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NCT ID: NCT06137027 Recruiting - Clinical trials for Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Cannabidiol Oil Extract for Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Start date: September 21, 2023
Phase: Early Phase 1
Study type: Interventional

Cannabidiol oil has been shown to be effective in treating chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting, but there is limited information on its usefulness in nausea and vomiting that can occur after surgery. The goal of this study is to determine the effect of Cannabidiol oil on the frequency of nausea and vomiting in the first 24 hours after a gynaecological procedure. Other effects that will be assessed will include: 1. The effect of Cannabidiol oil on the level of pain and amount of pain medications needed in the first 24 hours after a gynaecological operation. 2. The effect of Cannabidiol oil on patients' overall satisfaction with the anaesthetic experience. Some participants will be administered Cannabidiol oil under the tongue two to three hours before their procedure and an equal number will receive a placebo oil, similar in taste. This will be done randomly to minimise introducing bias. We will then compare both groups in the postoperative period to see if the Cannabidiol oil made any difference.

NCT ID: NCT06032039 Recruiting - Knee Osteoarthritis Clinical Trials

Corticosteroid vs Platelet-Rich Plasma Intra-articular Injections in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis.

Start date: October 1, 2023
Phase: Early Phase 1
Study type: Interventional

This study will explore the effectiveness of intra-articular knee injections in patients with osteoarthritis by comparing Corticosteroid (triamcinolone) vs Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP). This study is a randomized controlled trial with a sample size of one hundred and sixty patients (160). Patients would be recruited via new referrals and follow-up appointments in the Orthopaedic clinic at the UHWI (University Hospital of the West Indies) with knee osteoarthritis. The aim of the study is to: 1. To determine if platelet-rich plasma injections are better at improving functional outcomes in the knee using Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) when compared to intraarticular steroids. 2. To identify adverse reactions related to these injections

NCT ID: NCT05909657 Recruiting - Sickle Cell Disease Clinical Trials

Enablers and Barriers to Hydroxyurea Use for Sickle Cell Disease Jamaica

Start date: July 1, 2023
Phase:
Study type: Observational

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with a lifetime of medical and socio-behavioural complications that require coordination of care from multidisciplinary teams. Access to adequate care for SCD is important as inadequate access can contribute to increased acute care utilization, disjointed care delivery, and earlier mortality for many SCD patients. Hydroxyurea (HU) is the first drug approved for the treatment of SCD and improves many adverse outcomes of SCD and yet its use remains sub-optimal. This mixed-methods study aims to identify the barriers and enablers that SCD patients, caregivers of children (under age 18 years), and health care providers (including physicians, nurses and pharmacists) identify for health care access and HU utilization. The findings may guide development and implementation of strategies to improve access to SCD healthcare and HU uptake which may result in significant benefits to patients, families and the healthcare system including possible reduction in healthcare utilization. Participants will be recruited from the Sickle Cell Unit, Kingston and from all four Jamaican regional health authorities. Questionnaires and interview guides for provider and patient/caregiver assessments are adapted, with permission, from the Sickle Cell Disease Implementation Consortium tools. The study will also examine data on HU usage from the National Health Fund of Jamaica since its addition of SCD to its list of chronic illnesses in 2015. All data collected will be de-identified and maintained in a secure database, with access limited to key personnel. There is minimal risk to participants. Participants will be selected only because of the specific problem under investigation, and not because of easy availability, diminished autonomy, or social bias.

NCT ID: NCT05748717 Recruiting - Sickle Cell Disease Clinical Trials

Arterial Function Parameters and Transcranial Doppler Velocity in Paediatric Patients With Sickle Cell Disease

AFAT
Start date: February 1, 2023
Phase:
Study type: Observational

Structural and functional changes in arteries are increasingly being recognized as significant features of sickle cell disease. This study aims to determine whether there are differences in arterial function parameters between children with sickle cell disease with normal and abnormal transcranial Doppler velocity. After informed consent is obtained, participants will have vascular, Transcranial Doppler, haematological and biochemical parameters measured. Researchers will compare children with sickle cell disease who have normal Transcranial Doppler velocity and no history of stroke with children with those who have an abnormal Transcranial Doppler velocity with or without a history of stroke to see if there are significant differences in arterial function parameters.

