Active clinical trials for "Communicable Diseases"

This study was to assess the safety and efficacy of Seraprevir in combination with sofosbuvir administered for 12 weeks in patients with Hepatitis C (HCV) genotype1. Efficacy was assessed by the rate of sustained viral response (SVR) 12 weeks after the discontinuation of therapy (SVR12).

Evaluation of "UroShield" device impact upon side effects and complications of urinary catheter usage. The use of urinary catheters is a common medical practice in the perioperative setting. As such, it exposes the patient to certain comorbidities, including urinary tract infections. The infectious process is known to begin with a development of a biofilm on the catheter's surface. This fact makes it an attractive target for UTI prevention technology. Ultrasound waves were shown to reduce biofilm buildup in-vitro. We plan to determine the efficacy of this method in vivo.

Long term toxicity of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) is a substantial contributor to morbidity and mortality in chronically infected HIV positive individuals. To date it is still debated, whether long term nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI's) -sparing regimens are practicable or even superior compared to standard of care cART in terms of efficacy, safety and tolerability. In addition, data about efficacy of integrase inhibitor (INSTI) based monotherapy is lacking. We aim at investigating the efficacy of standard of care combination antiretroviral therapy with a simplified dolutegravir monotherapy in patients with a primary HIV-1 infection under suppressive early standard of care antiretroviral therapy. Briefly, hundred-thirty-eight patients with a documented primary HIV1- infection (PHI) will be recruited from the Zurich Primary HIV-1 Infection Study (ZHPI), which is an open label, non-randomized, observational, single-center study (http://clinicaltrials.gov, ID 5 NCT00537966). All subjects formerly underwent early cART consisting of either a protease inhibitor (PI) or a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) or a INSTI in combination with two NRTIs at the time point of enrolment in the ZPHI and must be under a fully suppressive ART (i.e., <50 copies/ml) for at least 48 weeks at the time point of randomisation. The primary end point is the proportion of individuals with a viral failure at week 48 or before.

The efficacy of Solifenacin Succinate 5 mg as adjuvant therapy and levofloxacin (500 mg) for short-term treatment to reduce symptoms in patients with symptomatic non complicated urinary tract infection in females.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) in the treatment of refractory cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT).

The objective of PHAGOBURN is to assess tolerance and efficacy of local bacteriophage treatment of E. coli or P. aeruginosa wound infections in burned patients.

Helicobacter pylori infection has been shown to be associated with the development of gastric cancer and peptic ulcer diseases. Eradication of H. pylori infection could reduce the occurence or recurrence of these diseases. The triple treatment including a proton pump inhibitor, clarithromycin, and amoxicillin or metronidazole to treat H pylori infection, proposed at the first Maastricht conference has become universal since all the consensus conferences and guidelines around the world recommended it. However, the eradication rate of clarithromycin-based triple therapy has been declining in recent years, probably related to the increasing resistant rate to clarithromycin. It was estimated that 15-20% of patients would fail from first line standard eradication therapy and need second line rescue therapy. The H. pylori persistence in human infections and its resistance to the drugs commonly used in antimicrobial therapy have been attributed not only to genetic variability, but also to ability of H. pylori to form biofilm as a strategy to overcome environmental stress and to protect itself. Several recent reports indicate that H. pylori forms biofilm either in vitro or in vivo, N-acetylcysteine (NAC) were thought to reduce and prevent biofilm formation. Two small-scale clinical trials showed NAC offers additive effect on eradication effects of H. pylori therapy. A recent trial showed N-acetylcysteine pre-treatment before a culture-guided antibiotic regimen is effective in treating refractory H. pylori infection. Aims: Therefore, we aim to assess Whether triple therapy containing N-acetyl cysteine is more effective than standard triple therapy the impact of antibiotic resistance and cytochrome P450 C19(CYP2C19) polymorphism on the eradication rate of triple therapy containing N-acetyl cysteine.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether vitamin D supplements given to children aged 1 month to 5 years, hospitalized with acute lower respiratory tract infection will improve symptoms and reduce the duration of hospitalization.

This study aims to determine whether a cranberry concentrate reduces recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) in women who consume it. About 150 adult women will participate in this study. Subjects will be randomized (like flipping a coin) to take either cranberry capsule or a placebo for 12 months. We expect cranberry supplement to have better results than the placebo. Subjects will not know which supplement they are taking. The primary outcome is the number of UTIs over 12 months.

The study will investigate the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous interferon alpha -2a to eradicate rhinovirus in patients with primary hypogammaglobulinemia. Patients with hypogammaglobulinemia have persistent rhinovirus infections. Rhinovirus may worsen pulmonary complications. Pegylated interferon alpha with ribavirin appear to effectively clear persistent rhinovirus infections in hypogammaglobulinemia patients. Patients with primary hypogammaglobulinemia and confirmed respiratory rhinovirus infection will be randomly assigned in a double-blind fashion to receive either Group 1: subcutaneous pIFNα2a Group 2: subcutaneous placebo Subjects will have scheduled study visits at 1-week and at 2-month after entry to study. In addition, possible bacterial infections will be treated with antibiotics. Each patient will be followed with weekly nasal surveillance samples for 2 months and a symptom diary. Blood draws take place at study entry, 1-week and 2-month time-points.