Active clinical trials for "Inflammation"

This is a prospective, randomized, parallel design study to investigate that ticagrelor could attenuate inflammatory cell infiltration in thrombus aspirated from ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients. The anticipated duration of the study is approximately 9 months, including an anticipated enrolment period of 8 months and follow-up period of 1 month. Patients within 12 hours of symptom onset were randomly assigned in a one-to-one ratio to receive ticagrelor or clopidogrel at time of STEMI diagnosis. The primary endpoint was the extent of inflammatory cell infiltration in thrombus aspirated from STEMI patients, expressed as number of total inflammatory cells per mm2 thrombus area.

Dental plaque causes caries and periodontal disease and data are sparse about toothpaste and plaque removal. Inflammation, caused by dental plaque, is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. (CVD) The availability of (Plaque HD (TM), a plaque identifying toothpaste with targetol technology (TM)), afforded the unique opportunity to test whether there were statistically significant and clinically important reductions in plaque and inflammation in a randomized trial of apparently healthy individuals.

Traditionally, Black Seed (Nigella sativa) is a well-known food supplement and herbal product that has a wide range of medical claims (including asthma) that originate from different historical backgrounds. Today in the era of Evidence-based medicine, it is hard to accept those traditional medical claims of medicinal plants without valid scientific experiments. Thus, randomized clinical trials is important to rational the uses of herbal products. Asthma is a common chronic disorder of the airways, characterized by variable reversible and recurring symptoms related to airflow obstruction, bronchial hyper-responsiveness, and underlying inflammation. In Saudi Arabia, Asthma is considered one of the leading chronic diseases affecting more than 2 million Saudi citizens. The global Asthma Report 2014 considered Asthma as an epidemic disease probably affecting about 334 million people worldwide and becoming a global health priority. This project investigates the use of herbal products to enhance asthma control in Saudi Arabia. In this context, Black Seed is one of the common herbal products used traditionally for asthma in the Saudi region. Black seed is a common unconventional therapy used among 10% of Asthmatic patients in King Abdulaziz Medical city, Riyadh. In fact, there are some pre-clinical evidence and preliminary clinical studies support the usefulness of Black seed in Asthma and its underlying causes

This study evaluates the impact of autologous 'leucocyte and platelet rich fibrin' (L-PRF) on the periapical bone healing and further root development of infected immature permanent teeth. In the test group regenerative endodontic procedure (REP) is performed with L-PRF as scaffold, in the control group REP without L-PRF is performed .

This is a pilot study of a new 9-session individually delivered cognitive behavioral intervention targeting sexual minority stress. In this study, 40 HIV+ men sexual minority men will be recruited for the study then will be randomly assigned to either the new 9 session intervention or a writing task condition.

Several host factors underlie the pathogenesis of the reciprocal cycle of childhood diarrhea and undernutrition in developing countries. These include intestinal inflammation, mucosal damage, and alterations in intestinal barrier function that lead to malabsorption, growth failure, and heightened susceptibility to recurrent and prolonged episodes of diarrhea. Recent studies from Northeast Brazil demonstrate the benefits of a novel alanyl-glutamine-based oral rehydration and nutrition therapy (Ala-Gln ORNT) in speeding the recovery of damaged intestinal barrier function in cell culture, animal models, patients with AIDS, and underweight children. Oral supplementation with Alanyl-Glutamine (Ala-Gln; 24g a day for 10 days) improves short-term gut integrity and weight velocity 4 months after therapy in a group of undernourished children from Northeast Brazil. Intervention and Mechanisms of Alanyl-Glutamine for Inflammation, Nutrition, and Enteropathy (IMAGINE) is a study designed to answer the following questions: 1) What is the lowest dose of Ala-Gln that improves intestinal barrier function, intestinal inflammation, and nutritional status in children at risk of underweight, wasting, or stunting? 2) What are the mechanisms by which Ala-Gln exerts these benefits?

The purpose of this study is to determine whether reducing inflammation in blood vessels with an aspirin-like drug called salsalate will improve blood vessel function.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or 'COPD' is a chronic disease, which means that it cannot be cured, but that inhalers and tablets can be used to control the symptoms. In COPD, the airways become inflamed which can cause coughing and make the airways tighten. This 'inflammation' is the root of the problem in COPD. The airways of the lung start in the windpipe and branch like the branches of a tree, getting smaller and smaller. In COPD the inflammation is deep in the lungs, out to the very small airways. Different inhalers make the medicines into different sized particles. Most steroid inhalers used for COPD make the medicine into particles which are too big to get into the very small airways ('coarse particles'). Other inhalers make a mist, with much smaller particles ('fine particles'). These are as small as the smallest airways in the lungs. Doctors have recently found a way to measure the inflammation in the small airways that are affected in COPD. The investigators want to find out if taking one of these 'fine-particle' steroid inhalers can treat that inflammation.

In this study 45 patients undergoing weekly dialysis for chronic end stage renal disease will be enrolled. The patients will be treated with a standard dialysis solution, containing acetate buffer, for 3 months; subsequently the acetate will be substituted with citrate anion for the 3 following months and then, the last 3 months, the standard acetate-solution will be restarted. The aim of the study is to assess if acetate-to-citrate switch in the dialysis solution influences dialysis efficiency and patient inflammatory state.

The aim of this study is to compare periodontal treatment with or without the adjunct of an enamel matrix derivative in terms of acute-phase responses in healthy patients.