The Second Hospital Of Anhui Medical University

This study tests whether smelling certain essential oils (aromatherapy) can safely improve sleep in elderly women (age 60+) who have trouble sleeping while in the hospital. About 64 participants will receive either the real aromatherapy or a placebo (fake) scent, and neither they…

This study tests if a medicine called esketamine can reduce coughing when the breathing tube is removed after thyroid surgery. About 186 adults having a special type of thyroid surgery will take part. Half will get esketamine and half will get a placebo to see if it helps with co…

This study tests if a medicine called esketamine can reduce coughing when the breathing tube is removed after thyroid surgery. About 136 adults having open thyroid surgery will take part. Researchers will compare how many people cough and how severe the cough is.

This study looks at how two brain stimulation treatments—electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and magnetic seizure therapy (MST)—change brain activity in people with major depression. Researchers will use a special brain imaging technique (fNIRS) to measure blood flow in the front and…