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Aug 23, 10 11:57AMThe study is a randomized, controlled clinical trial that investigates the efficacy ogf massage therapy for 66 patients with pain secondary to osteoarthritis of the knee. It is a wait-list design where subjects and randomly assigned to either Group A or Group B. Group A receives two months of massage while Group B is wait-listed, receives two months of usual care. At ...Location: Saint Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center Status: Completed» Read more
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Aug 23, 10 04:16PMThe purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that excess, rare, functionally disruptive single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) characterize genes (e.g., the surfactant protein-B gene)(SFTPB) and gene networks (e.g., the pulmonary surfactant metabolic network) associated with increased risk of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS).Location: Washington University School of Medicine Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Aug 23, 10 04:24PMResearch has shown that the presence of heart disease and stroke is higher in the Indo-Asian population compared to other ethno-cultural groups. This may be due to multiple reasons such as a higher presence of diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, and lower levels of physical activity. This program will bring together the Calgary Indo-Central-Asian ...Location: Hindu Society of Calgary Status: Active, not recruiting» Read more
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Aug 23, 10 05:37PMBackground. Antihypertensive therapy with ß-blockers (ßBs) and diureticts (Ds) is accompanied by a higher incidence of diabetes mellitus (DM) than therapy with ACE-inhibitors (ACEIs) or angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs). Whether this difference is due to an antidiabetogenic action of ACEIs and ARBs or to the fact that these agents are free of the diabetogenic activity...Location: Istituto Auxologico Italiano. Status: Not yet recruiting» Read more
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Aug 23, 10 04:34AMAssess whether postoperative antibiotics after cholecystectomy for acute lithiasic cholecystitis little or moderately severe, is effective and therefore justified. The main objective is to compare the occurrence of postoperative infectious complications including surgical site infections (SSI) and remote infections after early cholecystectomy (performed within 5 days a...Location: Centre de Chirurgie Viscérale et de Transplanta... Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Aug 23, 10 05:58AMTitle of the study Aprepitant for prevention of acute and delayed nausea and vomiting: a phase III, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in patients receiving a high-emetogenic dose of cyclophosphamide for peripheral blood stem cells harvesting Objective(s) Primary objective: to confirm and extend the investigators preliminary data on the efficacy and safe...Location: Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia - Hematology dept. Status: Not yet recruiting» Read more
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Aug 12, 10 05:48AMThe emergency department (ED) serves a vital and growing role in the US health care system, responsible for both the delivery of emergent medical care and for safety-net care for populations without traditional access to health services. Uninsured populations rely significantly on the safety-net services of the ED. Between 2000-2005 the number of uninsured Americans inc...Location: Vanderbilt University Medical Center - Emergenc... Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Sep 16, 10 12:10PMEuropean Surgical Outcomes Study (EuSOS) is a multi-centre, international seven day evaluation of standards of peri-operative care and clinical outcomes for patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery. Participating centres throughout Europe will contribute data on all patients who undergo surgery within a specified seven day period in April 2010. Patients will then be follo...Location: Barts and The London NHS Trust Status: Not yet recruiting» Read more
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Nov 19, 10 07:00AMPersons with serious mental illness are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The goals of this study are to test a treatment, Life Goals Collaborative Care to help promote health behavior change and to get feedback from patients and providers on what is needed to help better coordinate and physical and mental health care of these patients.Location: VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System Status: Enrolling by invitation» Read more
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Apr 20, 12 05:00AMBariatric surgery has long been recognized as an effective treatment for grade 3 or grade 2 obesity associated with complications. Among the bariatric surgical procedures, roux-en-y gastric bypass (RYGB) was shown to account for 41% of all bariatric operations at least in the United Sates. Sleeve gastrectomy (SG), that was conceived as the first step before performing ...Location: Catholic University School of Medicine Status: Not yet recruiting» Read more
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