Clinical trials: Death
Gastric Neoplasms, Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma
Pembrolizumab/Placebo Plus Trastuzumab Plus Chemotherapy in Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Positive (HER2+) Advanced Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction (GEJ) Adenocarcinoma (MK-3475-811/KEYNOTE-811)
The study will compare the efficacy and safety of pembrolizumab plus trastuzumab in combination with standard of care (SOC) chemotherapy versus trastuzumab in combination with SOC chemotherapy in participants with HER2-positive…
- Trial name
- NCT03615326
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab, Cisplatin, 5-FU
- Where
- 192 sites in United States, Australia and 18 more
- Volunteers
- 738 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Heart Failure, Anemia
RED-HF™ Trial - Reduction of Events With Darbepoetin Alfa in Heart Failure Trial
The purpose of the study is to determine the efficacy of treatment of anemia with darbepoetin alfa compared to placebo on the composite of time to death from any cause or first hospital admission for worsening heart failure in…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Anemia, Cardiovascular Disease, Ventricular Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT00358215
- Testing
- Darbepoetin alfa
- Where
- 754 sites in United States, Argentina and 34 more
- Volunteers
- 2,278 people
- Sponsor
- Amgen
Stage V Chronic Kidney Disease
Safety & Efficacy Of Eculizumab In The Prevention Of AMR In Sensitized Recipients Of A Kidney Transplant From A Deceased Donor
Primary Objective: To evaluate the safety and potential efficacy of eculizumab to prevent AMR in sensitized recipients of deceased donor kidney transplants.
- Trial name
- NCT01567085
- Testing
- Eculizumab
- Where
- 15 sites in Australia, France and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Grief
Experiencing Loss and Planning Ahead Study
The course of dementia over many years, gradual losses and uncertain life expectancy can lead to grief amongst family and friend carers.
- Trial name
- ELPAS (NCT03332979)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Moderate Risk of CVD
A Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Enteric-Coated Acetylsalicylic Acid in Patients at Moderate Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
The use of acetylsalicylic acid in the primary prevention of cardiovascular events has been extensively studied but to a lesser extent in patients with moderate levels of cardiovascular risk.
- Trial name
- ARRIVE (NCT00501059)
- Testing
- Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic acid, BAYE4465)
- Where
- 466 sites in United States, Germany and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 12,546 people
- Sponsor
- Bayer
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
Pilot Testing Dementia-Enhanced Training and Tool for Home Hospice Clinicians
The purpose of this study is to pilot test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a clinically useful, inclusive dementia-enhanced training and tool for use by home hospice clinicians to improve care and…
- Trial name
- EDITH-HC (NCT05719077)
- Testing
- EDITH-HC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Colorectal Cancer
Evaluation of Co-formulated Pembrolizumab/Quavonlimab (MK-1308A) Versus Other Treatments in Participants With Microsatellite Instability-High (MSI-H) or Mismatch Repair Deficient (dMMR) Stage IV Colorectal Cancer (CRC) (MK-1308A-008/KEYSTEP-008).
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of co-formulated pembrolizumab/quavonlimab versus other treatments in participants with MSI-H or dMMR Metastatic Stage IV Colorectal Cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT04895722
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab, Pembrolizumab/Quavonlimab, Pembrolizumab/Favezelimab
- Where
- 109 sites in United States, Belgium and 20 more
- Volunteers
- 302 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Preterm Infant, Hypothermia, Newborn
Early Kangaroo Mother Care in Gambian Hospitalised Unstable Neonates
The mortality effect of kangaroo mother care in stable newborns <2000g is well established but mortality effect in unstable newborns is not conclusively known.
- Conditions
- Preterm Infant, Hypothermia, Newborn, Death, Kangaroo Mother Care
- Trial name
- eKMC (NCT03555981)
- Testing
- Early Kangaroo Mother Care, Standard care
- Where
- The Gambia
- Volunteers
- 279 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
End Stage Renal Disease
Use of Immune Globulin Plus Rituximab for Desensitization in Highly HLA Sensitized Patients Awaiting Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
This single center, Phase I/II, exploratory study has been modified to a safety/efficacy study providing all patients with IVIG and Rituximab.
- Trial name
- NCT01178216
- Testing
- Rituxan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Stanley Jordan, MD
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
A Study of Rivaroxaban to Reduce the Risk of Major Venous and Arterial Thrombotic Events, Hospitalization and Death in Medically Ill Outpatients With Acute, Symptomatic Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether rivaroxaban reduces the risk of a composite endpoint of major venous and arterial thrombotic events, all-cause hospitalization, and all-cause mortality compared with placebo in…
- Trial name
- PREVENT-HD (NCT04508023)
- Testing
- Rivaroxaban, Standard of Care (SOC)
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,284 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Liver Transplantation, Kidney Transplantation
Enhancing Donated After Cardiac Death (DCD) Utilization With Thrombolytic Therapy
We hypothesize that delayed graft function and ITBS events may be related to small blood clots (microthrombi) that collect in the kidneys and liver after cardiac death.
- Trial name
- NCT01197573
- Testing
- rTPA Treatment, No TPA Treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Breast Cancer
Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Monotherapy for Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (MK-3475-086/KEYNOTE-086)
This is a two-part study of pembrolizumab monotherapy in participants with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC). Part 1 of the study will examine the efficacy and safety of pembrolizumab monotherapy as first line or…
- Trial name
- NCT02447003
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab
- Volunteers
- 254 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Amatoxin Poisoning, Amanita Poisoning
Intravenous Milk Thistle (Silibinin-Legalon) for Hepatic Failure Induced by Amatoxin/Amanita Mushroom Poisoning
Legalon® SIL will be administered to patients with amatoxin poisoning diagnosed by history, gastrointestinal symptoms, elevated liver enzymes, and/or diagnostic assay (should one become available).
- Conditions
- Amatoxin Poisoning, Amanita Poisoning, Mushroom Poisoning, Liver Failure
- Trial name
- NCT00915681
- Testing
- Silibinin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- Mylan Specialty, LP
Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) as First-line Therapy for Advanced Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MK-3475-913)
This is a single-arm, open-label, multicenter, efficacy, and safety study of pembrolizumab in adult and pediatric participants with previously untreated advanced Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC).
- Trial name
- NCT03783078
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab (MK-3475)
- Where
- 22 sites in United States, Australia and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Unresectable Malignant Neoplasm, Melanoma
Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab for Unresectable Stage III and Unresectable Stage IV Melanoma
This study is being done to see if using the study drug, pembrolizumab, can shrink down melanoma tumors enough so that they will be small enough to cut out, so that there will be no cancer left in the body.
- Conditions
- Unresectable Malignant Neoplasm, Melanoma, Metastatic Melanoma, Stage IV Melanoma
- Trial name
- NeoPembroMel (NCT02306850)
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- St. Louis University
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
A Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) With or Without Lenvatinib (E7080/MK-7902) as First Line (1L) Intervention in a Programmed Cell Death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) Selected Population With Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (R/M HNSCC) (MK-7902-010/LEAP-010)-China Extension
This is a study of pembrolizumab (MK-3475) with or without lenvatinib (E7080/MK-7902) as a first line intervention in a PD-L1 selected population with participants with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell…
- Trial name
- NCT05523323
- Testing
- Lenvatinib, Pembrolizumab
- Where
- 28 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Stable Angina
Aspirin Resistance and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
The objective of this study is to evaluate if aggressive antiplatelet therapy would reduce ischemic events in aspirin (ASA) resistant patients after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
- Trial name
- RESIST (NCT01103440)
- Testing
- Intravenous Glycoprotein inhibitor + ASA, Clopidogrel, Antiplatelet Therapy (ASA, Clopidogrel)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Discrimination, Racial, Communication
PRISM Race and Communication Pilot RCT
This is a pilot randomized trial of 60 patients to test feasibility, acceptability and efficacy of PRISM to improve resilience and facilitate improved patient-clinician communication in racially minorities patients with serious…
- Conditions
- Discrimination, Racial, Communication, Chronic Illness, Bias, Racial
- Trial name
- NCT04915079
- Testing
- Promoting Resilience in Stress Management (PRISM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease
A Study to Assess the Effectiveness and Safety of Rivaroxaban in Reducing the Risk of Death, Myocardial Infarction or Stroke in Participants With Heart Failure and Coronary Artery Disease Following an Episode of Decompensated Heart Failure
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness and safety of rivaroxaban compared with placebo (inactive medication), in reducing the risk of death, myocardial infarction or stroke in participants with heart failure and…
- Trial name
- COMMANDER HF (NCT01877915)
- Testing
- Rivaroxaban, Standard of care for heart failure and coronary artery disease
- Where
- 562 sites in United States, Argentina and 30 more
- Volunteers
- 5,081 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Brain Death
Nutritional Status and Enteral Absorption Capability After Brain Death
The investigators propose to assess 36 donors' nutritional status using accepted parameters (prealbumin, resting energy expenditure); to assess nutrient intestinal absorption through 13Curacil breath tests; and to evaluate serum…
- Trial name
- HRSA Nutrition (NCT00858390)
- Testing
- enteral feeding with Oxepa® and Glutasolve®
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston