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Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a common surgical procedure which constitutes the standard treatment for symptomatic gallbladder disease. Elective procedures are performed as outpatient surgery due to the minimally invasive technique, fast recovery and low complicatio…

The overall objective of this mixed methods study is to: 1) Refine the Emergency Department Lung Cancer Screening (ED-LCS) intervention using qualitative interviews among key stakeholders; 2) pilot test the ED-LCS intervention evaluating the intervention efficacy, acceptability, …

Background: Virtual Reality (VR) technology has seen a growing adoption in clinical and healthcare settings. VR applications are both effective and acceptable, with a great potential for populations with mobility restrictions, such as older adults receiving home-based care or in …

Taxane efficacy in metastatic prostate cancer is modest due to resistance development. Several clinical phase III studies in metastatic castration-naïve prostate cancer (mCNPC) patients have shown that adding an androgen receptor signalling inhibitor (ARSi) to patients receiving …

Perineal pain after delivery is common and is caused by local bruising or episiotomy. The pain may last for several days or months. Thus, several analgesic methods are offered. Topical magnesium sulfate 33% solution is a common treatment for perineal pain, wound treatment and all…

Radiation therapy is a common treatment modality in the management of head and neck malignancies. However, head and neck tumors often have some adverse reactions when receiving radiation therapy, such as dry mouth, change of taste, oral mucositis, etc. Among them, the incidence o…

The study will be a phase III double-blind randomized clinical trial. Participants will be recruited from the Department of General Surgery of the CHU de Québec - Saint-François-d'Assise and Hôtel-Dieu de Québec. The primary outcomes are the incidence of postoperative urinary ret…

PURITY is a multicentre, randomized adaptive phase II/III trial aimed at comparing the triplet combination of gemcitabine, cisplatin and nabpaclitaxel as neoadjuvant treatment (ARM A) versus standard upfront surgery (ARM B) in terms of 12-month PFS rate (phase II part) and PFS (p…

The primary objective of this multimodal positron emission tomography (PET) study is to use PET brain imaging to measure both MOR (Mu-Opioid receptors) and KOR (kappa-opioid receptors) in participants with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and to quantify the relationships between MOR a…

This is a pragmatic, randomized, controlled study carried out in the emergency department of Angers University Hospital. All students on placement over a 10-week period will be able to take part in the study. After a clear explanation to the students during the welcome meeting, …

The TAK-003 vaccine, Qdenga, developed by Takeda, was approved by ANMAT in April 2023 and has been available in Argentina since November 2023 for individuals from 4 years old and without limit of age. Clinical trials demonstrate that Qdenga has a favorable safety profile, adequat…

Combining the results of previous studies and based on the clinical practice in our center, we designed the Venetoclax in combination with 3days-Decitabine regimen for induction therapy in elderly or unfit AML patients with a primary diagnosis, and set Venetoclax in combination w…

The goal of this clinical trial was to learn if topical insulin eye drops affected corneal epithelial wound healing after corneal collagen cross-linking. The main questions it aimed to answer were: Does topical insulin accelerate corneal epithelial healing after corneal collagen…

The investigators are trying to study that there is no difference in improvement of motion between static progressive and dynamic splinting.

This is a multicenter, open-label, randomized controlled study meant to compare the safety and efficacy of scheduled drug-coated balloon (DCB) and conventional drug-eluting stent (DES) strategy in the treatment of de novo lesions of large coronary vessel with diameter larger than…

Context Adolescence and early adulthood are crucial periods for the development and maintenance of habits, behaviors and beliefs favorable to health and mental well-being. These can have significant lifelong health consequences and social costs. In this age group, the Internet an…

The study is aimed at developing Digital Therapeutics (DTx) algorithms for personalized PD treatment and medication plan optimization, based on Real World Data (RWD) collected from patients via digital mobile app and wearable sensors. The study design is observational/noninterve…

Participants with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) enrolled in this study will receive focused ultrasound (FUS) treatment with the NaviFUS System, guided by the neuronavigation system to evaluate the safety and efficacy of using NaviFUS System. During the treatment, the FUS will ele…

Limited psychological support for parents of children with special needs in Hong Kong can profoundly impact the child rehabilitation process and the well-being of parent-child dyads. Leveraging previous evidence from our team's research, we have developed Pai.ACT, the first deep …

The role of intestinal microbiota is becoming ever more important in the context of obesity, type II diabetes (T2D), and infectious disorders as represented by the emerging discipline "therapeutic microbiology". The gut microbiota is strictly interconnected with obesity and T2D p…