Active clinical trials for "Tissue Adhesions"

In vitro statins, inhibitors of the HMG-CoA-reductase, have been shown to overcome cell adhesion mediated drug resistance at very low concentrations. The purpose of the study is to investigate the in vivo efficacy of simvastatin as inhibitor of cell adhesion mediated drug resistance. Patients refractory to ongoing chemotherapy will receive concomitantly simvastatin and response will be monitored by paraprotein levels

The objective of this trial is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of intravitreal microplasmin 125µg dose in subjects wiht focal vitreomacular adhesion.

A multicenter, randomized, controlled, single blinded study to evaluate the effectiveness of Seprafilm® Adhesion Barrier in reducing adhesion formation in cesarean deliveries. Primary outcome will be measurement of the extent and severity of adhesions at the time of subsequent cesarean delivery. Secondary outcomes will include measures of safety, operative times (ex., incision-delivery; total operative time).

To use Cook balloon uterine stent to prevent intrauterine adhesion (IUA), and to see if leaving it in the uterus will cause uterine infection.

This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of Microplasmin administered as an intravitreal injection, in subjects with focal vitreomacular adhesion. Ultimately, it is believed that intravitreal microplasmin may offer physicians a safe agent for pharmacologic vitreolysis and induction of Posterior Vitreous Detachment (PVD) without the need for vitrectomy. This clinical study is justified because the study sponsor believes the potential benefits outweigh the potential risks, as outlined below.

This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of Ocriplasmin intravitreal injection, in subjects diagnosed with exudative AMD with focal vitreomacular adhesion. Ultimately, it is believed that intravitreal ocriplasmin may offer physicians a safe agent for pharmacologic vitreolysis and nonsurgical resolution of focal vitreomacular adhesion in AMD subjects where this adhesion may be causally associated with worse prognosis).

Single arm study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Genta-Foil resorb® for the prevention of tissue adhesions

Although radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT) has proven to be an effective treatment, the effectiveness of the treatment has so far been controversial. There are no studies using rESWT in rehabilitation after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR). Therefore, in this study, there is evidence that rESWT promotes pain control and healing recovery, and through previous studies, we would like to investigate whether treatment with rESWT during the intensive rehabilitation period of patients after ARCR is more effective in controlling pain.

Uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumors of the genital organs of women of childbearing age. Literature data show that more than 75% of women have fibroids.Symptomatic fibroids account for approximately over 200,000 hysterectomies and 50,000 myomectomies annually in the United States. Fibroids have a major impact on fertility, with significant adverse effect on implantation rate and spontaneous abortion rates when compared with infertile women without fibroids. The definitive treatment for uterine fibroids in a fertile patient is surgical excision. Although usually effective, myomectomy is not a risk-free operation, since the surgical procedure can cause mechanical infertility and can be associated with infection, injury to adjacent tissues, hemorrhage and need to convert to hysterectomy. A not often mentioned consequence of myomectomy is post-operative intrauterine adhesion formation. It has been reported that 50% of women undergoing open myomectomy are found to have intrauterine adhesions diagnosed by hysteroscopy performed 3 months after surgery. Such a high prevalence of intrauterine adhesions after open myomectomy is unexpected, however only few studies have addressed this topic. It is accepted that injury to the endometrium is generally considered to be the primary causative factor for the development of intrauterine adhesions. The reason for such a high incidence of intrauterine adhesions after open myomectomy is unclear. It is speculated that infection or in adverted closure of the uterine cavity may play a role in intrauterine adhesion formation. The relationship between the number of fibroids removed and the risk of adhesions suggests a traumatic etiology. In the preservation of the uterus for the purpose of fertility, it is essential to also understand the impact of myomectomy on the endometrium. Currently no guideline recommends in office hysteroscopy as follow-up after myomectomy. The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the frequency of uterine adhesions following myomectomy and the impact of number, size and location of the fibroids as well as intraoperative breach of the endometrial cavity at the time of the myomectomy.

This study is intended to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ABT13107 compared to Hyalobarrier applied to postoperative intrauterine.