Active clinical trials for "Syndrome"

To demonstrate that spinal cord stimulator has an effect on sympathetic function (the one that give us the fight and flight response). Therefore, if the spinal cord stimulator has an effect on sympathetic function, the responses from CRPS patients to different stimuli will differ significantly pre and post SCS implant. If CRPS patients exhibit autonomic, CRPS patients could be stratified according to their sympathetic function pre-implant. It is expected that patients with a moderate/mild form of autonomic dysfunction will have better outcomes with the SCS.

RATIONALE: RAD001(Everolimus) may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for their growth and by blocking blood flow to the cancer. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well RAD001(everolimus) works in treating patients with myelodysplastic syndromes.

This is a prospective, randomized multicenter phase III clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety and activity of comparison between Erythropoietin and Erythropoietin Associated to Differentiating Therapy With Acid 13-Cis-Retinoic and Dihydroxyvitamin D3 in Myelodysplastic Syndromes Without Excess of Blasts

This study will examine whether a medicine called canakinumab is safe and effective for treating patients with neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory disease (NOMID), also known as chronic infantile neurologic, cutaneous, articular (CINCA) syndrome. This disease can cause rash, joint deformities, brain inflammation, problems with the eyes and learning difficulties. Canakinumab is an experimental drug that inhibits the action of a protein produced by the body called human IL-1beta, which is responsible for the symptoms in NOMID and also contributes to many other kinds of inflammatory diseases. Patients 2 years of age and older with NOMID / CINCA may be eligible for this study. Participants undergo the following procedures: Screening Phase Medical history and review of medical records Blood tests Daily diary of symptoms and medicines take Washout/Lead-in Phase Discontinuation of anakinra or other medications, a 6 to 48-hour run-in period (only for patients who discontinued anakinra or other IL-1 blocking therapy). Treatment Phase Injection of canakinumab under the skin every 8 weeks for 6 months Monitoring and evaluations during treatment, including: Quality-of-life questionnaires and daily diary Vital signs measurements (heartbeat, blood pressure, temperature) Blood tests Electrocardiogram Tuberculosis skin test Neurological, eye and skin examinations at beginning and end of study Cognitive evaluation at beginning and end of study Lumbar puncture (spinal tap) at the beginning of the study, 2 weeks after the second dosing of canakinumab and at the end of the study X-rays and bone density scan at beginning and end of study Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head at beginning and end of study Follow-up Phase Monthly clinic visits after the last dose of canakinumab for a minimum of 60 days End-of-Study Evaluation Series of tests 8 weeks after last dose of canakinumab to evaluate treatment response and side effects

Empty Nose Syndrome patients suffer from disabling physical symptoms and considerable distress. To date there is no definitive cure for these symptoms. Established treatment modalities include saline irrigation, surgical implantation of materials or simply use of cotton wads/ silicon cones to simulate the resistive action to airflow of the resected turbinates. This study will research the effectiveness of a new treatment modality in the treatment of Empty Nose Syndrome. This novel treatment method involves the use of botulinum toxin type A (Botox).

The metabolic syndrome represents a constellation of risk factors associated to the abdominal obesity that includes insulin resistance, lipids alterations, high blood pressure etc. Several studies support the hypothesis that the intake of soluble fiber might have a positive effect in the improvement of such of these risk factors. So that, the aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Ispaghula husk in the remission of metabolic syndrome in children between 10 to 16 years old.

RATIONALE: Giving chemotherapy drugs, such as busulfan and etoposide, and intensity-modulated radiation therapy before a donor stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells. It also helps stop the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells. When the healthy stem cells from a donor are infused into the patient they may help the patient's bone marrow make stem cells, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Sometimes the transplanted cells from a donor can make an immune response against the body's normal cells. Giving intensity-modulated radiation therapy together with busulfan and etoposide before a transplant may stop this from happening. PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of intensity-modulated radiation therapy when given together with busulfan and etoposide followed by a donor stem cell transplant and to see how well it works in treating patients with advanced myeloid cancer.

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and acute lung injury (ALI) are medical conditions that occur when there is severe inflammation and increased fluids in both lungs, making it difficult for the lungs to function properly. Hospital treatment for a person with ALI/ARDS often includes the use of a breathing machine, or ventilator, until the person is able to breathe without assistance. Initiating proper nutrition through a feeding tube early in a person's hospital stay may help to improve recovery, but the optimal timing, composition, and amount of feeding treatments are unknown. This study will evaluate whether early or delayed full-calorie feeding through a feeding tube is more effective in reducing recovery time and increasing survival rates in people with ALI/ARDS. The study will also determine whether supplementing the feedings with omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants benefits people with ALI/ARDS.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of rimonabant, a cannabinoid receptor-1 blocking drug, on the appetite, body weight, body fat and growth hormone level of subjects with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS). This will be a double blind placebo controlled clinical trial involving a total of 18 young adults aged 18 to 35 years with PWS. Patients will be divided in to the two groups of control and intervention, and treated with either placebo (inactive drug), or rimonabant 20 mg once a day for a total duration of 6 months. Body weight, fat distribution, objective and subjective assessment of the hunger, fasting blood sample for measurement of ghrelin and leptin (two hormones regulating appetite), serum lipids , IGF-1(growth hormone related protein), insulin and glucose concentrations will be measured upon enrollment, at 3 months, and at the end of the study. The proportion of body fat to muscle will be determined using a radiological technique, whole body dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan, and also by measurement of skin fold thickness, waist and hip circumference at the enrollment prior to the intervention, and at the end of the study.

The primary objective of this clinical trial is to evaluate the ability to achieve and sustain donor engraftment in patients with lysosomal and peroxisomal inborn errors of metabolism undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT).