Da Nang, Vietnam

A Phase III Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Baxdrostat in Combination With Dapagliflozin on CKD Progression in Participants With CKD and High Blood Pressure.

A Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Baxdrostat in Participants With Uncontrolled Hypertension on Two or More Medications Including Participants With Resistant Hypertension

This is a Phase III, multicentre, randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, parallel group study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and effect of 1 or 2 mg baxdrostat versus placebo, administered QD orally, on the reduction of SBP in approximately 300 participants aged ≥ 18 years with HTN (≥ 140 mmHg at Screening; ≥ 135 mmHg at randomisation) despite a stable regimen of 2 antihypertensive agents at baseline, one of which is a diuretic (uHTN); or ≥ 3 antihypertensive agents at baseline, one of which is a diuretic (rHTN).

Stress Management Intervention Among Breast and Gynecologic Cancer Patients in Viet Nam

A Study to Investigate the Effect on Lung Function of an Approved COPD Treatment (BGF, With HFA Propellant) Compared to BGF Formulated With a New Propellant (HFO) in Participants 40 to 80 Years of Age With COPD

This is a phase III, randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind, multi-centre, 4-week, 3-way crossover pharmacodynamic study to assess the equivalence of BGF MDI HFO compared with BGF MDI HFA in participants with COPD. To demonstrate assay sensitivity, BGF MDI HFA will be compared to placebo MDI HFA for superiority in lung function, both pre- and post-dose. Eligible participants are between 40 and 80 years of age, inclusive, who have an established clinical history of COPD as defined by the ATS/ERS. Participants are required to have an FEV1/FVC ratio of < 0.70, have a post-bronchodilator FEV1 ≥ 40% and < 80% predicted normal value, have a blood eosinophil count < 300 cells/μL, and be current or former cigarette smokers with a history of at least 10 pack-years. Participants must not have had a COPD exacerbation treated with oral corticosteroids or antibiotics within 4 months prior to initiation of screening, and must not have had a COPD exacerbation that required hospitalisation within 12 months prior to initiation of screening. Eligible participants are those on treatment with LABA, LAMA, LAMA/LABA (open or fixed-dose combination), ICS/LABA (open or fixed-dose combination) inhaled maintenance therapies, or SABA, SAMA, or SAMA/SABA scheduled or as-needed inhaled therapies, or who are naïve to COPD therapy. This study will be conducted at approximately 95 sites globally. After screening, participants will be randomised 1:1:1:1:1:1 to receive study interventions in one of 6 possible treatment sequences.

PROMISE: PRedictors Of Good outcoMes in Thrombectomy for Large Infarct Core Stroke Evaluation

In 2022 and early 2023, three randomized controlled trials-RESCUE-JAPAN LIMIT, SELECT 2, and ANGEL ASPECT-were published in the New England Journal of Medicine. These trials demonstrated the effectiveness and safety of endovascular intervention using clot retrieval devices in participants with acute ischemic stroke and large core infarcts. However, the rate of participants achieving a good recovery remains low, while the mortality and disability rates are very high. Moreover, in Vietnam, the acute stroke treatment process has not been optimized, and the facilities and equipment for monitoring neurointensive care are not fully equipped. As a result, endovascular intervention using clot retrieval devices in participants with large core infarcts has not been widely implemented in the investigator's country, and the effectiveness and safety of this treatment method have not been clearly evaluated. Addressing this issue is crucial for improving the quality of life and reducing the mortality and disability rates caused by stroke in this participant group. This study aims to provide new insights into the use of endovascular intervention for treating acute ischemic stroke with a large core infarct volume, thereby supporting clinical decision-making and improving treatment outcomes for participants with acute ischemic stroke and large core infarcts. We hypothesize that core infarction is not the sole factor for excluding patients from potent thrombectomy therapy. We aim to determine predictors of favorable and unfavorable outcomes following thrombectomy in patients with large core strokes. Secondly, we aim to build a multivariable calculator to predict good or poor outcomes after thrombectomy.

Phase 2a Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of AZD4604 in Adult Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Asthma Uncontrolled on Medium-High Dose ICS-LABA

Antenatal Dexamethasone for Late Preterm Deliveries

Study design: The study is a double-blinded randomized controlled trial, parallel group. The sequence of randomization will be generated by using an online tool (https://www.sealedenvelope.com/simple-randomiser/v1/lists) with 2 groups of treatments with ratio 1:1, block of variable size (2,4,6), list length 302, no stratification. After having a randomization sequence, the symbol of group (control or intervention) will be kept in a sealed envelope. These envelops will be also put in the order as the allocation sequence. Assessors and investigators will be blinded to the group allocation. Participants: Participants are women with singleton pregnancy, from 18 to 45 years old, at 34+0/7 to 36+6/7 weeks of gestation and at high risk for delivery during the late preterm period in the next 7 days. Intervention: Antenatal dexamethasone. Participants in the intervention group will be given a course of four intramuscular injections of dexamethasone 6 mg (1.2 milliliter), 12 hours apart. Comparison: Standard care. Outcomes: Primary outcome: Need for any respiratory support in first 72 hours, which is determined when babies need to be supported with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC), supplemental oxygen, or mechanical ventilation in first 72 hours to keep the saturation in a proper range (90-95%). Sample size is 300 participants in 2 groups: intervention group and control group. Place: The study will be conducted at Danang Hospital for Women and Children, Danang, Vietnam. Eligibility of participants will be assessed at admission area of delivery department. One senior obstetrician will introduce the study to the patient by using the study information sheet. If the pregnant woman agrees to join in the research, the writen consent will be delivered to her and she will sign on it. When participants agrees, one sealed envelope with a number inside will be opened to allocate which group she involves. At that time, Eligibility criteria and Part 1 of the CRF will also be filled. After randomization, pregnant women will be monitored at delivery rooms until delivery or c-section. After birth, both mother and baby will be closed monitored and assessed until transferred to post-natal wards or neonatal unit. Part 2. Labour and at birth Part 3. Newborn outcomes Part 4: Maternal outcomes will be collected. If infants discharge before 28 days old, the follow-up section will be done at follow-up clinic of neonatal unit. Information about outcome (alive or death), any re-admission to hospital (number of time and reasons), and nutrition (types of milk (breast milk, formula milk or mix), feeding methods (breast feeding, bottle, tube/cup/spoon) will be collected for Part 5 of CRF.

A Phase III, Randomised Study of Adjuvant Dato-DXd in Combination With Rilvegostomig or Rilvegostomig Monotherapy Versus Standard of Care, Following Complete Tumour Resection, in Participants With Stage I Adenocarcinoma NSCLC Who Are ctDNA-positive or Have High-risk Pathological Features

The primary objective of the study is to assess the efficacy and safety of adjuvant Dato-DXd in combination with rilvegostomig relative to SoC, after complete surgical resection (R0) in participants with Stage I adenocarcinoma NSCLC who are ctDNA-positive, as determined by the Sponsor-designated ctDNA assay, or have at least one high-risk pathological feature.

Strategies for Implementing GlobalConsent to Prevent Sexual Violence in University Men

Sexual violence is prevalent in adolescence and heightens the risk of harmful long-term health effects. Sexual violence includes any sexual act committed against a person without freely given consent. All genders may experience sexual violence, but sexual violence more often burdens women than men globally, and men most often perpetrate such violence. Adolescence is a period of vulnerability to sexual violence, with about one in five college women in the US experiencing a campus sexual assault and 91% of victims being women. Less is known about rates of sexual violence on college campuses. Still, estimates from large, multi-country surveys confirm that young men's reported sexually violent behavior and young women's reported sexual violence victimization are high, including in Asia/Pacific. In Vietnam, from 2010 to 2019, women's reports of lifetime sexual violence by a partner increased (10% to 13%), especially in women 18-24 years (5% to 14%). Such trends may reflect changing exposure and more openness to discuss sex and sexual violence. Also, nearly one in ten women (9%) report non-partner sexual violence since age 15, mostly perpetrated by non-family male acquaintances, co-workers, or strangers. Young women who are victims of sexual violence are at heightened risk of acute and chronic mental and physical health conditions. The researchers will use the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (RE-AIM) and Proctor et al. frameworks and a mixed-methods, comparative interrupted time series (CITS) design to compare implementation; implementation drivers and outcomes; implementation effectiveness; and cost-effectiveness of lower-intensity vs higher-intensity (LIS; HIS) implementation strategies to deliver GlobalConsent.

A Phase III Renal Outcomes and Cardiovascular Mortality Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Baxdrostat in Combination With Dapagliflozin in Participants With Chronic Kidney Disease and High Blood Pressure

The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of baxdrostat in combination with dapagliflozin, compared with placebo and dapagliflozin, in reducing the risk of the composite of > 50% decline in eGFR, kidney failure, or CV death, in individuals with CKD and HTN. This study consists of a 4-week dapagliflozin Run-in Period for participants untreated with SGLT2i at screening, and a double-blinded period where participants will receive either baxdrostat/dapagliflozin or placebo/dapagliflozin. Site visits will take place at 2-, 4-, 8-, 16-, 34, and 52-weeks following randomisation. Thereafter visits will occur approximately every 4 months. The study closure procedures will be initiated when the predetermined number of primary endpoint events is predicted to have occurred ie, the PACD. All randomised participants including any participants who have prematurely discontinued study intervention will be scheduled for a SCV within a few weeks of the PACD. This period can be extended by the Sponsor. In case of premature discontinuation of blinded study intervention, participants will continue in the study and receive dapagliflozin 10 mg, unless the participant meets dapagliflozin specific discontinuation criteria. If study intervention is temporarily or permanently discontinued, the participant should remain in the study, and it is important that the scheduled study visits (including the PTDV for participants with permanent discontinuation of study intervention) and data collection continue according to the study protocol until the SCV.