This is a cohort study to investigate the disease course and treatment response of patients with idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis(IRPF). Methods: All the patients fulfilling diagnostic criteria of IRPF would be enrolled around China. A online database system will been established. Endpoints: The primary endpoint is to investigate the clinical manifestations …
The primary objective of this study is to identify and characterize frailty and pre-frailty in persons age 50 and older living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) followed by the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Infectious Diseases Specialty Clinics (IDSC).
This study is a single-arm, multi-center, phase III trial conducted under the Eastern Cooperative Thoracic Oncoloy Project (ECTOP) with the identification number ECTOP-1021. The primary objective of the study is to assess the overall survival of patients with multifocal ground-glass opacities by employing a active surveillance approach rather than opting …
Purpose: To establish a whole food, egg, as a viable study material to supplement mothers and infants with nutrients that support optimal brain development. There will be 84 breastfeeding dyads, 3 months postnatal. Mothers will be randomized to a whole egg or egg white (due to lack of an appropriate …
The objectives of this application are to 1) compare short- and long-term harm reduction and abuse liability potential of a nicotine salt pod-based electronic cigarettes (EC) in adult (AA) exclusive EC, dual cig-EC, and exclusive cig users, 2) characterize factors that predict who switches fully, partially, or not at all, …
The effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer was gradually established. However it has been not clarified which regimen of neoadjuvant treatment for pancreatic cancer is the best.
Blenderized diets consist of a wide range of table foods such as fruits, vegetables, meat and legumes, pureed in a blender and administered via gastrostomy tube. In a recent study, the investigators reported that children receiving blenderized feeds via gastrostomy had fewer total admissions and respiratory admissions, total emergency room …
This study aims to evaluate tongue protrusion motor skills in healthy adults and to assess the reliability of these measurements as well as their validity in relation to other motor functions (handgrip and respiratory muscles).
The risk associated with arterial hypotension during anesthesia for intensive care sedation has been demonstrated, but the threshold at which consequences for perfusion of one or more organs appear varies according to the mechanism of hypotension, associated abnormalities (HR, cardiac output and oxygen transport) and the patient's terrain. Currently, a …
The overall objective of this observational study is to investigate practices of communication and decision-making during nurses' initial assessment of patients' health problems in primary care, examine working mechanisms in good practices and develop feasible solutions. The specific aims are: To investigate patients' expectations and experiences with the communication and …
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