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.
Background: Poor wound healing and the development of surgical site infection (SSI) continue to occur and remain a significant cause of disability among operated patients. In spite of the substantial advances in our understanding of the epidemiology, pathogenesis and prevention it remains one of the most common complications in conventional abdominal surgery with an incidence in the literature between 4% and 17%. As it is known that surgical sutures potentiate the development of wound infection the search for an ideal suture material, suitable for all purposes has been pursued by surgeons for decades. Hypothesis: In line with in-vitro results the investigators hypothesize that the use of antibacterial skin sutures with triclosan poliglecaprone 25 reduces the rate of SSI after open abdominal surgery Methods: To prevent microbial colonization of suture material in operative wounds and therefore to prevent SSI, triclosan-coated poliglecaprone 25 suture materials with antibacterial activity will be tested against un-coated suture material for skin closure after open abdominal surgery of 200 patients. The study is planed as a single center, randomized controlled trial. After ethical approval the patients will be consecutively enrolled from 2011 to 2012 in the Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland. The patients will be followed for 30 days (day 3,7 and 30) to detect and document wound complications. Wound complications will be classified according to Center for Disease Control and Prevention Standard guidelines. Data will be collected and the rate of SSI will be analysed in both groups. Expected value of the proposed project: If the investigators can confirm the proposed hypothesis in our study this could be a promising and feasible approach to lower SSI after open abdominal surgery and might be also used in other surgical fields. By lowering the rate of SSI the investigators might offer a new and cost saving procedure to the surgical community.
Assessing whether structuring of discharge information improves the sender's recall capacity
Malnutrition and lack of regular exercise are often found in older adults and have been identified as important risk factors for independence loss and nursing home admission in older community-dwelling adults. Existing evidence suggests that high protein nutritional supplements can increase skeletal muscle protein synthesis following exercise in older individuals. However, increase of muscle strength by resistance training does not decrease the rate of falls and is not necessarily linked to an improvement of physical function. In contrast to resistance training, T'ai Chi, dance and eurhythmics have been shown to decrease fall incidence and improve mobility and physical function in older adults. The investigators will examine the combination of eurhythmics and high protein nutritional supplements. The aim of the study is to investigate whether there is an increase in normal walking velocity due to the nutritional supplement on top of once weekly Jacques-Delacroze Eurhythmics training.
This is a single center, prospective, open label, single arm, investigator initiated pilot study investigating the effect of alitretinoin on severe lichen planus with mucosal manifestations. The target population comprises patients with MLP for at least 3 months, with or without LP lesions on other areas of the skin, who are refractory to topical therapy and standard skin care, and who are otherwise in good health. Patients will be recruited at the outpatient clinic of the dermatology department, University hospital Zurich.The planned duration of the study is 2 years. A total of 20 patients will be included. Patients who meet enrolment criteria will receive 30mg alitretinoin, given orally as gelatin capsules, once daily for 24 weeks. Dose interruptions are permitted in response to adverse effects, consistent with use of retinoids and the product label. Most clinical evaluations will be performed every 4 weeks. A safety follow-up visit is planned 4 weeks after the end of treatment. Further follow-up visits will be conducted 16 and 24 weeks after end of treatment in those patients meeting the primary endpoint - Trial with medicinal product
This is a phase III B, prospective, interventional, open-label, single-arm, multicenter study to provide regorafenib to subjects diagnosed with metastatic colorectal cancer who have failed after standard therapy and for whom no therapy alternatives exist, in the time between positive results and approval / availability on the market, and to collect safety data for regorafenib until market access. Regorafenib is an oral (i.e. taken by mouth) multi-targeted kinase inhibitor. A kinase inhibitor targets certain key proteins that are essential for the survival of the cancer cell. By specifically targeting these proteins, regorafenib may stop cancer growth. The growth of the tumor may be decreased by preventing these specific proteins from functioning. The primary endpoint of this study will be safety.
This is a multi-centre, randomised, double-blind, active treatment, parallel group induction study in subjects with moderately-to-severely active Crohn's disease. Subjects will receive one of two doses (500 milligrams once daily, 500 milligrams twice daily) of GSK1605786A for 12 weeks. The primary objective of the study is to induce clinical response (Crohn's Disease Activity Index [CDAI] decrease from baseline of at least 100 points) and/or remission (CDAI score less than 150) with GSK1605786A at Week 12 in subjects with active Crohn's disease to qualify subjects for enrolment into a 52 week maintenance study (CCX114157). Secondary objectives will include assessment of the safety and evaluation of the efficacy in induction of clinical response or remission. Safety will be assessed by recording of adverse events and assessment of changes in clinical laboratory parameters, vital signs and electrocardiogram. Population pharmacokinetics will evaluate the two doses of GSK1605786A. Health outcomes assessments will include changes in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire, SF-36, EQ-5D, and Work Productivity and Activity Impairment-Crohn's Disease.
This is an open label phase I study of Inotuzumab Ozogamicin, an antibody-targeted intravenous chemotherapy agent composed of a CD22-targeted antibody linked to calicheamicin, in combination with the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor Temsirolimus, in patients with relapsed/refractory CD22+ B-cell non Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHLs). Both Inotuzumab Ozogamicin and Temsirolimus have been evaluated as single agents as well as in combination with rituximab in patients with NHLs. This is the first study combining the two agents together. In the present study Inotuzumab Ozogamicin will be administered intravenously on d1 at the starting dose of 0.8 /m2. Temsirolimus will be administered intravenously on days 1,8,15 and 22 at the starting dose of 15mg. Cycles will be repeated every 28 days.
The purpose of this study is to compare chronic (1-year) effects on left ventricular ejection fraction resulting from transvenous pacing of the right ventricular apex (RVA) versus the left ventricular apex (LVA) in patients with preserved or mildly reduced left ventricular systolic function (>= 45%).
Bone marrow biopsy quality as quantified by biopsy cylinder length and diagnostic usefulness is improved with a powered bone marrow biopsy device in comparison with a manual device.
The present study will provide additional efficacy and safety data for 0.5-mg ranibizumab using as needed (PRN) dosing over 24 months in patients with visual impairment due to macular edema secondary to Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO). Spectral domain high-definition optical coherence tomography (OCT) images will be analyzed to gain insights into predictive factors for disease progression and the possibility of reduced monitoring will be assessed in Year 2. The results of this open-label study will provide long-term safety and efficacy data to further guide recommendations on the use of ranibizumab in this indication.