Clinical Trials: Questions and Answers
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Clinical trials are research studies that test how well new medical approaches work in people (see Question 1).
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Full article >>>Clinical trials evaluating Cox-2 inhibitors in combination with Camptosar are ongoing in an attempt to improve the
treatment of
colon cancer.
Full article >>>Clinical trials involving RotaTeq showed no increased risk of
intussusception associated with the
vaccine.
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lung cancer treatments. How can they help you?
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Full article >>>Clinical trials using various investigative approaches are under way. It is not clear if there is a role of a second debulking surgical procedure.
Full article >>>Clinical trialsYour doctor may ask whether you're willing to take part in a clinical trial. These are research studies involving patients that compare a new or different type of medical care with the best
treatments currently available.
Full article >>>Clinical trials continue regarding the use of Zenapax in conjunction with CellCept and prednisone without cyclosporine in
kidney transplant recipients as well as use in
liver transplant patients.
Full article >>>Clinical trials are underway and mostly concentrate upon optimizing
treatment of
gastric M
ALT lymphomas that involve H. pylori.
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relapsed high-grade
gliomas at specialized centers. Current trials include novel medications as well as new methods for the delivery of more traditional agents.
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clinical trials, requirements that must be met for an individual to be included in a study.
Full article >>>AIDS CLINICAL TRIALS GROUP (ACTG): A group of U.S. medical centers that evaluate
treatment for
HIV and
HIV-associated
infections.
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clinical trials,
placebo ('dummy') drugs were used as a way of ensuring more accurate results.1
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Full article >>>Of the two recorded
clinical trials investigated, both were positive and suggest that Chinese herbs are more effective than a
placebo. However, more trials are needed, particularly in relation to potential adverse side effects.
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Interstitial Cystitis Clinical Research Network (ICCRN) is a product of two NIDDK programs: the
Interstitial Cystitis Database (ICDB) Study and the
Interstitial Cystitis Clinical Trials Group (ICCTG).
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clinical trials suggest the
immunity lasts for at least six years. The only significant adverse reaction detected in clinical studies was
pain and redness at the
injection site.
Full article >>>Placebo An inert substance often used in
clinical trials for comparison.
Platelet (Plt) Cells in the
blood that are responsible for clotting.
Platelet count The number of
platelets in a
blood sample.
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estrogen had been thought to reduce the
incidence of
heart attack and
stroke in postmenopausal women, but recent
clinical trials, known as the Women's Health Initiative, have thrown doubt on that theory.
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Clinical Trials . A clinical trial that does not involve a control
treatment. Any study that does not have a control group consisting of patients treated and followed up over the same time period as those in a treated group.
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hormone replacement therapy (HRT) portion of a large set of
clinical trials called the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) was ended 3 years early because of a small but unacceptable increase in the rate of
breast cancer among the women taking a ...
Full article >>>Clinical trial: See:
Clinical trials. See also: Inconclusive clinical trial; Negative clinical trial; Non-inferior clinical trial; Positive clinical trial.
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Full article >>>Four percent of women using the
cervical cap in
clinical trials had an abnormal
Pap smear after 3 months of use, as compared to 1.7% among
diaphragm users.
Full article >>>Treatment of partners has not been shown in
clinical trials to be effective in eradicating BV but it is sometimes suggested to women with recurrent BV.
Full article >>>It is approved for use alone but
clinical trials have tested the ability of the
antibody to be used in combination with the p
urine analogs pentostatin, fludarabine, and cladribine, and rituximab, a monoclonal
antibody specific for the CD20
antigen, ...
Full article >>>Pravachol is the most studied statin (
cholesterol-lowering
drug) in
clinical trials. It is used to decrease
LDL cholesterol and
triglyceride levels and increase the
HDL cholesterol (the "good"
cholesterol) level.
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Full article >>>A person with
vascular dementia needs a strong support system and a concerned, loving caregiver. There are a few medications currently undergoing
clinical trials that are showing some hope for medical
treatment of
vascular dementia.
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