Clinical trials: High Risk Surgery
Factor X Deficiency
Safety & Efficacy of BPL's High Purity FACTOR X in Treatment of Factor X Deficient Subjects Undergoing Surgery
To primary efficacy variable is to assess the presence or absence of excessive blood loss during and after surgery. The secondary efficacy endpoints are as follows: 1.
- Trial name
- Ten03 (NCT01086852)
- Testing
- FACTOR X
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, Spain and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Bio Products Laboratory
Intracranial Aneurysm, Brain Edema
Goal-Directed Intraoperative Fluid Management Using FloTrac© Monitoring in High-Risk Neurosurgical Patients
This is a prospective, randomized controlled trial to determine if using FloTrac/EV1000 system in neurosurgical patients undergoing craniotomies for aneurysm repair or tumor resection complicated by cerebral edema, or complex…
- Conditions
- Intracranial Aneurysm, Brain Edema, Scoliosis, Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT02701582
- Testing
- Phenylephrine, Epinephrine, Albumin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Prostate Cancer
Randomized Trial of Adjuvant Hormonal Therapy in Surgically Treated Prostate Cancer Patients at High Risk for Recurrence
RATIONALE: Testosterone can stimulate the growth of prostate cancer cells. Hormone therapy using leuprolide and flutamide may fight prostate cancer by reducing the production of testosterone.
- Trial name
- NCT00003645
- Testing
- Flutamide, Leuprolide Acetate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Vitamin D Deficiency, Thoracic Surgery
Prevention of Vitamin D Deficiency Following Pediatric CHD Surgery: a Phase II Dose Evaluation Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Usual Care With a High Dose Pre-operative Supplementation Regimen Based on the Institute of Medicine Daily Upper Tolerable Intake Level
Our research group has shown that almost all children with congenital heart disease (CHD) are vitamin D deficient following heart surgery.
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Thoracic Surgery, Pediatric Disorders, Heart Defects, Congenital
- Trial name
- HICCUPS 2 (NCT01838447)
- Testing
- Cholecalciferol
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Post-operative Nausea, Post-operative Vomiting
Study of Anesthesia Techniques to Reduce Nausea and Vomiting After Jaw Corrective Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a multi-modal anesthesia and pain control protocol reduces post-operative and post-discharge nausea and vomiting (PONV and PDNV) in patients undergoing upper jaw corrective…
- Conditions
- Post-operative Nausea, Post-operative Vomiting, Nausea Persistent
- Trial name
- NCT01592708
- Testing
- Antiemetic anesthesia protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 233 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Pediatric Epilepsy, Epilepsy Surgery
High Frequency Oscillation in Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery
High Frequency Oscillation (HFO) on ElectroCorticoGraphy (ECoG) has been identified as a new biomarker for epileptogenic tissue.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Epilepsy, Epilepsy Surgery, High Frequency Oscillation
- Trial name
- HFO (NCT03790280)
- Testing
- HFO analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Melanoma of Unknown Primary, Recurrent Melanoma
Ipilimumab or High-Dose Interferon Alfa-2b in Treating Patients With High-Risk Stage III-IV Melanoma That Has Been Removed by Surgery
This randomized phase III trial studies ipilimumab to see how well it works compared to high-dose interferon alfa-2b in treating patients with high-risk stage III-IV melanoma that has been removed by surgery.
- Conditions
- Melanoma of Unknown Primary, Recurrent Melanoma, Stage IIIB Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v7, Stage IIIC Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v7
- Trial name
- NCT01274338
- Testing
- Ipilimumab, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Recombinant Interferon Alfa-2b
- Where
- 937 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,673 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Congenital Heart Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Use of Phenoxybenzamine [PBZ] IV to Assist High Flow Low Pressure Perfusion [HFLPP] on Cardio-pulmonary Bypass
Cardiopulmonary bypass [CPB] in small size bodies can result in decreased peripheral perfusion. This results in anaerobic metabolism as evidenced by lactic acidosis.
