Clinical trials: Symptom Management
Breakthrough Pain, Palliative Medicine
Paediatric Breakthrough Pain Assessment
Many children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening illnesses get sudden bursts of pain called breakthrough pain. At the moment, there aren't any good ways to measure this pain in children and young people.
- Conditions
- Breakthrough Pain, Palliative Medicine, Oncology Pain, Pediatric ALL
- Trial name
- BEACON (NCT06790719)
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southampton
Constipation - Functional, Abdominal Distension
Stress Ball and Video Distraction During Pediatric Enema
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effects of stress ball use and video distraction during enema administration on fear, anxiety, and pain levels in children treated in the pediatric emergency department.
- Trial name
- SAVE (NCT07695428)
- Testing
- Stress Ball, Video Distraction
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Manisa Celal Bayar University
Overweight and Obesity
Inhibitory Control and Pediatric Weight Management
The purpose of this pilot study is to explore the benefits of supplementing the Kurbo online program with a cognitive training game (PolyRules!) among youth ages 7-13 with overweight or obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT04747548
- Testing
- Kurbo Only, Kurbo + PolyRules!
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Pain Management, Nonpharmalogical Pain Management
Impact of Buzzy and Finger Puppets on Children's Pain, Fear, and Anxiety During Venipuncture
This study evaluates the impact of the Buzzy device and finger puppet distraction on pain, fear, and anxiety in children aged 4-7 undergoing venipuncture in a pediatric emergency department.
- Conditions
- Pain Management, Nonpharmalogical Pain Management, Children Pain Management
- Trial name
- Pain Relief (NCT06849648)
- Testing
- The Buzzy Device, Finger Puppet
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Kutahya Health Sciences University
Obesity, Impaired Health
Effectiveness of a Smartphone App for Adolescent Obesity Management
Though face-to-face treatment of childhood obesity can be effective, it is time consuming and costly. This study will test whether treatment can be delivered via an Android app and whether such treatment reduces obesity.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Impaired Health, Psychosocial Problem, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT01804855
- Testing
- W82GO, smartphone application
- Where
- 2 sites in Ireland
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's University Hospital, Ireland
Sickle Cell Disease, Pain
Integrative Medicine in Pain Management in Sickle Cell Disease, 2.0
The proposed research is to determine the clinical efficacy and neurobiological mechanisms of acupuncture analgesia in patients with sickle cell disease.
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Pain, Acupuncture, Quantitative Sensory Testing
- Trial name
- NCT06725550
- Testing
- needling acupuncture, laser acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Prader Willi Syndrome, Syndromic Obesity
Prader-Willi Syndrome Macronutrient Study
The overall objective is to explore the mechanisms by which macronutrients regulate food intake and weight gain in Prader Willi Syndrome (PWS).
- Conditions
- Prader Willi Syndrome, Syndromic Obesity, Childhood Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT02011360
- Testing
- Low Carbohydrate diet, Low Fat diet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Virtual Reality, Epilepsy
Effect of VR-ESMEPP on Parents' Seizure Management
Objective: This study aims to evaluate the knowledge, skills, and motivation of parents regarding management of epileptic seizures, by developing a "Virtual Reality Based Seizure Management Education Program for Parents…
- Conditions
- Virtual Reality, Epilepsy, Seizure, Child
- Trial name
- VR-ESMEPP (NCT05500638)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy (HIE)
EFFICACY OF MELATONIN IN MANAGEMENT OF HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY (HIE) IN NEONATES
To compare the survival rate and improvement in stage of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) at day 7 of treatment in neonates treated with versus without melatonin in addition to standard supportive therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT07305350
- Testing
- Melatonin, intravenous (IV) fluids, intensive monitoring, broad-spectrum antibiotic cover
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- University of Child Health Sciences and Children's Hospital, Lahore
Head and Neck Cancer
Home-Based Photo-Biomodulation for Management of Lymphoedema and Radiation Fibrosis in Patients After Head and Neck Cancer: A Single-Arm Feasibility Trial
This feasibility trial will test the use of photo-biomodulation (PBM) therapy, predominantly self-delivered in the patient's home for 12-weeks, following completion of radiotherapy treatment for head and neck cancer.
