Clinical trials: active, sponsored by Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Ischemic Stroke
Effectiveness of Theta Burst Stimulation For Upper and Lower Extremity Recovery in Stroke
This single-center, single-blind, randomized, sham-controlled clinical trial will include 60 patients aged >45 years who are within 3 months of a first-ever middle cerebral artery ischemic stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT07834333
- Testing
- Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation (cTBS), Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation (iTBS)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Plantar Fasciitis
Efficacy of TECAR Therapy in Plantar Fasciitis
This randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled clinical trial aims to evaluate the efficacy of Capacitive and Resistive Energy Transfer (TECAR) therapy combined with an exercise program in patients with plantar fasciitis.
- Trial name
- TECAR-PF (NCT07919743)
- Testing
- Capacitive and Resistive Energy Transfer (TECAR) therapy, Standardized Exercise Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Procedural Pain, Procedural Sedation and Analgesia
Effect of Ketamine on Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter During Procedural Analgesia
The goal of this observational study is to learn whether ketamine given for procedural analgesia changes intracranial pressure in adult emergency department patients.
- Conditions
- Procedural Pain, Procedural Sedation and Analgesia, Intracranial Pressure
- Trial name
- NCT07916064
- Testing
- ketamine
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Preoperative Gastric Volume and PONV in Pediatric Appendectomy Cases
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is one of the common complications in the pediatric patient group. Laparoscopic surgeries further increase the risk of postoperative nausea and vomiting due to increased intra-abdominal…
- Trial name
- PGV-PONV (NCT07916077)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Stroke, Osteoporosis
Assessment and Comparison of Osteoporosis Risk Factors After Stroke
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of stroke and associated clinical, functional, nutritional, and muscular factors, including handgrip strength, on bone mineral density and osteoporosis by comparing patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT07228611
- Testing
- Bone Mineral Density
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Spinal Cord Injury, Neuropathic Pain
Effect of TMS on Neuropathic Pain for Patients With Spinal Cord Injury
Patients will be randomly assigned to three groups using a randomization scheme: active primary motor cortex (M1) rTMS, active anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) rTMS, or sham M1 rTMS.
- Trial name
- NCT07293780
- Testing
- active rTMS of M1, active rTMS of anterior cingulate cortex
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain, Stroke
Stroke Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain: Ultrasound Findings and VAS (Cross-Sectional)
Hemiplegic shoulder pain is a frequent complication after stroke and may be associated with structural abnormalities detectable by musculoskeletal ultrasound.
- Trial name
- NCT07426965
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Dyssynergic Defaecation
Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Administered in Patients With Dyssynergic Defecation
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy when used in conjunction with lifestyle modifications and pelvic floor rehabilitation.
- Trial name
- NCT07488442
- Testing
- Pelvic floor rehabilitation, Pelvic floor rehabilitation+cognitive behavioral therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Postpartum Pelvic Floor Function and Symptoms
Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation on Pelvic Floor Dysfunction at Postpartum Woman
These events are largely due to pelvic floor dysfunction that develops after pregnancy. Kegel exercises and core stabilisation exercises performed in the postpartum period are important in preventing pelvic floor dysfunction.
- Trial name
- NCT07228806
- Testing
- Pelvic floor exercises with telerehabilitation, Pelvic floor exercises without telerehabilitation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Critical Illness, Geriatric Patient
Dynamic Inflammatory Changes and Nutritional Risk Scores in ICU Patients Aged 65 Years and Older
"This prospective observational study aims to evaluate the prognostic value of dynamic changes in the serum uric acid-to-albumin ratio (UAR) measured on admission (Day 0) and on Day 3, along with mNUTRIC and PNI scores, regarding…
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Geriatric Patient, Mortality, Inflamation
- Trial name
- NCT07888010
- Testing
- Uric Acid to Albumin Ratio (UAR) and Nutritional Risk Scores
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 224 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Pain, Postoperative
Posterior Pericapsular Deep-gluteal Block
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether adding a posterior pericapsular deep-gluteal (PPD) block to pericapsular nerve group (PENG) and lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) blocks improves pain control after…
- Trial name
- NCT07891013
- Testing
- PENG (Pericapsular nerve group) block, LFCN (Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve) block, PPD (Posterior pericapsular deep gluteal) block
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Lateral Epicondylitis
Comparative Effectiveness of Ultrasound-Guided Tenoxicam and Corticosteroid Injections for Lateral Epicondylitis
This prospective, randomized, comparative clinical study aims to compare the effectiveness of ultrasound-guided corticosteroid and tenoxicam injections in patients with lateral epicondylitis.
- Trial name
- NCT07883876
- Testing
- methylprednisolone acetate, tenoxicam
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Postoperative Pain, Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic
Recto-Intercostal Fascial Plane and External Oblique Intercostal Blocks for Pain in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomyin Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a common surgical procedure that can cause significant postoperative pain, particularly originating from trocar insertion sites.
- Trial name
- NCT07777172
- Testing
- Group EOIPB (External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block), Group EOIPB + RIFPB (Combined Blocks)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Osteoarthritis (Knee / Hip), Sarcopenia
Preoperative Muscle Stiffness, Functional Reserve, and Postoperative Quality of Recovery in Lower Extremity Arthroplasty
In elderly patients undergoing arthroplasty surgery, postoperative recovery quality is closely related to preoperative physical reserve. Sarcopenia and reduced muscle quality can increase postoperative complications.
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis (Knee / Hip), Sarcopenia, Postoperative Recovery
- Trial name
- PRE-QoR (NCT07879209)
- Testing
- Handgrip Strength (HGS) Measurement, Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography (SWE)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Breast Neoplasm Malignant Female, Exercise
Step Count and Treatment Response in Neoadjuvant Breast Cancer
This prospective multicenter observational study (NEOBRE-STEP) investigates the impact of daily step counts, measured by Huawei Fit 2 smartwatches, on treatment response in patients with non-metastatic Human Epidermal Growth…
- Conditions
- Breast Neoplasm Malignant Female, Exercise, Breast Cancer Females, Wearable Technology
- Trial name
- NEOBRE-STEP (NCT07162675)
- Testing
- Huawei Fit 2 Smartwatch
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, Pain Management
Comparison of Analgesic Effects of ACB Versus ACB Combined With BiFeS Block in ACL Reconstruction Surgery
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is commonly associated with moderate to severe postoperative pain, particularly during the early postoperative period and rehabilitation.
- Trial name
- NCT07859397
- Testing
- Adductor Canal Block, BiFeS Block
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Axial Spondyloarthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis
Surface Topography and Radiographic Spinal Damage in Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
Radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA) causes progressive structural damage of the spine, conventionally quantified on lateral cervical and lumbar radiographs using the modified Stoke Ankylosing Spondylitis Spine Score…
- Conditions
- Axial Spondyloarthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Spondylarthritis
- Trial name
- NCT07855393
- Testing
- DIERS Formetric 4D surface topography
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Frailty
Relationship Between Albumin/Creatine Ratio, B12, Folate, and Frailty Index
In the literature, the relationship between frailty and various blood tests such as beta-2 microglobulin, CRP, procalcitonin, vitamin D, IL-1, and IL-6 has been investigated (2).
- Trial name
- NCT06393647
- Testing
- Frailty scale forms (Frailty Scale Version 9)
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Multiple Rib Fractures, Isolated Blunt Thoracic Trauma
GNRI and PNI for Predicting Short-Term Outcomes in Older Adults With Multiple Rib Fractures
This prospective observational cohort study will evaluate whether the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) and Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) can predict short-term clinical outcomes in adults aged 65 years or older with…
- Trial name
- NCT07823712
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 294 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Perfusion Index for Predicting Diabetic Ketoacidosis Severity in the Emergency Department
This prospective observational cohort study will evaluate whether the perfusion index measured at emergency department admission is associated with the severity of diabetic ketoacidosis in adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07820371
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital