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This is a single site, randomized, sham-controlled, double-blind study assessing the feasibility, safety, tolerability, and efficacy of non-invasive VNS (nVNS) in the treatment of headache in subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). The hypothesis is that two-two minute noninvasive stimulations of the

The open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a painful surgery. Patients suffering from AAA are at high risk of perioperative cardiovascular and pulmonary complications. It has been previously suggested that a bad perioperative pain control could increase the incidence of such

If you are eligible to enroll in the study, you will be contacted by the principal investigator in person and he will describe the study in a private setting (neurosurgery clinic room or hospital patient room). You will be given ample opportunity to decide to participate or not. You will be randomly

The proposed study is a randomized, placebo-controlled, triple-blinded, parallel-group clinical trial. Patients will be recruited from the neurosurgical population at St. Michael's Hospital. The inclusion criteria are: - Adults aged 18 years and over; - scheduled for one of the following

H.E.L.P. therapy is indicated for use in treating patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) who have undergone six months of optimal diet and drug therapy and whose LDL-C level remains > 300 mg/dl in the absence of CHD or > 200 mg/dl with documented CHD. These patients are divided into three

Study objective To compare the efficacy of two MO administration-protocols: PCA MO (only) vs combination of continuous background infusion plus PCA MO (combined dosage) in patients after abdominal and thoracic surgery. Methods Inclusion criteria The study will be conducted as a prospective,

Background Renal impairment following cardiopulmonary bypass is common. 11.4% (1) to 42% (2) of patients with previously normal renal function show a postoperative rise in serum creatinine. While most of these patients do not require either short or long term renal replacement, the mortality of