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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to compare expanded disability status scale, annualized relapse rate, Gad-enhanced brain lesions, and side effects after administration of rituximab and glatiramer acetate among patients with active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis during a one year follow up through a randomized clinical trial.
Aim of the study is measurement of NFAT-RGE (IL-2 (interleukin-2), IFN-γ (interferon-gamma), GM-CSF (granulocyte monocyte colony stimulating factor)) after tacrolimus (TAC) in de-novo immunosuppressed patients after liver transplantation (LT), to test the hypothesis that in de-novo TAC patients receiving mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and steroids after LT there is an inverse correlation of NFAT-RGE and TAC peak levels at 1.5 hours after TAC intake.
The PATHWAYS for Health Equity research program builds on the 5-year FORGE AHEAD Indigenous diabetes quality improvement research program (2013 - 2017). PATHWAYS for Health Equity, a 3-year research program (2017 - 2019), is a great opportunity to continue our important collaborative diabetes quality improvement research with an increasing number of Indigenous partnering communities and researchers and key stakeholders (collaborators, policymakers and knowledge-users). Four partnering First Nations communities will join the Pathways program to develop community-driven quality improvement initiatives championed by a Community Facilitator and supported by a Community Data Coordinator.
This study evaluates the antithrombotic therapy in patients suffering from atrial fibrillation after stent implantation in Germany. Patients prescribed with the novel oral anticoagulant Rivaroxaban will be followed up over 14 months for their adherence to the medication schedule and for complications that occurred after index PCI.
GSK2269557 is being developed as an anti-inflammatory agent for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other inflammatory lung diseases such as asthma. This study is designed to investigate the recovery, excretion, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of (14 Carbon [C])-GSK2269557 administered as a single intravenous (IV) dose (concomitant with an inhaled non-radiolabelled dose) and as a single oral dose in 6 healthy male subjects. Subjects will receive [14C] radiolabelled GSK2269557 administered as IV infusion, with a nonradiolabelled dose of GSK2269557 via dry powder inhaler (DPI) in treatment period 1 and a single dose of [14C]-GSK2269557, administered as an oral solution in treatment period 2. There will be a washout period of at least 14 days after inhaled and IV dosing before subjects takes part in treatment period 2. The IV microtracer dose of GSK2269557 will be administered concomitant to an inhaled non-radiolabelled dose to ensure that the pharmacokinetics represent a clinically relevant dose. The total study duration will be up to 11 weeks, including a screening visit, 2 treatment periods and a follow-up visit.
This study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Shade for the management of UV-induced skin complications and data collected from this study will be used to support the proposed indications for use.
The overall aim of this pilot study is to conduct a preliminary trial to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of adding a transdiagnostic, emotion-focused group intervention (the Unified Protocol, UP) to treatment as usual (TAU) in a comprehensive outpatient program for adolescents and young adults with substance use disorders and emotional distress. Only patients seeking services or engaged in care at an existing outpatient program at MGH (the Addiction Recovery Management Service) are eligible for participation.
Mortality of acute hypoxic - hypercapnic respiratory failure (ARF) patients underwent invasive mechanical ventilation is demonstrated to be higher than in patients who underwent only non invasive mechanical ventilation (NIV). There is an increased need to detect more predictive factors for NIV failure, in order to better identify patients most at risk of facing negative outcomes. The aim of this experimental pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility of the ultrasound of diaphragm in ARF patients underwent non invasive mechanical ventilation ( primary endpoint ). Furthermore the secondary aim is to observe any relationship between diaphragmatic function (excursion), diaphragmatic thickening and the timing of arterial blood gases (ABGs) compensation in patients with ARF undergoing NIV treatment; additional outcomes are: correlation with dyspnea level, time of mechanical ventilation, NIV failure, rate of tracheostomy, length of stay in ICU and in-hospital and 90-day mortality.
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), produced mainly in enteroendocrine cells, participates in energy homeostasis and glucose metabolism by regulating islet hormone secretion, gastrointestinal motility, and food intake, making GLP-1 agonist a treatment for diabetes and obesity. Pre-clinical and clinical studies have demonstrated that GLP-1 also has cardio-protection effects. GLP-1 agonists is able to improve markers of cardiac function, reduce myocardial infarct size and post-myocardial infarction remodeling in experimental myocardial infarction. And GLP-1 infusion improved left ventricular function and increases myocardial salvage in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The investigators' previous study found that GLP-1 analogues attenuated ischemia-reperfusion induced apoptosis of stem- and myocardial microvascular endothelial cells, and liraglutide (a GLP-1 analog) usage during hospital stay can prevent no-reflow and improve heart function in AMI. Therefore, the investigators carried out a cohort study to evaluate the association between plasma GLP-1 and in-hospital complications in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
The aim of the study is to measure serum levels of myristic acid in septic patients and to compare them with myristic acid serum levels in patients with Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome of non infective etiology and in healthy volunteers. Furthermore, other biomarkers of sepsis are evaluated in comparison with microbiological findings detected either by standard hemocultures or by molecular biological methods.