Clinical trials: Focus
Mechanical Low Back Pain
Focal Muscle Vibration on Flexibility and Perceived Stiffness in Patients With Mechanical Low Back Pain.
Low back pain that does not have any known specific pathology i.e.: tumor, any infection, fracture, osteoporosis, structural deformity, radicular syndrome, inflammatory disorder or cauda equine syndrome) is referred as…
- Trial name
- NCT04760379
- Testing
- Conventional therapy, vibration therapy
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Stroke, Brain Infarction
Critical Periods After Stroke Study (CPASS)
To perform an exploratory single center randomized study that will form the basis for a larger scale, more definitive randomized clinical trial to determine the optimal time after stroke for intensive motor training.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Brain Infarction, Brain Ischemia, Cerebral Infarction
- Trial name
- CPASS (NCT02235974)
- Testing
- Early Intensive upper extremity motor training, Sub-acute intensive upper extremity motor training, Chronic intensive upper extremity motor training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MedStar National Rehabilitation Network
Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma, Sarcomatoid Renal Cell Carcinoma
Nivolumab in Treating Patients With Localized Kidney Cancer Undergoing Nephrectomy
This phase III trial compares nephrectomy (surgery to remove a kidney or part of a kidney) with nivolumab to the usual approach of nephrectomy followed by standard post-operative follow-up and monitoring, in treating patients…
- Conditions
- Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma, Sarcomatoid Renal Cell Carcinoma, Stage II Renal Cell Cancer AJCC v7, Stage III Renal Cell Cancer AJCC v7
- Trial name
- NCT03055013
- Testing
- Nephrectomy, Nivolumab, Patient Observation
- Where
- 413 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 819 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Medication Adherence, Heart Failure
Improving Medication Adherence Using Family-focused and Literacy-sensitive Strategies
People with heart failure who do not take their medications as prescribed are at high risk of complications leading to hospitalization, death and poor quality of life.
- Trial name
- FamLit_HF (NCT05548413)
- Testing
- FamLit, Attention Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 328 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jia-Rong Wu
Focal Ventricular Arrhythmias, Premature Ventricular Contractions
Treatment of Focal Ventricular Tachycardias Using a Pulsed Field Ablation From a Point Ablation Catheter Short Title FOCUS-PFA
The purpose of this study is to examine the use of a point ablation catheter (Farapoint, Boston Scientific) in the mapping and ablation of focal ventricular arrhythmias (premature ventricular contractions or ventricular…
- Conditions
- Focal Ventricular Arrhythmias, Premature Ventricular Contractions, Ventricular Tachycardias
- Trial name
- FOCUS PFA (NCT06747013)
- Testing
- Point Ablation Catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Vivek Reddy
Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Epilepsy
A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of NaviFUS™ System Neuromodulating Treatment for Patients With Drug Resistant Epilepsy
This will be a prospective, pilot, open-label, two-arm, parallel-group, randomized study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) neuromodulation using NaviFUS System in patients with…
- Conditions
- Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe, Seizures, Focal
- Trial name
- NCT06492720
- Testing
- Focused ultrasound (FUS) treatment
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- NaviFUS Corporation
Bone Metastases, Bone Neoplasm
Feasibility of Combined Focused Ultrasound and Radiotherapy Treatment in Patients With Painful Bone Metastasis
The PRE-FURTHER study aims to evaluate the feasibility of the combined treatment with radiotherapy and focussed ultrasound for pain palliation in patients with painful bone metastases, and to optimize the combined treatment…
- Conditions
- Bone Metastases, Bone Neoplasm, Bone Lesion, Bone Cancer
- Trial name
- PRE-FURTHER (NCT04310410)
- Testing
- combined radiotherapy and MR-HIFU
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- UMC Utrecht
Metastatic Cancer, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Stereotactic Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Brain Metastases
RATIONALE: Stereotactic radiation therapy may be able to send x-rays directly to the tumor and cause less damage to normal tissue.
- Trial name
- NCT00983359
- Testing
- Radiation Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Epilepsy, Partial, Motor, Epilepsy, Complex Partial
A Study of the Effectiveness, Safety, and Tolerability of Carisbamate as Add-On Therapy in Patients With Partial Onset Seizures.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness, safety, and tolerability of carisbamate as add-on therapy for the treatment of partial onset seizures in patients with epilepsy.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Partial, Motor, Epilepsy, Complex Partial, Epilepsy, Simple Partial, Focal Motor Epilepsy
- Trial name
- NCT00740623
- Testing
- Carisbamate
- Volunteers
- 547 people
- Sponsor
- SK Life Science, Inc.
