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 aim is to evaluate if the resolution of upper abdominal symptoms (pain or burning) during an acid suppressive test trial of esomprazole given daily for 7 days predicts symptoms resolution at the end of a subsequent treatment period of 7 weeks.
The success of kidney transplantation is hampered by the shortage of organs. One attractive strategy is the use of kidneys from living donors. During the donor operation the kidney artery, kidney vein and ureter have to be interrupted as far as possible from the kidney to have sufficient length for the reconnection of these structures in the transplant operation. An adrenal gland is situated at the upper pole of each kidney. While the arterial supply is accomplished by many small vessels, the venous drainage is only through one vein. On the right side the adrenal vein empties directly into the inferior vena cava (the large vessel transporting blood from the lower body to the heart). In contrast, on the left side the adrenal vein empties into the kidney vein, which in turn drains to the inferior vana cava. Due to these anatomical differences a left-sided removal of a kidney always necessitates an interruption of the left adrenal vein, while a right-sided kidney removal does not. As the venous drainage of the left adrenal gland is closed during living kidney donation, the gland is most likely functionally impaired. This can be compared to a right-sided kidney donation, where the adrenal vein is left intact. These comparisons are performed by adrenal function tests before, one week after and one month after kidney donation. These function tests consist of blood values drawn after stimulation with a hormone drug.
This study aims to determine effectiveness of Gefitinib (Iressa) in recurrent glioblastoma after standard treatment (surgery, radiationtherapy and at least a first line chemotherapy). Gefitinib is a specific inhibitor of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). EGFR is elevated in more than 50% of malignant gliomas. At recurrence, secondary surgery and pre- and postoperative Gefitinib is offered to patients in good performance status. Clinical outcome of patients and correlation to translational research will be evaluated.
The current study aims to validate the diagnostic use of PCT assessing its capability to individualize and shorten the duration of antibiotic therapy in critically ill patients with suspected or confirmed sepsis. In particular, no well-designed intervention study has properly examined the following hypothesis: A PCT-guided antibiotic discontinuation strategy enables to reduce antibiotic treatment duration in critically ill patients with suspected or documented sepsis, without harming patient safety.
The purpose of this study is to determine if the combination of clopidogrel 75mg once daily (od) plus aspirin 100mg daily (recommended dose) is better than aspirin alone (100mg daily recommended dose) for preventing vascular events such as stroke and heart attack during approximately three years of follow-up in patients with atrial fibrillation associated with at least one major risk factor of vascular event such as elderly, blood pressure increase, history of stroke or transient ischemic attack or left ventricular dysfunction etc. The study will also accept patients with atrial fibrillation and unwilling to take oral anticoagulant therapy.
The purpose of this study was to determine if Irbesartan compared to Placebo would reduce the risk of vascular events such as heart attack, stroke, non-cerebral thromboembolic event and death in patients with Atrial Fibrillation (AF) and with at least one major risk of vascular events.
Eligible patients will be post-menopausal hormone receptor- and lymph node-positive females who recently underwent primary surgery for breast cancer. Patients will be randomized to letrozole (2.5 mg per day for 5 years) vs anastrozole (1 mg per day for 5 years). Follow up will occur for 5 years after the completion of enrollment for survival and disease status updates.
Arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure (PaCO2) is an essential indicator of ventilation and respiratory function. It is routinely tested invasively by arterial blood gas analysis (ABGA) but recently developed miniaturized carbon dioxide tension sensors promise non-invasive and continuous transcutaneous PCO2 (PtcCO2) monitoring. We, the researchers at University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland, determined the accuracy of two PtcCO2 monitors (TOSCA 500 with Sensor 92, Linde Medical Sensors AG, Basel; and Sentec Digital Monitor with V-Sign Sensor, Sentec AG, Therwil) for measurement of single values and trends in PaCO2 in critically ill patients, using ABGA as a reference.
This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of long term treatment of SPP100 in patients with essential hypertension. (Trial is not recruiting in the US)
The purpose of the study was to compare the efficacy of 2 different Etanercept regimens for the treatment of skin and joint manifestations of psoriatic arthritis.