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Effect of Short Term Atorvastatin Treatment,80mg/Day on Early Regression of Carotid Artery Atherosclerotic Lesions
Candidates for bilateral carotid endarterectomy (CEA) who meet study criteria will provide informed consent before their randomization. Before the first CEA, the patient will have MRI, US, and EBCT exams …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor
Completed
Dexmedetomidine in Pediatric Tonsillectomy
Dexmedetomidine, an alpha 2 agonist provides some analgesia without respiratory depression. Children undergoing tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy occasionally have episodes of respiratory obstruction in the recovery room following administration of opioids. …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor
Completed
Response of Clostridium Difficile Infection to Metronidazole Therapy
Clostridium difficile is a major cause of nosocomial infection. When this organism proliferates in the colon, usually as a result of prior antibiotic therapy in a hospitalized or otherwise debilitated …
Baylor Role: Collaborator
Withdrawn
Temozolomide and Topotecan in Treating Patients With Primary CNS Lymphoma
OBJECTIVES: Primary - Determine the complete radiologic response rate in patients with primary CNS lymphoma treated with salvage chemotherapy comprising temozolomide and topotecan. Secondary - Determine the median and failure-free …
Baylor Role: Collaborator
Completed
Effectiveness of Intensive Lipid Modification Medication in Preventing the Progression of Peripheral Arterial Disease (The ELIMIT Study)
PAD occurring in the legs is a serious disease that affects about 8 million people in the United States. A person's risk for PAD increases with age but can also …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor
Completed
Diet, Exercise, Niacin, and Fenofibrate to Reduce Heart Disease Risk Factors in Individuals With HIV Lipodystrophy or Dyslipidemia
BACKGROUND: HIV lipodystrophy syndrome is associated with both metabolic (e.g., dyslipidemia and insulin resistance) and anthropomorphic (e.g., lipoatrophy and central obesity) abnormalities. These defects are likely to predispose HIV patients …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor
Completed
Efficacy Study of Antiseptic Preoperative Scrubs in Prevention of Postoperative Infections
This is a prospective, randomized, multicenter clinical trial. All adult patients, who are scheduled for a clean-contaminated surgical procedure of the alimentary, respiratory, reproductive or urinary tract will be asked …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor
Completed
PS-341 Followed by Removal of Prostate for Those With Prostate Cancer
In murine and human xenograft tumor models, administration of PS-341 weekly was associated with significant antitumor activity. In primate studies using a schedule of twice weekly for six weeks, the …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor
Terminated
Bone Marrow Transplant From Related Donor for Patients With High Risk Hemoglobinopathies
To do the bone marrow transplant, we must first kill the cells in the bone marrow that make the abnormal red blood cells that are found in patients with severe …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor
Completed
T Cell Depletion for Recipients of HLA Haploidentical Related Donor Stem Cell Grafts
To participate in this study, the subject will need to have a central line (a thin plastic catheter or tube that is placed during surgery into one of the large …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor