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.
The present study will aim to determine the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of etoricoxib, an NSAID pain reliever, in patients with Neuropathic pain. Neuropathic pain, or pain caused by abnormal activity of sensory neurons, remains undertreated. Post herpetic neuralgia (PHN), which is commonly referred to as post-shingles pain, is the most useful disease to study when investigating the efficacy of pain relievers for Neuropathic pain. Therefore, this study will primarily involve patients with PHN. The hypothesis in this study is that etoricoxib efficacy is superior to that of placebo.
RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scanning before surgery, may help measure the extent of disease. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying PET/CT scanning before surgery in patients with non-small cell lung cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, esophageal cancer, or head and neck cancer.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) have reduced or absent otolith function.The otolith system is a specific part of the inner ear vestibular (balance) system that detects linear movement.
The purpose of the study is to examine the effects of adding a drug called hydroxychloroquine, usually used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, to patients' usual antiretroviral combination. HIV causes activation of some parts of the immune system and this immune activation may persist despite effective antiretroviral therapy. Ongoing activation may be responsible for poor CD4 rise on antiretroviral therapy and for some HIV-related complications. Drugs like hydroxychloroquine work by inhibiting immune activation. The study will primarily investigate the effect of adding this medication on immunological parameters (particularly CD4 count), on other safety parameters (such as cholesterol), patients' side effects and viral load. If you decide to take part, the duration of your involvement in the study will be 24 weeks plus two screening visits up to 84 days prior to the start of the study and a follow up visit.
RATIONALE: Imatinib mesylate may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Biological therapies, such as hydroxychloroquine, may stimulate the immune system in different ways and stop cancer cells from growing. It is not yet known whether imatinib mesylate is more effective when given with or without hydroxychloroquine in treating patients with chronic myeloid leukemia. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying the side effects of giving imatinib mesylate with or without hydroxychloroquine and to see how well it works in treating patients with chronic myeloid leukemia.
The aim of this study is to characterize Kupffer cell activity and activation of the innate immune response in the early phase of liver regeneration after right hepatectomy. The investigators hypothesise that liver regeneration after right hepatectomy in humans is associated with Kupffer cell activation and initiation of the innate immune response and that impaired liver regeneration, liver failure and sepsis following liver resection are associated with Kupffer cell dysfunction and an impaired innate immune response. The objectives for this study are to characterise Kupffer cell activity and the innate immune response in human liver before and after right hepatectomy.
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of 6 months moderate intensity exercise training completed three times per week upon traditional and emerging cardiovascular disease risk factors in postmenopausal women both with and without type 2 diabetes. These risk factors include blood markers associated with increased risk such as cholesterol, insulin, glucose and markers of inflammation plus measures of body fat, heart and lung fitness, vascular stiffness and vascular function. The study hypothesised that moderate intensity exercise training would intervene in the exaggerated risk seen in women following the menopause, especially in those with type 2 diabetes.
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Specialized radiation therapy that delivers a high dose of radiation directly to the tumor may kill more tumor cells and cause less damage to normal tissue. Giving radiation therapy after surgery may kill any tumor cells that remain after surgery. It is not yet known whether intensity-modulated radiation therapy or 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy is more effective in decreasing hearing loss in patients undergoing radiation therapy for parotid gland cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying intensity-modulated radiation therapy to see how well it works compared with 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy in decreasing hearing loss in patients who have undergone surgery for parotid tumors.
The aim of this study is to establish the efficacy and duration of effect of intra-articular (IA) infliximab vs intravenous infliximab vs current standard care (IA steroid injections) in seronegative oligoarthritis. All patients will have seronegative arthritis affecting less than 5 joints but including at least one knee. 10 patients will receive IA infliximab injections to the affected knee, 10 will receive IA steroid injections to the affected knee and 10 will receive a course of intravenous infliximab. Patients will not be aware of their group as this is a placebo-controlled study.
This study will investigate the effectiveness of using the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of cancer Core Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30 + LC 13) to identify and target therapies in patients with lung cancer. The study will assess whether using the questionnaire will result in an improvement in QoL.