scholarly journals Vitrocap efficacy in patients with the vitreous body destruction

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-72
Author(s):  
Tat’yana S. Varganova ◽  
Anastasiya G. Veryasova ◽  
Evgeniya D. Erysheva
Keyword(s):  
Vitreous Body ◽  
Main Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Emotional Involvement ◽  
Frequency Sensor ◽  
Structure Changes ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Natural Way

The vitreous body destruction (VBD) is one of the most common conditions bringing patients to visit an ophthalmologist. The absence of the effective treatment of VBD today worries both doctors themselves and their patients. Since 2014, “Vitrocap” (Ebiga-VISION, Germany) has been registered in the Russian Federation, its components of which prevent the biochemical and anatomical vitreous body structure changes by a natural way. Objective: to evaluate the clinical efficacy of Vitrocap in patients with VBD, as well as to analyze the psychological characteristics of individuals complaining of “floaters”. Material and methods. The study included 32 patients in total, 16 of which (5 men and 11 women aged from 37 to 57 years) comprised the main group of individuals complaining of “floa­ters”. The patients in this group received active treatment using Vitrocap according to the licensed posology. The control group included patients with the vitreous body floaters confirmed by B-scan, but without active complaints. All patients underwent standard echography (A-, B-scan) using the Tomey UD-8000 device with a 15 MHZ frequency sensor before and after treatment. In addition, voluntary anonymous survey was performed in both groups using “Minnesota Multiphase Personality Test” (MMPI). The results of the study showed that after the Vitrocap course patients reported a reduction or absence of “floaters” complaints in 76% of cases, and according to A-scan characteristics (the number and height of echogenicity peaks) there were quantitative and qualitative improvements in 32% and 80% of cases, correspondingly. According to MMPI test results, the patients in the main group had an increased need for the doctor’s emotional involvement in the process of eliminating visual discomfort. In such cases, the very fact of prescribing therapy caused a beneficial effect on the patient’s emotional state. Thus, we have found Vitrocap treatment to improve both subjective and objective status in patients with VBD.

scholarly journals Vasculotoxicity of Chemotherapy: Assessment оf Endothelial Dysfunction Biomarkers’ Levels in Gastric Cancer Patients

Kardiologiia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 35-40
Author(s):  
Yu. Yu. Kirichenko ◽  
Yu. N. Belenkov ◽  
E. V. Privalova ◽  
Yu. I. Naymann ◽  
E. P. Gitel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Dysfunction ◽  
Healthy Volunteers ◽  
Stomach Cancer ◽  
Specific Treatment ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Main Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Instrumental Evaluation ◽  
Oncological Patients ◽  
Before And After

Aim To evaluate dynamics of biomarkers for endothelial dysfunction (ED), including endothelin-1 (ET-1) and von Willebrand factor (VWF) in patients with stomach cancer (adenocarcinoma) before and after polychemotherapy (PCT); to compare these results with respective values in healthy volunteers and patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVD); to study correlations of the ED biomarkers with indexes of instrumental evaluation of endothelial dysfunction.Material and methods The study included 75 participants, including 25 healthy volunteers (control group), 25 patients with documented CVDs (arterial hypertension + ischemic heart disease), and 25 patients of the main group with histologically documented stage II-IV stomach cancer (adenocarcinoma) who received different courses of PCT with platinum-based agents (oxaliplatin, cisplatin) and fluoropyrimidines (5 fluorouracil, capecitabin). Laboratory measurement of ED biomarkers, computerized nailfold video capillaroscopy (CNVC), and finger laser photoplethysmography (PPG) (methods for noninvasive evaluation of vascular wall and ED), electrocardiography, 24-h ECG Holter monitoring, and echocardiography (EchoCG) were performed for all patients of the main group prior to PCT and within one months after the last course completion. This evaluation was performed once for healthy volunteers and patients of the CVD group upon inclusion into the study.Results In the main group, ET-1 levels were non-significantly lower than normal and did not change during the courses of antitumor treatment (0.95 [0.6; 1.4] and 0.94 [0.7; 1.4] pg /ml (р<0.9) before and after PCT, respectively). Statistically significant differences were found between the control group and oncological patients after the treatment (р<0.04). Levels of VWF remained within the normal range in all examined participants and did not significantly differ between study groups, including oncological patients before and after the specific treatment (р>0.05 for all comparisons). The correlation analysis detected significant correlations of ET-1 levels with functional disorders of microcirculation, ET-1 with the occlusion index (rs=0.56; p=0.005), ЕТ-1 with percentage of capillary restoration (PCR, rs= –0.72; p=0.018) and with the incidence rate of supraventricular extrasystole (rs=0.48; p=0.032).Conclusion The dynamics of ED biomarkers was studied for the first time in patients with stomach cancer receiving a specific antitumor therapy. Although no significant changes in ЕТ-1 and VWF were observed during the PCT (probably due to exhaustion of the endothelial system and a small patient sample), these indexes can be considered as early vasculotoxicity markers due to the presence of significant correlations with indexes of impaired endothelial function according to the results of instrumental evaluation.

scholarly journals PELATIHAN KOMUNIKASI INTERPERSONAL UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KOMITMEN ORGANISASI KARYAWAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-159
Author(s):  
Nira Gusfika
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Communication Training ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Whitney Test ◽  
Mann Whitney Test ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aims to determine the improvement of organizational commitment through interpersonal communication training. The hypothesis of this research is that there is a difference of organizational commitment to employees between before and after being given interpersonal communication training on experimental group, where the level of commitment of employee organization after being given interpersonal communication training is higher than the level of organizational commitment of the employees before being given interpersonal communication training. Second hypothesis, there is difference of posttest organizational commitment level between experiment group and control group, where posttest of organizational commitment in experiment group is higher than control group.The subject of this research is 17 employees at STAI YAPPTI Balaiselasa. Characteristics of the subjects of this study are employees who have levels of organizational commitment and interpersonal communication in the category very low, low and medium. The design used was Pretest-Posttest Control Group, while the data was collected using organizational commitment scale then analyzed using Mann Whitney test to see the difference of score between the experimental group who were given interpersonal communication training with the control group who were not given interpersonal communication training. Furthermore, Wilcoxon test was done for see experimental group scores between before and after interpersonal communication training.Based on Mann Whitney test results found Z = -3.447 (p <0.01), meaning there is a difference in scores between experimental groups who were trained with control groups who were not trained. Based on Wilcoxon test results found there was a difference between organizational commitment score in the experimental group between before and after being given interpersonal communication training with Z = -2,668 (p<0,01).

scholarly journals Antimicrobial efficiency of photodynamic therapy with different irradiation durations

2013 ◽  
Vol 07 (04) ◽  
pp. 469-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cihan Yildirim ◽  
Emine Sirin Karaarslan ◽  
Semih Ozsevik ◽  
Yasemin Zer ◽  
Tugrul Sari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Enterococcus Faecalis ◽  
Brain Heart Infusion ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Human Teeth ◽  
Root Canals ◽  
Single Root ◽  
Antimicrobial Efficiency ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Group 2

ABSTRACT Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial efficiency of PDT and the effect of different irradiation durations on the antimicrobial efficiency of PDT. Materials and Methods: Sixty freshly extracted human teeth with a single root were decoronated and distributed into five groups. The control group received no treatment. Group 1 was treated with a 5% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) solution. Groups 2, 3, and 4 were treated with methylene-blue photosensitizer and 660-nm diode laser irradiation for 1, 2, and 4 min, respectively. The root canals were instrumented and irrigated with NaOCl, ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid, and a saline solution, followed by autoclaving. All the roots were inoculated with an Enterococcus faecalis suspension and brain heart infusion broth and stored for 21 days to allow biofilm formation. Microbiological data on microorganism load were collected before and after the disinfection procedures and analyzed with the Wilcoxon ranged test, the Kruskal-Wallis test, and the Dunn′s test. Results: The microorganism load in the control group increased. The lowest reduction in the microorganism load was observed in the 1-min irradiation group (Group 2 = 99.8%), which was very close to the results of the other experimental groups (99.9%). There were no significant differences among the groups. Conclusions: PDT is as effective as conventional 5% NaOCl irrigation with regard to antimicrobial efficiency against Enterococcus faecalis.

scholarly journals Self-Regulation in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders “SR-MRehab: Un Colegio Emocionante”: A Protocol Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 4198
Author(s):  
Dulce Romero-Ayuso ◽  
Pablo Alcántara-Vázquez ◽  
Ana Almenara-García ◽  
Irene Nuñez-Camarero ◽  
José Matías Triviño-Juárez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Disorders ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Intervention Process ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Cognitive Modulation ◽  
Protocol Study ◽  
Natural Way

Self-regulation refers to the ability to control and modulate behavior, and it can include both emotional and cognitive modulation. Children with neurodevelopmental disorders may show difficulties in self-regulation. The main objective of this study is to improve self-regulation skills in children between 6 and 11 years of age with neurodevelopmental disorders. Methodology: A randomized controlled trial will be conducted with the use of “SR-MRehab: Un colegio emocionante”, based on a non-immersive virtual reality system where virtual objects can be managed by children in a natural way using their hands. Children will be recruited from several schools of Granada (Spain) and they will be randomly allocated to two groups. An assessment will be conducted before and after the intervention and 24 weeks after the end of the intervention process. The experimental group will receive the intervention using virtual reality. The control group will receive a standard self-regulation program. Both interventions will be performed once a week for a total of 10 sessions. Changes in self-regulation, as well as the acceptability of technology with the use of SR-MRehab, will be evaluated. The results will be published and will provide evidence regarding the use of this type of intervention in children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Trial registration: Registered with code NCT04418921.

scholarly journals Application Model of Pranic Healing Therapy for Emotional Stress Using Accurate Bio-Well GDV Camera

2019 ◽  
Vol 125 ◽  
pp. 05005
Author(s):  
Cahyaning Puji Astuti ◽  
Melyana Nurul Widyawati ◽  
Suryono Suryono
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Stress ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Pharmacological Therapy ◽  
The Body ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Emotional Instability ◽  
Before And After ◽  
And Control

Pregnancy is a period of both hormonal and non-hormonal overall change in the body. Emotional instability is commonly experienced by women during this period. However, this somewhat complex issue is often not addressed optimally. Pharmacological therapies using CPZ and lithium are often administered, but they have effects for the body. Therefore, there is a need to administer non-pharmacological therapy that has minimum side effects. This research aims to increase the healthy energy within the body using Pranic Healing, which is measured by the Bio-Well GDV camera. This research employed the pretest-posttest method on two groups (treatment and control) using the Randomized Controlled Trial design. Pranic Healing therapy was performed for 30 minutes once a week for 3 weeks, while GDV measurement was performed once a week for 4 weeks. Paired t-test results for Pranic Healing on emotional pressure showed p-value of 0.0001 (<0.05) for posttest2 and p-value of 0.005 (<0.05) for posttest3. Meanwhile, the control group did not indicate any changes in emotional stress both before and after treatment. It is found that Pranic Healing as measured using a bio-well GDV camera is capable of improving health energy within the body by relieving emotional stress experienced in trimester III primigravida.

scholarly journals Measurement of the Effect of Static Stretching on Hamstring Flexibility in High School Females

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 18-21
Author(s):  
Elham Moradi ◽  
Shaghayegh Hashemi Motlagh ◽  
Zahra Nikkhah
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Training Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Static Stretching ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Static Stretch ◽  
Hamstring Muscles ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Hamstring Flexibility

Background: flexibility that is one of basic aspects of any sport program , can be developed and acquired through various stretching exercises. This study examined the effect of six-weeks of static stretching on hamstring flexibility in high school females. Methods: Thirty healthy high school females aged 15 to 17 years were randomly assigned to one of two groups. The training group underwent static stretch training of the hamstring with a six-weeks protocol training sessions were 3 days per week, including 4 30-seconds stretches per day for each of subjects. The other group acted as control group. Before and after six-weeks of stretching, flexibility of the hamstring muscles was determined by Sit & Reach Test. Results: A significant increase in flexibility of hamstring was found in training group (mean 31cm to 39/87cm), and no significant difference was revealed in hamstring flexibility after the six-weeks static stretching for the control group. Conclusion: This study indicated that the static stretching significantly increased the hamstring flexibility and suggests that subjects use static stretching for increasing their hamstring flexibility.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijls.v8i5.10914

scholarly journals Effect of relaxation on stress, anxiety and depression level of the caregivers' of cancer patients

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-158
Author(s):  
Zinnatul Borak ◽  
Shahjahan Ali ◽  
Sabrina Mahmood
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Scale Levels ◽  
Depression Level

The study was carried out to explore the outcome of relaxation on stress, anxiety and depression level of the caregivers of cancer patients. Fifty caregivers of cancer survivors were randomly assigned to two groups. In intervention group, participants received relaxation once a week for five consecutive weeks while control group received no intervention. Stress (life‐stress questionnaire), anxiety (anxiety scale) and depression (depression scale) levels were assessed before and after the intervention. Data were analyzed by independent sample t test. Results showed that relaxation helped the caregivers of cancer patients to reduce their stress and anxiety. But relaxation did not reduce the level of depression. Implication of the research and future guideline are also discussed. Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 26(2): 151-158, 2017 (July)

scholarly journals STUDY OF THE MESOTHERAPY EFFECT WITH EPIPHYSIS PEPTIDES ON THE MOISTURE AND ELASTICITY OF THE SKIN

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 305-310
Author(s):  
Tatiyana N. Korolkova ◽  
S. E Goma
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Main Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Isotonic Solution ◽  
Metabolic Processes ◽  
Skin Changes ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Intradermal Administration ◽  
Group 12 ◽  
Before And After

Introduction. Mesotherapy is a widely used method of preventing external signs of aging in cosmetology. However, drugs that have proven effectiveness are not enough, therefore epiphyseal peptides are of great interest. Purpose: is to study the effect of intradermal administration of peptide epiphysis on the functional para-meters of the skin. Material and methods. There were 38 women in the research devided into 2 comparable groups. The main group (26 persons) was treated by mesotherapy with epiphyseal peptides. Face, neck and decollete zones were treated by the method of “deep nappage” once a week, 5 procedures per course. Isotonic solution of NaCl was similarly injected into the neck and decollete areas of the control group (12 people). The moisture content (Corneometer CM 825, “Courage & Khazaka”, Germany) and the elasticity (Cutometer MPA 580, “Courage & Khazaka”, Germany) of the skin were determined. Functional skin parameters were evaluated before and after treatment (in both groups) and also on the 1st and 6th months after mesotherapy in the main group. Results. Under the influence of epiphysis peptides the moisture content of the skin increases by 10% after treatment (in the control group without changes) and after 1 month, then decreases by 5% in 6 months below the initial values. In the main group R0 and R8 parameters increase immediately after treatment by 21% and 20% (in the control group R0 and R8 decrease by 4-6%), then decrease by 6-7% and by 28%. The R4 parameter increases immediately after treatment by 20-25% (in the control group it decreases by 13%), then decreases by 12% and 24%; F0 and F1 parameteres increase immediately after treatment by 17% and 22% (in the control group they decrease by 4% and 3%), then decrease by 11% and 9%, by 25% and 28%. Conclusion. The revealed dynamics of skin functional indexes may support the stimulating effect of peptide epiphysis on the cellular elements of the dermis (activation of metabolic processes after treatment and improvement of elasticity parameters by 25-28% after 6 months). Mesotherapy with epiphyseal peptides can be recommended as a method of prevention and correction of age-related skin changes.