- Trial name
- NCT00620945
- Testing
- Phenoxybenzamine
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Prostate Cancer
GM-CSF and Thalidomide in Treating Patients Undergoing Surgery for High-Risk Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: Biological therapies, such as GM-CSF, may stimulate the immune system in different ways and stop tumor cells from growing. Thalidomide may stop the growth of prostate cancer by blocking blood flow to the tumor.
- Trial name
- NCT00400517
- Testing
- sargramostim, thalidomide, conventional surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Metastatic Melanoma, Recurrent Melanoma
Aldesleukin With or Without Ziv-Aflibercept in Treating Patients With Stage III-IV Melanoma That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery
This randomized phase II trial studies how well aldesleukin with or without ziv-aflibercept works in treating patients with stage III-IV melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery.
- Conditions
- Metastatic Melanoma, Recurrent Melanoma, Stage III Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v7, Stage IIIA Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v7
- Trial name
- NCT01258855
- Testing
- Aldesleukin, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Ziv-Aflibercept
- Where
- 21 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), Ventricular Septal Defects (VSD)
Measures to Lower the Stress Response in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac surgery induces a measurable stress response in patients which leads to increased morbidity and mortality post-operatively.
- Conditions
- Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), Ventricular Septal Defects (VSD), Atrioventricular Septal Defects (AVSD)
- Trial name
- NCT00848393
- Testing
- Fentanyl (High Dose), Fentanyl (Low Dose), Fentanyl (Low Dose) + Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Intraocular Retinoblastoma
Vincristine, Carboplatin, and Etoposide or Observation Only in Treating Patients Who Have Undergone Surgery for Newly Diagnosed Retinoblastoma
This phase III trial is studying vincristine, carboplatin, and etoposide to see how well they work compared to observation only in treating patients who have undergone surgery for newly diagnosed retinoblastoma.
- Trial name
- NCT00335738
- Testing
- liposomal vincristine sulfate, carboplatin, etoposide
- Where
- 56 sites in United States, Australia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 331 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Endocarditis
Early Surgery Versus Conventional Treatment in Infective Endocarditis
There have been no prospective clinical studies in infective endocarditis comparing early surgery with the conventional treatment strategy based on current guidelines.
- Trial name
- EASE (NCT00750373)
- Testing
- Valve surgery with removal of vegetations
- Where
- 2 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Asan Medical Center
Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma, Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma
Radiation Therapy With or Without Combination Chemotherapy or Pazopanib Before Surgery in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Non-rhabdomyosarcoma Soft Tissue Sarcomas That Can Be Removed by Surgery
This randomized phase II/III trial studies how well pazopanib, when combined with chemotherapy and radiation therapy or radiation therapy alone, work in the treatment of patients with newly diagnosed non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft…
- Conditions
- Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma, Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma, Atypical Fibroxanthoma, Clear Cell Sarcoma of Soft Tissue
- Trial name
- NCT02180867
- Testing
- Doxorubicin, Doxorubicin Hydrochloride, Ifosfamide
- Where
- 381 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Childhood Renal Cell Carcinoma, Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
Combination Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, and/or Surgery in Treating Patients With High-Risk Kidney Tumors
This phase II trial is studying how well combination chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and/or surgery work in treating patients with high-risk kidney tumors.
- Conditions
- Childhood Renal Cell Carcinoma, Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma, Clear Cell Sarcoma of the Kidney, Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT00335556
- Testing
- Doxorubicin Hydrochloride, Irinotecan Hydrochloride, Conventional Surgery
- Where
- 187 sites in United States, Australia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 291 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Breast Cancer
Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Colony-stimulating Factors in Treating Women With Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: 1. . To compare the effects on breast cancer of three different combinations of drugs which are commonly used to treat this disease. 2. . It is not yet known which treatment regimen is most effective for breast cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00014222
- Testing
- epoetin alfa, filgrastim, cyclophosphamide
- Where
- 78 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 2,104 people
- Sponsor
- NCIC Clinical Trials Group
Suicide
REACH VET Implementation Program Evaluation
The VA's Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention implemented an new program to increase suicide prevention outreach for Veterans at highest risk for suicide.
- Trial name
- REACH VET (NCT03280225)
- Testing
- External facilitation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development