Clinical trials: Helping Behavior
Heart Failure, Artificial Heart Device User
Noninvasive Diagnostics in Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients
Study Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the sensitivity/specificity of noninvasive diagnostic methods for the cardiac function that are based on data available from the Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD).
- Trial name
- NCT01981642
- Testing
- Recording of LVAD data during routine visits and daily life., Recording of daily activity using wristwatch accelerometers.
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Muscular Dystrophies, Congenital Myopathy
Assessment of Safety and Acute Effects of a Knee-hip Powered Soft Exoskeleton in Patients With Neuromuscular Disorders
The aims of the current study are as follow: i) Evaluate the safety, usability, and acute efficiency of a powered knee-hip dermoskeleton (MyoSuit, MyoSwiss, Zurich, Switzerland) in patients with neuromuscular disorders, ii)…
- Conditions
- Muscular Dystrophies, Congenital Myopathy, Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies, Mitochondrial Myopathies
- Trial name
- Exo-NMD1 (NCT05200702)
- Testing
- Knee-hip Powered Soft Exoskeleton (MyoSuit, MyoSwiss, Zurich, Switzerland)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut de Myologie, France
Breast Cancer Female
Combining Interventions of Fertility Preservation to Mitigate Fertility Loss After Breast Cancer
This clinical prospective randomised controlled trial will evaluate the impact of an ovarian biopsy on the oocyte yield after controlled ovarian stimulation before chemotherapy in view of breast cancer.
- Trial name
- Coimbra (NCT04586686)
- Testing
- Ovarian biopsy via laparoscopy, Transvaginal oocyte retrieval
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Vocational Rehabilitation
Long Term Social Assistance Recipient in South Eastern Sweden - a Description of Health, Function, and Activity
There is a group of social assistance recipients which have difficulties in entering the labor market and thus remains in a long-term dependency on social assistance.
- Trial name
- NCT03752281
- Testing
- Investigation of health and activity
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Linkoeping University
Labor Pain
Use of Ultrasound Guidance to Assist With Labor Epidural Placement in Patients With a BMI ≥40
Placement of labor epidurals is a very common daily practice in obstetrical anesthesia. Currently, these epidurals are placed based upon palpation of landmarks to determine midline and the correct spinal level for placement.
- Trial name
- NCT02984267
- Testing
- Ultrasound, Palpation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas J. Vernon
Arthropathy of Knee
Economic and Functional Impact of Peri-Operative Bracing for Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)
While bracing has been shown to be beneficial for patients with osteoarthritis (OA) in terms of function and strength, whether these unloader braces are also similarly beneficial after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgery needs…
- Trial name
- NCT03260699
- Testing
- OCSI Rehabilitator brace
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Mechanical Ventilator Weaning, Critically Ill
Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist for Weaning From Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Children
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare weaning from mechanical ventilation in critically ill children. The main questions it aims to answer are: Will weaning with neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) mode…
- Conditions
- Mechanical Ventilator Weaning, Critically Ill, Mechanical Ventilation, Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist
- Trial name
- NCT06157593
- Testing
- NAVA
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chulalongkorn University
Mechanical Ventilation Complication, Congenital Heart Disease
Application of Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist to Children After Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) is a new mode of mechanical ventilation that delivers ventilatory assist in proportion to neural effort.
- Trial name
- NCT01662011
- Testing
- mode of neurally adjusted ventilatory assist, Mode of pressure support ventilation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Suspected Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) or Traumatic Encephalopathy Syndrome (TES), Suspected Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
FDDNP Protocol for Visualizing Brain Proteinopathies to Assist in the Diagnosis of Persons With Suspected CTE and AD
The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with a radioactive compound called [F-18]FDDNP in subjects with suspected Alzheimer's disease or…
- Trial name
- FDDNP (NCT04311281)
- Testing
- [F-18]FDDNP-PET
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Subjects Scheduled for Supra-/Infratentorial Craniotomy
Efficacy of Tachosil as Dural Sealant Compared to Standard Treatment
Main objective of this trial is to assess the hypothesis whether the application of TachoSil® as a dural sealant improves the quality of craniotomy procedure and outcome in general compared with standard dural closure techniques…
- Trial name
- NCT00999999
- Testing
- Craniotomy supra- or infratentorial, dural closure
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 241 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Extracorporeal Lung Assist Device in Acute Lung Impairment
The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of interventional Lung Assist iLA activve to standard therapy in mechanically ventilated patients with severe acute lung impairment.
- Trial name
- EXODUS (NCT02550600)
- Testing
- iLA activve treatment, Control group
- Where
- 8 sites in Austria, Germany and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Hearing Loss, Bilateral
An Actual Use, Open-label Study Assessing Usability of Remote Assist to Program Cochlear Implant Recipients
Clinical management of cochlear implant (CI) recipients involve programming, counselling, performance evaluation and habilitation.
- Trial name
- RAL (NCT04987021)
- Testing
- Cochlear Implant (CI)-CI500 series, CI600 series or Freedom series cochlear implants
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
HIV
Maternal HIV: Trial to Assist Disclosure to Children
The purpose of this Collaborative R01, under Program Announcement PAR-09-153, is to conduct a full-scale trial of an intervention to assist mothers living with HIV (MLH) with disclosing their serostatus to their young age 6 - 14…
- Trial name
- TRACK II (NCT01922206)
- Testing
- TRACK Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 362 people
- Sponsor
- Georgia State University
Cigarette Smoking
Using Computers to Assist in Parental Smoking Cessation in a Pediatric Setting
The CHICA system is a clinical decision support system that uses adaptive turnaround documents to provide point-of-care information to clinicians.
- Trial name
- NCT01334216
- Testing
- CHICA Smoking Cessation Module
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 362 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Acute Viral Bronchiolitis
Efficacy of 3% Hypertonic Saline in Acute Viral Bronchiolitis
The purpose of this study is to determine whether nebulized hypertonic saline solution reduces the admission rate 48 hours after initial treatment in the emergency department, when compared to normal saline solution (control).
- Trial name
- GUERANDE (NCT01777347)
- Testing
- 3% Saline, 0.9% Normal Saline
- Where
- 21 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 778 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Reproductive Techniques, Assisted, Family
ARTLifeLine: Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART) Family Health and Development Trajectory Cohort (ARTLL)
The goal of this observational study is to study the health status of infertile couples and their offspring using assisted reproductive technologies. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Conditions
- Reproductive Techniques, Assisted, Family, Cohort Studies, Development, Infant
- Trial name
- NCT06786871
- Testing
- IVF treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University Third Hospital
Well-being
Develop and Validation of Measurement-Based Transition Assistance
Although some Veterans seek help when they experience post-military readjustment challenges, many do not. One factor that stands in the way of Veterans' willingness to seek help for these challenges is their lack of knowledge…
- Trial name
- MBTA (NCT05384171)
- Testing
- Measurement-Based Transition Assistance (MBTA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Respiratory Infection
HFCWO Vest Plus Mechanical Cough Assist Versus Cough Assist Alone on Respiratory Infections in ALS: a Pilot Trial
This pilot randomised single-blind trial evaluated whether adding high-frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) via chest vest (ComfortCough II) to mechanical cough assist improves respiratory outcomes and reduces respiratory…
- Trial name
- NCT07656714
- Testing
- High-frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) vest, Mechanical cough assist
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena
Cholelithiasis, Cholecystitis
Transvaginal Cholecystectomy Using Endoscopic Assistance
Surgical removal of the gallbladder is needed in 1 million people per year in the USA. The procedure is done by placing four tubes (cannula) from 5 to 10 mm through the abdominal wall.
- Conditions
- Cholelithiasis, Cholecystitis, Biliary Dyskinesia
- Trial name
- NCT00815438
- Testing
- cholecystectomy.
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Colorectal Cancer
A Patient Portal Tool, E-assist, for Supporting CRC Screening
To compare patient perceptions, intent to screen, and screening use among those using a patient portal with and without a colorectal cancer (CRC) screening decision support tool, e-assist.
- Trial name
- NCT02798224
- Testing
- e-assist: Colon Health, Healthwise Educational Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,826 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
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