Clinical trials: Life Threatening Diseases
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia (OPD), Dysphagia
Safety and Efficacy of the Swallow Expansion Device (SED) for Improvement of Swallowing in Patients
Biomedical devices, such as artificial joints and pacemakers, are accepted and commonly used in medicine. While great progress in biomedical devices has been made for many other disorders, there is currently no device available…
- Trial name
- NCT02296528
- Testing
- Swallowing Expansion Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Peter Belafsky, MD
Brain Tumor, Recurrent
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) For Recurrent High Grade Gliomas
This study will be aimed at investigating the effectiveness of a treatment for brain tumors called Photodynamic Therapy, or PDT.
- Trial name
- NCT01966809
- Testing
- Photofrin photodynamic therapy.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Harry T Whelan, MD
Heart Failure, Tachycardia, Ventricular
Optisure Lead Post Approval Study
The purpose of this post approval study is to characterize the chronic performance of the SJM Optisure family of HV leads in patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02235545
- Testing
- St. Jude Medical Optisure Lead
- Where
- 60 sites in United States, Belgium and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 1,735 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI)
LIFE-BTK PK Sub-study
LIFE-BTK PK is a prospective, single-arm, open-label, non-blinded, non-randomized sub-study of LIFE-BTK Randomized Controlled Trial (NCT04227899), that will enroll approximately 7 subjects in the United States (US) and outside…
- Trial name
- NCT05208905
- Testing
- Esprit BTK Device
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Australia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
COVID-19
A Randomized Placebo-controlled Safety and Dose-finding Study for the Use of the IL-6 Inhibitor Clazakizumab in Patients With Life-threatening COVID-19 Infection
In this study invetigators propose to administer clazakizumab to patients with life-threatening COVID-19 infection manifest by pulmonary failure and a clinical picture consistent with a cytokine storm syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT04343989
- Testing
- Clazakizumab 25 mg, Clazakizumab 12.5 mg
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 178 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Aged, 80 and Over, Critical Illness
Intensive Care of Elderly: What do They Wish for Themselves?
Do very elderly adults wish intensive care in the event of acute life-threatening illness and are their next of kin able to predict these preferences? Very elderly patients are a steeply increasing patient population in intensive…
- Trial name
- NCT05149040
- Testing
- survey "Intensive care of very elderly: What do they wish for themselves?"
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 1,472 people
- Sponsor
- Haukeland University Hospital
Anxiety
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)-Assisted Psychotherapy in People With Illness-related Anxiety
This study will find out whether psychotherapy combined with lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is safe and is helpful in people who are anxious because they have a potentially fatal disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00920387
- Testing
- 200 mcg LSD, 20 mcg LSD, Therapy
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies
Cardiac Arrest, Fear
The Care After Life-threatening Medical Events Study
This study tests the feasibility of a home-based heart rate variability biofeedback (HRVB) intervention in survivors of cardiac arrest (CA).
- Trial name
- CALME (NCT04589559)
- Testing
- Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Advanced Cancer, Relapsed Cancer
Impact of Human-Animal Interactions on Children With Life-Threatening Conditions and Their Parents
This study will evaluate the effects of human-animal interaction on reducing anxiety, depression, worry, and pain and enhancing quality of life in children ages 6-17 years old with a life threatening cancer and their parent…
- Conditions
- Advanced Cancer, Relapsed Cancer, Refractory Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT04310345
- Testing
- Animal-Assisted Interactions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Malignant Glioma, Grade 4 Malignant Glioma
Bevacizumab Beyond Progression (BBP)
Studies which have separately studied bevacizumab for recurrent gliomas and bevacizumab for newly-diagnosed glioma have shown good results and the regimens have been well-tolerated by patients.
- Conditions
- Malignant Glioma, Grade 4 Malignant Glioma, Glioblastoma, Gliosarcoma
- Trial name
- BBP (NCT01740258)
- Testing
- Radiation Therapy, Temozolomide, Bevacizumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Asthma
A Phase 3a, Repeat Dose, Open-label, Long-term Safety Study of Mepolizumab in Asthmatic Subjects
This is a multi-center, open-label, long-term study of subcutaneously (SC) administered mepolizumab 100mg in addition to standard of care (SOC), in subjects with severe eosinophilic asthma.
- Trial name
- NCT02135692
- Testing
- Mepolizumab, SOC
- Where
- 114 sites in United States, Argentina and 16 more
- Volunteers
- 339 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Anxiety
MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for Anxiety Associated With a Life-Threatening Illness
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if MDMA-assisted therapy is safe and effective in people with anxiety associated with a life-threatening illness.
- Trial name
- NCT02427568
- Testing
- Midomafetamine HCl, Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Resilient Pharmaceuticals
Trauma, Vascular System Injury
Humacyte Acellular Tissue Engineered Vessel (ATEV) in Patients With Vascular Trauma
This study evaluates the use of the Acellular Tissue Engineered Vessel (ATEV) in adults with vascular trauma below the neck who are undergoing vascular reconstructive surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03005418
- Testing
- Acellular Tissue Engineered Vessel (ATEV)
- Where
- 29 sites in United States, Israel
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Humacyte, Inc.
Acute Myocardial Infarction
CARISMA : Cardiac Arrhythmias and Risk Stratification After MyoCardial Infarction
The purpose of this study is to assess the incidence of tachy- and bradyarrhythmic episodes in patients with acute myocardial infarction with depressed ventricular function and to determine the predictive value of several…
- Trial name
- NCT00145119
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 312 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis, X-Linked Lymphoproliferative Disorders
T-Cell Depletion and Stem Cell Transplant for Immune Deficiencies and Histiocytic Disorders
The hypothesis is to determine if a preparative regimen of busulfan, cyclophosphamide, and antithymocyte globulin (ATG) plus allogeneic stem cell transplantation will be effective in the treatment of immune deficiencies and…
- Conditions
- Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis, X-Linked Lymphoproliferative Disorders, Chediak-Higashi Syndrome, Griscelli Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT00176826
- Testing
- Stem Cell Transplant, Myeloablative conditioning regimen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Leukemia
A Study for Leukemia Patients With Life-Threatening Infections
The goal of this clinical research study is to compare the effectiveness of a white blood cell transfusion with radiated cells to a white blood cell transfusion with cells that have not been radiated.
- Trial name
- NCT00968838
- Testing
- White Blood Cell Transfusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 178 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Food Allergy, Food Allergy Peanut
Preventing Anaphylaxis With Acalabrutinib
Food allergy is a potentially life-threatening condition, and its prevalence continues to increase despite public health efforts. There are currently no known therapies that can reliably prevent food-induced anaphylaxis.
- Trial name
- NCT05038904
- Testing
- Acalabrutinib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia
Can a Dedicated Chronic Limb-threatening Ischaemia (CLTI) Clinic Improve Patient Self-reported Quality of Life
CLTI is the most severe form of peripheral arterial disease. Patients with the condition require investigation and management (typically in the form of revascularisation surgery) to salvage the limb.
- Trial name
- NCT05613907
- Testing
- CLTI Clinic
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
COVID-19
Study for the Use of the IL-6 Inhibitor Clazakizumab in Patients With Life-threatening COVID-19 Infection
In this study, the investigators propose to administer clazakizumab to patients with life-threatening Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection manifest by pulmonary failure and a clinical picture consistent with a cytokine…
- Trial name
- NCT04381052
- Testing
- Clazakizumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI)
LIFE-BTK Randomized Controlled Trial
The objective of this prospective, single-blinded, randomized controlled clinical investigation is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the everolimus eluting Esprit BTK System for the planned treatment of narrowed…
- Trial name
- LIFE-BTK (NCT04227899)
- Testing
- Esprit BTK Device, Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) Device
- Where
- 50 sites in United States, Australia and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 261 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices