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 study aims to examine inter-brain synchrony between patients and therapists over the course of psychotherapy. Eight patients underwent a 6-session course of psychotherapy for test anxiety including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and imagery work, following an existing protocol (see Prinz et al., 2019), as well as a pre- and post- treatment interview (with different interviewers). The researchers used functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) imaging to record brain activity during both interviews and sessions 1, 3, and 5, and collected saliva samples to measure hormone levels during the same sessions. Participants completed questionnaires before and after the study, and before and after each session. The researchers hypothesized that synchrony will gradually increase over the psychotherapy sessions, that synchrony in the pre-treatment interview will be lower than in the post-treatment interview, and that synchrony would be correlated with increases in Oxytocin.
MK-2060 is being developed for prevention of thrombotic complications in end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The purpose of this study is to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the safety and tolerability of MK-2060 treatment in combination with a commonly used P2Y12 receptor inhibitor, clopidogrel, in ESRD patients.
This is a 52-week, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel group, multicenter study of depemokimab in adults with uncontrolled HES receiving standard of care (SoC) therapy. The study will recruit patients with a confirmed diagnosis of HES and who are on stable HES therapy for at least 4 weeks prior to randomization (Visit 2). Eligible participants must have uncontrolled HES with a history of repeated flare (≥2 flares in the previous 12 months) and blood eosinophil count of ≥1,000 cells/ microliter (μL) during Screening. Historical HES flares are defined as documented HES-related worsening of clinical symptoms or blood eosinophil counts requiring an escalation in therapy. Participants who meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive either depemokimab or placebo while continuing their SoC HES therapy.
Background: Changes occurring in the pulmonary vascularity imparts changes to the right heart in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Importantly changes in RV function correlates with severity of disease and patient outcome. This affords and opportunity to assess patients longitudinally through point of care ultrasonography. Investigators objective was to measure the percentage and the rate of patients management change, represented by change in treatment or assessment of patients in the PAH clinic, and to compared management change rate between patients with PAH who underwent point of care ultrasonography (POCUS) assessment in addition to the routine evaluation, and a control group to which the investigators did not add a test with POCUS in addition to the routine evaluation in the clinic. Methods: Consecutive patients from the PAH clinic in two medical centers were randomized to the POCUS assessment group and the non-POCUS group. The POCUS group received lung, heart, and vascular ultrasound assessments. All other assessments were the same between both groups. Management changes were documented during each of the patients' visits over a three-month interval.
Safety and performance evaluation of the Heracure Device for intra-uterine morcellation after vaginal or laparoscopic hysterectomy.
Risk-reducing surgery with salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) is the standard recommended treatment for all female carriers of BRCA genes 1 and 2. The post-surgical menopause induced is invariably accompanied by hot flashes and other symptoms, which can severely impair quality of life and function. Hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) is the standard conventional treatment for these symptoms, though these drugs do not always provide adequate relief and many patients either cannot receive them due to a diagnosis of breast cancer or hypercoagulable state; or are unwilling to take them due to their concern about the associated increased risk for developing hormone-induced breast cancer. Acupuncture and acupressure have been researched extensively and shown to be both safe and effective in reducing hot flashes in post-menopausal patients and in those with breast cancer receiving anti-hormonal drugs. The present study will examine the effectiveness of acupuncture, with/without self-acupressure, on 200 post- RRSO patients who suffer from at least 5 hot flashes per day, including those treated with HRT. All participants will receive 8 weekly treatments with acupuncture, and then randomly assigned to receive (or not) self-administered acupressure, to be performed daily at home. The response to the study interventions will be assessed using daily Hot Flash Scores, the Menopause Specific Quality of Life (MenQoL) and Measure Yourself Concerns and Wellbeing (MYCAW) questionnaires (at baseline; at the end of the 8-week intervention; and at 16 weeks). The safety of the study treatments will be assessed throughout.
This study evaluates the long term safety and efficacy of use of the Butterfly Medical's prostatic retraction device in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Patients. The study follows patients implanted with the Butterfly device for up to 5 year after implantation. The evaluations include recording of safety events and BPH related symptoms by Uroflowmetry tests, residual urine and International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) questionnaires. The study also assesses the sexual quality of life after implantation of the Butterfly device.
The study compares two medicines for treatment of children born small and who stay small, or with Turner Syndrome, Noonan Syndrome, or idiopathic short stature. The purpose of the study is to see how well treatment with somapacitan works compared to treatment with Norditropin®. Somapacitan is a new medicine, and Norditropin® is a medicine doctors can already prescribe in some countries. The study will last for about 3 years. The participants will either get somapacitan once a week for 3 years or Norditropin® once a day for 1 year followed by somapacitan once a week for 2 years. Which treatment the participants get is decided by chance.
Current guidelines mandate Helicobacter pylori (H. Pylori) eradication with 2-3 antibiotics for 14 days ,This may result in multiple side effects and in eradication of important bacterial species to human health, exposing humans to multiple disease conditions. Preservation of fecal microbiome prior to antibiotic therapy and auto-transplantation of the microbes post H. pylori eradication, will enable avoiding eradication of beneficial microbial populations and perhaps protect from consequent disease conditions.
Numerous studies reported on comorbidity of fibromyalgia and psychiatric disorders. Approximately 30% of patients with fibromyalgia have major depression at the time of diagnosis; the lifetime prevalence of depression is 74% and that of an anxiety disorder is 60%. In some fibromyalgia patients, mood and cognitive problems are much more prominent than tenderness. From the psychiatric point of view, 49% of PTSD patients and 5% of major depression patients fulfill criteria for diagnosing fibromyalgia. The association between schizophrenia and fibromyalgia is still unknown. Study hypothesis Schizophrenia patients, who have an aberrant sensation of pain, have lower prevalence of FM compared to the general population. Primary objectives 1. Demonstrate that schizophrenia patients have lower prevalence of FM, compared to the general population. 2. To compare the self-reported extent and intensity of pain with selected tender points examination.