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 evaluate if Leukine can induce clinical response or remission in patients with Crohn's disease.
This project aims to test the hypothesis that oral consumption of a specific strain of the probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus fermentum (trademarked PCC®) is able to significantly enhance the immune response to a vaccine for influenza.
The purpose of this trial is to determine if thymectomy combined with prednisone therapy is more beneficial in treating non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis than prednisone therapy alone.
This study will determine the relative efficacy and safety of up to 100 days Valcyte prophylaxis relative to up to 200 days Valcyte prophylaxis when given for the prevention of CMV disease in high-risk (D+/R-) kidney allograft recipients. The anticipated time on study treatment is 3-12 months and the target sample size is 100-500 individuals.
Although it is possible to cure bowel cancer when it is detected at an early stage, in many cases it may spread to involve other organs and in these cases is generally incurable. Chemotherapy prolongs survival and improves quality of life in such patients, but standard chemotherapy for this disease has not been defined. There are several possible chemotherapy treatments for patients with bowel cancer, which has spread to other organs. However, these treatments are only partly effective and only work for a limited period of time. Most treatments are associated with a number of possible side effects which may have a detrimental effect on quality of life. Thus, it is imperative that more effective treatments with the lowest possible risk of side effects are developed. Previous studies have shown that the addition of a new type of antibody treatment (bevacizumab) to an intensive combination chemotherapy regimen improved survival in patients with advanced bowel cancer and extended the time before tumours began to grow. However, intensive chemotherapy is likely to only be a suitable treatment for a proportion of patients with bowel cancer, because intensive chemotherapy causes a high rate of side effects. This study compares a gentle chemotherapy treatment (capecitabine chemotherapy tablets given by mouth) with the combination of capecitabine and bevacizumab and the combination of capecitabine, bevacizumab and intravenous mitomycin C. It is expected that a gentle chemotherapy treatment or a gentle chemotherapy treatment combined with bevacizumab would be an appropriate treatment for both young and fit patients as well as older and less fit patients who would not easily tolerate intensive chemotherapy.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a cognitive behavioural treatment (CBT) designed to help obese patients lose weight and to maintain their weight losses over time. It is hypothesized that CBT will result in greater sustained weight loss.
This is a multicentre study in which women were planned to receive either the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV) vaccine or control. Under Protocol Amendment 3, study participation will last approximately 48 months and involves a total of eleven scheduled visits. Under Protocol Amendment 4, study participation will last up to 84 months and involves a maximum of seventeen scheduled visits.
This was a Phase 1 dose-escalation study of CMD-193, a humanized monoclonal antibody linked to the toxin calicheamicin, in subjects with advanced tumors expressing the Lewis-Y antigen. The primary study objective was to determine the biodistribution and pharmacokinetics (PK) of 111-In-CMD-193 (i.e., CMD-193 tagged with a small amount of radioactive Indium [111-In]), with secondary objectives of determining changes in tumor metabolism and describing the antitumor responses to CMD-193.
To determine the amount of paracetamol in the blood when given in either intravenous or oral forms prior to cholecystectomy. The clinical effectiveness of each form will also be evaluated with pain scores and the use of other pain relief drugs.
Background: The new hollow fibre FX-class of dialysers (Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg, Germany) features a number of technological improvements that may benefit the patient. This includes the use of the advanced high-flux polysulfone membrane, Helixone®, which has an extremely high endotoxin retaining capability. Theoretically leading to reduced systemic inflammation in the patient, which is an important factor for morbidity and mortality with dialysis. The dialysis membrane is the first to be manufactured using membrane-spinning procedures (nano-controlled spinning technology) that enables the membrane to be modulated at the nano-scale level. The resultant membrane is able to extremely efficiently remove middle molecules, along with minimal loss of albumin. These features may lead to improved patient outcomes, including reduced systemic inflammation and improved quality of life. Aims: 1. To assess the short-term effects of the FX-class Dialyser on quality of life in stable haemodialysis patients 2. To assess the short-term effects of the FX-class Dialyser on inflammatory markers in stable haemodialysis patients.