Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training And Research Hospital
Clinical trials sponsored by Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training And Research Hospital, explained in plain language.
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Mirror and medicine: new hope for stroke recovery?
Symptom relief CompletedThis study tested whether combining Botox injections with a simple mirror therapy exercise could better improve arm movement and reduce stiffness in people who had a stroke at least three months prior. Thirty participants received Botox and were split into two groups: one did mir…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Mar 27, 2026 12:38 UTC
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Nerve blocks tested to ease agony after hip surgery
Symptom relief CompletedThis study looked at two different nerve-blocking techniques to manage pain after hip replacement surgery in people aged 65 and older. Doctors compared how well each method improved patients' overall recovery quality in the first day after surgery. The research also tracked pain …
Sponsor: Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Mar 09, 2026 14:22 UTC
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Doctors test simple breathing trick to keep lungs open after surgery
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study observed whether a special breathing technique, performed right before waking up from anesthesia, could help prevent lung collapse after common gallbladder surgery. Researchers used ultrasound to scan the lungs of 80 adult patients before and after their operations to …
Sponsor: Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Mar 30, 2026 14:35 UTC
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Breathing muscle scan could help get patients off ventilators faster
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study aimed to see if a simple, bedside ultrasound scan of the diaphragm—the main breathing muscle—could help doctors predict which patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are ready to breathe on their own after being on a ventilator. Researchers scanned 60 patients who we…
Sponsor: Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Mar 27, 2026 12:41 UTC
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Scientists scan Kids' calf muscles to unlock mystery of toe walking
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study aimed to better understand why some children walk on their toes for no known medical reason. Researchers used a special, painless ultrasound scan to measure stiffness in the calf muscle and Achilles tendon of 46 children who toe-walk, comparing them to children with ty…
Sponsor: Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Mar 19, 2026 14:56 UTC