Clinical trials: Dissection of Aorta, Thoracic
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 Carcinoma
Tailoring Shared Decision Making for Lung Cancer Screening in Persons Living With HIV
This study tailors a shared decision making intervention for lung cancer screening in persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
- Trial name
- NCT04682301
- Testing
- Behavioral Intervention, Discussion (focus group), Discussion (feedback on SDM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Lung Cancer
Co-Design and Pilot Testing of Peer-led Community Outreach to Improve Equity, Veteran-Centeredness and Uptake of Lung Cancer Screening
Co-design will be implemented to develop an innovative, Veteran-centered intervention (Vet Peer Connects program) that meets the needs of Black Veterans.
- Trial name
- VPC (NCT06389981)
- Testing
- Veterans peer connect Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer
Developing a Virtual Stress Management Intervention for Spousal/Partnered Caregivers of Solid Tumor Cancer Patients.
This randomized control trial will investigate the ability of an effective stress management psychoeducation program for employed caregivers to mitigate psychological distress and pathophysiology in spousal or partnered…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Colon Cancer, Solid Tumor, Adult
- Trial name
- eCare (NCT04739696)
- Testing
- PEPRR, Pep-Pal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 538 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Thoracic Diseases, Postoperative Pain
Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Intercostal Nerve Block Trial
The Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Intercostal Nerve Block Trial is a single center, double-blind, randomized, active-comparator controlled clinical trial to assess the analgesic efficacy of intercostal nerve block by…
- Conditions
- Thoracic Diseases, Postoperative Pain, Opioid Use
- Trial name
- NCT03508830
- Testing
- Liposomal bupivacaine, Bupivacaine Injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Lung Cancer, Pneumothorax
Outpatient Chest Tube Management Following Thoracic Resection Improves Patient Length of Stay and Satisfaction Without Compromising Outcomes
Discharging patients home with air leak and chest tube to portable drainage device after thoracic resection is cost effective and safe without compromising patients outcome or satisfaction.
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer, Pneumothorax, Subcutaneous Emphysema
- Trial name
- NCT01551082
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alliance of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons
Atrial Fibrillation, Pericardial Effusion
Active Clearance of Chest Tubes After Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of the PleuraFlow® Active Tube Clearance (ATC) technology in reducing the rate of postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) among post cardiac surgery patients and to…
- Conditions
- Atrial Fibrillation, Pericardial Effusion, Pleural Effusion, Hemothorax
- Trial name
- NCT02808897
- Testing
- Standard drainage, Active Tube Clearance drainage
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 520 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montreal Heart Institute
Lung Cancer, Smoking Cessation
Shared Decision Making in Rural Primary Care Lung Cancer Screening and Smoking Cessation
The intervention is aimed to improve adherence to the lung cancer screening (LCS) guidelines and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) coverage criteria to conduct shared decision-making (SDM) and provide smoking…
- Trial name
- SDM-LCS-SC (NCT04897568)
- Testing
- Patient decision aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Lung Carcinoma
Risk and Benefits of Electronic Cigarettes to Older Smokers at High Risk for Lung Cancer
This clinical trial investigates the effects of switching from smoking regular cigarettes to electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) among older adult smokers at high risk for lung cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT05144542
- Testing
- Nicotine Replacement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer
Prospective Trial of Vaccine Responses Against Pneumococcus and Influenza in Adult Cancer Patients 65 Years of Age and Older
Infections due to influenza and pneumococcus can be very serious and cause death. Anyone can get these infections. However, some people are at greater risk from the disease, including people 65 and older, the very young, and…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Prostate Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00741039
- Testing
- inactivated influenza vaccine and the 23- valent pneumococcal vaccine, inactivated influenza vaccine and the PPV23 vaccine (Pneumovax)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Lung Cancer
The INSPIRE-Lung Study
LungTalk and leveraging Facebook-targeted Advertisement (FBTA) addresses the call to develop and test multi-level, cancer communication interventions using innovative methods and designs.
