Clinical trials: Gastrointestinal Lesions
Anal Neoplasm
VGX-3100 Delivered Intramuscularly (IM) Followed by Electroporation (EP) for the Treatment of HPV-16 and/or HPV-18 Related Anal or Anal/Peri-Anal, High Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion (HSIL) in Individuals Seronegative for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-1/2
This is a phase 2, open-label efficacy study of VGX-3100 administered by intramuscular (IM) injection followed by electroporation (EP) in adult men and women who are human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) negative with histologically…
- Trial name
- NCT03499795
- Testing
- VGX-3100, CELLECTRA™ 5PSP
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Inovio Pharmaceuticals
High Risk Polyposis Syndrome, Distal Colonic Lesions
Indocyanine Green Fluorescent Molecular Imaging of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Standard white light endoscopy involves the passage of a thin, flexible camera into the colon from the anus. Although standard white light endoscopy can detect most polyps and precancerous areas in the gastrointestinal tract and…
- Conditions
- High Risk Polyposis Syndrome, Distal Colonic Lesions, Colorectal Polyps
- Trial name
- NCT01112514
- Testing
- indocyanine green
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Bladder Cancer, Cervical Cancer
Varenicline or Nicotine Patch and Nicotine Gum in Helping Smokers in a Methadone Treatment Program Stop Smoking
RATIONALE: Varenicline, the nicotine patch, and nicotine gum help people stop smoking. It is not yet known whether varenicline is more effective than the nicotine patch given together with nicotine gum in helping smokers quit…
- Conditions
- Bladder Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00790569
- Testing
- nicotine, varenicline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 315 people
- Sponsor
- Butler Hospital
Colorectal Neoplasms, Colonic Polyps
Study of Flat Polyp Detection Using New Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) Compared to White Light Colonoscopy - The FIND FLAT Colonoscopy Study
We hypothesize that high definition narrow band imaging (NBI) colonoscopy compared to high definition white light colonoscopy will detect an increased number of nonpolypoid (flat and depressed) colorectal neoplasm.
- Conditions
- Colorectal Neoplasms, Colonic Polyps, Colorectal Cancer
- Trial name
- NBI (NCT01310699)
- Testing
- Olympus Colonoscope CFHQ190AL
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 281 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Liver Neoplasms
SonoVue®-Enhanced Ultrasound (US) Versus Unenhanced US for Focal Liver Lesion Characterization
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the Sensitivity and Specificity of SonoVue®-enhanced ultrasound is superior to that of unenhanced ultrasound for the characterization of benign versus malignant FLLs using final…
- Trial name
- NCT00829413
- Testing
- SonoVue®
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 353 people
- Sponsor
- Bracco Diagnostics, Inc
Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Milk Allergy
Milk Patch for Eosinophilic Esophagitis
This is a single-site, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial to study efficacy and safety of the Viaskin® Milk Patch for children with milk induced Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE).
- Trial name
- SMILEE (NCT02579876)
- Testing
- Viaskin Milk 500 mcg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Reinforced Staple Line on Leak Rate in Distal Pancreatectomy
The investigators propose a randomized, controlled trial of stapled pancreatic transection versus mesh reinforced stapled pancreatic transection.
- Trial name
- NCT01359410
- Testing
- Mesh reinforced staple line (SEAMGUARD), Stapled without mesh reinforcement (PER-STRIPS DRY)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Intraoperative Bleeding, Hemorrhage, Surgical
GATT-Patch Versus TachoSil in Liver Surgery
This is a pre-market, prospective, randomized (2:1), multicenter, multi-national pivotal clinical investigation. The purpose of this investigation is to determine the clinical safety and performance of GATT-Patch as compared with…
- Conditions
- Intraoperative Bleeding, Hemorrhage, Surgical, Liver Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT05385952
- Testing
- GATT-Patch (currently named ETHIZIA), TachoSil
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- GATT Technologies BV
Gastrointestinal Lesions
Gastrointestinal Integrity After Naproxen + Rebamipide Versus Naproxen + Placebo
This is a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, parallel trial to evaluate if rebamipide reduces the number of gastric events caused by naproxen.
- Trial name
- NCT02632812
- Testing
- Rebamipide effervescent granules, Naproxen tablet
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biolab Sanus Farmaceutica
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anus
The Self-Sampling Pilot Study
The investigators will test the cytological performance of a nylon-flocked swab at two insertion depths in the anus, 3 cm and 5 cm, to determine which insertion depth is better at collecting cells from the squamocolumnar junction…
- Trial name
- SOLOPilot (NCT07085845)
- Testing
- Inserting a swab 5 cm into the anus during self-sampling, Self-sampling with a swab by inserting the swab 3 cm into the anus.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Anal Cancer, Precancerous Condition
Cidofovir in Treating HIV-Infected Patients With High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions of the Skin Near the Anus
RATIONALE: High-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions of the skin near the anus are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). Antiviral drugs,, such as cidofovir, act against viruses and may stop these lesions from becoming…
- Trial name
- NCT00550589
- Testing
- cidofovir, DNA methylation analysis, gene expression analysis
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- AIDS Malignancy Consortium
Bladder Cancer, Cervical Cancer
Counseling and Nicotine Replacement Therapy in Helping Adult Smokers Quit Smoking
RATIONALE: Stop-smoking plans, including counseling and nicotine replacement therapy, may help smokers quit smoking. It is not yet known whether counseling and the nicotine lozenge is more effective than counseling and the…
- Conditions
- Bladder Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00365508
- Testing
- nicotine lozenge, nicotine patch
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 642 people
- Sponsor
- Fox Chase Cancer Center
Pancreatic Cancer
Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) Guided Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) EUS-FNA of Solid Pancreatic Mass Lesions Using a Novel Corkscrew Technique: a Pilot Study
This research is being done to investigate if a new technique to biopsy the pancreas will lead to a larger amount tissue material that can be analyzed.
- Trial name
- NCT02116322
- Testing
- EUS-FNA with Corkscrew technique, Expect 19 G Flex needle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Cancer of Pancreas, Pancreatic Neoplasm
Trial Comparing 19 and 25-gauge EUS-FNA Needles
This study compares the 19G and 25G needles for procuring tissue samples from the pancreas during Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) procedures.
- Trial name
- EUS-FNA (NCT01677312)
- Testing
- Pancreatic Biopsy, Histological Samples
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth
Solid Pancreatic Mass Lesions, Malignant Neoplasm of Pancreas
Comparison of a Novel 22-gauge Core Biopsy Needle
The goal of this clinical research study is to compare the performance of a newly available needle with reverse bevel design (called the EchoTip® Procore™ needle) with standard needles to see which needle gives better diagnostic…
- Trial name
- NCT01598194
- Testing
- Novel 22-gauge Core Biopsy Needle + Standard Biopsy Needle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Congenital Hyperinsulinism (CHI), Persistent Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia of Infancy (PHHI)
Phase II Safety and Efficacy Study of 18FDOPA PET-CT in Children With Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia
Children with congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) have low blood sugar, and some of these children may require surgery to remove part or all of their pancreas.
- Trial name
- 18FDOPA (NCT01468454)
- Testing
- 18 F-DOPA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Cancer of the Liver, Liver Cancer
Ablation Confirmation Study
Prospective, single-arm, multicenter study that will generate clinical data using the NEUWAVE MicroWave Ablation System with AC (Ablation Confirmation) software in patients undergoing ablation of a soft tissue liver lesion.
- Conditions
- Cancer of the Liver, Liver Cancer, Neoplasms, Liver
- Trial name
- NCT03753789
- Testing
- Microwave Ablation
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Ethicon, Inc.
Anus Neoplasms
Treatment of Anal High-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions (HSIL) Through Use of a Chinese Herbal Topical Cream
The purpose of this study is to find out if a Chinese herbal cream is effective in treating HSIL (high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions, also known as HGAIN, or high-grade anal intraepithelial neoplasia).
- Trial name
- AIJP (NCT00622440)
- Testing
- AIJP (Arnebia Indigo Jade Pearl)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Pancreatic Neoplasm
22G FNA Needle vs. 22G ProCore Needle
The aim of this research study is to identify the best needle for performing biopsy during EUS procedures. There are two types of needles for performing biopsy: A FNA needle that provides a small sample of tissue for analysis and…
- Trial name
- NCT01394159
- Testing
- 22G ProCore biopsy needle, 22G standard FNA needle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth
Colon Cancer
Narrow-Band Imaging Versus Standard White Light for the Detection of Serrated Lesions in the Proximal Colon
This is a study to determine if using Narrow-Band Imaging of the colon, rather than the usual white light on the colon, will improve the detection of a type of polyp called serrated.
- Trial name
- NCT01572428
- Testing
- Inspection with Narrow-Band Imaging(NBI), Standard White Light
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 898 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University