There are about 1039 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.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the development of human embryos in vitro under two different oxygen concentrations; a static 5% during all five days of culture or under an oxygen gradient, starting with 8% from day-0 to day-3, continuing with 5% on day-3 and following with 2% of oxygen from the end of day-3 to day-5.
This randomized study compares the effects of conventional (right ventricular pacing in patients with LVEF ≥ 40% and cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with LVEF < 40 %) versus left bundle branch pacing on left ventricular remodelling in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (< 50 %) that need permanent pacemaker implantation after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).
The primary objective of this study is to describe the long-term safety and tolerability of rocatinlimab in participants with moderate-to-severe AD.
The goal of this randomised controlled trial is to determine the effect of consuming a multistrain probiotic OMNi-BiOTiC® Active to shorten the incidence and duration of acute upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) in older people. The main questions it aims to answer is: - Is the multistrain probiotic OMNi-BiOTiC® Active effective in reducing the incidence of URTIs in older people? - Is the multistrain probiotic OMNi-BiOTiC® Active effective in reducing the duration of URTIs in older people? - Is the multistrain probiotic OMNiBiOTiC® Active effective in changing selected immunological blood parameters in older people? Researchers will compare the probiotic group and the placebo group to see if the incidence or duration of URTIs are significant among the groups.
Background: Immunotherapy has been successful in treating advanced melanoma, but a large proportion of patients do not respond to the treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). Preclinical and small cohort studies suggest biomarkers from the primary tumor, stool and body fluids as markers of response. This prospective study will evaluate gastrointestinal microbiome (bacterial spices and virome) composition and exosomal mRNA expression of PD-L1 and IFNγ correlation with radiological response rates to ICIs treatment of advanced melanoma patients. Methods: Patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors as a first line treatment for metastatic melanoma are recruted to the study. Stool samples are submitted before the start of treatment, at the 12 (+/-2) week and 28 (+/-4) week, and at the event ( such as, suspected disease progression/hyperprogressio, immune related adverse event (irAE), etc). Peripheral venous blood samples are taken additionaly at the same time points for cytologic and molecular tests. Histological material from the tumor tissue is obtained before the start of immunotherapy treatment. Primary objectives are to determine whether human gastrointestinal microbiome (bacterial and viral) and exosomal mRNA expression of PD-L1 and IFNγ predict response to treatment with PD-1 and CTLA-4 inhibitors and are associated with occurrence of irAE in patients with metastatic melanoma at different time points. Response is evaluated radiologically with imaging methods in accordance with the irRECIST criteria. Conclussion: Despite the great success of the treatment of metastatic melanoma with immunotherapy, there remains a significant proportion of patients who do not respond to treatment or who develop severe adverse events during treatment. Identification of novel predictive and prognostic biomarkers for immunotherapy treatment response is therefore necessary. This study is the first to combine and investigate multiple potential predictive and prognostic biomarkers and its dynamics. The results could serve for a better and multi-level understanding of the various factors influencing immunotherapy treatment.
The main goal of the study is to expand cancer preclinical research results on the usefulness of SSTR2-Antagonist [99mTc]Tc-TECANT1 in clinical practice. Detection of NEN and monitoring of response to therapy is still challenging due to their cellular heterogeneity. Initial preclinical studies suggest that NEN imaging with the use of SSTR2-Antagonist may be advantageous in comparison to the widely used SSTR2-Agonists. Recently, novel radiopharmaceuticals, based on SSTR2-Antagonists, were shown to provide superior SSTR2 visualisation than currently used agonists. The need for molecular imaging of NEN is expected to grow significantly in the near future due to their increasing incidence and prevalence. Although a persistent trend to shift the molecular imaging of NEN from conventional SPECT/CT gamma cameras to PET/CT has been observed in the last decade, labelling the compound with Tc-99m offers significant advantages by its extremely wide availability, low cost and low radiation exposure to patients. Effective and accessible molecular imaging methods as an integral part of personalised patient management are needed to optimise selection and follow-up of available therapeutic modalities. The Tc-99m-labeled SSTR2-Antagonist [99mTc]Tc-TECANT1 is expected to be an effective, widely available compound for quantitative assessment of SSTR2 NEN status, allowing a personalised therapeutic approach.
Infertility affects around 15 % of couples in their reproductive years. Even though the use of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in aforementioned couples is increasing, their success rate is still relatively low. Hence it is important to identify and better understand potential modifiable dietary and lifestyle risk factors that may influence the success of ART. This study will include women undergoing IVF with a view to investigating the relationship between preconception dietary patterns, body composition, physical activity level, serum values of vitamin B9, vitamin B12 and vitamin D and the outcomes of IVF, such as the number of obtained oocytes, fertilization rate and clinical pregnancy. Main hypothesis is that women undergoing IVF, who eat a balanced diet, maintain healthy body weight and have adequate serum levels of vitamin B9, vitamin B12 and vitamin D, have a higher chance of achieving better IVF outcomes.
The goal of this study is to learn about the effectiveness of TAP block for pain relief after vascular surgery on the abdominal aorta. The main question the investigators are looking to answer is whether the TAP block lowers the dose of opioid required after abdominal aortic surgery.
The aim of study is impact of additional treatment with new antidiabetic drugs (semaglutide or empagliflozine) compared to control group in T1DM patients - impact on endothelial function measured by FMD and FPF, arterial stiffness - measured by PWV, inflammatory biomarkers, markers of oxidative stress and endothelial progenitor cells (CD 34+/VDRL2, CD 133+/VDRL2) and correlation with glucovariability or time in range, measured with CGM system.
The goal of this low-interventional study is to describe the overall joint health in patients with haemophilia A or haemophilia B prophylactically treated with rFVIIIFc or rFIXFc. The main question it aims to answer is the: • Evaluation of the overall joint status as detected by ultrasound in haemophilia A and B patients treated with rFVIIIFc or rFIXFc prophylaxis over the 18-month study period. Participants will come to 6-monthly visits during the 18-month long study period and will perform an ultrasound with the Haemophilia Early Arthropathy Detection with Ultrasound (HEAD-US) protocol at each visit. At baseline and end of study visits, the patients will be assessed with the clinical scoring system Haemophilia Joint Health Score (HJHS) and complete patient questionnaires. Retrospective data from patient medical records will also be collected for at least 6 months before enrolment in the study.