Clinical trials: sponsored by University Hospital Heidelberg
CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease) Stage 5D
Impact of Propionic Acid on Regulatory T Cell Function in Children With CKD
Pro-Kids is a multi-center, double-blind, randomized and placebo-controlled intervention study in children with chronic kidney disease.
- Trial name
- Pro-Kids (NCT05858437)
- Testing
- Sodium propionate
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Haemodiafiltration
Comparison of Pre- vs Post-dilution Haemodiafiltration in Children
Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality are increased in children on conventional haemodialysis. Haemodiafiltration (HDF) is a newer type of dialysis which has two main types (post-dilution and predilution HDF).
- Trial name
- NCT04210154
- Testing
- Haemodiafiltration
- Where
- 4 sites in France, Germany and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), Becker Muscular Dystrophy
Registry for Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked, recessive, progressive, and degenerative neuromuscular disorder that affects approximately one in 5,000 newborn boys.
- Conditions
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), Becker Muscular Dystrophy, Dystrophinopathy Symptomatic Female Carrier
- Trial name
- FAIR-DMD (NCT07402122)
- Where
- 30 sites in Austria, Germany
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Andreas Ziegler
Right Ventricular Dysfunction, Cardiopulmonary Diseases
Right Heart and Lung Blood Flow During Exercise (RIGHT-NET 2.0)
RIGHT-NET 2.0 is a multicenter observational study with a retrospective-prospective design that builds on the original RIGHT-NET study.
- Conditions
- Right Ventricular Dysfunction, Cardiopulmonary Diseases, Pulmonary Hypertension
- Trial name
- RIGHT-NET 2 (NCT07851610)
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS SYNLAB SDN
Tuberculosis
Assessing Diagnostics At Point-of-care for Tuberculosis
Every year, more than 3 million people with TB remain undiagnosed and 1 million die. Better diagnostics are essential to reducing the enormous burden of TB worldwide.
- Trial name
- ADAPT (NCT05941052)
- Testing
- Tongue swab-based molecular assays
- Where
- 3 sites in Nigeria, Philippines and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 1,350 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia, Spastic Ataxia
TreatHSP Platform: Adaptive Natural History Platform for Ataxias, HSPs, and Spastic Ataxias
Ataxias, hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSP), and spastic ataxias (collectively referred to as SPAX diseases) are rare neurological conditions that cause progressive problems with walking, balance, coordination, and daily…
- Trial name
- TreatHSP (NCT07798674)
- Where
- 30 sites in Austria, Czechia and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heidelberg University
Hospital Emergency and Operations Planning, Pediatric Hospital
State of In-hospital Disaster Protection at Children's Hospitals in Germany
Catastrophic situations demand a heigh preparedness from hospitals. In Germany, all hospitals are required to maintain an emergency and response plan for such situations. However, these plans are often insufficient.
- Trial name
- NCT07766941
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 380 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Heidelberg
Mental Health Issue
Children of Mentally Ill Parents-Network - CHIMPS-NET
In order to identify psychological stress in children and adolescents of mentally ill parents as early as possible, four special intervention programs (CHIMPS-therapy, CHIMPS-Prevention-single, CHIMPS-MFT-group, iCHIMPS) have…
- Trial name
- CHIMPS-NET (NCT04369625)
- Testing
- CHIMPS-T, CHIMPS-P, CHIMPS-MFT-group
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 406 people
- Sponsor
- Silke Wiegand-Grefe, Prof. Dr.
