Clinical trials: Ablation Techniques
Malignant Liver Neoplasm
Software-Aided Imaging (Morfeus) for Confirming Tumor Coverage With Ablation in Patients With Liver Tumors, the COVER-ALL Study
This phase II trial studies how well software-aided imaging works in confirming tumor coverage with ablation (the removal or destruction of a body part or tissue or its function) on patients with liver tumors.
- Trial name
- NCT04083378
- Testing
- Ablation Therapy, Image-Guided Therapy, Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Papillary Thyroid Cancer, Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma
Treatment of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma With Radiofrequency Ablation
Investigators intend to evaluate the efficiency of Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) therapy to treat papillary thyroid carcinoma.
- Trial name
- NCT04129411
- Testing
- RFA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Atrial Fibrillation
Evaluating Active Esophageal Cooling During Cardiac Ablation Procedures
Left atrial catheter ablation including pulmonary vein isolation is a standard therapy in the management of symptomatic atrial fibrillation; however thermal esophageal injury is a known potential consequence of this procedure.
- Trial name
- NCT04063761
- Testing
- esophageal cooling device (Attune Medical, Chicago, IL)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Advanced Cooling Therapy, Inc., d/b/a Attune Medical
Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Hepatoma
TAE and MWA Combination Therapy in Early-stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma
This is a single-center, prospective RCT to study the effectiveness of TACE and MWA combination therapy with MWA monotherapy for the treatment of early HCC. Primary outcome is 2-year intrahepatic disease-free survival.
- Conditions
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Hepatoma, Liver Cancer, Adult, Liver Cell Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT02704130
- Testing
- Transarterial embolization, Microwave Ablation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Symptomatic Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (PAF)
FIRE AND ICE: Comparative Study of Two Ablation Procedures in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Comparing efficacy and safety of isolation of the pulmonary veins (PV) using a Cryoballoon catheter versus a radiofrequency ablation with a ThermoCool catheter in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
- Trial name
- NCT01490814
- Testing
- Electrical isolation of the pulmonary veins, Electrical isolation of pulmonary veins
- Where
- 19 sites in Czechia, France and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 769 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Ablation Solutions
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Liver Metastases
Study to Evaluate VORTX Rx (Theresa)
Multi-center, Open-labeled, Non-randomized Study to Evaluate the Acute Technical Performance and Safety Profile of the VORTX Rx® for Ablation of Primary and Metastatic Liver Tumors
- Trial name
- Theresa (NCT03741088)
- Testing
- VORTX Rx treatment
- Where
- 3 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- HistoSonics, Inc.
Radiofrequency Ablation in Patients With Spinal Hardware
Safety of Spine Radiofrequency Procedures
The goal of the study was to determine if patients undergoing radiofrequency neurotomy (RFN) of lumbar facet joints that are adjacent to previously placed pedicle screws from a fusion, would lead to an increase in the temperature…
- Trial name
- NCT02210052
- Testing
- Radiofrequency cannula
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter
Use of Dabigatran Etexilate to Prevent Stroke and Thromboembolism
The purpose of this study is to evaluate major adverse bleeding risks, and thromboembolic event rates post radiofrequency (RF) ablation.
- Trial name
- NCT01976507
- Testing
- dabigatran etexilate mesylate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HPV Infection
Thermocoagulation for Treatment of Precancerous Cervical Lesions
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, acceptability, and efficacy of Thermocoagulation for treatment of precancerous lesions among HIV-positive women in a screen-and-treat program in Western Kenya.
- Conditions
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HPV Infection, CIN 2/3
- Trial name
- NCT04191967
- Testing
- Thermocoagulation
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 379 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Persistent Atrial Fibrillation, Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Randomized Evaluation of Redo Ablation Procedures of Atrial Fibrillation With FIRM Guided Procedures
A prospective, multicenter, randomized study to assess the safety and effectiveness of FIRM-guided procedures in conventional "redo" RF ablation procedures for the treatment of persistent and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
- Trial name
- REDO-FIRM (NCT02799043)
- Testing
- Standard PVI, FIRM-Guided Procedure and PVI
- Where
- 24 sites in United States, Belgium and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 269 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Cardiac Arrhythmia
An Evaluation of the Safety and Performance of the CathVision ECGenius® System.
The primary objective is to evaluate the safety and technical performance of the CathVision ECGenius® System. The secondary objective is to benchmark the intracardiac electrogram signal quality compared to commercially available…
- Trial name
- NCT05301803
- Testing
- Electrophysiology procedure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- CathVision ApS
Lung Cancer
EPIONE Guided Lung Evaluation
Interventional clinical study to obtain performance and safety data of the EPIONE® device when used for percutaneous procedures in the lung.
- Trial name
- EGLE (NCT05651867)
- Testing
- EPIONE device
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Quantum Surgical
Bone Metastases, Fractures, Bone
EPIBONE Study: a Prospective Study on Feasibility, Safety and Accuracy
Interventional clinical study to obtain performance and safety data of the EPIONE® device when used for bone percutaneous procedures.
- Conditions
- Bone Metastases, Fractures, Bone, Bone Tumor
- Trial name
- EPIBONE (NCT06376682)
- Testing
- CT-guided bone percutaneous procedure
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Quantum Surgical
Low Back Pain
Effect of the Temperature Used in Thermal Radiofrequency Ablation
This study will determine if lumbar facets medial branches RFA at 90 degrees Celsius provides more overall pain relief (i.e., percent of improvement), when compared to ablation at 80 degrees Celsius with no additional adverse…
- Trial name
- NCT02148003
- Testing
- RFA at 90 degrees Celsius, RFA at 80 degrees Celsius, C-arm guided 20-gauge radiofrequency needle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 199 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Low Back Pain
Technical Efficacy of a Direction Specific Radiofrequency Device in the Performance of Lumbar Medial Branch Neurotomies
The purpose of this study is to document the effectiveness of the Nimbus Multi-tined Expandable Electrode (MEE) Probe in carrying out the heating and ablation (cutting) of the small medial branch nerves that carry pain…
- Trial name
- NCT02120625
- Testing
- Lumbar MB RFN
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nimbus Concepts, LLC