Clinical trials: Neoplastic
Neurofibromatosis Type 1
A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study of Lovastatin in Children With Neurofibromatosis Type 1
The specific aim of this study is to determine whether Lovastatin ™ significantly improves visual spatial learning and/or sustained attention in children with NF1.
- Trial name
- STARS (NCT00853580)
- Testing
- Lovastatin ™
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Australia
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Neurofibromatosis 1, Social Skills
Pilot Randomized Control Trial of Telehealth Group for Improving Peer Relationships (PEERS) in NF1
This is a pilot randomized control trial of the UCLA PEERS protocol delivered via Telehealth with teens with neurofibromatosis type 1 whose parents report that they have difficulty making and keeping friends.
- Trial name
- NCT04860362
- Testing
- PEERS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Huntington Disease, Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
Genetic Risk: Whether, When, and How to Tell Adolescents
This study is being conducted to learn more about family communication of genetic risk information. Semi-structured interviews lasting up to one hour will be conducted with three populations: parent/child pairs at risk for…
- Conditions
- Huntington Disease, Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer, Hereditary Cancer, Hereditary Non-polyposis Colon Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03421327
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Multiple Osteochondromas
Registry of Multiple Osteochondromas
REM is a retrospective and prospective registry, finalized for care and research purposes. It is articulated in main sections - strongly related and mutually dependent on each other - corresponding to different data domains…
- Trial name
- REM (NCT04133285)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Luca Sangiorgi
Kidney Cancer
Studying Genes Using Cord Blood and Placenta Samples From Relatively Healthy Newborns and Samples From Younger Patients With Wilms Tumor
RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood and tissue from newborns and from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01576211
- Testing
- DNA methylation analysis, RNA analysis, allele-specific oligonucleotide real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Li-Fraumeni Syndrome, Hereditary Cancer Syndromes
Biomarker Monitoring in TP53 Mutation Carriers
Purpose This study is an 'N-of-one' observational study focusing on individuals with a hereditary predisposition to cancer due to a genetic mutation in the TP53 gene.
- Conditions
- Li-Fraumeni Syndrome, Hereditary Cancer Syndromes, TP53 Gene Germline Mutation Carrier
- Trial name
- NCT02289326
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Scripps Health
Meningococcal Infection
Immunogenicity of the Booster Dose of Two MenC Vaccines
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the immune response of toddlers, to a booster dose in the second year of life of two meningococcal C conjugated polysaccharide vaccine, and to assess the interchangeability of the two…
- Trial name
- CSISP-MENC1 (NCT00392808)
- Testing
- conjugated polysaccharide menC vaccine
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 389 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro Superior de Investigación en Salud Publica
Neurofibromatosis Type 1
Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Patient Registry
The Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) Patient Registry Initiative (NPRI) is a web-based registry that asks participants to fill out a 30-minute online questionnaire to collect information about the spectrum of medical and social…
- Trial name
- NPRI (NCT01410006)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,391 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Birth Injuries
The Effect of Primary Delivery of the Anterior Compared With the Posterior Shoulder on Perineal Trauma: a Randomized Controlled Trial
It is unknown if primary delivery of the anterior or the posterior shoulder causes less perineal tear. The objective of this trial is to evaluate the incidence and degree of perineal trauma after primary delivery of the anterior…
- Trial name
- NCT01937546
- Testing
- Primary delivery of anterior shoulder, Primary delivery posterior shoulder
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Holbaek Sygehus
Preterm Birth, Pregnancy Trimester, Second
Progesterone for Prevention of Preterm Birth in Women With Short Cervix: Randomized Controlled Trial
The aim of our study is to evaluate the effect of use of prophylactic vaginal progesterone on the incidence of severe preterm delivery, defined as delivery before 33+6 weeks in women with a short cervical length of 15mm.
- Trial name
- NCT00422526
- Testing
- Micronised progesterone (Utrogestan)
- Where
- 8 sites in Brazil, Chile and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College Hospital NHS Trust
RAS Mutation, Neurofibromatosis 1
RASopathy Biorepository
The RASopathies are a group of developmental disorders caused by genetic changes in the genes that compose the Ras/mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway. New RASopathies are being diagnosed frequently.
- Conditions
- RAS Mutation, Neurofibromatosis 1, Noonan Syndrome, Noonan Syndrome With Multiple Lentigines
- Trial name
- NCT04395495
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Breast Cancer, Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
Triple Negative Breast Cancer and Germline Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Mutation Carrier Registry
PROGECT is a registry for patients with Triple Negative breast cancer (TNBC) or patients who have an identified germline mutations (such as a mutation on the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes).
- Trial name
- PROGECT (NCT02302742)
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Panhypopituitarism, Gigantism/Acromegaly
An Investigation of Pituitary Tumors and Related Hypothalmic Disorders
There is a variety of tumors affecting the pituitary gland in childhood; some of these tumors (eg craniopharyngioma) are included among the most common central nervous system tumors in childhood.
- Conditions
- Panhypopituitarism, Gigantism/Acromegaly, Prolactinoma, Cushing Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00001595
- Testing
- Tissue specimen collection, MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Neurofibromatosis 1
Antioxidant Therapy With N-acetylcysteine for Children With Neurofibromatosis Type 1
Children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) commonly suffer from the effects of cognitive, behavioral, and motor impairments. At present, there is no specific treatment for this NF1 complication.
- Trial name
- DoDNAC (NCT04481048)
- Testing
- N-Acetyl cysteine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Neurofibromatosis 1, Social Skills
Open Trial of Telehealth Group for Improving Peer Relationships (PEERS) in NF1
This is an open trial of the UCLA PEERS protocol delivered via Telehealth with teens with neurofibromatosis type 1 whose parents report that they have difficulty making and keeping friends.
- Trial name
- NCT04856514
- Testing
- PEERS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
Metabolomics and Genetic Diagnosing Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors in MEN1 Patients
Objectives: The aim of the present study is to assess the significance of metabolomics and genetics in diagnosing and survival evaluation for pNET in the periodic follow-up of MEN1 patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03048266
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 629 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Neoplastic Cells, Circulating
The Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs) in Patients With Liver Cancer Undergoing Cryosurgery Combined With DC-CIK Treatment
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) have the potential to provide a surrogate for'real-time biopsy' of tumor biological activity. Enumeration and molecular characterization of CTCs in liver cancer could play an important role in…
- Trial name
- NCT02416635
- Testing
- Flow cytometry (FCM), RT-PCR
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fuda Cancer Hospital, Guangzhou
Neurofibromatosis 1, Plexiform Neurofibromas
Development and Validation of Patient Reported Outcome (PRO) Measures for Individuals With Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) and Plexiform Neurofibromas (pNFs)
Background: People with neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) who have plexiform neurofibromas (pNFs) can have pain that affects their daily lives.
- Trial name
- NCT02544022
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 476 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome, Lynch Syndrome
Pediatric Reporting of Adult-Onset Genomic Results
The Investigators will conduct a longitudinal, mixed-methods cohort study to assess primary and secondary psychosocial outcomes among MyCode adolescent participants and their parents, and health behaviors of children who received…
- Conditions
- Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome, Lynch Syndrome, Familial Hypercholesterolemia
- Trial name
- NCT03832985
- Testing
- Child(ren) receive an adult-onset result, Child(ren) received a pediatric-onset result, Control - Negative Result
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Geisinger Clinic
Dermatitis, Healthy
Induction of Suction Blisters in Patients With Urticaria, Blistering Diseases, Inflammatory Dermatoses and Neoplastic Disorders, and in Normal Volunteers
The use of a suction blister apparatus has facilitated study of the immunologic capacity of human epidermal cells. We have been able to prepare purified populations of these cells after blister formation.
- Conditions
- Dermatitis, Healthy, Neoplasm, Urticaria
- Trial name
- NCT00001150
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)