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Filter by:The goal of this clinical trial was to evaluate the effects of phytosterol supplementation to the diet on lipids, LDL and HDL subfractions, and on the quality of LDL in apparently healthy subjects. The main questions it aims to answer are: - do phytosterols reduce LDL-cholesterol and modify LDL and HDL subfractions? - do phytosterols modify the quality of LDL? Participants were aleatory selected to diet alone (D) or diet plus phytosterols (DP, 2.6 g divided in two doses, with meals) for 12 weeks, followed by a 7-day washout period, where treatments were switched for another 12-weeks.
Cardiometabolic disease has been an increasing trend globally and remains the major cause of morbidity and mortality. Health coaching, a process of goal-oriented and client-centered partnership that is health-focus and through client enlightenment and empowerment, are generally effective for chronic disease management and prevention of complication. However, there is inconclusive result on the effects of health coaching in the primary prevention of cardiometabolic diseases. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a theory-guided health coaching programme for middle-aged adults with cardiometabolic risk.
Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed malignant tumor in women. In 2018, in Spain, the estimated incidence was 101/100,000 women. Screening strategies and greater knowledge of risk factors by the population have contributed to a better prognosis. Specifically, in the case of behavioral factors, making women aware of their influence enables them to establish preventive measures themselves. Technologies are becoming a channel of communication, from a healthcare perspective, between the population and healthcare personnel. There are even specific terms like eHealth or mHealth. There is beginning to be evidence that collects the benefits and ways of using web-apps to achieve modification of risky behaviors and/or behaviors to prevent pathologies are acquired. The use of digital media, such as a web-app, to publicize BC risk factors makes it possible to specifically establish measures aimed at reducing its prevalence, which in turn will contribute to reducing the number of cases of BC. CM. On the other hand, making women aware of their BC risk factors, as well as quantifying the risk of developing the tumor, is useful for them to become aware of the magnitude of the problem and adopt measures to minimize their risk. Since there is no digital strategy in Asturias that informs and reduces the risk of developing breast cancer, through the modification of the main risk factors, in young women, the present study has been proposed with the aim of evaluating the effectiveness and feasibility of an educational intervention for BC risk prevention through the use of a Web-App in women residing in health area VII of the Principality of Asturias.
The study consists of a theoretical and practical intervention based on the Back School. This intervention will be carried out over 8 weeks with a frequency of two sessions per week, for a total of 16 sessions of 45 minutes duration. Of all the sessions, 14 had a practical focus (strength and stretching exercises) and the other two had a theoretical focus (self-management techniques and pain neuroscience education). The clinical practice guidelines highlight the importance of neck pain prevention through exercise an education. There are previous studies of the effects of theoretical and practical programmes based on back school on the lumbar region but not on the cervical region.Therefore, the main aim of this innovative study is to to investigate the effects of a Back School based intervention on the prevention of neck pain and as secondary objectives to investigate the effects on neck flexor and extensor strength as well as scapular stability. The hypothesis is that this BS-based intervention would have positive effects on neck pain prevention, neck strength and scapular stability.
Perineal massage increases elasticity of myofascial perineal tissue and decreases the burning and perineal pain during labour, thus optimizing child birth, although an application protocol has not been standardized yet. The objective of this non-randomized controlled trial is to determine the efficiency of massage in perineal tear and urinary incontinence prevention and identification of possible differences in massage application. The sample target is to exceed 75 women analysed between January and May 2020. The interventions include: (a) perineal massage and EPI-NO® device group, applied by an expert physiotherapist; (b) self-massage group, where women were instructed to apply perineal massage in domestic household; and (c) a control group, which received ordinary obstetric attention. Approval for the study was obtained through the Ethics Committee of the University of Leon (code: ETICA-ULE-021-2018). All participants signed an informed consent form, in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki (rev. 2013), and had the option to revoke their participation in the study at any time. Ethical regulations were respected as well as the Spanish Law for Protection Data Organic Law and for Biomedical Research in Human Participants. Data collection took place during an evaluation session on the fifth- or sixth- postpartum week through a self-reported form where participants registered the characteristics of delivery (gestation week, baby's weight, duration and posture of delivery, tear, episiotomy, use of equipment and/or analgesia). The form also included a question on intensity of perineal pain at the time of evaluation (quantified by visual analogue scale) and and urinary incontinence incidence through ICIQ-SF (punctuation higher than 0) and description (quantity of loss of urine and how this affects to their daily life), identified on the items included on the questionnaire.
Effects of Message framing and Time discounting on heath communication for Optimum Cardiovascular disease and Stroke Prevention(EMT-OCSP)is a pragmatic, 2 × 2 factorial, randomized, controlled, observer blinded, multicenter trial with four parallel groups. It aims to determine if risk and intervention communication strategy(gain-framed versus loss-frame, long-term context versus short-term context and the potential interaction)have different effect on optimizing adherence to clinical preventive management (in the endpoint of CVD risk reduction)for subjects with at least one moldable risk factor for CVD.
Purpose: To provide an update on the implementation of prevention among overhead athletes by their entourage. Materiel and method: This study will be conducted by the means of a questionnaire. The target population consisted of doctors, trainers, physical trainer and physiotherapist. The questionnaire will be validated by experts in each categorie and published on an online survey website
The New Families (NF) program will improve quality of existing services, secure personalised service and early intervention in Child Health Service (CHS) in Oslo. The study will measure the effects of a primary prevention family-centered healthcare intervention in Norwegian CHS.
Adolescent young carers (AYCs) are young people aged 15-17 years old, who take on significant or substantial caring tasks and assume a level of responsibility that would usually be associated with an adult. In Europe, the estimated prevalence rate of YCs is around 4-8%.Taking on care responsibilities so early in life may have considerable negative consequences for YCs' mental and physical health and psychosocial development. Psychosocial interventions to support YC worldwide are generally quite limited. The H2020 Me-We project (Psychosocial Support for Promoting Mental Health and Well-being among Adolescent Young Carers in Europe) aims to develop an innovative framework of primary prevention interventions for adolescent YCs (AYCs) aged 15-17 to be tested in six European countries (Italy, Netherlands, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom). The theoretical framework chosen for the intervention is the DNA-V Model. The DNA-V model is a psychological intervention, addressed to adolescents and young people, used in educational and clinical settings. This model has its roots in the contextual and functional science and it is based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, a third-generation cognitive-behavioural therapy. The intervention programme designed for the ME-WE project builds on the DNA-V model but it was adapted to fit the specific needs of adolescent young carers (AYCs) and the goals of the ME-WE project. The study aim is to evaluate the efficacy of DNA-V based program for AYCs (so-called ME-WE intervention), using a cluster-randomized controlled trial (C-RCT) design. The evaluation of the intervention will be carried out using as primary outcome variables: Psychological flexibility; Mindfulness skills; Resilience; Subjective mental health; Quality of life; Subjective health complaints; Caring-related quality of life; Cognitive and emotional impact of caring and Social support. As secondary outcome variables will be included Self-reported school, training or work experience, performance, and attendance. COVID-19 Amendment: Recruitment, should be moved to a cluster- based online recruitment or individual, social media recruitment, face-to-face sessions should be moved to online sessions using video-conferencing instruments, allowing for visual presentations of participants and session materials (e.g. ZOOM, Microsoft Teams). Four open-ended items were added to evaluation questionnaire assessing impact of COVID-19 pandemic.
Design: PARCADIA is a prospective non-randomized non-interventional multi-center clinical investigation in Europe. Patients with depressed LV (left ventricular) function assessed on local standards, of ischemic origin and on chronic optimal medical therapy will be selected according to inclusion and exclusion criteria, implanted with an ICD after executing baseline investigations and prospectively followed up for minimal 24 months and until the termination of the clinical investigation. General objective: analysis of baseline risk factors to identify predictors for appropriate ICD intervention in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy receiving an ICD for primary prevention (MADIT II population). Hypothesis: The primary alternative hypothesis states that the mean relative infarct transmurality (RIT) is different in patients with (RITshock or ATP (Anti Tachy Pacing)) and without (RITno shock or ATP )appropriate ICD intervention, i.e. shock or ATP. - Null hypothesis (H0): RITshock or ATP = RITno shock or ATP - Alternative hypothesis (Ha): RITshock or ATP ≠ RITno shock or ATP Sample size: 200 patients. Follow-up: Enrolment visit, pre implant screening, ICD implantation, pre-hospital discharge visit, and follow-up (FUP) visits at 2, 6, 12, 18, 24 months including home monitoring. Additional routine FUP every 6 months until study termination after last enrolled patient has completed 2 years FUP.