There are about 6915 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.
Tonsillectomies are frequently followed by severe postoperative pain, hence high analgetics consumption and prolonged hospitalization. Also, postoperative hemorrhages can be hazardous. Constant evaluation of surgical techniques is paramount to improve safety and cost-effectiveness. Frequently tonsillectomies are performed in cold steel technique. Aim of this study will be the evaluation of handling, surgical time, postoperative pain and postoperative hemorrhage rates using the BiZactTM-Device in comparison to traditional techniques on the contralateral side. In one patient, two different techniques will be used. The primary objective will be the surgical time. Regardless of surgeon handedness, surgeons will randomly be assigned to either start with the left or right tonsil, and randomly either to start with the BiZact™ Device or with "cold steel" methods. Additionally, time to stop bleeding, intraoperative blood loss, tonsil mobility, device handling, as well as wound healing will be assessed.
A phase 1 study evaluating the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and efficacy of prostate specific membrane antigen half-life extended bispecific T-cell engager acapatamab in subjects with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, and to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) or recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D).
Despite improved prenatal diagnostics and therapeutic possibilities, congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) represents a cross-disciplinary challenge. With an incidence of 1:2000-1:5000, it is a common disease that effects centres of paediatrics and juvenile medicine. The etiology is still unclear. Patients with this diagnosis are usually affected by other comorbities such as failure to thrive, gastroesophageal reflux, funnel chest, etc. Depending on the extent of CDH, a more or less pronounced lung hypoplasia with functional impairment occurs. The health-relevant importance of the human microbiome is increasingly evident. While it was previously particularly associated with the gastrointestinal tract, other systems such as the pulmonary microbiome have become the focus of scientific interest. Research into changes in the microbiome and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) could provide new insights into the underlying mechanisms and therapeutic measures of this disease.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate long-term safety and tolerability data in eligible CLCZ696B2319 (PANORAMA-HF) patients receiving open-label sacubitril/valsartan.
The suggested clinical trial is part of the KidsAP project funded by the European Commission's Horizon 2020 Framework Programme with additional funding by JDRF. The project evaluates the use of the Artificial Pancreas (or closed loop system) in very young children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) aged 1 to 7 years. The suggested trial is an outcome study to determine whether 24/7 automated closed loop glucose control will improve glucose control as measured by time in range compared to sensor augmented pump therapy. In the extension phase, the purpose is to evaluate the effect of long-term home use of 24/7 automated hybrid closed loop insulin delivery on glucose control (UK sites only). The study adopts an open-label, multi-centre, multi-national, randomised, two period, cross-over design study, comparing two 16-week periods during which glucose levels will be controlled either by a closed loop system (intervention period) or by sensor augmented pump therapy (control period). Participants will complete a 2 to 4 week run-in period, followed by two treatment periods that will last 16 weeks each, with a 1 to 4 week washout period in between. The order of the two treatments will be random. A total of up to 80 young children aged 1 to 7 years with T1D on insulin pump therapy (aiming for 72 randomised subjects) will be recruited through paediatric outpatient diabetes clinics of the investigation centres. Prior to the use of study devices, participants and parents/guardians will receive appropriate training by the research team on the safe use of the study pump and continuous glucose monitoring device, and the hybrid closed loop insulin delivery system. Carers at nursery or school may also receive training by the study team if required. During the closed loop study arm, subjects and parents/guardians will use the closed loop system for 16 weeks under free-living conditions in their home and nursery/school environment without remote monitoring or supervision by research staff. During the control study arm, subjects and parents/guardians will use sensor augmented pump therapy for 16 weeks under free-living conditions in their home and nursery/school environment. All subjects will have regular contact with the study team during the home study phase including 24/7 telephone support. The primary endpoint is time spent in target range, between 3.9 and 10.0 mmol/l as recorded by CGM. Secondary outcomes are the time spent with glucose levels above and below target, as recorded by CGM, and other CGM-based metrics. Safety evaluation comprises assessment of the frequency and severity of hypoglycaemic episodes and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). During the extension phase, participants will have follow-up contacts every 3 months. The primary endpoint is time spent in target range, between 3.9 and 10.0 mmol/l as recorded by CGM, over 18 months from the end of the primary phase, as compared to sensor augmented pump therapy during the primary phase. Secondary outcomes as well as safety and utility will be assessed as per primary phase.
This study will be performed in women with platinum-sensitive, high-grade serous, high-grade endometrioid, undifferentiated epithelial ovarian cancer, carcinosarcoma, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer (proven by central histo-pathological review). A total of 120 subjects will be randomized (1:1:1) to three different treatment arms: (A) Standard arm (arm A): Carboplatin (AUC5 d1, q3w i.v.) in combination with Paclitaxel (175 mg/m² d1, q3w i.v.) or Carboplatin (AUC4 d1, q3w i.v.) in combination with Gemcitabine (1000 mg/m² d1, d8, q3w i.v.) followed by maintenance therapy with Niraparib (200/ 300 mg oral daily, q4w) // (B) First experimental arm (arm B): Ganetespib (150 mg/m2, d1, q3w) in combination with Carboplatin (AUC5 d1, q3w i.v.) followed by maintenance treatment with Niraparib (200/ 300 mg oral daily, q4w) // (C) Second experimental arm (arm C): Ganetespib (150 mg/m² d1, q3w i.v.) plus Carboplatin (AUC5 d1, q3w i.v.) followed by Ganetespib (100 mg/m² d1, d8, d15, d22, q4w i.v.) and Niraparib (200 mg oral daily, q4w). Chemotherapy treatment will be given for 6 cycles, maintenance treatment with Ganetespib will be given for a maximum of 9 months or until disease progression, maintenance treatment with Niraparib can continue until disease progression.
This study is designed to assess the efficacy of apremilast, either in monotherapy or with stable methotrexate, on imaging outcomes in adults with active psoriatic arthritis with less than 5 years of disease duration (since diagnosis), and who are naïve to biologic therapies.
The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a single intravenous (IV) re-induction dose of approximately 6 milligram per kilogram (mg/kg) ustekinumab in participants with secondary loss of response (LoR) to subcutaneous (SC) every 8 Weeks (q8w) 90 mg ustekinumab maintenance therapy.
This was a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group, dose-ranging study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of botulinum toxin type A (AGN-151607) injections into the epicardial fat pads, foci of ganglionic plexi, to prevent Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation (POAF) in patients undergoing open-chest cardiac surgery.
Introduction With increasing age the incidence of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) rises and will increase substantially in the future according to forecasting studies. It is possible that oestrogens, alone or in combination with other forms of therapy, may assist in the management of POP by increasing collagen synthesis and thereby improving the strength of the weakened vaginal epithelium. Yet, studies investigating the effect of topical oestrogen and its impact on POP associated symptoms, both self-reported improvement and observations of objective improvement, are lacking. Objective To evaluate the subjective efficacy concerning prolapse associated complaints measured by the German pelvic floor questionnaire (domain POP: POP-score) after preoperative use of local oestrogen compared to preoperative placebo treatment in postmenopausal women with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse. Further variables of interest are POP-score after 3 months, differences regarding the objective prolapse quantification system (POP-Q), surgical outcome and tissue operability assessed by the surgeon. Methods In this prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study the investigators aim to include 120 postmenopausal women with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse and indicated operative procedure. An analysis of covariance will be computed with the depending variable POP-score after 6 weeks and the independent variables group (verum versus placebo) and Pop-Score at baseline.