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Adverse effects such as fatigue, pain, skin problems , nausea and vomiting are commonly known in patients undergoing irradiation alone or in combination with chemotherapy (RCHT). Patients suffering from these symptoms are constricted severely in their daily life and their quality of life (QOL) is
Regional techniques of anesthesia may help to decrease post-operative pain and reduce systemic analgesic requirement. Classically, the cervical plexus is considered to have two distributions, the superficial cutaneous and the deep motor nerves.
Anatomically, the thyroid gland has an inner true
In the treatment arm, the PEMF would be automatically delivered for 15 minutes every two hours for one month. The manufacturer (Ivivi Technologies, Inc., Northvale, NJ) has already designed a lightweight, disposable device that can be placed around the patient's arm and taped in place. The patient
In murine and human xenograft tumor models, administration of PS-341 weekly was associated with significant antitumor activity. In primate studies using a schedule of twice weekly for six weeks, the highest PS-341 dose not associated with severe irreversible toxicity was 0.067 mg/kg/dose or 0.80
Eligible women for elective cesarean section admitted to the Labor and Delivery Unit of Prentice Women's Hospital will be approached for study participation immediately after the routine preanesthetic evaluation. This occurs shortly after admission to the Labor and Delivery Unit. Women who agree to
BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE:
Due to the subjectivity of clinical symptoms and the indirect nature of established ischemia tests, effective initial triage of patients in the ED with acute new onset chest pain is difficult and leads to a high number of patients that are admitted to the hospital despite
Study hypothesis Intravenous Magnesium would reduce and improve post-spinal fentanyl pruritus incidence outcome relaying up on the fact that Magnesium ions block the neuroaxial NMDA receptor which are involved in histamine-induced expansion of mechanical receptive field area, a neural event possibly
Research design This study is a double blind randomized clinical trial to determine differences in wave amplitude P50 and N95 on pattern ERG examination, visual field defects (LP) with Humphrey HFA (Humphrey Field Analyzer) II-i 750, 24-2 threshold and ganglion cell thickness with OCT CirrusTM
Introduction Tumor treating fields (TTFields) are low-intensity (1-3 v/m) intermediate frequency (200 khz for GBM) alternating fields that disrupt cell division. The treatment is increasingly used as a supplementary modality for patients with glioblastoma (GBM). Recent randomized clinical studies
Purpose of the Study:
The purpose of this of open-label randomized clinical trial is to compare clonidine patch (Catapres-TTS®) and orally administered methyldopa (Aldomet®) over a 4-week period for compliance in pregnant women between 14 and 28 weeks of gestation. In addition, this study will
This study will be a randomized, double-blinded, placebo controlled study. All patients who are scheduled to undergo a hip arthroscopy with Dr. Yen who meet the inclusion/exclusion criteria will be approached and informed consent and assent when indicated would be obtained.Attending surgeon,
Controlled clinical trial will be performed in 120 surgical patients treated for breast cancer, conducted from Nov 2014 to Nov 2015. Patients will be divided in three groups: Group 1 consisted in patients who underwent conservative breast with axillary lymph node dissection, group 2 in patients with
Specific Aims:
This study is a six-week, open label trial of the novel antipsychotic agent, ziprasidone, added to a stable dose of clozapine or olanzapine in 40 diabetes mellitus patients, patients with an impaired fasting glucose or insulin resistance with schizophrenia or schizoaffective
Background and scientific rationale Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is an inflammatory condition of the paranasal sinuses affecting millions of patients, resulting in billions of dollars being spent annually in associated health care costs. Biofilm has been implicated in chronic rhinosinusitis
BACKGROUND:
Bipolar Affective Disorder remains an illness with high morbidity and mortality. Mood stabilizers such as lithium and sodium valproate have been described as having their anti-manic effect by targeting protein kinase C (PKC) isozymes (Manji and Lenos, 1999). In rats chronically treated