Found 70 clinical trials
Pharmacokinetics Pharmacodynamics and Safety Profile of Understudied Drugs Administered to Children Per Standard of Care (POPS)
The study investigators are interested in learning more about how drugs, that are given to children by their health care provider, act in the bodies of children and young adults in hopes to find the most safe and effective dose for children. The primary objective of this study is to …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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Inhaled Corticosteroid Withdrawal in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
According to the WISDOM study, withdraw of inhaled steroids has no effect on the acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but the lung function of patients with COPD is significantly reclined. In the subgroup analysis of this study, patients with COPD were found to have continued to use …
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- 05 Aug, 2020
Evaluation of Eosinophil Phenotype in COPD Patients
Aim of the study is to analyze the immunophenotype of circulating eosinophils in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, and to correlate results with clinical status of patients (stable versus exacerbated patients, response to therapy).
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Detect Signs of Viral Pneumonia in Patients With Coronavirus Infection.
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of chest computed tomography (CT) in detecting signs of viral pneumonia has become clear from the literature. However, the increased patient flow creates an additional pressure on CT centers. We believe, the use of chest magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can help …
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- 05 Aug, 2020
Extra Vascular Lung Water and Pulmonary Permeability in Critically Ill Patients With SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a syndromic definition of an acute lung injury with alteration of biomechanics (lower respiratory system compliance) mostly associated with increased lesional edema. Increase in Pulmonary Vascular Permeability Index (PVPI) accompanied with accumulation of excess Extravascular Lung Water (EVLW) is the hallmark of ARDS. In …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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SELF - BREATHE for Chronic Breathlessness
Semi-structured qualitative interviews will be conducted to understand key factors that would enable / facilitate patients with chronic breathlessness to potentially use an online breathlessness intervention (SELF-BREATHE).
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- 05 Aug, 2020
Microbiota in COVID-19 Patients for Future Therapeutic and Preventive Approaches
(II) Pulmonary bacterial superinfections are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in COVID-19 patients. Pathogen colonization main Risk Factor for lower respiratory tract infections. To establish colonization, pathogens have to interact with the local microbiota (a.k.a. microbiome) and certain microbiome profiles will be more resistant to pathogen invasion.
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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Immune Profiling After HDR in Local Relapsed Prostate Cancer
The main-hypothesis is that HDR-brachytherapy will turn an immunologically "cold" (no T-cell infiltrations) prostate cancer into an immunologically "hot" (CD4 and CD8-cell infiltrations) tumor, creating leverage points for different forms of IO.
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- 16 Feb, 2024
- 1 location
Bronchial Asthma and Diabetes: Impact on Bronchial Inflammation and Exercise Capacity
Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes and according to several studies, even lung can represent another target of the diabetic disease. Asthmatic patients often show comorbidities and obesity is one of the main.Several studies in literature suggest that patients with higher Body Mass Index (i.e. overweight …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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Childhood Allergy and the Neonatal Environment
The purpose of this research study is to study the relationship between childhood asthma, allergies, and early-life environmental factors that may cause childhood asthma and allergies. Previous birth cohort studies have found early-life environmental factors such as allergies, pollutants, viruses and bacteria have all contributed to the development of asthma …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
- 4 locations