2017 AMAZES TRIAL Azithromycin in asthma exacerbations Multicenter, double-blind, placebo controlled parallel group trial M Objective: In adult patients with symptomatic asthma who are currently using an inhaled corticosteroid or a long-acting bronchodilator, does oral azithromycin decrease the frequency of … Read More
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AMACING Trial Summary: IV Hydration for CIN
2017 AMACING TRIAL Prophylactic hydration to protect renal function from intravascular iodinated contrast material in patients at high risk of contrast-induced nephropathy. M Single-center, randomised, parallel-group, open-label, phase 3, non-inferiority trial 660 patients Objective: To evaluate the impact of prophylactic … Read More
ALLIANCE Trial Summary: Axillary Dissection in Breast Cancer
2020 ALLIANCE TRIAL Effect of axillary dissection vs no axillary dissection on 10-year overall survival among women with invasive breast cancer and sentinel node metastasis Multicenter, phase 3, randomized controlled trial M Objective: To determine whether the 10-year overall survival … Read More
ALLHAT-LLT Trial Summary: Pravastatin in Moderate HLD
2002 ALLHAT-LLT Pravastatin vs Usual Care in Moderately Hypercholesterolemic, Hypertensive Patients Multicenter, randomized, nonblinded trial M Objective: To determine whether pravastatin compared with usual care reduces all-cause mortality in older, moderately hypercholes- terolemic, hypertensive participants with at least 1 additional … Read More
ALIVE Trial Summary: Amiodarone or Lidocaine in VFib
2002 ALIVE TRIAL Amiodarone as Compared with Lidocaine for Shock-Resistant Ventricular Fibrillation Prospective, randomized, controlled, double-dummy trial Objective: To determine whether amiodarone compared with lidocaine could improve survival rates to hospital admission in patients with shock-refractory, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. 344 … Read More
ALEX Trial Summary: Alectinib vs. Crizotinib in NSCLC
2017 ALEX TRIAL Alectinib versus crizotinib in untreated ALK-positive non-small-cell lung cancer international, open-label, randomised phase 3 trial Σ Objective: To compare alectinib (600 mg twice daily) with crizotinib in patients with previously untreated, advanced ALK-positive NSCLC, including those with … Read More
ALCOHOL-AF Trial Summary: Alcohol and AFib
2019 ALCOHOL-AF TRIAL Impact of Alcohol Abstinence in Moderate Drinkers With Atrial Fibrillation Randomized clinical trial Objective: To evaluate abstinence from alcohol compared with usual consumption among patients with atrial fibrillation and moderate alcohol consumption. 140 bel 53 5.6 9 … Read More
Alcohol Abstinence in AFib Clinical Trial Summary
2020 ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION multicenter, prospective, open-label, randomized, controlled trial Objective: To assess the effect of abstinence from alcohol on secondary prevention of atrial fibrillation 140 patients Inclusion criteria: age of 18 to 85 years, presence of symptomatic … Read More
Albumin in Cirrhosis and SBP Clinical Trial
Effect of Intravenous Albumin on Renal Impairment and Mortality in Patients with Cirrhosis and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Multi-center, open-label (analyst-blinded), randomised controlled trial Objective: To assess use of IV albumin for reducing renal impairment and mortality when compared to antibiotics … Read More
ALBIOS Trial Summary: Albumin in Septic Shock
ALBUMIN REPLACEMENT IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE SEPSIS OR SEPTIC SHOCK – THE ALBIOS TRIAL Multicenter, open-label, randomized trial Patients with severe sepsis 1,818 or septic shock were randomized to Albumin to maintain serum albumin ≥3 g/dL vs (n=910) No albumin … Read More