There are about 21071 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Spain. 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.
Excessive foot pronation has been recognized as being linked to chronic low back pain (CLBP). The use of compensating custom-made foot orthoses has not been entirely explored as an effective therapy for CLBP Objective: to investigate the effects of wearing custom made foot orthoses compared to placebo orthoses in patients with pronated feet and chronic low back pain (CLBP).
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is a biomedical strategy consisting of the use of antiretroviral therapy by HIV-seronegative people at high risk of acquiring HIV, to prevent the infection. Many controlled and randomized clinical trials, as well as implementation projects have shown that the use of tenofovir disoproxil (TDF) and emtricitabine (FTC) is both safe and effective in the prevention of HIV infection. However, the administrative situation of PrEP in Spain is anomalous. Unlike in some European countries, PrEP is not available within the National Health System (SNS), although being available for the treatment of HIV infection. In Spain the fixed-dose combination of FTC / TDF is for hospital use only, which requires prescription by HIV specialists exclusively and restricts its dispensation to pharmacy services within the hospital. This limitation in access and the knowledge of its prevention capacity of PrEP by vulnerable population has led them to obtain "generic FTC / TDF" outside the standardized health care system. According to a survey conducted in Europe to characterize MSM users of PrEP carried out in 2016, 5% of PrEP users had acquired it on their own. Of these 70% stated they were not included in any regular follow-up program while using the medication. Despite the growing demand, there are no health programs (including information, counseling, systematic screening for sexually transmissible infection (STI), etc.) aimed at meeting the health care needs of those who already use or wish to use PrEP, neither by public nor private healthcare providers. This type of service is especially necessary when considering that, among PrEP users, one may have already an established HIV infection, theoretical increase of other STI and a lack of monitoring kidney functions.. BCN Checkpoint is a community center since 2006 for the detection of HIV and other STI aimed at gay men, other men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW), which has shown high efficiency in HIV screening and fast referral to standard HIV care and treatment.. In 2017 the organization opened BCN PrEP·Point, a community centre with the goal to provide information, to conduct clinical trials and clinical monitoring of informal PrEP use. For this reason, it is presented here the protocol of the SeguiPrEP study, prospective, longitudinal study of health care in the community environment, to MSM and TGW, users of informal PrEP, based on point-of-care testing technology.
There is more and more evidence of the importance of the role of kinesitherapy in the management of epicondylitis, specifically (but not exclusively) of eccentric exercise. Since eccentric kinesitherapy, when applied in a systematic way by a physiotherapist, consumes time and human resources in a significant way, and in the case of such a prevalent pathology, it is frequent that strategies of training the patient are addressed so that this is who perform the exercises after learning them. However, it is not proven that the efficacy and safety of this approach is equivalent to treatment applied by a physiotherapist. A randomized single-blind controlled trial is conducted that compares both treatment approaches for epicondylitis (eccentric exercises applied directly by a physiotherapist for 10 sessions, and eccentric exercises applied by the patient during the same time) in terms of efficacy against pain, functionality and patient satisfaction, all this within the framework of the public health system.
Randomized, controlled, parallel groups, open-label, blinded end-point assessment, multicenter study, comparing the effects of a low glucose peritoneal dialysis solution, XyloCore, to glucose solutions (Physioneal, Fixioneal, Dianeal, Balance, Bicavera, Bicanova or Equibalance) only regimen, in patients with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) receiving Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD), over a 6-month study period.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a single treatment with administration of 400 Units NT 201 (botulinum toxin) is superior to placebo (no medicine) for the treatment of lower limb spasticity caused by stroke or traumatic brain injury (Main Period). Participants will be assigned to the treatment groups by chance and neither the participants nor the research staff who interact with them will know the allocation. The following 4 to 5 treatment cycles will investigate the safety and tolerability of treatment with NT 201 (botulinum toxin) when administered in doses between 400 and 800 Units (Open Label Extension Period). All participants will receive the treatment and the dose will depend on whether only lower limb spasticity or combined upper and lower limb spasticity are treated.
Prospective data will be collected in approximately 200 patients treated with an TMJ replacement. Patients will be followed up according to the standard (routine) for up to 5 years after the treatment. Data collection will include underlying disease, treatment details, functional and patient reported outcomes (PRO)s and anticipated or procedure-related adverse events (i.e. complications). This registry is designed to be able to assess the number of patients who refuse alloplastic total TMJ replacement. Therefore, the participating sites are asked to register all cases of refused TMJ replacements too.
Vitamin D supplementation in patients with uterine fibroids who present hypovitaminosis D to re-establish their normal serum values could stabilize the size of the uterine fibroids and thus prevent their growth or reduce their size thanks to the anti-proliferative action of Vitamin D on the myoma cells.
This study seeks to verify the analgesic efficacy of TENS during the first stage of labor applying TENS parameters that, according to with the evidence, can be effective for this application and discarding the placebo effect according to the methodological recommendations.
The objetive of the study is to evaluate the non-inferiority or the equivalence of the kangaroo care position, in lateral versus traditional one in prone measuring the stability of several parameters in premature infants less than 28 weeks of gestational age during the first 5 days of life.
Neck pain is a complex biopsychosocial disorder often precipitated or aggravated by neck movements or sustained neck postures. More than 80 % of individuals experience neck pain and neck associated disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a 4-week active exercising program in patients with chronic neck pain.