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Filter by:This study addresses the focus areas of Post-Operative Pain Management. We propose a randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled trial to investigate the efficacy of a systemic infusion of intravenous lidocaine as a non-opioid method of post-operative pain management following postoperative spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). The outcomes assessed will be (1) the effect of intravenous lidocaine on post-operative opioid consumption, both in-hospital and at three-month follow-up, (2) the effect of intravenous lidocaine on the immunophenotype expressed following surgery, and (3) the effect of intravenous lidocaine on recovery from surgery as assessed by the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System-Computer Adaptive Tests for Pain Interference (PI) and Mobility (M) (PROMIS-CAT). Thus, we propose a study of a non-opioid method of pain control to minimize opioid consumption in-hospital and at three-months postoperatively, with primary outcomes measures that include morphine-equivalent opioid consumption and PROMIS-Mobility to assess recovery. In addition, we will test the ability of systemic lidocaine to attenuate the systemic inflammatory response to major spine surgery. The immunologic response to surgery has been associated with rehabilitation and recovery following total hip arthroplasty and this study will provide data to support further work.
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare cause of coronary ischemia and infarction where a tear in blood vessel wall either restricts the flow of blood or the blood becomes trapped in between the layers of the vessel causing the vessel to impinge on the lumen and causing an obstruction or restriction of blood flow. The ultimate goal of this proposal is to further understand the risk factors leading to SCAD with a focus on familial and genetic causes of SCAD.
The objective of the study is to investigate the development of NAFLD following total pancreatectomy and pancreaticoduodenectomy and to explore the histological and metabolic changes following the procedures.
The objective is to develop and test, through an iterative process, an intervention to address and support the development of infants with a confirmed diagnosis of a neurogenetic disorder with associated developmental delays or intellectual and developmental disabilities. The proposed project will capitalize and expand upon existing empirically based interventions designed to improve outcomes for infants with suspected developmental delays. Participants will be infants with a confirmed diagnosis of a neurogenetic disorder (e.g., fragile X, Angelman, Prader-Willi, Dup15q, Phelan-McDermid, Rhett, Smith Magenis, Williams, Turner, Kleinfelter, Down syndromes, Duchenne muscular dystrophy) within the first year of life and their parents/caregivers. The intervention, called the Parent and Infant Inter(X)action Intervention (PIXI) is a comprehensive program inclusive of parent education about early infant development and the neurogenetic disorder for which they were diagnosed, direct parent coaching around parent-child interaction, and family/parent well-being support. The protocol includes repeated comprehensive assessments of family and child functioning, along with an examination of feasibility and acceptability of the program.
This study will provide measures of safety and efficacy of the NightWare digital therapeutic system (iPhone + Apple watch + proprietary application) for the treatment of nightmare disorder associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-related sleep disturbance and the impact of improved sleep with the NightWare digital therapeutic system. The investigators hypothesize that the NightWare digital therapeutic system will significantly improve sleep quality in participants with PTSD-Related nightmares and poor sleep quality.
The purpose of this registry-based study is to evaluate the ongoing, real-world clinical performance and safety of commercially available DyeVert Systems during typical clinical use for patients undergoing coronary or peripheral angiography for diagnostic and/or interventional procedures.
This post-market follow-up study investigates improvement in clinical and radiological outcome after reversed total shoulder arthroplasty with the patient-specific Glenius Glenoid Reconstruction system
This study consists of two parts: 1) Part 1, a retrospective part on 250 consecutive patients following allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant (allo-HSCT) at the Royal Melbourne Hospital from 2012 to 2017, inclusive, and 2) Part 2, a prospective part on 120 allo-HSCT patients from 4 sites in Australia: the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Austin Hospital, and Westmead Hospital. In Part 1, medical records of allo-HSCT recipients will be evaluated to determine the incidence and clinical outcomes of CMV viremia post HSCT, including both the direct (CMV disease) and indirect (such as invasive fungal infection, other viral infections, bacterial infection) effects on clinical outcomes. In Part 2, allo-HSCT participants at risk of CMV disease will be assessed to determine the association of host CMV-specific immunity with clinical management and outcomes over one year post allo-HSCT. The overall aims of the study are to establish if CMV infection in allo-HSCT patients are associated with poor clinical outcomes; and whether measurement of immunological functions could provide an early indicator to identify patients at risk and appropriate timing for initiation of CMV treatment.
The hypothesis and plan of the current study are: 1. One induction phase of high dose PPI before eradication will increase intragastric pH and induce H. pylori into an active replicative status. Active replicative status will enhance the bactericidal effect of amoxicillin. Rabeprazole (20 mg) four times per day (qid) for 3 days will be used for induction in this study. 2. High dose PPI will provide adequate plasma concentration irrespective of the CYP2C19 genotype of the population. Here rabeprazole (20 mg) qid will be applied as high dose PPI. 3. High frequent amoxicillin usage (500 mg, qid) will maintain plasma concentration above the MIC. Amoxicillin (500 mg) qid will be described for total 14 days. 4. In the rescue therapy, add levofloxacin on high dose dual therapy will increase the eradication rate than single high dose dual therapy. A combination of levofloxacin and high dose dual therapy will also have a better eradication rate than the common used levofloxacin based triple therapy.
This is a single institutional, single arm, open labeled phase II study to assess the overall radiographic response of adding Avelumab to chemotherapy and palliative radiotherapy in patients with metastatic advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.