Sep 10th, 2021 - Objective: Determine whether treatment of perceived stress, anxiety, and depression with anti-depressant therapy improves dyspnea scores, 6-minute walk (6MW) distance and quality of life (QoL) in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and ILD (Interstitial Lung Disease) undergoing pulmonary rehab. The study is a prospective, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled stu...

Sep 10th, 2021 - This is an open-label, expanded access study of exebacase used in addition to antistaphylococcal antibiotics in adult patients with persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infections (BSI), including right-sided endocarditis (R-IE), who are hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Patients with left-sided endocarditis (L-IE) are excluded. Patients...

Sep 10th, 2021 - This is a multicenter, open-label, Phase 1 study of ABBV-011 given as a single agent and in combination with budigalimab (ABBV-181) in participants with relapsed or refractory small cell lung cancer (SCLC). The study consists of 4 parts: Part A is a single-agent ABBV-011 dose regimen finding cohort; followed by Part B, a single-agent ABBV-011 dose expansion cohort; and then Part C, an ABBV-011 ...

Sep 10th, 2021 - This is a phase 4, randomized, open-label, multicenter trial to evaluate the efficacy of a single injected dose of Benzathine Penicillin G (BPG) 2.4 MU (Arm 1) compared to three successive weekly injected doses of BPG 2.4 MU (Arm 2) for treatment of early syphilis in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected and HIV-uninfected subjects. The study will enroll 560 adults (to achieve 420 evaluab...

Sep 10th, 2021 - This is a phase IIa, randomized, placebo-controlled, single-blinded superiority treatment study in males and non-pregnant females, 18 to 65 years of age who are in good health. This study is designed to compare placebo to once daily doses of 6mg auranofin for adults with amebiasis or giardiasis. A sample size of 68 subjects enrolled with amebiasis (34 per arm) and 68 with giardiasis (34 per arm...

Sep 10th, 2021 - Patients suffering from pneumonia due to SARS-CoV-2 infection, after admission to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), are susceptible to development of various functional sequelae, increased risk of chronic diseases, increased mortality rates and existence of relevant impacts on their quality of life in the months and years that follow the ICU admission. The present study aims to assess the determin...

Sep 10th, 2021 - PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate the efficacy (using response rate per RECIST v1.1) of nivolumab and temozolomide for the treatment of patients with either small cell lung cancer that have progressed or recurred after prior platinum-based chemotherapy and immunotherapy (cohort 1), or progressive metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma of any grade or primary site in any line of therapy (cohort 2)...

Sep 10th, 2021 - The gut produces approximately 95% of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) found in the human body; where, it is a very important mucosal signaling molecule participating in gut motility, sensation, and secretion.The vast majority of the gut-derived 5-HT is produced by specialized epithelial cells of The GI tract, called enterochromaffin (EC) cells. EC cells produce 5-HT from dietary tryptopha...

Sep 10th, 2021 - Pulmonary hypertension patients who choose to participate: Written informed consent will be obtained for the study. Patients must sign the informed consent before participating in any study related procedures. All inclusion and exclusion criteria will be reviewed. Demographic history will be recorded. Vital signs will be performed. A medication history will be taken. A smoking history will be r...

Sep 10th, 2021 - The general objectives of this study are: To determine whether the increased risk of asthma in children born from a pre-pregnant obese mother can be observed at 3 years of life and whether this increased risk associated with altered plasma levels of immune mediators at birth. To explore in children born from pre-pregnant obese mother whether monocyte physiology and M1-M2 polarization present an...

Sep 10th, 2021 - Multiple myeloma is a malignant plasma cell disorder characterized by osteolytic lesions, increased susceptibility to infections, hypercalcemia, and renal failure. Talquetamab is a humanized immunoglobulin G4 proline, alanine, alanine (IgG4PAA) bispecific antibody designed to target G protein-coupled receptor family C group 5-member D (GPRC5D) and the CD3 molecule found on T lymphocytes (T cell...

Sep 10th, 2021 - This is a Phase II, single arm, multicenter study designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of low-dose radiotherapy (LDRT) concurrent cisplatin/carboplatin plus etoposide with atezolizumab in participants who have extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) and are chemotherapy-navïe for their extensive-stage disease.

Sep 10th, 2021 - This is a randomised, double-blind clinical investigation to evaluate the efficacy and safety of D005 vaginal mousse compared to placebo, in women with bacterial vaginosis. The study will be conducted at one site in Scotland, United Kingdom. The study population will consist of approximately 96 female subjects.

Sep 10th, 2021 - Study C4161001 is a Phase 1, open label, multi dose, multi center, dose escalation, safety, pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic study of PF-07104091 in adult patients with advanced or metastatic small cell lung cancer (SCLC), advanced platinum resistant epithelial ovarian cancer/fallopian tube cancer/primary peritoneal cancer, locally recurrent/advanced or metastatic triple negative breast...

Sep 10th, 2021 - Participants with COVID-19 will be identified from lists of patients with positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR that is obtained daily from clinical laboratories, at COVID-19 outpatient and hospital clinics, or the Emergency Rooms in Chile. After telephonically pre-screening eligibility of the index case and his/her household, and participants providing informed consent, households will be randomized 1:1 to ...

Sep 10th, 2021 - Coronavirus-2019 disease (COVID-19) and community-acquired pneumonia are significant problems of modern medicine. Pneumonia is the most common severe complication of COVID-19. But at the same time, COVID-19 is not the only cause of community-acquired pneumonia. Moreover, pneumonia is only one of the numerous possible severe complications of COVID-19. Medical centers specialized for the hospital...

Sep 10th, 2021 - This research study is a Feasibility Study, which is the first-time investigators are examining the use of a Fitbit by thoracic surgery patients over the age of 70 years-old before surgery. The study is looking to see if patients can wear a wrist step-tracker and keep a log of their daily step counts for one week. The study is looking to see if people are willing to keep track of their daily st...

Sep 10th, 2021 - In 2013, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) provided a Grade "B" recommendation for annual lung cancer screening (LCS) for asymptomatic adults aged 55-80 who are or have been heavy smokers (≥30 pack-years of smoking and quit-date < 15 years ago), and are able to undergo surgery. In 2015, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued national coverage for LCS...

Sep 10th, 2021 - As part of this study the patient will receive the standard of care treatment of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) approach for treatment of lung cancer. The study will compare whether the quick snapshot or longer-last image is more representative of breathing motion. The standard of care way to verify breathing is to use the Cone Beam Computerized Tomography (CBCT) before each treatme...

Sep 10th, 2021 - A Phase 1, First in Human Study of Adenovirally Transduced Autologous Macrophages Engineered to Contain an Anti-HER2 Chimeric Antigen Receptor in Subjects with HER2 Overexpressing Solid Tumors