Clinical trials: Nervous System Cancer
Neurofibromatosis 1
Systematically Assessing Changes in Plexiform Neurofibroma Related Disfigurement From Photographs of Subjects With Neurofibromatosis Type 1 on a Phase 2 Clinical Trial
Background: People with Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) have an increased risk of developing plexiform neurofibromas (PNs). PNs are tumors that form in the tissue. They can form anywhere in the body.
- Trial name
- NCT04879160
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms, Bronchial Carcinoma
Effect of an Antioxidant on Cancer-Cachectic Patients Undergoing Exercise Training
The purpose of the study is to tests the hypothesis, that N-acetylcysteine (a thiol-antioxidant)improves the exercise training effect on cancer patients that experience weight loss (cachexia) as assessed by muscle mass and…
- Conditions
- Gastrointestinal Neoplasms, Bronchial Carcinoma, Hodgkin Disease, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT00196885
- Testing
- N-acetylcysteine
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- German Cancer Research Center
Advanced Cancer, Delirium
Delirium Recall in Advanced Cancer Patients
Primary Objectives: 1. To determine the proportion of patients who experience partial or complete recollection of symptoms of delirium and the level of distress associated with this recall. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT00493714
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Constipation, Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Comparison of Gastrointestinal Motility in Healthy Children and Children With Constipation
To gain a better understanding of the underlying dysmotility in constipation in children, we will use a novel minimal invasive method called 3D Transit.
- Conditions
- Constipation, Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Neurofibromatosis 1, Chronic Constipation With Overflow
- Trial name
- NCT03981510
- Testing
- 3D-Transit
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Brain Tumors
Presurgical Planning With Functional MRI (fMRI) Mapping of Motor Cortex in Patients With Cerebral Tumors
The purpose of this study is to determine if functional MRI is precise enough to provide information about the location of brain functions in patients who have brain tumors.
- Trial name
- NCT00724737
- Testing
- Presurgical MRI, functional MRI (fMRI) of the brain
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Multiple Sclerosis, Clinically Isolated Syndrome
Pregnancy Registry, Infants, Serum/Milk Analysis (PRISMA)
PRISMA, is a pregnancy registry study, focused on comprehensively collecting information about pregnancy in women with chronic neurological conditions from across the United States and internationally.
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Clinically Isolated Syndrome, NMOSD, Myasthenia Gravis
- Trial name
- NCT06940323
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Cardiac Disease, Cancer
Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Phase III
The Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Network is in its third phase and during this time is enrolling and sequencing 25,000 individuals on a custom sequencing panel of clinically relevant, actionable genes.
- Conditions
- Cardiac Disease, Cancer, Hypercholesterolemia, Diabetes
- Trial name
- eMERGE (NCT03394859)
- Volunteers
- 25,380 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Central Nervous System Tumor
Tissue Collection for Drug Screening and Bioanalysis
The purpose of this study is to improve upon the knowledge currently available about central nervous system (CNS) tumors. We will study the different characteristics of these tumors using tissue samples collected during surgery…
- Trial name
- NCT04852354
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Stage IV Lung Cancer, Malignant Brain Tumor
A Computer-Based Intervention for Distance Caregivers of Parents With Advanced Cancer
This pilot clinical trial studies the feasibility and effectiveness of a new computer-based communication intervention in supporting distance caregivers of patients with advanced lung or brain cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT02128373
- Testing
- Usual care, computer-assisted intervention, Distress Thermometer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Breast Cancer, Pain, Chronic
The Sequelae of Mastectomy and Quadrantectomy Respect to the Reaching Movement in Breast Cancer Survivors
The hypothesis behind our study was that patients after BC surgery, who underwent quadrantectomy or mastectomy, may present a different disability respect to the upper limb on the operated side.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Pain, Chronic, Pain, Postoperative, Mastectomy; Lymphedema
- Trial name
- NCT04145739
- Testing
- Rehabilitation protocol
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Roma La Sapienza
Parkinson Disease
Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetic Profile of PBF -509 (80 mg, 160 mg and 240 mg) "After Multiple Oral Doses" in Healthy Volunteers
Study to assess the safety and tolerability of three doses of PBF-509 (80 mg, 160 mg and 240 mg) after repeated (8 days) single daily oral dose administration in young male and female healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT02111330
- Testing
- PBF-509
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury, Transverse Myelitis
Ultrasound Imaging Based Sensing of Human Ankle Motion Intent and Control Strategies for Ankle Assistance
Robotic therapies aim to improve limb function in individuals with neurological injury. Modulation of robotic assistance in many of these therapies is achieved by measuring the extant volitional strength of limb muscles.
