There are about 9403 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Switzerland. 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.
Immobilization in general internal medicine inpatients is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality. Goal-directed mobilization (GDM) may improve mobility. The aim of this study is to assess, if GDM increases physical activity (DEMMI score) during hospitalization and improves quality of care until 3 months after hospitalization.
Primary Objective: - To evaluate the safety of BIVV001 in previously treated pediatric participants with hemophilia A. Secondary Objectives: - To evaluate the efficacy of BIVV001 as a prophylaxis treatment. - To evaluate the efficacy of BIVV001 in the treatment of bleeding episodes. - To evaluate BIVV001 consumption for prevention and treatment of bleeding episodes. - To evaluate the effect of BIVV001 prophylaxis on joint health outcomes. - To evaluate the effect of BIVV001 prophylaxis on Quality of Life (QoL) outcomes. - To evaluate the efficacy of BIVV001 for perioperative management. - To evaluate the safety and tolerability of BIVV001 treatment. - To assess the pharmacokinetics (PK) of BIVV001.
Background: Postoperative Frozen-Shoulder (FS) or adhesive capsulitis is a relatively frequent complication (5-20%), even after simple arthroscopic shoulder surgeries. The pathophysiology is still unclear, but psychological factors may play a pivotal role. From clinical experience, the investigators hypothesized that participants, who are reluctant to take medications, particularly "pain-killers", have an increased incidence of postoperative FS. The investigators retrospectively compared participants with and without postoperative FS by their attitude towards medication and by depression scale questionnaires.
One in five people in the general adult population suffer from chronic pain, a figure that is higher than heart disease, cancer, and diabetes combined. A majority of these patients is suffering from chronic back pain. Conventional treatment options offer only a partial response, with many people continuing to suffer severe chronic pain, despite receiving several treatments. Non-pharmacological treatments by neuromodulation represent a promising treatment modality for these patients. For instance, spinal cord stimulation blocks pain signals travelling to the brain, but requires implantation near the spine with significant clinical risks. Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is another neuromodulation modality proposed to alleviate chronic pain. Conventional VNS devices are implanted under the skin on the chest and the electrodes are wired to the left vagus nerve in the neck. However, aside from implantation risks, VNS is often associated with side effects such as swallowing difficulties, due to unwanted stimulation of motoric vagus nerve branches in the neck. Percutaneous auricular VNS (pVNS) is an emerging technology for stimulation of the auricular branch of the vagus nerve in the pinna of the ear. Specific electrical impulses are applied via three miniature needle electrodes located in the auricle near sensory vagus nerve fibers. Scientific data show that pVNS modulates brain circuits involved in autonomic control and pain processing. pVNS has shown positive effects in chronic low-back pain patients, in a sustainable way with a low side-effect profile. However, the optimal settings of stimulation with regards to personalization remain to be elucidated. The present prospective, open, randomized, controlled pilot study aims at evaluating the performance of pVNS treatment, using a small wearable stimulation device (AuriMod CT01), comparing personalized and non-personalized stimulation paradigms in patients with chronic low-back pain. Patients will be randomized in one of the following treatment groups (1) Group A: Stimulation with personalized stimulation parameters and amplitude, (2) Group B: Stimulation with personalized stimulation amplitude, (3) Group C: Stimulation without personalization (comparator group). Patients will be treated for 8 weeks. Patients will receive standardized pain medication including rescue medication in parallel. An additional follow-up period of 12 weeks allows to evaluate sustainable and late-time effects of treatment. Patients will use a therapy management system to monitor outcome.
Heads of all psychosomatic, psychiatric and psychological consultation and liaison (C&L) services in acute care hospitals across all participating countries will be contacted and asked to participate in this international cross-sectional online survey. The survey consists of questions about care structures and their utilisation that psychosomatic, psychiatric and psychological C&L services have established in acute hospitals in the context of the COVID 19 pandemic.
The Erectore Spinae Plane Block (ESP Block) is a recently described technique for regional anesthesia that has shown promising results in the treatment of pain after thoracic surgery. It involves the injection of local anesthetic behind the musculature of the back. The investigators intend to compare this technique with a more standardized one, the TAP Block, which involves injection of anesthetic behind the musculature of the abdomen. 50 patients undergoing robotic inguinal hernia repair under general anesthesia will be randomly selected to receive, in addition to general anesthesia, either the ESP block or the TAP block. Patients receiving an ESP Block will also receive an injection of saline solution in the TAP injection site, and the other way around. This will prevent preconceived ideas on either technique to influence the evaluationso of the effect. Pain scores and consumption of pain medication will be recorded during the 24 hours following the operation to compare the effect of the two techniques.
The aim of this study is to assess the feasibility and the validity of the 2-minute walk test (2MWT) and the 10-meter walk test (10MeWT) compared to the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) for subjects with onco-hematological disease.
This intervention study is designed to evaluate short-term effects (within one hour) of prone position on vital signs in infants under 12 months of age with acute RSV bronchiolitis. The primary objective is to investigate whether respiratory rate changes in prone position. Secondary endpoints are changes in oxygen saturation (SpO2), transcutaneous carbon dioxide partial pressure (pCO2), heart rate, and respiratory symptoms assessed by the Modified Tal Score (MTS).
The hypothesis of MAP IN HEART is that catheter ablation for post-infarction ventricular tachycardia (VT) can be largely improved through a direct definition of primary ablation targets from pre-operative CT scan imaging. The objective of is to demonstrate that catheter ablation of post-infarction VT targeting left ventricular wall thickness channels as defined from CT scan is feasible and associated with favorable efficacy, efficiency and safety profiles. A single-arm prospective cohort study will be conducted, including 40 patients over 3 European centres. Baseline, procedural and 6-month follow-up data will be analyzed
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease leading to the demyelination of the central nervous system. Promoting physical activity has gathered attention as an effective means to improve health-related quality of life and to mitigate symptoms such as fatigue and depressive symptoms in individuals suffering from MS. However, persons suffering from MS often experience difficulties in staying active. A comprehensive understanding of barriers to staying physical active for persons with MS in Switzerland is currently lacking. Given the importance of physical activity in the context of MS a detailed understanding of this matter would be key for future research and treatment. A key challenge when studying physical activity in the context of MS is to obtain objective and accurate measurements that are not prone to reporting bias. While accelerometer-based measurements hold promise in this regard they are not convenient for routine implementation in real-world environments. Initial research has identified consumer-grade wearables such as Fitbits as a promising alternative whereby focusing on the main outcome average step count. Given the rich detail of activity patterns that can be derived from such devices, research has so far underutilized the available information that has the potential to provide more comprehensive insight into this matter. Objectives: The present project aims to determine the common factors in real-life settings limiting physical activity in persons with MS and the impact of these barriers on physical activity. Further, the present study aims to provide precedence for future research investigating physical activity in MS by examining the quality, reliability, internal consistency, and validity of PA metrics derived from the wide-spread consumer-grade activity tracker Fitbit in comparison to an accelerometer.