This is a feasibility study looking at whether the use of Tamsulosin could lower the high incidence of postoperative urinary retention (POUR) in older men who undergo an oncological thoracic surgical procedure for suspected or confirmed cancer. In addition, the study will try to identify the time of resumption of …
This study will be conducted in 2 parts. The first part is a phase 1 single-agent dose escalation, and dose optimization, study of tegavivint in patients with advanced HCC after failure of at least one line of prior systemic therapy. The second part of the study will begin with a …
Optimal salvage treatment for HER2-positive breast cancer after trastuzumab and T-DM1 failure still remains to be established. We would like to investigate the efficacy and safety of combination chemotherapy of eribulin and trastuzumab as salvage treatment for HER2-Positive breast cancer after exposure to trastuzumab and T-DM1
The purpose of this study is to understand the neural mechanisms that support real world spatial navigation in humans using deep brain recordings and stimulation during virtual reality (VR), augmented reality, and real world memory tasks. We will determine the cognitive (i.e., memory) and behavioral (i.e., body, head, eye position …
The purpose of this study is to investigate if the consumption of a complex carbohydrate drink preoperatively, decreases the length of stay and causes for failure to launch in patients undergoing ambulatory total joint arthroplasty.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate mood changes in patients with Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer who are receiving intravesical Bacillus Calmete-Guerin (BCG). Patients with Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer receiving intravesical treatments are eligible to participate in this study. Participation involves providing research blood and urine samples prior to …
The purpose of this study is to better understand what happens in the brain during the dying process. This is a prospective observational study conducted at the end of life in the ICU at VGH. At the time of withdrawal of life sustaining therapies the investigators will monitor brain blood …
Clinical presentation of patients after severe injury such as a severe infection, trauma or extensive burns is characterized by the simultaneous occurrence of dysregulation of the initial inflammatory response and immunosuppression associating quantitative and functional alterations of innate and adaptive immune cells. These acquired immune dysfunctions have been associated with …
Study name: A Prospective Study of the Renal artery fibromuscular dysplasia Registry in China Rationale: Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is an idiopathic systemic noninflammatory arterial disease resulting in narrowing of medium-sized arteries. Renal arteries are most commonly involved vessels, although it can also affect arteries in other vascular territories. Renal artery …
Rationale: Realignment osteotomies around the knee are a proven surgical treatment for unicompartmental knee osteoarthritis and a malalignment. Osteotomies can be very painful in the early postoperative phase. This is probably due to a combination of bony cut (bone pain) and postoperative hematoma (bleeding and leakage of the bone marrow) …
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