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 study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of pemigatinib versus gemcitabine plus cisplatin chemotherapy in first-line treatment of participants with unresectable or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma with FGFR2 rearrangement.
This study will evaluate the effects of a pharmacist-led, deprescribing-focused medication review on the use of inappropriate medications by nursing home residents
Medication reconciliation is a systematic process by which health care professionals obtain the most complete and accurate information about the drugs regularly taken by patients. Internationally, the value of this procedure is mainly attributed to the reduction in the number of adverse drug events, which can cause drug-related morbidity and mortality, as well as unnecessary health care costs. As part of the Progress! Pilot project Safe Pharmacotherapy at the interface points, promoted by the Federal Office of Public Health, coordinated by the Swiss Patients Safety Foundation and held in several Swiss hospitals, medication reconciliation at hospital admission was introduced at the regional hospital Beata Vergine in Mendrisio, from 2014 to 2016. During this pilot project it was shown that medication reconciliation after obtaining the best possible medication history by a pharmacist at hospital admission, in comparison with the standard medication history obtained by the physician at admission, reduced the number of clinically relevant drug discrepancies. A structured, well-established and practicable procedure of medication reconciliation that improves patient safety assuring a better quality of care at hospital admission might provide evidence that medication reconciliation could be a valuable intervention to be applied systematically in all EOC hospitals at admission, as well as subsequently potentially at the other hospital interfaces. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether obtaining the best possible medication history and performing medication reconciliation at hospital admission results in improving some specific healthcare outcomes. The study seeks primarily to determine if obtaining the best possible medication history and performing medication reconciliation, in comparison with the standard medication history, reduces the number of subsequent unplanned all-cause hospital visits (readmissions and emergency department visits within 30 days after initial discharge). As secondary objectives, the study aims at assessing if best possible medication history with medication reconciliation, in comparison with the standard medication history, reduces the incidence of adverse drug reactions during hospital stay, shortens length of stay, leads to a reduction in the use of hospital resources, and/or is associated with a decreased number of deaths.
First-in-Human study to assess the CoFI™ device related safety and the feasibility of the diagnostic and the therapeutic sequence as well as the correlation between the dynamic microvascular resistance (dMVR) and microvascular obstruction (MVO) as measured by MRI in patients presenting with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
There is large heterogeneity in treatment response to asthma medication and a one-size fits all approach based on current guidelines might not fit all children with asthma. It is expected that children with one or more variant alleles (Arg16Arg and Arg16Gly) within the beta2 adrenergic receptor (ADRB2) gene coding for the beta2-receptor have a higher risk to poorly respond to long-acting beta2-agonists (LABA) comparing to the Gly16Gly wildtype. Aims To study whether ADRB2 genotype-guided treatment will lead to improvement in asthma control in children with uncontrolled asthma on inhaled corticosteroids compared with usual care. Design A multicentre, double-blind, precision medicine, randomized trial will be carried out within 20 Dutch hospitals. 310 asthmatic children (6-17 years of age) not well controlled on a low dose of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) will be included and randomized over a genotype-guided and a non-genotype-guided(control) arm. In the genotype-guided arm children with Arg16Arg and Arg16Gly will be treated with double dosages of ICS and with the Gly16Gly wildtype with add on LABA. In the control arm children will be randomized over both treatment options. Lung function measurements, questionnaires focussing on asthma control (ACT/c-ACT) and quality of life, will be obtained in three visits within 6 months. The primary outcome will be improvement in asthma control based on repeated measurement analysis of c-ACT or ACT scores in the first three months of the trial. Additional cost effectiveness studies will be performed. Conclusion Currently, pharmacogenetics is not used in paediatric asthmas. This trial may pave the way to implement promising results for genotype-guided treatment in paediatric asthma in clinical practice.
Activation of the brain for knee movement changes after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. The brain activation profile after ACL reconstruction indicates a shift to a visual-motor control strategy, as opposed to a sensory-motor control strategy to control the knee movement. Recent research suggests that ACL reconstruction rehabilitation protocols should also consider neurocognition and its role in exercise, neuromuscular control, and injury risk to improve the effectiveness of the intervention. However, there is currently no evidence of the feasibility of neurocognitive exercise in a primary rehabilitation program that aims to restore movement function after ACL damage. The purpose of this study is to assess whether conventional ACL injury training with additional cognitive training based on virtual reality is as effective as the sole conventional ACL injury training in participants with ACL injuries.
The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a home-based exercise training program in COPD patients who did not participate in an inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation program within the last 2 years.
The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of upadacitinib compared to placebo in inducing clinical remission (per Adapted Mayo score) in participants with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC).
The aim of this study is to compare two techniques of placing a peripherally inserted central venous catheter (PICC). The first technique, uses ECG based electromagnetic guidance (ECG-EM). The second (reference technique), is guided by X-ray (fluoroscopy).
Regular physical activity is known to reduce the risk for some neurodegenerative disorders and their symptoms. Several studies have shown positive effects of therapeutic exercise interventions on motor- and cognitive function as well as psychosocial benefits in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). To improve exercise recommendations, it is necessary to learn more about the underlying biological mechanisms. A reduction of inflammatory stress through physical exercise has been suspected as one key mechanism, mediating the positive effects of exercise in the context of MS (being a "classical" neuro-inflammatory disease). This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the influence of two different rehabilitative endurance exercise programs (3x/week moderate vs. vigorous endurance exercise) on (1) (anti-)inflammatory immune signalling and (2) various aspects of participation.