Clinical trials: Gastrointestinal Failure
Congestive Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
A Culturally Sensitive Values-Guided Aid for End of Life Decision-Making
The goal of this research agenda is to improve the quality of end-of-life care by explicitly identifying values that will guide the decision-making process, with a particular emphasis on the role of ethnic, racial and cultural…
- Conditions
- Congestive Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Cirrhosis, Colon Carcinoma
- Trial name
- Aim3 (NCT00122135)
- Testing
- Values Inventory (VI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency (EFAD)
Pediatric Study to Evaluate Risk of Developing Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency When Receiving Clinolipid or Standard-of-Care Lipid Emulsion (Part A)
This will be a descriptive study designed to evaluate the propensity for hospitalized pediatric patients treated adequately with Clinolipid or standard of care (Intralipid) from 7 up to 90 days to develop Essential Fatty Acid…
- Trial name
- NCT04555044
- Testing
- Clinolipid, Intralipid
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Critical Illness, Chronic Disease
Improving Communication About Serious Illness
The purpose of this study is to improve care delivered to patients with serious illness by enhancing communication among patients, families, and clinicians in the outpatient setting.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Chronic Disease, Terminal Care, Palliative Care
- Trial name
- ICSI (NCT01933789)
- Testing
- Communication Feedback Form for Patients with Serious Illness
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 817 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Hepatitis C
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Boceprevir Added to Standard of Care Therapy in Previously Treated Participants With Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 1 and Cirrhosis (MK-3034-105)
This study is being done to find out if the addition of boceprevir to standard of care (SOC) treatment with peginterferon alfa-2b (PegIFN-2b) + ribavirin (RBV) is effective for participants with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) genotype…
- Trial name
- NCT01756079
- Testing
- boceprevir, PegIFN-2b, RBV
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Head Injury
Effect of Intrathoracic Pressure Regulation on Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate proof of clinical concept that application of the Intrathoracic Pressure Regulator (ITPR) will result in an increase in Cerebral Perfusion Pressure (CPP) and a decrease in Intracranial…
- Trial name
- NCT01824589
- Testing
- -7 cm H2O ITPR, -12cm H2O ITPR
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Advanced Circulatory Systems
Other Acute Illnesses Presenting to the Hospital, Heart Failure
Evaluation of Implementation of a National Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training Program
This VA QUERI Partnered Evaluation Initiative will evaluate the impact of an immersive Point-of-care Ultrasound (POCUS) Training Course on provider skill acquisition and retention; the frequency of POCUS use by trained providers…
- Conditions
- Other Acute Illnesses Presenting to the Hospital, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, Deep Venous Thrombosis
- Trial name
- NCT03296280
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Hepatitis C, Chronic, Heart Failure
Hepatitis C Virus(HCV) Heart and Lung Study
This is a multicenter study in Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infected adult patients who also have advanced cardiac disease or advanced lung disease.
- Conditions
- Hepatitis C, Chronic, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Lung Diseases, Interstitial
- Trial name
- NCT02858180
- Testing
- Sofosbuvir/ledipasvir fixed dose combination(SOF/LDV FDC)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Hepatitis C
Alisporivir With PEG and RBV in Protease Inhibitor (PI) Treatment Failure Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C
This study is to evaluate the overall efficacy, and safety profile of the triple combination therapy of alisporivir (ALV; DEB025) plus peginterferon alfa-2a (PEG) and ribavirin (RBV) patients with chronic hepatitis C (HCV)…
- Trial name
- NCT01500772
- Testing
- Alisporivir, Peginterferon alfa-2a, Ribavirin
- Where
- 60 sites in United States, Canada and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Debiopharm International SA
Liver Failure
Pharmacokinetics of LCP-Tacro™ Once Daily and Prograf® Twice A Day in Adult De Novo Liver Transplant Patients
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the pharmacokinetics (PK, measuring the amount of medication in blood samples) and safety of a new medicine, LCP-Tacro™ tablets, and Prograf® capsules, a drug commonly taken by…
- Trial name
- NCT00772148
- Testing
- LCP -Tacro, Prograf
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Veloxis Pharmaceuticals
Cystic Fibrosis
Supplementation of Oral Reduced Glutathione in Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Many individuals with cystic fibrosis experience growth failure. The reasons are not clear, but inflammation of the gut in these patients seems to be one important reason.
- Trial name
- NCT02029521
- Testing
- Oral reduced l-glutathione
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- Clark Bishop
Colorectal Neoplasms
A Study Combining FOLFOX or FOLFIRI With AG-013736 or Bevacizumab (Avastin) in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer After Failure Of One First Line Regimen
The study is designed to demonstrate that the combination of AG-013736 with either FOLFIRI or FOLFOX is superior to FOLFIRI or FOLFOX in combination with bevacizumab (Avastin) in delaying tumor progression in the second-line…
- Trial name
- NCT00615056
- Testing
- Bevacizumab (avastin), FOLFIRI (Irinotecan, leucovorin, 5-fluorouracil [5FU]), AG-013736 (axitinib)
- Where
- 83 sites in United States, Canada and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 171 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
End Stage Liver Disease
Monitoring of Symptoms and Cognitive Function Using Telehealth
End-Stage Liver Disease (ESLD) is one of the ten leading causes of death in US. It is marked by episodic acute exacerbations of the underlying liver disease which often leads to severe symptoms, poor quality of life, mental…
- Trial name
- NCT03184701
- Testing
- Telehealth
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Efficacy and Safety Study of Ammonul® in Patients With Grade 3 or 4 Hepatic Encephalopathy
The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Ammonul® in subjects who become hospitalized with Grade 3 or 4 hepatic encephalopathy (HE).
- Trial name
- NCT00597909
- Testing
- sodium phenylacetate and sodium benzoate injection 10% / 10%
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Amgen
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Efficacy, Safety, And Pharmacokinetics Of Rifaximin In Subjects With Severe Hepatic Impairment And Hepatic Encephalopathy
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety of Rifaximin or placebo in subjects with severe hepatic impairment and Hepatic Encephalopathy.
- Trial name
- NCT01846663
- Testing
- Rifaximin
- Where
- 28 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Bausch Health Americas, Inc.
Hepatic Encephalopathy
RICE Trial: Rifaximin In Chronic Hepatic Encephalopathy - A Randomized, Controlled Trial
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of three different treatments for hepatic encephalopathy.
- Trial name
- NCT00364689
- Testing
- Rifaximin, Lactulose
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Acute Kidney Injury, Cirrhosis
NEPH-ROSIS (NEPHrology in CirRhOSIS) Pilot Trial: A Trial to Treat Acute Kidney Injury Among Hospitalized Cirrhosis Patients
The goal of this pilot, randomized, single-blind clinical trial is to estimate the effect size of a high and low mean arterial pressure (MAP)-target algorithm among cirrhosis patients hospitalized with acute kidney injury.
- Conditions
- Acute Kidney Injury, Cirrhosis, Portal Hypertension, Hepatorenal Syndrome
- Trial name
- NEPH-ROSIS (NCT06000748)
- Testing
- MAP-Target Algorithm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Respiratory Failure, Hepatitis C
Pan-genotypic Direct Acting Antiviral Therapy in Donor HCV-positive to Recipient HCV-negative Lung Transplant
This is a proof of concept, single center study for the donation of HCV-positive lungs to HCV negative recipient patients, with preemptive, interventional treatment with 8 weeks of commercially available DAA therapy to prevent…
- Trial name
- NCT03625687
- Testing
- Clinically prescribed direct acting antiviral (Mavyret or Epclusa) HCV treatment for 8 weeks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Chronic Hepatitis C
A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effect of Treatment With Experimental Antiviral Drugs in Combination With Peginterferon Alpha-2a and Ribavirin in People With Hepatitis C Virus Who Did Not Respond to Treatment in a Previous AbbVie/Abbott Combination Study
A study to evaluate the safety and effect of treatment with experimental antiviral drugs in combination with peginterferon alpha-2a and ribavirin in people with hepatitis C virus who did not respond to treatment in a previous…
- Trial name
- NCT01609933
- Testing
- ABT-450/r, ABT-267, pegylated interferon alpha-2a (pegIFN)
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- AbbVie (prior sponsor, Abbott)
Feeding Tube
Self-Propelled Versus Standard Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrojejunostomy(PEG-J); RCT
Our main hypothesis is that self-propelled Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrojejunostomy tube (PEG-J) that has a balloon on it's tip is associated with lower J-tube retrograde migration rate, and lower rates of short- and long-term…
- Trial name
- NCT01892267
- Testing
- PEG-J placement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Liver Failure
Study to Evaluate if the Drug Vasopressin Protects the Kidneys for Patients Undergoing Liver Transplant
The purpose of this study is evaluate the medication vasopressin for its ability to preserve kidney function in patients undergoing liver transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT00886262
- Testing
- Vasopressin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina