University Hospital Dubrava

This study compares standard ACL reconstruction surgery to a version that also uses the patient's own muscle and bone tissue to help the new ligament heal. About 70 people aged 18-50 with a torn ACL will be randomly assigned to one of the two surgeries. The goal is to see if the …

This trial tests whether an ultrasound-guided nerve block in the neck, given alongside general anesthesia, can reduce the body's stress response during thyroid surgery. The stress response involves inflammation and metabolic changes that can affect recovery. Half of the 48 partic…

This trial tests whether a targeted nerve block in the neck can lower the body's stress response during total thyroidectomy. Researchers will measure stress and inflammation markers in the saliva of 48 patients, half of whom receive the block plus standard anesthesia, while the o…

This study looks at whether adding famotidine (an acid-reducing drug) to standard painkillers (paracetamol and ibuprofen) helps people with calcific tendinitis of the shoulder feel less pain and move better. About 200 adults with shoulder pain and calcium deposits will be followe…