Clinical trials: Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
Bacterial Infections
Use of Low-cost Molecular Diagnostic Techniques as a New Surveillance Model for Diseases Preventable by Vaccinations.
Vaccine-preventable disease (VPD) surveillance should be a priority throughout the world. In Italy, however, there is limited attention to the epidemiology of VPDs, with the consequence that their incidence is largely…
- Trial name
- NCT06322277
- Testing
- Analysis of biological sample
- Where
- 4 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS
Healthy
Personalised Modeling and Simulation Procedures for the Differential Diagnosis of Dynapenia: a Study on Healthy Volunteers
The ForceLoss study aims to develop personalised modeling and simulation procedures to enable the differential diagnosis for the loss of muscle force, namely dynapenia.
- Trial name
- NCT05091502
- Testing
- Personalised musculoskeletal modeling
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Pentobarbital in Neonates, Infants, and Children Following Open Heart Surgery
This medication is used for procedural sedation and sedation for diagnostic imaging. The purpose of this study is to find out what happens to pentobarbital in the body after it is given to children who have had heart surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00577434
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Orofacial Pain
The Use of tDCS in the Orofacial Pain
The trial´s main goal is to explore the use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as a treatment option for persons suffering from orofacial pain.
- Trial name
- NCT05584384
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Sponsor
- Charles University, Czech Republic
Pediatric ALL
Investigation of Remimazolam in Children Undergoing Sedation for Medical Procedures
To assess the efficacy of intravenous remimazolam in inducing and maintaining suitable sedation levels for paediatric patients undergoing diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures
- Trial name
- NCT04851717
- Testing
- Remimazolam
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Acacia Pharma Ltd
Fetal Conditions, Maternal; Procedure
A Prospective Study on the Role of Karl Storz Curved and Straight Fetoscopes (11508AAK and 11506AAK) for Fetoscopic Intrauterine Procedures
In this research study, the investigators want to learn more about the role of new innovative surgical devices, the Karl Storz Curved and Straight Fetoscopes for in-utero surgery.
- Conditions
- Fetal Conditions, Maternal; Procedure, Pregnancy Related, Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT06056635
- Testing
- Karl Storz Curved Scope, Karl Storz Straight Scope
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Malaria Infection, Pregnancy
Diagnostic Access to Self-Care and Health Services in Low and Middle Income Countries (DASH) - Phase II
Our primary goal is to determine if on-demand, home-based rapid testing, or rapid testing done by a community health worker (CHW) results in people testing for diseases more frequently and getting care more quickly.
- Conditions
- Malaria Infection, Pregnancy, HIV, Diabetes
- Trial name
- DASH (NCT06588790)
- Testing
- Home-based rapid testing, Community health worker rapid testing
- Where
- 3 sites in Kenya, South Africa and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
EGPA - Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis, HES - Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
The Use of Machine Learning Techniques for the Differential Diagnosis Between Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to collect clinical, laboratory, and instrumental data from patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis or hypereosinophilic syndrome, which will then be analyzed using artificial…
- Trial name
- NCT07275190
- Testing
- Blood draw for the laboratory assessment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia
Coronary Artery Disease
Comparison of Cardiac Imaging Techniques for Diagnosing Coronary Artery Disease
A large number of cardiac catheterizations are performed each year, primarily to diagnose heart disease. However, a cardiac catheterization is an invasive procedure which is associated with serious complications such as heart…
- Trial name
- PACIFIC (NCT01521468)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Neoplasms, Infection
A Multi-center, Prospective, Single-blind, Controlled Trial Comparing Diagnostic Value of Different EUS-FNA Techniques
The aim of this study is to compare endoscopic ultrasound guided-fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) with a standard 22-gauge needle using "standard suction", "slow-pull" and "wet suction" for thoracic/abdominal solid/solid-cystic…
- Conditions
- Neoplasms, Infection, Inflammation, Lymphoma
- Trial name
- EUS-FNA (NCT03674710)
- Testing
- Standard suction, slow-pull, wet suction, Standard suction, wet suction, slow-pull, Slow-pull, standard suction, wet suction
- Where
- 4 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital
Neoplasms, Whole Body Imaging
Impact of Free Mobility on FDG Uptake in PET Scans
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a rather long examination (around 2 hours), involving an injection of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), which requires the patient to rest for 1 hour between the injection and the start of…
- Trial name
- MOBITEP (NCT06799819)
- Testing
- Mobility group
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 284 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Régional d'Orléans
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Diagnostic Accuracy of Doppler Resistive Indices for Early Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury .
To determine if ultrasound measurement of renal and carotid arterial resistive indices are associated with post-cardiac surgery acute kidney injury.
- Trial name
- NCT02580292
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Breast Cancer
Diagnostic Procedures in Women With Locally Advanced Breast Cancer Who Are Receiving Chemotherapy Before Breast Cancer Surgery
RATIONALE: Comparing results of diagnostic procedures performed before, during, and after chemotherapy may help doctors predict a patient's response to treatment and help plan the most effective treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00033397
- Testing
- biopsy, magnetic resonance imaging, radiomammography
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Breast Cancer
Diagnostic Procedures in Detecting Tumor Cells in the Bone Marrow of Patients Undergoing Surgery for Stage I, Stage II, or Stage IIIA Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures that detect tumor cells in the bone marrow may help doctors predict disease recurrence and plan more effective treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00089323
- Testing
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Where
- 53 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,630 people
- Sponsor
- NSABP Foundation Inc
Mediastinal Lymph Node Enlargement, Sarcoidosis
Bronchoscopic Sampling Techniques in Sarcoidosis
The development of endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) and EBUS-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) has improved the safety and diagnostic accuracy of the mediastinal lymph node (MLN) sampling.
- Conditions
- Mediastinal Lymph Node Enlargement, Sarcoidosis, Tuberculosis, Lymphomas
- Trial name
- NCT01836822
- Testing
- EBUS guided transbronchial forceps biopsy (EBUS-TBFB), EBUS guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA), large bore (19G) histologic needle biopsy of the mediastinal lymph nodes
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Warsaw
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Pilot Study Evaluating the Safety and Performance of the GeNO NITROsyl Delivery System for Inhaled Nitric Oxide
This is an open label phase 2 pilot study designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability and device performance of the GeNO nitrosyl delivery system during right heart catheterization (RHC) in participants with pulmonary arterial…
- Trial name
- PILOT (NCT01092559)
- Testing
- Nitric Oxide generated by the GeNO nitrosyl delivery system
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Geno LLC
Diagnosis-Related Groups, Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
Impact of Semi-automated Proposal and Optimization of Diagnoses and Surgical Procedures for Precoding: a Randomized Controlled Trial
The hypothesis of present study is that the daily monitoring and optimization of DRG coding is associated with higher reimbursement.
- Trial name
- NCT04726202
- Testing
- Standard procedure, precoding
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Steffen
Point of Care Ultrasound
Impact of a Multisystemic Ultrasound Protocol in Patients of Polyvalent Intensive Care Units
Ultrasound is a widely used tool for clinicians to manage severe acute patients, seeking to improve the limitations of traditional physical examination and special studies that require patient transfers and can be harmful.
- Trial name
- NCT03608202
- Testing
- POCUS protocol group, Control group
- Where
- Uruguay
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Asociacion Española Primera en Salud
Wound, Wound Infection
The Use of Biochemical Analyzes to Monitor the Development of Wounds
Chronic wounds represent a growing challenge in medical care. Part 1: The aim of this part of the study was to collect wound swabs and to answer the question whether the rapid diagnostic tool using enzyme activities can display…
- Conditions
- Wound, Wound Infection, Wound Contamination, Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
- Trial name
- NPWW (NCT04507724)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Qualizyme Diagnostics GmbH & Co KG
Ureteral Obstruction
Functional MR Urography
The objective of functional Uro MR is to add to an initial morphological phase, based on T2 and T1 weighted MR sequences, a sequential contrast-enhanced acquisition allowing to obtain functional semi-quantitative parameters from…
- Trial name
- NCT00301470
- Testing
- MR urography
- Where
- 16 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 550 people
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France