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.
Iodine status in populations is assessed using urinary iodine concentration (UIC) measured in spot urine samples. The iodine intake is classified as deficient, sufficient, or excessive iodine based on the median UIC (mUIC). However, this approach has limitations, as it does not quantify the prevalence of individuals with habitually deficient or excess iodine intakes. The EAR cut-point method has the potential to quantify prevalence of iodine deficiency and excess. However, little is known about the effects of the inter- and intra-individual variance of UIC. The aim of the study is to quantify the intra-individual variability in dietary iodine intake. The overall goal is to estimate the prevalence of iodine deficiency and excess in the study population and propose sample size recommendations for future iodine nutrition population studies. The results will provide evidence guiding international recommendations for iodine nutrition studies.
This is a Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study comparing the efficacy and safety of avapritinib + best supportive care (BSC) with placebo + BSC in patients with indolent systemic mastocytosis (ISM) whose symptoms are not adequately controlled by BSC. The study will be conducted in 3 parts. All patients will receive treatment with avapritinib during Part 3 including those rolling over from the placebo group.
Prevalence of hypertension in the elderly is high. Given that hypertension is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease worldwide, safe and efficacious treatment options for this condition are highly desired. Apart from medication, changes in lifestyle are recommended to lower blood pressure, such as an increase in physical exercise. However, whole-body exercise is not feasible for all. Mobility disabilities, for example, increase sharply with age and are already common in middle age. For this population, it is necessary to have alternative, non-invasive interventions with similar effects on blood pressure. One such intervention might be respiratory muscle endurance training (RMET), but the effects on blood pressure are currently unknown. The primary aim of this project is therefore to investigate the effects of RMET over the course of several weeks on resting blood pressure in healthy elderly. The secondary aim of the project is to evaluate the effects of RMET on uphill exercise performance in healthy active elderly given that elderly experience structural and functional changes of the lungs potentially affecting exercise performance. Finally, since prevalence of subjective sleep complaints is also high in the elderly, the present study will also investigate the effects of RMET on sleep quality.
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of an animal assisted mindfulness intervention (AAMI) on patients with acquired brain injuries on their global severity of psychological distress. In addition, the effects on the patients' symptoms of depression, anxiety, perceived stress, mood, coping and mindfulness/self-compassion will be assessed. The study experimental condition consists of 6 weeks of intervention, containing 6 different modules. In every session, an animal will be present. In the control condition, the same program and same exercises will be used without the presence of or reference to animals. Sessions take place two times a week for 6 weeks (leading up to a total of 12 experimental/control sessions), each lasting for about 60 minutes. 24 participants are planned to be included, 12 patients in each group.
Quantitative Flow Ratio (QFR) is a novel method for evaluating the functional significance of coronary stenosis. QFR is estimated based on two angiographic projections. Studies have shown a good correlation with the present wire-based standard approach Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) for assessment of intermediate coronary stenosis. The purpose of the FAVOR III Europe Japan study is to investigate if a QFR-based diagnostic strategy will results in non-inferior clinical outcome after 12 months compared to a standard pressure-wire guided strategy in evaluation of patients with chest pain (stable angina pectoris) and intermediate coronary stenosis.
Subjects with locally advanced or metastatic incurable Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TIL)-negative solid tumors who are not eligible for, declined or failed standard therapy will be treated with a combination nivolumab, low-dose ionizing radiation (RT) (0.5-2 Gy), aspirin (ASA)(cohorts 1 and 2)/celecoxib (cohorts 3, 4 and Phase Ib), and either ipilimumab or low-dose cyclophosphamide. The study comprises 2 phases: The aim of Phase Ia, is to determine safety and tolerability of a given combination therapy, as well as the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) or recommended phase Ib dose (RP1bD) of radiotherapy. Phase Ib aims to further explore safety and tolerability of this treatment in an expansion cohort. In Phase Ia, 4 distinct cohorts will receive the following combination therapy: Cohort1: combination therapy for 5 cycles (C0-C4) which includes: RT 0.5 Gy every 2 weeks (Q2W), Cy (200 mg/m2) Q2W (cycles C0 to C4); ASA (300 mg) daily, with nivolumab 240 mg flat dose Q2W and ipilimumab 1 mg/kg every 6 weeks (Q6W) will be administered (cycles C1 to C4). Cohort2: combination therapy for 5 cycles (C0-C4) which includes: RT 1 Gy every 2 weeks (Q2W), Cy (200 mg/m2) Q2W (cycles C0 to C4); ASA (300 mg) daily, with nivolumab 240 mg flat dose Q2W and ipilimumab 1 mg/kg (Q6W) will be administered (cycles C1 to C4). Cohorts 3a and 4a: Patients will receive Cy (200 mg/m2) Q2W, celecoxib (2x200mg daily), nivolumab (240 mg flat dose) Q2W, and low-dose radiation. Cohort 3a will receive 1 Gy of low-radiation dose and cohort 4a will receive 2 Gy. Cohorts 3b and 4b: Patients will receive nivolumab (240 mg flat dose) Q2W, ipilimumab 1 mg/kg (Q6W), celecoxib (2x200mg daily) and low-dose radiation. Cohort 3b will receive 1 Gy of low-radiation dose and cohort 4b will receive 2 Gy. In Phase Ia, the safety of combination (nivolumab, celecoxib, low-dose irradiation and cyclophosphamide) or (nivolumab, celecoxib, low-dose irradiation and ipilimumab) will be evaluated , and MTD or RP1bD will be defined. RP1bD will be the MTD or, in the absence of dose limiting toxicities (DLTs), the biologically best RT dose based on pharmacodynamics parameters. In Phase Ib, patients will be treated with the MTD or RP1bD dose of RT and will follow the selected schema of treatment used in the Phase Ia cohort 3 or 4. At the end of the 5th cycle, patients eligible for nivolumab maintenance, will be treated with nivolumab at 240 mg Q2W until progression or excessive toxicity; celecoxib will be maintained according to tolerability.
The project examines the hypothesis that monoclonal allergen-neutralizing antibodies can be recombinantly produced from B lymphocytes isolated from pollen allergic patients. Patient samples suitable for antibody cloning are selected based on seroprofiling for the respective allergens. The study aims at isolating lymphocytes from patients with potential allergen-neutralizing IgG in serum and to clone antibodies from antibody gene sequences obtained from B cells of those patients.
This study will determine the facilitation, refractoriness and spatial spread effects of auditory nerve fiber responses to electrical stimulation via a cochlear implant. The performance of CI users in melody contour and speech recognition in noise tests with their own clinical sound processor and a MATLAB implementation of their coding strategy will be compared and a bioinspired coding strategy will be evaluated in comparison with the conventional ACE coding strategy.
This study consists of two periods. The objective of Period 1 is to evaluate the efficacy of upadacitinib in combination with a 26-week corticosteroid (CS) taper regimen compared to placebo in combination with a 52-week CS taper regimen, as measured by the proportion of participants in sustained remission at Week 52, and to assess the safety and tolerability of upadacitinib in participants with giant cell arteritis (GCA). The objective of period 2 is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of continuing versus withdrawing upadacitinib in maintaining remission in participants who achieved sustained remission in Period 1.
The purpose of this clinical investigation is to characterize the safety of the next-generation FlexNav™ Delivery System for transfemoral implantation of the Portico™ Transcatheter Aortic Heart Valve in symptomatic severe aortic stenosis patients who are considered of high or extreme risk for surgical aortic valve replacement. Data from the study will be used to support CE Mark of the FlexNav™ Delivery System and Loading System in Europe.