Ongoing

  • Impact of Fire smoke exposure on lung function among firefighters in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Noor Al Khathlan, Zainab Ahmed Al Shihab, Amnah Hussain Al-Abbas, Fatimah Abdulaziz Alowa, Fatimah Abdulaziz Al sire, Ayad Salem.
  • Respiratory Tract Infection Pattern Amongst Cancer Patients at king Fahd Hospital of the University: Assessment of Risks and Therapeutic Interventions.  Ma. Abigail Trinidad, Omar AlMasry,, Abdulrasheed Muzaheed, Yahya AlZahrani et. Al. 
  • Alyami R, Almazroa A, Abubashait N, Al-Nabulsi A, Alkhaldi A, Alshayie K, Arishi R.Integrating Virtual Reality into Asthma Education: Effects on Patient Knowledge and Skill of Proper pMDI Techniques at IAU.

Study in collaboration with the Physical Therapy Department:
"Predictors of gait disturbance in Saudi patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease"

  • Dr.Kalid Ansari, Principal Investigator (Respiratory Care Department).
  • Dr. Noor Alkhtlan, Co Investigator (Respiratory Care Department).
  • Dr. Sultan  Alotaibi, Co PI (Physical Therapy Department).
  • Dr. Mohammad Ahsan, Research Assistant (Physical Therapy Department).

"Comparison of Fractional Exhaled nitric oxide level, T Helper cells cytokines and pulmonary function tests between normal weight and over-weight/obese subjects"

  • Principle investigator: Dr. Noor AL-Khathlan
  • Co-investigator: Dr. Ayad Mohammed Salem Ali, Assistant Professor, Physiology Department, College of Medicine.

2026

  • Alahmadi FH, Alasmari AM, Philip KEJ, Alshehri Z, Aljohani M, Aljohani MK, Hawsawi AM, Alsulayyim AS, Alyami RA, Alzahrani YA, et al. Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice Among Respiratory Therapists in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Healthcare. 2026; 14(3):324. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14030324
  • Jordan Salvador, , Friyal Mubarak Ma. Abigail Trinidad Qahtani, Mu’taman Khalil Jarrar, et al. A Descriptive Phenomenal Inquiry of Nurse Educators’ Leadership Practices & Styles During Pandemic Crisis in Saudi Arabia.  Jan 2026 Nursing Open

2025

  • Almojaibel AA, AlAbdulKader AM, Al-Bsheish MA, Aldhahir AM, Alghamdi SM, Almaghlouth FI, Alqahtani AS, Alqahtani JS, Alqurashi YD, Alsubaiei ME, Jabour AM. Acceptance of telehealth in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: an application of the UTAUT model. Clinical health. 2025 Aug 18.
  • AlMojaibel AA, Aldhahir A, Aldilaijan K, Almusally R, AlAtrash M, Alkhofi MA, Alghamdi SM, Alqurashi Y, Alsubaiei M, AlHarkan K, Sreedharan JK. Healthcare practitioners' acceptance of using telehealth in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: an application of the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology model. Frontiers in Digital Health. 2025 Nov 4;7:1659997.
  • Aldossari HA, Alsubaiei ME, Al Humoud SY, Aldossari HA, Shanb AA. Impact of COVID-19 on maximal oxygen uptake, physical activity, and fatigue in Saudi recreational athletes: a cross-sectional study. Acta Biomed. 2025;96(3):17107. doi:10.23750/abm.v96i3.17107.
  • Noor Al Khathlan, Lama Omar Badghish, Hanin Hamed Alrehaili, Khalid Hamoud Olayan Al Luhaybi, Moayed Abdullah Alnakhli, Abdulhadi Jameel Alotaibi. A Bibliometric Analysis of Pulmonary Function Testing in Differentiating Asthma From COPD: Trends, Impact, and Emerging Research Areas. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare 2025:18 6187–6203.
  • Ayad Mohammed Salem, Noor Al Khathlan, Majid Alogily, Mohammed Alharbi, Naser Alsubaei, Hisham AlOuhali, Abdullah Alotaibi, Abdulaziz Al hamam, kholoud Al Ghamdi, Lubna Al Asoom , Talay Yar. Respiratory Muscle Weakness, Reduced Exercise Capacity, and Impaired Lung Functions, in Long-term Post-Covid-19 Patients. Electronic Journal of General Medicine 2025, 22(3), em646.

2024

  • Alzahrani YA, Foley S, Becker EA. Development and psychometric evaluation of the asthma Action plan questionnaire (AAPQ). J Asthma. 2024 Oct;61(10):1265-1274. doi: 10.1080/02770903.2024.2337081. Epub 2024 Apr 11. PMID: 38563676.

2023

  • Noor Al Khathlan. Association of inflammatory cytokines with obesity and pulmonary function testing. PLOS ONE 2023: 18(11): e0294592
  • Prakasini Satapathy, Bijaya K Padhi, Noor Al Khathlan. Artificial intelligence in respiratory therapy: Opportunities and ethical challenges. Respiratory Medicine 2023:217,107342.
  • Noor Al Khathlan, Meaad Basuwaidan, Sarah Al Yami, Fatimah Al‑Saif, Salam Al‑Fareed and Khalid Ansari. Extent of exposure to scented candles and prevalence of respiratory and non-respiratory symptoms amongst young university students. BMC Public Health (2023) 23:80. 

