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The goals of this observational study are to identify factors independently associated with admission eosinopenia in patients with a severe exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and to determine when blood eosinophil count (BEC) will recover to baseline sta…

This goal of this study is to better understand when and where intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) should (or should not) be used during coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgeries.

Endotracheal intubation is a frequent procedure in the operating room but optimal Macintosh blade size remains unknown to date.

Impaired fibrinolysis in septic patients is associated with worse outcome. The present study investigates fibrinolysis shutdown in septic patients, defined as prolonged ClotPro® TPA lysis time at 30 minutes. The TPA lysis time reference range is established in a cohort of healthy…

This is a retrospective study designed to collect long-term speech perception results for cochlear implants recipients using electro-acoustic-stimulation as measured in the clinical routine and to confirm the performance of sound processors associated with acoustic earhooks.

This study looks at when surgical drains are truly needed after laparoscopic gallbladder removal (laparoscopic cholecystectomy). Drains are sometimes placed during surgery to prevent fluid buildup or infection, but many studies show they are not always necessary. We reviewed 559 …

This observational study aims to investigate whether periodontal inflammation is associated with alterations in the expression of circadian clock-related genes and proteins in gingival tissues. Circadian rhythms regulate many biological processes, including immune responses and i…

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of different repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation protocols for enhancing motor learning in healthy peolple.

The optimal noninvasive management of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure is debated. Helmet noninvasive ventilation may be more effective than facemask noninvasive ventilation for these patients. Putatitve benefits of helmet use are the possibility to apply significantly higher …

The goal of this study is to determine the effectiveness of pictorial warning labels (PWLs) featuring narrative (vs. non-narrative) content in communicating the cancer risk of alcohol. Participants will be randomized to view either three narrative or non-narrative PWLs. Key outco…

The goal of this observational study is to investigate the prevalence of joint complaints in nursing home residents with and without dementia. Primary objective: Number of tender or swollen joints. Secondary objectives: 1. Only when it is possible for the nursing home resident…

The aim of the study is to investigate known urinary biomarkers in order to determine whether they can be predictive of a risk of damage to the upper urinary tract and therefore the kidneys in patients with spina bifida. The risk of damage to the upper urinary tract can be calcul…

The overall aim of this study is to test the acceptability and usability of a mobile application (app) for family-based physical activity and weight gain prevention among parent/guardian and child (ages 9-12 years) dyads.

The goal of this follow-up study is to investigate the persistence of the immune response induced by the GBS-NN/NN2 vaccine in women who have participated in study MVX0002, and/or in study MVX0003 with GBS-NN/NN2 vaccine and received 1, 2 or 3 doses of GBS-NN/NN2. The main questi…

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of acute pain on long-term memory and conditioned physiologic responses in the presence and absence of low dose sevoflurane. Functional magnetic resonance imaging will be used to identify the neural correlates of these phenome…

The goal of this prospective, cross-sectional study is to test the strength of the soleus muscle in participants who have a ACL tear confirmed by MRI. Previous studies have shown that the soleus muscle, which one of the muscles situated in the calf, decreases mechanical loading o…

This study is focused on males who have Hemophilia B and who need regular preventive treatment with factor IX protein (FIX) replacement therapy to prevent and also to control their bleeding events. The aim of the study is to gather at least 6 months of information on bleeding eve…

The purpose of this research is to compare two snacks, one with honey and nuts and the other with sugar and nuts, on glucose levels before and after eating these snacks. The investigators hypothesize that honey and nuts will have an additive effect on the reduction of postprandi…

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of integrated education, combining clinical practice and simulation laboratory training, on the competence of second-year undergraduate nursing students. This research is designed as a multi-crossover quasi-experimental randomized …

Aspirin's beneficial effect is mediated via the inhibition of arachidonic acid (AA) activation of platelets. It is detected by demonstrating a decrease in platelet function and/or a decrease in prostaglandin metabolites. Besides inhibiting the formation of thromboxane A2 from ara…