Clinical trials: Brain Neoplasm, Malignant
Anaplastic Ependymoma, Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor
Chemotherapy and Donor Stem Transplant for the Treatment of Patients With High Grade Brain Cancer
This phase I trial investigates the side effects and effectiveness of chemotherapy followed by a donor (allogeneic) stem cell transplant when given to patients with high grade brain cancer.
- Conditions
- Anaplastic Ependymoma, Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor, Choroid Plexus Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT04521946
- Testing
- Etoposide, Fludarabine Phosphate, Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Neoplasm Metastases
Clinical MR Spectroscopy of Brain Metastases at 1,5T and 3T.
Increasing magnetic field is known to give improvements in signal-to-noise-ratio (SNR) and spectral resolution. To investigate this, spectra from different subjects were examined using two clinical MR instruments operating at…
- Trial name
- NCT00184353
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Target Controlled Infusion, Intracranial Neoplasm
Comparison of Opioid Consumption During TCI Guided by NOL Index or Standard Care Undergoing Intracranial Tumor Surgery
In this prospective, randomized controlled study, we hypothesized that nociception level index monitoring reduced opioid administration during surgery.
- Conditions
- Target Controlled Infusion, Intracranial Neoplasm, Opioid, Nociceptive Pain
- Trial name
- NOLopioid (NCT05732896)
- Testing
- Nociception Leve Indeks
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turkish Society of Anesthesiology and Reanimation
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, Leukemia, B-cell
Precision Exercise in Children With Malignant Hemopathies
In the early years of life and during adolescence, physical activity is crucial for good development of motor skills. It is even more so for those children and young people who are forced to undergo anti-cancer therapies and…
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, Leukemia, B-cell, Leukemia, T Cell, Lymphoma, Hodgkin
- Trial name
- SportTherapy (NCT04090268)
- Testing
- Sport Therapy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 380 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Milano Bicocca
Brain Neoplasm, Primary, Brain Neoplasms, Malignant
Risk Factors for Adult-Onset Brain Tumors
Study Objective: Brain tumors are poorly understood. The purpose of this research is to examine whether factors in lifestyle play a role in brain tumor development.
- Conditions
- Brain Neoplasm, Primary, Brain Neoplasms, Malignant, Brain Neoplasms, Benign
- Trial name
- NCT00592865
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 850 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Gut Microbiome, Gastrointestinal Microbiome
A Non-Interventional Pilot Study to Explore the Role of Gut Flora in Disease
This study seeks to correlate microbiome sequencing data with information provided by patients and their medical records.
- Conditions
- Gut Microbiome, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT04031469
- Testing
- There is no intervention in this study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ProgenaBiome
Glioblastoma Multiforme, Healthy Volunteers
Laboratory Study of Early Tumor Markers in the Peripheral Blood of Glioblastoma Multiforme Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine if tumor cells can be detected in the blood of patients diagnosed with a brain tumor.
- Trial name
- NCT01135875
- Testing
- GBM Patients, Normal Controls
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Brain Neoplasms, Malignant, Metastasis
CEST- Glucose Enhanced MRI for Metastatic Brain Tumours
This project will compare two MRI contrast agents in metastatic brain tumours in humans. More specifically, the investigators will compare the tumour contrast obtained using glucose versus the current standard gadolinium-based…
- Trial name
- NCT02796729
- Testing
- Magnetic resonance imaging, Gadovist (Gadobutrol), 50% dextrose solution
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Meningitis, Encephalitis
The Effectiveness and Safety of Human Lumbar Puncture Assist Device (LPat)
The purpose of this study is to proof and investigate the effectiveness and safety of the invented device named "Human Lumbar Puncture Assist Device (LPat)" as an assist tool to be utilized to improve the success rate of…
- Conditions
- Meningitis, Encephalitis, Guillain-Barré, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Trial name
- LPat (NCT03710278)
- Testing
- LPat Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Glioblastoma, Gliosarcoma
Phase II Imatinib + Hydroxyurea in Treatment of Patients With Recurrent/Progressive Grade II Low-Grade Glioma (LGG)
Primary objective: To evaluate activity of imatinib mesylate and hydroxyurea among patients with progressive/recurrent grade II low-grade glioma (LGG) as measured by 12-month progression free survival Secondary objectives: To…
- Trial name
- NCT00615927
- Testing
- Imatinib Mesylate & Hydroxyurea
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Intracranial Neoplasm
Intracranial Hydatid Cyst
Central nervous system (CNS) hydatid cysts is a rare presentation of hydatid cyst, although may be the cause of intracranial space-occupying lesions in 4% in endemic countries. It affects mostly children.
- Trial name
- NCT04454268
- Testing
- cyst extirpation
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
Intracranial Neoplasm, Hyperlactatemia
The Relationship of Anesthesia Method With Serum Lactate Level in Craniotomies
The investigators aimed to research the incidence of hyperlactatemia in craniotomy cases, the relationship of lactate elevation with tumor type and other factors that may be related, and whether the general anesthesia method…
- Conditions
- Intracranial Neoplasm, Hyperlactatemia, Brain Tumor, Hypoperfusion
- Trial name
- NCT05145049
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Diskapi Training and Research Hospital
Optic Nerve Sheath Neoplasm, Intracranial Pressure Increase
Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter in Pediatric Patients
Endotracheal intubation and laryngeal mask are generally applied to secure the airway during general anesthesia. There is a widespread opinion among anesthesiologists that endotracheal intubation increases intracranial pressure.
- Conditions
- Optic Nerve Sheath Neoplasm, Intracranial Pressure Increase, Intubation Complication, Airway Complication of Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT05445271
- Testing
- Optic nerve sheath diameter measurement with linear ultrasound
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Neoplasm
PET Scan of Brain Metabolism in Relation to Age and Disease
The main source of energy for the brain comes from a combination of oxygen and glucose (sugar). For brain cells to function normally they must receive a constant supply of these nutrients.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Neoplasm, Niemann Pick Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00001972
- Testing
- 15 O Water
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 123 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Healthy Subject, Intracranial Neoplasm
[18F]DASA-23 and PET Scan in Evaluating Pyruvate Kinase M2 Expression in Patients With Intracranial Tumors or Recurrent Glioblastoma and Healthy Volunteers
This phase I trial studies how well [18F]DASA-23 and positron emission tomography (PET) scan work in evaluating pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) expression in patients with intracranial tumors or recurrent glioblastoma and healthy…
- Conditions
- Healthy Subject, Intracranial Neoplasm, Glioblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT03539731
- Testing
- Fluorine F 18 DASA-23, Positron Emission Tomography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guido A. Davidzon, MD, SM
Malignant Glioma
Prognostic Awareness and Patient-Physician Communication in Malignant Glioma
The purpose of this study is to learn more about the understanding patients with brain tumors have of their disease and their communication with their physician.
- Trial name
- NCT02023346
- Testing
- surveys and cognitive tests
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Anatomic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IIIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8
Pharmacogenomics Testing in the Optimal Use of Supportive Care Medications in Stage III-IV Cancer
This early phase I trial studies how well a genetic test called pharmacogenomics works in directing the optimal use of supportive care medications in patients with stage III-IV cancer.
- Conditions
- Anatomic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IIIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IIIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IIIC Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Trial name
- NCT04067960
- Testing
- Biospecimen Collection, Genetic Testing, Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 197 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Pituitary Tumor
NET-TIME: Inflammatory Tumor Microenvironment in Pituitary Neoplasm
Over the past twenty years, a progressively increasing number of markers biochemical, clinical, imaging, histopathological or genetic have been suggested to attempt to predict aggression and therapeutic outcome, both in secretory…
- Trial name
- NET-TIME (NCT07594262)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Spinal Cord Trauma
Characterization of Human Autoantibody Titers After Central Nervous System Insult
The aim of the study is to quantitate Central Nervous System (CNS) autoantibody development in human blood using ELISA after human brain injury, spinal cord injury, and intra-axial brain surgeries.
- Conditions
- Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Spinal Cord Trauma, Intracranial Neoplasm
- Trial name
- CHAT CNS (NCT03089749)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Glioblastoma, Low Grade Glioma
Mind-Body Intervention in Glioma Couples
This trial studies how well a couple-based mind body program works in improving spiritual, psychosocial, and physical quality of life in patients with high or low grade glioma or tumors that have spread to the brain and their…
- Conditions
- Glioblastoma, Low Grade Glioma, Malignant Glioma, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain
- Trial name
- NCT03244995
- Testing
- Mind-Body Intervention Procedure, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center