Clinical trials: Early Detection
Osteoarthritis
A Biomarker Stress Test for Detection of Early Osteoarthritis
Veterans have much higher risk of osteoarthritis (OA) then the general population. Knee OA is common among Veterans and is a leading cause of disability.
- Trial name
- NCT02593864
- Testing
- Variable-Stiffness Shoe
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Congestive Heart Failure
Evaluation of Cardiac Compass With OptiVol in the Early Detection of Decompensation Events for Heart Failure
The purpose of the PRECEDE-HF study is to collect data to compare patients whose heart failure is managed using Cardiac Compass with OptiVol (which is a tool in the device that records information about the heart that doctors can…
- Trial name
- PRECEDE-HF (NCT00510198)
- Testing
- Cardiac Compass with OptiVol Fluid Status Monitoring, Standard of Care alone (clinical assessment)
- Where
- 33 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Infection and Inflammatory Reaction
Pending Failure in Hard-hard Total Hip Arthroplasty
During last 6 years approximately 10.000 ceramic balls and 5.000 ceramic liners have been implanted in the region Emilia-Romagna in Italy (4 million Every single year approximately 60.000 hip prostheses are implanted in Italy.
- Trial name
- PF (NCT02427984)
- Testing
- Metal ions dosage and evaluation of local/systemic reaction, Noise registration and metal ions determination, Metal ions dosage, evaluation of local/systemic reaction, noise registration
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Atrial Fibrillation
Early Detection and Treatment of Esophageal Injury After Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
The purpose of this study is to prospectively follow the next 200 patients who undergo catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation for symptoms and signs of esophageal injury.
- Trial name
- NCT00584922
- Testing
- Endoscopy in group I (all patients)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Post-Partum Haemorrhage
A Clinical Trial to Study the Effectiveness of a Care Bundle to Prevent Bleeding After a Woman Has Given Birth
Every six minutes a mother dies from postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) in low-resource countries, in the prime of her life and often leaving behind a young family.
- Trial name
- E-MOTIVE (NCT04341662)
- Testing
- E-MOTIVE intervention, Usual care
- Where
- 6 sites in Kenya, Nigeria and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 99,659 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Birmingham
Cigarette Smoker, Current Smoker
18F-FSPG PET/CT in Diagnosing Early Lung Cancer in Patients With Lung Nodules
This phase II trial studies how well 18F-FSPG positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) work in diagnosing early lung cancer in patients with indeterminate lung nodules.
- Conditions
- Cigarette Smoker, Current Smoker, Former Smoker, Multiple Pulmonary Nodules
- Trial name
- NCT03824535
- Testing
- Computed Tomography, Fludeoxyglucose F-18, Fluorine F 18 L-glutamate Derivative BAY94-9392
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Andrei Iagaru
Gastric Cancer, Gastric Neoplasms
Confocal Endoscopic Microscopy for Detection of Early Stage Gastric Cancer in Subjects With Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer Syndrome
Background: People with hereditary gastric cancer syndrome are at increased risk of getting cancer in their stomach. These people should have regular endoscopies and biopsies to check for cancer if they are choosing to keep their…
- Trial name
- NCT03648879
- Testing
- Endoscope+Cellvizio(R) 100 microscope
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Escalation of Care, Cardiopulmonary Arrest
Early Warning System for Clinical Deterioration on General Hospital Wards
The goal is to develop a two-tiered monitoring system to improve the care of patients at risk for clinical deterioration on general hospital wards (GHWs) at Barnes-Jewish Hospital (BJH).
- Conditions
- Escalation of Care, Cardiopulmonary Arrest, Respiratory Arrest, Severe Sepsis
- Trial name
- NCT01280942
- Testing
- EWS Nursing Alerts, Wireless Remote Sensor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20,031 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Lung Cancer
Digital Outreach Intervention for Lung Cancer Screening
mPATH-Lung (mobile Patient Technology for Health - Lung) is an innovative digital outreach program that identifies patients who qualify for lung cancer screening and helps them get screened.
- Trial name
- mPATH-Lung (NCT04083859)
- Testing
- mPATH-Lung, Lung health video
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 26,998 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Cognitive Impairment
SAGE for the Early Detection of Cognitive Impairment at Primary Care Provider Visits
Thus far no large randomized trial has demonstrated a correlation between screening and improved outcomes. This would need to be done to gain widespread acceptance of screening and case finding programs.
