Effect of Tenapanor on the Metagenomics and Metabolomics of Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome...
IBSIBS - Irritable Bowel SyndromeThe aim of this study is to better understand how tenapanor affects the metagenomics and metabolomics of patients with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C). Tenapanor is the newest FDA-approved agent for IBS-C. It is a small molecule that inhibits the NHE3 receptor, leading to impaired sodium and water absorption in the intestine. Previous clinical trials comparing tenapanor to placebo showed that a 50 mg dose of tenapanor led to increased bowel movements and decreased abdominal pain. This study consists of an 8-week treatment period in which subjects will ingest one capsule of tenapanor (50 mg per dose), twice daily, and send in stool samples following 4 weeks and 8 weeks of treatment.
Peripheral Nerve Ultrasound for Diagnosis and Prognosis of Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Guillain-Barre SyndromeThe purpose of this study is to determine if peripheral nerve ultrasound can be used as a supplemental tool to diagnose Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) in the acute setting and aid in prognostication.
Personalized Brain Stimulation to Treat Chronic Concussive Symptoms
Post-Concussion SyndromeConcussion11 moreThe goal of this study is to investigate a new treatment for chronic symptoms after concussion or mild traumatic brain injury in people aged 18-65 years old. Chronic symptoms could include dizziness, headache, fatigue, brain fog, memory difficulty, sleep disruption, irritability, or anxiety that occurred or worsened after the injury. These symptoms can interfere with daily functioning, causing difficulty returning to physical activity, work, or school. Previous concussion therapies have not been personalized nor involved direct treatments to the brain itself. The treatment being tested in the present study is a noninvasive, personalized form of brain stimulation, called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). The investigators intend to answer the questions: Does personalized TMS improve brain connectivity after concussion? Does personalized TMS improve avoidance behaviors and chronic concussive symptoms? Do the improvements last up to 2 months post-treatment? Are there predictors of treatment response, or who might respond the best? Participants will undergo 14 total visits to University of California Los Angeles (UCLA): One for the baseline symptom assessments and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Ten for TMS administration Three for post-treatment symptom assessments and MRIs Participants will have a 66% chance of being assigned to an active TMS group and 33% chance of being assigned to a sham, or inactive, TMS group. The difference is that the active TMS is more likely to cause functional changes in the brain than the inactive TMS.
Task-oriented Training for Patients With Pusher Syndrome
Pusher SyndromePusher syndrome (PS) has been considered to be one of the most intriguing affections that severely interferes with posture control and motor recovery of stroke patients during rehabilitation. However, there is no evidence that reported tailored treatments based on different types of the verticality perception for stroke patients with PS. The hypothesis of the study is that the task-oriented training varied by the verticality perception may increase the posture control and motor ability for pusher syndrome in stroke patients. Stroke participants with PS will be recruit and receive task-oriented training varied by the verticality perception. Severity of pushing behavior, balance ability, motor ability, verticality perception, and diffusion tensor imaging were evaluated.
Novel Blood Test to Predict Safe Foods for Infants and Toddlers With Food Protein-induced Enterocolitis...
Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis SyndromeAllergies1 moreThe aim of this study is to validate a blood test that can identify safe foods for food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES). This study proposes a solution to the problems of FPIES by developing a new blood assay that screens a large number of foods (more than 20) in a culture plate. If this blood test is successful it may be able to identify safe foods more quickly. The study will recruit ten participants that will have 2-3 trigger foods as well as ten participants with 4 or more trigger foods.
Feasibility Assessment of Cardiovascular Endurance Training for the Symptomatic Improvement of Irritable...
Irritable Bowel SyndromeThis exploratory study's primary objective is the changes of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptom severity by cardiovascular endurance training (CET) in relation to the baseline sedentary or non-active lifestyle. Secondary endpoints focus on the mechanisms associated with these changes. These mechanisms relate to dietary adaptations, changes in anxiety, depressive comorbidity, somatisation, alterations in the gut microbiome or metabolome, body composition and measures of cardiovascular fitness. Virtually all IBS guidelines mention lifestyle modifications as a management option. Research on the role of physical activity remains underassessed as compared to the other interventions. Therefore, an exploratory proof-of-concept study will investigate the influence of regular physical exercise on symptoms in a small group of IBS patients. This study will gather data on putative underlying mechanisms related to dietary factors, faecal microbiome and metabolome, mental well-being, body composition and cardiovascular fitness.
DCS Versus DES for One-month DAPT in Patients With ACS: ONE-PASS Trial
Acute Coronary SyndromeTo test whether the polymer-free drug-coated stent (DCS) BioFreedom is noninferior to the biodegradable polymer drug-eluting stent (DES) Ultimaster in terms of 1-year patient-oriented composite endpoint (POCE, composite of all-cause mortality, any MI, or any revascularization) in a setting of 1-month dual-antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) strategy (1-month DAPT followed ticagrelor monotherapy) after acute coronary syndrome.
New Modality for Post Covid Syndrome Patients
Post Covid SyndromeCoronavirus (19) is a pandemic that affects many countries allover the world. Many patients experienced symptoms as dyspnea and fatigue after their recovery from coronavirus . These symptoms appear to occur regardless the severity of the infection. In addition, many studies reported change in the inflammatory status and immunity in post covid patients. laser acupuncture is a painless noninvasive modality that is used in treating many diseases. laser acupuncture appear to have a role in relieving symptoms, altering inflammatory status and boosting immunity in post covid patients.
The Role of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Lactose Intolerance (LION)
Irritable Bowel SyndromeLactose Intolerance1 moreIrritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disease. There is no well-defined pharmacological treatment. This clinical trial is a prospective, double-blind, two-armed randomized controlled, single-center trial. It is created to examine the role of IBS in patients with lactose intolerance. IBS patients undergo lactose H2 breath test (LHBT) and lactose tolerance test (LTT). Those with positive LTT and LHBT will be randomized into two groups: alverine-citrate + simethicone and lactase group (1) or alverin-citrate + simethicone with the placebo group (2). The goal of this study is to compare the lactase enzyme with placebo in IBS patients with lactose intolerance.
Decreasing Hemorrhage Risk in Children With Alagille Syndrome
Alagille SyndromePulmonary Artery Stenoses1 moreThe goal of this interventional study is to test a hemostasis screening protocol and cardiac peri-procedural and post-operative hemostasis pathway to improving bleeding complications and improve patient survival for children with Alagille syndrome and complex cardiac conditions. The main questions it aims to answer are: Are children with Alagille syndrome with cardiac anomalies more likely to have acquired von Willebrand syndrome (a condition that causes increased bleeding) Does implementation of a novel screening protocol to detect pre-operative bleeding conditions decrease intra-operative and/or post-operative bleeding complications and mortality risk? Does implementation of a novel screening protocol to detect and treat bleeding conditions cause thrombotic complications? Participants will undergo additional hematology and bleeding disorder screening prior to cardiac surgery. They will additionally undergo a detailed family screening for a history of bleeding by a genetic counselor. Researchers will compare these findings with children who have similar complex cardiac conditions requiring surgery, but who do not have Alagille syndrome to see if bleeding conditions and complications are more or less common in children with Alagille syndrome.