Clinical trials: Varicosity
Sickle Cell Leg Ulcer
Test of the Safety, Effectiveness, & Acceptability of An Improvised Dressing for Sickle Cell Leg Ulcers in the Tropics
One in 300 Jamaicans have HbSS sickle cell disease, and of these, up to 70% will suffer from sickle cell leg ulcers (SCLUs). Of these, 24% will have a chronic SCLU (one lasting longer than 6 months).
- Trial name
- SCLUJamaica (NCT04479618)
- Testing
- Usual Practice, Improvised dressing, Advanced dressing
- Where
- Jamaica
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Benskin, Linda, PhD, RN, SRN (Ghana), CWCN, CWS, DAPWCA
Venous Leg Ulcer
Diagnostics in the Leg Ulcer Pathway
This project aims to investigate 'The minimum diagnostic requirements for patients presenting to primary care with suspected venous ulcers.' In order to do this, the investigators intend to run a series of questionnaires with…
- Trial name
- NCT06181708
- Testing
- N/A - Questionnaire based study
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Variceal Bleeding, Cirrhosis
Comparison of Terlipressin, Somatostatin, and Octreotide for Control of Variceal Bleeding
This study is performed to compare the efficacy of terlipressin, somatostatin, and octreotide in patients with variceal bleeding for the control of variceal bleeding in combination with endoscopic therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT00966355
- Testing
- Terlipressin, Somatostatin, Octreotide
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 1,034 people
- Sponsor
- Korea University
Esophageal Varices
Wired Magnetically Assisted Capsule Endoscopy and Esophageal Varices
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the safeness and effectiveness of traditional esophagogastroduodenoscope (EGD) and wired magnetically assisted capsule endoscopy (MACE) in the diagnosis of esophageal varices in…
- Trial name
- NCT06017102
- Testing
- wired magnetic assisted capsule endoscopy, esophagogastroduodenoscopy
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital