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Filter by:Intravenous administration of esketamine is an effective recognized therapeutic option in refractory pain in CRPS, which sometimes in at least a part of the patients has a prolonged therapeutic effect. Unfortunately, CRPS literature contains a wide range of ketamine dosing regimens with the result that clinical protocols on dosage and administration are very heterogeneous. The current esketamine regimen in Erasmus MC consists of a 6-day hospital admission for continuous administration. In the Netherlands, both inpatient and outpatient esketamine treatments are offered. Inpatient and outpatient ketamine treatments have never been compared in randomized controlled trials and it is therefore unknown whether these two dosing regimens are equally effective. The primary objective is to demonstrate non-inferiority of experimental esketamine administration of 6x 1 day per 2 weeks (in total 3 months) as compared with standard esketamine administration of 1x 6 consecutive days. The end of study is at 6 months after the start of the study/treatment.
The aim of the present study is to compare the efficiency of low FODMAP and SSRD to reduce symptoms in IBS, and to study the mechanisms and consequences of the two diets.
This clinical trial will use growth hormone as a novel treatment for Phelan-McDermid syndrome (PMS) and idiopathic autism. A double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial design will be used in 30 children with idiopathic autism and 15 children with PMS to evaluate the the effects of growth hormone on visual evoked potentials (VEPs), socialization, language, and repetitive behaviors. The researchers expect to provide evidence for the feasibility of using VEPs in PMS, and to show support for growth hormone in ameliorating clinical symptoms of ASD.
Renal autotransplantation (RAT) is a method of removing a kidney from its place of origin in a patient, repairing it, and transplanting it in another location of the body, generally the iliac fossa of the same patient.RAT is a relatively new technique; the first ever RAT procedure in the US was performed in 1963. Advances in preservation and transplantation techniques have made RAT a modality that can be utilized in complex renal diseases. RAT is indicated for conditions such as renal vascular disease, nutcracker syndrome, pelvic venous congestion, pelvic trauma, refractory stone disease and, in some cases, loin pain hematuria syndrome and conventionally unresectable renal tumors. Irrespective of the excellent outcomes shown by RAT, the conventional open approach requires a large midline xiphoid-to-pubis or flank incision for donor nephrectomy with a second pelvic incision for renal transplantation into the iliac fossa.The current gold standard approach to RAT is a laparoscopic nephrectomy followed by open auto-transplantation. However, this approach still requires a large pelvic incision. Robotic technology enables us to perform more complex minimally invasive surgery. Gordon et al. performed and reported the first completely intracorporeal robotic RAT to repair a ureteral injury in 2014.
The aim of this study is to determine the role and efficacy of β-1,3/1,6-D-Glucan (Polysaccharide Peptide) from mycelia extract of Indonesia's Ganoderma lucidum as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent on cardiometabolic syndrome
Recovery for intensive care survivors is limited by ongoing problems with walking, strength, fatigue, mental distress and cognitive morbidity known as 'Post Intensive Care Syndrome'. There has been increasing interest in ways that clinicians can support patients in their post ICU recovery. The investigators are undertaking a co design approach to informing the design of a recovery pathway for patients who have been admitted to the intensive care to support them in their return to home, family and working responsibilities.
Observation study measuring medical response in contaminated environment.
Current treatments for patients with drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) include supportive care, steroids and cyclosporine. No randomized controlled trial (RCT) exists in comparing these treatments and all available literature comes in the form of case reports and case series. These two treatments are considered standard of care and this trial seeks only to compare outcomes of DRESS between these two therapies. No additional labs, therapies or procedures will be used apart from those that are routinely done for patients with this diagnosis. This will be a pilot study to determine efficacy of the two therapies with particular endpoints in mind so that the investigators can study the safety of these two therapies in patients with DRESS. Data suggests a potential benefit for adults with DRESS using either steroids or cyclosporine but the investigators are seeking a comparison of efficacy of these two therapies. The study population will include adults with a Registry of Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reaction (RegiSCAR) score of greater than 4 (i.e. a likely diagnosis of DRESS). The investigators will exclude patients with sepsis, active Hepatitis B or C, active tuberculosis, a documented allergy to steroids or cyclosporine, and patients with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 30 (unless on dialysis in which case the participants will be included).
Background and justification: Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is a disabling and life-threatening condition that results from a partial or total bowel resection, and has become as the main cause of Type III, intestinal failure (IF). Immediately after enterectomy there is an adaptation process consisting of structural, hormonal and metabolic changes to maximize intestinal function. These changes begin within days of resection and generally continue for several months. However, recent publications have reported even longer periods of time (up to 5 years) to achieve enteral autonomy. It is possible to enhance the natural process of intestinal adaptation through medical or surgical treatments, called intestinal rehabilitation. During the process, complications related to intestinal failure or its treatment may arise, jeopardizing the result and even compromising survival. A better understanding of the medium and long-term results of patients under medical and / or surgical treatment with SIC is needed. Despite the improvement recently achieved in managing IF, in most countries, pts are dispersed and seen by general health-care providers, with limited SBS or IF experience, causing increasing concern regarding the competence and equity of the care accessible to suffering pts. The results obtained with the RESTORE project in adult patients highlight the relevance of having registries to better understand the natural history of this disease in adult patients, proving that a larger number of adult pts with SBS/III-IF can be identified and cared for than the numbers considered by recognized estimations. [Abstract sent to TTS, 2020]. To date, there are no data for pediatric patients with iIF secondary to SIC in Latin America, so its incidence, prevalence and evolution are unknown. Recent publications from middle-income countries, exposed the current inequality regarding the different types of therapies available within a given region. Given the high morbidity and mortality associated with ICS-FI, there is an unmet need to create an adequate study that provides the information necessary to establish local and regional parameters and recommendations on its treatment.
The acute respiratory distress syndrome, formerly known as the acute lung injury (ARDS/ALI), is a critical illness with high mortality due to the lack of effective treatment. The pathogenesis of ARDS/ALI has not been fully elucidated. Nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) plays a key role in regulating lung inflammation and oxidative stress which are closely related to lung injury in ARDS/ALI, but its regulatory mechanism remains unclear. The investigator's provious study shown that microRNA-27b (miR-27b) downregulated Nrf2 to aggravate lung inflammation and histological injury. Furthermore, in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced cell (J774A.1) inflammation model, miR-27b was upregulated while the long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) NEAT1 was downregulated, the putative binding sites of lncRNA NEAT1 and miR-27b were successfully predicted by bioinformatics approach. Thus, the investigators propose that NEAT1 plays as a competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) to adsorb miR-27b and liberate Nrf2, therefore, to attenuate lung inflammation and related lung injury in ARDS/ALI. This project aims to explore the role of the lncRNA NEAT1/ mir-27b /Nrf2 signal axis in the development and treatment of ARDS/ALI in patients, as well as in LPS-induced ALI animal and cell models by using bioinformatics, molecular biology, histomorphology and clinical phenotype approaches, and to clarify the new mechanism in ARDS/ALI development and to provide new therapeutic targets.