Petach Tikvah, Israel Clinical Trials

E Eyal Zifman, MD

Physical Exercise and Nutrition in Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Obese Children

A prospective observational case-control study evaluating the effect of a weight loss intervention program on functional gastrointestinal disorders among overweight and obese children.

s sara dichtwald, MD

Empiric Antibiotic Treatment for Septic Patients in the Intensive Care Unit

Sepsis is one of the most common causes of ICU admission. About 5-15% of patients admitted to the hospital with an infection will have sepsis, and about 30-40% of them will have septic shock. About 34% of septic patients and about 53% of patients with septic shock will die within …

O Omer Sedoff, MA

The Predictive Role of Immune-inflammatory Biomarkers and Their Interaction With the Oxytocin System in Trauma-related Psychotherapy Responsiveness

Despite a range of treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), only a small proportion of patients reach full symptomatic remission. Recent developments in the field of neuroscience have been providing compelling evidence to suggest that neurobiological determinants might influence not only the emergence of PTSD, but also its resistance to …

R Ronit Gurion, MD

Prospective Validation of the OHI Index

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) associated with hematologic malignancies (HM-HLH) is a syndrome with an abysmal prognosis (10-30% 5 years overall survival). We have recently established an improved diagnostic and prognostic index for HM-HLH, termed the Optimized HLH Inflammatory (OHI) index. The OHI index is comprised of the combined elevation of soluble …