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The RESPECT study compares three types of physical therapy for adults aged 20-60 years with prolonged shoulder disorders, aiming to find better ways to help people recover and improve daily function. The study also examines modern imaging tests (X-ray, ultrasound, MRI) to see how…

Basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) are the most common human malignancy, affecting about 2 million Americans each year. Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) removes tissue by sequential excision. Costs for MMS could be reduced if the number of necessary excision stages were decreased by a m…

Numerous current studies have indicated that transecting the pulmonary plexus nerve as a routine step in radical lung cancer surgery is an independent risk factor for cough hypersensitivity (CH). However, there are significant disagreements in the thoracic surgery community regar…

Hysterectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures performed worldwide, with more than 400,000 hysterectomies performed annually in the United States. As a consequence, even uncommon complications can affect large numbers of patients. Among potentially life-threatening ev…

This research studies whether a device used during surgery can help doctors better protect the nerve that moves a child's vocal cords. Damage to this nerve can affect speaking, swallowing, and sometimes breathing. Children having certain throat, chest, or heart surgeries may be a…

Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women, with HR+/HER2- early breast cancer accounting for approximately 70% of cases. Although adjuvant endocrine therapy substantially reduces the risk of recurrence, a clinically meaningful proportion of patients, particularly those…

This is a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial aimed at evaluating the efficacy and safety of Linzhi Jianghuang Fufang Huoxue Anshen Capsule (LJF) for non-alcoholic fatty liver.

People tend to care about what others think and often change our behaviors accordingly. But what if people do not have an accurate understanding of what others really think? Stigma is pervasive, especially in the Black and Asian American communities, which can prevent people from…

Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is an autosomal dominant multisystemic disorder that causes progressive disability and shortened life expectancy. It is characterized by progressive weakness and myotonia, which preferentially affects the craniofacial, hand, and distal leg muscles.…

This is a post-market clinical investigation evaluating the effect of immersive virtual reality (VR) as an adjunct to standard local anesthesia during transperineal prostate biopsy. Transperineal prostate biopsy under local anesthesia is commonly associated with patient anxiety,…

The scope of this study is to evaluate the impact of a synbiotic product (a combination of probiotic bacteria and prebiotics) on symptoms reported by participants with ADHD. The main focus is to study the efficacy of the synbiotic product as compared to a placebo in improving emo…

Patients starting new cancer treatment must absorb complex information (treatment schedule, medication, side effects, safety instructions), often while coping with a new diagnosis or progression. Recall averages around 60%, with lower rates after bad-news consultations, so inform…

This study aims to investigate whether using 50% FiO₂ during one-lung ventilation, compared with 100% FiO₂, reduces postoperative atelectasis in the non-dependent (healthy) lung of patients undergoing VATS pulmonary lobectomy, based on individualized PEEP titration. This is a sin…

The number of people living with diabetes has quadrupled worldwide since 1990, and more than 4.5 million people in France have diabetes. This chronic disease is a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, myocardial infarction, stroke, and lower-limb amputation. In France, in 201…

Nursing education aims to equip students with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors required for safe and effective professional practice. However, traditional teacher-centered approaches are often insufficient for developing competencies such as critical thinking, prob…

The purpose of this study is to understand brain function, how people make decisions when they interact with others, and how brain function and behavior relate to personality traits.

This study aims to translate and culturally adapt the Ro Allison Indiana Dhurandhar Food Noise Inventory (RAID-FN) into Hindi and evaluate its psychometric properties in Indian adults. Following Ethics Committee approval and informed consent, eligible participants will complete a…

In Austria, patients with rectal cancer that has not spread to other parts of the body are typically treated with either total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) or immunotherapy, depending on their microsatellite status (DNA repair capacity). However, treatment can vary considerably bet…

A component of masticatory function is bite force. Dental caries is one factor that contributes to poor dental health, which has an overall negative influence on quality of life. Caries has a detrimental after effect of functional impairment. this study aims to evaluate how child…

The aim of this study is to examine paraspinal muscle activity, body surface topography, posture, and radiographic characteristics in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis. Adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis who use a brace and those who do not will be compared with healthy in…