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Researchers are evaluating the drug ambroxol hydrochloride in patients with Parkinsons disease PD to see if it can slow disease progression and to assess its safety and tolerability. This trial is a Phase IIIa study conducted in the UK, involving patients diagnosed with PD within the past 7 years. Ambroxol hydrochloride is already licensed for respiratory conditions, and this study aims to explore its potential benefits in PD treatment. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either ambroxol hydrochloride or a matching placebo in a double-blind manner for 104 weeks. The dosing starts at 420mg daily for the first 5 days, increases to 840mg daily for days 6-10, and then 1260mg daily for the remainder of the blinded treatment period. After this, all participants enter a 26-week open-label extension phase, during which they will receive ambroxol hydrochloride at the same dosing schedule. An optional sub-study involves lumbar punctures at two time points to measure drug levels and related biomarkers in the cerebrospinal fluid. Throughout the study, participants will attend regular visits for assessments including the Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinsons Disease Rating Scale MDS-UPDRS and cognitive tests. Safety will be monitored through vital signs and blood tests at multiple time points. The primary measure is the change in MDS-UPDRS score from baseline to week 104. Secondary outcomes include motor and non-motor symptoms, quality of life, and symptom severity. The total participation lasts approximately 130 weeks, including the extension phase, with detailed monitoring and data collection.

This research aims to collect long-term safety and disease progression data on patients diagnosed with atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome aHUS, including those treated or untreated with the drugs eculizumab or ravulizumab. The study is observational and involves multiple centers and countries, focusing on real-world information after these treatments have been marketed. Participants include patients of any age diagnosed with aHUS, regardless of whether they have identified complement genetic variants or antibodies. The study gathers data without administering new treatments, monitoring patients who may or may not have received eculizumab or ravulizumab. The registry collects information over extended periods to understand safety events and disease course. During the study, researchers track safety-related events over 10 years and the timing of these events within 5 years. Data collection involves reviewing patient health status and disease progression without altering their usual care. The study relies on informed consent and may include minors with appropriate assent. Participation duration varies, with continuous observation to gather comprehensive post-marketing safety data.

Researchers are evaluating the safety and effectiveness of whole-body hypothermia for newborn babies with mild hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy. This phase III randomised controlled trial aims to determine whether cooling the whole body to 33.5.5C within six hours after birth and continuing for 72 hours improves cognitive development at around two years of age compared with maintaining normal body temperature. The study also seeks to assess the economic value of cooling therapy for mild encephalopathy within the healthcare system. Babies born at or after 36 weeks with signs of birth asphyxia or acidosis will be randomly assigned to receive either whole-body hypothermia or targeted normothermia. Cooling will be applied using a servo-controlled machine in neonatal intensive care units, maintaining a rectal temperature of about 33.5C for 72 hours. The control group will have their body temperature kept at normal levels 37C for the first 80 hours, with any fever carefully treated. Babies born at non-cooling centers will be transferred to specialized units for treatment. During the study, participants will undergo brain monitoring, MRI scans before discharge, and follow-up developmental assessments at 24 months using the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development IV. Additional evaluations will include neurological exams, motor function assessments, vision and hearing tests, and parent-completed questionnaires. Researchers will collect detailed clinical data from birth through hospital stay, aiming to compare cognitive outcomes and safety measures between the two groups over the study period.

The trial investigates whether stopping or continuing milk feeding around the time of blood transfusion in very premature infants born before 30 weeks gestation affects the risk of developing Necrotizing Enterocolitis NEC, a serious intestinal disease. NEC can cause severe damage or death in preterm infants, and this study aims to find out which feeding approach during transfusion may reduce this risk. The trial is conducted in neonatal intensive care units across Canada and the UK and compares two standard care methods currently in use. Participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups one group will stop all enteral feeds for 4 hours before, during, and 4 hours after packed red cell transfusions, with hydration maintained by intravenous nutrition or glucose the other group will continue feeding as usual throughout the transfusion period. Infants stay in their assigned feeding group until they reach 34 weeks and 6 days gestational age. This approach follows practices identified as acceptable in prior surveys and studies. During the study, infants will be closely monitored for the development of NEC and other health outcomes from randomization until 40 weeks postmenstrual age. Researchers will track serious complications like severe NEC, infections, growth, lung disease, eye problems, brain injury, and hospital stay duration. The study collects detailed information about feeding, infections, nutrition, and clinical status to evaluate the safety and effects of each feeding strategy during transfusion.