- Trial name
- NCT04063371
- Testing
- Self-Administered Gerocognitive Examination (SAGE) or Electronic Self-Administered Gerocognitive Examination (eSAGE), Informant Conversation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Cigarette Smoking
E-Visit for COPD and Smoking Cessation
The goal of this work is to develop, refine, and pilot test an electronic visit (e-visit) to: 1) deliver smoking cessation treatment to adults at risk for COPD and 2) to improve rates of COPD early detection and accurate…
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Cigarette Smoking, Telemedicine
- Trial name
- NCT04155073
- Testing
- smoking cessation, early COPD detection, electronic visit, Treatment As Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Colorectal Cancer
e-Motivación: Developing and Pilot Testing an App to Improve Latinos' Screening Colonoscopy Rates
Among Latinos, a fast growing and underserved population, Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of cancer death in men and in women.
- Trial name
- NCT04987788
- Testing
- Motívate, Video link
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery
Predictive Value of the FORE-SIGHT™ Monitor for Hemodynamic Deterioration
The postoperative period after congenital heart surgery in children can be a very critical episode, where it is of utmost importance to closely monitor the circulation in these patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01706497
- Testing
- Cerebral tissue oxygen saturation monitoring, blinded
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Colorectal Cancer
Impact of Family History and Decision Support on High-risk Cancer Screening
Family health history can help identify patients at higher than average risk for disease. There is no standardized system for collecting and updating family health history, using this information to determine a patient's disease…
- Trial name
- NCT02247336
- Testing
- Family health history platform (MeTree)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 505 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Breast Neoplasms
The Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Trial in Bergen
Compare synthetic mammography+digital breast tomosynthesis (SM+DBT) with digital mammography (DM) as a screening tool for women aged 50-69 years, invited to participate in the Norwegian Breast Cancer Screening Program at the…
- Trial name
- TOBE (NCT02835625)
- Testing
- Synthetic Mammography + Digital Breast Tomosynthesis, Digital mammography
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 29,453 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Bipolar Disorder, Depression
Early Detection and Prevention of Mood Disorders in Children of Parents With Bipolar Disorder
This study will develop strategies for early detection and prevention of mood disorders and associated impairment in adolescent children of parents with bipolar disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT00338806
- Testing
- Interpersonal psychotherapy for prevention with adolescents, Educational clinical monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Early Cancer Detection
Detecting Cancers Earlier Through Elective Plasma-based CancerSEEK Testing
This is a prospective, observational study of 1,000 subjects with known or suspected cancer and 2,000 subjects with no known cancer.
- Trial name
- ASCEND (NCT04213326)
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Exact Sciences Corporation
Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmia
Arrhythmia Detection In Obstructive Sleep Apnea (ADIOS)
The purpose of this research study is to learn about arrhythmia detection in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). For several years patients with OSA have an increased likelihood of having irregular heartbeats.
- Conditions
- Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmia, Stroke, Cardiovascular
- Trial name
- ADIOS (NCT02743520)
- Testing
- The Lifestar Act III
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
This Study Evaluates Interventions to Increase Surveillance Mammography Uptake for Early Breast Cancer Detection Among Singaporean Women
Trial to Evaluate the Impact of Various Interventions to Increase the Uptake of Surveillance Mammography in Eligible Women in Singapore
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Singapore, with more than 70 women out of every 100,000 being diagnosed each year.
- Trial name
- NCT06733155
- Testing
- Financial intervention, Lottery intervention, Health Messages
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 12,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Prodromal Schizophrenia, Psychotic Disorders
Psychosis: Early Detection, Intervention and Prevention
The primary aim of this application is to conduct a randomized, controlled clinical trial of a specialized mental health service delivery system specifically developed for prodromal psychotic disorders.
- Conditions
- Prodromal Schizophrenia, Psychotic Disorders, Severe Bipolar Disorder With Psychotic Features, Severe Major Depression With Psychotic Features
- Trial name
- EDIP (NCT01597141)
- Testing
- Family-aided Assertive Community Treatment, Enhanced standard treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- MaineHealth