ERAS After Cholecystectomy in Kigali, Rwanda
ERASGall Bladder DiseaseEnhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathway represents a peri-operative multimodal management aiming at a decrease in surgical aggression and an improved patient rehabilitation, in order to reduce postoperative morbidity, length of hospital stay and, as an important secondary consequence, overall costs. ERAS pathways have been successfully implemented in many surgical managements in the Western world, but very few data exist on ERAS in developing countries. This project aims at the prospective evaluation of ERAS pathway implementation in cholecystectomies in CHUK, Rwanda. The first 50 patients will be prospectively evaluated and compared to the last 50 patients who underwent cholecystectomy before ERAS pathway implementation.
A Phase 1a/b Study of IK-175 as a Single Agent and in Combination With Nivolumab in Patients With...
Urothelial CarcinomaUrothelial Carcinoma Bladder22 moreThis study will be conducted in adult subjects diagnosed with any form of an advanced or metastatic solid tumors including urothelial carcinoma for which standard therapy is no longer effective or is intolerable. This is a phase 1, multi-center, open label study designed to assess safety and tolerability of IK-175 as a single agent and in combination with nivolumab, to determine the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D). Disease response, pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics, and response biomarkers will also be assessed.
INTIBIA Pivotal Study
Urinary IncontinenceUrge6 moreProspective, randomized, double-blind, multicenter study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of an implantable tibial nerve stimulator in subjects with urgency urinary incontinence (UUI).
Bladder Fiducial Markers and Multiparametric-MRI (Mp-MRI) to Optimize Bladder Chemo-radiotherapy...
Bladder CancerUrinary Bladder Neoplasm3 moreThe purpose of this study is to examine the usefulness of implanting small 24-K gold fiducial markers around a bladder tumor site, so that a Radiation Oncologist can identify the original tumor location at the time of radiation treatment. Other goals of the study include assessing whether a new MRI imaging technology can help with detection of bladder cancer earlier and more accurately when evidence of bladder cancer is not visible by scope.
Effects of Subcostal TAP Block and Local Anesthetic Infiltration After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy...
Postoperative PainSubcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane Block1 moreLaparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery is an intra-abdominal surgery that is frequently used in the treatment of gallbladder-related pathologies. Compared to open surgery, the cost, the risk of bleeding, the risk of surgical site infection are lower, the need for hospitalization is shorter, and the recovery is rapid. Adequate pain relief is very important after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Inadequate analgesia in post-operative period has been associated with pain-related cognitive dysfunction, atelectasis, thromboembolic events, increased surgery-related stress response, prolonged hospital stay, and chronic pain in patients. Acetaminophen, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, opioid analgesics, intraperitoneal washing, local anesthesia infiltration and various regional anesthesia techniques can be used for appropriate analgesia. Studies have shown that subcostal transversus abdominis block has good analgesic efficacy in laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgeries. In the perioperative and postoperative period, afferent nerve signals in the surgical incision area stimulate the hypothalamus, causing the release of CRH, arginine vasopressin, and cortisol depending on the size of the surgical procedure. Providing patients with appropriate postoperative analgesia reduces the release of the stress hormones cortisol and prolactin. In this study, the investigators are aiming to compare the post-operative analgesic affects and stress hormone responses of subcostal transversus abdominis plane block and local anesthetic infiltration in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery. The study is planned to be prospective, randomized and single-blind.
One Session Vs Staged Management of Calcular Obstructive Jaundice
Calcular Obstructive JaundiceGall Bladder Diseaseto compare the outcomes between doing ERCP and laparoscopic cholecystectomy in one session Vs staged management
The Role of Preoperative Immunonutrition on Morbidity and Immune Response After Cystectomy (INCyst...
Bladder CancerInterstitial Cystitis5 moreThe goal of this clinical trial research study is to evaluate the impact of preoperative oral immunonutrition (IN) on post-operative complications in patients undergoing a cystectomy. As a secondary focus, this study will aim to develop a signature that would identify patients that would benefit the most from IN. This is a multicentric (Swiss: N=3), prospective, controlled, pragmatic, parallel-group comparative study with block randomization stratified by centers.
Ultrasound Guided Percutaneous Cholecystostomy.
Gall Bladder DiseaseSurgical cholecystostomy has proven value in the management of both inflammatory and obstructive biliary tract disease
The COOKER-BLADDER Trial
DietHealthy2 moreThe goal of this interventional study is to test the influence of food intake with characteristics of the urinary bladder. The main questions it aims to answer are: How does food intake modify the characteristics of urothelial cells? Does change of specific diet regimes influence biomarker characteristics in urine? Participants will follow specific diet regime for a given time period. After completion of this period biomarker assessment is performed. Thereafter the participants follow an opposite diet regime for the same time period with identical biomarker assessment at the end. Biomarkers within the participants and between the diet regimes will be compared to investigate the influence of food intake on the urinary bladder.
Infectious Complications After Cystectomy: A Prospective Observational Study
Bladder CancerInfections8 moreIn this study, we evaluate peri- and postoperative parameters of patients undergoing a cystectomy and try to find risk factors for infectious complications. In detail, we analyze their medical history, demographic data, lab values, microbiological tests as well as histological and radiological findings. Furthermore, after discharging our patients, we send them several follow-up questionnaires at regular intervals and offer them free follow-up examinations.