Clinical trials: Diagnostics
Soil-transmitted Helminth Infections
Validating Egg-based Diagnostics and Molecular Markers for the Spread of Anthelmintic Resistance
Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) are a group of parasitic worms that infect millions of children in sub-tropical and tropical countries, resulting in malnutrition, growth stunting, intellectual retardation and cognitive…
- Trial name
- StarwormsWP1 (NCT03465488)
- Testing
- Albendazole Pill 400mg (GSK)
- Where
- 4 sites in Brazil, Ethiopia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Skin Cancer
Artificial Intelligent Decision Support for Skin Cancer Diagnostics in Primary Care
Background: Artificial intelligence has in numerous studies shown high accuracy in detecting skin cancer when trained on various databases of dermatoscopic images.
- Trial name
- AI-DSSC (NCT06932172)
- Testing
- Artificial inteligence based decision support to detect skin cancer
- Where
- 8 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Linkoeping University
Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
Diagnosing Tuberculosis in HIV Infected Children in Peru
Tuberculosis is a major cause of mortality among AIDS patients in the developing world. The diagnosis of tuberculosis in HIV infected children is complicated by inefficient and expensive tuberculosis tests and vague diagnostic…
- Conditions
- Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary, HIV Infections
- Trial name
- NCT00054769
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 760 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell Trait
Evaluation of Low-cost Techniques for Detecting Sickle Cell Disease and β-thalassemia in Nepal and Canada
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder associated with acute illness and organ damage. In high resource settings, early screening and treatment greatly improve quality of life.
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell Trait, Beta-Thalassemia, Sickle Cell-Beta Thalassemia
- Trial name
- NCT05506358
- Testing
- High performance liquid chromatography, Automated sickling test, HbS solubility test
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada, Nepal
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Fuch's Dystrophy, Corneal Disorders
Novel Diagnostics With Optical Coherence Tomography: Imaging the Anterior Eye
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the optical coherence tomography (OCT), to image diseases of the eye. OCT may be useful for the early diagnosis and monitoring of a variety of diseases involving the eye, such as Fuch's…
- Conditions
- Fuch's Dystrophy, Corneal Disorders, Prior Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT00343473
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Primary Aldosteronism Due to Aldosterone Producing Adenoma, Primary Aldosteronism Due to Nodular Hyperplasia
First-in-human Evaluation of [18F]CETO
Purpose of this clinical phase 1 trial was to determine if para-chloro-2-[18F]fluoroethyletomidate positron emission computed tomography ([18F]CETO-positron emission computed tomography(PET)/computed tomography(CT)) can be used…
- Conditions
- Primary Aldosteronism Due to Aldosterone Producing Adenoma, Primary Aldosteronism Due to Nodular Hyperplasia, Adrenal Cushing Syndrome, Non-Secretory Adrenal Adenoma
- Trial name
- NCT05361083
- Testing
- F18CETO
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
Osteoporosis
Point-of-care Osteoporosis Diagnostics With Bindex® Pocket Size Instrument and FRAX
Osteoporosis is a disease that leads to impaired skeletal strength and increased fracture risk. Among 200 million osteoporotic patients (Tarantino, Cannata et al. 2007) most are diagnosed only after several fractures.
- Trial name
- NCT01998737
- Where
- 6 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 1,011 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bone Index Finland Ltd
HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HBV (Hepatitis B Virus)
MAGIA H3S Point of Care Test Performance for HIV, HBV, HCV, and Syphilis Screening in Pregnant Women in DR Congo
Performance study to evaluate the clinical performance of the In-Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device MagIA H3S (a Multiplex Point-of-Care test for the combined detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B and C and…
- Conditions
- HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HBV (Hepatitis B Virus), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), Syphilis
- Trial name
- MAGICS MAM (NCT07388979)
- Testing
- MAGIA H3S
- Volunteers
- 7,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gardiens de Vies
Lisfranc Injury, Foot Sprain
Weight-bearing Diagnostics in Acute Lisfranc Injury: CT vs X-ray
A prospective, cohort study comparing weight-bearing computed tomography with weight-bearing radiography in patients with an acute Lisfranc injury.