scholarly journals OPTIMALISASI POSISI JANIN MELALUI PRENATAL YOGA TERHADAP OUTPUT PERSALINAN DI PUSKESMAS WILAYAH KOTA CIREBON

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 396
Author(s):  
Nurasih Nurasih ◽  
Endang Nurrochmi
Keyword(s):  
Intervention Group ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
And Control

In Indonesia, Yoga is currently one of the most popular sports, not only for the general public but also for pregnant women. Many benefits can be obtained from prenatal yoga including the mother feeling comfortable and relaxed throughout pregnancy and during childbirth, training the pelvic floor muscles and perineum, keeping the body's muscles relaxed, balanced during childbirth, reducing stress, increasing and improving oxygen circulation to the body and fetus. . This study aims to determine the effect of prenatal yoga on optimizing fetal position on third trimester Primigravida maternal delivery output at Puskesmas Cirebon City. This research is a quasi-experimental research pre post control group design and only post control group design with T test and Chi Square test. Paired T Test results of the intervention group (mean difference = 3.111, P value = 0.000, control group (mean difference = 0.833, P value = 0.318). Independent T Test results obtained (average difference = -1.944, P value = 0.024), Chi Square test obtained a value of P = 0.73. There is a difference in the average anxiety before and after the intervention in the intervention group, there is no difference in average anxiety before and after the intervention in the control group. There is a difference in the average anxiety between the intervention and control groups. There is a difference in mean Long I stage between the intervention and control groups There was no effect of prenatal yoga on the type of labor.

scholarly journals CORRECTION OF HYPODINAMY AS A FACTOR OF THE RISK OF OBESITY DEVELOPMENT IN FIRE-RESCUERS

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 40-45
Author(s):  
E. V. BURDYUKOVA ◽  
A. N. ARKHANGELSKAYA ◽  
S. N. ALEKSEENKO ◽  
I. A. YAKIREVICH ◽  
E. A. DMITRIEVA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Statistical Processing ◽  
Main Group ◽  
The Body ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Food Label ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
History Of ◽  
In Fire

Aim. To evaluate the effectiveness of the developed special sports complex in the prevention of hypodynamia and obesity among firefighters-rescuers.Materials and methods. A survey of 490 men with no history of chronic infectious and non-infectious diseases aged 20-59 was conducted. 328 people were the main group, 162 people were the control group. The baseline data included anthropometric development indicators, bioimpedance test results, the extraction of biochemical blood test results; the body mass index (BMI) and the ratio of waist and hip circumference were determined. A questionnaire was conducted to identify hypodynamia (according to the IPAQ questionnaire) and the nutrition structure (according to the questionnaire on the food label literacy questionnaire, past). Both questionnaires were adapted to the Russian Federation. Statistica for Windows 8.0 was used for statistical processing. We used a comparison of the means of the Student method. To compare the values expressed in percent, the method of inverse trigonometric Fisher transformations was used.Results. We have developed and proposed for firefighters-rescuers, included in the main group, special sports complexes, which were used for 6 months. These complexes represent additional physical training by the developed method. There are two of them: one with an emphasis on the prevention and rehabilitation of people with osteochondrosis of the lumbar spine, and the other for cervical and thoracic localization, including with a syndrome of shoulder-scapular periarthritis.Classes were held 3 times a week, the duration of 1 session was 45-50 minutes. The choice of the complex was carried out at the request of firefighters-rescuers. The first complex was selected by 52 people. Based on the results of the study, against the background of the use of sports complexes, there was a 2-fold decrease in the incidence of obesity. Such a high efficiency is due to the fact that obesity of the I degree prevailed among the firefighters-rescuers. In addition, the frequency of occurrence of dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia, and hypodynamia decreased.Conclusion. The use of this sports complex can reduce the risk factors for development of disability among rescue firefighters by preventing hypodynamia and reducing the incidence of hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia, as factors in the development of obesity.

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