Mental Health, Well-being
A Mentalization Based Prevention Program to Foster Well-Being and Mental Health in Pre-Adolescent Children and Their Families
The FLOW project involves the implementation and rigorous evaluation of an evidence-based, multi-level mentalization prevention program targeting social and psychological determinants of well-being in four European countries…
- Trial name
- FLOW (NCT07494929)
- Testing
- Lighthouse Program, Mentalization Based Skills Training, Lighthouse program parenting guidebook
- Where
- 4 sites in Germany, Lithuania and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 15,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Svenja Taubner
Cancer, Cancer in Pregnancy
ProspectiveFemaleAYA - Late Effects of Cancer Therapies on Gonadal Function, Fertility, Efficiency of Fertility Preservation Procedures and Pregnancy Outcomes
In the past two decades, the evidence-based knowledge on the prevalence and risk factors for gonads impairment, including infertility, following cancer and numerous cancer treatment regimen has significantly increased.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Cancer in Pregnancy, Infertility, In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) Treatment
- Trial name
- FemFertilAYA (NCT07622420)
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Cancer, Reproduction
ProspectiveMaleAYA - Frequency and Prediction of Therapy-induced Testicular Dysfunction in AYA Cancer Survivors
This study describes the ProspectiveMaleAYA cohort, a multicentre, prospective, longitudinal European study designed to investigate the long-term impact of cancer and cancer treatments on reproductive and endocrine health in…
- Conditions
- Cancer, Reproduction, Infertility, Late Effects
- Trial name
- FertiTestAYA (NCT07612943)
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Tuberculosis
Rapid Research in Diagnostics Development for TB Network
To reduce the burden of TB worldwide through more accurate, faster, simpler, and less expensive diagnosis of TB Every year, more than 3 million people with TB remain undiagnosed and 1 million die.
- Trial name
- R2D2TB Network (NCT04923958)
- Testing
- Novel mycobacterial culture techniques, Novel sputum smear microscopy techniques, Sputum-based molecular assays
- Where
- 16 sites in Georgia, India and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 26,436 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Disaster Planning, Emergency Medical Services
The KAEPacity Study Analyzes Hospital Emergency and Disaster Plans From Hospitals Across Germany to Evaluate How Well Hospitals Are Prepared for Crises and Disasters Organizational Structures Communication Leadership Training Are Examined Within These Plans No Medical Intervention is Performed
Hospital Emergency and Disaster Plans (Krankenhausalarm- und Einsatzplan-KAEP) are a central component of hospital preparedness in Germany.
- Conditions
- Disaster Planning, Emergency Medical Services, Germany
- Trial name
- KAEPacity (NCT07440329)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 319 people
- Sponsor
- Lea Kölsch
Meningioma
Plasma Extracellular Vesicles in Meningioma Patients
While surgical resection remains the primary treatment approach for symptomatic or growing meningiomas, radiotherapy represents an auspicious alternative in patients with meningiomas not safely amenable to surgery.
- Trial name
- MOLI (NCT06104930)
- Testing
- Explorative biomarker study
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Heidelberg
Pediatric Oncology
Exercise Training in Childhood Cancer
The purpose of this multicenter study is to evaluate a personalised and standardised exercise intervention for children and adolescents undergoing anti-cancer treatment.
- Trial name
- FORTEe (NCT05289739)
- Testing
- Exercise training
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 478 people
- Sponsor
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
STXBP1 Encephalopathy With Epilepsy
A Multicentric European Study to Promote Clinical Trial Readiness for STXBP1-related Disorders
STXBP1-related disorders (STXBP1-RD) are rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorders, caused by pathogenic variants in the gene STXBP1.
- Trial name
- ESCO (NCT06625112)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- European STXBP1 Consortium
Metastatic Breast Cancer
CATCH: Implementation of Genomics-guided Precision Medicine in Metastatic Breast Cancer
CATCH is an indication-specific diagnostic platform, which drives the implementation of integrative, genomic profiling for metastatic breast cancer into the clinics.
- Trial name
- CATCH (NCT05652569)
- Testing
- Genomic Profiling / Sequencing
- Where
- 12 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- German Cancer Research Center
Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy, Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK)
Influence of Supine Positioning on the Outcomes After Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a longer period of lying on the back after corneal transplant surgery (Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty, DMEK) helps the transplant stick better in the eye.
- Trial name
- SUPINE (NCT07373821)
- Testing
- Duration of Supine Positioning
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Heidelberg
Drug-resistant Tuberculosis, HIV Coinfection
Pragmatic Use of Next-generation Sequencing for Management of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis
TS ELiOT is a stepped-wedge, cluster randomized trial assessing the effect of a next-generation sequencing-based strategy on rifampin-resistant tuberculosis management and patient outcomes.
- Conditions
- Drug-resistant Tuberculosis, HIV Coinfection, Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Trial name
- TSELiOT (NCT05553236)
- Testing
- Targeted next-generation sequencing
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Succinic Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase Deficiency
Natural History Study of Patients With Succinic Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase (SSADH) Deficiency
Succinic Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase deficiency (SSADHD) is a rare autosomal recessive disease that interferes with the catabolism of the major inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) and furthermore leads to…
- Trial name
- NCT03758521
- Testing
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Germany and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital