Clinical trials: Ablation Treatment
Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
Rainbow Extension Study
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long term efficacy and safety of intravitreal ranibizumab compared with laser ablation therapy in patients who were treated for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in the core study…
- Trial name
- RainbowExt (NCT02640664)
- Testing
- Ranibizumab
- Where
- 73 sites in United States, Austria and 22 more
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Retinopathy of Prematurity
RAINBOW Study: RAnibizumab Compared With Laser Therapy for the Treatment of INfants BOrn Prematurely With Retinopathy of Prematurity
The purpose of this study was to determine if intravitreal ranibizumab is superior to laser ablation therapy in the treatment of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).
- Trial name
- RAINBOW (NCT02375971)
- Testing
- Ranibizumab, Laser therapy
- Where
- 86 sites in United States, Austria and 24 more
- Volunteers
- 224 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Ventricular Arrythmia
Intramural Needle Ablation for the Treatment of Refractory Ventricular Arrhythmias
This study will examine the safety and efficacy of intramural needle ablation (INA) in the treatment of intramural ventricular arrhythmias in patients for whom standard RF ablation has been unsuccessful.
- Trial name
- NCT03204981
- Testing
- Intramural Needle Ablation, Ablation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Vivek Reddy
Atrial Fibrillation
Left Atrial Mechanical Function Improvement After Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation
The objective of the study was to estimate the efficacy of telmisartan and amlodipine combination on the restoration of left atrial mechanical function after atrial fibrillation catheter ablation.
- Trial name
- NCT02734355
- Testing
- Telmisartan 80 mg and amlodipine 5 mg
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Research Institute for Complex Problems of Cardiovascular Diseases, Russia
Chronic Low Back Pain
Five-Plus Year Follow-Up of SMART Randomized Controlled Trial
The objective of this study is to evaluate long-term ongoing effectiveness of the Intracept Intraosseous Nerve Ablation System for the treatment of chronic low back pain.
- Trial name
- SMART (NCT03997825)
- Testing
- Basivertebral Nerve (BVN) Ablation
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 117 people
- Sponsor
- Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
Thyroid Cancer, Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma
Effect of Lithium Carbonate on Low-Dose Radioiodine Therapy in Early Thyroid Cancer
This study will examine the safety and effectiveness of using lithium, which has been used to enhance the effectiveness of high-dose 131I, with a single low dose (30 mCi) of 131I for thyroid ablation in patients with recently…
- Trial name
- NCT00251316
- Testing
- Lithium Carbonate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Glioma, Pilocytic Astrocytoma
Using MRI-Guided Laser Heat Ablation to Induce Disruption of the Peritumoral Blood Brain Barrier to Enhance Delivery and Efficacy of Treatment of Pediatric Brain Tumors
By employing a combination of advanced MRI techniques and correlative serum biomarkers of blood brain barrier (BBB) disruption, the investigators plan to develop a powerful, first of its kind clinical algorithm in pediatrics…
- Conditions
- Glioma, Pilocytic Astrocytoma, Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT02372409
- Testing
- MRI-guided laser ablation, Doxorubicin, Etoposide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Metastatic Cancer, Prostate Cancer
Hormone Ablation Therapy, Doxorubicin, and Zoledronate With or Without Strontium 89 in Treating Patients With Androgen-Dependent Prostate Cancer and Bone Metastases
RATIONALE: Androgens can stimulate the growth of prostate cancer cells. Drugs such as goserelin and leuprolide may fight prostate cancer by stopping the adrenal glands from producing androgens.
- Trial name
- NCT00081159
- Testing
- Doxorubicin hydrochloride, Goserelin acetate, Leuprolide acetate
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center