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 main goal of this study is to establish the effectiveness of palliative oxygen in the context within which it is usually provided--relief of the sensation of breathlessness and improvement in quality of life for people with maximally-treated life-limiting illness.
The primary objective of this study is to determine the degree of additional reduction in cardiovascular risk that was accrued to patients by lowering their LDL-C beyond the currently accepted minimum target level for patients with pre-existing CHD. Secondary objectives include the safety profile of this treatment strategy, its cost-effectiveness, effect on other atherosclerotic-related events and procedures, and total mortality.
This 4 arm study will assess the optimal starting dose of Mircera in the treatment of anemia in patients with non-small cell lung cancer receiving first line myelosuppressive chemotherapy. Patients will be randomized to receive either Mircera 6.3 micrograms/kg, 9 micrograms/kg or 12 micrograms/kg s.c. every 3 weeks or darbepoetin alfa according to the approved local label (either 6.75 micrograms/kg s.c. every 3 weeks, or 2.25 micrograms/kg every week). The anticipated time on study treatment is <3 months and the target sample size is 100-500 individuals.
This study evaluated outcomes in participants with advanced ovarian epithelial adenocarcinoma receiving aflibercept. The primary objective was to compare the objective response rate of Aflibercept (ziv-aflibercept, AVE0005, VEGF trap, ZALTRAP®) 4.0 mg/kg and 2.0 mg/kg, administered intravenously (IV) every 2 weeks with historical control in participants with advanced ovarian epithelial (including fallopian tube and primary peritoneal) adenocarcinoma resistant to platinum and topotecan and/or liposomal doxorubicin. The secondary objectives was to further assess efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics, potential biological and pharmacogenomic markers of study drug activity, and health-related quality of life. This study employed an Independent Review Committee (IRC) for radiological tumor assessments. For all tumor assessment-related efficacy variables, two analyses were performed: the primary analysis was based on Independent Review Committee (IRC) reviewed data and the secondary analysis was based on Investigator evaluation. If an endpoint was evaluated by the IRC, the IRC reviewed data is reported for this study.
This single arm study will evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of a new investigational protease inhibitor (PI) plus background antiretrovirals plus Fuzeon (90mg sc bid) in HIV-1 infected, triple-class treatment-experienced, Fuzeon-naive adults. The new investigational PI will be administered according to the procedures of the early access program in which the patient is enrolled. The anticipated time on study treatment is 3-12 months, and the target sample size is 100-500 individuals.
The purpose of the primary phase of the study is to demonstrate the non-inferiority of a single dose of GSK Biologicals' Haemophilus influenzae type b and meningococcal C (Hib-MenC) conjugate vaccine when given in the second year of life to subjects primed in infancy with a Hib vaccine, but not with a meningococcal serogroup C vaccine, versus commercially available Hib and MenC vaccines. In the extension phase, at Years 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5, one blood sample is taken at each year to follow the antibody persistence up to 5 years after vaccination. No additional vaccine is administered during the extension phase. The Protocol Posting has been updated in order to comply with the FDA Amendment Act, Sep 2007.
This study was an international, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in subjects with PAH who were currently receiving approved therapy for their PAH (i.e., endothelin receptor antagonist and/or phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor). Study visits occurred at 4 week intervals for 16 weeks; the key measure of efficacy was the 6-minute walk test. Study procedures included routine blood tests, medical history, physical exams, disease evaluation, and exercise tests. One optional substudy was also a part of FREEDOM-C at select centers - a hemodynamic substudy with a right heart catheterization at Baseline and Week 16. Patients who completed all assessments for 16-weeks were also eligible to enter an open-label, extension phase study (FREEDOM - EXT).
Burns represent one of the most severe and dreaded traumas. Burned and traumatized tissue is known as eschar. The dead eschar, if not removed, often becomes heavily contaminated and is the source of local and/or systemic infection or sepsis. The local inflammation and infection destroy healthy surrounding tissues and extends the original damage. In order to prevent these complications, and in order to minimize the risk of infection, it is imperative to evaluate the burn and remove all of the offending eschar at the earliest possible opportunity. This removal of dead tissue is termed "debridement". The most direct debridement method for eschar removal is surgery. Traditional, conservative non-surgical debridement is a lengthy process which often involves many complications. The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and enzymatic debriding efficacy of Debrase Gel Dressing (DGD) in hospitalized patients with deep partial thickness and/or full thickness thermal burns and to compare DGD to standard of care (SOC).
The purpose of this clinical research study is to examine the safety and effectiveness (how well the drug works) of two different treatments for patients with melanoma. One treatment is an investigational compound (a drug that is not currently approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration [FDA]), know as Ipilimumab (also known as MDX-010 or BMS-734016) together with an approved chemotherapy drug called Dacarbazine
The purpose of this study is to compare the influence of accelerometer-based rate adaptation and Closed Loop Stimulation on cognitive performance and quality of life in pacemaker patients.