There are about 9745 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Israel. 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 objective of this clinical trial is to evaluate the pain relief and daily functioning improve, in patients suffering of Osteoarthritis of knee, with HOT/COLD/ Electro therapy during physiotherapy treatment
The purpose of the extension study was to provide patients completing the 28-week core study (NCT01095250) with an opportunity to receive an additional 22 weeks of continuous treatment.
Between 100 up to 200 adults undergoing HSCT for their primary disease will be included in this pharmacokinetic/pharmacogenetic study. In the preparative protocol Busulfan (BU)will be included as indicated in a known protocol. The GST polymorphism (A1,M1,T1 and P1) will be investigated using real time PCR. A correlation between pharmacokinetic parameters and patients polymorphism will be performed using known statistical technics for comparison. The aims of this study are, to correlate the demographic data, clinical presentation, clinical outcomes of the included individuals, the BU kinetics and the GST polymorphism and to establish an outcome "map" for those who receive HSCT for their primary disease.
Patency of the ductus arteriosus (PDA) is functionally essential for fetal circulation, however persistence of ductal patency postnatally may have significant adverse hemodynamic effects in the neonate. Medical therapy for PDA predominantly involves the administration of one of two non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: indomethacin or ibuprofen. Both of these therapies have been shown to be successful in mediating ductal closure in approximately 70% of treated infants. However, the need for a second course of treatment for PDA closure remains quite common. The investigators hypothesize that, because of small differences between the two drugs, a greater percentage of infants who did not respond to a first course of therapy with indomethacin will respond to a second course with ibuprofen than to a repeat course of indomethacin. As such, the investigators aim to compare secondary therapy with a repeat course of indomethacin to secondary therapy with ibuprofen in infants whose ductus remained patent after a first course of therapy with indomethacin.
Early preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) complicates 0.7% of pregnancies. When PPROM occurs before the 24th week,the risk of fetal and neonatal death is 70%. There is also a high risk of neonatal and maternal morbidity. When the diagnosis of PPROM is uncertain by physical examination, additional tests are needed. These tests have false positive and false negative rates. The gold standard for diagnosing PPROM is amniocentesis and dye test. This procedure has a risk of infection and abortion.Our hypothesis is that by using a cervical cap for 6 hours and repeated ultrasound exams we can diagnose or rule out PPROM in cases which are uncertain. Our study group will be pregnant women gestational age 14-23, suspected of having PPROM.
Elderly individuals are often at increased risks for falls. The AdvanStep is an interactive training exercise and balance device. The use of the AdvanStep will bring about a measurable improvement in the individuals balance in standardized measures.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of everyday practice modalities (mammography, US) on the MIRA technology.
Background and objectives: There is a general agreement that some types of urban environment could be the source of psychological stress as opposed to natural-relaxing environment. A number of aesthetical researches found out that the main cause for stress appearance can be explained by the complexity and order of the environment. There are also some indications that the stressing influence of the open environment can be measured by evaluating eye movements, in particular saccadic movements. The objective of this study is to characterize eye movements - mainly saccades -while presenting visual material of different complexity and order and to evaluate the possible relationship between eye movements and parameters of psychological and physiological stress. Methods: The research is based on systematic gradual experiments on healthy volunteers, who will be tested while viewing series of abstract figures and pictures of natural and urban areas with different level of complexity and order. Each figure or picture will be showed to subjects for 7 seconds. During the whole experimental session the investigators will measure: 1. Saccadic and other eye movements using the magnetic scleral search coil technique. The magnetic scleral search coil technique is the most sensitive and accurate technique used in modern ocular motor research for measuring horizontal, vertical and torsional eye movements. The coils are easy to apply and well tolerated over a wearing period of up to 45 minutes per recording session. 2. Heart rate pulse will be measured using a commercial pulse-meter. 3. Aesthetical evaluation: Following each figure or picture 7 seconds presentation; subjects will rate it in a scale from 1 (very relaxing) to 10 (very stressful). Possible relationship between saccadic eye movements, heart rate and aesthetical rate will be analyzed using WIN 11 SPSS and MATLAB in statistically accepted ways. Population: A total of about 60 healthy subjects aged 18-60 years old will be recruited for the study from students, faculty and staff of Tel Aviv University and of Meir Medical Center. Criteria for inclusion: Healthy subject with normal vision Criteria for exclusion: Eye disease such as corneal or scleral abrasion or disease, glaucoma, refractive errors greater than 2 diopters and concurrent medication with CNS-active agents.
To find out the impact of two different proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) (Omeprazole and Pantoprazole) on platelet function in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) on clopidogrel therapy.
Abnormal enlargement of the clitoris in fetal life may be a sign for different pathologies. To the investigators knowledge there is no published nomogram of the clitoris size through gestation and it's assessment is usually subjective. The purpose of this study is to create a nomogram of clitorial size through gestation by measuring its size in fetuses of different age in the second and third trimester.