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.
Malnutrition is prevalent among chronic liver disease patients. Inadequate ingestion and/or metabolic alterations modify the body composition and biological functions. The purpose of this study is to determine whether whey protein comsumption, due to amino acid profile, digestibility and bioactive compounds may be beneficial for patients waiting for liver transplantation
The main objective is to conduct a study protocol to investigate the effects of repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) on sensory and motor performance of individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI) . A double-blind randomized sham-controlled trial of patients with iSCI will be conducted.
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness and tolerability of the combination of Nivolumab and Ipilimumab compared to Pemetrexed and Cisplatin or Carboplatin in patients with unresectable pleural mesothelioma.
Introduction: Transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy (TUPB) is the gold standard diagnostic tool for prostate cancer and, though may be well tolerated for some patients, about 65 to 90% of then still complain of discomfort, weather associated or not to pain. Therefore, as a manner of improvement in visual analogic pain score (VAS) and satisfaction between those patients, the aim of this study is to propose the gas mixture N2O-O2 50-50%, as a non-invasive, safe and cost-effective method to deliver analgesia and/or sedation, without the need for an anesthesiologist. Materials and methods: A randomized clinical trial, simple blind, which took place in Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro, Niteroi, RJ, within two groups containing 42 patients each, divided in conventional (C), which received 100% oxygen and nitrous oxide (NO), which received inhalation of the mixture N2O-O2 50-50% from a self-demand valve during exam. They were accessed for pain with VAS, answered a satisfaction task and were recorded about collateral side effects.
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the low level laser therapy and interferential current in 168 patients with knee osteoarthritis
Patients with locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma not eligible for infusional fluorouracil, irinotecan and oxaliplatin (FOLFIRINOX) (PPS 2 or hyperbilirubinemia, among other causes) will be treated with mFLOX regimen (fluorouracil bolus and oxaliplatin). The primary endpoint is to assess the objective response rate according to RECIST criteria (version 1.1) and the secondary endpoints are time until clinical or radiological progression, overall survival, toxicity profile.
The investigators investigated diastolic function among patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and hypertension stage I. In this randomized controlled trial, participants were randomly allocated to one of two groups: chlorthalidone associated with amiloride or amlodipine. Randomization was carried out prior to the start of the trial by an epidemiologist out of clinic and the randomization list was stratified by gender and severity of OSA. The research team and participants were blinded to the randomization list and allocation concealment was implemented. This trial aimed to detect changes in the echocardiography parameters with the drug treatment (higher in the intervention than in the placebo group). The investigators also assess change in daytime sleepiness among participants who already have been diagnosed with OSA.
In adults, the sedentary behavior was related to cardiovascular risk markers, regardless of the level of physical activity (PA). However, the interruption of prolonged sedentary time has shown positive results even when performed in breaks of low intensity and short duration of activity. The aim of this study is to analyze the influence of a sedentary uninterrupted period, as well as different forms of breaks in sedentary time for the glycemic, insulin and inflammatory markers responses in older adults. This is a controlled clinical trial to be conducted in older (≥ 65 years) and sedentary (<150 min / week of moderate to vigorous physical activity) people. Those with BMI ≥ to 35.00 kg /m2; diabetic, on medication for glycemic control, or with absolute or relative contraindications to PA practice will not be included . Participants will undergo four phases of intervention separated by an interval of 7 days: (1) Prolonged Sitting Time(PST), in which older people will stay for 5 hours seated; (2) Prolonged sitting with PA of light intensity and short duration (LiSd), time sitting is interrupted for PA bouts of 50-60% of the Heart Rate (HR)max; (3) Prolonged sitting with PA of moderate intensity and short duration (MiSd), time sitting will be interrupted for PA bouts of 65-75% predicted HR max; (4) Prolonged sitting with PA of moderate intensity and long duration (MiLd,) time sitting will be interrupted with PA bouts of 65-75% of HRmax. PA bouts will be performed by walking into a hallway every 20 minutes of sitting time and will last 2 minutes, except in MiLd phase (10 minute breaks every 75 minutes). To evaluate the effects of different PA interruptions in plasma glucose, serum insulin and inflammatory markers, blood samples will be collected serially (-30min, Baseline and 30min, 1h, 2h, 3h, 4h and 5h after a standardized meal. It is expect that interruption of sedentary time, even with breaks of short duration and light intensity can bring benefits to cardiovascular risk markers even in the elderly.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of the Cognitive Orientation to daily daily Occupational Performance Approach (CO-OP Approach) on activity and participation in school-aged children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD).
Mindfulness has been applied in the United States and Europe to improve both physical and psychological health, however, it is still poorly studied in Brazil. Mindfulness, or its lack, may also have particular relevance to obesity and eating disorders, reducing the episodes of "binge eating", which are partly responsible for weight regain for many people, and improving the eating behavior in order to promote awareness of emotional states which distort the physiological signals generated by the process. The hypothesis is that Mindfulness-based Interventions (MBI) as well as specific programmes focused on conscious eating, as Mindfulness Based Eating Awareness Training (MB-EAT) can, in short time, and in a sustainable fashion, improve biochemical, psychometric and anthropometric parameters in primary care patients with overweight.