Behavioral Therapies Trials

Clinical trials of neuroprotective therapies.

There have been numerous failures in the field of acute stroke therapy over many years, but the first large clinical trial showing preliminary indications of efficacy and safety of a neuroprotective drug, NXY-059, has now been fully reported. If confirmed, it will mean that a second therapy for acute stroke has been identified and neuroprotective drug development as a class can proceed. Additio...

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies for ADHD

Persian Medicine Herbal Therapies for Osteoarthritis: a Review of Clinical Trials

Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is one of the important medical complications in elderly peoples. Various pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies are described for treatment of knee OA, but considerable side effects especially in old populations are the limiting factors. Traditional, complementary and integrative medicines have a long history in treatment of chronic diseases such as O...

Behavioral therapies and the treatment of schizophrenics.

. . . Mr. C, diagnosed as brain-damaged and schizophrenic . . . gradually became more and more unmanageable . . . continually disrupting ward routine, both by provoking other patients and by directly plaguing the staff with demands. Mr. C's rehabilitation and psychotherapy were retarded because of his direct lack of motivation as well as the staff's unwillingness to have anything to do with him...

Clinical trials for stem cell therapies

In recent years, clinical trials with stem cells have taken the emerging field in many new directions. While numerous teams continue to refine and expand the role of bone marrow and cord blood stem cells for their vanguard uses in blood and immune disorders, many others are looking to expand the uses of the various types of stem cells found in bone marrow and cord blood, in particular mesenchym...