Clinical trials: Motility Disorder
Cystic Fibrosis
The Prevalence and Significance of Gastro-oesophageal Reflux in Cystic Fibrosis Before and After Lung Transplantation
Gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) has been found to be prevalent in children with cystic fibrosis (CF)and may further worsen lung damage via reflex bronchospasm or pulmonary aspiration.
- Trial name
- NCT00164021
- Testing
- Physiotherapy, exercise, percutaneous gastrostomy feeds, Anti-reflux pharmacotherapy
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bayside Health
Bone Turnover Rate Disorder, Calcium Metabolism Disorders
Effects of Lansoprazole on Bone Turnover Markers
Use of proton pump inhibitors (PPI) has increased in recent years. There are concerns that PPIs have possible negative effects on bone metabolism.
- Trial name
- NCT04814316
- Testing
- Blood and urine specimens
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Cough
Validation of Peptest™ for the Detection of Reflux in Cough
Chronic cough is a common presenting problem which has a significant impact on quality of life. Gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) is a common cause of chronic cough and reflux of stomach contents into the airways has been…
- Trial name
- NCT03851393
- Testing
- Induction of cough with inhaled citric acid, Peptest™ analysis of saliva pepsin, Peptest™
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Inflammation, Gastroesophageal Reflux
Trial to Assess the Effectiveness of Educational Outreach in Prescription Guidelines
Background: The Portuguese National Health Directorate has issued clinical practice guidelines on prescription of anti-inflammatory drugs and COX-2 inhibitors, acid suppressive therapy and proton pump inhibitors, and…
- Conditions
- Inflammation, Gastroesophageal Reflux, Gastrointestinal Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Trial name
- TEP (NCT01984034)
- Testing
- Educational Outreach Visits, Passive Dissemination
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
The Swedish BioFINDER 2 Study
The Swedish BioFINDER 2 study is a new study that will launch in 2017 and extends the previous cohorts of BioFINDER 1 study (www.biofinder.se). BioFINDER 1 is used e.g.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Parkinson Disease, Lewy Body Disease
- Trial name
- BioFINDER2 (NCT03174938)
- Testing
- Flutemetamol F18 Injection, [18F]-RO6958948, Elecsys (Roche) Abeta42, Ttau and Ptau
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 2,950 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Skane University Hospital
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Diet and Motility in IBS
The goal of this observational study is to identify factors that influence symptoms in children with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), to find ways to make diet treatments work better and possibly create personalized plans to help…
- Trial name
- IBS (NCT07283341)
- Testing
- Wireless Patch System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Concussion, Convergence Insufficiency
Interventions for Convergence Insufficiency in Concussed Children
The ICONICC Study is a randomized controlled clinical trial designed to compare the proportion of successful treatment outcomes between children assigned to standard concussion care only, standard concussion care plus simple…
- Trial name
- ICONICC (NCT03908112)
- Testing
- Standard Community Concussion Care (SC), SC plus Simple Convergence Exercises (SC+), SC plus Office-based Vergence/Accommodative Therapy (SC+OBVAT)
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 264 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mitchell Scheiman
Visceral Obesity, Reflux Esophagitis
Adipokines and the Risk of Reflux Esophagitis
We aimed to risk faoctors for GERD and association between visceral obesity, plasma adipoline(leptin, adiponectin, IL-6, TNF-α)and development of reflux esophagitis in healthy Koreans.
- Trial name
- NCT01560598
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Amblyopia
Establishing New Treatment Approaches for Amblyopia: Perceptual Learning and Video Games
Amblyopia, a developmental abnormality that impairs spatial vision, is a major cause of vision loss, resulting in reduced visual acuity and reduced sensitivity to contrast.
- Trial name
- NCT05522972
- Testing
- Video Game Vision Training, Perceptual Learning, Occlusion Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nova Southeastern University
Barrett's Esophagus, GERD
Cytosponge Adequacy Study Evaluation II
This study will assess the Minimally Invasive Esophageal Cytology Collection System in Patients with Barrett's Esophagus or GERD Symptoms.
- Trial name
- CASEII (NCT02395471)
- Testing
- Cytosponge™ Cell Collection Device
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 191 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medtronic - MITG
Gastro-oesophageal Reflux
Influence of IPV on GOR in Infants From 0 to 12 Months.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation ( airway clearance technique) provokes or aggravates gastro-oesophageal reflux in infants from 0 to 12 months.
- Trial name
- NCT02124863
- Testing
- Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Gastro Esophageal Reflux
The Effect of Positional Therapy on Symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Prospective Pilot Study
Gastroesophageal reflux disease related symptoms are reported by 10-20% of the adult population and of those 50-75% report symptoms during sleep time.
- Trial name
- NCT04500288
- Testing
- LEFT Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MetroHealth Medical Center
Gastrointestinal Discomfort
Effects of Mucosave® on Gastrointestinal Discomfort
Gastrointestinal (GI) discomfort, which often includes gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common disorder in healthy adults affecting 20% of people particularly women.
- Trial name
- NCT04119817
- Testing
- Mucosave® capsules
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico "G. Martino"
Paraesophageal Hernia
Fundoplication in Laparoscopic PEH Repair Based on FLIP
Prospective randomized controlled trial to identify a sub-set of patients that do not benefit from the routine addition, and added morbidity, of a fundoplication during laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair.
- Trial name
- PEHFLIP (NCT05807763)
- Testing
- Laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair without fundoplication
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Foundation for Surgical Innovation and Education
Convergence Insufficiency, Traumatic Brain Injury
Eye Recovery Automation for Post Injury Dysfunction (iRAPID)
This study will test a portable virtual reality (VR) system with integrated eye tracking called Virtual Eye Rotation Vision Exercises (VERVE). The proposed VERVE platform will deliver vergence therapy in an automated manner.
- Conditions
- Convergence Insufficiency, Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Mild
- Trial name
- iRAPID (NCT06105892)
- Testing
- Virtual Eye Rotation Vision Exercise (VERVE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New Jersey Institute of Technology
Asthenozoospermia, Mitochondrial Damage
Evaluation of the Effects of Semen Incubation With ANDROSITOL®DGN on Sperm Motility and Mitochondrial Membrane Potential
Mitochondria is the cellular organelle responsible for the production of the energy necessary to fuel sperm motility. It has been demonstrated that mitochondrial efficiency is correlated to the fertilizing capacity of the…
- Trial name
- Androsi-Test (NCT04291495)
- Testing
- ANDROSITOL®TEST
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Catania
GERD, Acid Reflux, Treatment
Potassium Competitive Acid Blocker (PCAB) Test-Guided vs Physiologic Test-Guided Treatment in Patients With Typical Reflux Symptoms
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a short course of a potassium-competitive acid blocker (PCAB) test can guide treatment of adults with typical reflux symptoms as effectively as standard physiologic testing with…
- Trial name
- NCT07707011
- Testing
- PCAB-test guided
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Gastro-esophageal Reflux
Evaluation of Esomeprazole in Treating Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Exposed to Radiation Therapy
The purpose of this research study is to measure acid reflux into the throat both before and after medical treatment in people who have had radiation therapy to their head and neck for the treatment of cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00222079
- Testing
- Esomeprazole (Nexium)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Douglas Trask
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Dementia With Lewy Bodies
In-Home Care for Patients With PSP and Related Disorders
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and related disorders (PRD) are debilitating, costly, and understudied conditions. Improving access to comprehensive, specialized, in-home patient care offers the potential to minimize the downward…
- Conditions
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Multiple System Atrophy, Corticobasal Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03552484
- Testing
- Home Visit Program, Usual Care/Online Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Gastroesophageal Reflux
Effects of Serotonin Agonist Citalopram on Multimodal Esophageal Stimulation in Healthy Volunteers
To investigate the effect of citalopram, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, on esophageal sensitivity.
- Trial name
- NCT04355455
- Testing
- Citalopram
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven