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NCT07209995
The purpose of this study is to compare the analgesic outcomes (time to first analgesic request, total amount of analgesic consumption, and pain scores) following the ultrasound-guided retroclavicular infraclavicular approach and the axillary approach in obese patients.
NCT07145021
This study aims to examine the effects of breathing exercises administered to associate degree students on test anxiety and academic achievement. Primary Research Question: Do breathing exercises administered to associate degree students reduce test anxiety and improve academic achievement? Researchers will compare the effects of breathing exercises on test anxiety and academic achievement by using a control group (no breathing exercise intervention) and an intervention group. Participants: All students from a vocational school who consent to participate will be administered the Westside Test Anxiety Scale. Students with high anxiety scores will be assigned to the intervention group. The intervention group will receive breathing exercise training delivered by a certified Breathing Coach (the researcher). Breathing exercises will be conducted for 40 minutes per week, over a 6-week period. Students will be asked to maintain a breathing exercise log. Following the end-of-term examinations, data collection forms will be re-administered and results will be compared between pre- and post-intervention assessments.
NCT07011602
This study is a multi-functional integrated research and education project to prevent losses in academic achievement, cognitive function, and behavioral health among at-risk youth. The study tests the effects of a 8-week nutrition and physical activity-based program (Integrated Childhood Activity and Nutrition \[ICAN\]) to prevent summer learning loss. Outcomes include standardized academic achievement as well as executive function among 6-10-year-olds affected by poverty. The nutrition component of the intervention involves daily consumption of a snack containing the carotenoid lutein, typically found in high quantities in green leafy vegetables. The physical activity components will involve group games or activities.
NCT07004985
This quasi-experimental study aims to evaluate the effect of reinforcement using Kahoot (a gamification tool) and Google Forms (an interactive quiz platform) on the academic achievement and motivation of midwifery students enrolled in the "Normal Birth and Postpartum Period" course. The study involves two intervention groups: one using Kahoot and the other using Google Forms. A total of 39 third-year midwifery students will participate. Academic success will be measured through pre- and post-tests, motivation levels through a validated motivation scale, and qualitative feedback will be obtained through student opinion forms. The study seeks to explore how different digital reinforcement tools affect learning outcomes and student engagement in midwifery education.
NCT06910696
the purpose of this study is to compare of better postoperative analgesia following lumber spine discectomy
NCT06876246
The Family Check-Up Online, a digital health intervention, was designed to improve child mental health through family-centered intervention. The Family Check-Up is grounded in over 25 years of evidence-based research and has been shown to improve child mental health and behavior including depression and conduct problems. The investigators were supported by an SBIR Phase I award (R43MH132191) to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the digital health product in schools and to adapt the product based on findings of that work. Findings from that project suggested the model is a good fit for schools, with school providers stating a need for family-centered interventions that target child behavior and mental health, but with few resources or evidence-based programs available. The research team received feedback that suggests the model should be evaluated as both an uncoached version and coached version, delivered with provider support. In the current project, the investigators plan to continue work in schools to develop the model for commercialization, including understanding the process for embedding the FCU Online into current student support systems and implementation factors that lead to maintenance of the model in schools. The investigators plan to conduct a hybrid type 2 effectiveness-implementation trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the FCU Online when delivered by real world providers. Thirty providers (N=600 students/families) will be randomly assigned to receive training in the FCU Online coached vs. uncoached models. The research team will then evaluate outcomes including family relationships, parenting skills, and child mental health and behavior. The investigators predict that the FCU Online will improve child mental health and behavior, and will test for moderators such as provider training and child baseline risk. Findings will have implications for commercialization of the product in schools and implementation of the model in a range of different school settings.
NCT05177679
The aim of this study is to test the casual relationship between carotenoid supplementation, cognitive function, and achievement over a school-year. The central hypothesis is that, relative to the waitlist placebo group, children receiving the carotenoid supplement will exhibit greater gains in cognitive function and achievement.
