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Filter by:This is a randomized, three-arm, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase III clinical trial of caffeinated gum and sugar-less gum in adult patients after an abdominal procedure. Patients will be randomized to receive placebo, sugar-less gum or caffeinated gum three times daily for 30 minutes starting the day following surgery until discharge or 24 hours after attainment of the primary endpoint.
This pilot clinical trial studies the side effects and how well stereotactic radiosurgery followed by wedge resection works in treating patients with early stage non-small cell lung cancer that is located in the outer, or peripheral, areas of the lung. Stereotactic radiosurgery, also known as stereotactic body radiation therapy, is a specialized radiation therapy that delivers a single, high dose of radiation directly to the tumor and may kill more tumor cells and cause less damage to normal tissue. Wedge resection is a less invasive type of surgery for removal of the tumor and a small amount of normal tissue around it. Giving stereotactic radiosurgery followed by wedge resection may be a safe treatment option for patients who cannot receive standard treatment with lobectomy.
Background: - Disruptive behavior is a common problem for children and adolescents. It can be treated with some success with stimulant medicine. Researchers want to learn more about how this works. Objective: - To learn how the brain changes when taking the medicine methylphenidate for behavior problems. Eligibility: - Children ages 10 17 with conduct disorder and/or attention deficit disorder. - Healthy volunteers the same age. Design: - Participants will be screened under a separate protocol. - Participants will have two 3-hour sessions at the clinic. Girls who are menstruating will have a pregnancy test before their scans. - Visit 1: All participants will: - Perform simple tests on a computer. - Fill out a questionnaire along with their parent or guardian. - Have an MRI scan. A magnetic field and radio waves take pictures of the brain. Participants will lie on a table that slides into a metal cylinder. A coil will be placed over their head. They will be in the scanner for 60 minutes, lying still or performing a simple task. They will practice the task before the scan. A computer screen will show them task information during the scan. The scanner makes loud knocking sounds. Participants will get earplugs. Their parent or guardian can stay with them during the scan. - Only participants with behavior disorders will: - Take a pill of the study medicine or placebo. - Be monitored for any side effects. - Visit 2 is a repeat of Visit 1, except participants who got a pill in Visit 1 will get the other pill in Visit 2. For healthy volunteers, the 2 visits are exactly the same.
Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is an advanced technique that enables en bloc resection of superficial tumors in the gastrointestinal tract. ESD, however, is a time-consuming procedure that requires a high level of endoscopic skill to achieve a desirable oncologic outcome. Especially, ESD for the lesion which is located in the antrum of lesser curvature side is difficult. Because the antrum of lesser curvature side is dependent position, irrigated water and blood may prevent visual field of ESD. Generally, whole precutting around the lesion during the ESD is performed prior to dissection. However, it is expected that partial precutting method for the lesion located in the antrum of the lesser curvature may improve the visibility of ESD because it can help us the flap of the lesion evaginated easily. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the procedure time of ESD for the lesion located in the antrum of the lesser curvature according to the precutting methods (whole precutting vs. partial precutting).
The purpose of the study was to analyze the benefit of autologous mononuclear cell therapy in incurable neurological disorders.
Approximately 300 patients have to be enrolled in the study. They are followed up until the end of ICU stay. Usually in clinical routine, patients suspected to have infection and simultaneously renal dysfunction making CVVHDF necessary. After enrolment blood and dialysate specimens are drawn and sent for analysis on specific time points. The analysis results are sent back to the study team at the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and enable them to optimize antiinfectiva treatment of the study patients. Data are used to test calculation tools and modify them if necessary.
To evaluate the equivalent efficacy of ultrabrief pulsewidth right unilateral electroconvulsive therapy versus bitemporal brief pulse electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of depression and to evaluate the cognitive effects of ultrabrief right unilateral electroconvulsive therapy versus bitemporal brief pulse electroconvulsive therapy.
Despite improvements in therapy, head and neck carcinomas still have a poor prognosis with a 5-year survival of ~ 50%. Malignancies of the head and neck area are (almost) always preceded by precursor lesions. Treatment of these premalignant mucosal abnormalities is generally limited and not very inconvenient for the patient. If this precursor lesion remain untreated, it may develop into a malignancy of the head and neck. Extensive treatment will be necessary. This means loss of function of the mouth, eg chewing, speaking and swallowing. The hypothesis is that chromosomal instability (CIN) detected by fluorescence is situ hybridization (FISH) is a reliable indicator for progression to malignancy. By intensifying the follow up and treatment in premalignant CIN lesions, the incidence of progression to invasive carcinoma is expected to be significantly reduced. If this hypothesis is justified, there will be a place for CIN detection as a risk indicator in the diagnostic work up of premalignant lesions in the head and neck. The investigators second hypothesis is that loss of heterozygosity (LOH) detected bij DNA markers is a reliable indicator for progression to malignancy. By intensifying the outpatient clinic follow up and treatment in premalignant lesions, the incidence of progression to invasive carcinoma is expected to be significantly reduced. If this hypothesis is justified, there will be a place for CIN and LOH detection as a risk indicator in the diagnostic work up of premalignant lesions in the head and neck.
The primary purpose of this Study is evaluation of the safety and accuracy of the GlucoClear CGM System.
The purpose of this study is to compare the Chocolate PTA Balloon to standard Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) catheters. The investigators will use Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and Quantitative Vascular Angiography to evaluate the acute vascular response of vessels treated with the Chocolate Balloon to a standard balloon catheter, with the primary endpoint being luminal gain assessed by OCT lumen volume measurements.