Clinical trials: Local Disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
QVA Mechanistic Efficacy Study (Receptor Effects, Etc)
The purpose of this study was to assess global ventilated lung volume in moderate to severe COPD patients using MRI lung imaging after treatment with QVA149 compared to placebo.
- Trial name
- NCT02634983
- Testing
- QVA149
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Migraine
A Research Study to Examine the Difference Between Local Anesthetics Alone and Local Anesthetics Plus Steroids in the Treatment of Chronic Headache
Subjects are scheduled to undergo a Greater Occipital Nerve Block (GONB) as treatment for your chronic daily headache (CDH). GONB has been used for many years in the treatment of headaches.
- Trial name
- NCT00203294
- Testing
- lidocaine, bupivicaine and saline, lidocaine plus bupivicaine plus triamcinolone (steroid)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Anaplastic Oligoastrocytoma
Vorinostat and Radiation Therapy Followed by Maintenance Therapy With Vorinostat in Treating Younger Patients With Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
This phase I/II trial studies the side effects and best dose of vorinostat and to see how well it works when given together with radiation therapy followed by maintenance therapy with vorinostat in treating younger patients with…
- Conditions
- Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Anaplastic Oligoastrocytoma, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, Gliosarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT01189266
- Testing
- 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy, Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
- Where
- 180 sites in United States, Australia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Parkinson's Disease, Isolated Dystonia
Chronic Effects of DBS in Parkinson's Disease and Dystonia
The purpose of this study is to use an investigational device to record brain activity for 12-24 months following surgical implantation of deep brain stimulation (DBS) systems.
- Trial name
- Activa PC+S (NCT01934296)
- Testing
- Activa PC+S
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Clubfoot
Clubfoot Tenotomy Trial
Infants undergoing Ponseti treatment for idiopathic clubfoot often require percutaneous tendoachilles lengthening (TAL) after serial casting.
- Trial name
- ClubTT (NCT04766684)
- Testing
- Jet injection of 1% lidocaine, 4% liposomal lidocaine cream
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Behavior Problem
Improving Initial Management of the Injured at Ghanaian District and Regional Hospitals With a Trauma Intake Form
Brief Summary: Improving care of the injured (trauma care) is a way to the large burden of injury in low- and middle-income countries. The important initial period of trauma care is often chaotic and prone to errors.
- Trial name
- NCT04547192
- Testing
- Improving initial care of the injured
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 4,105 people
- Sponsor
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Cancer
Validation of FACBC for Detection of Metastasis Among High-risk Prostate Cancer Patients With Presumed Localized Disease
This study is for patients who have a high risk of metastatic prostate cancer (cancer that has spread outside of the prostate) who are going to have radical prostatectomy.
- Trial name
- EDRN-FACBC (NCT03081884)
- Testing
- FACBC PET-CT Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Grade 1 Follicular Lymphoma, Grade 2 Follicular Lymphoma
TLR9 Agonist SD-101, Ibrutinib, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Grade 1-3A Follicular Lymphoma
This phase Ib/II trial studies the side effects and best dose of toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) agonist SD-101 when given together with ibrutinib and radiation therapy and to see how well they work in treating patients with Low…
- Conditions
- Grade 1 Follicular Lymphoma, Grade 2 Follicular Lymphoma, Grade 3a Follicular Lymphoma, Recurrent Follicular Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT02927964
- Testing
- Ibrutinib, Radiation Therapy, TLR9 Agonist SD-101
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Robert Lowsky
Lymphedema, Malignant Neoplasm
Recombinant Human Hyaluronidase in Treating Lymphedema in Patients With Cancer
This phase 1-2 trial studies the side effects and the best dose of recombinant human hyaluronidase and to see how well it works in treating lymphedema in patients with cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01928030
- Testing
- recombinant human hyaluronidase
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Appendicitis
Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Versus Local Anesthetic for Lap Appendectomies
This study is a prospective, double-blinded, randomized comparison of 2 patient cohorts. One group of patients will receive a transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block.
