There are about 1026 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Slovenia. 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.
New cancer treatment with immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has changed the way patients with melanoma and a variety of other cancers are being treated. Many pivotal trials that showed efficacy and safety of ICIs were performed in malignant melanoma. ICI can cause a different type of toxicity, called immune-related adverse events (irAEs). Though the exact pathophysiology is not completely understood, it is believed that irAEs are provoked by immune upregulation and inflammation. However, they can be serious, life-threatening, and warrant hospital admission as well. Dangerous irAEs include myocarditis, myositis, and pneumonitis, among others. Due to the novel mechanism of action, unpredictable nature, and wide usage of this type of treatment in the future, there is urgent need for better control of these potentially dangerous side effects. Early recognition and treatment of irAEs are of great importance in successful management. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) with [18F]2fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (18F-FDG) is a sensitive, non-invasive, and widely used method for diagnosis and evaluation of treatment efficacy of malignant melanoma. The combination of 18F-FDG-PET and CT allows for assessment of both functional and morphological status of the lesions, and so facilitates better clinical decisions and patient care during treatment. It is also a very sensitive method for recognising inflammation, that can be a signal of irAEs. Quantitative analysis is a rapidly evolving field of PET/CT image analysis. It includes both radiomics and artificial intelligence. Some studies have reported that quantitative analysis could predict efficacy of different cancer treatments. Quantitative image analysis in cancer response assessment is a rapidly expanding field, with the ultimate goal of clinical translation. However, in the specific instance of irAE diagnosis, it is not yet clear what role quantitative analysis of PET/CT scans can play. The hypothesis is that quantitative analysis of PET/CT images provides more information on possible irAE, thus helping to treat these side effects more quickly and successfully.
Background: Transitions of care often lead to medication errors and unnecessary healthcare utilisation. It has been repeatedly shown that medication reconciliation can at least partially reduce this risk. Objective: The aim of this prospective pragmatic trial was to evaluate the effectiveness of pharmacist-led medication reconciliation offered to medical patients as part of routine clinical practise. The main questions to be answered were: - the effectiveness of pharmacist-led medication reconciliation on medication discrepancies at discharge and 30 days after discharge - the effectiveness of pharmacist-led medication reconciliation on healthcare utilisation within 30 days after discharge. Participants in the intervention group were offered the following: - medication reconciliation on admission - medication reconciliation on discharge, coupled with patient counselling, provided by clinical pharmacists. Participants in the control group were offered standard care.
The OPTIMISE-CKD CEE study design will create a real-world evidence platform that systematically leverages the routine data collection made by Investigators and will help obtain relevant insights from clinical practice. This study is likely to include a more heterogeneous population compared with the constraints required by interventional study protocols. Treatment decisions, clinical outcomes, and common treatment scenarios in the context of routine care of CKD are likely to be more generalizable than those from clinical trials. It is important to assess the current CKD treatment with dapagliflozin. The research questions can be divided into two categories: 1. What does the dapagliflozin utilisation in CKD look like? a. Who are being treated? 2. What are the selected outcomes of interest and treatment patterns among CKD patients treated with dapagliflozin, with or without type 2 diabetes (T2D) up to 12 months post-initiation? Primary objective is to characterize dapagliflozin utilisation in clinical practice, by describing treatment naïve patients who are treated with dapagliflozin for CKD. Secondary objectives are to describe selected outcomes of interest and treatment patterns among CKD patients treated with dapagliflozin up to 12 months post-initiation. The OPTIMISE-CKD CEE study is a multinational, observational, longitudinal cohort study, with a pre-post design, which will include patients who are treated with dapagliflozin with CKD in real-world clinical practice, utilising secondary data sources. This is a secondary data collection study, where variables are extracted from electronic or paper medical records. Seven Central Eastern Europe countries are planned to participate in the study: Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia. A total number of 1090 patients are estimated to be included in the study. The study population will consist of adult patients with CKD who meet the country-specific label for dapagliflozin as treatment for CKD across CEE.
Purpose of this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study will be to evaluate whether the daily use of novel dietary supplements over 24 weeks is able strengthen and promote growth of hairs, improve their density and thickness and reduce hair loss in adults with self-perceived thinning hair.
The aim of the trial is to assess the safety of using simplified personal protective equipment (PPE) for vaccinated or COVID-19 convalescent healthcare workers working in COVID-19 ICU or COVID-19 wards. The trial is designed as a prospective randomiyed observational trial with volunteer medical staff working in COVID-19 departments aiming to show non-inferiority of simplified PPE vs standard COVID-19 PPE.
The goal of this prospective randomized controlled trial is to compare the effects of classic stepwise vs. early balanced multimodal vasopressor strategies in septic shock.
The goal of CELL-VAD Pilot trial is to investigate a personalized stem cell therapy approach for patients with advanced non-ischemic chronic heart failure (NICM) who are supported by LVAD. In the clinical trial, the investigators aim to enroll 10 patients with NICM, scheduled for LVAD implantation. After successful LVAD implantation, patients will be enrolled and followed for 2 months to allow for postoperative rehabilitation and heart failure medical therapy and LVAD support optimization. All patients will then undergo autologous CD34+ cell therapy which will be intracoronaryly delivered to the target myocardium using NOGA electromechanical mapping system. All patients will be followed for 6 months after cell therapy. At baseline, and at 1, 3, and 6 months after cell therapy, the investigators will perform comprehensive clinical evaluation.
The purpose of the research (pilot study) is to determine the impact of the use of the autotransfusion device on hemodynamic parameters during resuscitation. 24 people will be included in the pilot study (12 people will be included in the intervention group - with the usage of "autotransfusion socks" during resuscitation and 12 people in the control group - without "autotransfusion socks"). Investigators will compare the hemodynamic parameters and also neurological outcome between both groups.
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the standard triple therapy with Bismuth quadruple therapy in children infected with Helicobacter pylori. The main questions to answer are: - the safety - the efficacy of the quadruple protocol with Bismuth subcitrate Participants will be randomised in 7-days eradication therapy group and 14-days eradication control group.
The COSGOD III trial performed follow up until term age or discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit, whatever came first. The first neonate was randomised in September 2017 and the last in October 2021. A prospective follow up of the included neonates until an age of two years was not feasible in the COSGOD III trial since funding for long-term follow-up was not available. However, data on long-term outcome of the included neonates into COSGOD III trial are of high interest. In many centres, who participated in the COSGOD III trial neonates are assessed routinely for long term outcome in outpatient clinics with Bayleys III/IV test or PARCA-R (Parent Report of Children's Abilities) questionnaire. Aim of the present study is therefore to analyse in neonates, who were included into the COSGOD III trial, in a retrospective observational study routinely performed long-term survival and neurodevelopmental outcome assessment at a corrected age of 2 years (18-30 months).