2022

  • Jaber S Alqahtani, Mohammed D AlAhmari, Hajed M Al-Otaibi, Saad M. AlRabeeah, Noor A Al Khathlan, et al. Needs Assessment for the Establishment of Master's degree programs in Respiratory Care in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Advances in Medical Education and Practice 2022:13 1113–1121
  • Yousef D Alqurashi, Ali H. Al Qattan, Hassan E. Al Abbas, Majed A. Alghamdi, Abdullah A. Alhamad, Hashem A. Al-Dalooj, Talay Y. Altaf, Noor A. Al Khathlan, Abdullah S. Alqarni, Ayad M. Salem. Association of sleep duration and quality with depression Among University Students and Faculty. Acta Biomed 2022: Vol. 93, N. 5: e2022245.
  • Khalid Aziz Ansari, Marwan Jabr Alwazzeh, Feras Ahmed Alkuwaiti, Faraz Ahmed Farooqi, Noor Al Khathlan, et al. Early determinants of Mortality in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. International Journal of General Medicine 2022: 15 1689–1701.
  • Noor Al Khathlan, Fadak Al Adhab, Hawraa Al Jasim, Sarah Al Furaish, Wejdan Al Mutairi, Bashayer Al Yami. Simulation‑based Clinical Education Versus Early Clinical Exposure for Developing Clinical Skills in Respiratory Care Students. SJMMS, 2022:10 36–41.
  • Waleed Alhazzani, Mohammed Alshahrani, Fayez Alshamsi, Ohoud Aljuhani, Khalid Eljaaly, Samaher Hashim, Rakan Alqahtani, Doaa Alsaleh, Zainab Al Duhailib, Haifa Algethamy, Tariq Al-Musawi, Thamir Alshammari, Abdullah Alqarni, Danya Khoujah, Wail Tashkandi, Talal Dahhan, Najla Almutairi, Haleema A. Alserehi, Maytha Al-Yahya, Bandar Al-Judaibi, Yaseen M Arabi, Jameel Abualenain, Jawaher M. Alotaibi, Ali Al bshabshe, Reham Alharbi, Fahad Al-Hameed, Alyaa Elhazmi, Reem S. Almaghrabi, Fatma Almaghlouth, Malak Abedalthagafi, Noor Al Khathlan, et al. The Saudi Critical Care Society practice guidelines on the management of COVID-19 in the ICU: therapy section. Journal of Infection and Public Health, 15 (2022) 142–151.
  • Jordan Salvador, Ma. Abigail Trinidad, Friyal Mubarak Qahtani, et al. The Registered Nurses amid COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia: A descriptive phenomenological study. Nov. 2022.

2021

  • Ayad Mohammed Salem, Noor Al Khathlan, Abdulelah Fawzi Alharbi, Turki Alghamdi, Saleh AlDuilej, Mohammed Alghamdi, Majed Alfudhaili, Ahmed Alsunni, Talay Yar, Rabia Latif, Nazish Rafique, Lubna Al Asoom, Hussein Sabit. The Long-Term Impact of COVID-19 Pneumonia on the Pulmonary Function of Survivors. International Journal of General Medicine 2021:14: 3271–3280.
  • Adherence to COVID-19 Appropriate Behavior Among Respiratory Therapists: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Frontiers in Public Health 2021; 9:715-982.  
  • AL-Khathlan, N.; Zainab Aldabbus; Sajedah Al-Nusaif; Noor Alkudair;Maryam Al-Matar; and AL-Yami, B. Incense (bakhour) smoke exposure is associated with respiratory symptoms and impaired lung function among adults: A cross-sectional study in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Indoor Air 2021; 00:1–6. 

2020

  • AL-Khathlan, N. and Ayad Salem. The Effect of Adiposity Markers on Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) and Pulmonary Function Measurements. International Journal of General Medicine 2020:13 955–962.
  • Khalid Ansari, Ma. Abigail C. Trinidad, Sobhan Qadir Khan, Faraz Farooqi, Abdulrasheed, Muzaheed; et al., Perception on online Teaching and Learning of University Students in Colleges and Universities in the Higher Education of Eastern Province Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the COVID 19 Lockdown,  March 2020

2019

Almojaibel AA, Munk N, Goodfellow LT, Fisher TF, Miller KK, Comer AR, et al. Development and validation of the tele-pulmonary rehabilitation acceptance scale. Respiratory Care. 2019.

2017

Al-Khathlan N, Al-Makainzi S, Al-Jawad M, Al-Abdrubalameer N. Evaluation of meter dose inhaler use technique and response to three different educational methods in the Eastern Province. Gulf Thoracic. 2017.

Completed

  • Mohammad Yadak, Khalid Ansari, Hatem Qutub, Hajed Otaibi, Omar al-Omar, Nawal Al-Onizi. 2017. The Effect of Listening to Holy Quran Recitation on Weaning Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit: A Pilot Study. J Relig Health. Abstract
  •  Development and Validation of the Tele-Pulmonary Rehabilitation Acceptance Scale AA Almojaibel, N Munk, LT Goodfellow, TF Fisher, KK Miller, AR Comer, ... Respiratory care, respcare.(2019)

  • Evaluation of Meter Dose Inhaler Use Technique and Response to Three Different Educational Methods in the Eastern Province. Al-Khathlan, N.; Al-Makainzi, S.; Al-Jawad, M.; Al-Abdrubalameer, N. Gulf Thoracic 2017.