Clinical trials: High-Risk Pregnancy
Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant
Effect of Statin Therapy on Disease Progression in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the medication pravastatin will ameliorate renal and cardiovascular disease over a 3-year period in children and young adults with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease…
- Trial name
- NCT00456365
- Testing
- pravastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Osteosarcoma, Leukemia
Open-label Leucovorin Pharmacokinetic Study in Patients Receiving High Dose Methotrexate With or Without Voraxaze
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the administration of Voraxaze reduces exposure to leucovorin and its active metabolite to below the level achieved in patients who have not received Voraxaze.
- Conditions
- Osteosarcoma, Leukemia, Lymphoma
- Trial name
- LVPK (NCT00634504)
- Testing
- glucarpidase, high-dose methotrexate, leucovorin, high-dose methotrexate, leucovorin
- Where
- 25 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- BTG International Inc.
Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Respiratory Insufficiency
Nasal High Frequency Ventilation in Preterm Infants: A Pilot Study
The purpose of this study is to test whether application of high frequency ventilation through a nasal tube can lower blood carbon dioxide levels in stable preterm infants.
- Conditions
- Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Respiratory Insufficiency, Apnea of Prematurity
- Trial name
- NCT00296231
- Testing
- Nasal high frequency ventilation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Tarah T Colaizy
Bladder, Neurogenic
PK/PD, Long-term Safety and Efficacy of Tamsulosin Treatment in Children With Neurogenic Bladder
Aims of this study is to characterize the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic profile and evaluate the safety, efficacy and tolerability, of tamsulosin hydrochloride as treatment in children with a neuropathic bladder, over the…
- Trial name
- NCT00340704
- Testing
- tamsulosin hydrochloride
- Where
- 72 sites in United States, Belgium and 12 more
- Volunteers
- 143 people
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
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
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor
Dasatinib, Ifosfamide, Carboplatin, and Etoposide in Treating Young Patients With Metastatic or Recurrent Malignant Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Dasatinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs in chemotherapy, such as ifosfamide, carboplatin, and etoposide, work in different ways to stop the growth of…
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor, Kidney Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00788125
- Testing
- carboplatin, dasatinib, etoposide phosphate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
Delivery Room Management Trial of Premature Infants at High Risk of Respiratory Distress Syndrome
The best mode of delivery room stabilization for premature infants at high risk for respiratory distress syndrome is unknown. The protocol evaluates the impact of three distinct methods of post-delivery stabilization and…
- Trial name
- NCT00244101
- Testing
- PS Group, NCPAP Group, ISX Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 648 people
- Sponsor
- Vermont Oxford Network
Obstetric Anesthesia Problems, High-Risk Pregnancy
Effect of Intra-abdominal Pressure to the Level of the Sensory Block at Caesarean Section Under Spinal Anesthesia
It is known that an increase in intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) causes a decrease in the volume of cerebrospinal fluid in the lumbar and lower thoracic region, which may contribute to the development of more high spinal block.
- Trial name
- IAPSB (NCT02237092)
- Testing
- Measurement of IAP
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 196 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tver Regional Perinatal Center
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Study of Nasal Ventilation In Preterm Infants To Decrease Time on The Respirator
Very premature infants often cannot breathe on their own and require assistance with a respirator. Conventional respirators deliver air or oxygen via a breathing tube placed through the mouth to the airway (endotracheal tube).
- Trial name
- NCT01440647
- Testing
- Extubation to NIPPV, Extubation to CPAP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Leukemia, Acute Lymphocytic (ALL), Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute(AML)
Mismatched Family Member Donor Transplantation for Children and Young Adults With High Risk Hematological Malignancies
Blood and marrow stem cell transplant has improved the outcome for patients with high-risk hematologic malignancies. However, most patients do not have an appropriate HLA (immune type) matched sibling donor available and/or are…
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Acute Lymphocytic (ALL), Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute(AML), Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic(CML), Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML)
- Trial name
- NCT00566696
- Testing
- CliniMACS, Stem cell transplantation, Fludarabine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Bladder, Neurogenic
Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Tamsulosin in Children With Neurogenic Bladder
Aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a range of doses of tamsulosin hydrochloride as treatment in children with an elevated detrusor leak point pressure associated with a known neurological deficit
- Trial name
- NCT00796614
- Testing
- tamsulosin hydrochloride
- Where
- 52 sites in United States, Belgium and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 231 people
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Hyperbilirubinemia, Erythroblastosis, Fetal
Efficacy of High-dose Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy for Hyperbilirubinemia Due Rh Hemolytic Disease
The use of intravenous immunoglobulin G (IVIG) therapy has been reported in hyperbilirubinemia of Rh hemolytic disease but we don't have enough evidences for it.
- Trial name
- NCT00288600
- Testing
- Intravenous Immunoglobulin, Normal saline solution
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Infant,Premature, Respiratory Failure
Nasal High-frequency Jet Ventilation (nHFJV) Following Extubation in Preterm Infants
Very low birth weight infants are at increased risk of requiring prolonged duration of mechanical ventilation and multiple intubations, both of which are risk factors for ventilator-induced lung injury and BPD.
- Conditions
- Infant,Premature, Respiratory Failure, Respiratory Insufficiency, Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Premature Infant
- Trial name
- NCT03558737
- Testing
- Nasal high-frequency jet ventilation (nHFJV), Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Leukemia
Prophylactic White Cell Transfusions Versus Therapeutic White Cell Transfusions in Patients With Leukemia
Patients with leukemia often have low white blood cell counts after chemotherapy, which puts them at greater risk for infection.
- Trial name
- NCT01204788
- Testing
- Prophylactic White Cell Transfusion, Therapeutic White Cell Transfusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
End Stage Renal Disease
Treatment Modification to Reduce Symptom Burden in Hemodialysis
Many patients on hemodialysis experience high rates of symptom burden, such as pain, depression, anxiety and difficulty breathing.
- Trial name
- NCT01775800
- Testing
- Treatment modification
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- The Rogosin Institute
Wilms Tumor, Fibrosarcoma
Study of High-Dose Chemotherapy With Bone Marrow or Stem Cell Transplant for Rare Poor-Prognosis Cancers
The purpose of this study is to determine whether very high dosages of chemotherapy will improve the chance of surviving cancer.
- Conditions
- Wilms Tumor, Fibrosarcoma, Carcinoma, Round Cell, Nasopharyngeal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00141765
- Testing
- Myeloablative Chemotherapy, Stem Cell Rescue
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Hypertension
Study to Characterize the Long-term Clinical Experience of Atacand in Hypertensive Children Ages 1 to<11 Years (Hypertension in Pediatrics)
The HIP study is designed to follow the clinical experience of young hypertensive children receiving candesartan cilexetil (Atacand) who are between the ages of 1 and less than 11 years old.
- Trial name
- HIP (NCT00690612)
- Testing
- candesartan cilexetil
- Where
- 13 sites in Belgium, France and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Leukodystrophy, White Matter Disease
LeukoSEQ: Whole Genome Sequencing as a First-Line Diagnostic Tool for Leukodystrophies
Leukodystrophies, and other heritable disorders of the white matter of the brain, were previously resistant to genetic characterization, largely due to the extreme genetic heterogeneity of molecular causes.
- Conditions
- Leukodystrophy, White Matter Disease, 4H Syndrome, Adrenoleukodystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT02699190
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 236 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Postpartum Sepsis, Postpartum Endometritis
Antibiotic Prophlaxis for High-risk Laboring Women in Low Income Countries
This study, performed over a course of 3 years in 5 collaborating hospitals in Cameroon, Africa, will randomize 750 women in labor with prolonged rupture of membranes ≥ 8 hours or prolonged labor ≥ 18 hours to identical oral…
- Conditions
- Postpartum Sepsis, Postpartum Endometritis, Postpartum Fever
- Trial name
- NCT03248297
- Testing
- Azithromycin, Azithromycin and amoxicillin
- Where
- Cameroon
- Volunteers
- 756 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn, Respiratory Tract Diseases
Nasal HFOV Versus Nasal CPAP to Reduce Post-extubation pCO2
To investigate whether nasal high frequency oscillation ventilation (nHFOV) immediately after extubation reduces the arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (paCO2) at 72 hours after extubation in comparison with nasal…
- Trial name
- NCT02340299
- Testing
- nHFOV, nCPAP
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany