Active clinical trials for "Congenital Abnormalities"

The aim of this study is to obtain performance and safety data of the new investigational device, dual-part Adaptos®Ortho Wedge, for its intended use in orthopaedic surgery. The study intervention is medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO) with loadbearing plate fixation, where a bone graft substitute material Adaptos®Ortho Wedge is evaluated when used as a bone void filler. Investigational device is expected to support bone formation in osteotomy gap and to resorb in the body. The comparator arms are treated with medial OWHTO with plate fixation, either without a bone graft (the bone defect is left empty, non-augmented osteotomy) or by using a comparator product (chronOS® Wedge, semi-circular) as a bone void filler.

Anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery (AAOCA) is a group of rare congenital heart defects with various clinical presentations. The lifetime-risk of an individual living with AAOCA is unknown, and data from multicentre registries are urgently needed to adapt current recommendations and guide optimal patient management. The European Registry for AAOCA (EURO-AAOCA) aims to assess differences with regard to AAOCA management between centres.

The purpose of this prospective cohort study is to build a large platform that includes clinical information (prenatal diagnosis and postnatal follow-up data) and biological specimen banks of fetuses/infants with IUGR or congenital anomalies, which provide vital support and research foundation for accurate diagnosis, precision treatment and meticulous management.

Develop reliable methods for functional assessment, for both balance and trunk strength, of Adult Spinal Deformity (ASD) patients and create a first clinical and normative database Compare functionality of ASD and control subjects Relate functionality of ASD patients to their pathology, in terms of spinal deformity and muscle condition

Correlation Between Driver Gene Abnormalities and Clinicopathological Characteristics and Disease Prognosis in Lymphoma

The purpose of this study is to develop a standardized assessment for patients treated for venous malformations (VM). Venous malformations result from the abnormal development of veins which may result in pain, swelling, bleeding, functional impairment, disfigurement, and psychological distress. The impact of VM on patient quality of life varies based on the location and size of the malformation. A patient reported outcome (PRO) is a patient's own account of patient's health condition. PRO measures are valued to clinicians, as many treatment effects are known only to the patient. No studies to date have analyzed the validity of existing PRO measures for VM patients. Current assessment does not include all symptoms or take in to account the relevance of VM location. Past studies show a discrepancy between treatment outcomes reported by patients and physicians. Therefore, there is a need to develop VM-specific PROs to better understand the effectiveness and benefits of treatment for VM.

Early postnatal repair of cleft lip and palate aims at the development of the child through reconstruction of the face soon after birth. Cleft lip is the result of a defect in the fusion of the buds of the face by default of cell apoptosis of the embryonic neural crest constituting the skin and the labial mucosa. Lip surgery or cheiloplasty primary of unilateral and bilateral cleft lip and palate is carried out from the age of 6 weeks. At the end of the surgical treatment, we often observe small unsightly residual volumetric asymmetries. The choice is then either to surgically reduce a muscular part too voluminous by reducing locally the volume of the lip, or to increase the volume of the thinnest portion this second solution is made possible either by injecting fat or by injection of hyaluronic acid. By adulthood, patients with cleft lip have often undergone 10 or more defect-related surgeries and many desire less invasive options to improve any residual cosmetic imperfections. The first use of a temporary alloplastic injectable soft tissue filler, hyaluronic acid (HA), for upper lip augmentation in a patient with asymmetry after surgical cleft lip repair was reported in 2008. There are few publications on the use hyaluronic acid in complement to the surgical treatment of cleft lip and palate, but all reported promising results.

The main objective of the study is to evaluate the safety, performance and clinical benefits of the Persona implant and its instrumentation in primary total knee arthroplasty

A clinical study designed to validate the TrueLabor™ device in monitoring Fetal Heart Rate and Uterine Activity during labor, vs. current standard of care

In-utero exposure to drugs and chemicals through maternal smoking, alcohol use, drug abuse, prescription medicines and occupational/lifestyle exposures is widespread. Such exposures can alter fetal development and programming, leading to the effects becoming "locked in" from birth and causing long-term adverse consequences for the individual. These include costly and widespread conditions such as obesity, hypertension, metabolic syndrome and infertility. The weight of evidence linking these conditions to fetal recreational drug or environmental chemical exposures, including cigarettes, alcohol, air pollution, food contact materials, is overwhelming. What is lacking is an understanding of how fetal drug exposure translates to adult ill-health and this is due, largely, to an inability to study the problem directly in affected human fetuses. The investigators, and others, have shown that human fetal development, which lays the foundations of adult health and function (fetal programming), is quite different from the rodent and frequently exhibits surprising aspects. It has become evident that the close interconnectivity of the developing fetal organs and also the placenta, means that a much more holistic approach to research aiming to understand human fetal development and the challenges posed to programming for a health adulthood is critical. To that end the investigators have established a carefully considered gestational age range (7-20 weeks of gestation) of fetuses we can study together with multiple fetal organs and body fluids collected and maternal information recorded. The overarching objective of the study is to intensively and systematically study the human fetus during a normal pregnancy and pregnancies where aspects of maternal lifestyle and environment will challenge the fetus. The investigators aim to provide fundamental information to better understand the mechanisms involved and to detect and treat or ameliorate adverse effects during pregnancy (such as maternal smoking/drinking, deprivation, exposure to pollution). In the long term findings from this research will be important for future studies aimed at enabling better health in later life.