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Filter by:The aim of the investigators 'study is to investigate the relationship between the biomarkers (e.g. protein markers, genetic polymorphisms and epigenetic markers) and the onset of ARDS. In this study, the participants were divided into case group (with ARDS) and control group (without ARDS), based on a nested case-control study method. During the diagnosis and treatment, the clinical data of subjects are collected at the given time point. And the clinical data are extracted from plasma, blood and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of participants. These data will be analyzed based on statistical methods. In the end ,the investigators can build a multi index early warning model based on the biomarkers,which is meaningful for the early diagnosis of the patient with high-risk for ARDS and provide evidence for the early treatment.
The investigators compared advantages and disadvantages of two forms of noninvasive respiratory support -bi-level positive airway pressure(BiPAP) or nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) -as a primary mode of ventilation in preterm twins infants with respiratory distress syndrome
It is a multi-center randomized clinical trial (RCT) which will enroll 3746 patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) concomitant non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) and undergoing new generation drug eluting stent (DES) implantation at 70 centers nationwide in China and contains two sub-studies. In the OPTIMA-3 sub-study, 2274 subjects who choose warfarin as anticoagulant will randomly receive triple antithrombotic therapy (warfarin with targeted INR 2.0-3.0, clopidogrel 75 mg od and aspirin 100 mg od) for 1 month or 6 months in a 1:1 ratio then quit aspirin till 12 months after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The primary endpoint of the OPTIMA-3 is a composite of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, systemic thromboembolism and unplanned revascularization up to 12 months; the major secondary endpoint is the International Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis (ISTH) major bleeding or clinically relevant non-major bleeding (CRNMB). In the OPTIMA-4 sub-study, 1472 subjects who prefer dabigatran will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to a dual antithrombotic therapy of dabigatran 110 mg twice daily with ticagrelor 90 mg twice daily or with clopidogrel 75 mg od for 12 months after PCI. The primary safety endpoint of the OPTIMA-4 is ISTH major bleeding or CRNMB at 12 months; the primary efficacy endpoint is a composite of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, systemic thromboembolism and unplanned revascularization. Other secondary endpoints comprise death (cardiovascular, non- cardiovascular), MI (fatal or non-fatal, Q-wave or non-Q-wave), unplanned revascularization (target or non-target vessel, target or non-target lesion), stent thrombosis (possible, probable, definite), stroke (hemorrhage or ischemic), all bleeding (ISTH and BARC criteria) and net adverse events. All endpoints will be collected and compared between subgroups and sub-studies during hospitalization and in 1 month (± 7 days), 6 months (± 7 days) and 12 months (± 7 days) for office visits and in 2 weeks (± 7 days), 2 months (± 7 days) and 3 months (± 7 days) for phone call visits.
Posner-Schlossman syndrome, or glaucomatocyclitic crisis, is a condition characterized by recurrent, acute attacks of mild, nongranulomatous, anterior uveitis accompanied by markedly elevated intraocular pressure. Most of patients are the 20 to 50-year-old young adults, with unilateral eye involvement. PSS was originally deemed benign, but is now recognized as a relatively rare cause of chronic secondary glaucoma,especially in patients with recurrent episodes. This relatively rare disease is likely the result of the infections of a variety of organisms, and the bulk of literature supports the cytomegalovirus (CMV) as the leading cause. This study is an observational study that does not interfere with the normal clinical diagnosis and treatment process. The investigators in this study focus on observing the clinical symptoms and outcome of PSS, analyzing the factors that affect the prognosis of PSS, studying the association of its pathogenesis with the psychological status and the behavioral types of PSS patients; exploring the relationship between infection (CMV, HSV, Hp) and PSS; and studying the changes of local and systemic cytokine expression and its significance in patients with PSS.
The FD/MAS Patient Registry is an IRB-approved research study that that invites the patients and families to help answer some of the biggest questions about FD/MAS by completing questionnaires about their lives with FD or MAS. Have you enrolled in the FD/MAS Patient Registry yet? Are you up-to-date on your surveys? Take a trip to www.fdmasregistry.org today to learn more about the project, enroll, complete your surveys, or make sure you aren't due to provide more info! The FD/MAS Patient Registry: Your story powers research.
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is characterized by hyperandrogenism, ovulatory dysfunction and polycystic ovaries. Insulin resistance (IR) is a common feature of PCOS, and the resultant hyperinsulinemia is theorized to promote hyperandrogenism in the disorder. However, 30-50% of women with PCOS who are lean do not have insulin resistance. Women with PCOS also exhibit chronic low-grade inflammation. In PCOS, glucose ingestion activates nuclear factor ĸB (NFĸB), the cardinal signal of inflammation culminating in upregulation of the inflammation pathway within mononuclear cells (MNC). This phenomenon is independent of excess adiposity and is highly correlated with circulating androgens. In addition, in vitro exposure to proinflammatory stimuli is capable of directly stimulating ovarian theca cell androgen production. Nonacetylated salicylates suppress NFĸB activation and are well tolerated in humans. The proposed research is a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study of 90 women with PCOS. Forty-five subjects with PCOS (15 lean without IR), 15 lean with IR and 15 obese) receiving salsalate, a nonacetylated salicylate, at an oral dose of 3-4 gm daily for 12 weeks will be compared with 45 age- and body-composition-matched control women with PCOS receiving placebo. The overarching hypothesis is that inflammation contributes to ovarian dysfunction, independent of excess adiposity or IR. The specific aims are, I: To examine the effect of salsalate administration on the ovarian capacity to secrete androgen and on insulin sensitivity in PCOS. II: To examine the effect of salsalate administration on the inflammatory response of mononuclear cells induced by lipid ingestion and glucose infusion in PCOS. The approach involves evaluation of ovarian androgen secretion in response to human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) administration and insulin sensitivity during the euglycemic phase of a two-step pancreatic clamp along with ovulation monitoring before and after salsalate administration. The inflammatory response of MNC to lipid ingestion and the hyperglycemic phase of the two-step clamp will also be evaluated during treatment by measuring reactive oxygen species, the mRNA and protein content of inflammation markers, NFĸB activation and cytokine release in culture. The investigators expect that women with PCOS receiving salsalate will exhibit decreased ovarian androgen secretion and reduced inflammation regardless of adiposity or IR status. These results will be significant if they show a causal contribution of inflammation to ovarian dysfunction in PCOS, thus improving our understanding of the pathogenesis of PCOS, opening previously unexplored therapeutic avenues that are not necessarily dependent on improving IR, and guiding the design of future studies aimed at determining what interventions will optimally attenuate inflammation in PCOS to reduce medical disease and enhance fertility.
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Bowel hypersensitivity (lower threshold for discomfort in response to distention of a balloon in the rectum compared to healthy controls) is a key documented feature in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) mechanistic studies. The use of the barostat catheter to assess bowel hypersensitivity has been well documented in research settings, but it's use is time consuming which makes it unpractical for routine clinical practice (test time up to 60 minutes). The Rapid Barostat Bag is a novel device used to obtain a rapid and simple assessment of the rectal function, which has received approval for use by Health Canada. Although its safety and use has been validated in healthy controls, RBB use has never been reported in a cohort of IBS patients. The aim of this study is to 1) evaluate bowel sensitivity in IBS patients, compared with healthy controls and 2) determine whether the sensory threshold predicts response to standard of care interventions such as diet or medications. METHODS: This is a prospective controlled study. All participants will undergo RBB testing and will answer a questionnaire related to bowel symptoms (IBS-SSS - IBS Severity Scoring System) and a questionnaire related to anxiety/depression (HADS - Hospital and Anxiety and Depression Scale). HYPOTHESIS: The investigators hypothesize that IBS patients will display lower bowel sensitivity thresholds than healthy controls, using the RBB device. Furthermore, we predict that those with a low sensory threshold (i.e. visceral hypersensitivity) are most likely to respond to interventions that decrease bowel distention (e.g. low FODMAP diet) or the medication linaclotide that is reported to decrease pain signaling.
This is a prospective, multi-center, case-control study where neurocognitive function will be evaluated in 36 patients with Cushing syndrome (CS) and 36 controls matched for age, gender and education.
The impact of frailty on immediate and long term outcomes of invasive treatment of coronary artery disease is not fully characterized. The assessment of frailty may help physicians in the selection of best treatment option and in the timing and modality of the follow-up. The FRAilty syndrome in daily Practice of Interventional CArdiology ward (FRAPICA) study is designed with the aim to validate the use of the Fried frailty scale and instrumental activities of daily living scale (IADL) as prognostic tools in patients admitted to hospital for symptomatic coronary artery disease, either stable, unstable, or acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The FRAPICA study is a single center prospective study enrolling patients aged ≥65 years. The aims are (1) to describe Fried frailty scale and IADL scale distribution before hospital discharge and (2) to investigate the prognostic role of Fried frailty and IADL scores. The outcomes are: (1) results of invasive treatment, (2) its complications (periinterventional MI, contrast-induced nephropathy, blood loss), (3) three-year all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, stroke, myocardial infarction, reintervention, heart failure, hospital readmission for any cause, and a composite of the above mentioned. Ancillary analyses will be focused on different clinical presentations, different tools to assess frailty and risk stratification. The FRAPICA program will fill critical gaps in the understanding of the relation between frailty, cardiovascular disease, interventional procedures and outcome. It will enable more personalized risk assessment and identification of new targets for interventions.
In approximately half of individuals with Down syndrome, an higher than normal number of vessels cross the optic disc margin. Investigator hypothesize that early retinal vessel branching occurs due to inhibition of angiogenesis by triplet overexpression of endostatin, an angiogenesis inhibitor encoded on chromosome 21. Since angiogenesis is critical in the development of eyes and other organs angiogenesis depended (specially kidney, brain, and recently described lungs and heart), early branching of retinal vessels at the level of the optic disc would also likely result in abnormal renal and other organs development in these individuals. Investigator wish to determine whether observation of optic disc vessels may serve as an indicator of elevated endostatin levels and other angiogenesis-dependent organs anomalies.