There are about 9403 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Switzerland. 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 pre-market, monocentric cross-sectional study is to evaluate the clinical usefulness of a new version of the MAIA device (MAIA) through an agreement with the established version of the MAIA microperimeter (MAIA 2013 EDITION). Moreover, the study aims to evaluate MAIA test-retest repeatability in comparison with MAIA 2013 EDITION and to evaluate MAIA safety and adverse events. These purposes will be achieved by collecting data of healthy subjects and patients with retinal pathology. All participants will undergo repeated microperimetric examinations with both devices during one single visit.
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type of lung cancer, accounting for 80%-85% of lung cancers cases of which 60% are non-squamous (NSQ). This study will evaluate the prevalence of mesenchymal epithelial transition (MET) overexpression (OE) in adult participants with advanced or metastatic NSQ NSCLC. Archived tissue biopsies will be tested for MET OE and data from approximately 500 participants will be collected. No participants will be enrolled in this study. Participants' charts will be reviewed. No drug will be administered as a part of this study. The duration of the study will be approximately 15 months. There is no additional burden for participants in this trial.
Surgical site infections (SSI) are a frequent complication in abdominal surgery. SSI lead to worse outcomes for the affected patients and significantly higher healthcare costs. Closed incision negative pressure wound therapy (ciNPWT) consists of a non-invasive, vacuum-assisted system that applies negative pressure to closed surgical incisions. It is currently unclear, if ciNPWT reduces SSI in patients undergoing abdominal surgery. This trial will investigate the effect of ciNPWT on SSI in abdominal surgery.
AMBER is a multicentre, single-arm phase II trial. The protocol treatment consists of of sotorasib plus lenvatinib, as a second-line treatment. The primary objective of the trial is to evaluate the clinical efficacy of sotorasib plus lenvatinib, in terms of objective response rate, for patients with KRASG12C-mutant, metastatic NSCLC.
Laryngotracheal surgery often requires a small diameter endotracheal tube to oxygenate patients under general anesthesia. Oxygenation is often only possible with high-frequency jet ventilators due to the use of small diameter and high resistance airway cannulas. Flow controlled ventilation is a new ventilation modality capable for ventilation through a small diameter endotracheal tube (Tritube) with an active expiratory phase and the possibility of controlled carbon dioxide elimination during mechanical ventilation. The aim of the present trial is to characterize perioperative changes in lung volume, ventilation inhomogeneity and respiratory mechanics in patients undergo upper airway surgery under general anesthesia with either flow controlled or high-frequency jet ventilation.
Physical exercise is well known to improve human health. Current guidelines provide recommendations on the frequency, intensity, type and duration of exercise. However, they do not provide recommendations for the time of day, exercise should be performed. This is surprising considering that the influence of timing of behaviors such as sleep or nutrition as well as the impact of the circadian timing system on health are well documented. Further, there is evidence for diurnal variation in maximum performance which enables individuals to exercise with different intensities at different times of day, which in the long term might affect physical adaptations to exercise. Thus, this research study investigates if exercise timing impacts human health.
Primary objective of this study is to explore the impact of a 3-week upper limb hand function training in patients with PD, MS or stroke. The benefits on hand function of this training program will be evaluated. The hypothesize is that the 3-week upper limb hand function training improves finger dexterity.
The aim of this retrospective cohort-study is to assess the effects of AL and its severity divided according the ISREC-classification on the long-term oncological outcome.
HIT GLAUCOMA is a multicenter exercise study for glaucoma patients between three institutes: the Department of Sport, Exercise and Health (DSBG) of the University of Basel, the Eye Clinic at the University Hospital Basel and the UZ Leuven (Belgium). The main objective of the study is to investigate the possibility of using exercise therapy to treat glaucoma. Participants will be randomly divided into two groups: Intervention and Control group. The intervention group will receive a high-intensity interval training plan, and the control group will receive lifestyle counseling and standard therapy. With this method, the study aims to validate an exercise therapy concept that could significantly improve disease progression and quality of life in patients with glaucoma.
The ReHandyBot is a robot for hand rehabilitation after stroke. The aims of this study are (1) to investigate the feasibility of unsupervised therapy with the ReHandyBot with stroke inpatients, first in a rehabilitation clinic and then at participants' home, (2) to evaluate the usability of the ReHandyBot (user interface, implemented exercises, and gaming environment, which were adapted for independent usage), and (3) to quantify the dose of additional robotic therapy that patients perform without supervision. The study consists of two primary phases. The first is a familiarization phase performed at the clinic, where therapists teach to the participants how to perform the exercises with the robot. Then, if capable of training with the robot safely, after discharge from the clinic participants can bring the robot home and autonomously train with it. The hypothesis is that unsupervised therapy might be a possible way to increase therapy dose for stroke patients, with the potential to further improve recovery of hand function, with minimal additional burden for therapists and for the healthcare system.