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Development and clinical trials of a new Software ENgine for the Assessment & Optimization of drug and non-drug Therapy in Older peRsons (SENATOR)
Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Sep 30, 2017,
The European population of older people with multiple chronic diseases (multimorbidity) is increasing steadily in tandem with the rising population of people aged ≥ 65 years. Older multimorbid people are at high risk of polypharmacy (PP), inappropriate prescribing (IP), adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and adverse drug events (ADEs). PP, IP, ADRs and ADEs in turn cause excessive drug costs and excess ...
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Management of Hypotension In the Preterm Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborn (THE HIP TRIAL)
Start date: Oct 1, 2010, End date: Sep 30, 2017,
Assuming an annual birth rate of 10.25 births/1,000 population approximately 25,000 Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns are born every year in the EU. Conservative figures estimate that approximately half of all these babies will develop low blood pressure and require treatment. However, no uniform criteria exist to define hypotension and the evidence to support our current management strategie ...
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Translational Adolescent and Childhood Therapeutic Interventions in Compulsive Syndromes (TACTICS)
Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Jun 30, 2017,
Compulsivity is characterized by a repetitive, irresistible urge to perform a behavior, the experience of loss of voluntary control over this intense urge, the diminished ability to delay or inhibit thoughts or behaviors, and the tendency to perform repetitive acts in a habitual or stereotyped manner. Compulsivity is a cross-disorder trait underlying phenotypically distinct psychiatric disorders t ...
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Cystic Fibrosis Microbiome-determined Antibiotic Therapy Trial in Exacerbations: Results Stratified (CFMATTERS)
Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Jun 30, 2017,
Antimicrobial resistance is arguably the most significant challenge facing the EU health care system. The unnecessary use of antibiotics is a key driver in the development of antibiotic resistance. Cystic Fibrosis (CF) represents a unique disease model to study bacterial resistance and to explore therapeutic strategies for same, as chronic lung infection overlaps with acute lung exacerbations caus ...
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Supporting Low-cost Intervention For disEase control (SUPPORTING LIFE)
Start date: May 1, 2013, End date: Apr 30, 2017,
In developing countries, most of the 11 million deaths per year of children under the age five years occur in areas where adequate medical care is not available. In Malawi the under-five mortality rate is 133 per 1,000 live births. First-level health facilities - the closest health care services available to most sick children in developing countries are generally run by local medical physicians.T ...
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Integrated Approaches to Food Allergen and Allergy Risk Management (IFAAM)
Start date: Mar 1, 2013, End date: Feb 28, 2017,
Up to 20 million European citizens suffer from food allergy. However management of both food allergy (by patients and health practitioners) and allergens (by industry) is thwarted by lack of evidence to either prevent food allergy developing or protect adequately those who are already allergic. iFAAM will develop evidence-based approaches and tools for MANAGEMENT of ALLERGENS in FOOD and integrate ...
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Treatment of NEonatal seizures with Medication Off-patent: evaluation of efficacy and safety of bumetanide (NEMO)
Start date: Oct 1, 2009, End date: Mar 31, 2015,
Neonatal hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) occurs in 2-3/1000 live births and is a major cause of both acute mortality and long-term neurodisability. Seizures are the hallmark of HIE. The clinical and electrographic seizure burden in babies with HIE can be considerable and is often not reduced by current antiepileptic drugs. Phenobarbitone remains the first line drug for neonatal seizures des ...
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One of the main directions of the Bulgarian national strategy to implement the electronic Healthcare in Bulgaria responding to the European eHealth strategy is to continuous and sufficient education of healthcare specialists on ICT usage and to building working telemedical applications etc. This project focuses on transfer of innovative training approach and courses developed within the Leonardo d ...
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The current methods used for training in medical procedural (or technical) skills are inefficient and may jeopardise patient safety as medical trainees are required to practice procedures on patients. The resultant worldwide move towards competence-based training programmes has necessitated the search for valid and reliable competence assessment procedures (CAPs). The challenges in developing such ...
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