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Definition of the sample: Patients over 18 years old admitted to the Diagnostic Unit of the Faculty of Dentistry (DUFD), Viña del Mar campus of the University National Andres Bello (UNAB) during 2016, with a diagnosis of moderate or severe chronic periodontitis, meeting both the inclusion and
Introduction and Background According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention, stroke is the 5th leading cause of mortality in the US, and a leading cause of significant long-term disability where almost 50% of stroke survivors, age 65 and above, suffer from disabling decrease in mobility.
Introduction/Purpose Fish oil (Omega-3 fatty acid) is commonly used by patients as a natural anti-inflammatory to decrease joint pain from arthritis. Furthermore, fish oil has been found to decrease the risk of coronary artery disease, decrease mild hypertension, prevent cardiac arrhythmias and
Research Question :
Research question: Will daily consumption of omega-3 fish oil improve brain cognitive domains?
Study Methodology Research Design:
A placebo-controlled, double-blinded, 3-armed randomized controlled trial.
Population and Sample :
Our target population will be young, healthy
A potential mechanism of bleeding in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (CF-LVAD) is dysfunctional angiogenesis. Angiogenesis is a complicated process controlled by several markers. Previous studies have shown that elevated Angiopoietin-2 and TNF-alpha are associated with
Cervical cancer is the second most frequent cancer in Mexican women, representing 16.9% of the total female population. At the National Cancer Institute of Mexico (Instituto Nacional de Cancerología), 80% cervical cancer patients arrive at locally advanced stages (IB2-IVA). Standard treatment for
Primary objective:
The primary aim will be to see if Omega-3 Wound™ is clinically superior to tissue harvested from the palate (Autogenous Free Gingival Graft) when comparing before and after measurements of: keratinized tissue. Change in KT width from time of surgery to 6 months post-surgery
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is defined by the pathological accumulation of fat in the liver when no other explanatory disease is present: it encompasses isolated hepatic steatosis, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) cirrhosis, and is a frequent accompaniment of obesity and insulin
The study methodology is according to CONSORT-STATEMENT 2010 for randomized controlled clinical trials.
Study Design The study is designed as a prospective, interventional, parallel, blinded, randomized, controlled clinical trial of superiority.
Source of data The population of this study will be
The study is designed as a prospective, interventional, parallel, blinded, randomized, controlled clinical trial clinical of superiority, with a 1-year follow-up. The methodology of the present study will follow the standards of CONSORT-STATEMENT 2010 (Moher et al., 2010) and SPIRIT 2013 (Chan et
1. The overall purpose of the treatment is to offer alternative treatment to children who developed parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease (PNALD) and have not responded positively to currently available medical therapies. PNALD develops in newborns dependent on parenteral nutrition (PN) and
Micronutrients (including vitamins, minerals and certain polyunsaturated fatty acids) are required by the brain for normal functioning and, with few exceptions, can only be obtained through dietary sources. Research into degenerative diseases of aging have linked mitochondrial aging and DNA damage
Obesity and diabetes mellitus Obesity is one of our most serious public health issues (National Food Agency, 2016). In the Swedish adult (16-84 years) population, about 35% are overweight and almost 15% are obese (Statistics Sweden). The most commonly used definition of obesity is based on the body
Parenteral nutrition (PN) is often necessary for children undergoing allogeneic allogeneic bone marrow, cord, or peripheral blood stem cell (from any donor, including haploidentical donor) hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) to avoid malnutrition and growth failure due to the gastrointestinal