Browse

Aim: To determine the most effective type of upper limb immobilization in the cannulation of a peripheral venous line in the pediatric emergency department. Methods: Randomized clinical trial with 322 patients conducted in a tertiary pediatric emergency. The impact of two types …

Prevalence of Arrhythmias in Hemorrhagic Myocardial Infarction During the Acute Post-PCI Phase

The VA health care system uses a health promotion-focused model which aims to provide longitudinal care through a patient-aligned care team for Veterans with chronic kidney disease. Since the largest subpopulation of Veterans with chronic kidney disease is comprised of those not …

The major purpose of this study is to establish the use of daily step counts as inexpensive, easy to measure marker for frailty and sarcopenia in an inpatient population of older adults.

The purpose of this two-arm pilot RCT is to evaluate processes and preliminary outcomes of a targeted QOL intervention vs. an attention control among young AA survivors post-treatment for early (I-II) \& late (III) stage breast cancer.

This clinical trial studies the use of a quality of life intervention called Y-AMBIENT to help young African American with stage I-III breast cancer manage daily life. Y-AMBIENT is a four-month, telephone-based intervention that includes three themed education sessions with three…

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two root canal obturation techniques for endodontic treatment in patients aged 15 to 56 years with irreversible pulpitis. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does continuous wave condensation differ from the single-cone tech…

This multi-center retrospective study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of inotuzumab ozogamicin in adults B-ALL of different subgroups. This study is a retrospective study. Data will be collected from Electronic Medical Record, interventions will not be implemented on pat…

Investigators will conduct this single-center, prospective cohort study to explore the prevalence and risk factors of renal function progression in post-liver transplantation patients with renal impairment after renal biospy and to understand the the pathology of kidney disease i…

The primary objective of this retrospective study is to determine the impact of hyponatremia on quantitative measurements and characteristics of the ECG. Secondary objectives comprise qualitative ECG features during hyponatremia, such as lead type, rhythm, etc.

Cerebellar superficial siderosis (SS) has been recently reported to be present in about 10% of both hereditary (n=50) and sporadic (n=46) cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) patients on 3T MRI using susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) in the majority of patients. In that study, c…

The proposed K23 study is an intervention study using an experimental therapeutics approach. This pilot RCT asks: "Does SOCIAL-ENGAGE increase cultural-social engagement and decrease suicide risk among Spanish-speaking adults?" We will first optimize a behavioral intervention - S…

This retrospective real-world cohort study evaluated whether concomitant long-term beta-blocker exposure during routine clinical care was associated with clinical outcomes in patients with advanced NSCLC who received standard anti-PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor therapy. Patients were categ…

This is a prospective cohort study assessing the survival of a new acetabula component which is based on the original Trident acetabular system (cementless shell) which is used for Total Hip Arthroplasty. The manufacturer recently introduced the evolution of this product, the Tri…

This study is to assess if respiratory-gated auricular vagal nerve stimulation (RAVANS) can improve symptoms of post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome

Postoperative cognitive decline (POCD) is one of the most common complications after cardiac surgery. It is characterized by impaired memory, attention, and executive functions and can have long-term consequences. The goal of this observational study was to investigate the mechan…

The purpose of this study is to develop a secure method of collecting dietary and nutritional intake information from people with cancer. The researchers will use this information to learn more about how dietary information may relate to cancer diagnosis and response to treatment…

The goal of this proposal is to prospectively collect data from a series of 200 patients (all ages) undergoing complex cardiac surgical procedures involving cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) to: 1. Measure the number of blood activated circulating monocytes before, during and after c…

This clinical trial aims to investigate the effects of a decline in methamphetamine use on rectal inflammatory cytokine levels, substance use contexts, and HIV/STI risk behavior. This clinical trial also seeks to evaluate joint effects of methamphetamine use and rectal gonorrhea/…

Despite the advances of pharmacologic and interventional therapies, sudden (or arrhythmic) cardiac death remains very high in the early weeks-to-months after an acute myocardial infarction (MI).The majority of cardiac arrests occur in patients who have large infarctions resulting…