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This prospective controlled clinical pilot study will compare the effectiveness of two different grafting strategies for horizontal bone regeneration in healed post-extraction sites with buccal bone deficiency, using a collagenated porcine cortical bone lamina as a barrier membra…

In this study, the investigators aim to find a biomarker of Parkinson's disease. This is done using imaging scans called Positron Emission tomography (PET), Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT), and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The findings will provide a deepe…

The aim of the study is to assess the incidence of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) administration, polypharmacy, and potential drug-drug-interactions (PDDIs) in cardiovascular patients enrolled in the reimbursement program in the time of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) …

The TBI-AD/ADRD Caregiver Support Intervention (TACSI) incorporates psychosocial and psychoeducational approaches with the objective of: a) identifying stressors associated with caregiving for family members who have the dual diagnosis of traumatic brain injury and dementia; and …

Cricothyroidotomy is an emergency rescue technique to secure the airway in a 'Can't intubate, Can't Oxygenate' (CICO) situation. The cricothyroid membrane (CTM) is the target site of cricothyroidotomy, and accurate identification of the CTM is essential for successful cricothyroi…

This randomized controlled trial examines the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of an adapted positive psychology-motivational interviewing (PP-MI) intervention for physical activity among patients who have recently undergone bariatric surgery compared to an enha…

When time allows, administration of mifepristone prior to second trimester induction of labor decreases total labor time. However, in the setting of many pregnancy complications, decreasing time from diagnosis of nonviable pregnancy to delivery is of utmost importance to decrease…

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of multiple ascending doses of elpipodect in participants with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) with or without symptoms of agitation-aggression and/or psychosis.

Conscious attempts to regulate alcohol use are often undermined by automatic attention and arousal processes activated by alcohol cues, as well as by diminished ability to inhibit in-the-moment behaviors. The current study will examine whether a brief behavioral intervention of s…

Hypobetalipoproteinemias (HBL) represent a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by reduced plasma levels of plasmatic lipids (mainly triglycerides, total cholesterol (TC), LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C), and apolipoprotein B (apoB)) below the 5th percentile of the general popu…

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder where a person has recurrent choking episodes during sleep. Surgery can treat OSA and drug induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) is a procedure that surgeons use to evaluate the throat while a person is sedated, mimicking sleep, to help determ…

The purpose of this study was to explore the efficacy and safety of LTP001 in participants with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) to determine if LTP001 had an adequate clinical profile to warrant further clinical development in this indication.

Video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has emerged as standard of care for majority of thoracic surgeries. It is less invasive compared to thoracotomy and is associated with improved perioperative outcomes \[1-3\]. Good perioperative analgesia after thoracic surgery will enable p…

The purpose of this study is to determine whether heart rate variability levels and pupillometric measures are effective objective predictors of anxiety among patients before surgery.

The objective of this research is to perform a non-masked, non-inferiority randomized controlled trial to assess the quality of life (QOL) of women with idiopathic overactive bladder (OAB) before and after treatment with percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) or transcutane…

Older removable denture wearing adults suffer from a complex set of oral health challenges, with relatively few solutions identified at this time. This is substantiated by statistics concerning the geriatric population on the correlation of poor oral health and the degradation of…

The field of pharmacogenetics has progressed from the discovery of genetic variants that cause variable function of drug metabolism enzymes to a cornerstone of clinical precision medicine. However, there are limited data supporting drug-gene associations for children and for wome…

This study is being done because the investigators would like to learn more about how well the COVID-19 vaccine works in participants with cancer or those who have received a transplant or cellular therapy. Primary Objective Assess the immunogenicity to COVID-19 vaccination in …

This is a multi-center randomized controlled trial to evaluate two different methods of reinforcing surgical port site closure: 2-Octylcyanoacrylate and n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate.

Anxiety is a phenomenon that frequently occurs before surgery. Preoperative anxiety has been studied in several disciplines, including rheumatology, anesthesia, stomatology and cardiology. The implications of preoperative anxiety in terms of morbidity and mortality have also been…