Comparison of Learning Models in Physical Therapy Education

With the pandemic affecting the world, education systems have been subjected to mandatory changes without sufficient thought on teaching content, delivery and pedagogy. In this process, physiotherapy courses involving psychomotor skills such as manual therapy became difficult to teach and evaluate. Although the pandemic is over, it is suggested that …

H Huikai Li, MD

Evaluating Nimotuzumab in Combination With AG Regimen for Pancreatic Cancer With Liver Metastases : A Prospective, Single-Arm, Phase II Study

Patients with PCLM account for the majority of our department's pancreatic cancer cases and often have limited surgical options due to the aggressive nature of their tumors. For those with good performance status (ECOG PS 0-1), NCCN recommends gemcitabine + nab-paclitaxel (AG). Though nimotuzumab combined with gemcitabine improves survival, there …

E Erik Wikström, MD

Regional Distribution of Ventilation at Different Respiratory Rates

This study will investigate the distribution of gas during mechanical ventilation in patients undergoing robot assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy. The gas distribution of ventilation are monitored and data extracted using electric impedance tomography in different respiratory rates.

Z Zuo Xiangrong

Safety and Efficacy of Esketamine Combined With Dexmedetomidine for Sedation of Mechanically Ventilated Patients

A prospective, randomized controlled study was conducted to compare the effects of esketamine combined with dexmedetomidine in the sedation and analgesia treatment of mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU on the time to awaken, time to extubation, time to mechanical ventilation, time in the ICU, and on delirium.

E Eric D Braunstein, MD

Esophageal Temperature During PVI Using Q-DOT Micro

This study will assess how two different ablation strategies, using two different ablation catheters during catheter ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, affect the temperature of the esophagus during ablation, and the risk of injury to the esophagus.

A Anne M McKenzie-Brown, MD

Low Dose Naltrexone for Pain in Patients With HIV

The increased life expectancy of Patients Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) has increased the need for therapies for chronic conditions, such as chronic pain. Pain in the HIV population is often refractory and ends up being treated with chronic opioids, which are associated with adverse effects, including hyperalgesia, constipation, and risk …

R Roberta R Holt, PhD

Effects of Daily Beef Intake, as a Component of a Heart-Healthy Diet on Cellular Zinc

The objective of the current study is to test the overarching hypothesis that the beef nutritive matrix is uniquely suited to direct dietary zinc to cellular compartments for improved metabolic function, leading to a greater effect on health outcomes. Specifically, whether beef, as a component of a healthy meal, will …

K Kathrin Milbury

Psycho-Spiritual Management for Patients With Advanced Cancer and Their Family Caregivers

The goal of this behavioral research study is to learn about the effects of two different supportive care programs on patients' and their family caregivers' psychological wellbeing and overall quality of life.

M Maria T Mazzucchelli

Physiological Umbilical Cord Clamping in Patients With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Clinical Trial

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a malformation that affects 1 in every 3000 newborns. The diaphragm does not complete its closure during embryogenesis, which allows the abdominal organs to herniate into the thoracic cavity altering lung development. The lungs of patients with CDH are small, with a decreased surface area …

M Mustafa S Torlak

The Effect of Music on Weight Lifters

The effects of listening to music on anaerobic power in elite weightlifting athletes will be examined.