Kocaeli University

This study tests whether a game-based biofeedback therapy can improve quality of life and sleep in people with dyssynergic defecation, a condition where pelvic floor muscles don't relax properly during bowel movements. Thirty-six adults will either receive the game-based therapy …

This study tests whether a short, personalized music listening session with a therapist can lower anxiety, stress, and pain in cancer patients starting radiation therapy. 72 adults will be randomly assigned to receive music therapy during their first radiation session or standard…

This study tests whether adding virtual reality exercises to standard hand therapy improves recovery after flexor tendon surgery. Sixty-six adults who had hand tendon repair will be split into two groups: one gets usual rehab plus 20 minutes of VR hand games daily for 4 weeks, th…

This study compares two types of nerve blocks (IPACK and genicular) given alongside a standard block to control pain after total knee replacement. 72 adults having knee surgery will receive one of the two blocks. The goal is to see which block reduces morphine use and improves re…

This study looks at whether a simple, non-invasive eye ultrasound can predict which women will get a headache after spinal anesthesia during a C-section. Researchers will measure the optic nerve sheath diameter in 220 women at several times before and after surgery. They will the…

This study will use ultrasound to measure stomach volume after standard fasting in 220 diabetic and non-diabetic patients scheduled for surgery. The goal is to see if current fasting guidelines are safe for people with diabetes, who may have slower stomach emptying. Results could…

This study looks at two pain-block methods—quadratus lumborum block (QLB) and transversus abdominis plane block (TAP)—in 20 children aged 1-6 having hernia surgery. The goal is to measure how much of the numbing drug bupivacaine gets into the blood after each method, since lower …