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Filter by:This clinical trial studies the clinical effectiveness of S53P4 bioactive glass (BAG) as a bacterial growth inhibiting bone graft substitute in a one-stage or two-stage surgical procedure for treatment of chronic long bone osteomyelitis.
The focus of this study is to (1) Explore variability in distribution of 24h ICG in bone and soft tissue infection (2) Evaluate the change in 24h ICG distribution from pre to post debridement (3) Preliminarily determine whether 24h ICG has the possibility predict infection / treatment failure. Patients will be administered a single, ICG, 2.5-5mg/kg dose 24 hours prior to surgery. The patient will be prepared and transported to surgery as per routine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock. ICG fluorescence images will be acquired prior to surgical debridement.
The goal of this clinical study is to test how well the study drug, lenacapavir (LEN), works in preventing the risk of HIV.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of oral omadacycline as compared to placebo in the treatment of adults with Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) pulmonary disease caused by Mycobacterium abscessus complex (MABc)
This is an open label trial in which letermovir will be given as prophylaxis for the prevention of CMV infection and disease to all heart transplants who are at risk for cytomegalovirus. The study will compare a 30 patient prospective cohort to a retrospective cohort of 374 heart transplant recipients for the rates of neutropenia. In addition, the tolerability of letermovir will be assessed in this population.
A prospective non-interventional cohort study at Erasmus MC of adult chronic HIV infected patients of ≥18 years of age who initiate antiretroviral therapy in routine care.
Clostridioides difficile (CD) infection (CDI) is a global health threat with an urgent need for new treatment strategies. Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is effective for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), and is currently recommended for multiple (three or more), recurrent CDI infections. The role of FMT earlier in the treatment hierarchy of CDI remains to be determined. In this randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial, we compare FMT with placebo following standard antibiotic treatment for first or second Clostridioides difficile infection.
Although many studies investigated the prevalence and manifestations of HPV-B19 infection in patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA), thalassemia, and hereditary spherocytosis (HS) separately, there is limited information about the extent to which HPV-B19 infection leads to severe complications and chronic infection.
A preparation of CimertrA, comprising Artemisinin, Curcumin, and Boswellia, and Vitamin C in a nanoparticular formulation, is proposed as a treatment for the disease associated with the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. This initiative is presented under the urgent circumstances of the fulminant pandemic caused by this lethal disease, which is known as COVID-19 and has spread across the globe causing death and disrupting the normal function of modern society. The grounds for the proposal are rooted in existing knowledge on the components and pharmacological features of this formulation and their relevance to the current understanding of the disease process being addressed. The severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) illness results from the immediate response to the viral infection as well as from a subsequent host inflammatory response. Systemic proinflammatory cytokines and biomarkers are elevated as the disease progresses towards its advanced stages, and correlate with worse chances of survival. Serum cytokine levels that are elevated in patients with Covid-19-associated cytokine storm include interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, IP-10, TNF, interferon-γ, macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP) 1α and 1β, and VEGF. Higher interleukin-6 levels are strongly associated with shorter survival. The relative frequencies of circulating activated CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and plasmablasts are increased in Covid-19. In addition to the elevated systemic cytokine levels and activated immune cells, several clinical and laboratory abnormalities, such as elevated CRP and d-dimer levels, hypoalbuminemia, renal dysfunction, and effusions, are also observed in Covid-19. Laboratory test results reflecting hyper inflammation and tissue damage were found to predict worsening outcomes in Covid-19. CimetrA, comprising Artemisinin, Curcumin, Boswellia, and Vitamin C in a nanoparticular formulation, has been studied on patients with COVID-19 in a randomized double-blind control Phase II study (MGC-006 - under a previous product name - ArtemiC). The study product demonstrated excellent safety and efficacy profiles. Experiments performed in vitro with CimetrA demonstrated the ability to reduce cytokine elevation in response to stimulation of human PBMC preparations. The currently proposed Multi-center multinational-controlled study is designed to include 252 adult patients who suffer from moderate COVID-19 infection. Safety will be assessed through collection and analysis of adverse events, blood and urine laboratory assessments, and vital signs. After the screening visit, the study drug will be administrated twice a day morning and evening (every 12 hours) during (day 1 and day 2) The patients will be randomized in 1:1:1 ratio to study drug (CimetrA) in addition to Standard of Care (Arm 1 (CimetrA-1) or Arm 2 (CimetrA-2)) or Placebo in addition to Standard of Care (Arm 3).
Since the beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, 1031 (8.7%) of the 11875 kidney transplant recipients being followed up at Hospital do Rim have been infected. The overall lethality rate was 24%, reaching 53% among those over 70 years old. Among the survivors, there is also a high incidence of renal dysfunction with loss of the renal graft and definitive return to dialysis. Patients receiving pharmacological immunosuppression, including transplant recipients, have not been included in the studies carried out to date. In addition, kidney transplant recipients may have reduced vaccine responses compared to the general population. The severity, the high incidence of renal dysfunction and loss of renal graft, and the high lethality associated with COVD-19 justify the investigation of the epidemiological impact and immunogenicity of the vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 infection.