NCT ID: NCT05730244 Not yet recruiting - Tinea Versicolor Clinical Trials

A Study of the Clinical Efficacy and Safety of 100% Cassia Alata Extract Against Tinea Versicolor

Start date: February 15, 2023
Phase: Phase 1
Study type: Interventional

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effects of Cassia alata extract in treating tinea versicolor (ring worm skin condition) to placebo consisting of alcohol, green food colouring and glycerin in adult Jamaicans ages 18 to 89 years. The main questions the study aims to answer are:• Does the use of this extract heal the kills the ring worm fungus and clears up the rash faster compared to placebo • Does the use of this extract have significant side effects ie Is it safe compared to placebo. Participants will be asked to apply a small portion about 1 ml of the extract or placebo to the skin rash twice daily at least 8 hours and attend dermatology clinic every 4 weeks for 12 weeks.

NCT ID: NCT05471466 Completed - Surgical Incision Clinical Trials

Scar Outcomes for Scalpel Versus Diathermy Neck Incisions in an Afro-Caribbean Population

Start date: August 21, 2019
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

This is randomized controlled double-blinded trial comparing the scar outcomes of diathermy versus scalpel surgical incisions in the neck. It was conducted in humans in an Afro-Caribbean (black) population.

NCT ID: NCT05405920 Recruiting - Hypertension Clinical Trials

Caribbean and South America Team-based Strategy to Control Hypertension

CATCH
Start date: February 1, 2023
Phase: Phase 3
Study type: Interventional

The CATCH cluster randomized trial will test the implementation and effectiveness outcomes of implementing and scaling up a team-based care strategy for blood pressure control in Colombia and Jamaica.

NCT ID: NCT05295641 Active, not recruiting - Heart Failure Clinical Trials

American Registry of Ambulatory or Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

AMERICCAASS
Start date: April 1, 2022
Phase:
Study type: Observational [Patient Registry]

The purpose of this study is to better characterize and understand the population of patients with ambulatory or acutely decompensated heart failure in the American continent, getting to know their sociodemographic, clinical and paraclinical characteristics

NCT ID: NCT05149677 Recruiting - Labor Pain Clinical Trials

The Effect of Music Therapy on Labour Pain, Anxiety, and Analgesia

Start date: January 2022
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

Labour pain is the result of complex and subjective interactions of multiple physiologic and psychosocial factors on a woman's interpretation of labour stimuli. It is an integral part of the labour process, often associated with anxiety and being subjective, affects each woman's experience of the birthing process in differing ways. This will be a randomized clinical trial, involving primiparous women presenting to the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) for labour and delivery. Primiparous, term women in labour will be eligible and randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive music plus standard of care during labour and standard care without music therapy. The primary outcome of this study will be to determine whether music therapy is an effective adjunct or alternative to pharmacological therapies for pain and anxiety management in labour. The secondary outcome would be to assess the effect of music on labour duration, operative delivery rates, abnormal foetal heart rate patterns and APGAR scores. Approximately 260 primigravida women would be recruited and invited to participate in this randomized clinical trial over an eight-month period.

NCT ID: NCT04989972 Withdrawn - Clinical trials for Anxiety and Depression

Assessing the Efficacy of Micro-dosed Psilocybin on Reducing Anxiety & Depression Levels in Adults

Start date: September 15, 2022
Phase: Phase 2
Study type: Interventional

To investigate the efficacy of a 16 week treatment with PSIL428 patient reported anxiety levels in otherwise healthy individuals suffering from depression and or anxiety symptoms.