Clinical trials: Efficiency
Atrial Fibrillation
Evaluate the Efficiency Impact of Conducting Active Temperature Management During Cardiac Cryoablation Procedures
Left atrial catheter ablation including pulmonary vein isolation is a standard therapy in the management of symptomatic atrial fibrillation; however thermal esophageal injury is a known potential consequence of this procedure.
- Trial name
- NCT04087122
- Testing
- Esophageal warming device (Attune Medical, Chicago, IL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Advanced Cooling Therapy, Inc., d/b/a Attune Medical
Delivery
Comparing the Efficiency of Cervical Ripening BALLoon (Cook) to the DINOprostone (Propess) for the Cervical Maturation in Case of Unfavorable Cervix (Bishop <6) in the Population of Obese Pregnant Women (BMI >= 30 kg/m²)
At the moment in France, one delivery on four is induced for a medical indication. In this context, the practitioners are exposed to an additional difficulty when the clinical examination of the patient reveals a unfavorable…
- Trial name
- BALLODINO (NCT02649920)
- Testing
- Cervical ripening balloon, Dinoprostone
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Departemental Vendee
HIV-1-infection
Kenya HIV Self-Testing in PrEP Delivery
In a three-arm, randomized trial, the investigators will test the use of HIV-1 self-testing to decrease the frequency and burden of clinic visits for PrEP while resulting in equivalent PrEP adherence and HIV testing.
- Trial name
- NCT03593629
- Testing
- 6-month PrEP + blood-based HIV self-test, 6-month PrEP + oral fluid HIV self-test
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 790 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Direct-to-Consumer Hearing Aids and Listening Effort
The aim of this proposed project is to understand whether direct to consumer (DTC) hearing aids programmed to individual hearing losses, can reduce listening effort for effective communication.
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Hearing Loss, Bilateral
- Trial name
- NCT05855005
- Testing
- DTC Hearing Aids
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Bacterial Vaginosis
Recurrent Bacterial Vaginosis and Vaginal Acidifying Gel Trial
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common, complex clinical syndrome characterized by alterations in the normal vaginal flora. Bacterial vaginosis has been associated with a variety of adverse health outcomes including endometritis…
- Trial name
- NCT00545181
- Testing
- Vaginal acidifying gel (RepHresh), Metronidazole control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Prostate Cancer
3 Month Finasteride Challenge Test Can Significantly Improve the Performance of Screening for Prostate Cancer
The investigators will propose a novel method to improve prostate cancer screening with PSA, using a 3-month treatment with finasteride, a drug used to treat Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) and proven to reduce a man's risk of…
- Trial name
- NCT01296672
- Testing
- Finasteride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 383 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio