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Filter by:The overall goal of this protocol is to: Evaluate [18F]UCB-2897 as an α-synuclein targeted radiopharmaceutical. The primary objective is: • Confirm a specific α -synuclein signal with [18F]UCB-2897 in participants with PD and/or MSA relative to healthy volunteers Secondary and exploratory objectives are: - Determine the safety and tolerability of microdose [18F]UCB-2897 - Evaluate preliminary dosimetry of [18F]UCB-2897 Additional exploratory objectives are: - Determine the pharmacokinetics / metabolism of [18F]UCB-2897 - Determine the optimal imaging protocol for [18F]UCB-2897
The study will include data from a nationwide Danish cohort of postmenopausal women and the United States of America (US) cohort of postmenopausal women. The Danish nationwide cohort will be established through linkage of Danish national patient registries. The US cohort will be established based on data from US claims database, Truven. The aim of this study is to evaluate whether exposure to Vagifem® increases the rate of endometrial cancer in postmenopausal women.
Recent data suggest that the brain-gut axis, chronic intestinal inflammation and microbiome may contribute to the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases with alfa-synucleinopathy, which include Parkinson's disease (PD) and Multiple system atrophy (MSA). Environmental factors e.g. diets, microbiome, metabolites and immune mechanisms may play important role in pathogenesis of these diseases. In the human arm of this project, the investigators will address effects of an anti-inflammatory gluten-free diet (GFD) on motor and non-motor symptoms as well as its effects on immune and metabolomic characteristics in patients with PD and MSA. In the mouse arm, the investigations will focus on the effects of GFD in chronic MPTP-induced mouse model of PD in various settings (e.g. in young or aged animals, with respect to the lengths of exposure to GFD). The chronic MPTP model will be used to assess the effects of GFD on adaptive and immune characteristics, and metabolic signatures. Using germ-free animals, the microbiome-dependency of the GFD-mediated effects may be determined. The anti-inflammatory gluten-free diet and its related mechanisms represent novel, promising and relatively straightforward approach in a search to improve symptoms of PD as well as MSA or even in their prevention.
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a motor neuron disorder caused by the absence of a functional survival of motor neuron 1, telomeric (SMN1) gene. Type I SMA, a lethal disease of infancy, accounts for the majority of cases. Newborn blood spot screening (NBS)to detect SMA has been implemented in public health laboratories in some countries already. In the UK dried blood spots are collected within a few days of birth on all babies and subsequent newborn screening is currently carried out for other diseases but not for SMA. The investigators would like to carry out a proof of principal testing to show that an assay for SMA can be carried out on these routinely collected dried blood spots (completely anonymised). The investigators would also run some known anonymised SMA positive dried blood spots. The aim is to demonstrate that a simple robust test can be used in a routine diagnostic laboratory to accurately screen for SMA. The investigators will not have access to identifiable data or samples for this project.
A multi-center, longitudinal, prospective, non-comparative study to investigate the long-term safety and effectiveness of risdiplam, prescribed based on clinician judgment as per the Evrysdi® U.S. Package Insert (USPI) in adult and pediatric participants with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). In this study, participants will be followed for up to 5 years from enrollment or until withdrawal of consent, loss to follow-up, or death. Participants who discontinue risdiplam may still remain in the study, if they agree to continue participating in the follow-up assessments.
An open-label dose escalation study to assess the safety and tolerability of IMMUNA(IMM01-STEM) in participants with muscle atrophy related to knee osteoarthritis
The gold standard of twitch transdiaphragmatic pressure recordings would ultimately clear the fog around the rate of development of Ventilator induced Diaphragm Dysfunction (VIDD) in mechanically ventilated patients over time. Through measurements made even after mechanical ventilation (MV) it could be clarified to what extent patients recover from VIDD. Paired with cortical stimulation and electromyographic recordings of diaphragm muscle potentials, it could be explored to what extent decreased diaphragm excitability due to long term MV contributes to VIDD on the level of motor cortex. Against that background the present project aims at determining the rate of decline in diaphragm function, strength and control in patients undergoing MV (including measurements after extubation).
The objective of the clinical investigation is to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of WO 2707, a MoistCream Cremolum, with respect to the application in postmenopausal women with symptoms of vaginal dryness.
Chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) is a common and frequently-occurring disease, characterized by atrophy of gastric mucosal epithelium and glands, thinning of the mucosa, thickening of the submucosal muscle layer, intestinal metaplasia, and atypical hyperplasia. The course of the disease is protracted and often recurrent, which seriously affects the work and physical and mental health of the patient. Moreover, epidemiological studies have shown that the risk of gastric cancer in patients with chronic multifocal atrophic gastritis is significantly higher than that of the general population. Because CAG intestinal metaplasia and dysplasia can easily develop into gastric cancer, the World Health Organization (WHO) listed CAG's gastric mucosal atrophy, intestinal metaplasia and dysplasia as precancerous lesions of gastric cancer in 1978. Therefore, reversing and disappearing the precancerous state of gastric cancer is an effective measure to prevent the occurrence of gastric cancer. The cause of CAG is complicated. Modern medicine believes that CAG is closely related to biological factors, physical and chemical factors, immune factors, and genetic factors. At present, there is no specific treatment, but symptomatic treatment is the main treatment. The disease belongs to the categories of "stomach pain" and "suffocation" in traditional Chinese medicine. In many years of surveys and studies in Mainland China, it is found that Dendrobii granules have a good effect on chronic atrophic gastritis. It is planned to explore the possibility, effectiveness and safety of Dendrobii granules in the treatment of chronic atrophic gastritis through clinical trials. 20 subjects will be randomized into the treatment group and placebo group with 18 weeks of treatment.
This study is a prospective, single centre, randomized, sham-controlled, double-masked, clinical trial which aims to investigate the effect of subthreshold nanosecond laser on disease progression in eyes with intermediate age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and nascent geographic atrophy by functional and anatomical outcomes. The study population will be individuals with high-risk intermediate age-related macular degeneration who meet all eligibility criteria. 60 subjects total (30 randomized to receive subthreshold nanosecond laser (SNL) treatment and 30 to receive sham treatment as per the 1:1 randomization). The study has a 12-month study period with four scheduled visits: screening, randomisation (first treatment), 6-month follow up visit (with second treatment where eligible), 12-month follow-up. The primary outcome is the proportion of laser-treated study eyes that develop late AMD compared to sham-treated study eyes over 12 months. The key secondary outcome is the change in retinal function of laser-treated study eyes compared to sham-treated study eyes over 12 months. Safety will be the proportion of laser-treated eyes that lose 10+ letters of vision (measured on a standard vision chart) compared to sham-treated eyes over 12 months.