Badr University

This study tests whether a pharmacist-led program — including medication review, counseling, and follow-up — can help adult cancer outpatients take their medications correctly and avoid errors. One hundred participants will be split into two groups: one receives standard care plu…

This study tests whether metformin, a common diabetes medicine, can help people recover after a spinal cord injury. The drug may reduce scar tissue that blocks nerve healing. Researchers will give metformin or a placebo to 34 adults with recent thoraco-lumbar spinal cord injury a…

This study tests whether empagliflozin (a diabetes drug) works better than statins for treating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its more severe form, NASH. 400 obese, diabetic adults with NAFLD/NASH will take one of five drug combinations daily for 3 months. Researc…

This study tests whether applying metformin gel through the skin with a mild electric current (iontophoresis) plus physical therapy can reduce pain and improve function in postmenopausal women with knee osteoarthritis. Sixty-eight women aged 50-70 will receive either the active g…

This study compares two add-on treatments for knee osteoarthritis in overweight women: walking on an anti-gravity treadmill that unloads the joints, or taking alpha-lipoic acid and omega-3 supplements. Both aim to reduce pain and improve function better than standard physical the…

This study tests whether taking probiotics daily can help chronic kidney disease patients on dialysis better respond to anemia medication (erythropoietin). About 80 adults will receive either erythropoietin alone or erythropoietin plus probiotics for 3 months. Researchers will tr…