- Trial name
- NCT05824273
- Testing
- LungTalk, Non-tailored intervention - Standard of practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 512 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hackensack Meridian Health
Lung Carcinoma, Tobacco Use Disorder
Intermittent or Continuous Acetylsalicylic Acid and Gene Expression in the Nasal Tissue of Current Smokers
This randomized phase II trial studies the safety and effects of acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) taken continuously or intermittently on gene expression in the nasal tissue of current smokers.
- Trial name
- NCT02123849
- Testing
- Aspirin, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Lung Cancer
Testing Informed Decision Making in Lung Cancer Screening
Lung cancer screening rates are very low despite the fact that lung cancer screening could save many lives. People need to understand the risks and benefits to screening as well as their own beliefs about screening.
- Trial name
- TIDiL (NCT04940221)
- Testing
- Shared Decision Making
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Christiana Care Health Services
Lung Cancer
Sputum Labeling Utilizing Synthetic Meso Tetra (4-Carboxyphenyl) Porphine (TCPP) for Detection of Lung Cancer
Primary Objective: To determine the clinical sensitivity and specificity of the Biomoda CyPath™ Early Lung Cancer Detection Assay using sputum specimens from two cohorts of participants and estimate the required sample size to…
- Trial name
- NCT00894127
- Testing
- CyPath
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biomoda Inc.
Breast Cancer, Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Biodistribution and Safety of the PET Probes [18F]FPRGD2 and [18F]FPPRGD2
The purpose of the study was to conduct a pilot test of new tracers ([18F]FPRGD2 and [18F]FPPRGD2) to define normal tracer biodistribution (where the tracer goes), stability (how much metabolises), pharmacokinetics (how much…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer, Glioblastoma, Other Cancers
- Trial name
- NCT01383135
- Testing
- F18-FPPRGD2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Lung Cancer
Sputum Labeling Utilizing Synthetic Meso-Tetra (4-Carboxyphenyl) Porphine (TCPP) for Detection of Lung Cancer
This is a single center study to assess the efficacy of CyPath® Early Detection Lung Cancer Assay to detect lung cancer cells from deep lung sputum.
- Trial name
- NCT02388074
- Testing
- CyPath®
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- bioAffinity Technologies Inc.
Fluid Overload, Anesthesia; Adverse Effect, Spinal and Epidural
Can Vena Cava Ultrasound Guided Volume Repletion Prevent Spinal Induced Significant Hypotension in Elective Patients?
Aim of this study is to determine whether Inferior Vena Cava analyzed by trans-thoracic echocardiography is an effective method to guide titrated fluid repletion in non critical patients, in order both to decrease post procedural…
- Conditions
- Fluid Overload, Anesthesia; Adverse Effect, Spinal and Epidural, Regional Anesthesia Morbidity
- Trial name
- NCT02271477
- Testing
- Ultrasound-guided volemic repletion
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona
Double Lumen Endotracheal Tube, Single Lung Ventilation
VivaSight Double Lumen Tube for Single Lung Ventilation
This prospective, randomized, comparative study is intended to enroll a total of 50 patients undergoing thoracic surgery that necessitates single lung ventilation.
- Trial name
- NCT03690284
- Testing
- Conventional Double Lumen Tube, VivaSight Double Lumen Tube
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Lung Cancer, Nonsmall Cell
[18F]F-AraG/Total Body PET Imaging and Healthy Subjects and Lung Cancer Patients
In this pilot study, healthy volunteers and patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer will undergo [18F]F-AraG dynamic imaging on the uEXPLORER total body Positron Emission Tomography/Computerized Tomography scanner to obtain…
- Trial name
- NCT04678440
- Testing
- [18F]F-AraG Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Controlling Mild to Moderate Bleeding During Surgery
The EVARREST® Pediatric Mild or Moderate Liver and Soft Tissue Bleeding Study
The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and hemostatic effectiveness of EVARREST as an adjunct to controlling mild to moderate soft hepatic parenchyma or soft tissue bleeding during open hepatic, abdominal, pelvic…
- Trial name
- NCT03255174
- Testing
- EVARREST® Fibrin Sealant Patch
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ethicon, Inc.