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 is a randomised control trial investigating the effects of a short six week exercise training program in rectal cancer patients following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy prior to elective rectal cancer surgery. Twelve patients will be randomised (1:1) to an intervention and a control group. The patients randomized to the intervention group will attend a total of 18 tailored exercise sessions (Three 40 minute sessions for six weeks) after their 6 weeks of chemoradiotherapy treatment. Where possible the exercise training sessions will be arranged to fit in with other appointments at the hospital. Patients randomized to the control group will be unsupervised. They will only attend an extra 3 sessions were a cardiopulmonary exercise test and VO2 Kinetics test will be performed. Patients will also be invited to attend 3 health related quality of life interviews at week 0, 3 and 6 during their exercise programme. These appointments will be directly before or after their exercise sessions to minimise hospital attendence. Following surgery only routine clinically relevant observational data will be collected. These data will relate to hospital length of stay, the level of care required following surgery, post-operative morbidity survey (POMS) and the recovery process. Most of this information can be accessed from patient notes and on the electronic patient records system. This is a subgroup RCT of patients in a larger interventional trial (6 control and 6 exercise intervention patients) will be asked to consent separately for the the 31-Phosphorus Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (31P MRS) scans and the blood samples. HYPOTHESIS 1. Interval exercise training will maintain or improve fitness (measured by anaerobic threshold) in patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. 2. Interval exercise training is safe and feasible in patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy awaiting rectal cancer resection. 3. Interval exercise training will improve other measures of physical fitness measured in the CPET and the oxygen uptake kinetics test. 4. Interval exercise training will improve quality of life in patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. 5. Improvements in physical fitness will reduce postoperative complications following major rectal cancer surgery. 6. Does physical activity, measured by Sensewear Pro 3 activity monitors, decrease during neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and can this decrease be attenuated by an exercise training program? 7. Can we find an optimal time for surgery when fitness and cancer downstaging are at their best? HYPOTHESIS for Mechanism Pilot Study 1. To explore the exponential rate constant of post-exercise phosphocreatine recovery. 2. To explore the alteration in cellular and mitochondrial energetics eg. Change in mitochondrial numbers, change in mitochondrial activity and respiration.
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of baricitinib on the levels of digoxin in the blood stream and how long it takes the body to remove digoxin. This study will also look at how safe and well-tolerated baricitinib is when given at the same time as digoxin in healthy participants. This study will last approximately 3-4 weeks.
Egg allergy is common in early childhood, affecting at least one in 50 preschool children. Influenza ("'flu") vaccines contain egg protein, as the vaccine is cultured in hen's eggs. There is robust data to support the safety of influenza vaccines (containing low or negligible amounts of egg protein) in patients with egg allergy. A new influenza vaccine, known as LAIV (Live Attenuated Intranasal Vaccine) has recently been approved by a number of licensing boards and is given by a spray into the nose. This new vaccine has been available in the United States for several years and is highly effective and against influenza infection, with an excellent safety profile in children without egg allergy. However, LAIV is also grown in hen's eggs and contains egg protein, and there are NO existing data on the safety of LAIV in egg-allergic children. The objective of this multicentre study is to assess the safety of intranasal LAIV in egg-allergic children, in order to demonstrate that these children can safely be given the new LAIV within a primary care health environment.
To determine whether women exposed to the continence promotion intervention will report improved urinary symptoms and quality of life, and lower incontinence-related stigma and falls than women who receive a control intervention at one-year post-intervention.
The Bonebridge is a new bone conducting implantable hearing aid. The investigators plan to randomize patients to receive either the Bonebridge or a conventional bone conducting hearing device. The investigators will then compare the surgical and audiological outcomes of the two groups.
This is a study to assess the immune (antibody) response and safety of the 2013/2014 formulation of Enzira® vaccine in healthy adult volunteers aged 18 years or older.
Multicenter, Prospective, randomized, comparative and controlled study about the beneficial effects in behavior and brain connectivity of different dietary patterns in 100 children with ADHD between 7 and 12 years, followed up for 3 months of nutritional therapy.
Patients who receive liver transplantation for hepatitis B virus (HBV) induced liver failure require longterm therapy to prevent HBV reinfection of the transplanted liver. The approved preventative treatment is a combination of antihepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIg) and oral antiviral medication. In the first 6 months after liver transplantation, patients receive treatment with intravenous HBIg to maintain blood antihepatitis B (antiHBs)antibody concentrations above 100 IU/L, the level considered safe for preventing hepatitis B reinfection. Zutectra is an HBIg preparation for subcutaneous injection that is approved in the EU for the 'prevention of HBV reinfection in HBV DNA negative patients ≥ 6 months after liver transplantation for hepatitis B induced liver failure'. The purpose of this study is to show that earlier subcutaneous HBIg treatment with Zutectra after liver transplantation can prevent hepatitis B reinfection. Treatment with subcutaneous HBIg (Zutectra) at home is manageable for the majority of patients and is more convenient for patients compared to intravenous treatment that must take place in the hospital setting. Fourty patients will take part in the study at approximately 19 centres in UK, France, Italy and Spain. Patients who are eligible for the study will receive treatment with Zutectra for 24 weeks. During the study, the safety and effectiveness of Zutectra will be assessed by checking for symptoms of hepatitis B related infection, as well as monitoring blood levels of antiHBs antibodies and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg).
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of CNTO 136 (sirukumab) in participants with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who are unresponsive to treatment with modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) or anti-TNF alpha agents.
UX003-CL201 is an open-label Phase 1/2 study to assess the safety, efficacy, and dose of UX003 in MPS 7 patients via intravenous (IV) administration every other week (QOW) for 36 weeks with up to an additional 36 weeks from the optional continuation period. Up to 5 participants, who are between 5 and 30 years of age inclusive, will be enrolled and treated with UX003. The initial 12-week treatment period will be followed by a 24-week forced dose titration period to assess the optimal dose. Participants who complete both the initial treatment and forced dose titration periods will continue treatment in a 36- week continuation period.