There are about 4372 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Greece. 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 purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness and safety of LY2963016 versus Lantus when taken once daily in combination with insulin lispro before meals three times a day.
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate comparability of the ORR in patients with previously untreated, advanced stage FL who receive GP2013-treatment to patients who receive MabThera-treatment.
The research is about a prospective study conducted in patients suffering from dysphagia and cervical spine disorders and how they are interrelated. Three questionnaires have been given to patients with neurologic deficits, the first of these investigates the occurence of dysphagia in the three stages of swallowing, the second looks into the quality of life following a stroke or other neurologic damage and the third analyses how cervical spine disorders can affect every day life. After the bedside examination, VFSS or FEES, the patients are submitted to swallowing and cervical resistance exercises in fixed time periods after their hospitalisation. The results will be collected and evaluated using the statistical programme SPSS.
Protocol Synopsis Protocol title: Assessment of peritoneal immune response in patients with severe intra-abdominal sepsis managed by laparostomy and VAC Purpose: Assessment of peritoneal immune response in patients with severe intra-abdominal sepsis Design: Prospective, single-center study Patient Population: Male or female adults (>18 years) with severe intra-abdominal sepsis No. of Subjects: 60 patients divided into two groups, 30 patients with severe intra-operative sepsis and 30 patients without sepsis scheduled to undergo major abdominal operations (middle line incision>15cm). The study is estimated up to 2 year to enroll Duration of Follow-up: Follow-up will be performed daily while hospitalized, until patient discharged or deceased. Endpoints: 1. To measure the peritoneal cytokines levels in patients with severe intra-abdominal sepsis. 2. To correlate the cytokines levels in the abdominal cavity and the serum plasma. 3. To correlate cytokines response in serum plasma and peritoneal fluid with mortality and morbidity. 4. To compare cytokines results in serum plasma and peritoneal fluid between patients with severe intra-abdominal sepsis and patients undergoing major laparotomy without sepsis. 5. To assess the microbial load in the abdominal cavity in patients with severe sepsis. 6. To assess the biofilm formation in VAC polyurethane sponge.
Aim of this study is to compare two methods of pleurodesis for refractory malignant pleural effusions, in terms of safety and efficacy.
The study hypothesis is that caudal epidural steroid injections provides short term relief to patients with persistent low back pain and sciatica due degenerative disc disease or lumbar spinal stenosis. Patients will be evaluated wiht clinical examination and radiological examinations before injections. They will be followed up with questionnaires on pain and disability up to 6 months postinjection.
This study was designed to evaluate the cognitive effect, safety, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of rufinamide on Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) inadequately controlled in pediatric participants already taking other anti-epileptic drugs.
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs have been introduced with aims of attenuating the stress response to surgery and enabling rapid recovery. There is strong evidence of the usefulness of the ERAS programs in patients undergoing colorectal surgery in terms of significantly reduced postoperative complications and shorter length of hospital stay, compared to the patients of traditional treatment. However, few studies exist about the implication of ERAS programs in major upper abdominal surgery patients. The aim of this study was to compare morbidity, mortality and length of stay in patients undergoing major intrabdominal surgery, including upper and lower gastrointestinal, receiving either conventional postoperative care or an ERAS program.
This is a retrospective chart-review study that will be based on the collection of data from electronical or paper-based medical records with available data on patients who have commenced treatment with fulvestrant after January 1st of 2007. All necessary information for the purposes of the present study will be collected with the use of a paper-Case Record Form.
The objective of this study is to assess the efficacy of acupuncture as an adjunctive therapy to pharmacological treatment of chronic pain due to knee osteoarthritis, as well as for, the improvement of physical functioning, reduction of stiffness, and improvement in quality of life. This is a 3-armed single-blinded randomized sham-controlled trial, comparing acupuncture along with pharmacological treatment, sham acupuncture including pharmacological treatment, and pharmacological treatment alone. One-hundred and twenty patients with knee osteoarthritis were randomly allocated to 3 groups. Group I was treated with etoricoxib, Group II was treated with acupuncture and etoricoxib, and Group III was treated with sham acupuncture and etoricoxib.