There are about 38 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Mongolia. 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.
Hypothesis That improving vitamin D status among TB patients will speed the pace of bacteriological cure, and will enhance immune responses to TB infection
International variation in breast cancer rates and data from migrant and animal studies support the possibility that exposures early in development, including the in utero period, play a role in breast carcinogenesis. One of the most striking prenatal influences on breast cancer risk is whether the woman was born in a country with a low or high breast cancer incidence. This observation has led to interest in the degree to which in utero exposures vary by the maternal environment, and to the hypothesis that alterations in prenatal concentrations of steroid hormones, particularly estrogens, and other biologic parameters to which the fetus is exposed mediate differences in subsequent breast cancer risk. There are striking differences in breast cancer incidence rates between Asian and North American and Western European populations, but variation within Asia is also wide. Incidence in Mongolia is one of the lowest in the world (6.6/100,000) while China, its neighbor to the south, has about three times this rate (18.7/100,000). Furthermore, rates appear higher in urban than in rural areas. Over the last decade and a half Mongolia has experienced profound economic changes resulting in mass migration from a nomadic or semi-nomadic existence to a more western lifestyle in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar. Together with the contrast in exposures between traditional and urban settings, migration presents the opportunity to study women as they acculturate to a more western lifestyle. We propose collecting maternal and cord blood samples from pregnant Mongolian women and their offspring living in rural and urban areas to describe concentrations of several steroid hormones and growth factors. The purpose of the study is to assess whether the in utero environment differs in women living a traditional lifestyle compared with a more urban lifestyle, and by degree of western acculturation among those who have recently migrated to the capital. Maternal and cord blood samples from an ongoing cohort study being conducted at the University of Pittsburgh will provide a comparison group of US women.
Dzherelo (Immunoxel) is an oral immunomodulating botanical agent available over-the-counter in Ukraine. After many years of laboratory and clinical testing the formulation was approved in 1997 by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine as a dietary herbal supplement, which enhances immunity against viral and infectious diseases. The goal of this study is to conduct confirmatory clinical trial in Ukraine and Mongolia for TB indications.
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the therapeutic role of vitamin D supplementation in a subset of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD): children with disease onset or worsening in the winter. The investigators hypothesis is that (1) vitamin D supplementation in patients with either wintertime onset or exacerbation of AD will improve Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) scores, and (2) vitamin D supplementation will improve the Investigator's Global Assessment.
Background: - Incidence of breast cancer is very low in Mongolia (6.6/100,000), especially in rural areas. Over the past 15 years, there has been considerable economic growth in Mongolia, resulting in migration to urban centers such as the capital, Ulaanbaatar, from areas with nomadic or semi-nomadic lifestyles. This recent migration offers an opportunity to study the endocrine profiles of premenopausal women as they acculturate to a more Western lifestyle. Objectives: - To obtain new data on premenopausal endocrine and growth factor concentrations to assess possible variations by migration status within Ulaanbaatar; that is, to compare women who have been living in Ulaanbaatar for the longest period of time with those who have recently moved to Ulaanbaatar. - To compare data from Mongolia with data from the United States (and possibly China), where women are at higher risk of breast cancer. Eligibility: - A sample of 375 premenopausal women will be drawn from a larger sample of mothers whose children are participating in a study conducted by Harvard Medical School. Only mothers of girls will be included in this cross-sectional study. Women ages 25 44 years who are not pregnant or breastfeeding are eligible. Design: - A total of 30 ml (three 10 ml samples) of whole blood will be collected. Women will be asked to provide a spot urine sample. These samples will be sent periodically to the NCI biorespository during the course of the study for testing. A portion of a sample for each participant will be kept in Ulaanbaatar in case of problems in delivery to the United States. - The following hormones will be evaluated: testosterone, androstenedione, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), DHEA-sulfate, estrone, estradiol, estriol, progesterone, prolactin, placental lactogen, IGF-1 and IGFBP-3, VEGF, soluble endoglin, and possibly other angiogenic proteins. - Socioeconomic status and medical and lifestyle information will be assessed by questionnaire, including ethnicity, occupation, education, and migration status (e.g., whether she moved from a rural area and time since migration). Breast cancer risk factors such as age at first pregnancy, age at first menstruation, gravidity (total number of pregnancies), parity (total number of childbirths), smoking status, alcohol use, and dietary intake will also be determined. (These questionnaires will have been pilot tested and revised before the start of this study.) The Global Physical Activity Questionnaire, developed by the World Health Organization, will assess physical activity. - Mean and median premenopausal hormone concentrations of previously collected blood samples from women in the United States who are at high breast cancer risk will be compared with the Mongolian samples. In addition, Chinese data will be compared if available.