Clinical trials: Catheter
Anesthesia
Loss of Resistance, w/wo Stimulation, For Epidural Placement
The purpose of this randomized, observer-blinded, investigative trial is to determine if the use of electrical stimulation, compared to the traditional loss of resistance technique alone, improves the success rate of epidural…
- Trial name
- NCT03087604
- Testing
- Thoracic epidural block, Electrical Nerve stimulation, Solution For Thoracic epidural block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Peripheral Vascular Disease, Embolism and Thrombosis
Registry of AngioJet Use in the Peripheral Vascular System
The Registry involves the collection of information for research and educational purposes only on the use of AngioJet in the peripheral vascular system.
- Conditions
- Peripheral Vascular Disease, Embolism and Thrombosis, Venous Thrombosis
- Trial name
- PEARLII (NCT01086215)
- Where
- 36 sites in United States, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Chronic Kidney Disease
Study to Compare Palindrome vs. BioFlo DuraMax Dialysis Catheters
Numerous catheter designs have been studied to increase efficacy and minimize complications of catheter hemodialysis. Major complications of catheters include thrombosis, central venous stenosis, infection, and dialysis…
- Trial name
- NCT02796300
- Testing
- Bioflo Dialysis Catheter, Palindrome Dialysis Catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Bacteremia
Prophylactic Antimicrobial Catheter Lock
This is a randomized, double blinded, prospective, multicenter, clinical trial of the use of Heparin versus Gentamicin as a pos-dialysis catheter lock solution.
- Trial name
- ALLOCK (NCT00571259)
- Testing
- Heparin 1000U/mL, 4% Sodium Citrate with Gentamicin 320 mcg/mL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 303 people
- Sponsor
- Satellite Healthcare
Fever
Procalcitonin Levels in Patients With Fever and a Central Line
Procalcitonin (PCT) is one of many inflammatory markers which rises in response to infection. Many studies have shown this marker to be more indicative of a patient's clinical course in comparison to other inflammatory markers…
- Trial name
- NCT01175005
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Phoenix Children's Hospital
Lung Cancer, Pleural Effusion
Malignant Pleural Effusion With ZD6474
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn the effect of ZD6474 on the amount of time between placement of an indwelling pleural catheter and the catheter's removal in patients with malignant pleural effusion.
- Trial name
- NCT00402896
- Testing
- ZD6474
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Atrial Fibrillation
Clinical Study for Workflow and Performance Evaluation of the THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH® SF-5D System for Treating Symptomatic Paroxysmal AF (QDOT-Micro)
The QDOT-Micro study is a prospective, multi-center, non-randomized, interventional clinical study.
- Trial name
- NCT02944968
- Testing
- THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH® SF-5D catheter
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Biosense Webster, Inc.
Pregnancy
Outpatient Foley For Starting Induction of Labor at TErm
The investigators are performing a randomized controlled-trial investigating starting cervical ripening in the outpatient setting with a mechanical method, the transcervical Foley catheter.
- Trial name
- OFFSITE (NCT02756689)
- Testing
- Inpatient cervical ripening, Outpatient cervical ripening
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Heart Failure, Atrial Fibrillation
Rhythm Control - Catheter Ablation With or Without Anti-arrhythmic Drug Control of Maintaining Sinus Rhythm Versus Rate Control With Medical Therapy and/or Atrio-ventricular Junction Ablation and Pacemaker Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation and heart failure are two common heart conditions that are associated with an increase in death and suffering. When both of these two conditions occur in a patient the patient's prognosis is poor.
- Trial name
- RAFT-AF (NCT01420393)
- Testing
- Rhythm control, Rate Control
- Where
- 21 sites in Brazil, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 411 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation
Thoracic Surgery
Local Anesthetic as Single Shot Versus Catheter in Patients Undergoing Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
The purpose of this research is to compare a single shot long acting local anesthetic to catheter infusion of local anesthetic in patients undergoing video assisted thoracoscopic (VAT) surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT04559347
- Testing
- Liposomal Bupivacaine (EXPAREL®)/Bupivacaine, Ropivacaine (0.5% bolus followed by 0.2% infusion)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Poovendran Saththasivam
Low Anterior Resection Syndrome
Randomized Clinical Trial on Transanal Irrigation
Objective The primary objective is to demonstrate superiority of the Peristeen cone catheter compared to standard of care. The secondary objective is to investigate quality of life and different benefits and aspects of treatment…
- Trial name
- NCT04586634
- Testing
- Peristeen cone catheter
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Coloplast A/S
Cancer, Lung, Cancer, Metastatic to Lung
Clinical Description of a Bronchoscopic Approach to Ablate Lung Nodules Using the Emprint™ Ablation Catheter
The purpose of this investigation is to characterize the safety and performance of the Emprint™ Ablation Catheter Kit with Thermosphere™ Technology in clinical use.
- Trial name
- NAVABLATE (NCT03569111)
- Testing
- Bronchoscopic ablation catheter
- Where
- 2 sites in Hong Kong, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic - MITG
Stroke
Interventional Management of Stroke (IMS) III Trial
The purpose of this study is to compare two different treatment approaches to recanalization started within 3 hours of symptom onset-combined intravenous (IV) and endovascular therapy and standard intravenous (IV) rt-PA alone.
- Trial name
- IMSIII (NCT00359424)
- Testing
- IV rt-PA alone, endovascular therapy
- Where
- 71 sites in United States, Australia and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 656 people
- Sponsor
- Joseph Broderick
Atrial Fibrillation
2-Hydroxybenzylamine (2-HOBA) to Prevent Early Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation After Catheter-based Ablation
The proposed studies will test this hypothesis by randomizing patients with AF to 2-HOBA or placebo 7 days prior to AF ablation to allow 2-HOBA to reach steady-state levels.
- Trial name
- NCT04433091
- Testing
- 2-Hydroxybenzylamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Atrial Fibrillation, Thrombi
Exclusion of Intra-atrial Thrombus Before Catheter Ablation
Atrial fibrillation is the most frequent heart rhythm disorder. Its symptomatic forms, resistant to drug therapy, require invasive management (catheter ablation), which exposes to potentially serious complications including…
- Trial name
- EXTRALUCID (NCT03455673)
- Testing
- ATE score
- Where
- 15 sites in France, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 3,160 people
- Sponsor
- Groupe Hospitalier de la Rochelle Ré Aunis
Aortic Valve Stenosis
5 Year Observation of Patients With PORTICO Valves
The purpose of this clinical investigation is to further assess the performance and safety profile of the commercially-available Portico™ TAVI System in patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis.
- Trial name
- PORTICO-1 (NCT01802788)
- Testing
- St Jude Medical Portico replacement aortic valve, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implant
- Where
- 60 sites in Australia, Belgium and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 1,032 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Atrial Fibrillation
Early Detection and Treatment of Esophageal Injury After Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
The purpose of this study is to prospectively follow the next 200 patients who undergo catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation for symptoms and signs of esophageal injury.
- Trial name
- NCT00584922
- Testing
- Endoscopy in group I (all patients)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Pain Management Strategies in Liver Resection Surgery
TEA vs. PVB vs. PCA in Liver Resection Surgery
This study aims to compare the efficacy and safety of three alternative methods of analgesia in patients undergoing complex liver resection surgery: 1) thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA), 2) continuous paravertebral block (PVB)…
- Trial name
- NCT02192879
- Testing
- thoracic epidural, continuous paravertebral catheter, Patient-Controlled Analgesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Hypertension
The Peregrine Post-Market Study for the Treatment of Hypertension
The Ablative Solutions, Inc. Peregrine System Infusion Catheter is a catheter-based device which is intended to be used to ablate the afferent and efferent sympathetic nerves serving the kidneys.
- Trial name
- NCT02570113
- Testing
- Peregrine System Infusion Catheter
- Where
- 10 sites in Belgium, Czechia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Ablative Solutions, Inc.
Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia
CompuFlo Thoracic Epidural Study
Traditionally, loss-of-resistance (LOR) to air or saline with a special ground-glass syringe is the technique used to identify epidural space, but failure rates up to 30% have been reported using this technique for thoracic…
- Trial name
- NCT03826186
- Testing
- Traditional (loss-of-resistance technique) thoracic epidural placement, CompuFlo thoracic epidural placement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- YATISH SIDDAPURA RANGANATH