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To collect user experience data for a smartphone app that is designed to help people reduce or quit smoking and to learn if the app, combined with nicotine patches, can help people quit smoking.

The purpose of this study in people living with cervical Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is to examine the effects of paired neurostimulation (i.e., PCMS) combined with contralateral motor training on inter-limb transfer of ballistic motor and hand dexterity skills.

In our prior research, a risk scoring model for the occurrence of lymph node metastasis in patients who underwent radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer was established. To further validate this scoring model, a prospective study has been designed with the aim of prospectively as…

This is an observational study in which only data are collected from people who have already been prescribed aflibercept 8 mg by their own doctors. In this study, data from adults with visual impairment due to neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) or diabetic macul…

The study was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effect of acupressure on pain, anxiety and hemodynamic variables in patients undergoing urodynamics. The study conducted by Azarkhavarani et al. (2024) to determine the effect of acupressure on p…

The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of pilates and kinesiotape applications in office workers with neck pain. In this direction, neck pain and disability, pain threshold, muscle strength, range of motion, core endurance, postural awareness and quality of lif…

This research study is intended to 1) better understand seriously ill adults' and their family care partners' (FCP), particularly for persons living with dementia (PLwD), barriers to accepting community-based palliative care (CBPC); 2) develop an intervention to address barriers;…

The purpose for this research is to create a MyChart-enabled virtual coach that assists obese patients lose weight prior to ventral hernia surgery. Researchers intend to show how the use of a virtual coach is more effective in preoperative weight reduction prior to ventral hernia…

The study has investigated the effects of adding change of direction (COD) training to the FIFA 11+ on lower extremity performance in soccer players. The investigators are interested in knee valgus angle during cutting which is typically suggested as a critical risk of anterior c…

This study will be conducted at the outpatient clinic of China Medical University hospital. It is expected to enroll two groups of 30 subjects, including the experimental group must meet the clinical diagnosis of IBD, and the control group without IBD and have no obvious gastroin…

This study aims to examine the role of exercise intensity in the acute effects of a single bout of aerobic exercise on neurotrophic factors, biomarkers of stress and inflammation, working memory task-related changes in prefrontal cortex oxygenation in adults with sub-clinical lev…

Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) has recently been indicated as a potential therapeutic strategy in diverse health and sports contexts. However, its efficacy on muscle performance in female futsal players remains unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate the dose-res…

To evaluate the effect of a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) intervention on pain relief, mood and quality of life (QOL) in hemodialytic patients at a dialysis center in Southern Taiwan.

The goal of this prospective, multicenter, observational, cohort trail is to explore the pattern of brain temperature-brain pressure association in acute brain injury and to clarify its predictive value for prognosis and neurological function 30 days after acute brain injury.

BESCES is a study that aims to explore the feasibility of intraoperative brief epidural electrical stimulation (ES) for patients undergoing routine decompression for cauda equina syndrome. In consenting patients, brief ES will be applied using a CE-marked SCS trial kit once suffi…

The aim of this pilot study is to explore the utility of a new imaging technique, called Field Cycling Imaging (FCI), in postoperative low grade gliomas. The main question it aims to answer is if FCI can differentiate subtypes of low grade gliomas. Participants will have one FCI…

This prospective randomized controlled trial aims to compare the clinical efficacy and safety of real-time ultrasound guidance (US-RTG) versus static ultrasound-assisted mapping (US-AS) for combined spinal-epidural anesthesia (CSEA) via the paramedian approach in elderly patients…

The goal of this open-label, placebo-controlled, dosage escalation study is to learn about the safety of a Cannabis/Hemp Isolate Extract in normal healthy adults engaged in elite contact sport competition. The main question it aims to answer is: • Are cannabis/hemp-based produc…

Cerebral cortical microinfarctions (CMI) are frequently observed on MRI and histology studies, especially in elderly patients and in patients with cognitive dysfunction. The majority of these studies analysed chronic cerebral CMI lesions. The few studies reporting on temporal dy…

The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an behavioral activation intervention to increase meaningful activity and community participation for people with serious mental illness. The overall objective of this study is to increase engagement in meaningful activi…