Clinical trials: Ablation Therapy
Thyroid Nodule (Benign)
US-guided RFA vs MWA in the Treatment of Benign Thyroid Nodules
To evaluate the clinical outcomes of RFA and MWA for benign thyroid nodules treatment
- Trial name
- NCT05758038
- Testing
- Radiofrequency ablation/Microwave ablation
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Left Atrial Ablation With Permanent Pacemaker or ImplanTable Loop Recorder Follow-UP
The purpose of this study is 3 fold:- 1. To compare the efficacy and complication rates of 2 widely used methods, conventional irrigation tip ablation catheter (LASSO) and Ablation Frontiers ablation technology, of AF ablation…
- Trial name
- LAAPITUP (NCT01095770)
- Testing
- AF Ablation with Ablation Frontiers Technology, AF Ablation with LASSO catheter, Reveal XT
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Atrial Fibrillation
QDOT Based PVI for Atrial Fibrillation Treatment - The peQasus Study
PeQasus is a worldwide, retrospective, multicenter analysis focusing on QDOT based PVI. Data of at least 300 patients with QDOT based PVI will be collected. All data will be evaluated after anonymization.
- Trial name
- peQasus (NCT05710822)
- Testing
- pulmonary vein isolation
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of Luebeck
Crohn Disease
Immune Ablation and Stem Cell Support for Crohn's Disease
The investigators anticipate that this study will also form the basis to clarify further the role of the immune system in Crohn's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00179842
- Testing
- Stem Cell Transplant
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Alcohol Septal Ablation in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Pilot Study
This study will test the feasibility of a modified procedure for treating obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (OHC). Patients with OHC have a thickening of the heart muscle that obstructs blood flow out of the heart, causing…
- Trial name
- NCT00035386
- Testing
- trans-right ventricular alcohol septal ablation (TRVASA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Obesity
Central Obesity and Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Recurrence and metastases after microwave ablation(MWA) of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) are the major factors that influence the survival.
- Conditions
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Obesity, Microwave Ablation
- Trial name
- NCT03082378
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese PLA General Hospital
Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases
Prospective Assessment After Pediatric Cardiac Ablation (PAPCA)
To evaluate children undergoing catheter ablation at pediatric centers in North America in order to provide information on the incidence rate of serious cardiac damage as a result of ablation, the incidence rate and time course…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Arrhythmia, Tachycardia, Supraventicular
- Trial name
- NCT00005553
- Testing
- Catheter Ablation
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
A New Approach to Target the Substrates of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: The Sequential Substrate Ablation Approach
This is a prospective randomized controlled trial that compares the conventional stepwise approach with a new sequential substrate ablation approach for persistent atrial fibrillation.
- Trial name
- NCT02654353
- Testing
- Ablation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Syncope, Vasovagal
Different Catheter Ablation Strategy in Vasovagal Syncope
This study is a prospective, single-center randomized controlled clinical trial. patients with refractory vasovagal syncope were randomly divided into two groups according to the proportion of 1:1.
- Trial name
- NCT05573178
- Testing
- cardiac ganglion plexus ablation(cardioneuroablation)
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- China National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases
the Use of Radiofrequency Ablation in Form of TECAR(Capacitive and Resistive Transfer Energy) in Chronic Pain of Sickle Cell Disease Patients
The Radiofrequency Therapy in Management of Sickle Cell Disease Chronic Pain RCT Tested the Effect of TECAR Therapy on Sickle Cell Disease Chronic Pain.
The goal of this clinical trial study is to assess effect of radiofrequency on chronic pain of sickle cell disease pain . All SCA participants who fulfilled inclusion and exclusion criteria were 220; only 170 participant agreed…
- Trial name
- RCT/TECAR (NCT07066072)
- Testing
- Tecar therapy (TECAR: Capacitive and Resistive Energy Transfer)., standard pharmacological therapy in sickle cell disease like hydroxyurea,paracetamol,ibubrofen and blood transfusion if needed
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Arrhythmia, Atrial Fibrillation
Arterial Embolism After Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
The EMBOL-AF is a multicenter, international, observational study designed as a retrospective registry that will investigate the characteristics of systemic arterial embolic events after treatment of atrial fibrillation by…
- Conditions
- Arrhythmia, Atrial Fibrillation, Ablation, Stroke, Acute
- Trial name
- EMBOL-AF (NCT06134739)
- Testing
- No intervention.
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario La Paz
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Immune Ablation and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Support in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Phase II Study
In patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, immunosuppressive therapy to the point of complete immune ablation and hematopoietic stem cell recovery.
- Trial name
- NCT00271934
- Testing
- Immune ablation and hematopoietic stem cell support.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Osteoid Osteoma
Zoledronic Acid Compared to Percutaneous Treatment in Osteoid Osteoma
Osteoid osteoma (OO) is a benign osteogenic tumor occurring in children and young adults, responsible for intense bone pain, which has a tendency to spontaneously heal with mineralization of the nidus, but extremely slowly.
- Trial name
- BISPHOO (NCT02739555)
- Testing
- Thermal destruction with radiofrequency or laser, Acide Zoledronique
- Where
- 16 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Hepatitis B / Liver Space-occupying Lesions / Patients After Ablation
Radiomics for Diagnosing Liver Diseases and Evaluating Progression
Liver diseases are worldwide problems. liver fibrosis and hepatocellular carcinoma are mostly concerned by clinicians. Radiomcis can improve diagnosis accuracy and evaluate disease progression.
- Trial name
- NCT03221049
- Testing
- radiomics
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
Leukemia, Lymphoma
Fludarabine and Cyclophosphamide Followed by Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Leukemia or Lymphoma
RATIONALE: Giving chemotherapy drugs, such as fludarabine and cyclophosphamide, before a donor peripheral blood stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00006252
- Testing
- fludarabine phosphate, Cyclophosphamide, PBSC
- Where
- 19 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- Cancer and Leukemia Group B
Head and Neck Cancer
High Dose vs Low Dose I 131 +/- rhTSH for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
RATIONALE: Radioactive iodine uses radiation to kill tumor cells. Giving iodine I 131 with or without thyroid-stimulating hormone after surgery may kill any tumor cells that remain after surgery.
- Trial name
- HiLo (NCT00415233)
- Testing
- recombinant thyroid-stimulating hormone, Radiodine ablation without rhTSH
- Where
- 25 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 438 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Prostate Cancer
Chemotherapy Plus Hormone Therapy Versus Androgen Suppression in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Unresectable Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining hormone therapy with chemotherapy and androgen suppression may kill more tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00002855
- Testing
- Bicalutamide, Doxorubicin hydrochloride, Estramustine Phosphate Sodium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 306 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Ventricular Arrhythmia, Ventricular Tachycardia
IVTCC 2.0: A Prospective Multicenter Ventricular Tachycardia Catheter Ablation Registry
This is a prospective multi-center international registry. The objective of this registry is to collect prospective data on patients undergoing catheter ablation for Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) and Premature Ventricular…
- Conditions
- Ventricular Arrhythmia, Ventricular Tachycardia, Premature Ventricular Contraction (PVC), Cardiomyopathy
- Trial name
- IVTCC (NCT04520347)
- Where
- 41 sites in United States, Canada and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Liver Cancer
Pre-procedure Planning for Radiofrequency Ablation Using CT or MR/US Fusion
The purpose of this study is to determine whether fusion technique of pre-radiofrequency ablation (RFA) cross-sectional imaging (CT or MR) and real-time ultrasonography would improve feasibility of RFA in patients with liver…
- Trial name
- NCT02687113
- Testing
- CT/US fusion
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Breast Cancer
Adjuvant Hormone Therapy in Treating Women With Operable Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: Estrogen can stimulate the growth of breast cancer cells. Hormone therapy using tamoxifen may fight breast cancer by blocking the uptake of estrogen.
- Trial name
- NCT00002460
- Testing
- goserelin acetate, tamoxifen citrate, ablative endocrine surgery
- Where
- 34 sites in Belgium, United Kingdom
- Sponsor
- Cancer Research UK