There are about 2333 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Ireland. 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.
Surgical site infections (SSI) remain one of the most common complications associated with reversal of ileostomy and colostomy. In addition to having detrimental impacts on the patient's post-operative course, they also pose significant financial ramifications. There have been comparative studies in the use of negative pressure wound therapy in reducing surgical site infections. PREVENA Incision Management System is a type of disposable, customizable and powered negative pressure system designed to help manage and protect surgical incisions and their surrounding environment. It is now commonly used as a surgical wound dressings in the setting of vascular surgeries, post-cesarean infections and colorectal resections. Our study is designed as a randomised controlled trial to examine if PREVERA therapy as a NPWT is more superior than conventional dressings in reducing the rate of surgical site infections.
This is a pilot randomised controlled feasibility study investigating the effects of a neuropilates exercise class compared to a generalised exercise in the post stroke population. This study is being conducted as part of an MSc qualification at the Institute of Technology, Sligo in Ireland. The study will be conducted in conjunction with Sligo University Hospital and it attained ethical approval through the relevant University Hospital Ethics Committee.
This study will examine the effects of a school based exercise intervention programme on the behaviour and fitness levels in children with autism.
Post-operative wound issues in abdominal surgery have a significant impact on patient outcomes. The impact of different types of wound therapy are not clear in the literature. The hypothesis of this study is that NPWT has the potential to reduce Surgical Site Infections, however no study has compared the most commonly used products against standard dressings.
Précis: Randomised control trial to evaluate safety and efficacy of intraluminal injection of high pH-high concentration of a long-acting local anesthetic and long-acting glucocorticoid in the ureter after ureteroscopy. Objectives: To evaluate a novel method to ameliorate post-ureteroscopy pain in all patients (with and without stents) Endpoints: Primary endpoint: mean visual analog pain scale (VAS) post-operatively starting at 1 hour, 4 hours, 8 hours, 24 hours and 7 days post-procedure (minimum of 3 VAS scores). VAS pain, ureteral stent symptoms and analgesic requirement will be assessed at different points during this time period. Secondary endpoint: Postoperative Nausea/Vomiting (PONV), safety of intraluminal injection of high concentration alkalinized local anaesthetic solution by comparing adverse events between placebo and treatment arms. In addition, rehospitalisation rates and postoperative length of stay will be compared between the three groups. Population: 150 adult patients undergoing ureteroscopy for ureteric stone disease stratified into negative ureteroscopy and those treated for a stone with or without stent insertion postoperatively Number of Sites: Tallaght Hospital Study Duration: 8 months
The purpose of the study is to test 30 individuals with mild-moderate knee joint osteoarthritis to investigate whether the combination of Aquamin (a calcium-rich marine multi-mineral) and a polyphenol-rich pine bark extract (Enzogenol), when taken as a food supplement for 3 months has comparable or superior benefits to glucosamine sulphate in patients with painful knee osteoarthritis (KOA). From here on in we refer to Aquamin's combination product as Aquamin-plus. The main outcome measure is a reduction in pain. Provision of data that demonstrate preliminary equivalency or superiority to current, non-pharmaceutical options such as glucosamine will broaden consumer choice, and provide them with an option that is supported by science, rather than marketing alone. The hypothesis of the study is that the consumption of Aquamin-plus will have comparable effects on reducing pain in individuals with Knee Joint OA to glucosamine.
The main objective of this study is to investigate the non-inferiority of oral flucloxacillin alone compared with a combination of oral flucloxacillin and phenoxymethylpenicillin for the emergency department directed outpatient treatment of cellulitis, wound infections and abscesses, recently renamed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSIs). Half of the trial participants will receive flucloxacillin and placebo in combination, and the remaining half will be treated will flucloxacillin and phenoxymethylpenicillin. In a secondary objective the trial aims to measure adherence and persistence of trial patients with outpatient antibiotic therapy. In addition a within-trial evaluation of the cost per quality adjusted life year (QALY) gained from the use of oral flucloxacillin compared with combination therapy from the perspective of the health-care payer (direct costs) the patient and government. Finally the study will externally validate the Extremity Soft Tissue Infection-score, a Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) questionnaire designed to quantify the impact of cellulitis, wound infections and abscesses on patient HRQL in clinical trials.
In patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) the treatment goal is revascularization of the occluded artery with the use of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). There is a large subset of patients with STEMI who also have significant disease in arteries other than the site of occlusion, and away from the culprit artery. It is estimated that up to 50% have disease of more than 50% in the non-culprit arteries. The evidence on how to treat those patients with multi vessel disease is conflicting. Earlier large-scale studies and registries have suggested early and complete revascularization is of no benefit or even harmful. More recent studies have showed the opposite of that. The CVLPRIT study showed that early complete revascularization or preventive PCI reduced primary endpoint of a composite of all cause mortality, myocardial infarction and need for repeat revascularization. The benefit was mainly due to reduced repeat revascularization in the more intensive intervention group. The PRAMI study showed very similar results as well. The use of Fractional flow Reserve (FFR) in deciding complete revascularization has also showed conflicting results so far. A previous trial showed that FFR guided intervention post STEMI increased MACE. This was conflicted with more recent study, which showed FFR guided complete revascularization improved outcome when compared with more conservative treatment of ischaemia driven intervention. In this study, the investigators are going to assess the issue of staged revascularization guided by FFR or by angiogram, compared to the standard treatment of ischaemia driven revascularization
Overactive Bladder (OAB) is a chronic condition caused by instability of the detrusor or bladder muscle, which gives rise to symptoms of urinary urgency and often urinary incontinence. Idiopathic Detrusor Overactivity (IDO) is a subset of OAB where the cause for the bladder muscle instability is unknown. OAB is usually treated by conservative measures or with oral medications eg. anticholinergics. Injection of onabotulinum toxin A (onaBoNT-A) into the bladder wall is licenced in the treatment of refractory IDO where oral medications fail. The injected toxin paralyses the bladder by blocking the ability of certain (motor) nerves to communicate with the bladder muscle. As these nerves are mainly concentrated in what is known as the "body" of the bladder this is traditionally where the injections are given. In addition to its action on motor nerves, onaBoNT-A also affects sensory nerve pathways. Recent studies show that IDO is caused by both motor and sensory nerve dysfunction, therefore injecting the "trigone", a part of the bladder where sensory nerves are particularly dense, may be of clinical benefit. Three studies comparing trigone versus trigone-sparing injection of botulinum toxin in the treatment of IDO have been carried out. One of these indicated a significant benefit in targeting the trigone and the other two did not show any difference. Our study aims to examine if injection of onaBoNT-A into the trigone alone will provide symptom and functional improvement in patients with IDO by comparing peritrigonal injection of onaBoNT-A with the traditional method of injection which spares the trigone.
The aims of the present study are: i. To conduct a population study of body composition, muscle function and ability to undertake activities of daily living in elderly Irish individuals ii. To investigate the effect of a six month period of nutrition supplement support on lean tissue mass, and muscle and cognitive function in individuals aged 70 to 80 years.