Clinical trials: sponsored by Sheba Medical Center
Erectile Dysfunction, Azoospermia
Trial to Evaluate Erectile Function, Fertility and Sperm Count in Male Cyclists Compared to Age Matched Controls
Bicycle riding is associated with related diverse urogenital symptoms ranging from genital numbness to erectile dysfunction (ED).
- Trial name
- NCT00282477
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Bladder Substitution, Reconstructed Bladder
Prospective Trial to Evaluate Efficacy and Accuracy of a Portable Ultrasound Scanner for Non-Invasive Bladder Volume Measurement (BladderScan BVI3000) in Patients After Radical Cystectomy and Bladder Reconstruction
Thirty patients who underwent radical cystectomy and bladder substitution and thirty people with native bladders will be enrolled in the study.
- Trial name
- NCT00512174
- Testing
- BladderScan BVI 3000
- Where
- 2 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Hypertension
The Effect of Frequent Self Measurements of Blood Pressure on the Control of Hypertension
Despite knowledge regarding the importance of controlling patients' blood pressure (BP) only 30% of treated patients achieve BP goals.
- Trial name
- NCT00459017
- Testing
- Portable blood pressure wrist manometer
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Asthma
Exercise Challenge Test in 3-6 Years Old Asthmatic Children
Vigorous exercise is known to cause transient bronchoconstriction in school children with asthma, many of whom initially have normal lung function at rest.
- Trial name
- NCT00442715
- Testing
- Exercise chalenge test
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Major Depressive Disorder
Escitalopram and Sleep Architecture in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of escitalopram on sleep architecture utilizing a prospective design. Hypothesis: Escitalopram will improve REM latency in patients with MDD that have responded clinically to…
- Trial name
- NCT00442481
- Testing
- Escitalopram, A baseline overnight polysomnography (oPSG)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Congenital Chylothorax
Measurement of Hormonal Concentration in Chylothorax Fluid in Infants With Congenital Chylothorax
Late onset Hypothyroidism was found in infant with congenital hypothyroidism. The hypothesis is that infants with congenital hypothyroidism may lose thyroxin and other hormones via the chylothorax fluid causing transient…
- Trial name
- NCT00267345
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Free Radical Level in SCC of Tongue Patients Tumor, Serum and Saliva
Study comparing level of free radicals in tumor tissue, blood serum and saliva in patients with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of tongue and mouth floor.
- Trial name
- NCT00426062
- Where
- Israel
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Burns, Anorexia
Anorexia in Children With Burn Injury and the Reactions of the Immune and Endocrine Systems
Anorexia in children with burn injury is a common phenomenon. The study is searching for the origin of the anorexia in those children.
- Trial name
- NCT00369876
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Education, Health
Simulation Training as a Tool to Decrease Occupational Stress in ICU Personnel
The purpose of the study is to check wether training mixed teams of physicians and nurses from intensive care units on patient simulators reduces stress in team members.
- Trial name
- NCT00232323
- Testing
- simulation training
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Education, Health
Simulation Training as a Tool for Teamwork Improvement in Multidisciplinary Intensive Care Team
The purpose of the study is to check whether training mixed teams of physicians and nurses from intensive care units on patient simulators improves teamwork within the teams.
- Trial name
- NCT00229411
- Testing
- simulation training
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Hernia
Evaluating Changes in Spermatogram Following Bilateral Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair in Fertile Males
In this prospective open armed study we aim to see if bilateral hernia repair using a mesh alters the spermatogram (sperm count) or testicular volume.
- Trial name
- NCT00282074
- Testing
- laparoscopic bilateral hernia repair
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Multiple Sclerosis
T-Cell Vaccination in Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of T-cell vaccination in MS patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00220428
- Testing
- T-Cell Vaccination
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Eyes With Narrow Angle
Anti-Aggregative Therapy and Laser Iridectomy
Our study investigates the effect of anti-aggregative treatment on success and complications of laser iridectomy. The study includes patients scheduled for laser iridectomy due to narrow angles.Patients will undergo first laser…
- Trial name
- NCT00426400
- Testing
- The cessation of anti-aggregative treatment for 10 days
- Where
- Israel
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Cerebral Palsy, Premature Birth
Early Movements as a Predictor of Future Developmental Delay
Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a major developmental problem. Major risk groups of CP, are preterm infants and multiple pregnancies. Previous studies using the General Movements methodology demonstrated early identification of CP, as…
- Trial name
- NCT00418808
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Acute Coronary Syndrome
The Usefulness of HyperQ Recordings for the Early Diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients Presenting With Chest Pain
The purpose of the study is to assess the usefulness of high Frequency mid-QRS analysis in identifying the ischemic origin of patients presenting to the Emergency Room (ER)with Chest pain.
- Trial name
- NCT00339105
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Schizophrenia, Cancer
Association Between Schizophrenia and Cancer
A family study of the negative association betweeen schizophrenia and cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00419016
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Progressive
Evaluation of Efficiency of Ritalin in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Patients
Scientific background: Growing awareness and accumulating data regarding the cognitive impairment and its progression in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients has received an important place in neurological research in the last decade.
- Trial name
- NCT00220493
- Testing
- Ritalin
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Sudden Loss of Hearing
Bed Rest for Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
sudden sensorineural hearing loss: idiopathic in most cases 5-20/100,000 new cases annually in the U.S no establishes pathogenesis treated with oral steroids in most cases ~50% improvement in hearing levels bed rest - acceptable…
- Trial name
- NCT00416143
- Testing
- bed rest, prednisone - oral corticosteroid 1mg/kg/D for 1 week
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Israel Multicenter D-Serine Study (IMSER) for the Treatment of Schizophrenia
The goal of the present study is to evaluate the effect of D-serine, added to antipsychotic treatment, on negative and cognitive symptoms in schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- NCT00138775
- Testing
- D-serine
- Where
- 14 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
Synchronization and Desynchronization Between Circadian Rhythms in Patients With Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome (DSPS)
This study's first aim is to widen the knowledge of the characteristics of delayed sleep phase disorder (DSPS) by focusing on the circadian rhythms of appetite regulation factors and their phase relations to the cycles of…
- Trial name
- NCT00282061
- Testing
- Melatonin
- Where
- Israel
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center