There are about 9745 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Israel. 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.
Schizophrenia is a chronic psychiatric illness with periods of remission and relapse. Patients vary in the frequency and severity of relapse, time until relapse and time in remission. Discontinuation of antipsychotic medication is by far the most important reason for relapse. A possible method to optimize medication adherence is to treat patients with long-term, depot medication rather than oral medication. However, despite its apparent "common sense" this approach has neither been universally accepted by practicing psychiatrists nor unequivocally demonstrated in clinical trials. Therefore, in this study we aim to investigate possible advantages of depot medication over oral antipsychotics in an independently designed and conducted, randomized, pragmatic trial.
The goal of this study is to test whether voluntary regulation of limbic system activation is possible in patients with fibromyalgia and to examine the neurobehavioral effects of specific neuromodulation of this circuit on somatosensory, limbic, and cognitive processes. This goal will be achieved by using a method previously developed for the construction of an fMRI-enriched EEG model ("EEG-Finger-Print", EFP) that selectively targets the amygdala BOLD activation (Amyg-EFP). The investigators conducted two studies: In the first study, the investigators conducted simultaneous recordings of EEG and fMRI during Amyg-EFP NF training on patients with FM. The main objective is to demonstrate target engagement following Amyg-EFP-NF training in FM patients. In the second study, the investigators aim to conduct a randomized clinical trial to examine the causal effect of the Amyg-EFP NF trial. The investigators will compare neurobehavioral effects between three groups. I. Amyg-EFP-NF group: a multisession NF trial using the Amyg-EFP model. II. Control group 1- sham-NF: a multisession NF trial using sham feedback. III. Control group 2: patients in this group will continue their usual treatment without intervention.
Losmapimod is a new anti-inflammatory medication which potentially may benefit patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome, (ACS), a condition which includes heart attack. There is a growing understanding that the inflammatory response to ACS is integral to the subsequent evolution of plaque instability. Losmapimod inhibits p38 mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK), an enzyme which may play a central role in inflammation in the setting of heart attack. Inhibition of p38 MAPK may stabilize atherosclerotic plaques, reduce the risk of subsequent plaque rupture, indirectly improve vascular function and prevent subsequent thrombosis, and thus reduce infarct size and the risk of subsequent cardiac events. This study will test whether losmapimod can safely reduce the risk of a subsequent cardiovascular event (such as death, heart attack, or near heart attack requiring urgent treatment ) when started immediately after ACS (specifically, heart attack). Patients who present with heart attack and qualify for the study will be randomly assigned to receive 3 months treatment with either losmapimod twice daily or placebo, which will be administered in addition to the usual standard of care therapies for heart attack. Following the in-hospital period, subjects will return for outpatient visits at 4 and 12 weeks, as well as a follow up visit at 24 weeks.
During the last decades, owing to the growing tendency of women to delay childbearing plans because of career and personal priorities, fertility specialists today are seeing more and more women with poor ovarian reserve and with poor ovarian response Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) is considered a important factor in the success of in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET), enabling the recruitment of multiple oocytes and, thereby, resulting in more than one embryo. However, owing to the extreme variability in ovarian response to COH, in a subgroup of patients with poor ovarian response, this method may yield a very small number of follicles After succeeding in maximal recruitment of the follicles, the triggering of ovulation is extremely important in order to achieve, as many as, mature oocytes. Several studies have reported retrieval of more mature oocytes after GnRH agonist triggering compared to the number of oocytes retrieved after hCG. Among the possible advantages of GnRH agonist for final oocyte maturation is the simultaneous induction of an FSH surge. The role of the natural mid-cycle FSH surge is not fully clear. FSH was reported to induce LH receptor formation in luteinizing granulosa cells, and to promote oocyte nuclear maturation and cumulus expansion . Another method described to trigger ovulation is the "Dual triggering"- GnRH agonist 40 h prior to ovum pickup and hCG added 6 h after the first trigger. The dual triggering was described as the treatment in cases with recurrent empty follicles. The aim of the present study is to evaluate three different methods of ovulation triggering in women with poor ovarian response
EndoChoice's FUSE System enables a wider view range via 1-2 additional cameras (depending on the model). These optical properties are to be examined and reviewed in this trial (mainly usability and safety)
The purpose of this study is to check the medical efficacy and economic benefits of multidisciplinary care in patients with unexplained medical complaints and consume medical services frequently.
Observational study in the routine clinical practice setting to evaluate the short and long term safety profile of Radium-223 in metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer patients and to evaluate the risk of developing second primary cancers.
This trial is conducted globally. The aim of the trial is to investigate the safety and efficacy of nonacog beta pegol (N9-GP) in previously untreated patients with Haemophilia B.
Trial question: Does administration of exogenous surfactant using a minimally-invasive technique improve outcome in preterm infants 25-28 weeks gestation treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)? Trial hypothesis: That early surfactant administration via a minimally-invasive technique to preterm infants on CPAP will result in a lesser duration of mechanical respiratory support, and a higher incidence of survival without bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Trial design: Multicentre, randomised, masked, controlled trial in inborn preterm infants 25-28 weeks gestation, aged less than 6 hours, requiring CPAP because of respiratory distress, with an FiO2 of >=0.3 and CPAP pressure 5-8. Infants randomised to surfactant treatment receive 200 mg/kg of poractant alfa (Curosurf) administered under direct laryngoscopy using a surfactant instillation catheter, followed by reinstitution of CPAP. Controls continue on CPAP. The intervention is masked from the clinical team. Care thereafter is as per usual in both groups, other than the requirement to adhere to intubation criteria. The primary outcome is incidence of death or BPD. Secondary outcomes include incidence of death, major neonatal morbidities (BPD, intraventricular haemorrhage, periventricular leukomalacia, retinopathy of prematurity, necrotising enterocolitis), pneumothorax and patent ductus arteriosus; need for intubation and surfactant therapy; durations of mechanical respiratory support, intubation, CPAP, intubation and CPAP, high flow nasal cannula (HFNC), oxygen therapy, intensive care stay and hospitalisation; hospitalisation cost; applicability and safety of the MIST procedure; and outcome at 2 years. The sample size is 303/group, allowing detection of a 33% difference in the primary outcome with 90% power. The trial commenced at Royal Hobart Hospital December 2011 and Royal Women's Hospital during 2012, and will ultimately be conducted over 5 years in multiple centres internationally.
In total 120 pregnant women's with history of recurrent miscarriages, are planned for inclusion in this trial. After signing an informed consent a blood sample will be obtained from each participant. The investigators will measure the thrombin generation in plasma assessed by the calibrated automated thrombogram (CAT). The relation between pregnancy outcome and thrombin measurements will be determined