NCT04372693
Online Distance Learning (ODL) is an educational delivery system that helps students to join in an educational opportunity without physically existing in the same setting as the teacher. Online learning is known as the education that takes place over the Internet, often referred to as e-Learning, web-based training (WBT), distance learning, or asynchronous learning. When learners participate in an online learning course at different times, it is known as asynchronous learning. online learning involves the umbrella term for any learning that takes place across distance and not in a traditional classroom. WHO recommends Implement social distancing practices that may include; Staggering the beginning and end of the school day and Use of online/e-learning strategies? The coronavirus pandemic has changed how millions around the globe are educated. new shifts in education approaches could widen equality gaps. As of March 13, the Organization for Economic Co-operation estimated that over 421 million students are affected due to school closures announced or implemented in 39 countries. Most faculties in affected areas are finding stop-gap solutions to continue teaching, but the quality of learning is heavily dependent on the level and quality of digital access. Therefore, the current study aimed to assess Nursing students' perception and achievement regarding unplanned shifting the Traditional Classroom-Based to Online Distance Learning as a result of (COVID-19) social distancing measures. H1: Learning perception is lower for nursing students who learned by unplanned Online Distance Learning (μ1) than for those who learned by Traditional Classroom-Based learning (μ2), (H1: μ1 \< μ2). H1: Scholar achievement is greater for nursing students who learned by Traditional Classroom-Based learning (μ1) than for those who learned by unplanned Online Distance Learning (μ2), (H1: μ1 \> μ2). A quasi-experimental research design will be utilized in the current study with a comparative approach. A purposive sample of adult male and female bachelor's students of nursing will be asked to participate in the current study. Three tools will be adopted to collect data relevant to the current study. 1. A brief demographic self-administrated questionnaire 2. Students' Learning Perception Questionnaire (SLPQ), 3. Modified McVay's Readiness for Online Learning Questionnaire
NCT05709080
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of implanting the family-professional collaboration practice model on the functional goals achievement of children with CP and their caregivers' quality of life and burden. The children will be treated by physical therapists who will be assigned to two groups (control and experimental).
NCT04873518
The 3D-Transition study is a follow-up of the 3D Cohort pregnancy study (NCT03113331, which covered from the 1st trimester of pregnancy to age 2 years) as the children transition into kindergarten and first grade. It aims at clarifying prenatal and preschool predictors of challenging and successful transitions to school as measured by mental health and academic outcomes.
NCT03460626
Stress affects the health and is prevalent among medicine and pharmacy students. A number of factors such as busy schedules, course load and lack of recreational time during semesters as well as exams, have been reported to be associated with stress. Study reports that the use of aroma oils especially those with relaxant properties can alleviate the level of stress. This study aims to investigate the effects of aroma oils in stress during exams in pharmacy students.
NCT02889640
The inability to consistently deliver at large scale promising education interventions is an important contributing cause to inequality in the U.S. The research team applies insights from price theory and field-based randomized controlled trials to examine the effect of implementing a promising academic skills development program at large scale before implementing at scale. The project is designed to provide evidence of direct scientific and policy value for attempts to scale up a specific intervention, but also stimulate a much more thorough investigation of social policy scale-up challenges by refining these methods and demonstrating their feasibility and value. The research team examines the challenge of program scale up for a promising intervention studied in Chicago at medium scale in the past - SAGA tutoring. Past work has demonstrated that SAGA's intensive, individualized, during-the-school-day math tutoring can generate very large gains in academic outcomes in a short period, even among students who are many years behind grade level. This study will explicitly explore the extent to which there is a trade-off between effectiveness and scale for this intervention. By taking advantage of the power of random sampling, this study will also allow for observation of the program's effectiveness as if it were running at three-and-a-half times the proposed scale in a subset of the study population.
