Clinical trials: Focus
Clostridium Difficile Infections
Molecular Epidemiology of Clostridium Difficile Infections in Children
Objectives: 1. Describe the molecular epidemiology of Clostridium Difficile infection in children in the Chicago area. 2. Determine the clinical spectrum and risk factors for Clostridium Difficile infection secondary to…
- Trial name
- NCT01957761
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Tobacco Use Cessation
Curbing Tobacco Use in Suburban and Rural Schools
Primary, secondary, and tertiary specific aims are to answer the following questions about interactive, Internet-based tobacco control intervention directed towards 10th-graders: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT00513097
- Testing
- Smoking Prevention Program, Focus Group, Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,289 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Sarcoma
Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients Undergoing Surgery for Newly Diagnosed High-Grade Osteosarcoma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as ifosfamide, methotrexate, cisplatin, and doxorubicin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00645632
- Testing
- cisplatin, doxorubicin hydrochloride, ifosfamide
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Adolescent Substance Use
Guiding Good Choices for Health
This study evaluates the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing Guiding Good Choices (GGC), an anticipatory guidance curriculum for parents of early adolescents, in three large, integrated healthcare systems.
- Trial name
- GGC4H (NCT04040153)
- Testing
- Guiding Good Choices
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,636 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Ovarian Reserve
Ovarian Reserve Following Bilateral Salpingectomy Versus Tubal Ligation During Cesarean Section
The aforementioned study was designed to evaluate short term ovarian reserve as assessed by anti-Mullerian hormone(AMH) levels following bilateral salpingectomy versus tubal ligation, as part of cesarean sections performed in…
- Trial name
- NCT02377128
- Testing
- Bilateral salpingectomy, Tubal ligation
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wolfson Medical Center
Hiv, Sexual Health
Parent-focused Intervention to Reduce HIV Risk in Gay and Bisexual Adolescents
Gay and bisexual youth make up 80% of all new HIV infections among adolescents ages 14-19 in the United States, yet interventions to improve sexual health outcomes in these youth are extremely limited.
- Trial name
- NCT05852600
- Testing
- Parents and Adolescents Talking about Healthy Sexuality (PATHS), Lead with Love (LWL)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 393 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Anxiety, Depression
Emotion Focused Family Therapy for Parents of Children With Mental Health Difficulties
Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) is a promising intervention that aims to teach parents advanced skills to support their child's development of emotion skills and increase their adaptive behaviours, potentially leading to…
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Depression, Behavior Problem
- Trial name
- NCT05603000
- Testing
- Emotion Focused Family Therapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Guelph
Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
Permeability Factor in Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a renal syndrome characterized by proteinuria (usually nephrotic range), limited response to conventional therapy, and a poor renal prognosis, with progression to end stage renal…
- Trial name
- NCT00007475
- Testing
- Plasma exchange, Cyclophosphamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Youth: Effectiveness in a Community Setting
This effectiveness study is being conducted to determine whether Trauma-Focused Cognitive Therapy (TF-CBT), a treatment model developed in specialty clinics by experts in the treatment of child sexual abuse, can be effectively…
- Trial name
- NCT01649141
- Testing
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Delaware Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health Services
Neuroblastoma
Observation, Combination Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, and/or Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Young Patients With Neuroblastoma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving combination chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00410631
- Testing
- filgrastim, carboplatin, cisplatin
- Where
- 80 sites in Germany, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 642 people
- Sponsor
- German Society for Pediatric Oncology and Hematology GPOH gGmbH
Nephrosis, Focal Lipoid Glomerulosclerosis
Steroid Treatment for Kidney Disease
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and minimal change disease are kidney diseases that are associated with increased excretion of protein in the urine.
- Trial name
- NCT00065611
- Testing
- Oral dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Clinical High Risk Syndrome for Psychosis
PRIME vs Usual Care for Clinical High Risk
The purpose of this study is to determine whether specialty care is superior to usual care in the treatment of patients at clinical high risk for psychosis.
- Trial name
- NCT02960451
- Testing
- PRIME care, Usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Nocturnal Enuresis
MINRIN® Orally Disintegrating Tablet (Fast Dissolving Desmopressin) and Tablets in Treatment of Primary Nocturnal Enuresis
Desmopressin in treatment of nocturnal enuresis (bedwetting).
- Trial name
- MELT (NCT01368913)
- Where
- 73 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 138 people
- Sponsor
- Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Neuroblastoma
Combination Chemotherapy or Observation Following Surgery in Treating Infants With Neuroblastoma
RATIONALE: Sometimes neuroblastoma will regress without treatment, but sometimes additional treatment may be necessary. Giving more than one chemotherapy drug after surgery to remove the tumor may kill more tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00002803
- Testing
- cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin hydrochloride, vincristine sulfate
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
ACL Tear
Quadriceps Strengthening ACL Reconstruction
The purpose of this study is to characterize quadriceps function and squat biomechanics during the early strengthening phase in adolescent patients undergoing a standardized combined neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES)…
- Trial name
- ACL (NCT07015541)
- Testing
- NMES and BFR, Standard physical therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Paediatric Asthma
Design, Development and Evaluation of a Digital Health Assistant for Paediatric Asthma
This study is to evaluate the efficacy of the digital health assistant (DHA) "Alex" in improving asthma control in asthmatic children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 compared to their baseline values.
- Trial name
- ALEX (NCT07472283)
- Testing
- Phase I (months 1-3): DHA core functionality, Phase II (months 3-6): platform augmentation, Embedded qualitative study
- Where
- 5 sites in Romania
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital Basel
Focal Epilepsy
Efficacy of Probenecid on Cluster Seizures During Anti Seizure Medication Withdrawal in Presurgical Focal Epilepsy Video-EEG Monitoring
ProbCluster trial aims at making the proof of concept of antiseizure efficacy of the old antigout PBN in SC, in which Panx1 involvement is relevant on SC pathophysiology and in which efficient therapies are still lacking.
- Trial name
- PROBCLUSTER (NCT07318870)
- Testing
- Probenecid
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
Focal Epilepsy
Thalamic Recordings in Children Undergoing SEEG
Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) forms a key part of the pre-surgical evaluation in children who may be candidates for epilepsy surgery.
- Trial name
- TRICS (NCT06453759)
- Testing
- Additional electrodes into bilateral anterior, centromedian and pulvinar thalamic nuclei
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Fatigue
Fatigue Intervention Trial for Breast Cancer Survivors
Thirty to forty percent of breast cancer survivors suffer from persistent fatigue lingering months to years after adjuvant therapy is completed.
- Trial name
- NCT00513136
- Testing
- Group based mind body medicine intervention, Group-based mind body medicine intervention + family focus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Mercy Medical Center
Depression, Anxiety Disorders
Rumination-focused CBT Training for the Prevention of Depression and Anxiety
Depression and anxiety disorders are highly prevalent and associated with reduced quality of life for patients and enormous economic costs for society.
- Trial name
- NCT01223677
- Testing
- Rumination Focused CBT
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 251 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VU University of Amsterdam