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Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has shown to be an effective treatment for patients with persistent spinal pain syndrome Type 2 (PSPS Type 2). The method used to deliver electrical charge in SCS is important. One such method is burst stimulation. Two variations of burst waveforms are currently in use: one that employs active recharge and one that uses passive recharge. It is still unknown if there are clinical differences between active recharge and passive recharge burst SCS. To date, no clinical studies have been performed that directly compared these two burst stimulation waveforms. The objective of this Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT) is to assess and compare effect of passive recharge burst SCS with active recharge burst SCS on pain relief and motivational-emotional facets of pain

The management of stricturing Crohn's disease (CD) remains challenging. Although surgical resection may be the final way to solve it, the efficacy of biologics for symptomatic CD associated strictures was acceptable. In clinical practice, the chioce of treatment is particularly difficult. Therefore, a clinical trial of biologics versus surgery is needed to assess which one is prefered.

Studies have shown that the anti-GD2 human-mouse chimeric monoclonal antibody dinutuximab has contributed significantly to the improvement of treatment for children with high-risk neuroblastoma and has become a mainstay in treating high risk neuroblastoma in children as part of up-front therapy and relapsed/refractory therapy. The administration of dinutuximab requires a significant amount of time and resources to complete the 10-20 hour standard infusion time for 4 days in the inpatient setting. During its early development, a phase I study profiling the clinical efficacy and tolerability of dinutuximab infusions in children successfully infused dinutuximab at various rates including over 1 hour at different dose levels. In the adult setting, dinutuximab has been tolerated over substantially shorter infusion times (less than 2 hours). Additionally, another anti-GD2 murine monoclonal antibody naxitamab, which has a similar toxicity profile to dinutuximab, is FDA approved for administration over 90 minutes and is successfully administered in outpatient setting. Given this reassuring data the investigators aim to evaluate the feasibility of the rapid administration of dinutuximab over four hours or less in our patient population of children with high-risk neuroblastoma. The pharmacokinetics, toxicity profile and supportive care requirements will be analyzed and described in order to determine if rapid infusion of dinutuximab can be successfully tolerated over four hours or less which would allow for administration of this agent in the outpatient setting. Should this trial prove to be successful, it would serve to decrease the hospital burden in a positive way by allowing for administration of this immunotherapy agent in the outpatient setting and patients may prefer shorter infusion duration. Furthermore, it could lessen overall costs and inpatient admissions for patients.

This is a multi-center, randomized double-blind controlled trial to compare the effectiveness of IOBT with IO-Rec for the treatment of hypertropia with IOOA. Specific Aim 1 (Primary): To study the suboptimal surgical rates between IOBT and IO-Rec for the treatment of hypertropia with IOOA. Specific Aim 2 (Secondary): To compare the surgical successful rate of IOBT with IO-Rec for the treatment of hypertropia with IOOA.

This is a prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trail using drug-coated balloon to treat below the knee arterial stenosis or occlusion.

Previous studies have confirmed that limb pain caused by oxaliplatin chemotherapy is related to spinal cord central sensitization - induced hyperalgesia through oxaliplatin activating spinal cord NMDA receptor(N-methyl-D-aspartic acid receptor). The investigators speculate that this may be the same as the mechanism of severe abdominal pain caused by HAIC(Hepatic Artery Infusion Chemotherapy) during oxaliplatin infusion. The analgesic effect of Esketamine is mainly related to its inhibition of NMDA receptor in spinal cord. Therefore, this study hypothesized that Esketamine can inhibit the sensitization of spinal cord center by inhibiting NMDA receptor, so as to alleviate severe abdominal pain during HAIC perfusion, and reduce abdominal pain caused by ischemia and inflammation by TACE(transcatheter arterial chemoembolization) by improving organ perfusion and anti-inflammatory effect, Therefore, it is expected that Esketamine can better alleviate acute severe abdominal pain caused by TACE-HAIC (transcatheter arterial chemoembolization combined with Hepatic Artery Infusion Chemotherapy )treatment than sufentanil, decrease the dosage of opioids, and reduce the incidence and degree of chronic abdominal pain after treatment.

In this study, it was aimed to compare the effectiveness of intravaginal electrical stimulation (IVES) added to bladder training (BT) on quality of life (QoL) and clinical parameters related to overactive bladder (OAB) in antimuscarinic naive and refractory women. The results of this study would make it easier to understand the place of IVES among the treatment options in women with idiopathic OAB.

The purpose of this research study is to investigate the relationship between light, the thickness of the pigment at the back of your eye, melatonin levels, and memory. The study will investigate whether changing light distribution pattern from "on-axis"' (i.e., directed along the eye's visual axis to the fovea) to "off-axis" (i.e., directed on the periphery of the eye's visual axis) impact melatonin suppression in 24 mild cognitive impairment participants and 24 healthy, age-matched controls.

The primary aim of this study is to investigate the effects of a plant-based, high energy, high protein tube feed with and without inclusion of fibre on gastrointestinal tolerance in adult patients who require nutritional support via enteral tube feeding. Secondary aims are to determine the effects on compliance, acceptability, anthropometry, nutrient intake, and safety. This is a prospective, longitudinal, 28-day intervention study with a 1-day baseline period.

VIA Disc NP is a non-surgical intervention intended to supplement the nucleus pulposus tissue in degenerated intervertebral discs.