Clinical trials: Digestive Neoplasms
Colorectal Cancer
Comparison of NOSES and Conventional Laparoscopic Surgery in Colorectal Cancer
Radical surgery for rectal cancer has evolved from the initial concept of total mesorctal excision (TME) to the wide application of laparoscopic surgery in the radical treatment of rectal cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT04559087
- Testing
- Laparoscopic Surgery
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zunyi Medical College
Gastroscopy Time, Early Gastric Cancer
Setting the Shortest Examination Time of Gastroscopy to Improve the Detection Rate of Upper Gastrointestinal Tumors
This multicenter, prospective, interventional study aims to include 2000 gastroscopic procedures and investigate the relationship between procedure time and lesion detection rate in tertiary endoscopic centers in China.
- Conditions
- Gastroscopy Time, Early Gastric Cancer, Detection Rate
- Trial name
- NCT04602299
- Testing
- Set the minimum time of gastroscopy
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Changhai Hospital
Esophageal Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer
Early Detection of Esophageal Squamous Cancer With the Capsule Sponge Device
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma accounts for ~90% of the nearly half-million annual incident cases of esophageal cancer worldwide.
- Conditions
- Esophageal Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer, Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Trial name
- ANGELA (NCT06418516)
- Testing
- Capsule-sponge
- Volunteers
- 340 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education
ColoRectal Cancer, Colonic Polyp
Retrospective Study on Epidemiology of Colorectal Lesions
Retrospective analysis on colonoscopies in the endoscopy unit of the Lyell McEwin Hospital.
- Conditions
- ColoRectal Cancer, Colonic Polyp, Colonic Neoplasms
- Trial name
- NCT03035136
- Volunteers
- 2,658 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lyell McEwin Hospital
Breast Cancer, Benign Breast Disease
Evaluating Scaleup of an Adapted Breast Cancer Early Diagnosis Program in Rwanda
Breast cancer incidence is increasing in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and breast cancer mortality is high in these regions largely due to late stage diagnoses.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Benign Breast Disease, Cervix Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT05364138
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 2,357 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
High Risk Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer
Mutant KRAS -Targeted Long Peptide Vaccine for Patients at High Risk of Developing Pancreatic Cancer
This Phase 1 study will evaluate safety and the immune response to pooled mutant-KRAS peptide vaccine with poly-ICLC adjuvant for patients who have been identified to be at risk of developing pancreatic cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT05013216
- Testing
- Cohort A: Patients at high risk of developing pancreatic cancer., Cohort B: Patients must have evidence of a pancreatic cystic neoplasm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma (Icc)
An Exosomal miRNA-based Liquid Biopsy for ICC Detection
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is a malignant liver tumor with poor prognosis and limited curative treatment options. Early and accurate detection remains an unmet clinical need.
- Trial name
- LUMIC (NCT07225452)
- Testing
- Small RNA sequencing, LUMIC assay
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 535 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Peritoneal Surface Malignancies
The Intraoperative Physiologic Changes of Patients Under Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) Cytoreductive Surgery; Prospective Observational Study
The most popular surgical treatment of peritoneal cancer is the type known as hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemoperfusion (HIPEC), a type of cytoreductive surgery for which a significantly high survival rate has been demonstrated…
- Trial name
- NCT02325648
- Testing
- HIPEC cytoreductive surgery
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University
Colo-rectal Cancer, Colon Polyp
Optimizing Timing of Follow-up Colonoscopy
Overall Objective: To optimize timing of surveillance colonoscopy. Principal research question and specific aims: To assess the impact of access to a hand-held application on the timing of surveillance colonoscopy.
- Conditions
- Colo-rectal Cancer, Colon Polyp, Colonic Polyp, Rectal Polyp
- Trial name
- NCT04889352
- Testing
- Access to colonoscopy web app
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
HPV Infection, Anal Cancer
Identification of Molecular Signatures of High-risk Oncogenic HPV and Study of Their Associations With the Presence of High-grade Lesions and/or Anal Cancer 10 Years After Inclusion in the ANRS IPERGAY Trial
HPVsign is a cross-sectional, non-comparative, multicenter study involving all participants included in the HPV substudy of the ANRS IPERGAY trial.
- Trial name
- HPVsign (NCT06522256)
- Testing
- High-resolution anoscopy
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases
Pancreatic Neoplasms, Type 3c Diabetes
Glucose Control Through a Bihormonal Artificial Pancreas in Patients After Total Pancreatectomy
In recent years total pancreatectomy is increasingly performed in selected patients due to the increasing use of preoperative chemotherapy, making more patients operable.
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Neoplasms, Type 3c Diabetes, Total Pancreatectomy
- Trial name
- PANORAMA (NCT06346366)
- Testing
- Bihormonal artificial pancreas (BIHAP) / closed loop
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Adenoma
Accuracy of Real Time Characterization in Artificial Intelligence-assisted Colonoscopy
The goal of this substudy is to investigate the accuracy of a computer-aided polyp characterization (CADx) system. The main question[s] it aims to answer are: How high is the specificity of the AI system when characterizing…
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Adenoma, Colorectal Neoplasms
- Trial name
- NCT05754229
- Testing
- AI-assisted colonoscopy
- Where
- 4 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 395 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ismail Gögenur
Anal Cancer
ASSESSING THE GAY MALE EXPERIENCE WITH ANAL CANCER PREVENTION STRATEGIES
The purpose of this study is to describe current knowledge and opinions about anal cancer screening among men who have sex with men (MSM), as well as their experience receiving guideline-compliant care aimed at anal cancer risk…
- Trial name
- NCT05628194
- Testing
- Observational/Survery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Colon Cancer, Adenoma
Chemoprevention With Folic Acid
Colorectal neoplasia is the second most common cancer in the United States and other Western countries with about 140,000 newly diagnosed cases per year in the United States with a mortality rate of about 40%.
- Conditions
- Colon Cancer, Adenoma, Colonic Polyps
- Trial name
- NCT00018551
- Testing
- Folic Acid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Barrett Esophagus
Early Detection of Barrett's Esophagus Through Deep Image Retrieval
Barrett's oesophagus is a condition in which the area between the oesophagus and stomach no longer closes, allowing acidic contents of the stomach to enter the oesophagus and damage the lining.
- Trial name
- NCT04478929
- Testing
- Gastroscopy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leigh Taylor
Colorectal Neoplasm, Colonic Polyps
Clinical Study of Real Time Colorectal Polyp Diagnosis During Colonoscopy - the VALID Colonoscopy Study
The investigators hypothesize that high definition colonoscopy with close focus narrow band imaging features has a high diagnostic accuracy for colorectal polyp histology, and can replace formal pathologic assessment in cases of…
- Trial name
- VALID (NCT01288833)
- Testing
- Close focus HD NBI Colonoscopy System
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 558 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Esophageal Cancer
Intrathoracic Esophagogastric Anastomosis After Robot Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Using STRATAFIX
Determine the safety and efficacy of novel suture in esophageal anastomosis. Specific Aims: 1) Determine the safety of using STRATAFIX suture in esophagogastric anastomosis by measuring anastomotic leak rate; and 2) Determine…
- Trial name
- NCT02609425
- Testing
- Stratafix PGA Suture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Constipation
Educational Intervention for Management of Constipation
The overall aim of the study is to develop and test the feasibility and acceptability of a novel educational intervention for HCPs to help them manage constipation experienced by people in the hospice setting.
- Trial name
- DEMCON (NCT04501263)
- Testing
- DEMCoN Educational Intervention
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulster
Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning
Artificial Intelligence System for Assessment of Tumor Risk and Diagnosis and Treatment
To improve the accuracy of risk prediction, screening and treatment outcome of cancer, we aim to establish a medical database that includes standardized and structured clinical diagnosis and treatment information, image features…
- Conditions
- Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Lung Cancer, Lung; Node
- Trial name
- NCT05426135
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Osteoporosis, Sarcopenia
Bone Microstructure After Gastrectomy Evaluating by Using HR-pQCT
Osteoporosis after gastrectomy, which is characterized by both the loss of bone mass and the deterioration of bone architecture, is a serious complication in the long course after gastrectomy.
- Conditions
- Osteoporosis, Sarcopenia, Gastric Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03398226
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nagasaki University