Clinical trials: Defects
Cryptogenic Stroke
Patent Foramen Ovale Closure or Medical Therapy After Stroke - RESPECT Trial
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) closure, using the AMPLATZER PFO Occluder, is superior to current standard of care medical treatment in the prevention of recurrent…
- Trial name
- NCT00465270
- Testing
- AMPLATZER PFO Occluder, Standard of Care - Medical Management
- Where
- 69 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 980 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Pulmonary Stenosis, Pulmonary Regurgitation
Pulmonary Artery Repair With Covered Stents
The Covered Cheatham-Platinum Stent (CCPS) is being study for repair of tears that occur in the pulmonary artery during dilation (enlargement) of a conduit (passageway) connecting the right ventricle of the heart to the pulmonary…
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Stenosis, Pulmonary Regurgitation, Tetralogy of Fallot
- Trial name
- PARCS (NCT01824160)
- Testing
- Repair of RV-PA Conduit Disruption
- Where
- 38 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Infant, Premature, Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Management of the PDA Trial
Estimate the risks and benefits of active treatment versus expectant management of a symptomatic patent ductus arteriosus (sPDA) in premature infants.
- Conditions
- Infant, Premature, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Infant, Newborn, Diseases, Patent Ductus Arteriosus After Premature Birth
- Trial name
- PDA (NCT03456336)
- Testing
- Active Treatment, Expectant Management
- Where
- 19 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 482 people
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Age Related Macular Degeneration, Retinitis Pigmentosa
Visual Activity Evoked by Infrared in Humans After Dark Adaptation
This pilot study will evaluate the visual response to infrared (IR) in humans after dark adaptation. The investigators plan to determine which wavelength and intensity the human eye is most sensitive to in healthy and color-blind…
- Conditions
- Age Related Macular Degeneration, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Congenital Stationary Night Blindness, Colorblindness
- Trial name
- NCT02909985
- Testing
- Tungsten halogen light with narrow bandpass filters
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Tricuspid Atresia
Methacetin Breath Test in Patients With Liver Disease Secondary to Heart Disease
The aim of this project is assess a non-invasive functional liver tests in patients with the Fontan circulation that may be used for prognostic purposes.
- Trial name
- MBT+Fontan (NCT04176458)
- Testing
- Methacetin Breath Test (MBT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Prostate Cancer, Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate
BrUOG 337: Olaparib Prior to Radical Prostatectomy For Advanced Prostate Cancer Defects in DNA Repair Genes
This study will evaluate approximately 3 months of treatment with the drug olaparib in patients with prostate cancer. A capsule formulation of olaparib (tradename Lynparza™) is approved by the United States Food and Drug…
- Trial name
- 337 (NCT03432897)
- Testing
- Olaparib Pill, Prostatectomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Congenital Heart Disease, Disorder of Fetus or Newborn
Preoperative Corticosteroid Therapy in Neonates Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Randomized controlled trial of the use of glucocorticoids to improve the clinical course of neonates post-cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).
- Trial name
- NCT00934843
- Testing
- methylprednisolone (IVMP), methylprednisolone (two doses IVMP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Turner Syndrome
Somatropin Treatment to Final Height in Turner Syndrome
A randomized, controlled trial in girls with Turner syndrome at least 7 years old and younger than 13 at study entry, to determine the efficacy and safety of Humatrope (somatropin) treatment in promoting linear growth to final…
- Trial name
- GDCT (NCT00191113)
- Testing
- Somatropin, Ethinyl estradiol, Medroxyprogesterone acetate
- Where
- 14 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
Closure Of Patent Ductus Arteriosus With the AMPLATZER Duct Occluder the AMPLATZER® Duct Occluder
AGA-004 - The objective of the study is to determine safety, effectiveness and clinical utility of the AMPLATZER Duct Occluder in patients with patent ductus arteriosus.
- Trial name
- NCT00583596
- Testing
- Device closure with AMPLATZER Duct Occluder, Objective Performance Criteria
- Where
- 24 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 436 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Foramen Ovale, Patent, Echocardiography
Long-term Outcomes After Percutaneous Closure of PFO
International medical centre Medicor from Slovenia has reported 363 successful percutaneous closures of patent foramen ovale (PFO) from October 2006 till October 2023.
- Conditions
- Foramen Ovale, Patent, Echocardiography, Embolic Stroke, Atrial Fibrillation
- Trial name
- NCT05558774
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 364 people
- Sponsor
- MC Medicor
Congenital Heart Disease, Tetrology of Fallot
The Medtronic Harmony™ Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Clinical Study
The purpose of this study is to further evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Harmony™ TPV system. The Pivotal/CAS phases of the study have transitioned into a post-approval study to confirm the long-term functionality of…
- Conditions
- Congenital Heart Disease, Tetrology of Fallot, RVOT Anomaly, Pulmonary Regurgitation
- Trial name
- NCT02979587
- Testing
- Harmony TPV System
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Heart Valves
Congenital Heart Disease With Fontan Circulation
An Upcoming Clinical Study to Measure the Safety and Impact of a Drug Called Macitentan in Teenage and Adult Fontan Patients.
The aim of this open-label (OL) trial is to study the long-term use of macitentan for up to 2 years in Fontan-palliated adult and adolescent patients beyond the 52 weeks of treatment in the parent RUBATO double-blind (DB) study…
- Trial name
- RUBATO OL (NCT03775421)
- Testing
- macitentan 10 mg
- Where
- 19 sites in United States, Australia and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- Actelion
Acute Lung Injury
L-citrulline for Prevention of Sequelae of Acute Lung Injury in Pediatrics Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Heart Defects
The purpose of this study is to determine whether L-citrulline is effective and safe in the prevention of clinical sequelae of Acute Lung Injury in pediatric subjects undergoing surgery for congenital heart defects.
- Trial name
- NCT02891837
- Testing
- L-citrulline
- Where
- 29 sites in United States, Austria and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 189 people
- Sponsor
- Asklepion Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Tibial Fractures
rhBMP-2 Versus Autograft in Critical Size Tibial Defects
The purpose of our study is to evaluate the use of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2 (RhBMP-2) as compared to standard ICBG in the treatment of severe open tibia fractures with a critical size bone defect (at least…
- Trial name
- NCT00853489
- Testing
- recombinant bone morphogenetic protein 2, Autogenous iliac crest bone graft
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- St. Louis University
Congenital Heart Disease, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Erythropoetin Neuroprotection for Neonatal Cardiac Surgery
Brain problems occur in neonatal open heart surgery with a frequency of 20-70%, seen on neurological examination, brain imaging such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or long term development problems such as learning…
- Conditions
- Congenital Heart Disease, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, Transposition of the Great Arteries, Aortic Arch Hypoplasia or Interruption
- Trial name
- NCT00513240
- Testing
- Erythropoetin, Normal saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
PFO - Patent Foramen Ovale, ASD - Atrial Septal Defect
Trevisio Post-Approval Study
A single-arm, non-randomized, multi-center clinical study of the Amplatzer™ Trevisio™ Intravascular Delivery System for facilitating percutaneous, transcatheter implantation of the Amplatzer™ Occluder Devices.
- Conditions
- PFO - Patent Foramen Ovale, ASD - Atrial Septal Defect, VSD - Muscular Ventricular Septal Defect, PIVSD - Post Infarct Muscular Ventricular Septal Defect
- Trial name
- TrevisioPAS (NCT04433520)
- Testing
- Amplatzer™ Trevisio™ Intravascular Delivery System using Amplatzer PFO Occluder, ASO or Amplatzer Cribriform Occluder, Amplatzer™ Trevisio™ Intravascular Delivery System using Amplatzer Muscular VSD Occluder or Amplatzer Post-Infarct Muscular VSD Occluder
- Where
- 22 sites in France, Germany and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 254 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Tinnitus
A CBT-based Internet Intervention for Adults With Tinnitus in the United Kingdom
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of a CBT-based internet intervention for adults with tinnitus in the United Kingdom
- Trial name
- NCT02370810
- Testing
- CBT-based internet-intervention for tinnitus
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anglia Ruskin University
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Pocket Echocardiography System (PES) for Detection of PDA in Neonates
This is a single-center, feasibility study involving all neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit with orders for a cardiac echo evaluation. Parents will be approached and provided a description of the study.
- Trial name
- NCT01790750
- Testing
- PES first, then FFES
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Osteochondritis Dissecans, Osteoarthritis
ACI-C Versus AMIC. A Randomized Trial Comparing Two Methods for Repair of Cartilage Defects in the Knee
ACI-C versus AMIC: A controlled randomized trial comparing Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation ( ACI) and Autologous Matrix Induced Chondrogenesis (AMIC) for repair of cartilage defects in the knee.
- Conditions
- Osteochondritis Dissecans, Osteoarthritis, Cartilage Injury, Osteonecrosis
- Trial name
- NCT01458782
- Testing
- Treatment of cartilage defects in the knee
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of North Norway
Dental Fluorosis, Dental Caries
Effect of pH and Fluoride Concentration of Dentifrices on Caries Control
This study aims to assess the overall effect of pH and fluoride concentration of liquid dentifrices in the control of children dental caries of a fluoridated area, through visual inspection and the quantitative light-induced…
- Trial name
- EPHFCDCC (NCT01049503)
- Testing
- Low fluoride and conventional dentifrices with different pH
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 315 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo