Clinical trials

The overall aim of this study is to develop and test the feasibility and acceptability of an educational intervention for community pharmacists to help them support patients receiving OAAs in the community setting. This pilot randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effect of an educational intervention on the knowledge and readiness in managing OAAs among community pharmacists in Malaysia. PRIMARY OBJECTIVE • To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the educational intervention on OAAs among community pharmacists. SECONDARY OBJECTIVE • To obtain preliminary data on the effectiveness of the educational intervention to improve community pharmacists' knowledge and confidence in managing OAAs. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group or control group in a 1:1 ratio using block randomization. After enrolling, participants will be asked to complete a baseline survey assessing their knowledge and confidence about managing OAAs. Immediately after completing the intervention, participants in the intervention group will repeat the same questionnaire to assess changes in their knowledge and confidence. Results of this pilot study will inform the design of a larger study to definitively test whether this intervention improves community pharmacists' knowledge and readiness. This research may help better prepare community pharmacists to provide high-quality care to patients receiving OAAs.

This is a research aiming to find the effectiveness of an innovative therapy, EL-SHIN THERAPY, in ameliorating depressive symptoms.

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if structural and behavioral interventions can mitigate the health effects of extreme heat in rural Malaysian communities. The study focuses on implementing cool roofs (a passive cooling system) and heat literacy education to improve heat adaptation behaviors. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does the implementation of cool roofs reduce indoor temperatures and related heat stress in rural households? * Does heat literacy education improve community awareness and behaviors related to coping with extreme heat? Researchers will compare four groups: one receiving both cool roofs and heat literacy interventions, one receiving only the cool roof intervention, one receiving only heat literacy education, and a control group receiving neither intervention. Participants will be asked to: * Have their roofs painted with UV-resistant white paint (for cool roof intervention groups). * Participate in educational sessions and training on heat-related health risks and coping strategies (for heat literacy intervention groups). * Complete baseline and follow-up surveys at 3, 6, and 12 months. * Wear a Garmin Vivosmart 5 sensor for two weeks during each data collection period to monitor heart rate, physical activity, and sleep patterns.