There are about 6881 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Austria. The country of the clinical trial is determined by the location of where the clinical research is being studied. Most studies are often held in multiple locations & countries.
The study will aim to find out if the drug andexanet alfa is safe and effective in preventing major bleeding during urgent surgery or invasive procedures. The study will compare the use of andexanet alfa to the usual care given at the study center.
Study design This study is a Phase III, randomized, open-label, multi-center, global study to determine the efficacy of a single immediate intravesical chemotherapy instillation (SI) in the prophylaxis of intravesical recurrence after diagnostic uretero-renoscopy (URS) of patients 18 years of age or older with the fist diagnosis of UTUC. This study will randomize 394 patients globally Patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to the interventional arm or to observation. Study period This study will include a screening period, a treatment and disease assessment period, safety follow-up visits and a 5-year survival follow-up period to begin immediately after the treatment. Screening period: The period up to 28 days prior to intervention during which the screening procedures occur. Treatment and disease assessment period: The period starting the day of diagnostic URS (Day 0) during which patients receive their assigned treatment (Day 0 to day 1) and disease assessments are performed. All patients must follow the disease assessment schedule, which includes disease assessments at screening and every 3 months (±1 week) from the date of intervention until 24 months from the date of randomization, and then every 6 months for up to 5 years. The treatment and disease assessment period will end at the time of intravesical recurrence, death, or MINERVA-CTU decision to terminate the trial early. Safety follow-up visits: Every patient in this study will be assessed for the occurrence of adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events from the time of signed informed consent until 90 days after the administration of SI. All patients who receive SI will have safety visits 4, 8, and 12 weeks following administration of SI. Safety assessments include targeted physical examination, complications according to Dindo-Clavien classification and patient-reported outcomes (PRO) assessments. Survival follow-up period: Patients will be followed up at in-clinic site visits, by telephone contact, or by contact with the patient's current physician for up to 5 years from the date of randomized into this study. Objectives Primary objective Efficacy of a SI in the prophylaxis of intravesical recurrence after diagnostic URS for UTUC Secondary objectives - Time to intravesical recurrence - 5-years intravesical recurrence rates - Incidence of high-grade BCa recurrence - Incidence and gravity of adverse events (AEs) due to the SI - To collect and store blood, urine and tissue samples according to each country's local and ethical procedures for identifying candidate markers that may correlate with likelihood of clinical benefit (optional) - To collect and store DNA according to each country's local and ethical procedures for future exploratory research into somatic mutations and genes/genetic variations that may influence oncologic outcomes, to study treatments and susceptibility to disease (optional) - To assess disease-related symptoms and HRQoL in patients with UTUC treated with SI compared those undergoing observation - To assess patient-reported treatment tolerability directly using specific PRO-CTCAE symptoms Target study population The study population includes patients 18 years of age or older with a primary diagnosis of UTUC, scheduled for diagnostic URS Duration of treatment Patients randomized to the interventional arm will receive a SI within 24h after diagnostic URS. In case of multiple diagnostic URS during the follow-up (including 2nd look for incomplete ablation, non-diagnostic first URS or UTUC recurrence) patients randomized to the interventional arm will receive a SI after each diagnostic URS for 2 years after the day of first diagnostic URS. Follow-up of subjects post discontinuation of study treatment Patients who have discontinued study treatment due to toxicity, symptomatic deterioration, intravesical recurrence or investigator's decision will be followed up for survival until 5 years from the date of diagnostic URS. Survival All randomized patients, regardless of disease status, will be followed up for survival until 5 years from the date of diagnostic URS. Investigational product, dosage, and mode of administration Patients randomized to the interventional arm will receive a SI. The chemotherapy will be at investigator's discretion and institutional availability. The selected chemotherapy must be approved by the MINERVA-CTU in discussion with the local investigator. Statistical methods This study will randomize 394 patients globally. Patients will be randomized 1:1 to SI or observation. Randomization will be stratified by the following factors: 1. Center 2. EAU UTUC risk stratification
Randomized, prospective, multicenter, open-label, controlled, parallel-group interventional trial to test the adjunctive effect of therapeutic plasma exchange in patients with early septic shock.
In this study, the effects of an animal-assisted intervention on people with increased stress levels are investigated. The data collected will be compared with those of participants with high stress levels but without animal-assisted intervention (participants only observe nature) and with a control group consisting of people without stress exposure. The study will be performed in the following setting: Questionnaire examination on chronic stress, questionnaire on current well-being and heart rate variability (HRV) measurement before the horse-assisted intervention, one HRV measurement and one questionnaire examination (POMS) on current well-being after the horse-assisted intervention, one questionnaire (POMS) on current well-being 5 days after the horse-assisted intervention.
