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NCT00644449
This study was performed to confirm that a single 2.0-g dose of azithromycin SR is at least as effective as 7 days of levofloxacin 500 mg/day in adults with acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis Secondary objectives: To assess safety and the bacteriologic efficacy of both treatment regimens
NCT00487656
The purpose of this study is to see if ART-123 (recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin) decreases the number of people who die as a result of Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) complication of sepsis.
NCT00046904
RATIONALE: Etanercept is a substance that is being studied as a treatment for cachexia (weight loss) and anorexia (lack of appetite) in patients who have cancer. It is not yet known whether etanercept is effective in improving cancer-related cachexia and anorexia. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to determine the effectiveness of etanercept in treating cancer-related cachexia and anorexia in patients who have advanced cancer.
NCT00386308
The purpose of this study is to determine whether XP12B is effective and safe in the treatment of women with heavy menstrual bleeding associated with menorrhagia.
NCT01309568
The objective of this study is to demonstrate the clinical performance of the Quidel Reader Influenza A+B test and Quidel Reader with the following sample types: nasal swab, nasopharyngeal swab, and nasopharyngeal aspirate/wash. Clinical performance will be based on comparison of Quidel Reader Influenza A+B results to cell culture at a Central Reference or Alternative Laboratory.
NCT00614939
Saxagliptin is a new investigational medication being developed for treatment of type 2 diabetes. This study is designed to test the efficacy of once daily saxagliptin in renally impaired patients.
NCT00085943
This study will compare the ability of fosamprenavir 700 mg with ritonavir 100 mg twice a day or lopinavir 400 mg with ritonavir 100 mg twice a day both combined with a fixed dose combination tablet of abacavir 600 mg and lamivudine 300 mg once a day to suppress virus levels of HIV to less than 400 copies/mL of blood. In addition we will study the safety and tolerability of these compounds over the 48 week study period in patients naive to anti-HIV therapy.
NCT01206621
For the patient with acute dyspnea in the ED, early differentiation between CHF and non-CHF causes is essential for proper management. The capacity to triage patients quickly and accurately has a beneficial impact upon outcome, disposition, stratification and length of stay in the ED and required length of hospital admission. The ability to assess pulmonary status rapidly by quantitative regional vibration technology offers significant potential advantage for earlier diagnosis. The VRI technique may provide a quick and accurate method of differentiating between dyspnea due to HF and dyspnea due to pulmonary causes; thereby improving management and outcomes.
NCT00216216
Patients with relapsed or chemotherapy-refractory SCLC have a dismal prognosis. Unfortunately, available treatments result in few durable responses. Pemetrexed is a well-tolerated agent, which is active in NSCLC. Since chemotherapy agents, which are active in NSCLC, are usually also active in SCLC, this trial will examine the efficacy and activity of pemetrexed in this palliative setting
NCT00643409
The objectives of the study were to confirm that a single, 2.0-g dose of azithromycin sustained release (SR) was at least as effective to 10 days of oral levofloxacin 500 mg once a day, when used to treat adults with uncomplicated, acute bacterial sinus infections, and to evaluate the safety of both treatments.
NCT00311701
This retrospective study conducted in Canada and the US involves a chart review to assess the safety of oseltamivir (Tamiflu®) compared to alternate antiviral therapy, amantidine or rimantidine, administered to children less than 12 months of age with diagnosed or suspected influenza. The objectives are to describe the frequency of neurological and all other adverse events possibly related to administration of these antivirals in these infants. Investigators will also compare frequency of adverse events at various doses of oseltamivir in these children. Critical endpoints to be collected include frequency and severity of adverse events, particularly those relating to central nervous system complications. A sub-investigator will travel to each of the participating sites to collect data related to each infant's health prior to becoming ill, health status at time of influenza diagnosis, dosing regimen, reported neurological events post-dosing, and all reported adverse events post-dosing.
NCT00051844
This is a 48 week study that is intended for HIV Infected persons whose first treatment regimen was with a nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) and who are now failing that regimen. They must be currently on their failing regimen to be eligible.
