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This study evaluates whether a blockchain-enabled electronic portfolio can improve competency tracking and lifelong learning in undergraduate nursing education. Conventional electronic portfolios are often fragmented across courses and clinical rotations, difficult to verify acro…

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between Type D personality traits, somatization disorder, and perceived social support in individuals diagnosed with temporomandibular joint disorders. Temporomandibular joint disorders are musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditi…

Using a non-invasive capsule system to achieve optimal viewing angles of the esophagus for detection of Barrett's esophagus

Post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) is a common and debilitating complication of spinal anesthesia in pregnant patients undergoing cesarean sections, with an incidence ranging from 0.5% to 2% (1). The International Headache Society (IHS) defines PDPH as a headache occurring withi…

To aggregate, integrate, and analyze data facilitating the study of MD Anderson patients with a known diagnosis of lung cancer or metastases to the lungs who undergo robotic assisted bronchoscopic ablation of peripheral tumors.

Infective endocarditis (IE) is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Patients with IE are affected by a lengthy hospitalization, leading to physical deconditioning and a rapid decline in physical fitness, muscle mass and strength. Moreover, prolonged antibiotic regimens f…

Recurrent borreliosis (RB) is a bacterial infection transmitted by ticks or lice. These infections occur in both temperate and tropical regions, but are rare in Australia and Antarctica. Due to climate change, the areas inhabited by the vectors of these infections are shifting, a…

Chronic low back pain is the leading cause of years lived with disability in the world among 19-49 year olds. The usual progression leads to 15% of acute episodes of persistent pain and more than 50% of persistent activity limitations. Persistent pain lasting between 5 and 7 year…

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if using topical tretinoin will help patients with solid tumors who are experiencing an acneiform rash as a side effect of their treatment. Researchers will compare the use of tretinoin on one side of the face to the use of a placebo o…

The primary objective of this trial is to measure changes in physiologic signals to quantify the status of the autonomic nervous system during opioid withdrawal and cravings.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of regular Turkish regional dances, in addition to conventional exercises given with a home program, on the quality of life, balance, aerobic capacity, bone mineral density (femoral neck, total and lumbar L1-4 and L2-4 T scores) an…

Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) is an imaging technology that is incorporated into many modern radiation therapy systems. The quality of conventional CBCT is good enough to align patients for their daily radiation therapy but CBCT images have poor contrast and are susceptibl…

This is a randomized controlled trial to examine the efficacy of a game-based intervention to reduce alcohol-related harms among sexual and gender minority youth.

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative condition that leads to uncontrollable shaking (tremor), which can substantially impair everyday activities. The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the STIL Orthosis works as a treatment option for tremor in people with Parkinson…

This study will evaluate the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of the novel Resilient Together for Dementia (RT-D) intervention for couples following dementia diagnoses. The primary target is emotional distress, and the program aims to prevent chronic distress in at-risk coupl…

The goal of this observational study is to understand how MS symptoms change during different phases of the menstrual cycle in individuals who menstruate living with MS (Multiple Sclerosis). The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does fatigue get worse during certain phas…

While hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) is an effective therapy, graft versus host disease (GVHD) is the most significant complication after HSCT. Corticosteroids (or steroids) have been the mainstay of treatment for chronic GVHD for many decades now. Increasingly, newer …

In the present investigation the pain reduction effects of a physiotherapy technique combined with pharmaceutical ibuprofen arginine treatment will be compared to those produced by ibuprofen (only) treatment, in subjects who suffer the signs and symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome…

The purpose of this Study is to assist in implementing a practical, easy-to-adopt lifestyle intervention that optimizes patient outcomes and minimizes pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) risk.

The two gut-derived hormones, glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) are secreted from intestinal cells in relation to a meal and increase insulin secretion from the pancreas. The hormones also exert effects outside the pancreas, bu…