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.
To compare and evaluate the antiemetic effect and the safety of ondansetron, inhalational isopropyl alcohol and super hydration on adult patients after laparoscopic appendectomy.
This was a prospective double blind study conducted on 200 polytrauma patients admitted to King Abdul-Aziz Specialized Hospital, Taif, KSA between July 2018 and December 2019 in surgical ICU. All patients were having severe chest trauma, contused lungs either with or without severe head trauma.
Patients and methods: It is a prospective double blind study done on total 300 patients. Admitted with respiratory failure ARDS due to severe lung contusion. All of them selected to be ventilated for one week or more. Patients were randomly allocated in one of three groups each group contain 100 patients. Group A considered control extubated and follow our routine protocol, patients of group B reconnected to mechanical ventilation before extubation for one hour. patients of Group C extubated and immediately connected to NIV with BIPAP mode for 1 hour every 12 hours for 24 hours. Results: There was significant reduction in the number of patients had deterioration in conscious level in all the duration of the study in patients of both groups B and C compared to group A. Also significant reduction in the number of patients had deterioration in clinical parameters of respiration in all the duration of the study in patients of both groups B and C compared to group A as regards high respiratory rate, desaturation and development of hyperdynamic circulation (tachycardia and hypertension). significant reduction in the number of patients had multiple quadrant parenchymatous infiltration in all the duration of the study in patients of both groups B and C compared to group A. significant reduction in the number of patients had marked limitation to FEV1, FVC and MVV in all the duration of the study in patients of both groups B and C compared to group A. Conclusion: Use of either NIV every 12 hours for 24 hours or MV for one hour after fulfillment of weaning criteria reduces reintubation and post-extubation respiratory failure and decrease the ICU stay in critically ill patients with resolving ARDS due to severe lung trauma.
Natural products with immunomodulation and antiviral activity showed a promising improvement in the outcomes of some viral infectious diseases both in preclinical and primitive clinical studies. The aim of this study is to utilize Saudi FDA licensed Nigella sativa (NS) seed oil towards improving disease outcomes in adult patients diagnosed with mild COVID-19. The study will be a prospective, open-label, non-randomized controlled pilot trial. Patients will be supplemented (add-on) with one capsule of black seed oil twice daily for 10 days. The primary outcome will be the proportion of patients who clinically recovered on day 14. The secondary outcomes will be clinical parameters and routine laboratory tests. If encouraging outcomes occurred, NS supplementation may be recommended as an add-on to standard care protocol to enhance the recovery from COVID-19 disease in the current emerging situation.
Primary Objective: • To assess the effect of dupilumab on lung inflammation and related changes in airway volumes detectable by functional respiratory imaging Secondary Objective: - To evaluate the effect of dupilumab at Week 24 on bronchodynamics, hyperinflation, airway resistance, airway wall thickness, ventilation defects and mucus plugging derived from high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scans, patient-reported outcomes, FeNO and spirometry. - To evaluate safety of dupilumab
The purpose of this observational study is understanding the underlying mechanisms of how PNE impacts disability in chronic low back pain patients (CLBP). The investigator will explore whether the PNE effect on patient disability is mediated by changes in pain catastrophizing, pain self-efficacy and patient beliefs about pain. Also, the investigator will explore whether the effect of PNE on disability is moderated by patient expectation.The observational multisite pre-post cohort study will be conducted in PT clinics in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
This study is a randomized, open-label, parallel groups multi-centered trial were participants are assigned to either an intervention arm ( a combination of Favipiravir and Hydroxychloroquin) or standard of care.
COVID-19 has adversely affected the healthcare system across the world. The world was not prepared for global outbreak of infectious diseases. The rapid spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is enabling researchers worldwide to acquire a large amount of clinical data regarding coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The COVID-19 infection severely affects the respiratory system in the critical cases and results in mortalities. The affected people experience a dry cough, fever, breathing problems, diarrhea, muscle pain, and sore throat. Besides that, some of the evidence from Italy, South Korea, China, and Spain suggest that the COVID-19 cases also lose their senses of smell and taste resulting in alterations in those patients. The objective of this proposed study is to determine whether COVID-19 cases have Olfactory and gustatory dysfunctions as a hallmark indicator and can be used as diagnostic tools for the isolation of suspected people. Investigators are presenting a prospective proportional case-control study that is conducted to investigate the COVID-19 cases with anosmia and /or Ageusia in a university hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The sample size of this case series would be 250 cases of suspected COVID-19 patients. The cases included in the study are analyzed prospectively to determine if the cases had a history of anosmia and /or Ageusia, and then tested for the alteration of these senses through a panel of standardized odors/taste strips. That is looked at statistically allowing us to confirm the proposed effectiveness of these tests as a diagnostic tool.
Silent sinus syndrome is a rare disorder that presents a diagnostic challenge, most of the patients with this syndrome present with ophthalmological complaints without any nasal sinus symptoms, and it has a painless course and slow development. A case report of a 37-years-old-female who was complaining of severe throbbing pain since 2009, is presented here where the diagnosis of SSS was obtained in 2018, this delay in diagnosing the situation had affected the patient lifestyle tremendously.
The study aims to assess the beneficial value of vaginal preparation with chlorhexidine gluconate 0.05% before cesarean delivery of cases in labor in reduction of postoperative endometritis, fever and wound complications compared to no preparation or using saline only.