- Trial name
- NCT01575028
- Testing
- Ropivacaine, Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Postoperative Pain
Bunionectomy Study for Postoperative Analgesia (EPOCH 1)
This is a Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, saline placebo- and active-controlled, multicenter study to evaluate the analgesic efficacy and safety of HTX 011 administered via local administration into the surgical site in…
- Trial name
- NCT03295721
- Testing
- HTX-011, Bupivacaine HCl, Luer-lock applicator
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 412 people
- Sponsor
- Heron Therapeutics
Pain
EXPAREL Infiltration in Subjects Undergoing Femoral Nerve Block With Bupivacaine HCl for Total Knee Arthroplasty
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetics of EXPAREL in subjects who undergo femoral nerve block with bupivacaine HCl for unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
- Trial name
- NCT02255500
- Testing
- Bupivacaine FNB, EXPAREL Infiltration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Post-operative Pain, Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
LIBERATE - LIposomal Bupivacaine vERsus Adjuncts in Total shouldErs
This will be a single-center, prospective, randomized controlled cross-sectional study comparing interscalene brachial plexus block with liposomal bupivacaine versus bupivacaine with epinephrine and PF dexamethasone in patients…
- Conditions
- Post-operative Pain, Total Shoulder Arthroplasty, Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder, Pain Management
- Trial name
- NCT03887650
- Testing
- Liposomal Bupivicaine 1.3%, Bupivacaine 0.5%
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Hartford Hospital
Neuropathic Pain, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Effects of Vaporized Marijuana on Neuropathic Pain
This study theorized that a low dose of vaporized cannabis could alleviate nerve injury pain.
- Conditions
- Neuropathic Pain, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, Peripheral Neuropathy, Post-herpetic Neuralgia
- Trial name
- NCT01037088
- Testing
- Mild dose cannabis, Low dose cannabis, Cannabis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Pregnant Women
Estimation of the ED95 of Intrathecal Hyperbaric Prilocaine 2% With Sufentanyl for Scheduled Cesarean Delivery
Hyperbaric bupivacaine 0.5% associated with opioids is the local anesthetic the most commonly used for spinal injection in cesarean section.
- Trial name
- NCT03036384
- Testing
- HB Prilocaine 2% (varying dose), HB Prilocaine 2%, Sufentanil
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint Pierre
Recurrent Prostate Cancer
Phase II Study of Adenovirus/PSA Vaccine in Men With Recurrent Prostate Cancer After Local Therapy APP21
The purpose of this study is to determine whether vaccination with the Ad/PSA vaccine will induce an anti-PSA immunity that will result in the destruction of the remaining prostate cancer cells.
- Trial name
- APP21 (NCT00583752)
- Testing
- Adenovirus/PSA Vaccine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- David M Lubaroff
Labor Pain, Pregnancy
Neuraxial Versus Systemic Analgesia for Latent Phase Labor Effect on Rate of Operative Delivery
The purpose of this study in nulliparous women undergoing induction of labor is to determine whether initiation of neuraxial analgesia compared to systemic opioid analgesia early in labor (< 4 cm cervical dilation)affects the…
- Trial name
- NCT00380978
- Testing
- combined spinal epidural analgesia, late analgesia (systemic)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,026 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Breast Cancer
Multimodality Treatment for Women With Stage II, Stage III, or Stage IV Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Monoclonal antibodies such as trastuzumab can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver…
- Trial name
- NRR (NCT00006110)
- Testing
- trastuzumab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin hydrochloride
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cervical Cancer, Endometrial Cancer
CerviPrep for Applying Topical Gemcitabine to the Cervix in Treating Patients With Primary Endometrial, Cervical, or Ovarian Epithelial Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Conditions
- Cervical Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Ovarian Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00610740
- Testing
- topical gemcitabine hydrochloride, therapeutic conventional surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Complex Regional Pain Syndromes, Back Pain
Virtual Reality Guided Imagery for Chronic Pain
To assess treatment with an at-home Virtual Reality Guided Imagery (VR-GI) intervention, 36 patients with chronic pain (18 with chronic back pain, CBP, and 18 with complex regional pain syndrome, CRPS) will complete a 2-week…
- Trial name
- VRGI (NCT04849897)
- Testing
- Experimental: Virtual Reality Guided Imagery, Active Comparator: Audio Only Guided Imagery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California