Clinical trials: Nerve Examination
Gastrointestinal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
Assessment of a Serious Illness Conversation Guide (SICG) in Advanced Gastro-Intestinal Cancers
The purpose of the study is to determine whether standardized implementation of a scripted template for discussing important issues that arise near the end of life improves the care of those who have advanced cancer.
- Conditions
- Gastrointestinal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Gastric Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT04077372
- Testing
- Serious Illness Conversation Guide (SICG), Quality of Life (QOL) survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Postoperative Pain, Adenotonsillectomy
Perfusion Index for Postoperative Pain Assessment in Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the usefulness of the perfusion index (PI) as an objective measure of postoperative pain in children aged 1-12 years undergoing adenotonsillectomy.
- Conditions
- Postoperative Pain, Adenotonsillectomy, Pain, Pediatric
- Trial name
- NCT07915804
- Testing
- Bilateral Intraoral Glossopharyngeal Nerve Block
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Cancer
OX-40 Protein Expression in the Sentinel Lymph Nodes of Patients With Cancer
RATIONALE: Studying protein expression in sentinel lymph node tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors identify and learn more about biomarkers related to cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00900302
- Testing
- protein expression analysis, immunohistochemistry staining method, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Retinoblastoma
SPT Screening in Irradiated Hereditary Retinoblastoma Survivors
Rationale: Hereditary retinoblastoma survivors have an increased risk to develop second primary tumors (SPT) at a later age (with the highest risk in their teens), especially when they have been irradiated for retinoblastoma.
- Trial name
- NCT02329002
- Testing
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Neurofibromatosis 2, Dermatology/Skin - Other
Cutaneous and Mucosal Manifestations of Neurofribromatosis Type 2 in Children Under 15
.Neurofibromatosis type 2 is an inherently autosomal dominant genetic disease, but cases of mosaicism or de novo mutation are not uncommon. the prevalence is estimated at 1 / 60,000.
- Trial name
- NCT03893643
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Neurosensory Function of Inferior Alveolar Nerve
Assessment of Nerve Function After Mandible Surgery With a Modified Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy Technique
Several technical modifications based on the anatomical position of the neurovascular bundle and its bony mandibular canal have been developed, aiming to prevent injury to the intraalveolar nerve We hypothesized that the…
- Trial name
- NCT02634840
- Testing
- bilateral sagittal split osteotomy
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Hypothalamic-pituitary Lesions, Craniopharyngiomas
Effect of Diazoxide on the Obesity Secondary to Hypothalamic-pituitary Lesions
In children treated for intracranial lesions, the 2 factors of the obesity are : the location of the lesion (hypothalamic-pituitary region) and craniopharyngiomas
- Trial name
- NCT00306683
- Testing
- DIAZOXIDE
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Posterior Fossa Tumor, Medulloblastoma, Childhood
Physical Activity on Postural Stability and Coordination in Children With Posterior Fossa Tumor
Medulloblastoma is a rapidly-growing tumor of the cerebellum, this area controls balance, posture and sophisticated motor functions like finer hand movements, speech, and swallowing.
- Trial name
- NCT04528316
- Testing
- Pilates Core Stability Exercises program, Balance Program, Coordination
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357
Pediatric Cancer, Neuroblastoma
Biomarkers of Resiliency In Childhood Cancer Surgery
This observational study is to better understand how children and their families recover after the stress of major surgery for cancer so that investigators can create ways to improve resilience during recovery.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Cancer, Neuroblastoma, Sarcoma, Wilms Tumor and Other Childhood Kidney Tumors
- Trial name
- BRICCS (NCT06674811)
- Testing
- Wearing Smartwatch, Patient Report Outcomes, Blood Draw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Coordination Impairment
Physical Activity on Eye Hand Coordination Post Strabismus Surgery
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of physical activity on eye hand coordination in patient with amblyopia after strabismus surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT06759792
- Testing
- eye hand coordination exercises
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Amany Refaat Mohamed Abdel Wahid
Craniopharyngioma
Examination of Sleep and Family Functioning in Pediatric Craniopharyngioma Patients
Pediatric craniopharyngioma patients experience significant endocrine and sleep dysregulation difficulties. Sleep is a crucial part of children's healthy development, and sleep difficulties are associated with severe functional…
- Trial name
- NCT03330080
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Glioma
Multimodality Imaging Combined With Multiple Targets Pathological Examination for Detecting of Biological Borders of Gliomas: a Clinical Application Study
Knowledge of the spatial extent of gliomas is an essential prerequisite for the treatment planning. In particular, the localization of the border zone between tumor infiltrated and normal brain tissue is one of the major problems…
- Trial name
- NCT02941302
- Testing
- Detecting of Biological Borders of Gliomas
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University
DIPG, Brain Tumor, Pediatric, Recurrent
HRQL and Symptom Assessment for Patients With DIPG or Recurrent and Re-irradiated Brain Tumours and Their Caregivers
Although many children with brain tumours are successfully cured of their disease, a substantial proportion of patients suffer disease recurrence and require further treatment.
- Conditions
- DIPG, Brain Tumor, Pediatric, Recurrent, Brain Tumor, DIPG, Radiation Toxicity
- Trial name
- NCT04670016
- Testing
- This study does not include an intervention.
- Where
- 13 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Supracondylar Humerus Fractures, Nerve Examination
Rock-Paper-Scissors-OK in Nerve Examination
Patients presenting to the Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic of Ankara Bilkent City Hospital with supracondylar humerus (elbow) fractures will initially undergo closed reduction.
- Trial name
- NCT07480798
- Testing
- Conventional Neurological Examination, Preoperative video-based training module
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Orchiopexy, Inguinal Hernioplasty
Ultrasonographic Assessment of Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter in Children Receiving Caudal Block
The recent study revealed that high-volume caudal block caused reduction in cerebral blood flow velocity and cerebral oxygenation. It was supposed to be associated with increased intracranial pressure.
- Conditions
- Orchiopexy, Inguinal Hernioplasty, Hydrocelectomy, Diverticulectomy
- Trial name
- NCT02768493
- Testing
- 1.0 ml/kg of 0.15% ropivacaine, 1.5 ml/kg of 0.15% ropivacaine
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University
Melanoma
Teaching Skin Self-Examination to First-degree Relatives of Melanoma Patients Using Mobile App Technology
The proposed study builds upon the success of our research program (STU00017005: Interventions to teach melanoma patients skin self-examination and the continuation STU0201983) designed to increase early detection of melanomas…
- Trial name
- NCT03177941
- Testing
- Eviderma Smart Phone Teledermatology Application (Eviderma)
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Neuroblastoma
Post-Marketing Assessment of Immunogenicity and Safety of Unituxin® in High-Risk Neuroblastoma Patients
The purpose of this study was to assess the incidence of human anti-chimeric antibody (HACA) in high-risk neuroblastoma patients treated with Unituxin combination therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT02693171
- Testing
- Dinutuximab
- Where
- 18 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- United Therapeutics
Metastatic Melanoma
Physical Activity Directly Before Immunotherapy (Nivolumab and Ipilimumab) in Melanoma
The aim of this research project is to determine whether a short bout of physical exercise immediately before the start of immunotherapy (Nivolumab and Ipilimumab) is feasible and has a positive effect on the effectiveness of…
- Trial name
- SPRINT (NCT07564570)
- Testing
- 30 Minutes Cycle Ergometer
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Nerve Blocks, Medical Education, Simulation, Crisis Resource Management
Ultrasound-guided Nerve Block Training Model and Evaluation Method
The aim of this study is to assess emergency medicine physician knowledge and technical skill in performance of ultrasound-guided serratus anterior nerve block in a low-fidelity simulation model workshop and to determine the…
- Conditions
- Nerve Blocks, Medical Education, Simulation, Crisis Resource Management, Medical Education in Emergency Ultrasound
- Trial name
- NCT06219005
- Testing
- ultrasound education and simulation workshop
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Medullary Thyroid Cancer
Natural History Study of Children and Adults With Medullary Thyroid Cancer
Background: Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) is a rare cancer of the thyroid gland. In children and adults, it is often part of a condition called Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia 2 (MEN2).
- Trial name
- NCT01660984
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)