Clinical trials: Catheters
Regional Anesthesia, Sciatic Nerve Block
Comparing Through-the-Needle With Suture-Method Catheter Designs for Popliteal Nerve Blocks
Following painful surgical procedures, postoperative analgesia is often provided with a single-injection peripheral nerve block.
- Trial name
- NCT03442036
- Testing
- Suture-Method Technique, Through-the-Needle Technique
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Atrial Fibrillation
Evaluation of the Incidence of Cerebral Lesions Post Pulmonary Vein Ablation Catheter (PVAC)
The purpose of the study is to determine the rate of diffusion weighted (DW)-MRI cerebral lesions following a Pulmonary Vein Ablation Catheter (PVAC) ablation procedure performed using best practices, including optimized…
- Trial name
- ERACE (NCT01520532)
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Where
- 7 sites in Belgium, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Femoropopliteal Artery Lesions
Ranger™ and Ranger™ SL (OTW) DCB) in China
This clinical study is a prospective, non-randomized, multicenter study to demonstrate the acceptable safety and performance of angioplasty with the Ranger DCB in native femoropopliteal artery lesions.
- Trial name
- NCT02944071
- Testing
- Boston Scientific Ranger™ and Ranger™ SL Paclitaxel-Coated PTA Balloon Catheter
- Where
- 9 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Evaluating Plaque Photoablation Using an Excimer Laser in Patients With Lower Extremity Vascular Disease
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of an excimer laser in the treatment of patients with lower extremity vascular disease with chronic total occlusions.
- Trial name
- NCT02653456
- Testing
- RA-308 Excimer Laser and DABRA Catheter
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Ra Medical Systems
Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry
CryoCath Freezor CryoAblation Catheter System (CRYOFACTS)
The purpose of this post approval study of heart block is to gather additional information regarding how often patients develop heart block (atrioventricular block) after having standard ablation procedure using cryotherapy with…
- Trial name
- PS-010 (NCT00621621)
- Testing
- Freezor® Cardiac Cryoablation Catheter CryoConsole System
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Atrial Flutter
Clinical Evaluation of the Blazer® Open-Irrigated Catheter for Treatment of Type 1 Atrial Flutter
The purpose of the BLOCk-CTI study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Blazer® Open-Irrigated Ablation Catheter for the treatment of sustained or recurrent type 1 atrial flutter.
- Trial name
- BLOCk-CTI (NCT01253200)
- Testing
- Blazer® Open-Irrigated Ablation Catheter, Control Catheter
- Where
- 26 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 302 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Neuromuscular Blockade, Anesthesia
Sugammadex Versus Neostigmine for Reversal of Rocuronium Neuromuscular
The aim of this study is to evaluate whether the use of Sugammadex for reversing the neuromuscular blocking effects of rocuronium during neurointerventional procedures can speed recovery of neuromuscular function.
- Trial name
- NCT03322657
- Testing
- Neostigmine, Glycopyrrolate, Sugammadex
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Coronary Artery Disease
Evaluation of Coronary Luminal Diameter Enlargement With Emerge™ 1.20 mm PTCA Dilatation Catheter
To evaluate the acute safety and device procedural success of the Emerge 1.20 mm PTCA dilatation catheter when used as a pre-dilatation device in the stenotic portion of coronary arteries or bypass grafts.
- Trial name
- NCT01635881
- Testing
- Emerge™ 1.20 mm PTCA Dilatation Catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Atrial Fibrillation
CACAF2 Study: Catheter Ablation for Cure of Atrial Fibrillation
The objective of this prospective multicenter randomized study is to establish the effectiveness of treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation by encircling the pulmonary veins with radiofrequency (RF) ablation and creating…
- Trial name
- CACAF-2 (NCT00227344)
- Testing
- RF ablation, Antiarrhythmic drugs
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- Biosense Webster EMEA
Leukemia, Lymphoma
Preemptive Ethanol Lock Therapy in Pediatric Bloodstream Infection
The study team will compare hospital length of stay (LOS) and attributable length of stay (ALOS, the LOS attributable to CRI), in a randomized, un-blinded prospective trial utilizing short-dwell ethanol-lock therapy (ELT) (4…
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Lymphoma, Blood Disorders, Solid Tumors
- Trial name
- NCT02095951
- Testing
- Ethanol lock therapy (ELT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Michigan
No Specific Conditions Under Study. Primary Focus: Adult Subjects Who Require PICC Placement
Assessment of the Precision of the Sherlock 3CG Tip Positioning System
Phase I determine the location of the peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) tip upon observation of maximum p-wave amplitude Phase II determine the precision of PICC placement in the Sherlock 3CG group versus the standard…
- Trial name
- STAT-PICC (NCT01275430)
- Testing
- Sherlock 3CG, Blind Placement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- C. R. Bard
Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Nitrofurantoin Prophylaxis During Catheter-managed Acute Urinary Retention After Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery
The specific aim of this randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial is to determine if extended release nitrofurantoin antibiotic prophylaxis decreases the incidence of symptomatic urinary tract infection (UTI) compared…
- Trial name
- NCT02727322
- Testing
- Nitrofurantoin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- Halina M Zyczynski, MD
Atrial Fibrillation
Corticosteroid Pulse After Ablation
Radiofrequency ablation is an effective treatment for atrial fibrillation. However, about 20% of the time the atrial fibrillation recurs.
- Trial name
- SAAB (NCT00807586)
- Testing
- Solumedrol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 119 people
- Sponsor
- Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation
Infection
Study of Omiganan 1% Gel in Preventing Catheter Infections/Colonization in Patients With Central Venous Catheters
The purpose of this study is to determine whether treatment with topical omiganan is more effective than treatment with topical povidone-iodine in preventing local catheter site infections and catheter colonization in patients…
- Trial name
- NCT00231153
- Testing
- Omiganan 1% gel, Povidone-Iodine 10%
- Where
- 57 sites in United States, France and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 1,859 people
- Sponsor
- Cadence Pharmaceuticals
Hypertension
Efficacy and Safety of Radiofrequency Renal Denervation in Drug Resistant Hypertension
Single-center, single group study of the efficacy and safety of transcatheter renal denervation for treatment of patients with essential hypertension uncontrolled despite combined pharmacotherapy including 3 or more hypotensive…
- Trial name
- NCT01499810
- Testing
- Bilateral radiofrequency sympathetic renal denervation
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Tomsk National Research Medical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Labor
Bladder Drainage During Labor: A Randomized Controlled Study of Obstetric Foley Therapy
The goal of this study is to compare two clinically-relevant bladder drainage techniques. This is a randomized controlled trial with a single primary outcome of time to delivery.
- Trial name
- SOFT (NCT00959920)
- Testing
- Indwelling catheter, Intermittent straight catheterization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 139 people
- Sponsor
- Loyola University
Pulmonary Artery Catheter Waveform Interpretation
Effectiveness of a Computer Application in Improving Pulmonary Artery Catheter Waveform Interpretation
Skill with pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) waveform interpretation is inadequate among physicians and nurses. We, the investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital, have developed a web-based computer program to assist…
- Trial name
- NCT00138073
- Testing
- Web-based waveform interpretation guide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Atrial Fibrillation
Metformin as an Adjunctive Therapy to Catheter Ablation in Atrial Fibrillation
This clinical trial is being done to determine if metformin, a drug which is normally used in diabetes, can reduce atrial fibrillation in patients who are having an ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF).
- Trial name
- NCT04625946
- Testing
- Metformin, Recommendations for lifestyle modification., AliveCor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 117 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Diabetes Mellitus
Duration of Infusion Set Function: Quick-Set Teflon Catheter Versus Sure-T Steel Infusion Set Catheter
This is an open-label cross over study looking to compare the length of infusion set wear between a teflon catheter (Quick-Set) or a steel (Sure-T) catheter.
- Trial name
- NCT01288729
- Testing
- Sure-T Steel Infusion Set Catheter, Quick-Set Teflon Catheter
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
A Single Arm Pilot Study of Pulsed Field Ablation in the Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
The objective of this pilot study is to confirm that endocardial ablation using the FARAPULSE Ablation System Plus with commercial design devices is both safe and effective for treating drug-resistant paroxysmal atrial…
- Trial name
- FARA-Free (NCT04474054)
- Testing
- Catheter ablation to treat paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation