Clinical trials: End of Life
End of Life, Cancer
Enhancing Community Capacity to Improve Cancer Care Delivery
Undertreated patient symptoms and resulting acute care use require approaches that improve symptom-burden. Previously a a lay health worker (LHW)-led symptom screening intervention was developed for patients with advanced cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT04107116
- Testing
- Program participants, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 832 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction, Sudden Cardiac Death
Heart Rate Response to Regadenoson and Sudden Cardiac Death
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a blunted heart rate response to regadenoson is an independent predictor of sudden cardiac death.
- Trial name
- NCT01842035
- Testing
- regadenoson
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
COVID-19, Cytokine Storm
Fluoxetine to Reduce Intubation and Death After COVID19 Infection
This project will test the efficacy of fluoxetine to prevent serious consequences of COVID-19 infection, especially death. Becoming sick with COVID-19 virus or any other serious respiratory condition is not fun.
- Trial name
- NCT04377308
- Testing
- Fluoxetine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toledo Health Science Campus
Carcinoma, Nonsquamous Non-small-cell Lung
Study of Pembrolizumab With Maintenance Olaparib or Maintenance Pemetrexed in First-line (1L) Metastatic Nonsquamous Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (MK-7339-006, KEYLYNK-006)
The current study will compare pembrolizumab (MK-3475) plus maintenance olaparib, versus (vs) pembrolizumab plus maintenance pemetrexed for the treatment of non-squamous NSCLC. The study's 2 primary hypotheses are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT03976323
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab, Pemetrexed, Carboplatin
- Where
- 178 sites in United States, Argentina and 18 more
- Volunteers
- 1,003 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Maternal Death, Neonatal Death
Incentives for Postnatal Care Demand
The purpose of this study is to identify the causal impact of performance-based monetary incentives in increasing postnatal care (PNC) referrals by traditional birth attendants (TBAs), via a randomized controlled trial (RCT).
- Trial name
- NCT02936869
- Testing
- Performance-based monetary incentives
- Volunteers
- 207 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Hunter Syndrome, Mucopolysaccharidosis II
Safety and Clinical Outcomes in Hunter Syndrome Patients 5 Years of Age and Younger Receiving Idursulfase Therapy
The objective of this study is to determine the safety of once weekly dosing of idursulfase 0.5 mg/kg administered by intravenous (IV) infusion for male Hunter syndrome patients ≤ 5 years old.
- Conditions
- Hunter Syndrome, Mucopolysaccharidosis II, MPS II
- Trial name
- NCT00607386
- Testing
- Idursulfase
- Where
- 3 sites in Brazil, Poland and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Shire
Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Study of the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Chinese Participants With Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (MK-3475-032/KEYNOTE-032)
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK) and efficacy of three doses of pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in adult Chinese participants with locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung…
- Trial name
- NCT02835690
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Melanoma
Study to Evaluate the Safety of Pembrolizumab in Participants With Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma or Non-small Cell Lung Cancer in India (MK-3475-593/KEYNOTE-593)
This study has been designed to evaluate the safety of pembrolizumab in participants in India with unresectable or metastatic melanoma and participants with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are either untreated (programmed…
- Trial name
- NCT03715205
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab
- Where
- 8 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Rare Diseases
FACE for Children With Rare Diseases
Children with ultra-rare or complex rare diseases are routinely excluded from research studies because of their conditions, creating a health disparity.
- Trial name
- FACE-Rare (NCT04855734)
- Testing
- FAmily CEntered (FACE) pACP Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Heart Failure (HF)
Phase 4 Study to Demonstrate Prognostic Usefulness of AdreView™ Scintigraphy for Identifying Subjects With Heart Failure Who Will Experience Death During 60 Months Follow-up.
This aim of the study is to investigate the prognostic usefulness of AdreView™ imaging to identify those subjects with New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II or III HF who will die during 60 months of follow-up from the date…
- Trial name
- NCT02127307
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 964 people
- Sponsor
- GE Healthcare
Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)
Pan-Asia United States PrEvention of Sudden Cardiac Death Catheter Ablation Trial
The current standard of care for ventricular tachycardia (VT) includes the use of medicine called anti-arrhythmic drugs (AADs) and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) therapy.
