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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to understand the effects of a ketone drink on exercise capacity and other cardiovascular parameters in patients with heart failure. In heart failure, patients are limited in their ability to do all the things they want to do, and exercise as much as they would like, due to becoming tired and short of breath early. There may be several reasons why these symptoms occur. This study is assessing whether the ketone drink can improve these symptoms. This drink has been given status by Food and Drug Administration as "generally regarded as safe". The use of DeltaG in this study is experimental. DeltaG has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use being evaluated in this study.
Patients with IBD experience complex therapeutic pathways. The development of new treatments, more effective and free of side effects, is a therapeutic need. However, such therapeutic innovations can only be effective if they are accepted by the target populations. The objective of this study is to analyze, in patients with chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, the acceptability of 4 different treatments: chemically modified bacteria treatment, genetically modified bacteria treatment, probiotics, and fecal microbiota transplantation. The acceptability of the treatments, i.e. the patients' responses and their rationalizations, will constitute the evaluation criterion and the result of the research. This study will also allow us to evaluate the impact of IBD on quality of life and well-being. Research factors associated with quality of life and well-being, based on dedicated questions (scales validated and included in the questionnaire), evaluate the differential acceptability of the 4 treatments studied. Finally, cross-analyses between health, socio-demographic factors, quality of life and well-being will be performed.
Comparison of aerosol inhalation and intravenous glucocorticoid in the treatment of severe AECOPD-------Multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled clinical study
the purpose of this clinical trial is to assess the efficacy and safety of Orotic Acid Carnitine Complex Capsules (Godex®) in comparison to a placebo control group in patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD).
The study is a single-center, observational design with a 12-month duration. Approximately 100 Chinese adult (18-65 years old) and adolescent (12-17 years old) with moderate to severe house dust mite (HDM) allergic rhinitis (AR) with or without allergic asthma (AA) who are newly prescribed ACARIZAX® will be recruited for evaluation of the relevance of measurement instruments. The instruments referred to three patient-report scales of allergic rhinitis symptom and quality-of-life including the Daily symptom score (DSS), Standardised rhinoconjunctivitis quality-of-life questionnaire [RQLQ(S)], and Visual analogue scale (VAS). Other data will be collected to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of ACARIZAX® under real-world clinical practices.
Low back pain is the predominant cause of disability on a global scale. In the year 2015, the worldwide point prevalence of activity-limiting low back pain stood at 7·3%, suggesting that at any given moment, 540 million individuals were afflicted. In that same year, low back pain emerged as the primary cause of involuntary labor leave and premature retirement within Europe. In the United States, 44% of patients have utilized their health insurance for low back pain at least once, and 1 to 2% (approximately 3 million individuals) exhibit symptoms of sciatica as a result of a lumbar intervertebral disc herniation. Given the prevalence of disorders attributable to L4-L5 and L5-S1 intervertebral disc herniation, it is imperative to consider the potential risks associated with both surgical and non-surgical medical interventions, such as corticosteroid injections. Laser therapy emerges as a viable modality within the realm of physical therapy, particularly in the mitigation of inflammation. The modulating effects of laser therapy on inflammation have been documented, with no significant side effects reported thus far. Should the efficacy of laser therapy be substantiated, it could be incorporated into the suite of treatments endorsed by authoritative guidelines pertaining to back pain. Patients afflicted with radicular back pain have been the beneficiaries of assistance from physiotherapists possessing specialized knowledge in effective dosimetry. The objectives of this assistance include the amelioration of pain symptoms, the enhancement of functional indicators, the augmentation of the range of motion, and the modulation of the pressure pain threshold, all without the concern of side effects. Furthermore, adherence to the correct treatment protocol is of paramount importance. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of active high-power laser compared to sham laser on pain, disability, range of motion, and pressure pain threshold in patients with radicular low back pain due to lumbar intervertebral disc herniation.
Comparison of pulmonary vein and left atrial posterior wall isolation durability and clinical outcome between radiofrequency and pulse field ablation in patients with persistent and longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation.
This repository will consist of home monitoring data, videos, and images of patients with feeding difficulties for asynchronous remote patient monitoring of manually entered data sent by parents to the healthcare team using the CHAMP App for children with feeding difficulties. This information will be collected under a research protocol and this repository is for future research applications.
Despite many advances in prosthesis development, there are still some areas that need to be improved. One of them is the weight of the devices which could cause muscular fatigue in long-term use of the prosthesis and even abandonment. This study aims to identify the desired improvements in prosthetic devices from the perspective of the users, therapists, and relatives. That would be done through two kinds of questionnaires about technology acceptance.
This mixed-methods study comprising a 3-arm pilot RCT and a qualitative study aims to investigate the preliminary effects and feasibility of a home-based combined activity and cognitive intervention for ICU survivors (COMBAT-ICU). Adopting a 3-arm design with COMBAT-ICU, exercise and attention placebo study arms will enable us to evaluate the added effects, if any, of the novel combined intervention compared with the standard exercise-only rehabilitation strategy and attention placebo. Data triangulation from quantitative and qualitative aspects can facilitate result interpretation. The study's objectives are: 1. To evaluate the preliminary effects of the COMBAT-ICU intervention for ICU survivors on PICS, physical, mental and cognitive outcomes, HRQoL, unplanned re-hospitalisation rate, and mortality. 2. To explore the feasibility and acceptability of the COMBAT-ICU intervention and ICU survivors' intervention engagement experience. The hypothesis of the first objective is that upon completion of the COMBAT-ICU intervention, ICU survivors will have reduced PICS, improved physical function, mental health, cognition and HRQoL, and reduced unplanned readmissions and mortality compared with the exercise and attention placebo groups at post-intervention and 3 months thereafter. While the hypothesis of the second objective is that the COMBAT-ICU intervention is feasible and acceptable for ICU survivors.