Clinical trials: Gastrointestinal Surgery
Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Stage III Pancreatic Cancer
High or Standard Intensity Radiation Therapy After Gemcitabine Hydrochloride and Nab-paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Pancreatic Cancer That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery
This randomized phase II trial studies how well high or standard intensity radiochemotherapy after gemcitabine hydrochloride and paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation (nab-paclitaxel) work compared with…
- Trial name
- NCT01921751
- Testing
- low intensity radiation therapy, Capecitabine, Gemcitabine
- Where
- 46 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
Abdominal Surgery, Respiratory Failure
Metabolites of Tramadol in the Postoperative Surgical Patients
Tramadol is opioid analgesic widely used to treat moderate to severe pain. It is metabolized by cytochrome CYP2D6 into two major metabolites: pharmacologically active metabolite O-desmethyltramadol (M1) and inactive…
- Conditions
- Abdominal Surgery, Respiratory Failure, Renal Failure, Liver Dysfunction
- Trial name
- METRAS (NCT04004481)
- Testing
- Postoperative analgesia using tramadol
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Osijek University Hospital
Rectal Neoplasms
A Study of Pemetrexed and Folic Acid Given Before Surgery (Neoadjuvant Treatment) to Patients With Rectal Cancer.
The purpose of this study is to help answer the following research questions: If the study drug Pemetrexed can help patients with rectal cancer; If molecular biological parameters are correlated respectively changing due to…
- Trial name
- NCT00330915
- Testing
- pemetrexed
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Constipation
Prunes for Gastrointestinal Function After Gynecologic Surgery
This is a prospective, randomized control trial that randomizes patients post-operatively into standard care versus standard care plus prunes.
- Trial name
- NCT03523715
- Testing
- Prunes, Docusate Sodium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Liver Cancer
Sunitinib Malate (SUO11248) In Subjects W/ Metastatic And/Or Surgically Unresectable Hepatocellular Cancers (HCC)
An open label multi-site phase II clinical trial of dose escalated sunitinib malate given orally once daily on days 1-28 of each 42-day cycle.
- Trial name
- NCT00495625
- Testing
- Sunitinib Malate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Neoplasm, Rectum
Appropriate Timing of Surgery After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
This study aimed to compare the outcomes of early versus late surgical resection in patients who underwent curative total mesorectal excision after neoadjuvant chemoradiation.
- Trial name
- NCT03287843
- Testing
- Total mesorectal excision before 56 days (4-8 weeks), Total mesorectal excision after 56 days (8-12 weeks)
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- Ege University
Gastrointestinal Cancer
The Laparotomy Study
The depth of neuromuscular blockade (NMB) during surgery may cause a clinical dilemma between optimal surgical conditions and the risk of postoperative residual blockade.
- Trial name
- NCT02140593
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Herlev Hospital
Appendicitis
Single-incision Laparoscopic (SILS) Versus Conventional Laparoscopic Appendectomy for the Treatment of Acute Appendicitis
Recent advances in laparoscopic instrumentation have made it possible to perform intra-abdominal operations entirely through a small incision that can be hidden within the umbilicus.
- Trial name
- NCT00997516
- Testing
- SILS appendectomy, conventional laparoscopic appendectomy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Colorectal Cancer
Peri-Strips Dry (PSD) Veritas Collagen Matrix Staple Line Reinforcement for Colorectal Surgery
Purpose of the study is to assess the utility of PSD Veritas as a staple line reinforcement to minimize the risk of leakage during or after colo-rectal surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00559013
- Testing
- Staple line reinforcement
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Colon Cancer
Intracorporeal Anastomosis Versus Extracorporeal Anastomosis for Left Colon Cancer
This study aims to investigate the effects of intracorporeal anastomosis and extracorporeal anastomosis in laparoscopic-assisted radical left hemicolectomy on surgical site infection.
- Trial name
- NCT04201717
- Testing
- laparoscopic assisted left colectomy (extracorporeal anastomosis group), total laparoscopic left colectomy (intracorporeal anastomosis group)
- Where
- 12 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- Jilin University
Mitral Valve Regurgitation
Early Feasibility Study of the Neovasc Tiara™ Mitral Valve System
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and initial performance of the Neovasc Tiara Mitral Transcatheter Heart Valve with the Tiara Transapical Delivery System.
- Trial name
- TIARA-I (NCT02276547)
- Testing
- Mitral valve replacement
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Belgium and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Shockwave Medical, Inc.
Obstruction, Cancer
Intravenous Nutrition in Hospitalized Patients: Comparison of Two Oils
Intravenous nutrition is an important therapy for the recovery of many patients. It is indicated when the patients cannot take food by mouth or use their intestines for feeding.
- Conditions
- Obstruction, Cancer, Ileus, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT01943409
- Testing
- Intralipid, ClinOleic
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 303 people
- Sponsor
- Johane Allard
Gallbladder Carcinoma, Metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Atezolizumab With or Without Cobimetinib in Treating Patients With Metastatic Bile Duct Cancer That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery or Gallbladder Cancer
This randomized phase II trial studies how well atezolizumab with or without cobimetinib works in treating patients with bile duct cancer that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic) and cannot be removed by surgery…
- Conditions
- Gallbladder Carcinoma, Metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma, Stage III Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IV Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma AJCC v8
- Trial name
- NCT03201458
- Testing
- Atezolizumab, Biopsy, Biospecimen Collection
- Where
- 41 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Bowel Dysfunction, Postoperative Complications
Sugammadex To IMprove Bowel Function
Colon and rectal surgery is associated with high cost, long length of stay, high postoperative surgical site infection rate, high incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting, and a high rate of hospital readmission.
- Conditions
- Bowel Dysfunction, Postoperative Complications, Neuromuscular Blockade
- Trial name
- STIM_Bowel (NCT04546672)
- Testing
- Sugammadex, Neostigmine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Colorectal Cancer
S0713: Oxaliplatin, Capecitabine, Cetuximab, and RT Followed By Surgery in Pts W/Stage II or III Rectal Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as oxaliplatin and capecitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00686166
- Testing
- cetuximab, capecitabine, oxaliplatin
- Where
- 130 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Advanced Adult Hepatocellular Carcinoma, BCLC Stage C Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Sorafenib Tosylate and Yttrium Y 90 Glass Microspheres in Treating Patients With Liver Cancer That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery
This phase II trial studies how well sorafenib tosylate and yttrium Y 90 glass microspheres work in treating patients with liver cancer that cannot be removed by surgery.
- Conditions
- Advanced Adult Hepatocellular Carcinoma, BCLC Stage C Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Recurrent Adult Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Stage III Hepatocellular Carcinoma AJCC v7
- Trial name
- NCT01900002
- Testing
- Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Sorafenib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Clostridia Difficile Colitis, Clostridium; Sepsis
Comparing the Effectiveness of IV Bezlotoxumab Versus Placebo in Decreasing Morbidity and Mortality in Patients With Fulminant C. Diff Requiring Surgery.
A new medication, Bezlotoxumab, has been approved for treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile diarrhea by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The way this new medication works, is by binding the toxin produced by C.
- Trial name
- NCT03756454
- Testing
- Bezlotoxumab, Normal Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Rectal Cancer
Sexual Function and Wellbeing in Males With Rectal Cancer
Preoperative radiotherapy and pelvic surgery is recommended to many patients with rectal cancer. For men there are theoretical reasons to believe that the treatment may effect hormone levels, spermatogenesis, sexual function and…
- Trial name
- NCT01216202
- Testing
- Preoperative radiotherapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 178 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet