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Youth with chronic pain struggle to go to school, play sports, or spend time with friends and family due to pain. Medications are often ineffective, and aerobic exercise may improve both pain sensitivity and participation in valued life activities. This study will be the first to…

Pain is a problem for children with cancer, especially when they are outside of the hospital setting. Younger children with cancer are particularly vulnerable to undermanaged pain because of their inability to self-report pain and their reliance on parents for treatment. One meth…

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA) are common operations used to treat severe joint disease, most often caused by osteoarthritis. An increasing number of these procedures are now performed as outpatient surgery, meaning that patients can go home on the…

The goal of this study is to evaluate if an intraoral scanning device with an integrated radiation-free caries detection tool (near-infrared light) can detect early tooth decay. The main questions it aims to answer are: Can the tool find tooth decay as accurately as traditional…

People with advanced kidney disease need dialysis to remove waste products from the blood. Some of these waste products, called uremic toxins, are small, while others are medium-sized and more difficult to remove. Poor removal of these toxins may contribute to symptoms and long-t…

This study aims to develop an algorithm that can guide targeted bleeding management through thromboelastography (TEG) viscoelastic testing performed on blood samples from patients undergoing open heart surgery. The goal is to develop an algorithm that supports targeted bleeding m…

The goal of this pilot intervention study is to learn if culturally appropriate food bundles and nutrition education can help people with diabetes who struggle to afford healthy food in patients with diabetes receiving care at Community Care Clinic in Winston-Salem, NC. The main …

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if BLL (blood lead level) screening and "healthy home" lead prevention program created in the US is adaptable to a Sub-Saharan African context. It will also work to address child lead exposure in Nairobi, Kenya. The main questions it ai…

The primary aim is to compare the behavior of the children during using conventional manual instrumentation versus rotary instrumentation by single rotary system for pulpectomy in primary molars through a Randomized Clinical Trial. The main question it aims to answer is: Is the…

This randomized controlled trial investigates the effectiveness of infant massage in reducing symptoms of immobilization-related lymphedema and improving comfort in preterm newborns hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Preterm infants frequently develop lymphe…

This multicenter, retrospective-prospective, cohort study aims to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Extra-fine Beclometasone Diproprionate/Formoterol Fumarate/Glycopyrronium Bromide (EF-BDP/FF/GB) therapy in adults with severe or very severe COPD in Brazil. Around 400 pati…

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is an effective standard urological procedure for the fragmentation and removal of large renal calculi. Although PCNL is performed as a minimally invasive technique, dilation of the renal capsule and parenchymal tract, as well as peritubular di…

Shoulder pain, reduced mobility, and functional limitations are common complications following unilateral mastectomy, often leading to long-term disability and an increased risk of secondary shoulder-hand syndrome

This study aims to evaluate and compare the efficacy of two different eugenol-free periodontal dressing materials-Ora-Aid (a hydrophilic polymer) and Coe-Pak (a zinc oxide-based paste)-following non-surgical periodontal treatment (scaling and root planing, SRP) in patients with S…

This study investigates whether auricular acupressure can reduce postoperative emergence agitation among preschool children following adenoidectomy.

Evaluate and compare the disinfecting efficacy of two supplementary antimicrobial protocols in teeth with apical periodontitis

Traditional ways of measuring vision, such as reading letters on an eye chart, do not fully reflect the real-life visual problems experienced by people with eye diseases. Many patients report difficulties with things like contrast, recognising faces, and identifying items whilst …

Mechanical low back pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders affecting daily activities and quality of life. Home exercise programs are frequently recommended in the management of low back pain; however, adherence to these programs is often limited. Mobile health …

RCT to compare the surgical success in patients undergoing external dacryocystorhinostomy with intraoperative Mitomycin-C (0.4 mg/ml) Vs Hyaluronic acid 1% (1ml) as adjuvant, To compare the complication rates and wound healing patterns in each group, To Compare change in tear MMP…

The recent Global Burden of Disease Study indicates that severe periodontitis is the 6th most prevalent disease worldwide, with an overall prevalence of 11.2% and around 743 million people affected, and the global burden of periodontal disease increased by 57.3% from 1990 to 2010…