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This study follows patients with infections after a joint replacement over time. During follow-up, treatment outcomes are carefully measured to determine whether the infection can be cured. In addition, factors that may change infection cure rates are examined, including the pati…

This interventional study explores the relationship between improvements in metabolic health following weight loss and changes in whole-body fat mass and its distribution. The study focuses on adult men and women with excess body weight undergoing dietary energy restriction over …

The objective of this study is to assess the rate of early intraocular pressure (IOP) increases following implantation of EVO/EVO+ Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL).

The goal of this observational trial is to compare the health history and motion capabilities of participants with low back pain disorders to participants with healthy spines. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are to: 1. Primary outcomes of this research effort include th…

The proposed project is a fully embedded pragmatic trial (R01), following an R61 pilot collaboration with Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota (LSS-MN). For this project: a) the training program for Senior Companions that was developed in the R61 Phase will now be delivered as p…

Pedicle screw malposition is a common problem for spine surgeons. A poorly placed screw can lead to potentially serious complications (hemorrhage, paralysis) in the short- or medium-term. Accurate images during surgery facilitates preoperative planning and aids the placement of p…

The percentage of women breastfeeding their newborn babies is very low among minority populations such as African American women in Mississippi. There are good results with initiatives supporting the initiation of breastfeeding after delivery. However, the percentages of continua…

This quasi-experimental study evaluates a mosque-based oral health education intervention ("Smile With Prophet", SWP) among adult male mosque attendees in Dhaka, Bangladesh, using a Solomon four-group design. A total of 142 participants were enrolled across two mosques (interven…

Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) is a well-established alternative for patients with peritoneal surface malignancies. Although HIPEC has a predetermined protocol to manage body temperature, the resultant bladder and core-body temperatures are highly variable and …

In urology, ureteral stents are used to treat obstructive diseases. Hematuria (54%), fever, discomfort, and lower urinary system symptoms are the predominant symptoms related to ureteral stent.

The goal of this observational study is to confirm the safety and performance of the three (3) Spinevision posterior fixations systems Lumis®, Plus® and Ulis® , in the treatment of patient suffering from thoracolumbar spinal degenerative pathologies, or degenerative disc disease …

The purpose of this study is to assess the long-term safety and tolerability of aticaprant administered as adjunctive therapy to a current antidepressant (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor \[SSRI\] or serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor \[SNRI\]) in all participa…

This clinical study, funded by the company Dentsply Sirona, is being carried out to see if the newly developed tooth implant "OmniTaper EV" is safe, effective and functions as intended when replacing a lost or removed tooth. The OmniTaper EV implant is a further development of ex…

The goal of this clinical trial is to assess whether a peri-operative intervention with nutritional immune modulating intervention (Ensure Surgery Immunonutrition shake) has beneficial effects on the complex interplay between gut microbiome, systemic inflammation and malnutrition…

This project aims to compare "diet" and "diet and exercise combination" interventions in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome. This project will be carried out in the Dokuz Eylül University Research and Application Hospital gynecology outpatient clinic between June 1, 2022…

Few chemotherapeutic options exist for pancreatic cancer. Moreover, objective criteria are lacking for deciding which regimen is more beneficial for patient presenting with metastases at diagnosis. This study investigates whether organoid generation from tumour samples of pancre…

This prospective cohort study investigates glycaemic variability, assessed by continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), in pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and its association with fetal growth and related maternal and neonatal outcomes. Participants will underg…

Comfort evaluation is one of the major challenges in the palliative care setting, particularly when it comes to non-communicative patients. ANI monitoring is a non-invasive and painless technique which evaluates the parasympathetic tone activity through heart rate variability. It…

The Euro-CRAFT Registry is a prospective, multicentric, international registry of patients undergoing functional assessment of the coronary microcirculation using the continuous thermodilution technique. Angina and quality of life questionnaires (Seattle Angina Questionnaire 19 -…

This is a prospective, single-center, observational clinical trial at the Department of Women's Health of the University Hospital Tübingen.