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.
This study aims to determine if treatment with apixaban, compared with aspirin, will reduce the risk of ischemic stroke and systemic embolism in patients with device-detected sub-clinical atrial fibrillation and additional risk factors for stroke.
In this part of the Registry Program patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) at risk for stroke are enrolled to characterize the target population and to collect real world data on important outcome events. For administrative purposes the study is divided into three protocol numbers: 1160.129 for all non-EU (European Union) and non-EEA (European Economic Area) countries, 1160.136 for EU and EEA countries and 1160.171 for Switzerland. The total number of patients enrolled in three protocols is estimated to be 48,000 patients, and all these patients will be included in the data analysis for study 1160.129.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a specific case management intervention for frequent users (FU) of Emergency Department (ED). Compared to infrequent or non-users, most of the ED-FU visitors are identified as vulnerable patients because they are more likely to be of low social and economical status, be more isolated and live alone. They report more chronic medical conditions, have a higher mortality rate and consume more healthcare resources. In the literature, interventions aimed at improving the management of ED-FU have demonstrated several positive outcomes, but there are still some knowledge gaps. The proposed project tests the hypotheses that case management intervention as compared with standard emergency care - is a more efficient use of healthcare resources and reduces ED attendance, - is cost-saving and - improves quality of life, - altogether leading to favorable cost-utility ratio.
Study rationale: Bio-ker has developed the new formulation of filgrastim BK0023 with the same active content as Neupogen®. BK0023 is expected to have the same tolerability profile and clinical effects as Neupogen® in controlling myelo-toxicity induced by chemotherapy given for the treatment of solid and haematological tumours. It is worth noting that the production and manufacturing procedures allow to have a reduction of drug cost thus it is likely to have pharmacoeconomic advantages. The study is aimed at investigating the pharmacodynamic equivalence and the pharmacokinetic bioequivalence of the new BK0023 injectable formulation of filgrastim 0.3 mg/mL by Bio-Ker S.r.l. vs. the comparator (Neupogen® 0.3 mg/mL, Dompé Biotec S.p.A., Italy). Healthy male subjects will receive test and reference at the doses of 2.5 and 5 µg/kg/day for 7 consecutive days and at the dose of 10 µg/kg/day for 5 consecutive days according to a randomised cross-over design. Pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics and safety of BK0023 injectable formulation 0.3 mg/mL and of Neupogen® 0.3 mg/mL, administered in 2 consecutive periods with a wash-out of at least 28 days elapsing between the last injection of period I and the first of period II, are compared. Study design: Single and multiple escalating dose, double-blind, randomised, two-way cross-over, pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic bioequivalence study.
This study will collect data of patients who are treated with TACE followed by sorafenib for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or patients without Sorafenib after TACE. In contrast to a prior observational study on sorafenib (GIDEON study), where pre-treatment with TACE was documented retrospectively, this study will collect more detailed information about the TACE treatment and the status of a patient when treatment with sorafenib is started.
The purpose of this study is to qualify the biomarker risk algorithm for prognosis of the risk of developing Mild Cognitive Impairment due to Alzheimer's Disease (MCI-AD), and also to evaluate the efficacy of pioglitazone compared with placebo to delay the onset of MCI-AD in cognitively-normal participants who are at high-risk for developing MCI within 5 years.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether anal fistula plug or endorectal advancement flap is more successful in the treatment of anal fistulas and compared both procedures with regards to cost.
Analgesia after cesarean section is still not satisfactory for many women. Even if pain reduction is sufficient with the technique of intrathecal morphine injection, side effects such as nausea and pruritus are common. Since several years, an alternative technique has been studied, the "transversus abdominis plane (TAP)"-block. Here a local anesthetic is injected in the abdominal wall muscles, and this has been shown to give a similar analgesic effect compared to intrathecal morphine, with potentially less side effects. With this study, we want to evaluate if the TAP-block yields indeed less side effects when compared with intrathecal morphine. The study will be a prospective study with the patients randomized to either a group with intrathecal morphine or a group with TAP-block.
The study is designed to collect data of the performance and confirm the safety of the DX (Diagnostic eXtension) functionality in the Lumax 640/470 HF-T in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation and CRT-D indication according to current ESC guidelines. The DX functionality is a feature, which can be activated in the Lumax 640/740 HF-T when connected to the LinoxSMART S DX right ventricular lead. The combination of these devices enable atrial sensing via a sensing dipole in the ventricular lead and therefore reduces the number of implanted leads without sacrificing atrial information. Atrial pacing can not be provided but is not needed in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation.
To study the safety and efficacy of the combination of BGJ398 with BYL719 in patients whose tumors express mutations to PIK3CA with or without alterations to FGFR 1-3.