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Rationale Several experimental and clinical studies have shown how brain injury can cause secondary lung injury. Lung injury could be due either to mechanical ventilation- often necessary in brain injured patients- or to inflammatory response that follows primary acute brain inju…

Biopsies are performed in several autoimmune diseases to diagnose or classify them Tolerance and information of the patients have been poorly evlauated our objective is to evaluate tolerance and information of the patients after the biopsies for salivary gland, temporal arteries …

There is reason to believe the current dietary reference intakes for dietary protein for children are too low. Furthermore, children with high levels of physical activity and fitness may require a higher requirement. To better understand the protein requirements in minimally and …

Mining the gut microbiota of adults for health-relevant microbial signatures.

Introduction: Endothelial Glycocalyx (EG) composing of proteoglycans heparan sulfate (HS), syndecan, and plasma proteins forms a physiologically active surface layer on the vascular endothelium, regulates oncotic pressure. We aimed to compare the effects of two different fluid tr…

Feasibility Study Informed consent will be obtained using an IRB-approved form. The first 12 consenting patients will be placed in the planned assessment group for feasibility and will not be randomized. These participants will undergo visits and blood draw collection at 3 months…

Glaucoma is a group of conditions characterised by a progressive loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and their axons, leading to characteristic changes in the optic nerve head and the retinal nerve fibre layer. If left untreated, the disease has a natural course that can lead t…

This post-marketing, prospective, multicentre, single-arm, open-label clinical investigation aimed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and effectiveness of the injectable medical device Alexa Medium (based on cross-linked hyaluronic acid) for the correction of lip volume loss. …

Establish a interstitial lung disease (ILD) registry and biorepository to lead towards a further understanding of the disease.

Retrospective Analysis of a Study cohort that experienced autotransplantation of mature teeth with simultaneous root end resection Note: The study was registered on Clinicaltrials.gov after termination of study.

The project is aimed at meeting the support needs of community fathers who are expecting a baby or who have recently had a baby. This work is being conducted in conjunction with community partners through The Women's Clinic of Northern Colorado (WCNC). Researchers and WCNC staff …

Extracorporeal veno-arterial membrane oxygenation" (ECMO-VA), are used to manage refractory cardiogenic shocks by replacing the failed "heart-lung" block. The Extracorporeal Life Support Organisation guidelines considers that the effectiveness of these techniques must be evaluate…

This research is being done to better understand the relationship between information collected by wearable devices and clinical measurements in people with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and others without HFpEF. This is an observational study with no stu…

Background: Ladakh is a region administered by India, covering an area slightly larger than Croatia; it is part of the larger region of Kashmir and Jammu. Till now, oral health data on population living in Ladakh are not available. The aim of the present preventive project will b…

The study was conducted to evaluate the effects of mentoring programme on the reality shock, clinical adaptation, and professional competence of new graduate nurses. The research questions were: Are the reality shock scores of new graduate nurses participating in the mentoring pr…

Airway injury in patients is a high risk and complex medical crisis. Unfortunately, training for airway management in injured patients is challenging. The most effective way of practicing airway management is using mannequins. However, mannequin training is expensive and only occ…

The purpose of this investigator-initiated prospective observational cohort study is to establish the new UCLA Perinatal Biospecimen Repository (Perinatal Repository) for collection, storage, and distribution of the human data and biospecimens of the participants with perinatal p…

Type 2 diabetes is spreading worldwide as well as obesity. Metformin is the most prescribed antidiabetic medication. One suggested mechanism of action is by decreasing carbohydrate absorption. It is usually recommended to take metformin during the meal to decrease gastrointestin…

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between transdiaphragmatic pressure (Pdi) and diaphragm shear-wave elastography (SWE) during state-of-the-art respiratory muscle testing including volitional efforts (e.g., maximal inspiratory pressure, maximal expiratory …

This study is planned as a prospective multicenter NIS. This study is observational in nature and does not impose a therapy protocol, diagnostic/therapeutic interventions or a visit schedule. Patients with HR+/ HER2- advanced or metastatic BC that initiated treatment with ribocic…