Current prevention strategies in patients with recurrence of kidney stones show especially in high-risk patients a diversely and in the long-term not successful outcome in a sustainable number of cases. Recent studies have revealed that Dapagliflozin has the potential to decrease risk and incidence of urolithiasis events especially in patients suffering from Diabetes. The investigators propose that Dapagliflozin has the potential to increase the metabolic situation of hyperoxaluric patients with recurrence of urolithiasis. The investigators therefore test whether Dapagliflozin can decrease the oxalate excretion compared to the current strategy with Hydrochlorothiazide. The study may open up a new way of preventing urolithiasis in patients with high-risk of recurring urolithiasis.
Olfactory dysfunction (OD) like hyposmia or anosmia has been realized as a common symptom or even cardinal sign of the disease and can be persisting after recovering. There are two different hypotheses on the pathogenesis of OD in past COVID-19: The central hypothesis, which speculates on neurotrophic abilities on olfactory receptors in the neuroepithelium, and the peripheral hypothesis, which speculates on damage of the sensory olfactory epithelium. Potential treatment strategies aim for the unique neural plasticity of the olfactory system and its potential for recovery. Clinical studies and case reports have shown a promising effect of olfactory training (OT) by frequent sniffing and/or exposure to odors 2-4 times a day for several weeks. The main objective of the study is to assess the effects of olfactory training in patients with COVID-19 related OD on: 1. objective olfactory testing with the Sniffin' sticks test (identification and discrimination) (primary endpoint), 2. subjective OD and its impact on the daily life (key secondary endpoint), 3. other clinical scales and questionnaires referring to OD-related mood and quality of life (other secondary endpoint), 4. gender differences in COVID-19 related OD (exploratory endpoint). Approach / methods OT will be performed twice a day with a 4-odor training set for 12 weeks. Effects of OT on COVID-19 related OD will be measured with objective and subjective efficacy variables. The sense of smell is an important function for social relationships and is therefore a challenging clinical problem with few proven therapeutic options. With this new approach, we want to investigate a possible simple treatment for an impedimental symptom of COVID-19, but also learn more about the pathomechanism of post-infectious OD. To our knowledge, this will be the first study comparing patients with COVID-19 associated OD with and without OT in clinical outcomes.
Study Design: Multi-centered, open, prospective, three-arm, randomized, controlled parallel-group study; Study Participants: Adult patients with Parkinson's disease in Salzburg (and surroundings) and Vienna (and surroundings); Planned Sample Size: Experimental Group 1 (singing in a group/active): 30 persons; Experimental group 2 (receptive music/auditive): 30 persons; Control group (treatment as usual condition): 30 persons; Planned Duration of Study: Recruitment: spring 2022, study duration: spring 2022 to autumn 2022, evaluation phase and publication: autumn-summer 2022/2023; Primary Objectives: Reduction of depression, anxiety and physiological stress; Measurement of the Endpoints: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale - German Version (HADS-D), Biochemical determination: cortisol and alpha-amylase (concentration measurement in saliva).
The READY register is a multicenter open label registry of patients underwent invasive intracoronary FFR and RFR measurement using the Quantien system. The register collects clinical and epidemiological data of patients scheduled for invasive coronary physiology.
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare aggressive skin carcinoma. Approximately 80% of MCC are related to the Merkel Cell Polyomavirus (MCPyV). Although rates of relapse are high, the follow-up strategy lacks consensus. Patients are usually assessed clinically every 3 to 6 months for the first 2-3 years, and every 6 to 12 months thereafter. In the European guidelines, patients with early stages are monitored with clinical examination and ultrasonography of lymph nodes, while whole-body imaging is optional in patients with stage III disease, on a yearly basis for 5 years. Such strategy may prevent the diagnosis of infra-clinical recurrences, whereas patients could still be treated with surgery or radiation therapy. Until 2017, patients with advanced disease were treated with chemotherapies, with no long-term benefit. Immunotherapies with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors currently allow durable responses in 50% of such patients. This major change in the management of MCC patients argues for a follow-up strategy that would allow early diagnosis of infra-clinical metastases, when tumoral burden is still low. Given that all patients cannot be monitored by systematic regular imaging, additional non-invasive tools are needed. Blood-based biomarkers as a surrogate of tumor burden are advantageous as they can be repeated over time, providing guidance on when imaging is necessary. The study aims to assess two blood biomarkers, MCPyV T-Ag antibodies and cell-free miR-375, in a prospective fashion from baseline diagnosis, in a cohort of 150 European MCC patients
In this clinical trial we want to investigate the clinical benefit of a complementary therapy using therapeutical modalities of the traditional chinese medicine in patients suffering from advanced cancer.