There are about 25435 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in United Kingdom. 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.
To compare the efficacy of SMP-114 (120 and 240 mg/d) versus placebo in terms of the percentage of patients meeting the American College of Rheumatology criteria for 20% improvement in RA (ACR20) at week 24. The study hypothesis would be to demonstrate that the use of methotrexate and SMP-114 is more efficacious than Methotrexate alone.
Osteoarthritis of both the knee and hip joints are common conditions; knee osteoarthritis affects 6% of adults over 30 years of age and osteoarthritis of the hip affects between 3% and 6% of the Caucasian population. Both forms of osteoarthritis are associated with disability. Conventional treatment (analgesics and the use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory, NSAIDS) is prophylactic, aimed at decreasing pain and improving function. However long term use of NSAIDS is associated with a high incidence of adverse events (gastrointestinal tract symptoms). A safer alternative treatment would therefore be beneficial. Both anecdotal evidence and recent studies have implicated the potential of the herbal remedy Devil's Claw (Harpagophytum procumbens) for the treatment of painful, chronic arthritic type conditions (Ernst and Chrubasik, 2000). Devil's Claw is an extract obtained from the root of the Harpagophytum procumbens plant, a member of the sesame family found in the Kalahari region in South Africa. It has been shown that this herbal remedy has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects (Baghdikian et al, 1997). Currently Devil's Claw is marketed for use as a supportive treatment of degenerative arthrosis, is not a Medicines Control Agency licensed product and is freely available to the general public in health food stores and pharmacies. The objectives of this study are to assess the efficacy, optimum dosage and safety of the herbal remedy Devil's Claw (Harpagophytum) in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee and/or hip. The primary objective of this study is to investigate the following three principal questions: 1. To compare the efficacy of Devil's Claw with placebo in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee and/or hip 2. To determine the optimum dose of Devil's Claw and 3. To evaluate the safety and tolerability of three doses of Devil's Claw in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee/hip and to compare them to placebo There are also a number of secondary research objectives that will also be addressed (see later). These objectives are based on the following hypotheses : Hypotheses - Devil's Claw has anti-inflammatory properties (as assessed by the reduction in pain, stiffness and disability aspects on the WOMAC) in chronic osteoarthritis of the knee and/or hip after 16 weeks of treatment, as compared to placebo. - A dose response effect exists in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee/hip by Devil's Claw.
The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and efficacy of ECP treatment combined with high dose corticosteroids versus high dose corticosteroids alone, in the treatment of patients with newly diagnosed acute GvHD (Grades II to III) that developed within 100 days following an allo HPCT.
The purpose of the study is to compare two device settings (sets of instructions) used by the ICD. The Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator ("ICD") can be set to use one wire (top or bottom of the heart) or two wires (top and bottom). The study will compare how much time either ICD wire is used by the ICD and the status of congestive heart failure.
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as prednisolone and dexamethasone, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more cancer cells. It is not yet known whether prednisolone is more effective than dexamethasone when given together with combination chemotherapy in treating lymphoblastic lymphoma. PURPOSE: This phase III randomized clinical trial is studying prednisolone to see how well it works compared to dexamethasone when given together with combination chemotherapy in treating young patients with newly diagnosed lymphoblastic lymphoma.
This is a randomized, open-label, multinational, phase III study in women with histologically- or cytologically-confirmed advanced NSCLC who are chemotherapy naïve and have PS 2. Study drug will be administered on day 1 of each 21 day cycle
This is a 16-week randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, multi-center, placebo- and active- (metformin 1.5 g) controlled study of tesaglitazar (1 mg) in patients with type 2 diabetes. After a 1-week enrollment period, a 3 week placebo single blind run in period and 1-week placebo single-blind baseline measurement period, the patients will be given the investigational product for 16 weeks in a double blind fashion. Metformin will be titrated up during the first 3 weeks of the double-blind period. The total study duration, including enrollment, run-in, randomized treatment and follow-up, is 29 weeks.
This initial proof of concept, phase II study aims to assess the safety and efficacy of UK-500,001 for the chronic maintenance treatment of adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
The purpose of the study is to determine the efficacy of lapaquistat acetate, once daily (QD), to lower cholesterol in subjects with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia undergoing lipid-lowering treatment.
The primary objective is to show whether rimonabant reduces the risk of a heart attack (MI), stroke, or death from an MI or stroke in patients with abdominal obesity with other cardiovascular (CV) risk factors. The secondary objective is to show whether rimonabant reduces the risk of MI, stroke, CV death, or CV hospitalization in these patients.