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.
The investigators intend to study whether the use of the pain medication etoricoxib (Arcoxia) taken just before the Ramadan fast will prevent or lessen headache that some people get while fasting. The investigators hypothesize that etoricoxib will reduce the number of people getting headache, more than placebo. The investigators will do this by giving participants in the study either real medication or placebo (sugar pill) and comparing the results. The investigators will study this over two weeks. The first week one group will get the medicine and the other the placebo. The second the groups will switch. Neither the subjects nor the investigators will know who is in which group.
This is a prospective, randomized-controlled trial (RCT) comparing the use of Propofol and Remifentanyl and traditional sedation (Midazolam and Fentanyl) for diagnostic colonoscopies in patients with compensated cirrhosis child A-B. The working hypothesis is that the use of propofol will be translated in a shorter recovery and discharge times with a higher patient satisfaction and a decrease in general complications (Hepatic Encephalopathy) in the context of patients with advanced liver disease.
The present study is a randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled, two-Phase, sequential cohort, dose finding study to assess the safety and efficacy of eltrombopag in patients with solid tumors receiving gemcitabine monotherapy or the combination of gemcitabine plus carboplatin or cisplatin. Phase I of the study will examine safety and tolerability of various doses of eltrombopag to identify a dose and schedule of eltrombopag. Phase II will confirm that the chosen dose and schedule of eltrombopag from Phase I can deliver clinically meaningful benefit(s) to thrombocytopenic patients by improving platelet numbers.
Clinically Characterized by the presence of chronic widespread pan and tenderness, Fibromyalgia (FM) is one of the most common "functional" syndromes. FM is currently conceived of as representing a prototype of central pain, i.e. a condition in which sensitization of the central nervous system results in a overall increase in the processing of painful stimuli, as well as an impairment of pain inhibition. This condition is responsible for significant a social and economic burden and is estimated to affect up to 5% of all women. The 1990 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria for FM are the current standard for studying FM, and require the presence of widespread pain lasting over 3 months, as well as documentation of tenderness in at least 11 of 18 pre-defined "tender points. Multiple additional symptoms, which are not part of the classification criteria, include among others sleep disturbances, mood disturbances, cognitive dysfunction, vulvodynia, dysmenorrhea, sexual dysfunction and weight fluctuations. In addition, FM is well known to overlap both clinically and epidemiologically with an ever increasing number of other "functional" disorders, including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJD), functional dyspepsia etc. In addition to the central symptom of pain, FM patients frequently complain of non- specific symptoms which are potentially autonomically - mediated. Thus, palpitations, fatigue and inability to stand for long periods of time are all common complaints. About 80-90 percent of FM patients have one or more symptoms associated with autonomic dysfunction. The most common of them is presyncope (62.5%), followed by syncope (12.5%), palpitations on standing (12.5%) and dizziness (12.5%) (14). Some of these symptoms overlap with those of the postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS). POTS is a common dysautonomia, characterized by remarkable increased heart rate during the assumption of the upright posture (>30 bpm). According to our experience, FM is found, at least, in 15% of POTS patients. But, no data exists about the incidence of POTS in patients with FM.The role of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) in initiating and maintaining the syndrome of FM has been studies (and debated) over the last decade. The ANS is an extremely complex system, regulating involuntary body functions, including heart rate, intestinal motility, urination, and sexual activity, among many other variables. Notably, the vagus has an inhibitory effect on pain. Deterioration in the vagal control is "associated" with increased pain sensation. Previous studies have indicated that FM patients may have an increase in sympathetic control over the cardiovascular system with a reciprocal decrease in parasympathetic control. High sympathetic tone is usually associated with a lower threshold to pain. But, the contribution of the ANS to the pathogenesis of FM syndrome remains unclear. Evidently, the ANS interacts with other components of the CNS in the pathogenesis of FM, including pain processing centers in the thalamus and amygdala, as well as with the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis.
Primary Objective: - To demonstrate that lixisenatide can reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality [composite endpoint of cardiovascular (CV) death, non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI), non-fatal stroke, hospitalization for unstable angina] compared to placebo in type 2 diabetic patients who recently experienced an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) event. Secondary Objectives: To demonstrate that when compared to placebo, lixisenatide can reduce: - composite endpoint of cardiovascular death, non-fatal MI, non-fatal stroke, hospitalization for unstable angina, or hospitalization for heart failure - composite endpoint of cardiovascular death, non-fatal MI, non-fatal stroke, hospitalization for unstable angina, hospitalization for heart failure, or coronary revascularization procedure - urinary albumin excretion (based on the urinary albumin/creatinine ratio). To assess the safety and tolerability of lixisenatide.
Main Study: Primary Objective: Assess the long term safety of sarilumab in participants with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Secondary Objective: Assess the long term efficacy of sarilumab in participants with RA. Sub-Study: This phase 3, open label sub-study was aimed to assess the usability of PFS-S when used by participants with moderate or severe RA, or their professional or non-professional healthcare providers in an unsupervised real-world situation. To mimic the real-world practice, the sub-study was incorporated into the LTS11210 study without additional visits compared to the scheduled visits in the main study. The duration of this sub-study was 12 weeks.
Standard therapy for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) is (Peg/RBV) combination therapy obtaining sustained virologic response (SVR) in 80% of naïve patients with genotype 2,3. Studies rarely address the issues of improving host factors. The current study examines 1. whether adding vitamin D, a potent immunomodulator, could improve viral response and shorten treatment duration (from 24 weeks to 12 weeks) 2. whether Vitamin D levels predictes negative treatment outcome.
The study hypothesis is that 3 Months Daily Supplementation of RGC will effect blood pressure and vascular function. This will be a single-center, double-blind, random, parallel controlled Study. Study population will include 60 subjects, who will be divided randomly into three groups. The first group will get RGC 200mg, the second group will get RGC 400mg, and the third group will get 200mg placebo.
Background: Obesity is associated with a high prevalence of chronic kidney disease.The glomerular hyperfiltration associated with obesity may play a role in the pathogenesis of obesity associated chronic kidney disease. Attenuation of hyperfiltration by pharmacological means may slow down the development and progression of chronic renal failure. The investigators have previously shown that acetazolamide, a proximally acting diuretic that activates tubuloglomerular feedback(TGF) by increasing solute delivery to the Macula DENSA, abates glomerular hyperfiltration. The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that this decrease in hyperfiltration is specific to acetazolamide and not due to a non specific diuretic effect. The aim of the present study is to compare the effects of furosemide and acetazolamide on glomerular hemodynamics in subjects with severe obesity. Methods: A randomized double-blind crossover controlled design will be used. Fifteen obese subjects and ten subjects with normal body weight will participate in the study. Obese subjects will undergo measurement of glomerular filtration rate (GFR)(inulin clearance), renal plasma flow (RPF) (p-aminohippuric acid clearance), filtration fraction, fractional excretion of lithium (FE LI) and blood pressure, before and after intravenous administration of furosemide 2 mg. and acetazolamide 5 mg/kg BW. Ten subjects with normal body weight will undergo measurement of renal function without administration of diuretics.
This is a multi-center, randomized, two stage, double-blind, placebo-controlled administration study comprising 200 healthy participants.