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 overarching aim of this research project is to prevent orthopedic implant-associated infections. This study aims to investigate if photodynamic therapy has an effect on bacterial skin colonization and decrease number of colonizing bacteria associated with sebaceous and sweat glands in order to improve skin antisepsis strategies for the prevention of surgical site infections.
Postoperative prolonged air leak (PAL), referring to the passage of air from the lung parenchyma into the pleural space, is one of the most frequent postoperative complications after lung resection. To control air leak, there are two different products certified since years: TachoSil® and Neoveil®. This study is to investigate the difference of TachoSil® and Neoveil® in patients with PAL.
The primary objective is to determine the validity of the Six-Minute-Walking Test (6WT) and Timed-Up and Go (TUG) test to measure objective functional impairment (OFI) in patients undergoing either interlaminar epidural steroid injection (ESI) or transforaminal epidural steroid injections (TFESI) for lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD)
The overall objective of this study is to optimise the corneal cross-linking standard protocol in terms of a more economical use of the resource "medical personnel" and in terms of increased patient participation. If it can be shown that the riboflavin necessary for corneal cross-linking does not necessarily have to be applied directly on the cornea (as currently performed by the nurses), but can also be applied in the inferior fornix (as it would be performed by patients in the context of self-application), then it would be conceivable to transfer this task from medical staff to the patients.
Pivotal Summary: The study is designed to demonstrate safety and efficacy of the Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (EV ICD) System. Continued Access Summary: This study is designed to provide continued access to the Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (EV ICD) System.
Viruses with high mutation rates, such influenza or HIV, pose a major challenge for vaccine design. The current influenza vaccination strategy of yearly vaccination with adapted strains aims to maximally diversify the antibody immune response to prevent viral escape. There is, however, growing evidence, that repeated vaccination with very similar viral proteins might limit, instead of broaden, diversification and thereby reduce vaccine efficacy. The ARIVA Study prospectively studies the immunological impact of repeated influenza vaccination on viral variant recognition and antibody responses in healthy subjects cross-sectionally and over three consecutive vaccination seasons.
Prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, crossover study to investigate the effect of cannabidiol (CBD) on remifentanil-induced hyperalgesia in healthy volunteers in a well-established acute pain model. Participants are randomized according to the order of the two treatments (CBD + Remifentanil or Placebo + Remifentanil).
Cardiac surgery saves lives when patients suffer from cardiac disease. Local inflammation is important for tissue repair and wound healing after such an operation. Inflammation starts already when the patient is treated in the intensive care unit. When inflammatory proteins (cytokines) are released into the circulation, they cause also a systemic inflammation, which alerts the immune system of the body and activates defence mechanisms (=adaptive response). In some patients, systemic inflammation is out of control thereby causing organ dysfunctions, shock, and in the most severe cases even death (=maladaptive response). The aim of this study is to investigate the early phase of inflammation after the operation. Repeated blood samples will be taken of patients undergoing cardiac surgery to describe the patterns and dynamics of inflammation proteins. A better understanding of these mechanisms will potentially lead to improved treatment of patients after cardiac surgery.
This qualitative study evaluates the acceptability of positioning pregnant women in labour in an optimized position, which consists in the hyperflexion of the legs and the loss of the lumbar lordosis. Twenty patients in situation of dystocia will adopt the described position for a limited amount of time.
The current guidelines for non-specific CLBP, recommend a conservative approach with exercise therapy, as first line treatment. Endurance and resistance training are two examples of recommended exercise therapies. However, it appears that none is recommended as superior over the other.