NCT03382080
Drop out from upper secondary school represents a risk for the future health and wellbeing of young people. Strengthening of psychosocial aspects of the learning environment may be an effective strategy to promote completion of upper secondary school. The COMPLETE study is a school based cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluating two school-based interventions, namely the Dream School Program (DSP) and the Mental Health Support Team (MHST) among 1st grade upper secondary school students in four counties in Norway. The interventions aim to improve psychosocial learning environments and subsequently school achievements and decrease drop-out and absence. Specifically, the COMPLETE study will 1. Evaluate whether the DSP alone 1. increases completion 2. increases presence 3. improves school achievements 4. improves mental health and wellbeing 2. Evaluate whether the DSP and the MHST combined 1. increase completion 2. increase presence 3. improve school achievements 4. improve mental health and wellbeing The COMPLETE study will also evaluate the effect of the DSP and MHST combined and the DSP alone against secondary outcomes of school satisfaction and loneliness. 3. Evaluate through a process evaluation whether the interventions were implemented in line with guidelines for each of the interventions, and whether the degree of program fidelity has influenced the effect of the interventions on the primary and secondary outcomes.
NCT04114409
Type D personality is characterized by negative affectivity and social inhibition and is assessed with the DS-14 questionnaire. This type of personality was initially described in patients with coronary heart disease and associated with poor prognosis and diminished quality of life. Whereas the prevalence of type D personality in patients with coronary heart disease is between 27% and 31%, the prevalence in the general population is between 13% and 24%. The prevalence of type D personality in OSA (Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome) was only investigated in patients with a moderate or severe OSA (Apnea-hypopnea index \> 15/hour) already on standard clinical treatment with CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure). The overall prevalence of type D personality in OSA is still unknown. Furthermore, OSA is frequently associated with cardiovascular disease. No studies were performed on the impact of type D personality and cardiovascular complications in OSA. Until now, only a few studies were performed to investigate type D personality in OSA patients treated with CPAP therapy. One retrospective study showed that OSA patients with type D personality experienced more side effects of CPAP treatment and were less compliant to therapy. In a more recent prospective study, the influence of type D personality on CPAP compliance could not be confirmed. No information is available about the frequency of visits and the time spent by these patients to remediate CPAP side effects. There is also no data about the discontinuation rate of CPAP treatment in this population of patients. It is possible that a specific follow up of those patients is needed to enhance CPAP compliance. After a while, CPAP therapy can have an influence on mood and behavior. Therefore, it is possible that CPAP therapy can alter the patient's answers to the DS-14 questionnaire. This could explain the different outcome of the retrospective and prospective studies mentioned above. No studies were performed to test the reliability and validate the DS-14 questionnaire in OSA patients. Consequently, the aim of the present study is to evaluate more extensively the importance of type D personality traits in OSA patients.
NCT03678077
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) accounts for 70-90% of all diagnosed traumatic brain injuries (TBI) affecting approximately 50-300 per 100.000 individuals annually. Persistent post-concussion symptoms are reported in 15-80% of hospital admitted and outpatient treated populations, affecting labour market attachment, academic achievement, income, socio-economic status, social interactions, home management, leisure activities and cohabitation status. The association between mTBI and long-term trends in cohabitation status, income, academic achievement and socio-economic status has not been thoroughly explored. Previous studies focus on children's academic performance after severe TBI and only few studies include early adulthood and patients with mTBI. Trends in divorce rates are frequently conducted on severe injuries or populations consisting of veterans. Additionally, all studies have failed to apply a national register based design. Aim The aim of the study is to examine the long-term associations between mTBI and trends in cohabitation status, academic achievement and socio-economic status between pre-injury rates and observed rates at 5 years post-injury. The hypothesis was that by 5 years mTBI would be associated with increased odds of marital breakdown, decreasing academic achievement, decreasing income, decreasing socio-economic status compared to the general population in Denmark. Methods: The study is a national register based cohort study with 5 years follow-up of patients with mild traumatic brain injury from 2008 - 2012 in Denmark. Population: Patients between 18-60 years diagnosed with concussion (ICD-10 S06.0) were extracted from the Danish National Patient Register between (2003-2007). Patients with major neurological injuries and previous concussions at the index date and 5 years before the index date (1998-2007) were excluded. Patients who were not resident in Denmark 5 years before and during the inclusion period were also excluded (1998-2007). Data will be retrieved from several national databases, including: the Danish national patient register, Danish Civil Registration System (CRS), the Danish Education Registers, the Income Statistics Register and the Employment Classification Module (AKM). One control of the general population were matched for each case on sex, age and municipality. Outcome measures are: Cohabitation status, Education, income and socio-economic status.
NCT02723292
As part of a 5-year national effort to reduce teen pregnancy, the University of Rochester is partnering with the City of Rochester Department of Recreation and Youth Services to evaluate the City's replication of the Teen Outreach Program (TOP™) for 11-14 year old youth registered at 11 selected Recreation Centers (RCs). A youth development program with demonstrated efficacy to reduce teen pregnancy, school failure and drop-out rates, TOP™ has never been studied in RCs. Advancing from efficacy to effectiveness, the investigators will also measure program fidelity obtained in RCs.
NCT01734252
Critically ill patients with high risk for thrombosis or tromboembolic events with the presence of heparin resistance, treated at the Department for General and Surgical Critical Care Medicine of the Medical University Innsbruck, Austria will be enrolled in the study when meeting the inclusion- and exclusion criteria. If a patient meets the inclusion criteria and is recruited for the study, the patient will be randomized either to Group A or Group H. All patients have to achieve a prophylactic aPTT-target range of an aPTT-level of 45 - 60 sec (Pathromtin® SL) within 6 to 8 hours. Randomisation Group A: If a Heparin resistance appears and the patient meets the inclusion and exclu-sion criteria, he/she will be enrolled. The Heparin administration will be stopped and Argatroban will be given and adjusted until the target aPTT-range is achieved. Randomisation Group H - Standard therapy: If a Heparin resistance appears and the patient meets the inclusion and exclu-sion criteria, he/she will be enrolled. The Heparin administration will be contin-ued and, if necessary increased. Hereby the maximum heparin dose is 1.500 IU per hour. Therapy failure Group H: Primary target failure at Visit 3 (6-8 hours): If a patient of Group H does not achieve the target-aPTT within 6-8 hours, he/she will switch to Group A and will start with T1 (Baseline) and will follow the visits according to Group A until the final Visit 9 (T1 / day 30). Maintenance failure after Visit 3: Maintenance failure after 6-8 hours is defined as non-maintenance of the tar-get-aPTT until day 7 with a max. heparin dosage of 1.500 IU per hour. In this case, heparin therapy has to be changed to Argatroban. The patient will start with T1 (Baseline) and will follow the visits according to Group A until the final Visit 9 (day 30) counting from the Baseline of Group A. Therapy failure Group A: If a patient of Group A does not achieve the target-aPTT within 6-8 hours or cannot maintain the target-aPTT in spite of reaching the maximum dosage of 10µg/kg/min during the further study period, the patient automatically drops out of the study. The same is effective for patients who switched to the Group A after a therapy failure in Group H. General: Two hours after starting the Baseline investigations, patient's parameters in-cluding blood collections will be measured for the second time (T2). Additional measurements will be made at 6-8 hours (T3), 24 hours (T4), 48 hours (T5), 5 days (T6) after start of study drug and on day 7 before (T7) stop of study medication and 6h (T8) after stop of study medication. 30 days after inclusion in the study, a final investigation is planned (T9).
NCT01619826
The objective of this study is to use a randomized controlled design to determine whether cardiorespiratory fitness training improves neurocognitive function and academic performance during preadolescent development.
NCT02673645
This research aims to continue to study the effectiveness of a promising academic intervention (implemented by SAGA Innovations) that has previously been shown to significantly improve academic outcomes for disadvantaged youth. In addition, this study will begin to investigate the effects of scaling up this promising strategy by exploring variation in tutor effectiveness and the optimal instructor-student and student-student pairings for improving academic outcomes.
NCT00328445
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the Positive Action program on reducing negative behaviors, increasing positive behaviors and improving academic achievement of elementary school students.