically implemented to improve functional outcomes for patients admitted to skilled nursing facilities following hospitalization. Additionally, this study will generate a descriptive overview of factors that predict implementation success while informing effective implementation strategies for future skilled nursing facilities innovation.
The aim of the current project is to validate the effects of chronic rolflumilast treatment (12 weeks) on cognitive functions (i.e. episodic memory) by means of behavioral tasks, in people suffering from cognitive impairments at least 1 year after stroke. Secondarily, the effects of roflumilast on daily activities and well-being will be assessed.
The study has been designed to analyze the possible positive effects of a multicomponent physical exercise program monitored with an integrated electronic device system in dwelling-community frailty older adults. The study will assess changes in physical, nutritional, cognitive, and psychological aspects after program finishes at six months. Information will be collected by researchers at baseline, monthly and after study finishes.
Background: Clinical heart failure patients always suffering from (1) worsen symptoms such as decreased activity tolerance, end-to-end breathing and excessive body fluid volume; (2) high medical expenses results from hospitalization; (3) reduced quality of life . In 2018, following instruction from National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA), the National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) undertook National Health Insurance post-acute care program, PAC in charge of heart failure patients by multi-disciplinary integrated to reduce acute exacerbations(AE), control symptoms, improve quality of life and increase survival rate.
In this study, the investigators are attempting to evaluate the influence of socio-economic factors on the functional recovery (physical and psychological) of patients who developed ARDS after a COVID-19 infection, with the aim of offering personalized medical and social follow-up and support measures in order to avoid medium- and long-term complications, which can result in handicaps, reduced quality of life, and a higher risk of death.
Laparoscopic surgery has not changed much in safety compared with open surgery through many existing studies, and has become a procedure to help patients' recovery. Recently, laparoscopic surgery has been actively performed for pancreaticoduodenectomy, one of the most complicated procedures in intraperitoneal surgery. the investigators will perform a prospective study to establish a higher level of evidence for the efficacy and safety of laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy. The purpose of this study was to compare the short-term clinical outcomes including the functional recovery after surgery, complications and confirm that laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy is safe and appropriate. This study includes an interim analysis and can be terminated early by analysis at the completion of 50% of planned patients.
The aim of this study is to assess the effect of ingesting a commercial carbohydrate and protein dietary supplement in powder form (P-CHO supplement) or a milk shake with skimmed milk, strawberries and banana (MS), after resistance exercise, in muscle damage, oxidative stress, inflammation and functional recovery. It is hypothesised if the ingestion of a milk shake with skimmed milk and fruit (strawberry and banana) has the same impact on markers of muscle damage, oxidative stress, inflammation and functional recovery induced by resistance exercise, as the intake of a commercial powder with the same CHO and protein amounts. Fifteen adult athletes from the Portuguese Athletic Federation will complete 2 trials separated at least by 2 weeks. Alternate legs and drinks will be used in each trial and participants will be overnight-fasted. This study will have a single-blind, randomized, crossover, repeated-measures experimental design. In each trial, after warm-up, the eccentric peak torque of the knee joint extensors will be determined using an isokinetic dynamometer. After this, participants will complete an isokinetic exercise until exhaustion at a constant angular velocity of 60° • s-1. After the exhaustion protocol, athletes will perform again the peak torque determination. Immediately after, participants will drink the P-CHO supplement or MS during the first 2 h. Both drinks will contain 0.8-1.2 g carbohydrates • kg-1 • h-1 and 0.2-0.4 g protein • kg-1 • h-1. Twenty four and 48 h after the exhaustion protocol participants will return to the laboratory to repeat the peak torque determination. Blood samples will be collected before warming-up, immediately and 2 h after the last peak torque determination and 24 h and 48 h after. Serum samples will be analyzed for creatine kinase, lactate dehydrogenase, interleukine-6, protein carbonyls and total antioxidant status. The delayed onset muscle soreness, using a visual analogue scale, and girths will be measured at the same moments as blood sampling. Two-way repeated-measures ANOVA will be used for statistical analysis of the data.