Found 1431 clinical trials
Intraoperative Ultrasound Guided Compared to Stereotactic Navigated Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement
This study is to prospectively compare Ultrasound guided (US-G) Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt (VPS) placement to stereotactic navigation in a randomized controlled fashion with the surgical intervention time as primary outcome. All patients entering the University Hospital of Basel for elective or emergent VPS surgery will be randomized in 1:1 fashion to …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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Real-Time Monitoring of Chemotherapy Side-Effects in Patients With Gastrointestinal Cancers RT-CAMSS Study
RT-CAMSS is a monitoring support system that provides patients with evidence-based information and side-effect management and coping skills, emotional support and validation, and proactive care via text messages and questionnaires as they undergo chemotherapy.
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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Effects of Fish Oil and Resistance Training on Muscle Mass and Function
Following 6 weeks of FO or PLA supplementation, subjects will repeat all initial biometric, strength and neuromuscular testing, as well as a second, post-intervention blood draw.
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia for the Dementia Caregiving Dyad
Since disturbed sleep in the PLwD-caregiver dyad is bidirectional and interdependent, targeting the pair as a unit for intervention has the potential to lead to improved sleep and health outcomes for both persons. There is no current published research on CBTi when the PLwD and their caregivers receive the intervention …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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A Patient-centered Continuous and Interdisciplinary Shared Decision Making Approach for Breast Cancer Rehabilitation
Purposes: The project aims (1) to develop a patient-centered continuous and interdisciplinary shared decision making approach for breast cancer rehabilitation, including IP-SDM training for interprofessional rehabilitation team, as well as decision coaching, patient decision aid and question prompt list for patients; and (2) to examine the effects of IP-SDM approach …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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Pragmatic Prehabilitation for Colorectal Surgery
The prehabilitation program will be conducted in a more sustainable way by offering the program as a group class with a home-based component. ERAS patients at the Peter Lougheed Center are already offered a group class as part of the standard ERAS program.
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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Neoadjuvant mFOLFOXIRI Plus Bevacizumab With Selective Radiotherapy in Patients With High-Risk Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
Moreover, the short- and long-term adverse effects of radiotherapy such as chronic pain, faecal incontinence and urogenital/anal dysfunction are associated with poor quality of life. Neadajuvant chemotherpay (NACT) alone has been proposed instead of preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) with the aim of elimination of potential micrometastasis as early as possible while …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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A Study of Hydroxychloroquine vs Placebo to Prevent COVID-19 Infection in Patients Receiving Radiotherapy
The researchers are doing this study to find out whether the study drug hydroxychloroquine can prevent infection with the COVID-19 virus, compared with placebo, in people who are receiving radiation therapy for their cancer. The placebo used in this study is a tablet that looks the same as the study …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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Efficacy and Safety of Painless 5-aminolevulinic Acid Photodynamic Therapy for the Treatment of Moderate and Severe Acne Vulgaris-- A Multi-center, Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
The hypothesis is that the painless ALA- PDT will be equally or more efficacious as oral isotretinoin, and taking effect more quickly with less adverse effect.
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- 31 May, 2023
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Evaluation of the Right Ventricular Systolic Function Using Real-time Three-dimensional Echocardiography in Intensive Care Unit Patients
Right ventricular failure (RVF) is an independent factor of mortality for many pulmonary diseases. Currently, RVF is defined as the incapacity of the RV to maintain the flow without dilating to use the Frank-Starling law (i.e., increase of the ejection volume associated to an increase of the preload).
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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