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 hypothesis to be proven with this study is that the use of PET/MR on the initial staging of rectal cancers in patients with extramural vascular invasion detected by MR will detect more lesions than conventional work-up and will significantly impact on therapeutic decision, improving disease free and overall survival.
Objectives: To assess the beneficial and harmful effects of two recall intervals on caries incidence (primary outcome) in preschool children with high caries risk. The level of anxiety, oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL), time and cost (secondary outcomes) according to each interval will also be assessed. Methods: The sample will consist of 224 children between 3-5 years of age, of both genders, with high caries risk according to the clinical criteria adapted from the Municipal Health Secretary of São Paulo. Children will be randomly allocated into two study groups: Group 1 (G1) - oral clinical examination + orientation for oral health and diet in return for 4 months; and Group 2 (G2) - oral clinical examination + orientation for oral health and diet in return for 8 months. An examiner calibrated and blinded to the study groups and the secondary outcomes will perform the clinical examinations, which consist of: gingival bleeding index, dental plaque index, detection of caries and its activity according to the ICDAS (International Caries Detection and Assessment System) and the clinical features of active and inactive caries lesions will be associated with the criteria discribed in ICDAS Commitee manual. An external dentist will conduct the assessment of the anxiety levels assessed by the Facial Image Scale, the OHRQoL measured by B-ECOHIS, the time and costs. All groups will be followed for an initial period of 16 months, totaling four follow-up visits for G1 and two follow-up visits to the G2. All analyzes will be performed by intention to treat (ITT) and considering the sensitivity analysis to assess the differences between the ITT analyzes and analyzes of complete cases.
Anxiety is one of the major influences on relapse and substance abuse treatment dropout. Chemically dependent individuals need to be aware of their emotional state in situations that jeopardise their treatment. The current therapeutic resources still subjective and with limited treatment success. This research presents a developed virtual environment (VE) simultaneously connected to a physiological signals device acquisition that allows, through a biofeedback, the chemically dependents consciousness on their vulnerability front different situations of 'risk', without a direct assessment of the therapist. Developed in 3ds Max® software, the VE is composed of scenarios and objects that are in the habit of the chemically dependent individual's daily life. The interaction with the environment is accomplished using a Human-Computer Interface (HCI) that converts incoming physiological signals indicating anxiety state into commands that change the scenes. Anxiety is characterized by the average variability from both heart and respiratory rate of 30 volunteers undergoing stress environment situations. To evaluate the effectiveness of the VE as a biofeedback of chemically dependent's vulnerability front situations of risk, a total of 50 volunteers who were drug users, monitored by 10 therapists, were enrolled. Prior VE, the results demonstrated a poor correlation between the therapists' predictions and those of the chemically dependent individuals. After exposure to the VE, there was a significant increase of 73% in awareness of the risks of relapse by the chemically dependent individuals, confirming the hypothesis that the VE coupled to the biofeedback device may assist the therapist with treatment.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of tDCS (transcranial direct current stimulation) for treatment of negative symptoms in patients with schizophrenia. The proposed design is a clinical trial, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Participants will receive ten sessions of active or sham stimulation in five consecutive days. 100 patients will be randomized into two groups (active tDCS vs sham tDCS) and will be assessed after the intervention: 2, 4, 6 and 12 weeks after. As objectives, the investigators expect to see a clinical improvement of negative symptoms through scales PANSS (Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale), Calgary, Auditory verbal hallucinations, SANS (Skills for Assessment of Negative Symptoms), and expect improvement on computerized cognitive tests. Another goal is to see improvement in biological markers related to schizophrenia, plasma and DNA will be stored.
The shoulder is the joint that most commonly suffers dislocation, and anterior instability is the most frequent form. Arthroscopic repair is the gold standard for the treatment of recurrent shoulder dislocation. The most commonly used technique is the attachment of glenoid labrum-ligament complex (GLLC) with knotted anchors. In 2001, Thal introduced the concept of tissue fixation using knotless anchors and its applicability for GLLC lesions. Some researchers have published studies using knotless anchors and have compared this technique to the use of knotted anchors, demonstrating similar reconstruction of labral height and functional outcomes, while the recurrence rate is still contradictory. To date, there are no prospective randomized controlled clinical trial comparing these two techniques of GLLC repairs. The researchers aims to compare clinical outcomes and imaging evaluation of patients undergoing GLLC repair arthroscopically with the use of absorbable knotless and knotted anchors.
Neoadjuvant treatment with radiotherapy (RDT) and chemotherapy (CT) are the treatment of choice for rectal adenocarcinomas in stages II and III. This results currently in pathologic complete response in 10% to 30% of cases. The immune and inflammatory response is altered in these individuals and is directly related to response to therapy. Both the disease and the treatment of colorectal cancer have an impact on quality of life and nutritional status. In studies with cells and animal models the incorporation of fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA) - derived from fish oil - has been shown to interfere in the process of inflammation, cell signaling and gene transcription enhancing the response to treatment. Are reported ability to restore the apoptosis of tumor cells, sensitization of tumor cells to chemotherapy, production of less pro-inflammatory cytokines and the preservation of normal energy and protein metabolism. The aim of this study is to verify if the daily consumption of 2.4 g EPA + DHA for adults in neoadjuvant therapy can promote changes on inflammatory and immunological markers of host response to tumor and if this response is altered by nutritional status. It is expected that supplementation can reflect in control of inflammatory and immune response in favor of tumor cell death contributes to pathological complete response and that it happens with preservation of nutritional status. Subjects will be randomized as to supplementation. All will be assessed in four moments during neoadjuvant therapy and immediate postoperative. Results will be presented by comparing the intervention group and control group at each moment.
Evaluate the therapeutic effects of Escitalopram versus an association of Escitalopram + Trichilia catigua Dry Extract (LABCAT TCJUSS) in the average alteration on depression score measured by the Hamilton Scale (HAM-D).
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the Pharmacokinetic parameters of JNJ-63623872 in combination with oseltamivir in elderly participants (aged 65 to <= 85 years) compared to adults (aged 18 to <= 64 years) with influenza A infection.
The aim of this study is validate the use of biopolymer from sugar cane molasses film (POLYSHAFT®) a product developed in Experimental Station research laboratories (UFRPE) comparing to polyurethane film, or similar, used as a bandage after surgical correction of hypospadias, as well as other procedures. The main objective of the study is to prove the hypothesis the POLYSHAFT® presents similar or better outcomes in terms of biocompatibility, when compared to the polyurethane film when used as a bandage.
The purpose of this study is to determine if apalutamide plus gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist in participants with high-risk, localized or locally advanced prostate cancer receiving primary radiation therapy (RT) results in an improvement of metastasis-free survival based on conventional or prostate specific membrane antigen-positron emission tomography (PSMA-PET) imaging evaluated by blinded independent central review (BICR).