Clinical trials: Head
Alcohol Use Disorder, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Pilot rTMS for AUD+mTBI
This is a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) for Veteran participants with alcohol use disorder co-occurring with mild traumatic brain injury and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use Disorder, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
- Trial name
- TMS_AUD+mTBI (NCT03995173)
- Testing
- repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Head and Neck Cancer
Docetaxel, Cisplatin, and Fluorouracil Followed By Cetuximab and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, cisplatin, and fluorouracil, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00721513
- Testing
- cetuximab, cisplatin, docetaxel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)
Phase II Trial of Immunotherapeutic HPV Vaccine PRGN-2009 With Pembrolizumab Before Standard Treatment in Subjects With Newly Diagnosed HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer
Background: Cancers in and around the mouth associated with human papilloma virus (HPV) are common. Two treatments (the drug pembrolizumab and the HPV vaccine PRGN-2009) have been shown to work well when used individually against…
- Trial name
- NCT05996523
- Testing
- PRGN-2009, Pembrolizumab, EKG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer
Study of Pazopanib and Ixabepilone in Patients With Solid Tumors
This is a Phase I study; dose escalating the combination of pazopanib when taken daily and ixabepilone when administered on day 1 of a 3 week treatment course.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Colon Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01012362
- Testing
- Pazopanib, Ixabepilone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Intubation; Difficult
"Neutral Head Position" and "Head-lift Position" for Orotracheal Intubation With "Trachway" Intubating Stylet in Adults
The purpose of this study is to investigate two different patient's head and neck positions(neutral head position and head-lift position) for the effectiveness of orotracheal intubation with using the "Clarus Video System…
- Trial name
- NCT02578992
- Testing
- Head-lift position, 7cm high pillow
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Tri-Service General Hospital (TSGH)
Larynx, LIP
Metformin Hydrochloride and Doxycycline in Treating Patients With Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
This randomized phase II trial studies how well metformin hydrochloride and doxycycline work in treating patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma that can be removed by surgery.
- Conditions
- Larynx, LIP, Oral Cavity, Pharynx
- Trial name
- NCT03076281
- Testing
- Metformin Hydrochloride, Doxycycline, Metformin +Doxycycline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
Gastric Cancer, Esophageal Cancer
Study of Oxaliplatin and Xeloda and Cetuximab as First Line Treatment for Metastatic or Unresectable Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer
This study is for people with advanced gastric or gastroesophageal cancer. This study is being done to find out how long it takes tumors to grow after patients take the drugs capecitabine, oxaliplatin and cetuximab.
- Trial name
- NCT00183898
- Testing
- oxaliplatin, capecitabine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, EBV-Related Gastric Carcinoma
Nanatinostat Plus Valganciclovir in Advanced EBV+ Solid Tumors and in Combination With Pembrolizumab in EBV+ RM-NPC
This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of nanatinostat in combination with valganciclovir in patients with relapsed/refractory EBV-positive solid tumors and in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with…
- Conditions
- Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, EBV-Related Gastric Carcinoma, EBV-Related Leiomyosarcoma, EBV Related Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT05166577
- Testing
- Nanatinostat, Valganciclovir, Pembrolizumab
- Where
- 13 sites in United States, Australia and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Viracta Therapeutics, Inc.
Traumatic Brain Injury
Effects of LEDs on Memory in TBI Patients
The purpose of the study is to investigate whether transcranial, high-intensity LED placed on the scalp can improve working memory in people who have sustained a concussion with lingering effects or a mild brain injury.
- Trial name
- LED (NCT01598532)
- Testing
- MedX Health Phototherapy (light therapy)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Head and Neck Basaloid Carcinoma, Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Ficlatuzumab w/wo Cetuximab in Patients w/Cetuximab-Resistant, Recurrent or Metastatic Head/Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
This randomized phase II trial studies how well ficlatuzumab with or without cetuximab works in treating patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma that has come back or spread to other places in the body and resistant…
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Basaloid Carcinoma, Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Origin
- Trial name
- NCT03422536
- Testing
- Cetuximab, Ficlatuzumab
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Cervical Cancer, HPV Cancers
Combination Immunotherapy in Subjects With Advanced HPV Associated Malignancies
Background: More than 30,000 cases of human papillomavirus (HPV) associated cancers occur annually in the United States. When these cancers spread, they do not respond well to standard treatments and are often incurable.
- Conditions
- Cervical Cancer, HPV Cancers, Anal Cancer, Oropharyngeal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT04287868
- Testing
- PDS0101, M7824, NHS-IL12
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Head and Neck Cancer
A Trial of Concurrent Radiation Therapy, Cisplatin, and BMX-001 in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
This is a Phase 1 / Phase 2 study of newly diagnosed patients with biopsy-proven head and neck cancer (squamous cell carcinoma) who are undergoing standard radiation therapy and treatment with cisplatin.
- Trial name
- BMX-HN (NCT02990468)
- Testing
- BMX-001, Radiation Therapy, Cisplatin
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- BioMimetix JV, LLC
Melanoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma
REVEAL Study of NKTR-262 in Combination With NKTR-214 and Nivolumab in Patients With Locally Advanced / Metastatic Solid Tumor Malignancies
Patients received intratumoral (IT) injections of NKTR-262 in 3-week cycles for up to 3 cycles; bempegaldesleukin with or without nivolumab was administered every 3 weeks (q3w), and treatment continued until unacceptable…
- Conditions
- Melanoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Trial name
- REVEAL (NCT03435640)
- Testing
- NKTR-262, bempegaldesleukin, nivolumab
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Nektar Therapeutics
Glaucoma
SmartSystem Virtual Reality Headset Perimeter Versus Humphrey HFA-III Perimeter
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare a new device for testing peripheral vision (the SmartSystem virtual reality headset) to the currently most commonly used standard testing device (the Humphrey HFA-III).
- Trial name
- NCT05674890
- Testing
- SmartSystem VR Headset perimeter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Andrew Pouw, MD
Recurrent Thyroid Cancer, Stage IVA Follicular Thyroid Cancer
Sunitinib Malate in Treating Patients With Iodine-Refractory Recurrent or Metastatic Thyroid Cancer
This phase II trial studies how well giving sunitinib malate works in treating patients with iodine-refractory recurrent or metastatic thyroid cancer.
- Conditions
- Recurrent Thyroid Cancer, Stage IVA Follicular Thyroid Cancer, Stage IVA Papillary Thyroid Cancer, Stage IVB Follicular Thyroid Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00519896
- Testing
- sunitinib malate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Parotid, Warthin Tumor
Identification of Nerves Using Fluorescein Sodium
The purpose of this study is to see if there is benefit in using an IV contrast (sodium fluorescein) to identify nerves during head and neck surgery.
- Conditions
- Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Parotid, Warthin Tumor, Head and Neck Disorder, Head and Neck
- Trial name
- NCT06054178
- Testing
- Fluorescein Sodium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
First-line Treatment for Patients With Non-resectable Gastric Cancer or Cancer of the Esophagus or
Chemotherapy for Patients With Cancer of the Stomach
The purpose of this study is to determine maximal tolerable dose (MTD) of the combination of docetaxel, oxaliplatin and S1 (DOS) to patients with gastric cancer.
- Trial name
- DOS (NCT01928524)
- Testing
- DOS2w Dose level 1A, DOS2w Dose level 2A, DOS2w Dose level 3A
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Per Pfeiffer
Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer
Phase II Trial of Pembrolizumab With Trastuzumab and Chemotherapy in Advanced HER2 Positive Esophagogastric (EG) Cancer
The purpose of this study is to find out what effects, good and/or bad, pembrolizumab in combination with trastuzumab and chemotherapy, has on the patients' esophagogastric cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT02954536
- Testing
- pembrolizumab, trastuzumab, capecitabine
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Study of Dalantercept in Patients With Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Dalantercept, a soluble form of the activin receptor-like kinase-1 protein, is being studied in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN).
- Trial name
- NCT01458392
- Testing
- Dalantercept
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Acceleron Pharma, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ USA
Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
Pilot Study of Head Cooling in Preterm Infants With Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
The hypothesis is that premature infants' can have enough cooling applied to cool their brain to decrease CNS injury without cooling their body.
- Trial name
- NCT00620711
- Testing
- Olympic Cool Cap
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University