
Therapeutic Efficacy and Safety of Mirabegron Treatment on Patients With Overactive Bladder Syndrome...
Overactive Bladder SyndromeRecent phase III trials have confirmed the efficacy and safety of mirabegron in the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB) in Europeans, Australians, North Americans, Japanese and Asians. Whether mirabegron 25mg or 50mg should be used as the first line treatment for OAB has not been determined yet. The dose effectiveness relationship between 25mg and 50mg mirabegron has also not been investigated yet. Hence, investigators have conducted this post marketing study in order to evaluate the efficacy and safety between mirabegron 25mg and 50mg in Taiwanese people with symptoms of OAB.

Open Label Trial of Triheptanoin (UX007) in Treatment of Rett Syndrome.
Rett SyndromeThis is a single-center, exploratory, open-label study in 10 girls diagnosed with Rett Syndrome. The study will consist of the following 4 parts: Screening/Baseline run-in, Titration/Dose-Setting, Treatment, and Washout/Follow-up.

Sonographic Evaluation of Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Following Steroid Injection
Carpal Tunnel SyndromeThe objective of this study was to assess sonographic changes of the median nerve after steroid injection for carpal tunnel syndrome.

Traditional Chinese Medicine for Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Irritable Bowel SyndromeIrritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a prevalent condition that adversely affects patient's quality of life and represents a large health care burden globally. Currently, there is no satisfactory treatment for IBS and Chinese Herbal medicine (CHM) has been suggested to be potentially useful. However, the efficacy of CHM in the treatment of IBS is unclear and its mechanism of action is unknown. To date, attempts to characterize CHM efficacy universally suffer from poor scientific method or they do not faithfully replicate authentic CHM best practice. The overall goal of this proposal is hence to address these deficiencies by combining the best of CHM with western medicine.The investigators propose a 10-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study on 104 patients that form the intersect between western medicine and CHM. The participants would fulfill ROME III criteria for IBS-Constipation predominant subtype, which is also the TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) syndrome of Liver Qi stagnation. The investigators will test a core herbal formula specific for treatment of Liver Qi stagnation against placebo that consist of only 10% active ingredients but which is indistinguishable by taste from active treatment. Efficacy will be assessed by comparing symptoms reported at baseline (2-week run-in period) to end of treatment (8 weeks) and an optional follow up period (12 weeks). The primary end point will be improvement in IBS-Symptom Severity Score. Mechanism of action will be explored by measuring changes to the stool microbiome and GI transit times. If successful, this trial would provide one of the first evidence- and mechanism-based approach to translate CHM into mainstream IBS management.

Small Doses of Pituitrin Versus Norepinephrine for the Management of Vasoplegic Syndrome in Patients...
Postoperative Vasoplegic SyndromeVasoplegic syndrome is a common complication after cardiac surgery. Low dose vasopressin can up-regulate blood pressure and improve clinical outcomes compared with norepinephrine (mainly acute kidney injury Anesthesiology 2017; 126:85-93). Pituitrin is used as a substitute for vasopressin in our center, which contains both vasopressin and oxytocin. Oxytocin may alleviate inflammatory process-associated kidney injury (Peptides 2006;27:2249-57). Therefore, the investigators hypothesize Pituitrin may be preferable to norepinephrine in the renal protection of patients with vasoplegic syndrome after cardiac surgery. Moreover, the serum levels of vasopressin, catecholamine, corticosteroid and corticotropin-releasing hormone will be measured.

Assessing the Safety and Efficacy of AVX-012 in Subjects With Mild-to-moderate Dry Eye Syndrome...
Dry Eye SyndromeThis is a first-in-human phase I/II randomized, double-blind, placebo (vehicle)-controlled, multicenter study to assess the Safety and Efficacy of AVX-012 Ophthalmic Solution in subjects with Mild-to-Moderate Dry Eye Syndrome. The study consists of two parts (part A and part B):

Micro-Fragmented Adipose Tissue (Lipogems®) Injection for Chronic Shoulder Pain in Persons With...
Shoulder PainShoulder Impingement Syndrome4 moreRotator cuff disease (i.e., rotator cuff tendinopathy or tear) is a common cause of shoulder pain in persons with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). It usually resolves with non-operative treatments such as pharmacological agents and physical therapy; however, when this fails, rotator cuff surgery may be the only option. Autologous adipose tissue injection has recently emerged as a promising new treatment for joint pain and soft tissue injury. Adipose can be used to provide cushioning and filling of structural defects and has been shown to have an abundance of bioactive elements and regenerative perivascular cells (pericytes). The purpose of this study is to explore the safety and efficacy of autologous, micro-fragmented adipose tissue (Lipogems®) injection under ultrasound guidance for chronic shoulder pain in persons with SCI.

Xenon for Neuroprotection During Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome in Comatose Survivors of an Out of...
Post-Cardiac Arrest SyndromeXePOHCAS: Prospective, randomized, multicenter interventional trial in adult subjects with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest comparing treatment with standard-of-care post-cardiac arrest intensive care (which is targeted temperature management [TTM]) to xenon by inhalation plus standard-of-care post-cardiac arrest intensive care (including TTM).

A Study of PEG-somatropin Injection to Treat Children of Turner Syndrome
Turner SyndromeThis study aims to explore the optimal dose of pegylated recombinant human growth hormone (PEG-rhGH) injection to treat children of Turner syndrome (TS), preliminarily evaluate its safety and efficacy and provide scientific and reliable evidence for the medication dosage in Phase 3 clinical trial.

Efficacy and Safety of Nerve Root Axial Decompression Surgery in The Treatment of Tethered Cord...
Tethered Cord SyndromeBackground: Tethered cord syndrome (TCS) is a progressive clinical condition including a series of neurological dysfunctions and deformities attributable to abnormally increased tension on the spinal cord, which is lacking effective treatment to relieve the symptoms and prevent progression. Dr. Shi recently proposed a new technique as nerve root axial decompression surgery, which is also called capsule surgery, to treat patients with TCS. Yet, the effectiveness and safety should be further studied. Purpose: The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness and safety of clinical outcomes between capsule surgery and conservative treatment in patients with TCS. A study hypothesis is that outcomes will be improved after capsule surgery. Methods: This study is a randomized clinical trial with a two-factor (2x7) research design. The TCS patients will be randomly assigned in one of the two treatment groups: capsule surgery and conservative treatment. Seven outcome measures will be collected pre-operative for baseline, and then at1, 12, 24, 48, and 96 weeks post-operative follow-up visits, including: International Consultation on Incontinence Modular Questionnaire Short Version (ICI-Q-SF), Rintala Score, a new developed Chinese version of questionnaire, Oswestry disability index (ODI), SF-12, foot function index (FFI) and Pirani score. Urodynamic testing, bladder ultrasonography, electromyogram, muscle strength and sensation of lower limbs will be obtained before and post treatment, to determine the patient's function of lower limbs. The investigator performing the outcome measures will be blinded to group assignment, and therefore will not participate in treatment. After randomization, the conservative group will be followed up in the outpatient clinic. The capsule surgery group will receive the nerve root axial decompression surgery (capsule surgery). Data Analysis: Two 2x7 MANOVAs with repeated measures will be used to examine the differences in the seven measures between groups and at the five different time frames with the α level set at 0.05. Non-parametric tests (Mann-Whitney U tests) will be used to compare the differences in the urodynamics and muscle strength data over time and between groups.