NCT00520234
Adults admitted to intensive care units are at risk for a variety of complications. Infections due to the fungus called candida are of particular concern. The study will test the possibility that caspofungin, a new therapy for fungal infections, can successfully reduce the rate of candida infections in subjects at risk. It will also test if caspofungin is useful in treating subjects for this disease when diagnosed using a new blood test that is performed twice weekly, permitting earlier diagnosis than current practice standards.
NCT00002429
This study tests a new form of didanosine, ddI EC, a coated pill that passes through the stomach before dissolving. The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of an anti-HIV drug combination that includes ddI EC versus another anti-HIV drug combination.
NCT00002246
The purpose of this study is to see if adding stavudine (d4T) to anti-HIV drug regimens (with or without zidovudine, ZDV) can improve symptoms of AIDS Dementia Complex (ADC, problems involving the brain or spinal cord) in HIV-positive patients.
NCT00004584
The purpose of this study is to look at the safety and effectiveness of an experimental protease inhibitor (a type of anti-HIV drug) called BMS-232632. Doctors will compare an anti-HIV drug combination that includes BMS-232632 to a drug combination that includes ritonavir.
NCT00002371
To compare the magnitude and durability of the reduction in plasma HIV RNA in the two treatment groups over the first 12 weeks of treatment. To determine the safety of each of the two treatment groups.
NCT00281073
This is a sequential phase 1 and phase 2 study to evaluate the efficacy of intracardiac echocardiography to detect septal and left atrial pathology as compared to transesophageal echocardiography (Phase 1) and its value in a management strategy for immediate cardioversion during cardiac catheterization procedures in patients with atrial fibrillation as compared to a conventional strategy delaying cardioversion till full anticoagulation is established for a three weeks (Phase 2). Phase 1 will enroll 100 patients at 12 centers; these patients will be undergoing clinically indicated TEE \& cardiac catheterization procedures. After review of Phase 1 results by an independent DSMB \& the investigators that establish efficacy of ICE, Phase 2 will be initiated. Phase 2 will enroll 300 patients in 15 centers; these patients with atrial fibrillation will be undergoing clinically indicated cardiac catheterization procedures and have a clinical indication for cardioversion. Patients will be randomized to ICE guided cardioversion strategy or a conventional strategy employing three weeks of full anticoagulation before cardioversion. ICE imaging will be used to identify a low risk group for immediate cardioversion. A composite primary study endpoint that will include mortality and major morbidity including stroke and bleeding complications will be used. This study will examines two hypotheses in AF patients undergoing invasive cardiac procedures: Hypothesis 1: That ICE has comparable efficacy to TEE in visualization of left atrial pathology or septal defects that can predispose patients to stroke. This will be evaluated during the Phase I component of the study. Hypothesis 2: That ICE can identify low risk patients in whom immediate cardioversion during the procedure is safe and comparably effective to electrical cardioversion performed based on a conventional strategy of a minimum of 3 weeks of preceding anticoagulation therapy. Low risk patients are expected to have an acceptably low incidence rate of stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA), peripheral embolism, and major hemorrhagic events following electrical cardioversion. This will be evaluated during the Phase II component of the study, after the Phase I objective is achieved.
NCT00834041
This first open-label study in a pediatric population was designed to evaluate aliskiren safety and pharmacokinetics after single and multiple dosing in 6-17 year old children with hypertension.
NCT01354054
TENS is a non pharmacological intervention to control pain. Both high (\>50 Hz) and low (\<10 Hz) frequency TENS are used in the clinic and it is thought that each type works through different mechanisms (see for review Sluka and Walsh, 2003). Hyperalgesia, an increased response to a noxious stimuli, is one component of pain and occurs both at the site of injury, primary hyperalgesia, and outside the site of injury, secondary hyperalgesia. Recent studies in animals with arthritis of the knee show that low and high frequency TENS differentially modulate primary and secondary hyperalgesia. Therefore the investigators hypothesize that TENS will reduce hyperalgesia and pain with movement resulting in increased function.