- Trial name
- HOME-PBM (NCT07139782)
- Testing
- Riancorp LTU-904 Laser and Handycure® (Medical Quant)
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia
Postoperative Pain
Single Dose Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Bupivacaine Following Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block in Neonates
This study is being done to try to learn more about how a child's body breaks down bupivacaine, a local anesthetic medication that is being used for pain control.
- Trial name
- NCT01557985
- Testing
- Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Colorectal Cancer
Does Administration of Antibiotics in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Colorectal Cancer Result in Less Complications and Better Prognosis?
The primary objectives of this randomized clinical trial are to evaluate if perioperative SDD can reduce clinical anastomotic leakage rate and its septic consequences as well as other infectious complications.
- Trial name
- SELECT (NCT01740947)
- Testing
- Selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD) (colistin sulfate, tobramycin, amphotericin B)
- Where
- 5 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 485 people
- Sponsor
- H. Jaap Bonjer, PhD
Acute Leukemia
Monitoring the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Leukaemia In Pregnancy Study.
Acute leukaemia (AL) is an aggressive but potentially curable cancer that can affect women of childbearing age. When a pregnancy is complicated by a diagnosis of AL, clinicians face a complex dilemma: to balance risking the…
- Trial name
- LIPS (NCT04182074)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University of Hull
Perioperative Respiratory Adverse Events, Airway Management
Airway Management and Weight in Children
The investigators in this study want to see how overweight/obese children who undergo elective surgery requiring airway management react to general anesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT03996343
- Testing
- Endotracheal intubation, Laryngeal mask airway
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Pain Management
Bilateral Erector Spinae Plane Block in Paediateric Cardiac Surgery
ultrasound guided erector spinae plane block will be done for childern under going midline sternotomy for cardiac surgery. It is a novel block which is suspected to give powerful analgesia, decrease anaesthetic consumption and…
- Trial name
- NCT04168177
- Testing
- PCA, ESP
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Pediatric Obesity
Health4Kids Intervention Trial for Hispanic Families
The H4K Trial is a randomized controlled trial to improve children's body composition by testing a comprehensive, culturally and linguistically relevant, family-oriented intervention for overweight and obese Hispanic children…
- Trial name
- H4K (NCT02343367)
- Testing
- behavioral counseling, Education Materials, Face to face counseling session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 518 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
RDS of Prematurity, Surfactant Deficiency Syndrome Neonatal
Surfactant Administration by Insure or Thin Catheter
This trial evaluates the efficacy and safety of surfactant administration with thin catheter technique together with analgesic premedication in comparison with the established INSURE-strategy.
- Conditions
- RDS of Prematurity, Surfactant Deficiency Syndrome Neonatal, Analgesia
- Trial name
- SAINT (NCT04445571)
- Testing
- Thin catheter technique or standard ET-tube for surfactant administration
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Humeral Fractures, Fractures, Closed
Pain Management in Children Undergoing Supracondylar Humerus Fracture Repair
The purpose of this study is to determine if US-guided supraclavicular anesthetic blocks reduce postoperative pain, use of rescue medication, and improve functional outcomes in children who underwent surgery for supracondylar…
- Trial name
- NCT01812863
- Testing
- Supraclavicular nerve block
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Temperature Change, Body
Heated Humidification System Breathing Circuit for Maintenance of Body Temperature in Pediatric Patients
Our goal is to evaluate the efficacy of the Westmed system vs the Bair Hugger Blanket.
- Trial name
- ANAPOD (NCT03896867)
- Testing
- Anapod™ Humi-Therm Heated Humidification System Breathing Circuit, Bair Hugger™ Warming Blanket
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Among Dental Interns in Egyptian Universities
Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common yet underdiagnosed sleep-related breathing disorder in children that may result in serious health and behavioral complications if left untreated.
- Trial name
- NCT07604831
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
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