Clinical trials: Complementary Medicine
Sickle Cell Anemia
Transcranial Doppler (TCD) With Transfusions Changing to Hydroxyurea
The primary goal of the Phase III TWiTCH trial is to compare 24 months of alternative therapy (hydroxyurea) to standard therapy (transfusions) for pediatric subjects with sickle cell anemia and abnormally high (≥200 cm/sec)…
- Trial name
- TWiTCH (NCT01425307)
- Testing
- Hydroxyurea
- Volunteers
- 159 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease
Preventing Loss of Independence Through Exercise (PLIE) in Persons With Dementia
Nearly 1 in 10 older Veterans have dementia, which is a devastating condition that leads to a progressive loss of independence and functional status. Currently available dementia medications do not alter the disease course.
- Trial name
- PLIE-VA (NCT02350127)
- Testing
- Preventing Loss of Independence through Exercise (PLIE), Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Ovarian Cancer, Peritoneal Primary Cancer
Outcomes in Ovarian Cancer and Fallopian Tube Cancer Patients Using Complementary Alternative Medicine
RATIONALE: Chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel and carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Conditions
- Ovarian Cancer, Peritoneal Primary Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00293293
- Testing
- healing touch, massage therapy, hypnosis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Functional Abdominal Pain
Peer Mentorship: An Intervention To Promote Effective Pain Self-Management In Adolescents
This protocol matches child subjects with peer mentors of similar age who have learned to function successfully with a chronic pain disorder.
- Conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Functional Abdominal Pain, Fibromyalgia, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Trial name
- NCT01118988
- Testing
- Mentorship
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Sickle Cell Anemia
Sparing Conversion to Abnormal TCD (Transcranial Doppler) Elevation (SCATE)
The primary goal of the Phase III SCATE trial is to compare 30 months of alternative therapy (hydroxyurea) to standard care (observation) in children with sickle cell anemia and conditional (170 - 199cm/sec) Transcranial Doppler…
- Trial name
- SCATE (NCT01531387)
- Testing
- Hydroxyurea
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Brazil and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati