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The goal of this study is to learn whether insufficient sleep affects glucose metabolism differently in healthy men and women.

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the use of sulopenem etzadroxil plus probenecid in adolescent patients being treated for bacterial infection. The main questions it aims to answer are: Is sulopenem etzadroxil plus probenecid safe to use in adolescents? Is sulopenem…

Mechanical ventilation is an essential, life-saving therapy in the ICU, allowing critically ill patients to rest and recover. Transitioning patients back to spontaneous breathing-known as weaning-is clinically challenging. The first attempt, the Spontaneous Breathing Trial (SBT),…

The goal of this study is to determine whether a psychological resilience-based intervention program developed to prevent sociotelism is effective in nursing students. The study also aims to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the program. The main questions this study…

This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of lavender aromatherapy massage on pain intensity and wrist joint mobility in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive lavender aromatherapy massage in addition to standard …

During pacemaker implantation, the atrial lead is commonly positioned in the right atrium. However, this pacing location can be problematic because it may disrupt physiological atrial activation, leading to atrial dyssynchrony. Such dyssynchrony has been associated with an increa…

Assessing the impact of a new atrial fibrillation (AF) catheter ablation energy on left atrial structure and function is of crucial importance. The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effect of pulsed-field ablation of atrial fibrillation on left atrial structure.

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is a multimodal perioperative care strategy designed to reduce surgical stress, decrease postoperative complications, and accelerate recovery after surgery. Although ERAS protocols are widely implemented in adult surgery, their application i…

This randomized clinical trial aims to compare the effectiveness and patient acceptance of two orthodontic appliances-conventional palatal crib and bonded spurs-in the treatment of anterior open bite in children.Twenty children aged 7 to 12 years with anterior open bite and Class…

This pilot study will test a new imaging system that uses fluorescent dye and artificial intelligence (AI) during colonoscopy to measure how "leaky" the lining of the colon is in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The study will include 70 adults at 3 Canadian hospital…

The healing of chronic wounds extends over several months and accounts for 3% of the healthcare budget. Care networks capable of managing chronic wounds are heterogeneous, insufficient, and poorly coordinated across the country. The key levers identified to reduce the costs of c…

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a modified formulation and daily intake schedule of SBD111 results in similar levels of probiotic microbes in the gut compared with the currently used formulation. SBD111 is a food made of probiotic microbes (bacteria and yeast) a…

The probiotics Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BLa80 and Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus LRa05 have potential to enhance infant health and development based on previous research conducted on human infants. Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BLa80 was isolated from health…

This study aims to collect peripheral blood samples from children with Williams syndrome (WS) and healthy children, establish a cell line of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from the subjects, and further induce and differentiate them into neural progenitor cells (N…

This multicenter, prospective, cohort study is designed to investigate how metabolic disorders (such as obesity, diabetes, and high cholesterol) influence the progression of liver disease in patients with compensated advanced chronic liver disease (cACLD). Chronic liver disease o…

Objective: To compare the effects of MCT versus EBT on functional fitness, postural balance, and HRQoL in older women. Methods: Single-blind, parallel-group randomized controlled trial lasting 16 weeks (2 sessions/week, 60 min). Twenty

Central neuraxial blocks (CNBs) remain the preferred anesthetic technique for cesarean section, with single shot spinal anesthesia (SSSA) being the standard practice at investigator's institute unless contraindicated. SSSA offers reliable intraoperative anesthesia and provides a …

Retrospective Analysis of Clinical Characteristics and Prognostic Factors in Hospitalized Pneumonia Patients from April 2023 to April 2026. Background: Pneumonia remains the leading cause of death from infectious diseases in adults worldwide, with an increasingly severe disease b…

Traditional medical education has long emphasized one-way transmission of theoretical knowledge, which presents limitations in the systematic cultivation of clinical reasoning skills among medical students. Miller's pyramid of clinical competence emphasizes the gradual transforma…

Prediabetes is associated with impaired fasting glucose and/or impaired glucose tolerance. Recent data indicate that more than one-third of adults in affluent countries have prediabetes . Fasting glucose concentrations of 100-125 mg/dL, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) titers of 5.7-6.4%, …