There are about 6915 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Austria. The country of the clinical trial is determined by the location of where the clinical research is being studied. Most studies are often held in multiple locations & countries.
The aim of this cross-over intervention study is to investigate the influence of hesperetin applied in combination with sucrose in comparison to an equally sweet-tasting sucrose-only solution and an isocaloric sucrose-only solution on markers of energy metabolism
The goal of this case-control study is to investigate energy metabolism and brown adipose tissue (BAT) activity in individuals with Gilbert's syndrome (GS) and controls. The main focus of the study is to analyze: 1. the link between bilirubin metabolism and metabolic health. 2. energy metabolism and body composition in individuals with Gilbert's syndrome and control subjects 3. brown adipose tissue activity in Gilbert's syndrome and healthy controls. Participants will undergo the following investigations: 1. cold exposure 2. PET-CT imaging with 18-F-FDG 3. MRI imaging of liver, abdominal fat and muscle 4. blood sampling 5. indirect calorimetry 6. bioelectrical impedance analysis 7. infrared thermography Researchers will compare individuals with GS and control subjects in terms of metabolic health, body composition and BAT activity.
Background and aim: Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is one of the most frequent cancer entities in the western world. It is known that obesity is one of the major risk factors for CRC. In contrast, mild obesity seems to have a positive effect on postoperative outcome, which is known as the "obesity paradox". Also, the number of resected lymph nodes (LN) during surgery is very important for correct staging. The aim of the present project is to evaluate the impact of BMI and LN-yield on long term overall survival (OS) of CRC patients treated with curative intent. Methods: Patients treated for CRC between 1998 and 2011 at the Klinik Favoriten in Vienna, Austria were analyzed in this retrospective single-center cohort analysis concerning OS.
The main aim of this project is to gain knowledge about the muscle-tendon pathology of moderately to severely affected young people with cerebral palsy and their risk for cardiometabolic diseases and chronic inflammation. Furthermore, it will be investigated whether there are associations between the existing pathophysiology as well as inactivity and muscle function, cardiometabolic risk factors and inflammation. Moreover, the potential of the target group for adaptation of its muscular, cardiorespiratory, and endocrine system will be investigated. The study parameters will be determined in adolescents and young adults aged 14 to 25 years with moderate to severe spastic cerebral palsy and compared with those of their less severely affected and healthy peers (cross-sectional study). In addition, the more affected individuals will participate in a 12-week training intervention (longitudinal study) performed with special tricycles (i.e., Frame Runners). To measure the study parameters, ultrasound, strength tests, near-infrared spectroscopy, blood analyses, and spiroergometry will be used. The fitness training will be performed two times a week for 12 weeks with the Frame Runners.
The goal of this clinical trials to learn about potential additives in reducing dental plaque. The main questions it aims to answer is: • is there a difference in the plaque reducing effect of oil pulling with sesame oil compared to rinsing with distilled water? Participants will rinse with 15 ml of their allocated liquid for 15 min every morning for 8 weeks. Researchers will compare sesame oil against distilled water to see if there is a difference in the plaque reducing effect.
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two methods of guiding methimazole therapy in patients with Graves' disease: methimazole dose adjustments based on a new semi-automated computer-guided treatment (based on a mathematical model) or based on the treating physician's decision (i.e. usual care). The main question it aims to answer is whether semi-automated computer-guided treatment is not inferior to usual care in terms of safety, the time it takes to achieve euthyroidism and the methimazole dose required.
Crohn's disease (CD), a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the intestine, is characterised by a relapsing course. In 25% of cases, the onset of this disease occurs in childhood. Relevant studies have provided evidence of a key role of gut microbial communities (the microbiota) in triggering or maintaining active gut inflammation, pointing to gut dysbiosis as the main event disrupting the balance of microbial communities Recent evidence suggests that, in addition to the bacterial component, the commensal fungal component also plays a crucial role in CD. The purpose of this prospective, longitudinal, study is to characterise the composition of intestinal bacterial and fungal communities in patients 6-18 years newly diagnosed with Crohn Disease in order to identify a possible association of specific faecal microbial profiles with a severe or mild-to-moderate disease course.
Adnexal torsion is the fifth most common gynecologic emergency. Thirty percent of all cases of adnexal torsion occur in females younger than 20 years. Approximately 5 of 100,000 females aged 1-20 years are affected, with girls older than 10 years at increased risk because of hormonal influences and gonadal growth that result in an increased frequency of physiologic and pathologic masses. The most common clinical symptom of torsion is sudden-onset abdominal pain that is intermittent, non-radiating, and associated with nausea and vomiting in 62% and 67% of cases respectively. Moreover, abdominal tenderness is a clinical sign which is reported in up to 88% of patients with adnexal torsion. None of the following tests are useful in the diagnosis of adnexal torsion: leukocytosis, pyuria, C-reactive protein, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Actually, transabdominal ultrasonography is the imaging modality of choice with a sensitivity of 92% and specificity of 96% in detecting adnexal torsion. A second-line imaging tool in the diagnosis of adnexal torsion is magnetic resonance, which may require a sedation in selected cases. Consequently, there are no clinical or imaging criteria sufficient to confirm the preoperative diagnosis of adnexal torsion to date. Therefore, patients with a clinical suspicion for adnexal torsion should undergo emergent diagnostic laparoscopy.
NOTCH signaling in the skin exerts a pivotal role in the regulation of normal keratinocytes turnover by mediating the balance between proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis and autophagic flux progression. Two skin diseases are characterized by the presence of gene variants that cause an impairment in NOTCH signaling: hidradenitis suppurativa(HS) and Dowling-Degos disease(DDD). To date, both HS and DDD are orphan diseases still lacking of specific treatments. This project aims at improving the current knowledge on the pathogenesis of HS and DDD, by deepening the understandings on the role played by keratinocytes in these pathologies and also by determining why mutations found in the same pathway cause different diseases. This study aimed to obtain in vitro models, derived directly from patients (from hair follicles) and from keratinocytes (HaCaT) cell cultures, for the study of these skin pathologies and also for the testing of novel innovative therapies such as photobiomodulation therapy.
The Cohort on Plant-based Diets (COPLANT) study is a multi-centre cohort study that starts baseline recruitment from 2024 to 2027 with approximately 6,000 participants in Germany and Austria. The COPLANT study focuses on vegan (no animal products), vegetarian (no meat and fish, but dairy products and eggs), pescetarian (no meat, but fish) and omnivorous (mixed diet including all possible animal products) diets. The aim of the COPLANT study is to gain new insights on health benefits and risks as well as social, ecological and economic effects of different plant-based diets in comparison to a mixed diet. In addition to a detailed dietary survey using an app adapted to the needs of this study, the baseline examination includes measurements of body composition, bone health, cardiovascular risk factors, diabetes risk, contaminants and lifestyle. For the basic laboratory program, fasting blood, 24-hour urine collection and a stool sample are taken from all study participants. Furthermore, specific aspects of dietary behavior, physical activity and other lifestyle factors are collected via questionnaires. Follow-up studies are planned at intervals of 5, 10 and 20 years after the baseline visit.