- Trial name
- NCT05249595
- Testing
- Surface electromypgraphy-based interface to predict human ankle joint motion intent and use in ankle assistive devices, Ultrasound imaging-based interface to predict human ankle joint motion intent and use in ankle assistive devices, Surface electromypgraphy and ultrasound imaging-based interface to predict human ankle joint motion intent and use in ankle assistive devices
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- North Carolina State University
Nausea Post Chemotherapy, Vomiting
Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of Formulations of Δ9-THC
Study based on the pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, safety and stability evaluation of 3 standardized formulations of THC, to be used in healthy volunteers and post-chemotherapy patients as an adjuvant in the symptomatic…
- Conditions
- Nausea Post Chemotherapy, Vomiting, Cancer Pain, Cancer Related Pain
- Trial name
- NCT05272865
- Testing
- Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profile of THC oral formulations with Dronabinol as comparator
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 334 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- LaSanta S A S
Supratentorial Neoplasms
Comparison of Efficacy and Safety of the Postoperative Analgesia Methods
An optimal analgesic therapy is very important for postoperative recovery. In recent years, several studies showed that the prevalence of the moderate to severe pain after craniotomy ranged from 69 to 87% of patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02929147
- Testing
- Morphine, Dexketoprofen
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Malignant Glioma
Prognostic Awareness and Patient-Physician Communication in Malignant Glioma
The purpose of this study is to learn more about the understanding patients with brain tumors have of their disease and their communication with their physician.
- Trial name
- NCT02023346
- Testing
- surveys and cognitive tests
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Cancer Pains
Change the Dose Frequency of Controlled-Release Oxycodone to Refractory Pain
Many patients with cancer experience moderate to severe pain that requires treatment with strong opioids, of which oxycodone and morphine are examples, they are widely applied in clinical treatment because of sustained-released…
- Trial name
- NCT03639415
- Testing
- Increasing the Controlled-Release Oxycodone dose frequency
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fujian Cancer Hospital
Cystic Fibrosis, Pulmonary Fibrosis
Role of Genetic Factors in the Development of Lung Disease
This study is designed to evaluate the genetics involved in the development of lung disease by surveying genes involved in the process of breathing and examining the genes in lung cells of patients with lung disease.
- Conditions
- Cystic Fibrosis, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Tuberous Sclerosis, Asthma
- Trial name
- NCT00001532
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Frailty, Sarcopenia
Investigation of the Effects of Frailty and Sarcopenia on Postoperative Recovery and Complications in Geriatric Patients
After obtaining ethical approval, 42 patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) scores I-III who were scheduled for surgery under general anesthesia were included in our prospective study.
- Trial name
- NCT06889714
- Testing
- ultrasonography
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease
IMPACT: Inactivity Monitoring and Physical Activity Controlled Trial
As individuals age, their physical activity decreases and sedentary time increases. Even small changes in these two behaviors can greatly decrease risks for several major health problems, including cardiovascular disease…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, Diabetes
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT01869348)
- Testing
- Monitor intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Vestibular Schwannoma
Nimodipine in Vestibular Schwanommas
Title: Intraoperative application of nimodipine to the facial and cochlear nerves during vestibular schwannoma resection to avoid spasm-related postoperative facial paralysis and deafness - a prospective randomized study…
- Trial name
- NCT04801953
- Testing
- NiMODipine Injectable Solution
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna