University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City (umc)

This study tests whether Gelsectan, a supplement that coats the gut, can reduce diarrhea, belly pain, and bloating in people with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D). About 90 adults in Vietnam will be randomly assigned to take Gelsectan alone, Gelsectan plus a …

This study investigates whether high-resolution MRI can identify dangerous plaque features in the middle cerebral artery that might predict a second stroke. Researchers will follow 75 patients who had a first stroke due to significant narrowing of this artery, tracking which plaq…

This study looks at whether a simple ultrasound measurement of how well the right side of the heart works with the lungs can predict which sepsis patients are at higher risk of dying in the hospital. Researchers will follow 215 adults with sepsis in the ICU, measuring this heart-…

This study follows 296 Vietnamese adults with type 2 diabetes for one year to compare how insulin-producing beta cells change in people diagnosed before age 40 versus those diagnosed at 40 or older. Researchers will measure blood markers like C-peptide and HbA1C at 3, 6, 9, and 1…

This study looks at whether cleaning the bowel before surgery for colon cancer reduces the chance of infection after the operation. About 74 patients will be randomly assigned to either receive or skip the bowel prep. The main goal is to see if there is a difference in surgical s…