- Trial name
- NCT05799807
- Testing
- Conservative treatment, Minimally invasive stabilization
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Hepatitis C
Rapid Point-of-care Testing for Hepatitis C in Community Clinics (RAPID-EC) Pilot Study
The Rapid-EC pilot study will determine feasibility of providing rapid point-of-care (POC) testing for HCV in community clinics, and whether the availability of POC testing increases uptake of testing, engagement in care and…
- Trial name
- NCT03231930
- Testing
- OraQuick HCV Ab test, Xpert HCV viral load test
- Where
- 3 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 174 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health Ltd
Respiratory Infection
Unclogging the Pediatric Emergency Room: Impact of Rapid Viral Diagnostics
Acute respiratory tract infections are among the most common problems of childhood, particularly among infants and children younger than 3 years, and account for most antibiotic prescriptions to children.
- Trial name
- NCT00278759
- Testing
- Nasopharyngeal washing for viral antigen detection by immunofluorescence initiated early in ED visit.
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 275 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Lyme Disease, Borrelia Infections
Borrelia B-cell Diagnostics
The investigators propose a single center, prospective observational study in children with Lyme disease (LD), the Borrelia B-cell diagnostics (BRILLIANT) study, to assess the immune response against Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb)…
- Trial name
- BRILLIANT (NCT06045416)
- Testing
- venous blood puncture
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 502 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Hepatitis C
HCV Microfluidic Diagnostics
Hepatitis C diagnostic devices have been developed at the University of Hull to detect and quantify the Hepatitis C virus in patients' plasma and serum samples.
- Trial name
- NCT06047275
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Hull
Parkinson Disease, Multiple System Atrophy
Facilitating Diagnostics and Prognostics of Parkinsonian Syndromes Using Neuroimaging
The goals of this study are: 1) to identify biomarkers using neuroimaging that are associated with progression rate using statistical methods, and 2) to identify biomarkers that are associated with the differential diagnosis of…
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Multiple System Atrophy, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
- Trial name
- NCT03872102
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Cardiac Transplant Failure, Cardiac Transplant Rejection
Outcomes AlloMap Registry: the Long-term Management and Outcomes of Heart Transplant Recipients With AlloMap Testing
The objective of this registry is to observe short and long term clinical outcomes in heart transplant recipients who receive regular AlloMap testing as part of allograft rejection surveillance.
- Conditions
- Cardiac Transplant Failure, Cardiac Transplant Rejection, Heart Diseases
- Trial name
- OAR (NCT01833195)
- Where
- 36 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,444 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CareDx
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Meniscus Tear
Magic Angle Direction Imaging (MADI) ACL Study
This study will be conducted to see if a new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner could give additional information or help view the body in a different way.
- Trial name
- MADI (NCT07366619)
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Atrial Fibrillation
Enhanced Diagnostics for Early Detection of Atrial Fibrillation
Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation can only be diagnosed during episodes when the arrhythmia is present. The investigators hypothesize that the activation of the atrial myocardium resulting in the p-wave of the ecg should display…
- Trial name
- DETECT-AF (NCT02270112)
- Testing
- ECG
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 287 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Leprosy
Novel Interventions and Diagnostic Tests for Leprosy
Contact with Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae) infected individuals is a risk factor for development of leprosy. Thus, detection of asymtomatically M.
- Trial name
- INDIGO#2 (NCT06222372)
- Testing
- Rifampin
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 1,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Annemieke Geluk
Multiple Sclerosis, miRNA
miRNA Biomarkers in Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) characterized by demyelination and axonal degeneration is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS).
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, miRNA, Epigenetic, Biomarker
- Trial name
- NCT04772495
- Testing
- miRNA
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Gaziantep
Oral Lichen Planus
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of Lesions of the Lichen Planus Type in the Oral Mucosa and Its Diagnostics With the Use of Autofluorescence, in Various Wavelength Ranges, in Combination With the Use of Texture Analysis and Fractal Dimension
Lesions of the lichen planus type within the oral mucosa are now considered a potentially cancerous condition. One of the minimally invasive methods of treating these lesions is photodynamic therapy, and the gold standard in…
- Trial name
- NCT04991012
- Testing
- PDT Therapy, Triamcinolone (Substance) therapy side
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wroclaw Medical University