pilot study

Esophageal Pressure Used to Guide Ventilation in Acute Lung Inju...

admin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:56:02 -0600

BOSTON (MedPage Today) -- A ventilator strategy using esophageal pressures to estimate transpulmonary pressure significantly improved oxygenation and respiratory-system compliance among critically ill patients, a pilot study found.

Drainage Device May Offer Catheter-Free Prostatectomy Option

admin — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:20:56 -0500

NEW YORK (MedPage Today) -- Patients undergoing robotic radical prostatectomy had virtually none of the pain associated with a conventional urethral catheter when surgeons used an investigational bladder drain, a small pilot study showed.

Immunotherapy in high-risk pediatric sarcomas shows promising re...

admin — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500

(American Association for Cancer Research) Based on a pilot study in children with sarcoma, researchers at the National Institutes of Health believe that immunotherapy could prove beneficial in treating high-risk forms of this cancer.

Home-based cognitive behavioral therapy relieves IBS symptoms

admin — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500

(University at Buffalo) Persons with irritable bowel syndrome can relieve their symptoms as effectively by following a self-administered, at-home cognitive behavioral program as they can by undergoing a 10-week in-office program administered by a trained therapist, a new pilot study has shown.

Combination therapy packs 1-2 punch against melanoma

admin — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500

(Duke University Medical Center) Disabling a protein frequently found in melanoma tumors may make the cancer more vulnerable to chemotherapy, according to a pilot study led by researchers in the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Medication may prevent depression in patients with head and neck...

admin — Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500

(JAMA and Archives Journals) Taking the antidepressant citalopram before beginning treatment for head and neck cancer may help prevent depression during therapy, according to results of a pilot study published in the May issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

International Diabetes Federation gives grant to diabetes screen...

admin — Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500

(International Diabetes Federation) The International Diabetes Federation BRIDGES translational research grant program will fund a pilot study in Vietnam to increase opportunities for screenings for people at high-risk for getting type 2 diabetes and promote a program designed to motivate people to develop a healthy lifestyle.

International Diabetes Federation gives grant to Philippine diab...

admin — Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500

(International Diabetes Federation) The International Diabetes Federation BRIDGES translational research grant program will fund a pilot study in the Philippines that will offer culturally appropriate and improved diabetes care in rural communities using local health workers.

NovoCure presents results from breast cancer pilot study

admin — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500

NovoCure announced today that it presented the results from a single-arm pilot trial evaluating the Novo-TTF, a non-invasive portable medical device, combined with neo-adjuvant chemotherapy for the treatment of patients with locally advanced breast cancer.

New lab test predicts risk of kidney injury after surgery

admin — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

A simple laboratory test may provide a new way for doctors to identify patients at risk of developing potentially severe acute kidney injury after surgery -- up to three days before the problem would otherwise be detected, reports a pilot study in the May 2008 issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.