Clinical trials: Autopsy
COVID 19
Neuropathology in Adults Intensive Care Unit Patients With COVID 19
This is a single center observational autopsy study, conducted during the first wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in France.
- Trial name
- NCT04453670
- Testing
- autopsy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- University of Versailles
Pneumonia, Viral, COVID-19 Pneumonia
Evaluation of Postmortem Pulmonary Interstitial Fibrosis Severity and EGFR Positivity in Covid-19 Pneumonia
The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between the severity of fibrosis in the lung tissue and EGFR positivity in patients who died due to covid-19 pneumonia, with the demographic characteristics, comorbidities…
- Conditions
- Pneumonia, Viral, COVID-19 Pneumonia, EGFR Amplification
- Trial name
- NCT05290441
- Testing
- None involvement
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital
Thymus Tumors, Adoptive Cellular Therapy
Rapid Autopsy and Procurement of Cancer Tissue
Background: Individuals with cancer of the lung, chest cavity, ovary, or bladder, as well as patients who have been treated with adoptive cell therapy unfortunately commonly succumb to their disease.
- Conditions
- Thymus Tumors, Adoptive Cellular Therapy, Mesothelioma, Genitourinary Cancers
- Trial name
- NCT01851395
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Female Breast Cancer, Male Breast Cancer
Silent Breast Cancer A Study of the Disease Prevalence Held by Imaging Guided Biopsies in Autopsy Specimens
The aim of this study is to define silent breast cancer prevalence in both sexes and will be held by biopsies performed in imaging suspicious areas of the breast (ecography and mammography) in cadavers without known breast cancer.
- Trial name
- SISYPHUS (NCT02480933)
- Testing
- Bilateral mastectomy, Biopsy
- Volunteers
- 768 people
- Sponsor
- Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental
Suicide, Fatal Suicide
Case Control Psychological Autopsy of Suicide
Suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide, and identifying risk factors has been considered as the key initiative of suicide prevention.
- Conditions
- Suicide, Fatal Suicide, Non Fatal Suicidal Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05097690
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tamkeen Saleem
Spontaneous Intra Uterine Fetal Death
Comparative Evaluation of IRM and Autopsy in the Evaluation of Intra Uterine Fetal Death
Fetal intra uterine death is a rare event (incidence 2/1000 births) , unexpected and psychologically painful for the couple and the healthcare team.
- Trial name
- COMPER (NCT02148055)
- Testing
- Comparaison between MR and autopsy in the macroscopic evaluation of intra uterine death.
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Rouen
Alzheimer's Disease
Evaluation of Physician Training Methods to Read Florbetapir-PET Scans
The purpose of this study is re-read of brain amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) scans acquired in previous florbetapir F 18 clinical studies by readers trained using updated reading methodology.
- Trial name
- NCT01565369
- Testing
- florbetapir F 18
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Suicide, Mental Disorders
Contribution of Psychological Autopsy to the Understanding of Suicidal Behaviors in French Overseas Territories
The mains objectives of our project are to coordinate the monitoring of suicides and to identify common or specific suicide risk factors in four overseas DROM-COM (French Polynesia, La Reunion, French Guiana and Martinique) by…
- Conditions
- Suicide, Mental Disorders, Prognostic Factors
- Trial name
- AUTOPSOM (NCT05773898)
- Testing
- other
- Where
- Martinique
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Center of Martinique
Pulmonary Embolism
Pulmonary Embolism: an Autopsy Study
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is associated to high mortality rate worldwide. However, the diagnosis of PE often results inaccurate.
- Trial name
- NCT03887819
- Testing
- Hystological evaluation
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Stimulant Overdose, Overdose Accidental
Leveraging Psychological Autopsies to Accelerate Research Into Stimulant Overdose Mortality
In the LASSO study, the investigators will identify 100 stimulant overdose decedents (divided among stimulant-only, and stimulant with fentanyl), conduct informant interviews (including scales and qualitative data), and gather…
- Conditions
- Stimulant Overdose, Overdose Accidental, Overdose Cocaine, Overdose Methamphetamine
- Trial name
- LASSO (NCT06076564)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- San Francisco Department of Public Health
Cause of Mortality, Cause of Neonatal Death
Defining Causes of Deaths in South and Southeast Asia
Brief Summary: Mortality data are important in low and middle-income countries to assess the population health status and trends.
- Conditions
- Cause of Mortality, Cause of Neonatal Death, Cause of Child Death, Cause of Maternal Death
- Trial name
- SEACTN-VA (NCT04595656)
- Testing
- verbal autopsy interview
- Where
- 5 sites in Bangladesh, Burma and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 3,413 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Covid19
Spanish Study to Analyze the Histopathological, Ultrastructural and Microbiological Findings Obtained in Autopsies of Patients Who Died Due to COVID-19
The aim of this study is prospectively analyzing the histopathological, ultrastructural and microbiological findings from autopsies performed on patients with COVID-19.
- Trial name
- NCT04772833
- Testing
- Autopsy
- Where
- 10 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Maimónides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba
Drowning, Drowning; Anoxia
Primary or Secondary Drowning
According to WHO's rules, any death certificate must state the underlying cause of death and contributory causes of death may also be stated.
- Conditions
- Drowning, Drowning; Anoxia, Drowning, Near, Drowning in Swimming Pool
- Trial name
- DROWN_COD (NCT06310499)
- Testing
- Drowning
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- Prehospital Center, Region Zealand
Alzheimer's Disease
18F-AV-1451 Autopsy Study
This study is designed to test the relationship between ante-mortem flortaucipir Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging and tau neurofibrillary pathology associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD), as measured at autopsy.
- Trial name
- NCT02516046
- Testing
- Flortaucipir F18, PET Scan
- Where
- 31 sites in United States, Australia
- Volunteers
- 156 people
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Multiple Sclerosis
Pathological Basis of MRI Signal Changes in Multiple Sclerosis
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease that damages the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). This leads to increased physical disability over time. The disease is lifelong once it begins.
- Trial name
- NCT02659956
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Perinatal Death, Neonatal Death
Verbal Autopsy of Maternal Deaths, Stillbirths, and Neonatal Deaths in BetterBirth
The purpose of this study is to conduct Verbal Autopsies of deaths ( stillbirths and neonatal deaths together) identified in the BetterBirth trial to identify their potential causes, timing, and social determinants.
- Conditions
- Perinatal Death, Neonatal Death, Stillbirth
- Trial name
- NCT03213509
- Testing
- Interview (Social and Verbal Autopsy)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Fatal Outcome
Physician Versus Computer Coding of Verbal Autopsies
The objective of this study is to compare the performance of computer-coded verbal autopsies (CCVA) to physician-coded verbal autopsies (PCVA) at the population level.
- Trial name
- NCT02810366
- Testing
- Physician versus Computer Coded Verbal Autopsy
- Where
- 3 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 12,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Global Health Research, Toronto
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Prehospital Deaths From Spontaneous Subarachnoid Haemorrhages
In this study we aim to determine the incidence of fatal spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage outside hospital. Also, we aim to investigate these patient´s pattern of contact to the health care system immediately before their…
- Trial name
- NCT04052646
- Testing
- Medical condition: Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Childhood Mortality
Mortality Reduction After Oral Azithromycin: Morbidity Study
The long-term goal of this study is to more precisely define the role of mass azithromycin treatments as an intervention for reducing childhood morbidity and increasing growth, and for the potential selection of antibiotic…
- Trial name
- MORDORMorb (NCT02048007)
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Malawi and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 72,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Critical Illness
Does Acetylsalicylic Acid Reduce the Mortality of Patients Admitted to an Intensive Care Unit
Platelets play a central part not just in homeostasis and thrombosis as the primary effector cells, but they are also key cells in the regulation of the immunological response to various stressors.
- Trial name
- NCT02285153
- Testing
- Acetylsalicylic acid lysinate, 0.9% sodium-chloride solution
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna