Jena University Hospital

This study compares two ways to prevent stroke in people with atrial fibrillation (an irregular heartbeat) who have already had a brain bleed. One option is a device that closes off a part of the heart where clots often form, requiring only short-term blood thinners. The other is…

This study tests whether the antiviral drug acyclovir improves survival in ventilated intensive care patients with pneumonia who also have herpes simplex virus (HSV) in their lungs. Almost half of these patients carry HSV, which can reactivate during severe illness. The trial ran…

This study tests a drug called bortezomib in 50 adults with severe autoimmune encephalitis, a condition where the body's immune system attacks the brain. The drug aims to destroy the cells that produce these harmful antibodies. Researchers will measure if it improves daily functi…

This study looks at 100 adults having heart valve surgery to see if common blood tests (troponin and CK-MB) correctly show heart muscle damage. Researchers will compare blood test results with MRI scans. The goal is to make heart attack diagnosis more accurate after surgery.

This study looks at whether analyzing bile acid patterns in blood and stool can help predict dangerous complications like stillbirth in pregnant women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP), a liver condition. Researchers will compare 74 women with ICP, healthy pregnant…