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Abstract: The purpose of this pilot study is to examine the effect and feasibility of a Nordic walking group training intervention on the physical and mental health of older adults evacuated from their homes to Haifa. Participants: The study will include 31 participants aged 6…

The goal of this trial is to advance the understanding of how to best support caregivers of children with tracheostomies who are caring for their child at home. The main questions it aims to answer are: * What are the best ways to support caregivers post-discharge with both medi…

The goal of this clinical feasibility trial is to test the impact of differing completion rates of a face-to-face diabetes self-management education programme on patient-reported outcomes measuring self-care, diabetes distress and quality of life in people with type 2 diabetes. T…

To explore the effectiveness of TCM interventional treatment in shortening the recovery time and improving accompanying symptoms of burns and scalds. A single-center, randomized control crossover trial will compare TCM intervention to routine western medicine intervention.

Standard planning constraints for liver SBRT incorporate strict dose-volume limits for normal liver parenchyma to minimize the risk of radiation-induced liver disease. The presence of diurnal and fasting/fed variations in liver volume therefore carry substantial potential for int…

This study will investigate whether an ultrasound-assisted technique is better than a classical land-mark technique to facilitate spinal anesthesia in the sitting position in super obese pregnant women with BMI ≥ 50 who will undergo elective cesarean section. The primary objecti…

Many reports of clinical outcomes following treatment of localized prostate cancer suffer from lack of prospective long-term data using objective and validated outcome instruments. The purpose of this research database is to prospectively collect data to assess treatment related …

The purpose of this study was to assess the Openpose reliability to measure kinematics and spatiotemporal gait parameters and to evaluate the minimum technical requirements. This analysis used video and optoelectronic motion capture simultaneously recorded. We assessed more of 20…

Background: Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a type of tumor caused by the Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus. KS usually affects the skin, but lesions can also appear in the lymph nodes, lungs and digestive tract. KS is most common in people with compromised immunity, but it also appears in othe…

This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effect of virtual reality-assisted discharge education on readiness for hospital discharge among patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Patients were randomly assign…

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if two stress-reduction methods can lower stress in medical students. The study compares a wearable device and a mindfulness program. The wearable device sends gentle vibrations to the body, while the mindfulness program teaches meditat…

Admission to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is well-recognized to be extremely distressing and stressful for the patient and family. As medical research and technology have advanced more and more children in the PICU are surviving, however in turn incurring new and pers…

This is an observational study, in which data from people in Asia and in the United States with chronic kidney disease (CKD) together with type 2 diabetes (T2D) are studied. The participants in this study are already receiving the study treatment finerenone as part of their regul…

This study investigated force distribution, biomechanical changes, and user satisfaction after 3 weeks of wearing three dimensional (3D)-printed personalised comfort insoles in healthy and flat-footed adults. Institutional approval was obtained and participants (age 18-65) able t…

The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of core stabilization exercises applied with motor imagery training on motor imagery skills, functional status, body awareness, dynamic balance, quality of life and anxiety level parameters in mothers with physically disabled …

This study is open to adults aged between 18 and 80 years of age with a body mass index (BMI) of 20 to 40 kg/m2. People with or without kidney problems can take part in the study. The purpose of this study is to find out how much of a medicine called BI 456906 gets into the bloo…

The proposed intervention will examine two alternative methods for postoperative pain control. Two treatment arms of this study will include subjects who receive an erector spinae block (ESP) after induction of anesthesia but prior to the start of surgery and subjects who will re…

This project aims to improve the understanding of the impact of Ethnic and Racial Discrimination (ERD) on adolescent alcohol and other drug use (AOD) within the Black Justice-Involved Youth (JIY) population. Individual interviews with Black JIY and focus groups with parents and g…

This study examined the effects of environmental heat and physical work on maternal thermoregulation and fetal physiology in late pregnancy. Twenty-four healthy pregnant women at 28-32 weeks of gestation completed four randomized and counterbalanced 3-hour experimental scenarios …

Mitral annular disjunction (MAD) is an abnormal atrial displacement of the mitral valve leaflet hinge point. MAD is gaining clinical importance for several studies reporting its association to mitral valve prolapse (MVP), complex ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. …