Clinical trials: Dissecting Aneurysm of the Thoracic Aorta
Liver Stiffness
Effect of Thoracic Diameter and Food Intake on Fibroscan® Results
The study aims to deliver scientific data regarding the accuracy of the two different-sized Fibroscan® probes on patients with different thoracic diameter to gain more knowledge of the handling and measuring quality of the…
- Trial name
- FS (NCT03947359)
- Testing
- Fibroscan Touch 502 M probe, Fibroscan Touch 502 S probe
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer
Study for the Multidimensional Analyses of Resistance and Toxicity to Immune- and Targeted-therapies.
Novel treatment modalities like targeted therapies and Immune checkpoint inhibitors have revolutionised the therapeutic landscape in oncology and hematology, significantly improving outcomes even in clinical contexts in which…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Melanoma, Head and Neck Cancer
- Trial name
- POSITive (NCT06321640)
- Testing
- Cohort A: primarily operable disease, candidate to adjuvant, Cohort B: locally advanced disease, Cohort C: metastatic disease
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 265 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- European Institute of Oncology
Thoracic Surgical Procedures
Erector Spinae Plane vs. Paravertebral Nerve Block for Thoracic Surgery
Continuous paravertebral analgesia and erector spinae plane blockade (ESP) are accepted techniques at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) for the management of thoracic pain following surgery and trauma.
- Trial name
- NCT03758261
- Testing
- Paravertebral nerve block, Erector Spinae nerve block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charles Luke
Lung Cancer
Early Detection of Lung Cancer in a High-Risk Population Defined by PFT, Biomarkers, and CT Scanning
Lung cancer is the number one cancer killer in Kentucky and has a very high incidence within the 5th Congressional District of Kentucky (110.8 cases per 100,000 in period 1996-2000).
- Trial name
- NCT00596310
- Testing
- CT
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 531 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Susanne Arnold
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
Transthoracic Ultrasound Evaluation of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
The Diagnosis of a thoracic Aortic Aneruysms usually made when imaging an abdominal aortic aneurysm which has reached threshold or as an incidental finding during a chest scan by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance…
- Trial name
- NCT05137366
- Testing
- Transthoracic ultrasound scan
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Mediastinal Tumor
Totally no Tube (TNT) Uniportal Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) VS Traditional Uniportal VATS for Mediastinal Tumor
TNT surgery is a new area of exploration and evolution in thoracic minimal invasive surgery. TNT Uniportal Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) has become popular during mediastinal tumors resection.
- Trial name
- NCT03537430
- Testing
- TNT uniportal VATS mediastinal tumor resection, Traditional uniportal VATS mediastinal tumor resection
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xueying Yang
Coronary Disease
Impact of Pumps on Internal Thoracic Arteries (IPITA)
Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) induces a systemic inflammatory response and affects the organ vascular bed. Experimentally, the lack of pulsatility alters myogenic tone of resistance arteries and increases the parietal inflammatory…
- Trial name
- IPITA (NCT04168853)
- Testing
- vascular reactivity of internal thoracic arteries
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Collecting Blood Samples From Patients With and Without Cancer to Evaluate Tests for Early Cancer Detection
This study collects blood and tissue samples from patients with cancer and without cancer to evaluate tests for early cancer detection.
- Conditions
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Ann Arbor Stage I Lymphoma, Ann Arbor Stage II Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT05334069
- Testing
- Questionnaire Administration, Biospecimen Collection
- Where
- 751 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effects of Ethnicity and Food on Pharmacokinetics of YH25448
Clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of ethnicity and food on the pharmacokinetics (how a drug is absorbed, metabolized, distributed and excreted; plasma drug concentration will be measured in this clinical trial) of YH25448…
- Trial name
- NCT03556436
- Testing
- YH25448 240mg
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yuhan Corporation
Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma
Developing a Shared Decision Making Tool for Patients With Surgically Removed Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
This study observes conversations between non-small cell lung cancer patients and their doctors to support the development of a decision aid that can be used to inform discussions about treatment options for after surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT05416983
- Testing
- Discussion, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Inflammation, Smoking Cessation
Screening and Multiple Intervention on Lung Epidemics
This prospective randomized pilot trial will evaluate a multiple intervention program of prevention in lifelong smokers aiming at reduction of chronic inflammation status through treatment with low-dose acetylsalicylic acid…
- Conditions
- Inflammation, Smoking Cessation, Diet Modification, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- SMILE (NCT03654105)
- Testing
- Cytisine, Acetylsalicylic acid, Diet Modification and Physical Activity Increase
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano
Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Study of Use of CTC in NSCLC
The purpose of this study is to assess whether the detection of circulating tumor cells (CTC) could be used as a tool to earlier diagnose, more accurately predict treatment response / failure and predict overall survival in…
- Trial name
- NCT01990651
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Cardiovascular Diseases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases
The Efficacy and Safety of Electronic Cigarettes: a 5-year Follow-up Study
The main aim of this multicentric 5-year follow-up study is to evaluate for the first time the long-term efficacy and safety (in terms of smoking-related serious diseases requiring hospitalization) of e-cigarette smoking…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, Cancer of the Lung, Cancer of the Bladder
- Trial name
- NCT01785537
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,050 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Università degli Studi 'G. d'Annunzio' Chieti e Pescara
Intertransverse Process Block, Thoracic Nerve Block
A Novel Intertransverse Plane Block: a Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Volunteer Study
Intertransverse process block (ITPB) is a thoracic nerve block technique where the LA is injected into the thoracic "intertransverse tissue complex" posterior to the superior costotransverse ligament (SCTL).
- Conditions
- Intertransverse Process Block, Thoracic Nerve Block, Thoracic Paravertebral Block
- Trial name
- NCT05538884
- Testing
- Intertransverse process block
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Lung Carcinoma
Educating Smokers About Lung Cancer Screening Using Tobacco Quitlines
This implementation study will examine the best ways to refer heavy smokers to information about lung cancer screening.
- Trial name
- NCT04595422
- Testing
- Educational Intervention, Questionnaire Administration, Survey Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
UMCC 003 Cancer-Related Protein Biomarkers in Blood and Tumor Tissue of Patients With Cancer
RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood and tumor tissue in the laboratory from patients with cancer and blood from healthy participants may help doctors learn more about changes that may occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Liver Cancer
- Trial name
- IRB 2000-294 (NCT00900094)
- Testing
- fluorescence in situ hybridization, polymerase chain reaction, protein expression analysis
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Surgical Thoracic Outlet Decompression for Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
This study will determine the value of TOD (first rib resection with partial scalenectomy and neurolysis) on functionality and quality of life for patients with neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome.
- Trial name
- STOPNTOS (NCT03748602)
- Testing
- Thoracic outlet decompression
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Catharina Ziekenhuis Eindhoven
Urinary Retention
Post-operative Urinary Retention (POUR) Following Thoracic Surgery
Inability to urinate a common complication that happens to many patients after a surgery, especially in men over 60 years of age who undergo surgery on their chest.
- Trial name
- POUR (NCT03609580)
- Testing
- Tamsulosin - 1 week, Tamsulosin - 3 days
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 127 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hackensack Meridian Health
Thoracic Surgical Procedures, One-lung Ventilation (OLV)
Study of Cardiac Power Index During Supine, Lateral, and Between Left and Right Positions During Two- and One-Lung Ventilation (OLV): Comparison of Hemodynamic Changes After Lung Recruitment Maneuver and Fluid Challenge Among Responders and Non-Responders (SVI, MAP, CPI Changes).
The aim of this trial is to study the changes of the Cardiac Power Index (CPI) during supine and lateral decubitus position in two and one lung ventilation respectively.
- Conditions
- Thoracic Surgical Procedures, One-lung Ventilation (OLV), Hemodynamic Changes
- Trial name
- NCT07037225
- Testing
- Fluid challenge during one-lung ventilation (OLV) in the lateral decubitus position, Hemodynamic monitoring
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maria Fountoulaki
Mesothelioma, Lung Cancer
Early Detection of Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma in Workers Exposed to Asbestos
This is a pilot study that aims to develop a lung cancer screening program for workers in British Columbia, Canada exposed to asbestos who are at risk of developing lung cancer/pleural mesothelioma.
- Trial name
- NCT01719068
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
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