There are about 7997 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Japan. 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.
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of pregabalin at 300 mg/day and 600 mg/day (BID) in patients with painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
RATIONALE: Estrogen can cause the growth of breast cancer cells. Letrozole may fight breast cancer by lowering the amount of estrogen the body makes. It is not yet known which regimen of letrozole is more effective in postmenopausal women who have received hormone therapy for early-stage breast cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is comparing two different regimens of letrozole in preventing cancer in postmenopausal women who have received 4-6 years of hormone therapy for hormone receptor-positive, lymph node-positive, early-stage breast cancer.
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of the long-term use of pregabalin at doses up to 600 mg/day in patients with painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy who have completed 13 weeks of dosing in Study A0081163
Periodontal disease is associated with the components of Metabolic syndrome, such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia. Therefore, strong relation with periodontal disease and metabolic syndrome is suggested. the overall goal of this study is to define the relation between periodontal disease and metabolic syndrome, including atherosclerosis.
The purpose of the study is to determine if duloxetine can help patients with painful diabetic neuropathy.
The primary purpose of this study is to: Demonstrate that a fixed-dose combination of telmisartan 40 mg plus amlodipine 5 mg is superior to telmisartan 40 mg alone in patients with essential hypertension and inadequately controlled with telmisartan 40 mg monotherapy.
This study is planned to objectively assess the efficacy and safety of lamotrigine maintenance therapy after symptoms of mood episode had been stabilised by open-label treatment with lamotrigine alone or in combination with other psychotropic medication in patients with bipolar I disorder.
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of fluvastatin, pravastatin, pitavastatin, and atorvastatin on coronary plaque volume in patients with acute coronary syndrome, and to clarify the impact of moderate and intensive lipid lowering therapy on coronary plaque volume, serum lipids, and inflammation markers in patients with acute coronary syndrome in Japanese.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether, in patients with type 2 diabetes and pre-existing disease of the heart and the circulatory system and/or the kidney, aliskiren at a target dose of 300 mg once daily (compared to placebo), on top of conventional treatment, reduces death and disease caused by the heart, the circulatory system and the kidney. AMENDMENT 4 RATIONALE (MARCH 2012) : Protocol amendment 4 served to address the data monitoring committee recommendation dated 14 Dec 2011 to discontinue study treatment in all participating patients. It also addressed the subsequent Health Authorities request to implement a 12 month safety follow-up period (actual duration was 9 months in average) post study drug discontinuation.
Study to determine the long term safety of tadalafil in patients with increased blood pressure in the blood vessel that carries blood from the right heart to the lungs and to see if it will keep the disease from getting worse.