All clinical trials

The purposes of the investigators study is to examine the overall survival and quality of life in elderly patients (> 75 years) undergoing open heart surgery at Hadassah medical center between 2008-2011. All alive patients will be phone interviewed using the 36-item short form health survey. Results will be compared to similar health survey results (36-SF)obtained from a group of Israeli adults who had no open heart surgery (controlled group). The investigators hypothesize that elderly patients achieve improvement in quality of life after open heart surgery with acceptable operative morbidity and mortality.

The purpose of this research study is to determine if safe, simple and non-invasive tests such as an electrocardiogram (EKG), a smell test, or a blood test could be used to identify neurological disorders before typical symptoms occur. Researchers believe that early identification of these disorders could lead to treatments to prevent, delay, or slow the development of one of more of these diseases. Some people with REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) may go on to develop Parkinson's disease or another related neurological disorder, but many do not.

The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences and needs of patients with a high-grade glioma and their caregivers. Semi-structured interviews with patients and caregivers will be conducted and analysed using Grounded-Theory approach.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate new iterations/generations of the ApniCure sleep therapy device.

The aim of this study is to investigate the prevelence of endometrial nerve fibers in different gynecological pathologies

This retrospective study comprised patients with cataract, corneal astigmatism, and motivation for spectacle independence. In all cases, a multifocal and monofocal Intraocular Lens was been implanted in the capsular bag. Three months postoperatively, distance, intermediate, and near visual acuities; spherical equivalent; residual refractive astigmatism; defocus curve; and contrast sensitivity was evaluated. A patient-satisfaction and visual phenomena questionnaire was also been administered.

The study hypothesizes that an assumed cardiovascular performance reserve is physiologically detectable. High reserve at rest characterizes a healthy person while low reserve at rest characterizes low functional capacity e.g. heart failure. The lower the reserve the severer the morbidity. The reserve may be estimated through CVRI (cardiovascular reserve index) which is computed by an algorithm composed of physiological measurements taken during the patient visit. In this study the investigators evaluate CVRI capability in prediction of functional capacity in comparison with the clinical evaluation during the same visit.

Gadoxetic acid (Gd-EOB-DTPA, Primovist)-enhanced MRI can affect on BCLC staging during the initial staging workups of definite HCC patients with very early or early stage disease, but with no suspicious intrahepatic HCC lesions by liver dynamic CT.

The purpose of this study is to create an institutional and population-based registry of Haemorrhagic Hereditary Telangiectasia with a prospective survey based on epidemiological data, risk factors, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, monitoring and survival. This study will also describe the occurrence of Haemorrhagic Hereditary Telangiectasia in the population of HIBA in the Central Hospital, as well as the characteristics of clinical presentation and evolution.

The study aims to: To determine the relationship between inflammatory activities and epithelial gaps in IBD by CLE and evaluate epithelial gaps healing via dexamethasone treatment. To demonstrated the alteration of local barrier function in IBD using CLE.