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Filter by:Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) are amongst the most common causes of abdominal pain and dysfunction seen in clinical practice, affecting between 10 to 15% of most populations (1). FGID are defined by symptoms without demonstrable underlying organic pathology (2). Within the currently used Rome definitions of FGID, there is a broad range of gastrointestinal and multi-organ symptoms, indicating heterogeneous underlying pathophysiological mechanisms (3). There is evidence of central nervous system and motility dysfunction, dysbiosis, as well as immune activation in various subgroups of patients with FGID (2). Most mechanistic studies have been performed in small and heavily selected groups of patients. Consequently, the link between different symptomatic subgroups of patients and underlying mechanisms is unclear and unconfirmed in larger and representative patient cohorts. FGID patients with different underlying pathologies are likely to benefit from divergent specific treatments, even if they fall within the same Rome classification of FGID. Discrete clusters of clinical characteristics in a large cohort of patients with FGID will be sought using hypothesis-free cluster analysis and latent-class analysis models. Associations to underlying mechanisms will be examined using data from fermentable sugar breath, blood and stool tests. This will allow recommendations regarding improved mechanistic-based classifications of patients with FGID, with potential for more effective mechanistic-based treatments. The investigators will use coded clinical and medical history characteristics obtained by standardized questionnaires and laboratory and breath test results from all successive patients above the age of 18 years referred to the Gastroenterology Group Practice in the last 10 years for diagnosis and treatment of FGID for statistical analysis The data is stored in a database, without any personal identifiers. Explorative statistical analysis will be performed in approximately 5000 patients.
The purpose of this study is to characterize and improve pain and nociception management in patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC). This project is divided into two phases, a first phase to evaluate pain level and a second phase which consist of a clinical trial to evalute pain medication efficacy. The main aim is to evaluate the use of the Nociception Coma Scale-Revised (NCS-R) and its cut-off score (i.e., 5) as an assessment and management tool to define guidelines for managing pain in patients with DOC. In this double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study, we will evaluate the use of analgesic treatments in reducing pain in subacute/chronic patients. The project will also allow us to validate the NCS-R cut-off score defined previously.
This is a 3-part Phase 1 dose-ranging study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of single (Part 1) and multiple (Part 2) ascending doses of BCX9930 in healthy subjects and in subjects with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH; Part 3). Pharmacokinetics is an analysis of how the body handles the study drug BCX9930 and pharmacodynamics is an analysis of the activity that the study drug BCX9930 may have in the body.
Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) is an important clinical variant of hepatic encephalopathy (HE), which occurs in up to 60-70% of patients with cirrhosis. The condition comprises a cognitive impairment, observed in patients with cirrhosis who have no clinical evidence of overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE). It is associated with an increased incidence of road traffic accidents, reduced quality of life and it affects the ability to perform tasks of daily living. Successful treatment of hepatitis C has been reported to be associated with 62-84% reduction in all-cause mortality (deaths), 68-79% reduction in risk of HCC and 90% reduction in risk of liver transplantation. In addition, studies have shown that viral eradication may improve cognition when given interferon based regimens for HCV. With the available of safe, efficacious, all oral regimens for HCV, we plan to prospectively analyse the change in mood, depression and cognitive function in response to DAA therapy, in relation to outcomes of treatment.
In this study a retrospective analysis of patients database was performed, who underwent treatment for deep vein thrombosis in tertiary hospital by using inferior vena cava-filters
To investigate the incidence and risk factors of desmopressin-induced hyponatremia during long-term treatment (1 year [52 weeks]) of MINIRINMELT orally disintegrating (OD) tablets 25μg/50μg (drug) for nocturia caused by nocturnal polyuria in men in daily clinical practice, and to confirm the compliance with proper use of this drug in clinical practice and to investigate the effectiveness of risk minimization activities.
This single-center prospective observational study will examine immune responses to to SARS-CoV-2 and how they correlate with its virological characteristics and clinical manifestations in infected patients. Household contacts will also be included so that early immune responses and viral kinetics can be captured. Patients and contacts will be followed for 8 and 2 weeks, respectively. The study will include a maximum of 250 participants.
The primary objective is to create a multicenter registry which captures information relating to the perioperative anesthesia course and management of children undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and to examine practice patterns and incidence of complications. Data from any single institution involved in this registry will be used for local safety and quality improvement efforts. In addition data from each institution can be compared to the information from the entire group of institutions participating in the project, thus providing a measure for comparison with national practice. The aggregate multi-institutional data set will be used to develop quality benchmarks for national safety and quality improvement efforts and best practice recommendation. We believe that this registry can also demonstrate how web based data collection can be used to evaluate clinical anesthesia outcomes for surgeries with a low incidence of critical events but with significant variability in medical management.
This is a clinical study for the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection in adults exposed to the virus. This study will enroll up to 2000 asymptomatic men and women 18 to 80 years of age (inclusive) who are close contacts of persons with laboratory confirmed SARS-CoV-2 or clinically suspected COVID-19. Eligible participants will be enrolled and randomized to receive the intervention or placebo at the level of the household (all eligible participants in one household will receive the same intervention).
The aim of this pilot randomized controlled blinded study is to evaluate the feasibility of using nebulized magnesium sulfate in the treatment of PPHN.