Clinical trials: Chest Infection
Tuberculosis (TB), Tuberculosis Infection, Latent
Screening With Portable X-rays for Rapid Recognition of TB
SPOT-TB (Screening with Portable X-rays for rapid recOgniTion of TB) is a prospective study evaluating a community-based tuberculosis (TB) screening strategy for migrant populations in New York City.
- Conditions
- Tuberculosis (TB), Tuberculosis Infection, Latent, HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
- Trial name
- SPOT-TB (NCT07737275)
- Testing
- Mobile chest radiography for tuberculosis screening
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Ventricular Tachycardia, Sudden Death
Feasibility of Contact Force Catheter Mapping and Ablation in Epicardial and Endocardial Ventricular Tachycardias
Ventricular tachycardia is one of the commonest cause of sudden death in chronic chagas disease. As most ventricular tachycardias originate from scar in patients with heart disease, catheter ablation is an important step in…
- Conditions
- Ventricular Tachycardia, Sudden Death, Syncope, Chest Pain
- Trial name
- EPICONTAC-VT (NCT01847378)
- Testing
- Catheter ablation
- Where
- 3 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of São Paulo
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (LRTI), Pneumonia
Optimising Antibiotic Use for Paediatric Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Africa
Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) remain a leading cause of hospitalisation and death among young children in Africa. Although viral infections account for a substantial proportion of LRTIs, antibiotics are frequently…
- Conditions
- Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (LRTI), Pneumonia, Bronchopneumonia, Bronchiolitis
- Trial name
- BEACON (NCT07841691)
- Testing
- CRP- and PREPARE-guided Antibiotic Prescription
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Acute Respiratory Failure, Pneumonia
Practice of Oxygenation and Respiratory Support During Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy
The current practice of oxygenation and/or ventilation supports in patients undergoing Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy is very heterogeneous among studies published in the literature; in addition, clear outcomes advantages of one…
- Conditions
- Acute Respiratory Failure, Pneumonia, Lung Cancer, Fibrosis Lung
- Trial name
- NCT05681962
- Testing
- Bronchoscopy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Magna Graecia
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
The Clinical Value of FA in AHLRI Patients
LRTI (Lower respiratory tract infection) is a severe disease in China. The fast and accurate diagnosis of pathogens, bacteria or viruses that cause the infection is critical for the therapy.
- Trial name
- FALRI (NCT03391076)
- Testing
- FilmArray Respiratory Panel
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Bin Cao
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
Characterize Novel Pathogen- and Host- Related Factors in Hospitalized Patients and Patients on the Emergency Department Presenting With Lower Respiratory Tract Infections and/or Sepsis
This study is Observational multi-center, prospective study to characterize novel pathogen- and host-related factors in hospitalized patients and patients in the Emergency Department (ED) presenting with lower respiratory tract…
- Trial name
- NCT02093247
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning
Development of an Artificial Intelligence System for Intelligent Pathological Diagnosis and Therapeutic Effect Prediction Based on Multimodal Data Fusion of Common Tumors and Major Infectious Diseases in the Respiratory System Using Deep Learning Technology.
To improve accurate diagnosis and treatment of common malignant tumors and major infectious diseases in the respiratory system, we aim to establish a large medical database that includes standardized and structured clinical…
- Conditions
- Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Pathology, Molecular, Medical Informatics
- Trial name
- NCT05046366
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Lung Cancer, Tuberculosis
A Trial on Clinical Efficacy of 1% Versus 2% Lignocaine in Cough Suppression and Pain Relief in Patients Undergoing Flexible Bronchoscopy
Flexible bronchoscopy is a common procedure performed by pulmonary physicians. The use of topical anesthesia, analgesia, and sedation during flexible bronchoscopy varies among physicians, institutions and geographic locations…
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer, Tuberculosis, Sarcoidosis, Interstitial Lung Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01955824
- Testing
- 1% lignocaine, 2% lignocaine
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Pleural Effusion, Pneumothorax
Suturing With U-Technique Versus Un-Reapproximated Wound Edges During Removal of Closed Thoracostomy Tube Drain
The study will be carried out by the principal investigator and his team at the Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery of the Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan and the University College…
- Conditions
- Pleural Effusion, Pneumothorax, Chest Trauma, Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
- Trial name
- SUTURE (NCT04193241)
- Testing
- Closure of chest tube wound
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 142 people
- Sponsor
- University of Ibadan
Lung Cancer, Sarcoidosis
Comparison of Three Different Puncture Techniques in EBUS-TBNA
The purpose of this study was to compare the accuracy and sensitivity of slow-pull capillary technique, traditional suction aspiration and non negative pressure puncture in the diagnosis of mediastinal and/or hilar lymph node…
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer, Sarcoidosis, Tuberculosis
- Trial name
- NCT05628454
- Testing
- Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle Slow-pull capillary sampling, Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration, Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle capillary sampling
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Friendship Hospital
Respiratory Infection
Effect of IN Hospital PCR Based Assessment of Patients With Lower Respiratory Tract Infections on LEngth of Stay
Does the use of the BIOFIRE® FILMARRAY® Pneumonia Panel plus in hospitalized patients with lower respiratory infections lead to a reduction in length of hospital stay (LOS) and customized antibiotic treatment (higher amount of…
- Trial name
- INHALE (NCT05904223)
- Testing
- Respiratory Panel PCR Sputum
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 302 people
- Sponsor
- Alexander Zoufaly
Empyema, Pleural, Thoracic Empyema
Comparison of Lung Expansion After Uniportal and Multiportal Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Stage II Post Pneumonic Bacterial Empyema Thoracis
It was a parallel-armed randomized control study in which 160 participants admitted to the Thoracic Surgery Department, Services Hospital, Lahore were included.
- Trial name
- NCT07137507
- Testing
- Uniportal VATS, Multi-portal VATS
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- University of Health Sciences Lahore
Coronary Artery Disease, Atherosclerosis, Coronary
HIV Infection And Evolvement of Atherosclerotic Plaque
In a prospective multi-center observational study, 200 HIV-infected patients treated with antiretroviral treatment (ART) and who suffered from coronary artery disease (CAD) will be enrolled.
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Atherosclerosis, Coronary, Hiv, HIV Infections
- Trial name
- HIVE (NCT04810364)
- Testing
- Quantitative coronary angiography, intravascular imaging with percutaneous intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Russia
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Central Clinical Hospital of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Lung Diseases, Lung Cancer
Cough Capture as a Portal Into the Lung
The lung is a privileged organ; blood does not reflect most lung processes well, if at all. Therefore, for population scale diagnostics, the investigator team is developing non-invasive portals to the lung, for eventual early…
- Conditions
- Lung Diseases, Lung Cancer, Lung Diseases, Obstructive, Lung Diseases, Interstitial
- Trial name
- CC1 (NCT05854563)
- Testing
- Observational only, all subjects; measure DNA mutation and proteomic survey.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Respiratory Tract Infections, Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Smoking Ban and Paediatric Hospital Admissions for Respiratory Tract Infections in England
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether there has been a change in the number of hospital admissions for respiratory tract infections among children following the July 2007 introduction of a ban on smoking in public…
- Conditions
- Respiratory Tract Infections, Upper Respiratory Tract Infections, Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
- Trial name
- NCT01920165
- Testing
- Smoke-free legislation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,660,652 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Asthma
Controls for Respiratory Diseases
This is the registry of control participants for patients with various respiratory diseases. We screened healthy volunteers who visited Seoul National Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center for routine health check-up, and…
- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Asthma, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Infection
- Trial name
- NCT03120481
- Testing
- no intervation
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 1,572 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Melanoma, Breast Cancer
Focused Ultrasound Ablation and PD-1 Antibody Blockade in Advanced Solid Tumors
This study evaluates whether it is safe to Focused Ultrasound Ablation (FUSA) treatments with and without PD-1 blockade and with and without intratumoral poly-ICLC. A device called the Echopulse will be used for the FUSA therapy.
- Conditions
- Melanoma, Breast Cancer, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Cancer
- Trial name
- AM-003 (NCT04116320)
- Testing
- Echopulse, Poly ICLC, Standard of Care PD-1 Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Craig L Slingluff, Jr
Latent Tuberculosis
GXT - GeneXpert or Chest-X-ray or Tuberculin Skin Testing for Household Contact Assessment
The objective of the study is to compare outcomes from three different strategies for the management of household (HH) contacts of individuals with newly diagnosed microbiologically confirmed active pulmonary TB.
- Trial name
- NCT04528823
- Testing
- Strategy 2: Symptom screen, Genexpert and TST, Strategy 3:Symptom screen, CXR but NO TST
- Where
- 4 sites in Benin, Brazil
- Volunteers
- 1,589 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Cancer
Fentanyl Sublingual Spray in Treating Patients With Breakthrough Cancer Pain
This is a phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study of the clinical response to fentanyl sublingual spray as a treatment for breakthrough cancer pain.
- Trial name
- NCT00538850
- Testing
- Fentanyl sublingual spray
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- INSYS Therapeutics Inc
Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
A Study to Learn How Effective is PCV20 to Help Stop Adults Who Have a Higher Chance of Getting Pneumonia
The purpose of this study is to learn how well PCV20 stops adults from getting community-acquired pneumonia. Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs that can be caused by germs like bacteria, virus, or fungi.
- Trial name
- NCT07251465
- Testing
- Receipt of PCV20
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 846,279 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer