Clinical trials: Gastrostomy Tube
Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
A Phase Ib/II Study of BYL719 and Cetuximab in Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
This was a multi-center, open-label, Phase Ib dose escalation /Phase II study in recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (RM HNSCC) patients considered to be resistant, ineligible or intolerant to…
- Trial name
- NCT01602315
- Testing
- BYL719 as film-coated (FC) whole tablets, BYL719 as dispersible tablets (DT), cetuximab
- Where
- 29 sites in United States, Australia and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 179 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
High Fat/High Calorie Trial in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of long-term use of high fat/high calorie and high calorie diets in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (Lou Gehrig's…
- Trial name
- NCT00983983
- Testing
- Oxepa, Jevity 1.5, Jevity 1.0
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Other Abnormal Granulation Tissue Nos
Granulation Tissue Treatment: Silver Nitrate vs Kenalog vs Washcloth Abrasion
Granulation tissue, or excess tissue, forms around gastrostomy tube sites and is a common problem seen in the pediatric surgery population.
- Trial name
- NCT02519738
- Testing
- Silver Nitrate, Kenalog (Triamcinolone), Washcloth Abrasion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
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
Malnutrition
Prospective Evaluation of NOTES (Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery) PEG "Rescue"
The purpose of this study is to determine: 1. Utility of urgent upper endoscopy in setting of dislodges (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) PEG tube. 2.
- Trial name
- PEGRescue (NCT01119040)
- Testing
- Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Feeding Behavior, Feeding Disorder of Infancy or Early Childhood
iKanEat: A Randomized-controlled, Multi-center Trial of Megestrol for Chronic Oral Food Refusal in Children
This is a multi-center, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial. The primary focus of the study is the evaluation of the effectiveness of treatment with megestrol as part of a 24 week behavioral feeding…
- Trial name
- iKanEat (NCT03815019)
- Testing
- Megestrol Acetate, iKanEat Behavioral Intervention
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
GERD
Self-Propelled Percutaneous Endoscopic GastroJejunostomy (PEG-J)
This research is being done to study the safety of an investigational percutaneous endoscopic gastrojejunostomy (PEGJ) tube and whether the addition of a balloon on the end of the J tube prevents it from slipping back into the…
- Trial name
- NCT01551095
- Testing
- PEGJ tube
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University