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Filter by:The best treatment for kidney failure is a kidney transplant, but a transplanted kidney only works for about 10 to 15 years on average. One of the reasons that a transplanted kidney can stop working is that the body develops antibodies against it. Antibodies are proteins produced by the body to fight infections. They play a vital role in dealing with infection but in some transplant patients they can 'fight' the organ, meaning it could stop working. This is called acute antibody-mediated rejection (AAMR). A patient experiencing AAMR can be treated to extend the life of the transplanted kidney, but the chances of the kidney still working 4 years later are reduced. There is currently a clinical trial for UK kidney transplant patients who develop AAMR, called TAR:GET-1. Patients participating in TAR:GET-1 will either receive the standard treatment that is currently given in this situation, or the standard treatment with the addition of rituximab. TAR:GET-1 will answer the question: does adding rituximab to standard treatment lengthen the life of a kidney transplant? A second, sub-study is being proposed of the patients enrolled in TAR:GET-1, that will use the existing blood and biopsy samples already taken during TAR:GET-1 plus an optional extra biopsy of the kidney transplant, to improve our understanding of how the treatments of AAMR work. Patients enrolled in TAR:GET-1 will have had a blood test and biopsy of the transplanted kidney to establish the diagnosis of AAMR. They will also have had further blood tests after treatment, and may also have further biopsies taken if their clinician needs these as part of normal care. Material left over in these samples can be used to analyse how treatment works. In addition, patients will be asked if they agree to an extra biopsy of the transplanted kidney 6 months after the treatment begins. These samples will be analysed at a deeper level than would normally be done, looking at the antibodies and biopsies in detail to answer 2 key questions: 1) Can the unique characteristics noted in an individual patient's antibodies and biopsy predict whether a kidney transplant will be lost as a result of AAMR?; 2) Can we tell treatment is working by looking at the changes in a patient's antibodies and biopsies before and after treatment? The answers to these questions will help us understand AAMR and how its treatments work, and potentially improve our ability to select the right treatment for the right patients.
The aim of the current study is to screen different causes and characteristics of Gastrointestinal bleeding in Chronic Renal Failure patients at Assuit University Hospital according to their stages based on e GFR (Stage I to IV), in order to assess different modalities of therapeutic intervention from medical therapy up to therapeutic intervention.
Based on recent studies demonstrating SGLT2 inhibitors' favorable effects on cardiovascular outcomes especially for heart failure, the investigators hypothesize that sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, ertugliflozin, is effective on reducing cardiac fibrosis in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy so the investigators try to examine this hypothesis in a single-center, double-blind, randomized controlled study using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR). This study is a prospective, single-center, randomized, double-blind, two arm parallel group, placebo-controlled clinical trial involving patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy. Patients meeting inclusion criteria without any exclusion criteria will be randomized 1:1 to ertugliflozin or placebo therapy, and cardiovascular functional assessment and clinical event follow-up will be undertaken.
This study will be conducted to obtain data on oral cancer risk factors to generate machine learning models with good predictive accuracy for stratifying individuals with high-oral cancer risk and delineating high-risk and low-risk oral lesions. Likewise, this study will seek to provide oral cancer-related health education and training on oral-self-examination for beneficiaries
This study is a multicenter, single arm phase I / II clinical study in mCRPC subjects who failed to receive docetaxel chemotherapy, abitolone acetate and / or enzalutamide (including its analogues) for the treatment of BRCA mutations in germ cells and / or somatic cells.
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) are the golden treatments for stable coronary artery disease (CAD) combined with heart failure (HF). The goal of treating HF patients is to prevent repeated hospitalizations and improve peri-operative survival; clinically, although routines including beta-receptor inhibitors, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, and mineralocorticoids have been shown beneficial for the prognosis, for patients with severely low left ventricular ejection rate, hypotension, and pulmonary disease, the introduction of these drugs in the early postoperative period should still be cautious and may need to be adjusted with related cardiovascular function parameters. Patients with low cardiac output syndrome, ventricular arrhythmia, or hemodynamic instability should be suspected of the failure of bypass grafts if accompanied by changes in the electrocardiogram (EKG) and an increase in myocardial enzymes. Intervention should be carried out as soon as possible after angiography detects graft failure to limit the occurrence of large-scale myocardial injury and prevent the development of severe myocardial failure. This study is start on June 1 2020. And will include 400 patients who have just undergone PCI and 300 CABG patients who diagnosis of stable coronary artery disease. We will register their medical history, medications, and routine medical examinations within one year, and perform tests such as phonocardiography (Audiocor). They will be worn and measured daily at home after discharge. The data of the electrocardiogram and the PPG bracelet will be registered with their continuous daily values. All subjects tracked the occurrence of adverse medical events within one year after discharge from the hospital. Based on the home-based remote personal care model for patients with CABG, a risk prediction model for heart failure and vascular restenosis was established to effectively reduce medical treatment, adverse events, and medical expenditure.
The aim of our study is: 1. The early detection of NAFLD in CKD patients with different stages (stage I to IV) to avoid progression to liver fibrosis. 2. Evaluation of the relationship between the severity of fatty liver in NAFLD assessed by liver enzymes, biochemical markers, ultrasonography and grades of Fibroscan with CKD staging, eGFR and proteinuria.
Single arm study to evaluate the safety and performance of Genta-Foil resorb® for the prevention of tissue adhesions
This study is a prospective, randomized, controlled, double-arm, non-inferiority study that will be carried out in China. It aims to compare two implant systems (the research group uses surface-modified composite coated orthopedic implants, and controls group using conventional orthopedic implants) safety and effectiveness. A total of 240 patients were recruited. The recruited patients are randomly divided into groups at a ratio of 1:1 to ensure that the distribution of patients in the treatment group and the control group is consistent. Patients will receive clinical follow-up in the 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months postoperatively. The main indicator for evaluation is the postoperative infection rate, and the secondary indicators include the SF-12 scoring scale, EQ-5D patient questionnaire score, fracture healing, malunion, nonunion incidence in the 12th month after surgery, and skin and soft tissue complications Symptom incidence rate. The follow-up data will be used to determine the main safety and effectiveness of the new surface modified composite coated orthopedic implant system.
A retrospective study on efficacy and complication of laser treatment (Q-switched Nd:YAG and picosecond laser) of nevus of Ota in Thai patients