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This trial will determine the relative incidence of CV outcomes compared to placebo forthe TZD class as a whole, rosiglitazone (RSG), and pioglitazone (PIO) when added to thetherapeutic regimen of a person with type 2 diabetes who has additional…
To estimate the effect of rosiglitazone compared to placebo on ischemia-reperfusion injury as assessed by annexin A5 scintigraphy in the human forearm in subjects with the metabolic syndrome.
Primary objective : Under conditions of first-line drug treatment in antidiabetic drug naïve/drug free patients (no antidiabetic drug treatment in the last 6 months), with type 2 diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia, to show that : - the efficacy of a…
To investigate the effects of galantamine on cognitive impairment and visual hallucinations in Parkinson`s disease, both therapeutic (direct effect) and preventive (protection against an acute increase of dopaminergic medication used by the patient…
The primary aim of this study will be to determine the effect of rosiglitazone on intima media thickness and calcification in patients with stage 4 and 5 CKD. The secondary end points are the effects on pulse wave velocity, blood pressure, the lipid…
To replicate and extend the findings of the recent methylphenidate study in which methylphenidate was found to enhance episodic memory performance; To explore whether this effect of methylphenidate is primarily mediated by its dopaminergic action.
This is a medical-scientific research study. The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of multiple doses of the study compound BIA 28-6156 on the pharmacokinetics of the drugs levodopa-carbidopa (Group 1) and levodopa-benserazide (Group…
The aim of this study is to improve our understanding of the mechanisms underlying altered social performance monitoring from a pharmacological perspective by directly comparing the effects of dopamine and oxytocin on individual and social…
to assess whether a single-dose of levodopa improves cognitive symptoms and balances goal-directed and habitual behavior.
The study consists of two phases. In the first phase, we aim to investigate whether the dopamine receptor D4 (DRD4) genotype confers differential susceptibility to the effects of early life stress on empathy and prosocial behavior more generally in…
Primary objective: The primary purpose of the research is to determine the difference in pain experience during rest, measured by means of an 11-point Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), between peroperatieve Local infiltration with Analgesics (LIA) vs.…
To investigate whether early treatment with levodopa has a delayed beneficial effect on PD symptoms and functional health, and improves the ability to (maintain) work, reduces the use of (informal) care, caregiver burden, and costs. Additionally,…