Clinical trials: Biopsy
Pain, Procedural, Procedural Anxiety
Evaluating the Feasibility of VR for Pediatric Renal Biopsies
The purpose of this study is to assess the use of virtual reality (VR) as an adjunct or alternative to pharmacologic sedation in pediatric patients undergoing renal biopsy.
- Conditions
- Pain, Procedural, Procedural Anxiety, Sedation Complication
- Trial name
- NCT05267704
- Testing
- Oculus Go Virtual Reality Headset
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Pancreatic Neoplasm
Core Biopsy Endo Sonography Study Evaluation of the Significance of the Pro-core® Needle
The study is designed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of a new designed endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) Core biopsy aspiration needle in comparison to a conventional EUS aspiration needle in GI-tumors.
- Trial name
- COS (NCT02181140)
- Testing
- EUS guided FNA and fine needle punction
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Chronic Liver Disease, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Ultrasound Method to Measure Fibrosis of the Liver in Children
HYPOTHESIS: The investigators hypothesize that sonoelastography (SE) provide accurate quantitative measurements that can be used to stage liver fibrosis in pediatric patients with chronic liver disease.
- Conditions
- Chronic Liver Disease, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, HCV Coinfection, HBV
- Trial name
- NCT02086708
- Testing
- Shear Wave sonoelastography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Prostate Cancer
Role of Dutasteride in Patients Undergoing 3D Mapping Biopsy in Early Stage Prostate Cancer
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of short-term intake of daily Dutasteride in patients with prostate cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00985738
- Testing
- Dutasteride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis
Reciprocating Medical Devices - a Study of a New Safety Device
The study design is a randomized study to directly compare the performance and the outcome of syringe and needle procedures with a standard syringe or the new reciprocating procedure device (RDP), which is a type of safety…
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Trauma, Thyroid Nodule
- Trial name
- RPD (NCT00651625)
- Testing
- Reciprocating Procedure Device (RPD) - AVANCA Re No. 1091001, conventional syringe - BD Ref 309604
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 437 people
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Prostate Cancer
A Pilot Trial of Sonoelastography for Planning Tumor-targeted Prostate Biopsy
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer and the second-leading cause of cancer death amongst men in the United States. Sonoelastography is an imaging technology predicated on reproducible differences in the backscattered…
- Trial name
- NCT01748890
- Testing
- Sonoelastography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Brain Cancer, Glioma
Image-Guided Stereotactic Biopsy of High Grade Gliomas
The purpose of this study is to evaluate high and low areas of growth, or proliferation, within the tumor. An imaging technique using a very small amount of a radioactive tracer called 18Ffluoro-deoxy-L-thymidine (18F-FLT) can…
- Trial name
- NCT00979810
- Testing
- 18F-FLT PET Scan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Metastatic, Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Stage IIIB
Survival Prolongation by Rationale Innovative Genomics
Patients with advanced/metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with no documented targetable alterations (Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) mutation, Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) translocation, ROS1 mutation if…
- Trial name
- SPRING (NCT03386929)
- Testing
- Avelumab, Axitinib, Palbociclib
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Israel and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Worldwide Innovative Network Association
Prostate Disease, Malignancy
Self-Administered Nitrous Oxide (SANO) During Transrectal Prostate Biopsy to Reduce Patient Anxiety and Pain
Transrectal prostate biopsy is a commonly performed ambulatory procedure for diagnosing prostate cancer. Prostate biopsy are associated with pain or anxiety.
- Conditions
- Prostate Disease, Malignancy, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Prostate Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT05803096
- Testing
- Self-Administered Nitrous Oxide, Oxygen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 143 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Contraceptive Usage, Vaginal Epithelial Disruption
Hormonal Contraception and Vaginal Health
The purpose of this study is to help determine if the route by which women receive hormonal contraception causes different changes to occur in the lining of the vagina.
- Trial name
- NCT00612508
- Testing
- Desogen (ethinyl estradiol and desogestrel), NuvaRing (ethinyl estradiol and etonogestrel)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Improving Prognosis in HIV Infection
The primary objective of this study is to assess the safety of probiotics in cART-treated immunologic non-responder (INR) patients with chronic HIV infection.
- Trial name
- NCT02640625
- Testing
- Probiotic compound
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Pancreatic Cancer
Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Biopsy (EUS-FNB-SC) Using a Novel Fork Needle
This is a clinical trial to compare two needles used in biopsy techniques to acquire tissue from pancreatic cancer. The hypothesis is that the tissue yield, as measured by tumor DNA and cellular material is superior for Flexible…
- Trial name
- NCT02678442
- Testing
- Fine Needle Biopsy (FNB), Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate
Open- Label Trial of Sipuleucel-T Administered to Active Surveillance Patients for Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer
The ProVent study is a randomized, open-label study designed to assess the efficacy of sipuleucel-T in reducing the progression of lower risk non-metastatic prostate cancer compared to participants followed on active surveillance…
- Trial name
- ProVent (NCT03686683)
- Testing
- sipuleucel-T
- Where
- 56 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 532 people
- Sponsor
- Dendreon
Breast Cancer
Streamlined Localization Using SCOUT® at Biopsy (STREAMLoc )
This registry is intended to demonstrate the utility of SCOUT® in the Canadian public and US healthcare systems with fixed resources and a conservative approach to patient and clinician exposure to harm.
- Trial name
- NCT04815291
- Testing
- Receives SCOUT at biopsy
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
Lung Cancer
superDimension™ Navigation System Version 7.2 With Fluoroscopic Navigation Technology
The purpose of this investigation is to confirm the clinical accuracy of the superDimension™ Navigation System Version 7.2 with Fluoroscopic Navigation Technology.
- Trial name
- NCT03585959
- Testing
- superDimension™ Navigation System Version 7.2
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic - MITG
Breast Cancer
Imagio Feasibility Multi-Reader, Multi-Case Study
Controlled, blinded, multi-reader, multi-case study
- Trial name
- NCT03708393
- Testing
- Imagio (IUS+OA), Imagio Ultrasound, Mammography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 155 people
- Sponsor
- Seno Medical Instruments Inc.
Myelogenous Leukemia
Nilotinib vs Imatinib in Adult Patients With Philadelphia (Ph+) Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia in Chronic Phase (CML-CP)
In this study, the efficacy and safety of nilotinib 400 mg twice daily, will be compared with imatinib 400 mg twice daily in patients with a suboptimal response to imatinib for their Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) Chronic…
- Trial name
- ENEST (NCT00519090)
- Testing
- Imatinib, Nilotinib (AMN107)
- Where
- 80 sites in United States, Australia and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Solid Tumors
Feasibility Clinical Study of Targeted and Genome-Wide Sequencing
This research is being done to find out what types of gene mutations are present in people with cancer. This study is designed to help researchers and doctors understand more about cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01345513
- Testing
- Sample Collection for Genome-Wide Sequencing
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Prostatic Neoplasm
Detection of High Grade Prostate Cancer With Subharmonic Ultrasound Imaging, A Pilot Study
This is a phase II single center study using contrast-enhanced ultrasound to identify aggressive forms of prostate cancer with subharmonic imaging. The following are the study objectives: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT02967458
- Testing
- Perflutren Lipid Microsphere Intravenous Suspension
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Mammographic Density, Abnormal Mammogram
KEEPS Mammographic Density And Breast Health Ancillary Study
Combined estrogen and progestin therapy has been shown to increase mammographic density and incidence of breast cancer in randomized trials.
- Trial name
- KEEPS MDBHAS (NCT02524561)
- Testing
- CEE pill, Estradiol patch, Active Progesterone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 517 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital