HUMANS

This study is testing if a special exercise and education program can help people recover better after a serious lung clot (pulmonary embolism). Many patients still feel tired, short of breath, and have a poor quality of life months later, even with standard blood thinner medicat…

This study aims to see if a new gel combination can help regrow bone lost to severe gum disease as effectively as a current treatment. Researchers will compare three approaches in 60 adults: a new gel, an existing gel, and a standard deep cleaning without gel. The main goal is to…

This study tests whether giving C-section born babies specific bacteria from their own mothers can help their gut develop like babies born vaginally. Researchers will compare babies who receive the mother's bacteria, commercial probiotics, or no treatment. The goal is to find a s…

This study is testing whether special 'dynamic' lighting in hospital rooms can help improve sleep and daily rhythms for elderly patients. It will involve 300 patients over age 65 who are hospitalized. Researchers will compare patients in rooms with the special lighting to those i…

This study aims to understand how chronic liver diseases, like hepatitis and fatty liver, are connected to other health problems a person might have. Researchers will look back at the medical records of up to 15,000 patients from Tzu Chi hospitals to see how these conditions affe…

This study aims to understand if mothers who feel well-informed about their planned labor induction have a better experience of childbirth. Researchers will also look at how using social media might influence that experience. About 50 participants will answer questionnaires befor…