There are about 25560 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Germany. 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.
Cancer patients develop a high psychological burden of the underlying disease. To support patients in outpatient phases psychotherapists are not sufficiently available for establish regularly face-to-face-contact. The availability of Internet-based psychotherapeutic support can bridge this gap. This study examines the effectiveness of MAC-CBT® via the Internet (called Incobeth®) in cancer patients.
FGF-21 and insulin are key hormones in the regulation of glucose metabolism. Furthermore, both hormones are influenced by physical activity. The following hypothesis will be tested: FGF-21 is regulated insulin-dependent during exercise.
The trial was designed to investigate whether, and to which extent, multiple doses of bosentan may influence the plasma levels of nintedanib administered as a single dose.
This international, prospective and multicenter registry was designed to collect clinical evidence for the endoscopic vacuum treatment using Eso-SPONGE® for anastomotic leakage after esophageal resection or iatrogenic or spontaneous esophageal perforation.
The incidence of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) after acute pulmonary embolism ist not clear. It is estimated to be up to 3.8%. Prospective data registration does not exist. Treatment of choice is pulmonary endarterectomy if the thromboembolic lesions are surgically accessible. Otherwise interventional therapy by means of pulmonary balloon-angioplasty (BPA) or medical therapy is indicated. In Germany, the majority of the patients is referred to three CTEPH centers: Kerckhoff Clinic, Saarland University Hospital and Hannover Medical School to evaluate the therapeutic options. Starting in January 2016 all incident patients will be de-identified and included prospectively. Risk factors, outcome and treatment will be documented.
Patients suffering from chronic degenerating diseases are often treated by a plethora of NSAIDs, DMARDs, Biologicals, as well as combinations of these therapeutics. However, many patients are refractory to this treatment and suffer from chronic pain over years, leading to a worsening of the quality of live. The mobilization of these patients is one main goal in the therapy of these chronic and inflammatory diseases. Low dose radiation therapy (LDRT) is applied since more than one century for the local treatment of chronic degenerating joint diseases. The success of the treatment was described by many retrospective as well as pattern of care studies, respectively. Local (only at the painful joint) low dose irradiation of the chronic patients results in most patients in a significantly reduced pain, not only direct after the therapy, but also lasting for more than 12 month in many cases. The patients experience enhanced mobility and increased quality of life. The molecular and cellular processes leading to the pain reduction are just fragmentarily analyzed. Our group revealed that macrophages are key players in radiation-induced immune modulation. Inflammatory macrophages exposed to low doses of radiation showed a reduced inflammatory capacity and attenuated an inflammatory microenvironment. Besides macrophages further immune cells are most likely involved in reduction of inflammation following LD-RT, as in vitro already shown for neutrophils. The IMMO-LDRT01 study aims for the first time to analyze in detail the immune status of patients suffering from inflammatory, chronic joint diseases before, during and after LD-RT in a longitudinal manner. The multi-color flow cytometry-based assay will allow determining over 30 immune cell subsets and additionally their activation status. Further, biodosimetry will be performed with the whole-blood samples to get hints about dose that the immune cells are exposed to. This will be performed with national and international co-operation partners. The IMMO-LDRT01 study is a prospective and observational study not influencing the standard therapeutic scheme and will provide hints how the LDRT affects besides local cells in the irradiated area also the systemic inflammatory response.
This study is researching a combination of 2 experimental drugs, referred to as "study drugs", called odronextamab (also known as REGN1979) and cemiplimab (also known as REGN2810). The study is focused on patients who have relapse/refractory aggressive B-cell lymphoma. The aim of the study is to see how safe and tolerable the study drugs are, and to define the recommended dose regimen for the combination with odronextamab. This study is also looking at several other research questions, including: - What side effects may happen from taking the study drugs - How effective the study drugs are against the disease - How much study drug is in the blood at different times - Whether the body makes substances or protein called antibodies against the study drugs (that could make the drugs less effective or could lead to side effects)
Static pedobarography is routinely used for pre- and postoperative questions regarding plantar foot pressure. This Investigation does insufficiently detect dynamic Forces. Hence, dynamic pedobarography might give some important insights in detecting plantar foot pressure after forefoot reconstruction.
Evaluation of a new ELISA based interferon-gamma release assay (QuantiFERON TB plus In-tube test) in immunocompromized patients
The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3Kinase)/Protein Kinase B (AKT)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTor) pathway plays a role on the development and the venous/lymphatic vascular organisations. The investigators want to study the efficacy and the safety of Rapamycin, an mTor inhibitor.