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Filter by:Rationale: The complication rate after pancreatic resection is high, especially in elderly and physically unfit patients. Aerobic capacity, as indicated by the ventilatory anaerobic threshold (VAT) assessed by a cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET), can be used to identify high-risk patients. Previous studies have demonstrated that exercise prehabilitation can increase aerobic capacity in patients scheduled for intra-abdominal surgery, subsequently leading to better treatment outcomes. There is limited evidence on the feasibility of a (partly) supervised home-based prehabilitation program in patients scheduled for pancreatic resection. Objective: The primary objective of this study is to assess the feasibility of a four-week supervised home-based prehabilitation program in patients scheduled for elective pancreatic resection. Secondary objectives are to evaluate individual responses to prehabilitation on a number of secondary endpoints (no cause-effect relationship to be established). Study design: This study is a pragmatic multicenter study with a pretest-posttest design. It will take place at the Maastricht University Medical Center+ and University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands, and at the 'Città della Salute e della Scienza' in Torino, Italy. Study population: Patients planned for elective resection of a pancreatic tumor will be screened for potential eligibility. High-risk patients, identified by an oxygen uptake (VO2) at VAT ≤13 ml/kg/min and/or VO2peak ≤18 ml/kg/min, will be asked to participate. Intervention: A total of 45 patients will participate in a four-week (partly) supervised home-based personalized exercise training program before surgery (12 sessions in total). An advanced cycle ergometer (Lode Corival, Lode BV, Groningen, the Netherlands) will be delivered at the patient's home. Three weekly sessions of high-intensity interval training on the cycle will be combined with functional task exercise training. A trained physical therapist will visit the patient at least weekly to monitor progress. Main study parameters: The main study parameter is feasibility of the (partly) supervised home-based prehabilitation program. Hereto participation rate and reasons for non-participation will be evaluated. In participating patients, adherence/compliance, dropout rate, reasons for dropout, adverse events, patient motivation, and patient and therapist appreciation will be assessed throughout the program. Secondary endpoints: Secondary endpoints before and after prehabilitation include aerobic capacity, muscle function, body composition, functional mobility, immune system function, perceived fatigue, quality of life, and sarcopenia. Data on patient characteristics, neoadjuvant therapy, surgical procedure, and postoperative outcomes will also be collected for explorative purposes.
The goal of the current project is to assess performance of the Bounceless Control sports bra versus: (1) the Shefit Ultimate Sports bra, and (2) conventional bra as worn by participants in a variety of athletic activities.
In this placebo-controlled trial the effect of a synbiotic consisting of three different strains of Lactobacillus fermentum and acacia gum (gum arabic) was compared with a probiotic formulation containing identical strains on body fat mass, body weight management, traits of metabolic syndrome and gut permeability in individuals who are abdominally overweight.
The primary aims of the proposed research are to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary evidence of efficacy of a self-guided, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based mobile app intervention (SparkRx) for the treatment of adolescents presenting with symptoms of depression in specialty medical care settings (e.g.Hematology/Oncology, Weight Management, etc.) at Children's Health System of Texas (CHST).
Higher-weight individuals face pervasive weight-related stigma and discrimination in their daily lives. There is conceptual and empirical evidence to suggest that weight stigma contributes to worse physical and psychological health outcomes, mediated by the deleterious psychobiological responses to psychosocial stress. Activating self-soothing emotional states (such as self-compassion) may protect against this psychobiological cascade, conferring resilience to negative social evaluation (such as weight stigma). This proof-of-concept study aims to establish the feasibility of an experimental protocol testing whether an acute self-compassion intervention can attenuate the psychobiological stress response to induced weight-based social-evaluative threat. Participants will be randomized into either self-compassion intervention or rest control groups. A standard body composition assessment will be used to induce weight stigma among young women who self-identify as "higher-weight." Stress-sensitive biomarkers (i.e., salivary cortisol and heart-rate variability) along with psychological indices of self-conscious emotions will be used to quantify the psychobiological stress response. This novel pilot study will contribute to efforts to understand the psychobiological processes by which self-compassion facilitates adaptive responding to acute stress, and will help inform future tests of interventions focused on mitigating the harmful health effects of social stigma.
The purpose of this study to understand better how this anti-obesity medication works to assist individuals to lose weight and maintain weight loss. This study may lead to the development of other related medications for assisting people with the disease of obesity.
This project aims to investigate the health effects of making schools greener and more biodiverse. We will mainly focus on cognitive effects, well-being, and BMI. The research hypothesis is that greening schools positively influences the health of children through more exercise and cleaner air.
Obesity can be defined as' a disease that occurs as a result of the energy (calorie) taken with food being more than the energy consumed and the excess energy being stored as fat in the body, negatively affecting the quality and duration of life. BMI is calculated by dividing the weight (kg) by the square of the height (m2) (1,2). According to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification, BMI between 25-29.9 kg / m2 is overweight, 30-34.9 kg / m2 is light, 35-39.9 kg / m2 is medium, 40 kg / m2 and above is considered as severe obesity. Obesity has important effects on respiratory function. These mechanical and biochemical effects are not easily measured by pulmonary function test and BMI measurement.Changes caused by mediators produced by adipose tissue likely cause changes in lung function, but this effect is not fully understood at the moment. The aim of our study is to make these effects more understandable and to compare them with different obesity classes and people with normal weight who are considered healthy. Hypothesis 0: The effects of obesity on respiratory functions and multidimensional health-related parameters do not show a statistically significant difference compared to individuals with different levels of the disease and normal weight individuals classified as healthy. Hypothesis 1: The effects of obesity on respiratory functions and multidimensional health-related parameters show a statistically significant difference compared to people with different levels of the disease and normal weight individuals classified as healthy. The study will be carried out by face-to-face evaluations in a clinical setting with obese patients between the ages of 18-65 who have applied to the clinic with a diagnosis of obesity and agree to participate in the study, and healthy volunteers who are considered to be healthy without a diagnosis of obesity. Looking at the evaluations to be made; Measurement of respiratory function parameters, measurement of respiratory muscle strength, anthropometric measurements, evaluation of body composition, quality of life, upper extremity muscle strength and grip strength, lower extremity muscle strength, fatigue evaluation, vital signs, evaluation of exercise perception, presence of dyspnea and its level will be evaluated. A detailed description of these evaluations and the parameters to be used will be explained in detail in the next step.
This study will perform a clinical trial with adolescent girls to pilot a new cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) for weight-related bullying testing (1) feasibility, (2) acceptability, and (3) initial efficacy. The treatment will be conducted via audio/video telehealth.
The aim of this study is to evaluate an eHealth intervention facilitating weight maintenance following initial weight loss during a 3-month trial (pilot test)