Clinical trials: Heat Stress
Intraoperative Complications, Thermal Injury
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy And Capacitive Coupling - Coag Versus Blend Mode Causing Thermal Injury at Port Site Skin
Monopolar radiofrequency energy is used to perform the laparoscopic cholecystectomy operation. The appearance of burns are common following laparoscopic cholecystectomy; particularly at the port site of the active electrode.
- Conditions
- Intraoperative Complications, Thermal Injury, Electrocoagulation
- Trial name
- NCT01664806
- Testing
- Covidien Triad monopolar generator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Hyperplasia
Harmonic Scalpel Vs. Electrocautery in Breast Reduction Surgery
Purpose: The aims of this randomized clinical trial are to assess and compare 3 different outcomes in women undergoing breast reduction surgery using two different surgical devices: the Harmonic Scalpel and electrocautery.
- Trial name
- NCT00819260
- Testing
- Harmonic Scalpel, Electrocautery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Hyperthermia
Effectiveness of the Combined WLI and Hyperthermia for GI Cancer Liver Metastasis
The standard treatment of unresectable liver metastasis in gastrointestinal tract cancer is chemotherapy, but considerable portion of the patients progressed and most of the liver is converted to metastatic tumor lesions.
- Trial name
- NCT01963117
- Testing
- Combined hyperthermia and radiation therapy
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Breast Cancer
PEAK PlasmaBlade™ 4.0 Versus Traditional Electrosurgery in Lumpectomy
The purpose of this clinical study is to quantify the difference in thermal injury depth at the surgical margin in breast lumpectomy specimens excised with the PlasmaBlade; to subjectively assess histopathologic sample quality…
- Trial name
- PRECISE (NCT00960154)
- Testing
- PEAK PlasmaBlade, Traditional Electrosurgery with scalpel
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Surgical Technologies
Malaria, Seizures
Aggressive Antipyretics for Fever Reduction in CNS Malaria
The study will examine whether prophylactic and scheduled treatment with acetaminophen and ibuprofen can decrease the maximum temperature experienced during the acute illness in children with CNS malaria.
- Conditions
- Malaria, Seizures, Coma, Parasitemia
- Trial name
- NCT03399318
- Testing
- Acetaminophen, Ibuprofen
- Where
- 3 sites in Malawi, Zambia
- Volunteers
- 256 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Elastosis
PEAK PlasmaBlade™ vs. Traditional Electrosurgery in Abdominoplasty
The objective of this clinical study is to evaluate healing of incisions made with the PEAK PlasmaBlade 4.0 compared to scalpel and traditional electrosurgery (Bovie); to monitor and record key post-operative metrics following…
- Trial name
- PRECISE (NCT00943150)
- Testing
- PEAK PlasmaBlade, Standard of Care (SOC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Surgical Technologies
Macromastia
A Study to Evaluate Cutaneous Scar Quality Following Bilateral Breast Reduction With the PEAK PlasmaBlade 4.0
The objective of this clinical study is to evaluate scar quality following incision with the PEAK PlasmaBlade 4.0 using the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS), and to compare these results to equivalently-aged…
- Trial name
- PRECISE (NCT01284491)
- Testing
- PEAK PlasmaBlade 4.0, Traditional Electrosurgery with scalpel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Surgical Technologies
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
GP96 Heat Shock Protein-Peptide Complex Vaccine in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Progressive Glioma
Vaccines made from a person's tumor cells, such as gp96 heat shock protein-peptide complex, may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00293423
- Testing
- HSPPC-96, Standard Surgical Resection
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Solid Tumors, Non-small Cell Lung Carcinoma
A Study of DS-2248 in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors
This phase 1 clinical trial is intended to understand the safety and tolerability of a new anticancer drug in subjects with advanced solid tumors.
- Trial name
- NCT01288430
- Testing
- DS-2248
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Daiichi Sankyo
Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
Efficacy Study of Diathermy Cone Biopsy for the Treatment of Cervical Intraepithelial Lesion
The purpose of this trial is to determine whether SWETZ (Straight Wire Excision of Transformation Zone) is a superior alternative to LLETZ cone (Large Loop Excision of Transformation Zone cone biopsy) in the management of…
- Trial name
- NCT00995020
- Testing
- Straight Wire Excision of Transformation Zone, Large Loop Excision of Transformation Zone (cone biopsy)
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors (MPNST), Sarcoma
SARC023: Ganetespib and Sirolimus in Patients With MPNST (Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors)
Phase 1: To assess the safety, tolerability, and maximum tolerated dose (MTD)/ recommended dose of ganetespib when administered in combination with sirolimus in patients with refractory or relapsed sarcomas including unresectable…
- Trial name
- NCT02008877
- Testing
- ganetespib, Sirolimus
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Sarcoma Alliance for Research through Collaboration
Fatigue
Bundling and Unbundling the Laparoscopic Electrosurgery Cord With the Camera Cord
Electrosurgery is used in virtually every laparoscopic operation performed. Capacitive coupling is a common electrosurgery complication.
- Trial name
- NCT01707095
- Testing
- Unbundling of cords, Bundling of cords
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Melanoma
STA-9090(Ganetespib) in Patients With Unresectable Stage III or Stage IV Melanoma
STA9090 is a drug which inactivates or blocks the work of a protein called Heat Shock Protein 90 or HSP90. HSP90 is a protein that helps some molecules inside your cells to have the right shape.
- Trial name
- NCT01551693
- Testing
- STA-9090
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Hypertension, Pure Autonomic Failure
Local Heat Stress in Autonomic Failure Patients With Supine Hypertension
Patients with autonomic failure are characterized by disabling orthostatic hypotension (low blood pressure on standing), and at least half of them also have high blood pressure while lying down (supine hypertension).
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Pure Autonomic Failure, Multiple System Atrophy, Autonomic Failure
- Trial name
- NCT02417415
- Testing
- Passive heat stress, Control (non-heating)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Lung Cancer, Lung Cancer Metastatic
ANET Electrosurgery Applicator Pilot Evaluation Study
Evaluate the preliminary safety and performance of the Electrosurgery Applicator (ANET device) during and after bronchoscopic ablation of a target pulmonary nodule/tumor.
- Trial name
- NCT03400748
- Testing
- RF Ablation
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Olympus Corporation of the Americas
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Efficacy and Safety of Miltefosine or Thermotherapy for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Colombia.
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a worldwide disease, endemic in 88 countries, that has shown an increasing incidence the last two decades. It is estimated that in 2005, about of 20,000 new cases of CL were diagnosed in Colombia.
- Trial name
- NCT00471705
- Testing
- Miltefosine, Thermotherapy, Glucantime®
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 437 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Antioquia
Recurrent Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Phase 2 Study of AT13387 (Onalespib) in ALK+ ALCL, MCL, and BCL-6+ DLBCL
This phase II trial studies how well onalespib works in treating patients with anaplastic large cell lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma, or diffuse large B-cell lymphoma that has not responded to previous treatment (refractory) or…
- Conditions
- Recurrent Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Mantle Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Transformed Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT02572453
- Testing
- Onalespib
- Where
- 19 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Macromastia
PEAK PlasmaBlade 4.0 in Bilateral Breast Reduction
The objective of this clinical study is to evaluate the operative performance of the PEAK PlasmaBlade 4.0 during bilateral breast reduction; to monitor and record post-operative pain, adverse events and skin scarring following…
- Trial name
- PRECISE (NCT00986453)
- Testing
- PEAK PlasmaBlade, Traditional Electrosurgery with scalpel
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Surgical Technologies
Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
A Trial of Two Electrosurgical Conizations: Histopathological Analysis of Excision Margins
The purpose of this trial is to evaluate if Straight Wire Excision of the Transformation Zone (SWETZ) is superior to (Large Loop Excision of the Transformation Zone) LLETZ cone in reducing the incomplete excision of disease.
- Trial name
- NCT01929993
- Testing
- SWETZ, LLETZ cone
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 164 people
- Sponsor
- Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Fatigue, Overheating
Aspirin as a Pre-Treatment for Exercise in Multiple Sclerosis
Exercise has many benefits for people with multiple sclerosis (MS), such as improved physical symptoms, mood, fatigue, and cognition.
- Trial name
- NCT03051646
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University