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This study will primarily address the question whether the combination of Mitoxantrone therapy with dexrazoxane can reduce cardiotoxic side effects in the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis patients in comparison to Mitoxantrone monotherapy.
This is a ten-year postapproval study to evaluate the long-term clinical performance of Sientra Silicone Gel Breast Implants under general conditions of use in the postmarket environment.
This is a multicentre, open label, pilot study to evaluate safety and efficacy of Autologous Human Platelet Lysate (HPL) in subjects with Facial Wrinkles (Nasolabial Folds). The study is being conducted at 2 centers in India. The primary endpoints are Improvement in Wrinkle Severity Rating Scale ( WSRS ) as per ATLAS photographic grading at rest and on full smile and Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (GAIS). The secondary endpoints are improvement in photographic assessment, Physician's assessment scores, Patient's assessment scores form enrollment to end of study.
This study will investigate whether telemedicine follow-up care for people with diabetes-related foot ulcers and people with leg ulcers (without diabetes) in municipal primary health care in collaboration with specialist health care is an equivalent alternative to traditional outpatient clinical follow-up in specialist health care (noninferiority trial) in relation to healing time.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of patient education on feeling the own pulse irregularity in the elderly population of Lieto. Prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) rises with age. Subjects have often symptoms like palpitation and discomfort but especially in elderly population there's significant quantity of persons who don't feel any symptoms and fail to seek for medical care for stroke prevention. The main objectives in this study are to find out the prevalence of AF in the elderly population of Lieto, to assess the feasibility and reability of patient education on feeling one's pulse irregularity and the affect to the quality of life of the participating subjects and monitoring the possible increased burden to the public health care system. The study contains two office visits with specified learning session and long-term phone-call follow-up.
The study aims at evaluating the effect of omega-3 on patients suffering recurrent oral aphthous ulcers
Prospective randomized comparison between endovascular procedures performed with iodinated contrast or carbon dioxide as intraarterial contrast.
The purpose of this study is to develop the technology infrastructure for a mobile Web-based cognitive and neuropsychological assessment of substance abusers, and to perform a pilot trial using neurocognitive tasks designed to demonstrate that our system is statistically comparable to current clinical practice. The primary hypotheses are that results collected using a web-based data collection platform will be comparable (but not necessarily equivalent) to data collected under controlled laboratory conditions, that methamphetamine (MA) dependent participants will have worsened neurocognitive performance compared to healthy volunteers, and the platform will be acceptable to participants.
The prevalence for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in South Africa is 18% among 15-49 year old adults and 30% among female antenatal clinic attendees (UNAIDS, 2007), indicating continuing need for effective HIV prevention. Further, recent studies in sub-Saharan Africa found 60-94% of new HIV infections are occurring within marriage or co-habiting heterosexual partnerships (Dunkle et al., 2008). These findings signal the need for HIV prevention interventions that target couples in South Africa. This study is a randomized controlled trial of a behavioral intervention to increase HIV testing among couples living in Vulindlela, South Africa. The proposed intervention consists of six sessions (one mixed gender group, one single gender group, and four couples' counseling sessions). Using a randomized controlled trial (RCT) design with 350 heterosexual couples, we will test the hypothesis that compared with a one-time mixed-gender group session, the proposed intervention will improve communication, intimacy and trust necessary for mutual decision-making about behaviours related to sexual risk behaviour and testing for HIV. Improving couples' ability and motivation to participate in Couples HIV Testing and Counseling (CHTC) for HIV will in turn lead to reductions in sexual risk behaviour. Both of these outcomes are necessary and effective strategies to reduce the risk of HIV transmission within primary partnerships. This intervention is informed by several qualitative studies conducted in Vulindlela and Soweto, South Africa via a K08 award from NIH, as well as other funding sources. These preliminary studies provided insight into the challenges couples face in participating in CHCT, as well as the skills they need in order to address these barriers. Our experience conducting both qualitative and quantitative studies with comparable populations (i.e. South African couples) has also informed the recruitment and retention methods in this intervention. The proposed study takes advantage of the infrastructure and collaborative relationships that the PI has developed that have enabled her to implement and conduct research within these communities. The specific aims of the project are to test the efficacy of a theory-based and culturally appropriate couples-based intervention on the following outcomes: 1. Rates of testing for HIV, 2. Sexual risk behaviour for HIV (with primary and any concurrent partners). In addition we will evaluate the extent to which hypothesized mediating factors (e.g., relationship dynamics) explain the major outcomes and the extent to which the intervention affects these factors. Ultimately, our goal is to facilitate the outcome that members of partnerships learn their own and their partner's HIV status. This is a crucial step for effective behavioural risk reduction, yet it is a relatively uncommon occurrence for partners in Vulindlela, South Africa. Specifically, mutual disclosure of HIV status accomplishes two important goals. First, this knowledge can facilitate risk-reduction behaviour within partnerships via effecting positive changes (e.g., condom use) in sexual behaviour with primary and any concurrent partners. Second, knowledge of HIV status can increase access to treatment and care for HIV-positive individuals, as well as reinforce behavioural choices (e.g., limiting concurrent partners) to stay HIV-negative. As couples are particularly vulnerable for HIV infection in this context, increasing testing for HIV and reducing likelihood of behavioural transmission of HIV within partnerships would be a high-impact outcome with the potential to significantly reduce the impact of HIV in an area already severely affected by the pandemic.
To evaluate the clinical safety and effectiveness of the ARO Spinal System and to assess preliminary cost/benefit analysis in patients undergoing decompression surgery for symptomatic lumbar disc herniations. The general hypothesis is that the ARO significantly improves outcomes in patients undergoing decompression surgery for symptomatic lumbar disc herniations.