Localized Scleroderma
Fractional Carbon Dioxide Laser Versus UVA 1 in Treatment of Localized Scleroderma
The study aims at evaluating the efficacy of the fractional carbon dioxide laser as a new modality for treatment of localized scleroderma and to compare its results with the well established method of UVA 1 phototherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT02002897
- Testing
- Fractional carbon dioxide laser, Ultraviolet A1 phototherapy (UVA1)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Myocardial Infarction
Implementation and Assessment of a Life-style Focused Patient Support Application in Myocardial Infarction Patients
The study will assess the efficacy of a web-based application as a complement to traditional exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for improvement of secondary prevention outcomes in post-myocardial infarction patients, compared…
- Trial name
- NCT03260582
- Testing
- LifePod®
- Where
- 3 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Focus: Anal Incontinence After Lateral Sphincterotomy for Chronic Anal Fissure
Ultrasound Guided Lateral Sphincterotomy: Long Term Results
Ultrasound guided placement of the knife intersphincteric increases accuracy and safety during sphincterotomy. Secondly 3-D ultrasound visualizes that the internal anal sphincter is divided.
- Trial name
- NCT02020915
- Testing
- lateral sphincterotomy, ultrasound guided lateral sphincterotomy
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Hvidovre University Hospital
Chronic Cough
Feasibility, Acceptability, and Safety Trial of Brief, Breath Control-Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Adults With Chronic Cough
This study is a prospective, single-center, single-arm pilot trial. The primary research question is whether brief, breath control-focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is feasible, acceptable, and safe in adults with…
- Trial name
- FAST-COUGH (NCT07566117)
- Testing
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
The Study Focus on no Specific Condition
Interpretation of Health News Items Reporting Results of Phase I/II (Non-randomized) Trials With or Without Spin by French-speaking Patients
The main objective of this study is to compare the interpretation of health news items reporting results of phase I/II (nonrandomized) trials with or without spin (i.e., distortion of research results).
- Trial name
- NCT03094117
- Testing
- News items with spin, News items without spin
- Where
- France
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Prostate Cancer
Apalutamide With Radiotherapy and Androgen Deprivation Therapy in Prostate Cancer
The main objective of the trial to determine if the combination of apalutamide with 6 months of androgen deprivation therapy by LHRH agonists in patients with intermediate and limited high-risk, localized prostate cancer…
- Trial name
- ARN-509 (NCT03488810)
- Testing
- Radiation Therapy, Apalutamide, Luteinising Hormone Releasing Hormone analog agonist (LHRHa)
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Vitreomacular Adhesion
Trial of Microplasmin Intravitreal Injection for Non-surgical Treatment of Focal Vitreomacular Adhesion. The MIVI-TRUST (TG-MV-006) Trial.
The objective of this trial is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of intravitreal microplasmin 125µg dose in subjects wiht focal vitreomacular adhesion.
- Trial name
- NCT00781859
- Testing
- 125 µg Ocriplasmin
- Where
- 41 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 326 people
- Sponsor
- ThromboGenics
Bipolar Disorder
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Youth With and/or at Familial Risk for Bipolar Disorder
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) will be conducted over 1 year in youth with and/or at familial risk for bipolar disorder (BD).
- Trial name
- DB1 (NCT05153382)
- Testing
- Dialectical behavioral therapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity
Effects of Ritalin on Postural Stability of Hyper Active Children
Experimental design overview The proposed project is a prospective experimental study design. Children (age <15) suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that their Parents willing to participate in the study…
- Trial name
- NCT00485797
- Testing
- Ritalin
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Soroka University Medical Center
Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Epilepsy
A Safety, Tolerability, and Preliminary Efficacy of Low-intensity Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation in Patients With Drug-resistant Epilepsy
This will be a prospective, open-label, single-arm, multi-center, pilot study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) neuromodulation using NaviFUS System in…
- Conditions
- Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Seizures, Focal, Seizure
- Trial name
- NCT06388707
- Testing
- NaviFUS System
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- NaviFUS Corporation
Sexual Dysfunction, Breast Cancer
An Intimacy Intervention for Couples Completing Breast or Prostate Cancer
This project seeks to help patients address and improve intimacy at the end of treatment for breast or prostate cancer. It is intended to address the needs of cancer survivors, broadly defined as paftients and their loved ones or…
- Conditions
- Sexual Dysfunction, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT04221607
- Testing
- Sensate Focus exercise
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University