Year 2021
Autores Emir Tas, MD - More
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The study investigators want to learn more about the effect of a type of exercise on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and on markers of health (for example, liver, heart, and overall health) and how the body uses energy in teenagers. The exercise we are studying is called high-intensity interval training, or HIIT. Some participants in this study will receive a 4-week exercise program, and the others will not.

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Year 2023
Autores Ana I. Tergas, MD - More
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Patients. We will conduct focus groups with patients (N=10) that will be recruited from City of Hope. Focus group participants will be recruited from the patients of participating oncologists, based on the eligibility criteria as above. Research staff will screen clinic rosters for eligible patients. Research staff will contact eligible patients, inform them of their potential eligibility for the study, and provide information about the study as detailed in the information sheet. The research staff invite the patient to participate in a focus group with other patients and obtain permission to record the focus group if the patient agrees to participate. The focus groups will explore patient perceptions of TA, barriers and facilitators of TA, and the perceived influence of Latino/a ethnicity on TA. Participants will be asked to provide demographic information. Providers (oncologists). We will conduct in-depth interviews with oncologists (N=4) who work at City of Hope. Oncologists will be identified by convenience and purposive sampling. Oncologists will be contacted via email and invited to participate in a structured interview to explore oncologist perceptions of TA, barriers and facilitators of TA, and the perceived influence of Latino/a ethnicity on TA. Oncologists will also be provided with an information sheet and be asked permission to record the interview. Individual interviews will last around 30 to 45 minutes. We will conduct in-depth interviews and focus groups with oncologists, patients to gain a more nuanced understanding of the TA and its relationship to EoL care for Latino/a advanced cancer patients. We chose focus group methods for patients to use interactions among participants that would capture the diversity of patient care-seeking experiences in a supportive environment. The focus groups and structured interviews will be conducted via the Zoom platform. The audio from the focus group will be securely recorded and transcribed through the Zoom platform. Automated transcriptions will be edited for accuracy by members of the research team.

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Year 2019
Autores Dae Won Jun, Ph. D. - More
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Besides the main objectives, there are other objectives as follows: 1. To evaluate efficacy of ALS-L1023 for liver fibrosis and steatosis by noninvasive imaging biomarker MRI-PDFF and MRE 2. To determine optimized dose of ALS-L1023 in NASH disease

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Year 2019
Autores Pirjo Nuutila, MD, PhD - More
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This is a prospective study, where subjects for the morbidly obese group (N=60) will be recruited from the patients undergoing bariatric surgery according to normal treatment protocol and the bariatric procedure is decided on clinical data together with the bariatric surgeon and the patient. The morbidly obese patients are studied before and 6 months after bariatric surgery. Results of obese are compared to results of healthy subjects (N=30), who are studied once. MRI studies: Brain structural MRI and MRS Structural brain MRI will be performed to obtain anatomical reference. The MR part of a 3T PET-MR system will be used for the study . MR spectroscopy (MRS) will be used to determine levels of different metabolites.Brain activation studies (functional MRI) The aim of the fMRI is to assess how morbid obesity and weight loss influence the brain reward system in response to visual cues (not food related); resting state fMRI will also be performed. Brain inflammation: \[¹¹C\]-PK11195 tracer with PET/CT is used to determine activation of glial cells, or inflammation, in the brain. After intravenous injection of 500 MBq \[¹¹C\]-PK11195, a 60-minute dynamic scan on the brain using the same PET/CT cameras will be performed. Both ROI- and SPM based statistics will be used in the statistical analyses. Whole-body scan with \[18F\]-FDG and PET/CT during euglycemic hyperinsulinemia used to promote tissue glucose uptake and measure insulin sensitivity. After 60 minutes from the start of clamp, the subjects will be injected intravenously with 150 MBq of \[18F\]-fluorodeoxyglucose (\[18F\]-FDG) Thereafter \[18F\]-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in the brain, abdomen, femoral region will be measured.

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Year 2014
Autores Alexandros Kokkinos, MD, PhD - More
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The aim of the present crossover study was to compare the effects of three different dietary patterns on glycemia in individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Three different isocaloric diets, namely, a Mediterranean style diet, a low-carbohydrate diet and a reference diet were provided to patients with T1D for three separate weeks, in a random order, and with 7-day washout periods in-between. Glycemia was assessed during each 7-day period using a continuous glucose monitoring system. Participants were recruited from the outpatient diabetes clinic of a University Hospital in Athens, Greece. The primary outcome was time spent in euglycaemic range (TIR: 70-140mg/dl) during the diet period. Secondary outcomes were: (a) time spent below euglycaemic range (TBR: \<70mg/dl); (b) time spent above euglycaemic range (TAR: \>140mg/dl); (c) glycaemic variability and (d) insulin needs.

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Year 2023
Autores Carl WILLEM - More
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A group will be composed of patients (n=12) who will complete a Scuba Diving Discovery Course (GP+ Diving Group). This course, lasting 2 weeks, will consist of a daily dive, 5 days per week, for a total of 10 dives. These will be supervised by a graduate instructor according to the rules of supervision defined by the sport code. The dives will be conducted in open air, at a maximum depth of 6 meters for a maximum duration of 20 minutes. A matched group (gender, age, height, weight and BMI) will be composed of patients (n=12) who will not complete the Scuba Diving Discovery Course (GP- Virtual reality group). The subjects of this group will follow virtual reality sessions recreating the environment in which the scuba divers of the GP+ group operate. A control group (GT) will be composed of patients (n=12) who are monitored and treated for PTSD and who will not attend the dive discovery course or virtual reality sessions. * The main evaluation criterion will be the NON-INVASIVE determination of salivary alpha amylase. * Secondary evaluation criteria will be heart rate variation, CGI, HAD and BECK Anxiety, EGF, PCL-S and IES questionary. The main objective is to study the effects of immersion and pressure relief ventilation on the activation of the autonomic parasympathetic nervous system. Secondary objectives are to assess the symptomatic impact of parasympathetic autonomic nervous system activation on overall improvement, anxiety and depressive symptoms, functioning, and the 3 subtypes of PTSD symptoms as vegetative neuro hyperactivity, invasive syndrome and avoiding

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Year 2020
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Up to eighty percent of clinic visit information is forgotten by patients immediately post-visit. This is a significant barrier to self-management, especially in older adults with multimorbidity leading to poor health outcomes. After visit summaries (AVS) can improve recall, yet concerns exist about their layout, accuracy and low patient uptake. Patients and clinicians have begun audio recording clinic visits. When patients receive an audio recording of the visit, 71% listen and 68% share it with a caregiver, resulting in greater recall. Despite its growing use, to date, there is no research on the impact of recording and sharing clinic visits of patient self-management ability, health-related outcomes or healthcare utilization. The objective of this proposal is to conduct a multi-site pilot trial evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of routinely sharing audio recordings of clinic visits (AUDIO) in older adults (≥65 years) with diabetes and hypertension. Conduct a multi-site, two-arm, parallel-group, patient-randomized, blocked, controlled, pilot trial with 3-month follow up, to determine the feasibility and acceptability of sharing audio recordings of clinic visits (AUDIO) on self-management in older adults with diabetes and hypertension, compared to the after visit written summary (AVS) alone (Usual Care). Investigators will determine: 1.1 Feasibility of a larger trial by meeting recruitment targets at each site (n=30 per site; total n=90) and determining the optimal strategy to achieve a high retention rate and adherence to the study protocol. 1.2 Acceptability by assessing the proportion of patients and clinicians who agree to take part in the project and the proportion of patients who listen to the recording. 1.3 Potential effectiveness by collecting data on the impact of audio recordings on self-management, health-related outcomes, healthcare utilization, and clinician behavior. Investigators hypothesize that compared to those receiving UC, patients randomized to also receive audio recordings (AUDIO) of clinic visits will report a greater self-management activation (Patient Activation Measure - Short Form) at 3 months. Investigators will also explore whether the effect of AUDIO on self-management activation compared to UC is greater for patients with low health literacy than those with high health literacy.

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Year 2020
Autores Pfizer CT.gov Call Center - More
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This is a randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, active-controlled, multi-center study to assess the efficacy and safety of abrocitinib 200 mg (2 x 100 mg tablets) administered orally QD compared with dupilumab 300 mg administered by subcutaneous injection every other week (as per label guidelines) in adult participants on background topical therapy, with moderate to severe AD. The treatment duration is 26 weeks. A total of approximately 600 participants will be enrolled from approximately 220 sites globally. Approximately 600 participants will be randomly assigned to study intervention. There are primary efficacy assessments at Week 2 and Week 4, and a key secondary efficacy assessment at Week 16. Efficacy and safety endpoints will be assessed throughout the entire study. Exploratory endpoints related to hand eczema efficacy will be assessed throughout the study.

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Year 2020
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This study was a prospective, randomized clinical trial. Patients with CTS were randomly treated with sonographically guided corticosteroid injection (group A); sonographically guided hydrodissection and corticosteroid injection (group B). Boston Carpal tunnel questionnaire, nerve conduction studies and VAS pain score were performed on initial visit and after 6 weeks and 12 weeks .

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Year 2020
Autores Eva Wiberg-Itzel, PhD - More
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Prospective cohort. All women with type 1 diabetes that are planning a pregnancy and being cared for at the diabetic ward at Södersjukhuset will be asked to participate, n= 55. All pregnancies complicated with type 1 diabetes that are being cared for at the special maternity ward at Södersjukhuset, n=45. The expected to include is 100. Expected viable pregnancies: 50. The maternal vaginal, fecal and oral microbiome will be sampled by \"self-sampling\" at home before, during and after the pregnancy, by this schedule: 1. Inclusion, before pregnancy after an appointment with the diabetic doctor or nurse. Or at the first visit at the special maternity care ward during pregnancy (around gestational week 8). 2. When the pregnancy is first discovered if the inclusion were before pregnancy. 3. Week 28. 4. When attending delivery ward in labor 5. 6-10 weeks postpartum from both the mother and the new-born. The tests will be sent to the obstetric research center at Södersjukhuset, where the tests will be saved in freezes. The analysis will be performed at CTMR at the Karolinska Institute. Background, pregnancy and delivery data will then be associated with the woman microbiome in the vagina, in feces and in saliva.

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