There are about 1320 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Saudi Arabia. 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 project tests the incidence of femoral arterial sheath thrombus formation during diagnostic coronary angiography and effect of intravenous (iv) heparin bolus administration in reducing this risk in comparison to placebo.
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is usually performed using well-collapsed lung is essential for optimum surgical visualization and resection. However, one lung ventilation (OLV) is associated with deleterious impaired oxygenation secondary to the increases in shunt fraction.1 There are different approaches for the recruitment of the non-dependent lung (NL) during OLV such as the selective application of continuous positive pressure ventilation (CPAP) or high frequency positive pressure ventilation (HFPPV) to the non-dependent lung.2-4 These strategies may improve arterial oxygenation and reduce shunt fraction,2-4 However, the use of high CPAP levels impaired the surgical conditions during thoracotomy.2-3 On contrary, the application of HFPPV either to both lungs5or to the non-dependent lung permits adequate surgical conditions during thoracotomy.4 The investigators hypothesize that the application of volume-controlled HFPPV to the non-dependent lung during OLV for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery may provide better surgical field and adequate oxygenation than the use of CPAP 2 cm H2O. The investigators will evaluate the effects of the selective application of conventional one lung ventilation, HFPPV, or CPAP 2 cm H2O to the non-dependent lung on surgical field conditions, and arterial oxygen and carbon dioxide tensions (PaO2 and PaCO2, respectively) during OLV in the patients scheduled for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
This study will further investigate the safety and efficacy of nilotinib in newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukemia patients in the chronic phase
Insulin regulates blood sugar and acts to suppress inflammation. Hyperinsulinemic Therapy is a protocol for Insulin administration that involves the administration of a calculated higher dose of insulin into the blood stream. This therapy is called dextrose/insulin clamp. It has been shown to be safe and successful in maintaining normal glucose levels. The objective of the study is to assess if the clamp can achieve a steady and normal blood glucose level in patients admitted to the intensive care unit with sepsis. Furthermore, if the higher insulin dose would lead to a drop in the inflammatory response seen in septic patients.
This is a cross-sectional, epidemiological study to determine the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors such as obesity, smoking, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus and hypertension in patients attending General Practice clinics in the Africa and Middle East region. A total of 4300 patients will be evaluated. In patients who are found to have previously been diagnosed with cardiovascular (CV) risk factors such as dyslipidemia or hypertension, the level of control of their respective conditions will also be evaluated.
RATIONALE: The primary tumor might be a source of re-seeding of distant sites and therefore elimination of this source of metastasizing cells by early local therapy may be of benefit. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying early surgery to see how well it works compared to standard palliative therapy in treating patients with stage IV breast cancer.
This open-label, non-comparative, multi-center study will assess the safety profile and efficacy of Avastin (bevacizumab) when added to carboplatin and paclitaxel therapy in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer, fallopian tube carcinoma or primary peritoneal carcinoma. Patients will receive 15 mg/kg Avastin intravenously on Day 1 of every cycle for up to 36 cycles of 3 weeks each, carboplatin (AUC 5-6 mg/ml/min) on Day 1 every 3 weeks for a maximum of 8 cycles and paclitaxel 175 mg/m2 on Day 1 every 3 weeks or 80 mg/m2 every week for a maximum of 8 cycles. The anticipated time on study drug will be 108 weeks or until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
This trial is conducted in Africa and Asia. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of home treatment of joint bleeds (haemarthrosis) with NovoSeven® (activated recombinant human factor VII) in patients with haemophilia A and B patients with inhibitors.
This is an observational survey to assess the factors that influence adherence to Betaferon therapy in multiple sclerosis patients using elements of the BetaPlus support program, including the nurse support and auto-injectors. The patients were evaluated under normal clinical practice and were asked to fill out the quality of life FAMS questionnaire, Coping processes (WCQ - Ways of Coping Questionnaire) and depression questionnaire CES-D.
This trial examined the outcome benefit to patients of adding a new chemotherapy drug combination to the established treatment approach for patients with extracranial Ewing sarcoma, that had not spread from the primary site to other places in the body. The trial randomly assigned patients at the time of study entry to receive established standard treatment with the following 5-drugs: vincristine sulfate, doxorubicin hydrochloride, cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide and etoposide. The outcome for patients receiving the standard 5-drug combination was compared to the outcome for patients who received the same 5-drugs with an additional drug, topotecan hydrochloride delivered in a novel combination with vincristine sulfate and cyclophosphamide.