- Trial name
- PAUSE-SCD (NCT02848781)
- Testing
- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD), Catheter Ablation
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, China and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Pain
The Use of a Digital Application for Reporting Pain and Pain Management in Home Hospice
Poor adherence to pain management and high pain intensity associated with serious, advanced illness is a major public health concern.
- Trial name
- ePainSupport (NCT04869085)
- Testing
- e-PainSupport
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Pancreatic Cancer
Open-label Study of CS-1008 for Subjects With Untreated and Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer
Phase 2 study to determine the efficacy and safety of CS-1008 when given with gemcitabine to subjects with previously untreated and unresectable (unable to be surgically removed) or metastatic (spread to other areas beyond the…
- Trial name
- NCT00521404
- Testing
- CS-1008 (humanized anti-DR5 antibody), gemcitabine
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Daiichi Sankyo
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms
Tabelecleucel in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Subjects With Epstein-Barr Virus-associated Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (EBV+ NPC)
This is a multicenter, open-label, single-arm Phase 1B/2 study to assess the safety and efficacy of tabelecleucel in combination with pembrolizumab for the treatment of subjects with platinum-pretreated, recurrent/metastatic…
- Conditions
- Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms, Epstein-Barr Virus Infections, Epstein-Barr Viraemia
- Trial name
- NCT03769467
- Testing
- Tabelecleucel, Pembrolizumab
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Atara Biotherapeutics
Melanoma
Substudy 02A: Safety and Efficacy of Pembrolizumab in Combination With Investigational Agents in Participants With Programmed Cell-death 1 (PD-1) Refractory Melanoma (MK-3475-02A/KEYMAKER-U02)
Substudy 02A is part of a larger research study that is testing experimental treatments for melanoma, a type of skin cancer. The larger study is the umbrella study.
- Trial name
- NCT04305041
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab, Quavonlimab, Vibostolimab
- Where
- 36 sites in United States, Australia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Kangaroo Mother Care, Preterm Infant
Kangaroo Mother Care Before Stabilisation Amongst Low Birth Weight Neonates in Africa
We will conduct an individually randomised, controlled, superiority trial with two parallel groups; an intervention arm allocated to receive KMC and a control arm receiving 'standard' care.
- Conditions
- Kangaroo Mother Care, Preterm Infant, Death; Neonatal, Hypothermia, Newborn
- Trial name
- OMWaNA (NCT02811432)
- Testing
- Kangaroo mother care, Standard care
- Where
- 4 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 2,221 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer
Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Versus Standard Treatment for Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer (MK-3475-040/KEYNOTE-040)
This is a study of pembrolizumab (MK-3475, KEYTRUDA®) versus standard treatment (methotrexate, docetaxel or cetuximab) for the treatment of recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC).
- Trial name
- NCT02252042
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab, Methotrexate, Docetaxel
- Volunteers
- 495 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Pancreatic Cancer Non-resectable, Pancreatic Cancer Metastatic
INCMGA00012 in Patients With Previously Treated Unresectable or Metastatic Adenosquamous Pancreatic or Ampullary Cancer
Phase 2 study to evaluate the clinical activity of INCMGA00012 in patients with Unresectable or metastatic Adenosquamous Pancreatic or Ampullary Cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT04116073
- Testing
- INCMGA00012 (PD-1 antibody)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Mucopolysaccharidosis II, MPS II
Ascending Dose Study of Genome Editing by the Zinc Finger Nuclease (ZFN) Therapeutic SB-913 in Subjects With MPS II
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability and effect on leukocyte and plasma Iduronate 2-Sulfatase (IDS) enzyme activity of ascending doses of SB-913.
- Trial name
- NCT03041324
- Testing
- SB-913
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Sangamo Therapeutics
Atherosclerosis
Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Study (Reduction in Recurrent Major CV Disease Events)
Main Study (CACZ885M2301): The purpose of the pivotal phase of this trial was to test the hypothesis that canakinumab treatment of patients with myocardial infarction (MI) at least one month prior to study entry and elevated…
- Trial name
- CANTOS (NCT01327846)
- Testing
- Canakinumab, Standard of care
- Where
- 1,131 sites in United States, Argentina and 38 more
- Volunteers
- 10,066 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals