Clinical trials: Brain Cancer
Panhypopituitarism, Gigantism/Acromegaly
An Investigation of Pituitary Tumors and Related Hypothalmic Disorders
There is a variety of tumors affecting the pituitary gland in childhood; some of these tumors (eg craniopharyngioma) are included among the most common central nervous system tumors in childhood.
- Conditions
- Panhypopituitarism, Gigantism/Acromegaly, Prolactinoma, Cushing Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00001595
- Testing
- Tissue specimen collection, MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Brain Cancer, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Urban Environmental Exposures and Childhood Cancer
The Environmental Protection Agency has recognized that organophosphorus pesticides require close regulation and continued monitoring for human health effects and some (e.g chlorpyrifos) have been phased-out from the consumer…
- Trial name
- NCT00505141
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Brain Tumor, Metastatic Brain Tumor
A Study of How Proton Beam Radiotherapy (PBRT) Affects Brain Function and Quality of Life in Children and Young Adults Undergoing Treatment for a Brain Tumor
The researchers are doing this study to find out if there are differences in the resting state brain networks of children and young adults (ages 6-25) after treatment with proton beam radiation therapy (PBRT).
- Trial name
- NCT05288439
- Testing
- Resting-state functional connectivity MRI, Neurocognitive battery with quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Chronic Respiratory Diseases, Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases
Chinese Population Health and Multimorbidity Study
The Chinese Population Health and Multimorbidity Study (CPHMS; initially named China Pulmonary Health Study, CPHS) was a large-scale epidemiological survey designed to investigate the pulmonary health of Chinese adults aged 20…
- Conditions
- Chronic Respiratory Diseases, Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Malignant Tumors, Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases
- Trial name
- CPHMS (NCT07026370)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 50,991 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China-Japan Friendship Hospital
Chronic Non-communicable Disease
Risk Factors at Chronic Non-communicable Diseases in People of Working Age
Objectives: to study the clinical and demographic characteristics of working age persons, to highlight the main factors of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), to identify NCDs with physical examination, laboratory tests…
- Trial name
- FORTUNE (NCT06812767)
- Testing
- electrocardiography, analysis for glucose and cholesterol in the capillary blood, detection of microalbumuria
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
Prolactinomas
Cardiac Valve Complications in Prolactinomas Treated With Cabergoline
Dopamine agonists are first-line agents for the treatment of prolactinomas (1) and Parkinson's disease (2). There is evidence supporting a causal relationship between the occurrence of drug-induced "restrictive" valvular heart…
- Trial name
- ValveCab (NCT00460616)
- Testing
- Cabergoline
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federico II University
Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Cortical Plasticity in Patients With Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
Patients suffering from anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis show impaired NMDA-receptor dependent neuronal transmission. Furthermore, they often have cognitive deficits of different magnitude.
- Trial name
- NCT01865578
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke
Evaluating Tools for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
The study will evaluate the effect of familial risk assessment and prevention prompts tailored to familial risk on health behaviors and use of preventive services among adults who are members of primary care practices in the U.S.
- Conditions
- Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, Diabetes, Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00164658
- Testing
- Familial risk assessment and personalized prevention messages
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Prolactinoma, Insulin Resistance
Insulin Resistance in Women With Prolactinoma
Prolactin is suggested to influence insulin resistance, but scarce data is available on the metabolic profile of patients with prolactinoma.
- Conditions
- Prolactinoma, Insulin Resistance, Hyperlipidemia
- Trial name
- NCT00481299
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 2,004 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Glioma
Investigation Into the Differentiation of Tumour and Healthy Brain Tissue Using Multi-exponential T2 Components
The purpose of this study is to see if a specialized imaging technique using MRI called multi-exponential T2 component analysis can reliably differentiate between normal brain and brain tumour.
- Trial name
- NCT00813787
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AHS Cancer Control Alberta
Parkinson Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Biological Sample Collection for Research and Biobanking
The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute is performing this research to study different conditions and diseases by using cells from the body (such as skin or blood cells).
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Macular Degeneration, ALS
- Trial name
- NCT04270604
- Testing
- Biological sample collection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,279 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute
Primary Brain Neoplasm
An Exercise Intervention for Improving Mental and Physical Health in Patients With Primary Brain Tumors and Their Caregivers, ET-NEURO Trial
This clinical trial evaluates the effects of a partnered exercise program, called Exercise Together, on participants with primary brain tumors and their caregivers.
- Trial name
- NCT07278440
- Testing
- Electronic Health Record Review, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Carcinoma, Glioblastoma
MRinRT: Swansea University and SWWCC Collaboration Study.
The aim of this study is to learn whether using MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans to plan radiotherapy is better than using CT (computed tomography) scans alone.
- Conditions
- Carcinoma, Glioblastoma, Radiotherapy, MRI
- Trial name
- MRinRT (NCT07365124)
- Testing
- MRI
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swansea Bay University Health Board
Pituitary Tumor
Comparative Low and High Dose of Dexmedethomidine in Pituitary Tumor Removal by Transphenoid Approach
Transnasal transsphenoidal (TNTS) resection of pituitary tumors involves wide fluctuation in hemodynamic parameter and causes hypertension and tachycardia due to intense noxious stimuli during various stages of surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03132259
- Testing
- high dose dexmedethomidine, low dose dexmedethomidine
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Diabetes, Chronic Kidney Diseases
Benchtop NMR Spectroscopy for Assessment of Clinical Human Pathologies (BRANCH-P STUDY)
This research programme seeks to combine the resources of NHS primary care, with the leading spectroscopic work in low-magnetic fields of the Wilson Group (Nottingham Trent University) to demonstrate the potential for benchtop…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Chronic Kidney Diseases, Cancer, Bowel Disease
- Trial name
- BRANCH-P (NCT05473325)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Willows Health
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Myasthenia Gravis
Innovative Measures of Speech and Swallowing Dysfunction in Neurological Disorders
This study is evaluating the use of two painless, non-invasive technologies in the assessment of muscle health over time in both healthy volunteers and patients who have diseases that affect the nervous system.
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Myasthenia Gravis, Myopathies, Stroke
- Trial name
- QUESST (NCT02118805)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Alzheimer Disease, Neurodegenerative Diseases
Yogic Breathing Changes Salivary Components
Our aim is to analyze two ancient Tamil practices (chanting and breathing exercise) if they are capable of stimulating saliva containing agents that can be beneficial to the nervous system.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT02108769
- Testing
- Yogic Breathing, Attention Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Brain Tumors Treated by Whole Brain Radition
Assessment of Cognitive Functions in Patients Receiving Whole Brain Radiotherapy in Assiut University Hospitals.
Whole Brain Radiotherapy (WBRT) is widely used to manage brain metastases and primary brain tumors, but it frequently leads to cognitive decline, affecting patients' quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT06646094
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abdulrahman Mahmoud Bakri Ahmed
Brain Injuries
Effect of Bevacizumab on Asymptomatic Radiotherapy-induced Brain Injury
To investigate the effect of Bevacizumab on asymptomatic radiotherapy-induced brain injury patients with head and neck cancer.
- Trial name
- BRAIN (NCT05303259)
- Testing
- Bevacizumab
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 204 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
Glioblastoma, Glioblastoma Multiforme
Surgical Tissue Flap to Bypass the Blood Brain Barrier in GBM
This study assesses the safety of using tissue autograft of a pedicled temporoparietal fascial (TPF) or pericranial flap into the resection cavity of newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) patients.
- Conditions
- Glioblastoma, Glioblastoma Multiforme, GBM, Brain Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03630289
- Testing
- Tissue autograft of pedicled temporoparietal fascial (TPF) or pericranial flap to bypass the blood brain barrier (BBB)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health