There are about 682 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Lebanon. 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 purpose of this study was to see if adding a new type of medication recently approved to treat overactive bladder (mirabegron) to an antimuscarinic treatment (solifenacin) would be more effective in controlling incontinence than when using the antimuscarinic treatment alone.
The objective of this prospective randomized double-blind study is to evaluate the added analgesic value of clonidine to the conventional local bupivacaine wound infiltration in posterior spine surgery.
This is an out-patient based prospective, multi-centre, observational post-marketing surveillance study amongst internists and cardiologists. In this study, patients with essential hypertension and at least one additional risk factor will be included. Patients may take any antihypertensive treatment which is approved for cardiovascular protection including Micardis 80 mg / Micardis Plus. Patients will be followed over one year in four visits from baseline to endpoint with an additional visit before and after the month of Ramadan.
The primary purpose of the study was to compare the antitumor activity of LDK378 vs. chemotherapy in patients previously treated with chemotherapy (platinum doublet) and crizotinib. Patients in the chemotherapy arm were given the option to switch to LDK378 after confirmed progressive disease (PD), while also had the choice to continue with pemetrexed treatment.
The primary purpose of the study was to compare the antitumor activity of LDK378 versus reference chemotherapy. Patients in the chemotherapy arm were given the option to switch to LDK378 after confirmed progressive disease (PD), while also had the choice to continue with pemetrexed treatment.
The purpose of this study is to find the best sedation necessary for patients undergoing bronchoscopy. Patients are randomized to three different regimes of sedation during bronchoscopy were studied: 1. - Group standard/control: local anesthesia only(C) 2. - Group alfentanil + local anesthesia(A) 3. - Group dexmedetomidine + local anesthesia(D) The primary endpoint is the bronchoscopy score. Secondary endpoints are: Level of sedation and tolerance bronchoscopy examination. Measured parameters on the safety of examination are: the lowest saturation, needs to supplemental oxygen, amnesia , choking sensation or chest pain and if the patient is ready or not to undertake bronchoscopy second time in his life if necessary. Endtidal CO2, Respiratory rate, Blood pressure, Heart rate, level of oxygen are collected every 5 minutes before, during and after the bronchoscopy.
This international study is a prospective noninterventional observational cohort study of patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation who are prescribed rivaroxaban under routine treatment conditions to prevent stroke or non-central nervous system systemic embolism. Patients will be followed up for 1 year or until 30 days after end of rivaroxaban therapy in case of therapy was discontinued earlier than 12 months. Serious adverse events will be followed up adequately. Laboratory values (e.g., Hb, HCT, haemoccult) should be documented for each point in time they were measured.
The colonoscopy accuracy and safety depend on the quality of colon cleansing. An inadequately prepped bowel will increase the risk of missing a lesion, prolong procedure, increase patient discomfort, and eventually increase complication rate. Therefore an excellent colon cleansing is of extreme importance to the endoscopist and the patient. Split Fortrans® prep with sugar-free mentholyptus drops (Halls®) has a better palatability and tolerability than the reduced volume ascorbic acid-supplemented PEG-electrolyte (MoviPrep®) in bowel cleansing for colonoscopy.
This was a three-arm, randomized, open label, multi-center phase II study investigating the combination of everolimus (10mg daily) with exemestane (25mg daily) versus everolimus (10mg daily) versus capecitabine (1250mg/m2 twice daily for 14 days, 3-week cycle) in patients with estrogen-receptor positive, HER2 negative, advanced breast cancer after recurrence or progression on letrozole or anastrozole.
Diabetes mellitus is a disease of great frequency and is a major public health problem. In Lebanon, the incidence of diabetes is estimated at 12%, it is expected to double by the year 2025. Given the increasing prevalence of diabetes in Lebanon, the evolution of complications of this disease and the lack of studies at this level, it is appropriate to conduct a study that aims to evaluate the effects an education program for people with type 2 diabetes on their sense of self-efficacy and their ability to self-manage their disease to make them the most optimal therapeutic adherence possible. The design of this study is experimental type before / after randomization by diabetic patients. Education program delivered to the experimental group is the "Accu-Chek Education Program" of Roche. Membership will be assessed using a biomarker HbA1c should be <7%, and a questionnaire (Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities Measure), which measures self-care behaviors. Self-efficacy is measured using the Diabetes Management Self-Efficacy Scale. And this before the intervention and 3 months later. The sample will be 240 diabetic patients T2. Recruitment will be in outpatient diabetology a Hospital located in Beirut. Statistical analyzes used for descriptive variables are measures of central tendency, dispersion and frequency distribution. T-test and chi-square will be used to compare the socio-demographic characteristics of the 2 groups, experimental and control. To test hypotheses and determine the difference in the results of the dependent variables of the 2 groups, analysis of variance and covariance are used. The data will be processed using SPSS version 14.0.