There are about 10460 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Australia. 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 purpose of this study is to determine if bortezomib when added to consolidation treatment with thalidomide and prednisolone leads to an improved response in patients with multiple myeloma who have undergone autologous stem cell transplant and initial treatment with bortezomib, cyclophosphamide, and dexamethasone.
The study is carried out to evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of AeroVanc inhalation powder in healthy volunteers, and in patients with cystic fibrosis.
The present study will provide additional efficacy and safety data for 0.5-mg ranibizumab using as needed (PRN) dosing over 24 months in patients with visual impairment due to macular edema secondary to Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO). Spectral domain high-definition optical coherence tomography (OCT) images will be analyzed to gain insights into predictive factors for disease progression and the possibility of reduced monitoring will be assessed in Year 2. The results of this open-label study will provide long-term safety and efficacy data to further guide recommendations on the use of ranibizumab in this indication.
Heart failure (cardiomyopathy) is a chronic condition in which the heart fails to function as a pump to move blood around the body. Aspirin has been traditionally used in heart failure because a tendency towards blood clots (including stroke and heart attack, clots in the legs and in the lungs) has been observed in this group and aspirin's mechanism of action is to prevent blood clots. This is important because two-thirds of cases of heart failure are caused by a blood clot in the coronary artery resulting in a heart attack, and aspirin is given to reduce the chances of further heart attacks. However aspirin was introduced before clinical trials as the investigators know them now were run. Systematic review of the trials of aspirin in heart failure has shown that its use does not increase survival, and there is no evidence to recommend its routine use. Another important finding was that use of aspirin may reduce the beneficial effects of ACE inhibitors which do have a mortality benefit, and that aspirin was associated with an increase in hospitalisation for heart failure compared to other drugs which prevent clots or placebo. The investigators propose that the use of aspirin in heart failure that is not caused by heart attacks ("non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy") is unnecessary and could be stopped. The importance of finding evidence to cease unproven medications in heart failure cannot be understated. Patients with heart failure take an average of six prescription medications each day. Each medication has side effects and the interactions of all the drugs together are unknown. Aspirin itself is a drug which frequently has side effects of increased risk of bleeding, gastrointestinal ulceration, as well as kidney impairment. In this study, the investigators plan to withdraw aspirin from patients with stable non-ischaemic heart failure in a closely monitored environment and watch for the effect of this on heart failure.
The primary objective of this trial is to investigate the effect of 6 weeks treatment with tiotropium + olodaterol fixed dose combination inhalation solution on lung hyperinflation and exercise tolerance in patients with COPD
We hypothesize that midodrine treatment of refractory hypotension in patients otherwise ready for discharge from the ICU shortens duration of receiving IV vasopressors and SICU length of stay without increasing MGH length of stay or putting the patient at risk of being readmitted to an ICU.
This multicenter, non-randomized, open-label, treatment continuation or 'rollover' study was designed to provide continued access to eligible subjects who had previously participated in a GSK2110183 study (parent study) sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) or another research organization working on behalf of GSK. Eligible subjects had previously received clinical benefit from continued treatment and had to have ad an acceptable safety profile with GSK2110183. Subjects who had participated in a GSK2110183 combination study with an approved anti-cancer agent were also be eligible to enroll in this rollover study. Subjects who participated in combination studies with two investigational compounds (one being GSK2110183) were not eligible for this rollover study. Subjects were enrolled by cohort based on the duration and treatment received while in their parent study. Safety assessments (physical examinations, vital sign measurements, 12-lead electrocardiograms, echocardiograms or multiple-gated acquisition scans, clinical laboratory assessments and monitoring of adverse events) were evaluated during this study. Disease assessment were performed using local standard of care imaging practices and criteria appropriate for disease type and location.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the initiation of a vildagliptin plus metformin combination regimen would result in more durable glycemic control than metformin monotherapy in treatment-naïve patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
The study is a multi-center prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled evaluation of the safety and efficacy of a topically applied formulation of rapamycin to cutaneous angiofibromas in subjects with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC). Subjects will apply either the topical vehicle containing rapamycin or the topical vehicle alone nightly to their angiofibromas for six months. The primary goal of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the topical medication for reduction of cutaneous angiofibromas in patients with TSC. The secondary goal of this study is to confirm the safety of the topical medication.
In this study, patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis who are being treated with methotrexate will receive 2 intravenous treatments with either PF-05280586 or Rituxan (Rituximab) or MabThera (Rituximab). During the course of the study, the effects of the drugs will be assessed by sampling the levels of drug in the blood, blood cell counts, and by comparing these levels among the different treatments. Safety, tolerability and immunologic response also will be evaluated throughout.