Clinical trials: Head
End of Life, Advanced Cancer
Engagement of Patients With Advanced Cancer
The Engagement of Patients with Advanced Cancer is an intervention that utilizes well-trained lay health coaches to engage patients and their families in goals of care and shared decision-making after a diagnosis of advanced…
- Conditions
- End of Life, Advanced Cancer, Lung Neoplasm, Gastric Cancer
- Trial name
- EPAC (NCT02966509)
- Testing
- EPAC
- Volunteers
- 213 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Mucositis
Low-Level Laser Therapy for Prevention of Oral Mucositis
The overall purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of prophylactic low-level laser therapy (LLLT) to reduce the incidence of oral mucositis and adverse events in patients receiving combined modality therapy consisting…
- Trial name
- NCT02682992
- Testing
- Low Level Laser Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- David A. Clump, MD, PhD
Gastric Cancer, Gastric Adenocarcinoma
Irinotecan/Cisplatin, Potentially Curative Surgery With or Without Floxuridine, Followed by Capecitabine for Stomach and Gastro-esophageal Junction (GEJ) Cancers
This study is to determine whether intraperitoneal (IP) Floxuridine is effective in the patients with advanced stomach or gastro-esophageal junction cancers in the treatment consisting of pre- and post-surgery chemotherapies.
- Conditions
- Gastric Cancer, Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Esophageal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00848783
- Testing
- Irinotecan, Cisplatin, Surgery
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Atopic Dermatitis, Eczema
Cooling Pillow for Atopic Dermatitis
The purpose of this study is to see if using a cooling pillow at night will help sleep quality in people with atopic dermatitis (AD).
- Trial name
- NCT01132651
- Testing
- Current standard eczema treatment and standard pillow at night, Chillow cooling pillow
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Head and Neck Cancer
Gemcitabine and Docetaxel in Treating Patients With Persistent, Recurrent, or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine and docetaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00248560
- Testing
- docetaxel, Gemcitabine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Radiotherapy Induced Mucositis, Head and Neck Cancer
A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Manuka Honey for Oral Mucositis Due to Radiation Therapy for Cancer
The primary hypothesis of this study is that regular topical oral application of Manuka Honey will reduce the severity and duration of oral mucositis in patients who are undergoing mucotoxic radiation therapy for cancer treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00615420
- Testing
- manuka honey
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Head and Neck Cancer
A Phase I/II Clinical Trial of PepCan in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
This study has been designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of giving seven injections of PepCan or placebo over approximately a 24-month period in subjects with head and neck cancers who achieved remission.
- Trial name
- NCT03821272
- Testing
- PepCan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Head and Neck Cancer
Building a Renewed ImaGe After Head & Neck Cancer Treatment (BRIGHT) 2.0
Head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors with body image-related distress (BID) will be randomized to 5-weeks of tablet-based BRIGHT or tablet-based active control (AC; electronic information about HNC recovery).
- Trial name
- BRIGHT (NCT03831100)
- Testing
- BRIGHT, Active Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Concussion, Brain
Developing a Tool to Support Shared Decision Making Post-Concussion Between Adolescents, Parents and Clinicians
Investigators will conduct a pilot efficacy test of a decision aid about contact sport participation post-concussion.
- Trial name
- NCT04777864
- Testing
- Decision Aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Head and Neck Cancer
Induction Chemotherapy Followed by Chemoradiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer
The purpose of this study is to determine whether human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive head and neck cancer can be treated with a less aggressive regimen of radiation therapy and chemotherapy (paclitaxel) after initially receiving…
- Trial name
- NCT01716195
- Testing
- Induction Chemotherapy followed by Response Adapted Chemoradiation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Adult Giant Cell Glioblastoma, Adult Glioblastoma
18F-FPPRGD2 PET/CT or PET/MRI in Predicting Early Response in Patients With Cancer Receiving Anti-Angiogenesis Therapy
The purpose of the study is to conduct research of a new PET radiopharmaceutical in cancer patients. The uptake of the novel radiopharmaceutical 18F-FPPRGD2 will be assessed in study participants with glioblastoma multiforme…
- Conditions
- Adult Giant Cell Glioblastoma, Adult Glioblastoma, Adult Gliosarcoma, Male Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01806675
- Testing
- 18F-fludeoxyglucose (18F-FDG), 18F-FPPRGD2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Sanjiv Sam Gambhir
Lung Cancer, Esophageal Cancer
A Study of Patient-reported Outcomes in Patients With Lung or Esophageal Cancer
This survey study is looking to determine if patient reported outcomes(using the PROMIS survey) will vary according to the presence of recurrent or metastatic lung or esophageal cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT02239328
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 182 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Oesophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Gastric Cancer
A Study of SAR444245 Combined With Other Anticancer Therapies for the Treatment of Participants With Gastrointestinal Cancer (Master Protocol) (Pegathor Gastrointestinal 203)
The study is a phase 2 non-randomized, open-label, multi-cohort, multi-center study assessing the clinical benefit of SAR444245 (THOR-707) combined with other anticancer therapies for the treatment of participants aged 18 years…
- Conditions
- Oesophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Gastric Cancer, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Colorectal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT05104567
- Testing
- THOR-707, Pembrolizumab, Cetuximab
- Where
- 29 sites in United States, Belgium and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 138 people
- Sponsor
- Sanofi
Esophageal Cancer
Sunitinib in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Esophageal or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer
RATIONALE: Sunitinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor.
- Trial name
- NCT00702884
- Testing
- sunitinib malate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Tony Bekaii-Saab
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell of Head and Neck, HPV Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Phase Ib Study of BKM120 With Cisplatin and XRT in High Risk Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Cancer of Head and Neck
This research study is evaluating a drug called buparlisib (BKM120) as a possible treatment for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell cancer.
- Conditions
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell of Head and Neck, HPV Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Hypopharyngeal Cancer, Early Invasive Cervical Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT02113878
- Testing
- BKM120, Cisplatin, Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Brain and Nervous System, Intracranial Neoplasm
Using a Head and Neck Maskless Immobilization Device For Patients With Intracranial Tumors
This pilot clinical trial studies how well head and neck maskless immobilization device works in immobilizing patients with head and neck cancers or intracranial tumors undergoing radiation therapy.
- Conditions
- Brain and Nervous System, Intracranial Neoplasm, Head and Neck Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03076255
- Testing
- Computed Tomography, Medical Device, Cone-Beam Computed Tomography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
Head and Neck Neoplasms
A Study for Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Squamous Cell Head and Neck Cancer
The purpose of this trial is to estimate progression free survival in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer that have not received chemotherapy in this setting.
- Trial name
- NCT01057589
- Testing
- Pemetrexed, Cetuximab, Cisplatin
- Where
- 13 sites in Belgium, France and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Psoriasis
A Study to Investigate Efficacy and Safety of VTAMA® (Tapinarof) Cream, 1% in Plaque Psoriasis in the Head and Neck Region
This is an open-label, multi-center study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of VTAMA (tapinarof) cream, 1% in adults with plaque psoriasis occurring in the head and neck region
- Trial name
- NCT05789576
- Testing
- VTAMA (tapinarof) cream, 1%
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Organon and Co
Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma
The CDR Implementation Trial
To increase the accuracy of doctors' decisions to launch or forgo child abuse evaluations in their young, acutely head-injured patients, investigators have derived and validated a clinical decision rule (CDR) that detects abusive…
- Trial name
- NCT03162354
- Testing
- Application of a validated Clinical Decision Rule (CDR) as an AHT screening tool
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 420 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Barrett Esophagus, Esophageal Cancer
Metformin Hydrochloride in Preventing Esophageal Cancer in Patients With Barrett Esophagus
This randomized phase II trial studies how well metformin hydrochloride works in preventing esophageal cancer in patients with Barrett esophagus. Chemoprevention is the use of certain drugs to keep cancer from forming.
- Trial name
- NCT01447927
- Testing
- metformin hydrochloride
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)