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The Effect of 360° Virtual Reality Movies on Fear and Anxiety
To assess the effect of web-based 360° Virtual Reality movies on fear and anxiety, The investigators would like to assess the patient-perceived level of fear and anxiety quantitatively, making use of several questionnaires.
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The Effect of Diet and Exercise on ImmuNotherapy and the Microbiome (EDEN)
Background: The gut microbiome is made up microorganisms. These include the good and bad bacteria that live in the digestive tract. Changes in the gut microbiome have been linked to the development of cancer. Researchers want to learn more about the effects of modulating the microbiome with diet and exercise. Objective: To see if nutritional intake and physical activity change the gut microbiome in people with melanoma. Eligibility: Adults age 18 and older with previously untreated melanoma who will be getting immunotherapy treatment for their disease. Design: Participants will not...
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The Effect of GLP-1 Agonist in Patients With Hypothalamic Obesity: Prospective, Pilot Study
GLP-1 analogs are used as agents in the existing treatment of obesity. However, there are lack of previous reports on the effectiveness and role of GLP-1 analogs in the development of obesity traits in patients with functionally impaired hypothalamus. With this preliminary study, the investigators would explore the role of GLP-1 analogues to identify eating behavioral pathology subtype differences in the therapeutic efficacy of GLP-1 analogues in hypothalamic obesity patients. This will allow us to identify the role of specific nuclei which could be the pathogenesis of hypothalamic obesity. Our hypotheses: GLP-1 analogs will...
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The Effects of Intraoperative Tranexamic Acid on Perioperative Bleeding In Craniotomies
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effect of a drug called tranexamic acid (TXA) on reducing blood loss in participants undergoing surgery to remove brain tumors. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does TXA 20 mg/kg IV bolus of TXA, and 1 mg/kg/hr infusion of TXA reduce the amount of estimated blood loss during surgery? 2. Does TXA 20 mg/kg IV bolus of TXA, and 1 mg/kg/hr infusion of TXA prevent re-operation, disability or death related to bleeding inside the head during and after surgery? Participants are randomized to receive 20 mg/kg IV bolus of TXA or matching placebo ...
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The Effects of Mild Sedation on Motor Function Networks in Patients With Brian Gliomas
It has been shown through functional MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) that patients with gliomas in eloquent areas have compensated neurological function by virtue of brain post-injury reorganization. Our previous clinical research found that mild sedation could induce and/or exacerbate neurological deficits, especially in limb motor and ataxia function, in these patients presumably by impairing functional compensation,. Nevertheless it is still very unclear how mild sedation affects sensorimotor networks in brains where reorganization may be present. Since eloquent area glioma patients are frequently subjected to sedation, ...
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The Effects of Using Different Anesthetics on the Prognosis of Primary Tumors and Its Mechanism of Action
1. Eligible participants were assessed prior to anesthesia. After the patient is admitted to the hospital, the subject's consent form is explained, and the consent form must be signed before the operation. 2. This is a two-arm, parallel-group randomized clinical trial.In the preoperative waiting area, the patients are randomly assigned and divided into two groups according to the allocation sequence table (corresponding to 1:1 randomization) generated by the computer. The propofol group was both induced and maintained at an effect-site concentration (Ce) of 2.0-4.0 mcg/mL by a target-controlled...
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The Efficacy and Safety of Eutideron, Etoposide, and Bevacizumab in Patients With Brain Metastases From Breast Cancer.
This study was a single-arm, open-label, phase II study of breast cancer patients with brain metastases. Eligible patients received a regimen of eutidrone(30mg/m2/d,iv,d1-5,21d/cycle), etoposide(30mg/m2/d,iv,d1-3,21d/cycle), and bevacizumab (10mg/kg,d1,21d/cycle).At least 4 to 6 cycles were administered, and if patients had a response or stable disease, bevacizumab was used as maintenance therapy until disease progression or intolerable toxicity.
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The Efficacy and Safety of Low-dose Radiotherapy Combined With Sintilimab and Temozolomide in Recurrent Glioblastoma
This is an open-label, single-arm, phase II clinical trial to explore the efficacy and safety of low-dose radiotherapy combined with programmed death 1 (PD-1) inhibitor (sintilimab) and temozolomide in recurrent glioblastoma. The eligible patients are scheduled to administered sintilimab 200mg D1 Q3W temozolomide 50mg/m2 QD and radiotherapy 1Gy/1F D1/D2/D8/D15 Q3W for 4-6 cycles, then sintilimab for maintenance. The overall primary study hypothesis is that the combination regimen of low-dose radiotherapy, sintilimab and temozolomide is safe and feasible in the treatment of recurrent glioblastoma.
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The Efficacy and Safety of Penpulimab in the Treatment of Metastatic PPGL Patients Who Fail to Other Systemic Treatment
Metastatic pheochromocytoma / paraganglioma (MPP) are rare while the prognosis was poor. Penpulimab is specifically an immune check-point inhibitor of PD1 and has been approved for the treatment of several malignancies.This phase II trial studies the efficacy and safety of penpulimab in the treatment of MPP patients who fail to other systemic therapy.
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The Efficacy of WVI in Patients With Localized Basal Ganglia Intracranial Germ Cell Tumors
Primary endpoint 1. three-year disease-free survival of patients with localized basal ganglia germ cell tumors receiving whole-ventricle irradiation 2. Health-related quality of life measured by PedsQL 4.0 and SF-36 Second endpoint 1. three-year overall survival of patients with localized basal ganglia germ cell tumors receiving whole-ventricle irradiation 2. Adverse effects of chemoradiotherapy measured by NCI CTCAE 5.0
