Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials - Volume 12, Issue 3, 2017

Background: Primary dysmenorrhea is common among young girls and childbearing women. Dysmenorrhea is a painful contraction of uterus which occurs in the beginning of bleeding or before the menstrual cycle begins. Regarding the mechanism of calcium in response to hormonal change and the role of fish oil on reducing prostaglandins, we compared the effectiveness of fish-oil and calcium supplementation in treating pri Read More

Background: This study was aimed to compare the efficacy of customized patient-specific titanium mesh based on 3D printed model with intra-operative bending of titanium mesh for reconstructing of orbital floor fracture. Methods: This study was prospectively conducted on 10 patients with unilateral orbital floor fractures caused by accident or falls. In intervention group (n=5), the CT-scan slices were used for generatin Read More

Background: Sofosbuvir is a direct-acting antiviral drug used to treat chronic hepatitis C infection. In 2015, Gilead Sciences, the manufacturer of sofosbuvir, warned that bradycardia could occur when sofosbuvir is administered in combination with amiodarone. Interestingly, among the reported cases of patients with sofosbuvir and amiodarone related bradycardia, some of them were also treated with propranolol. Obje Read More

Background: Despite the high prevalence of viral hepatic cirrhosis all over the world, the characteristic motor features of related Parkinsonism (extrapyramidal manifestations) are not well described. The current study aimed to characterize such disorder in a sample of Egyptian patients with chronic viral liver disease (CLD), and their clinical correlates. Methods: Ninety-six (96) patients with CLD were examined for the presence Read More

Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) affects lymphocytes, resulting in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Oxidative stress may play an important role in HIV pathogenesis. Melatonin has antioxidant, antiinflammatory and immunomodulatory effects. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate salivary melatonin levels in HIV-positive patients and a healthy control group. Methods: Forty-nine HIV-positive and Read More

Background: An aging HIV-1-infected population warrants examination of the acceptability of individual antiretroviral regimens. In a previous study of ritonavir-boosted darunavir (ARTEMIS), similar safety/efficacy profiles were observed in younger (≤45 years) and older (>45 years) HIV-1-infected subjects. Objective: To evaluate safety and efficacy outcomes in HIV-1-infected younger versus older subjects treated with cobic Read More

Background: There are limited scientific investigations on cognitive remediation in elderly patients with schizophrenia. The present study was aimed to examine the efficacy of cognitive remediation therapy on social skills in institutionalized elderly patients with schizophrenia. Methods: The study employed a randomized clinical trial. A total of 60 institutionalized elderly patients with schizophrenia from Razi Psychiatric Hospital, Tehr Read More

Introduction: 13C-urea breath test (UBT) is a non-invasive test for detecting active H. pylori infection. Previous studies showed a correlation of delta over baseline (DOB) values with bacterial load, mucosal inflammation and successful eradication. Gender has been shown to affect DOB in children. Aim of our study was to verify whether gender or ethnicity affects DOB in adults. Patients and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed dat Read More

Aim: The modality of anticancer drug combinations needs to be renovated from empirical into technical-supportive systems. Methods: To challenge past therapeutic routines, the new landscape may be established. Among the different areas of anticancer drug combination study, research in the fields of medical study is the most important one-including disciplinary of therapeutics in different cancer stages, modern genetic/ molec Read More

Background: Coronary bifurcated lesions (CBL) represent a hot topic of interventional cardiology. Provisional stenting, i.e. implantation of a drug-eluting (DES) in the main branch followed by side-branch (SB) intervention in case of suboptimal SB result, represents the gold standard to treat the vast majority of CBL undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). The best technique for bail-out SB stenting has not been est Read More

Background: Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) can facilitate breast conservation, allows in vivo testing of chemotherapy sensitivity and provides a route to accelerated approval of new therapies. For HER2 positive breast cancer, the anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody, trastuzumab, is a standard component of neo-adjuvant therapy. Pertuzumab is an anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody with a distinct binding site to trastuzumab, which Read More