Essays on Clinical Trial

Is Hand washing more effective in Infection Reduction versus Gel Hand Sanitizers?

Is Hand washing more effective in Infection Reduction versus Gel Hand Sanitizers?

Introduction

Today, the burden of health care-associated infections (HCAIs) are drawing attention not only from governments and health care regulatory bodies but also from patients and more so from health care practitioners (HCPs) themselves. This phenomenon is not merely because of the magnitude of the problem regarding the associated incidences of mortality, cost, and complexity of treatment, and morbidity, but also due to the growing recognition and understanding that, most of these complications are preventable. The medical fraternity is thus witnessing in tandem unprecedented improvements in the spread ...

Condoms are a method of contraception used by both males and females. It acts as a barrier. A male condom constitutes a thin sheath that is usually made of latex (Alexander, 2016). On the other hand, the female condom is made of polyurethane sheath that has a flexible ring at the two ends (Edlin & Golanty, 2016). Condoms are intended for protecting people from contracting STIs during sexual intercourse. Besides, they are used as contraceptives. Condoms are grouped as class II medical devices since they exhibit the second lowest level of risk. Various clinical studies have been conducted on various ...

Abstract

Healthcare providers and physical therapist involved in the management of patients with musculoskeletal disorders, the inclusion of an imaging modality would enhance and improve medical diagnosis of such conditions. Based on current evidence, the implementation of physical therapy is highly recommend before the inclusion of an imaging modality. In such cases, physical therapist would require a robust, comprehensive, and feasible diagnostic imaging modality. In the US, there is an increase in demand for physical therapist which enables them to practice in over 45 states. The privilege of imaging referral or inclusion of imaging modalities as an adjunct to screening ...

The device that necessitated the clinical trial by Thoratec Corporation, the sponsor, is the Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD). The device is meant to assist the left ventricle of the heart to perform its function of pumping blood to the aorta and onwards to vital organs of the body. The device is prescribed for patients whose hearts are not able to function optimally. The study type employed during the clinical trial of the device was observational, non-randomized, and controlled (St. Jude Medical). It took place in a number of HM II implanting centers. The observational model incorporated prospective and ...

Introduction

Hypertension is among the most progressive and widespread health problems that contributes to significant negative outcomes including increased mortality as well as morbidity rates especially among the African-Americans. Typically, African-Americans usually develop the disease in their early stages of life, have higher blood pressure levels on average and experience various severe hypertension-related illnesses as compared to the other racial groups (Ferdinand, 2013). Although hypertension is untreatable, the illness can be effectively managed through the use of medications and establishing the relevant lifestyle changes. Nonetheless, management of hypertension is suboptimal among the African-Americans due to various factors such as poor ...

Introduction

The learning of a phenomenon requires the exploration of a variety of sources of information. The human personnel can be a source of specific information on certain aspect. For instance, interviewing a professional can help gather information on certain key aspects of the profession or a subject matter related to the profession. The interest in this paper is in the guidelines for the screening of colorectal cancer as a policy issue. To complement the secondary sources of information, this paper benefits from information gathered from an interview performed on the sixth day of July, 2016. The interviewee was Alison ...

References List

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Juvaris BioTherapeutics   

Today in the world we have many new forms of diseases. Cancer is the most dangerous and insidious scourge. To treat cancer we should spend plenty of time and money and there is a great field of work. Juvaris BioTherapeutics, Inc. is a company, located in Pleasanton, California, which develops novel, adjuvanted vaccines and immunotherapeutics to treat infectious disease and cancer and helps both human and animals. Company was registered in 2001 with total amount of employees approximately 50 persons. It provides JVRS-100, a cationic lipid-DNA complex and adjuvant that improves the efficiency of present vaccines, as well as ...

Introduction

Recently, worldwide obesity prevalence has been raised rapidly and nearly doubled between 1980 and 2014, however in 2014 more than a half a billion of adult (18 years and older) were obese (11% men and 15% women) (WHO, 2014). Obesity and overweight are defined as excess body fat accumulation that leads to health risks and comorbidities. Adult weight can be classified based on the Body Mass Index. Hence, an individual having a BMI equal to or more than 25 is regarded as being overweight, while a person with a BMI equal to or more than 30 is considered obese ( ...

History

Researchers today have gone through a long process to be able to take their research study to human subjects. Minors, elderly and prisoners’ studies are governed by numerous regulations and protocols. Other human subjects who do not fall under these categories are also protected by the regular standards that researchers must adhere to; for instance, informed consent and confidentiality. This was not always the case though; the journey to developing the modern medical ethics people enjoy today took years of conducting painful and brutal experiments on human subjects. The history of medical ethics seems to harbor many unthinkable and ...

Social and emotional learning (SEL) is a collective term used to describe the way students acquire skills and use them to control their emotions, to develop care and concerns for others, make the right decisions, establish positive relationships, and tackle difficult situations. In studies sponsored by the Singaporean Ministry of Education, it is found that SEL has vast impact in two main areas – character and citizenship.

The importance of Social Emotional Learning in classrooms in Singapore are a social set up whereby students who leave their need for direction in this areas immediately they enter a classroom. The relationship between students, ...

Introduction

The debate about using prisoner as test subjects in clinical researches has been in the public domain for a while now. This is especially disturbing given the fact that the use of these vulnerable members of the society as test subjects can be traced back to the pre-World War II era. However, it must be mentioned that the use of prisoners as test subjects was greatly fuelled by WWII. For instance in the year 1944, inmate affiliated to penal institutions in the state consented to being infected with malaria as part of clinical research to develop effective drugs to combat ...

Introduction

Over the past few decades human beings have experienced phenomenal growth in all aspects of their lives the medical industry included. Of interest to this is the field of clinical trials given that the need for new drugs is increasing by the day. Clinical trials have been instrumental in the fight against diseases and disease-causing pathogens on globally and this so due to the discovery of new and innovative medicines. Some of the critical areas of having successful clinical trials include time constraints and patient exposure to the drugs in question specifically in relation to discovery and development. This ...