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Aug 23, 10 02:00AMThe purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of alkaptonuria and collect medical data on patients who may later participate in new drug trials for this rare genetic disease. In alkaptonuria, a pigment called homogentisic acid collects in bone and connective tissue, causing arthritis and eventually bone fractures, and also causes discoloration in the ears ...Location: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, ... Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Aug 23, 10 04:22AMThis study will investigate the underlying cause of Chediak-Higashi syndrome (CHS)-a rare inherited disease-and define the full spectrum of medical complications associated with it. It will study the LYST gene - the gene responsible for classic CHS-and investigate other genes that may cause milder forms of the syndrome. Patients with CHS have a range of medical problems...Location: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, ... Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Aug 23, 10 04:20AMThis study provides training opportunities for critical care specialists in evaluating and treating critically ill patients. Patients enrolled in the study receive standard tests and treatments. The study objectives are to: - Provide additional training for staff of the NIH Clinical Center intensive care unit, including physicians, nurses, fellows, and other tra...Location: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, ... Status: Completed» Read more
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Aug 23, 10 07:09AMThe goals of the trial are: - To determine the prevalence of osteoporosis in subgroups of COPD patients. - To look for risk factors of osteoporosis in COPD patients. - To create sub-groups for prospective research concerning the effects of bisphosphonates on osteoporosis variables in COPD patients.Location: Catharina Hospital Eindhoven Status: Completed» Read more
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Aug 23, 10 07:45AMThe primary objective of this research is to pilot test a brief mental heath treatment specifically tailored to meet the needs of chronically ill patients with anxiety and/or depression. Using an open-trial format, the proposed study will examine the feasibility of a brief psychosocial intervention. Primary outcomes will assess intervention effects on patient and clinici...Location: Houston VA Medical Center Status: Completed» Read more
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Aug 23, 10 11:51AMThis is a study to evaluate the effects of early pulmonary rehabilitation within 10 days after discharge from the hospital after a COPD exacerbation on exercise tolerance, exacerbations, re-admissions and the quality of life during 6 months.Location: Isala Klinieken Status: Terminated» Read more
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Aug 23, 10 12:41PMThe purpose of this study is to determine the impact of erythropoietin treatment of anemia on exercise capacity of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Location: CHU Henri Mondor Status: Suspended» Read more
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Aug 23, 10 12:55PMPatients who are admitted to the outpatient pulmonology department by a general practitioner or specialist with a chest X-ray suspicious for lung cancer with an age between 18 and 80 years are suitable for participation. The X-ray and referral are studied by a chest physician (by phone or fax ). Selected patients are invited to enter the study after answering a questionn...Location: Isala Klinieken Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Aug 23, 10 07:04PMThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of an integrated multidisciplinary rehabilitation program on health related quality of life in the 12 months postoperative period in patients with an elective thoracotomy and to evaluate the effects of the program on general quality of life (SF-36), acute/chronic post-thoracotomy pain, impairment (changes in pulmonary ...Location: Isala Klinieken Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Aug 23, 10 07:30PMBackground: - Idiopathic CD4+ lymphocytopenia (ICL) is a condition in which there is a decreased level of CD4+ lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell), which can lead to opportunistic infections or autoimmune disorders and diseases. Objectives: - To characterize the natural history with regard to CD4+ T cell count and onset of infecti...Location: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, ... Status: Recruiting» Read more
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