This study aims to determine which of 3 doses of a non-absorbable antibiotic Rifaximin is most effective in treating active moderate Crohn's disease. Rifaximin tablets are already marketed in some European countries and the USA to treat traveller's diarrhoea. A new gast...

Earlier studies have found that retinal photography could be very useful for evaluating the condition of microcirculation and the risk of cardiovascular diseases in patients. The architectural changes in retinal vascularisation strongly correlates with macrovascular rem...

Patients will be accrued in alternating dose levels. The two distinct areas of dose escalations (pelvic lymph node and prostate lesion) will take place one at a time. Minimum waiting periods will be assigned between each dose cohort to observe toxicity. The phase I port...

Background: - Tuberculosis is a disease of the lungs caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis). The most popular and least expensive tool used to detect the presence of the tuberculosis bacteria is called sputum smears, which is a lab test used...

Insulin is a hormone that helps the body use sugar and keeps blood sugar levels normal. Special cells in the human body, called beta cells, make insulin. Beta cells are found inside small groups of cells called "islets." Islets are found scattered in the pancreas gland....

1. TRIAL DESIGN This is a prospective randomized clinical trial and single centre study (Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya). Participants included are molar class I malocclusion, molar Class II &amp; III < ½ unit, requiring extraction of all four permanent firs...

Aspergillus infection is an infectious complication which frequently occurs in cystic fibrosis. The efficacy of azole therapy in patients with cystic fibrosis with persistent positive sputums for Aspergillus is still unknown. Furthermore, the efficacy of itraconazole an...

This phase II trial is studying how well suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid works in treating patients with metastatic and/or locally advanced or locally recurrent thyroid cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid, work in different ways t...

The purpose is to evaluate neuropsychological effects of anterior temporal epilepsy in face perception by comparison of performances of epileptic patients and control individuals, sex-, age- and socio-educational level-matched. Secondary purposes are to prospectively ev...

Removable false teeth (called removable partial dentures (RPDs)) are commonly made for people with missing teeth. RPDs are made out of a framework and the replacement teeth/gum. The framework sits on the teeth and the gums and can be made out of different materials, met...