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In Canada, the incidence of esophageal cancer has been increasing over time, while surgical standards for esophageal resections have remained unchanged. Currently, the standard of surgical care for this cancer is Open Transthoracic Esophagectomy (OTE), a highly morbid operation t…

This prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial aims to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided intermediate cervical plexus block (ICB) in patients undergoing vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) implantation surgery under general anesthesia. …

Patients with either overactive bladder (OAB) or urgency urinary incontinence (UUI) with be randomized (like a flip of a coin) to receive 100 units of bladder Botox® at either one injection site or ten injection sites. Efficacy and patient satisfaction will be measured by questio…

Acute stroke systems of care should emulate trauma systems which deliver the full range of care to all injured patients by means of organized, coordinated efforts in defined geographic areas. Just as trauma systems have proven ability to save lives of the most severely injured pa…

This study is testing the safety and tolerability of subcutaneous semaglutide in participants with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Chile. Participants will get a once-weekly subcutaneous injection of semaglutide in doses decided by the study doctor's criteria, according to participant's…

This study is to explore the effects of transcutaneous nerve stimulation (TENS) and mindfulness meditation in persons living with HIV (PLHIV) and painful neuropathy in the feet.

Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease of the tooth-supporting apparatus, which leads to attachment and bone loss and eventually to tooth loss if treatment is not provided. When the periodontitis-related bone loss affects the area of root separation in molars, a furcation invo…

The aim of this study is to evaluate a universal cCMV screening programme in the first trimester of pregnancy in primary care in Catalonia (Spain).

Hypotheses: The treatment of epilepsy during pregnancy is difficult because of the risk of anti-epileptic drugs on the one hand and the risk of destabilization of epilepsy in the mother on the other hand. There is limited data on the pharmacokinetics (concentration study) and pha…

The adverse consequences of illicit opioid use (e.g., overdose, premature death) are the focus of intensive research efforts. However, other serious health problems among individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) have received far less attention. Food insecurity (FI) is 4-7 time…

This is a prospective single arm study in which patients with moderate to severe chronic elbow or foot plantar pain, in the setting of lateral epicondylitis or plantar fascitis refractory to conservative treatment, will be enrolled. The primary aim of this study is to estimate t…

Study objective is to investigate the safety and effectiveness of long-term daily use of JARDIANCE® Tablets in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) under real-world use.

This is an observational non-interventional study. The visit schedule is according to the routine clinical practice. Only data corresponding to study variables within the specified study period will be collected. The study will recruit patients into one single cohort: Inclisiran…

With the advancement in technology we have the opportunity of performing the glaucoma testing at home to monitor the disease. The purpose of this study is evaluating the feasibility and patient acceptance of home testing with head mounted perimetry; detection of progression with …

To identify pulmonary vascular disease in post/long-COVID-19 patients as a cause of dyspnea/exercise limitation and to differentiate it from other causes of dyspnea

During the last fifteen years, the landscape of AML diagnosis and therapeutical options has markedly evolved. Refined genetic and prognostic characterizations, together with new drug approvals and new allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) procedures, have incr…

Emicizumab is a monoclonal bispecific antibody with a terminal half-life of 28 days which is now licensed in the treatment of severe haemophilia A with or without inhibitors. Some heterogeneity in residual emicizumab concentrations have been reported according to age, body mass i…

The key aim of the study is to define the two biologically and clinically distinct entities: progressive versus stable myeloma precursor conditions.

The aim of this study is to early detect kidney disease in the natural population cohort of children by urine and ultrasound screening, to assist in the precise prevention and treatment of children's kidney disease, and to establish a risk prediction system for children's kidney …

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) causes numbness and pain in the hand and arm, and is an important cause of work absence and disability. The aim of the NOR-CACTUS Trial is to compare outcomes of a treatment strategy where the initial treatment is up to two ultrasound-guided corticost…