Clinical trials: Gastrointestinal Vascular Conditions
Malignancy, Metastasis
Same-session MR-only Simulation and Treatment With MRI-guided Adaptive Palliative RadioTherapy
This proposed study is unique in that patients will not undergo computed tomography (CT) simulation at any point during their treatment course and will instead have same-session magnetic resonance (MR)-only simulation and…
- Conditions
- Malignancy, Metastasis, Hemoptysis, Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Trial name
- MAP-RT (NCT03824366)
- Testing
- Volumetric MR imaging, Radiation therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Ischemic Stroke
Cough and Swallow Rehab Following Stroke
Stroke is the leading case of neurologic swallow dysfunction, or dysphagia. Post stroke dysphagia is associated with approximately 50% increase in the rate of pneumonia diagnoses; aspiration pneumonia is the most common…
- Trial name
- NCT01907321
- Testing
- Expiratory muscle strength training, Measures performed on all subjects, Pulmonary function test
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Cystic Fibrosis
Blood Flow and Vascular Function in Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis (CF) has many health consequences. A reduction in the ability to perform exercise in patients with CF is related to greater death rates, steeper decline in lung function, and more frequent lung infections.
- Trial name
- CF-FLOW (NCT02057458)
- Testing
- Sildenafil (Acute-1 hour), Sildenafil (Subchronic-4 weeks)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Augusta University
AIDS-Related Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Clinical Stage III Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8
Testing the Addition of an Experimental Medication MK-3475 (Pembrolizumab) to Usual Anti-Retroviral Medications in Patients With HIV and Cancer
This phase I trial studies the side effects of pembrolizumab in treating patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and malignant neoplasms that have come back (relapsed), do not respond to treatment (refractory), or have…
- Conditions
- AIDS-Related Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Clinical Stage III Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT02595866
- Testing
- Antiretroviral Therapy, Biopsy, Biospecimen Collection
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Cancer
Fentanyl Sublingual Spray in Treating Patients With Breakthrough Cancer Pain
This is a phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study of the clinical response to fentanyl sublingual spray as a treatment for breakthrough cancer pain.
- Trial name
- NCT00538850
- Testing
- Fentanyl sublingual spray
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- INSYS Therapeutics Inc
Hypertension, Portal, Liver Cirrhosis
A Study to Test Whether Avenciguat Helps People With Liver Cirrhosis and High Blood Pressure in the Portal Vein (Main Vessel Going to the Liver) Who Had Bleeding in the Esophagus or Fluid Accumulation in the Belly
This study is open to adults with advanced liver cirrhosis caused by hepatitis B, hepatitis C, alcohol-related liver disease, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis or other causes.
- Trial name
- NCT06082843
- Testing
- Avenciguat
- Where
- 15 sites in United States, Austria and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Cancer, Cardiac Disease
A Culturally-Based Palliative Care Tele-consult Program for Rural Southern Elders
Rural patients with life-limiting illness are at very high risk of not receiving appropriate care due to a lack of health professionals, long distances to treatment centers, and limited palliative care (PC) clinical expertise.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Cardiac Disease, Pulmonary Disease, Neuro-Degenerative Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03767517
- Testing
- Active Intervention, Usual Care
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 209 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
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
Gastric Cancer, Adenocarcinoma
Study of IMC-1121B (Ramucirumab) With Best Supportive Care in Participants With Gastric Cancer and Adenocarcinoma
The purpose of this study is to gather information about the use of an investigational drug called Ramucirumab in adenocarcinomas of the stomach or gastroesophageal junction.
- Trial name
- NCT00917384
- Testing
- ramucirumab, Best Supportive Care (BSC)
- Where
- 161 sites in United States, Argentina and 28 more
- Volunteers
- 355 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
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
Cancer, Colon Cancer
PAVES: Pegfilgrastim Anti-vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Evaluation Study
This is a phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multi-center study evaluating the efficacy of pegfilgrastim to reduce the incidence of febrile neutropenia (FN) in patients with newly diagnosed, locally-advanced or…
- Conditions
- Cancer, Colon Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Fever
- Trial name
- NCT00911170
- Testing
- Pegfilgrastim, Bevacizumab, Standard Chemotherapy
- Where
- 154 sites in United States, Australia and 15 more
- Volunteers
- 847 people
- Sponsor
- Amgen
Hemorrhoids, Hemorrhoidal Disease
War-Drill Model Guided Treatment of Hemorrhoids With Nimsai Herbal (NAJ)
This study investigated a new understanding of hemorrhoid formation and evaluated a novel systemic treatment. For 200 years, hemorrhoids were conventionally understood as isolated swollen veins.
- Trial name
- NAJ (NCT07034820)
- Testing
- Nimsai Herbal
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Nimsai Academia
Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Angiodysplasia
Long-term Effects of Thalidomide for Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleeding Due to Vascular Malformation
Background: Repeated episodes of bleeding from gastrointestinal vascular malformations refractory to endoscopic or surgical therapy often pose a major therapeutic challenge.
- Conditions
- Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Angiodysplasia, Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia, Thalidomide
- Trial name
- NCT00964496
- Testing
- Thalidomide, Iron
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Variceal Bleeding, Cirrhosis
Comparison of Terlipressin, Somatostatin, and Octreotide for Control of Variceal Bleeding
This study is performed to compare the efficacy of terlipressin, somatostatin, and octreotide in patients with variceal bleeding for the control of variceal bleeding in combination with endoscopic therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT00966355
- Testing
- Terlipressin, Somatostatin, Octreotide
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 1,034 people
- Sponsor
- Korea University
Venous Thromboembolism
Dalteparin vs Unfractionated Heparin For The Prevention Of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) In Hospitalized Acutely Ill Medical Patients
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of dalteparin vs unfractionated heparin for the prevention of VTE (Venous Thromboembolism) in hospitalized acutely ill medical patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00445328
- Testing
- Dalteparin (Fragmin), Unfractionated heparin
- Where
- 7 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission
Fludarabine Phosphate, Melphalan, and Low-Dose Total-Body Irradiation Followed by Donor Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Hematologic Malignancies
This phase II trial studies how well giving fludarabine phosphate, melphalan, and low-dose total-body irradiation (TBI) followed by donor peripheral blood stem cell transplant (PBSCT) works in treating patients with hematologic…
- Conditions
- Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Remission, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With 11q23 (MLL) Abnormalities
- Trial name
- NCT01529827
- Testing
- fludarabine phosphate, melphalan, total-body irradiation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission
Lithium Carbonate in Treating Patients With Acute Intestinal Graft-Versus-Host-Disease (GVHD) After Donor Stem Cell Transplant
RATIONALE: Lithium carbonate may be an effective treatment for intestinal graft-versus-host disease caused by a donor stem cell transplant.
- Conditions
- Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Remission, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With 11q23 (MLL) Abnormalities
- Trial name
- GVHD (NCT00408681)
- Testing
- lithium carbonate, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Enterocolitis, Necrotizing, Bacteremia
Antibiotic "Dysbiosis" in Preterm Infants
Prolonged antibiotic use in preterm neonates has significant consequences on the developing intestinal microbiome, metabolome and host response, predisposing the neonate to various major morbidities, including necrotizing…
- Conditions
- Enterocolitis, Necrotizing, Bacteremia, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Intraventricular Hemorrhage
- Trial name
- NCT02784821
- Testing
- Antibiotic, Gastric fluid, Breast milk
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
HIV
A Study of the Gut Barrier and Blood Vessel Inflammation in Individuals With and Without HIV
The purpose of this research study is to determine whether teduglutide can repair a "leaky" gut, decrease inflammation, and prevent or treat plaque, a build-up of fat and other materials in the blood vessels of the heart, in…
- Trial name
- NCT02431325
- Testing
- Teduglutide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital