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 aim of this study is to obtain data from hospitalized Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) patients on the disease including disease severity, clinical signs and symptoms and measures used for diagnosis in daily routine practice as well as data on Avelox® including information on the use, effectiveness, treatment outcome, safety and tolerability. As this is a non-interventional observational study, routine clinical practice is observed. The application of medications follows the normal routines and is decided by the treating physician under recognition of the package insert.
Primary Objective: - To demonstrate that the antihypertensive efficacy of the fixed combination irbesartan/amlodipine 150/5 mg is superior to that of amlodipine 5 mg monotherapy in lowering systolic blood pressure (SBP) as measured by home blood pressure measurement (HBPM) after 5 weeks of treatment (W5) Secondary Objective: - To compare the antihypertensive efficacy of the fixed combination irbesartan/amlodipine 150/5 mg with that of amlodipine 5 mg monotherapy after 5 weeks of treatment (W5) - To compare the antihypertensive efficacy of the fixed combination therapy irbesartan/amlodipine 150/10 mg with that of amlodipine 10 mg monotherapy at the end of treatment (W10) - To examine in each treatment group the change from week 5 to week 10 in SBP and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) assessed by HBPM and by office blood pressure measurement (OBPM) - To determine the incidence and severity of adverse events
The aim of the observational study is to ascertain the degree of blood pressure control in the early-morning hours after 8 weeks of treatment with Telmisartan/Telmisartan+Hydrochlorothiazide and during 44 weeks of follow-up, in patients with hypertension using home blood pressure measurements.
For each patient, an initial visit and at least one follow-up visit at the end of treatment should be documented by the treating physician in the case report form.
This study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of 13-valent pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in children with Sickle Cell Disease who have already been vaccinated with 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine. The study will measure the amount of antibodies (the proteins that fight off germs) produced by children with Sickle Cell Disease after they have been given the 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine between 6 and less than 18 years of age. They will be given the vaccination twice, each vaccination separated by approximately 6 months.
The purpose of this study is to gather information about the use of an investigational drug called Ramucirumab in adenocarcinomas of the stomach or gastroesophageal junction.
This study is a prospective, company-sponsored, non-interventional cohort study of up to 5000 patients in European countries and countries in Middle East who are newly prescribed any available OC. Patients will be followed up approximately 6 months after initial visit. Selection of Study Population: Women can be enrolled after decision for treatment with Yasmin or any other OC has been made. Physicians should consult the full prescribing information for the respective OC before enrolling patients and familiarize themselves with the safety information in the product package label.
The goal of this study is to determine the best dose of a drug called oxytocin, that is usually used to stop bleeding during a delivery, when used during a cesarean delivery. It will be administered during cesarean section in order to decrease the amount blood loss. The investigators are proposing to have 3 groups of subjects each given a different safe dose of oxytocin and then to assess the effectiveness of each regimens on the amount blood lost during cesarean sections.This will let use know which is the best lowest dose needed.
The purpose of this observational study is to obtain a survey on physical activity in patients who for the first time have experienced symptoms which indicate a high risk for developing multiple sclerosis (MS) and in patients with recently diagnosed MS, and to obtain information on factors potentially influencing the patients' level of activity.
The purpose of this Phase III study was to confirm the value of adding everolimus to weekly paclitaxel and trastuzumab as treatment of HER2-overexpressing metastatic breast cancer.