There are about 10004 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Brazil. 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 assess functional capacity, quality of life and functioning of the autonomic nervous system in heart failure patients on beta-blocker treatment. The study hypothesis is that subjects who walk less distance, have lower quality of life and reduced heart rate variability during the six minute walk test.
Nicotine dependence may prolong the exposure to toxic substances that cause various diseases. The Central Nervous System (CNS) is consisted by a large amount of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAS) from omega-3 serie. Omega-3 takes part in several actions, including the modulation of dopaminergic neurotransmission. In its deficiency is detected a hypofunctioning of the mesolimbic and mesocortical pathway, related to the reward system, involved on the context of nicotine dependence. Treatment using dietary supplementation with omega-3 shows improvements in several diseases, including mood disorders such as anxiety and depression. The investigators hypothesis is that supplementation with these fatty acids can restore the levels of omega-3 and could decrease nicotine dependence. The investigators objective is to investigate a possible association between increased serum levels of omega-3 and the reduction in nicotine dependence.
The study will assess the efficacy of LA-EP2006 compared to Peg-Filgrastim with respect to the mean duration of severe neutropenia during treatment with myelosuppressive chemotherapy in breast cancer patients.
This trial will compare the use of the FDC of empagliflozin and linagliptin to linagliptin alone as add-on to metformin in patients with T2DM.
Several studies show an association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and coronary artery disease (CAD). Besides risk factors such as smoking, both are associated with physical inactivity, advanced age and systemic inflammation The use of coronary computed tomography (CCT) with multiple detectors is a diagnostic method for coronary disease, describing the anatomy and severity of arterial obstruction. One way of estimating the cardiovascular risk is coronary calcium score (CCS). Due to the association between COPD and CAD, it is likely that many patients with IHD diagnosed by CT have reduced lung function. The aim of this observational study is to establish the correlation between the CCS and lung function. It will also correlate the presence of irreversible airway obstruction with significant coronary lesions. Patients over 40 years referred to CCT who agree to participate in the study will perform a spirometry with bronchodilator and collect a blood sample to measure serum markers of inflammation and cardiovascular risk (glycemia, lipid profile, C reactive protein (CRP), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-Alpha) and fibrinogen). The data will be compared in the general population and in subgroups: smokers, former smokers and nonsmokers. One year after the CCT patients will be contacted by the investigators and accessed for emergency room visits, hospital admissions and fatal or nonfatal coronary or respiratory events. The investigators hypothesis is that reduced lung function is independently associated with elevated CCS and is, also a risk factor for increased hospital admission and coronary events. The concomitant assessment of lung function and CCS can contribute knowledge about the epidemiological association between pulmonary disease and CAD. This can also add to evidence for the use of spirometry as a marker of cardiovascular risk.
This is a prospective study aimed at testing a strategy of early initiation of an antifungal agent to patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) at risk for invasive candidiasis. Score system have been developed to identify groups at very high risk for the development of candidemia/invasive candidiasis in the ICU. These scoring system have used clinical information with or without data on Candida colonization, and have shown reasonable correlation with candidemia/invasive candidiasis. More recently, a biomarker - detection of 1,3-beta-D-glucan in the serum - has been tested in the early diagnosis of candidiasis. The incorporation of biomarkers such as beta-D-glucan could help clinicians to select a group at higher risk for candidemia, and despite the fact that these tests may give false-positive results, their negative predictive value could be of great help. Therefore, the objectives of this study are: 1. To assess the frequency of positive biomarkers in ICU patients at high risk to develop invasive candidiasis/candidemia; 2. To test the strategy of early discontinuation of antifungal therapy based on repeatedly negative blood cultures and 1,3 beta-D-glucan in the serum.
Background: Pharmacological strategies to improve smoking cessation have been largely studied. The efficacy of cognitive behavior therapy associated to nicotine replacement in tobacco cessation has not yet been demonstrated. Objective: Evaluate if cognitive behavior therapy during six weeks associated to nicotine replacement for twelve weeks is able to contribute to tobacco cessation at the end of 52 weeks. Methods: Multicentre, open-label, and pragmatic randomized controlled trial will include 334 patients. Analysis will follow intention-to-treat principle. Patients older than 18 years old and who had smoked at least 5 cigarettes in the past year before randomization will be included. All of them will receive nicotine replacement therapy with patches and gum. They will be randomized 1:1 ratio to attend or not cognitive behavior therapy once a week for the first six weeks of the treatment. Every two weeks all of the patients will be evaluated by a physician in order to access any adverse effects from the nicotine replacement. All patients will have carbon monoxide levels accessed at baseline and after 6 weeks. Telephonic interview will be done at 16, 28, and 52 weeks to access the rates of tobacco cessation, relapses episodes and abstinence maintenance.
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of ticagrelor and clopidogrel in patients with Peripheral Artery Disease.
The purpose of this study is to assess the fields of anhydrotic effect (FAE) of abobotulinumtoxinA and onabotulinumtoxinA at the same labeled unit dose (1:1 units), comparing both sweat gland and muscle activity.
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