Clinical trials: Nervous System Cancer
Cancer and Non-cancer Hospice Patients
Virtual Reality for Improving Symptoms in Palliative Care
The objective of this study is to determine whether VR can ameliorate symptoms for palliative care patients within a hospice setting.
- Trial name
- VRPC (NCT05197894)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western University, Canada
Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancers
Sac-TMT for Active TNBC Brain Metastases
This is a multi-site prospective single-arm open-label phase 2 clinical trial including 20 participants with metastatic TNBC and active brain metastases to be treated with sacituzumab tirumotecan 4 mg/kg IV on Days 1, and 15 of…
- Trial name
- BERLIN (NCT07458113)
- Testing
- Sacituzumab tirumotecan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Effect of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome on Insulin Sensitivity and Cardiovascular Risk in PCOS Adolescents
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common disease caused by hormonal imbalance and is also associated with overweight and obesity. It affects 5-10% of adolescent girls and women capable of having children.
- Conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Sleep Apnea
- Trial name
- NCT01840618
- Testing
- Nasal Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Acromegaly, Pituitary Tumor
The Observational Study of Growth Hormone-secreting Pituitary Tumors
The major purpose of this study is to evaluate the changes of multiple organs in patients with growth hormone-secreting pituitary tumors before and after surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01368133
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Huashan Hospital
Exophthalmos, Graves Ophthalmopathy
Exophthalmometry With 3D Face Scanners
This study investigates diagnostic methods to measure eyeball protrusion with a smartphone face scanner compared to the traditional Hertel exophthalmometer.
- Conditions
- Exophthalmos, Graves Ophthalmopathy, Orbital Tumor, Orbital Fractures
- Trial name
- EX3D (NCT04704414)
- Testing
- Exophthalmos measurement
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Chronic Pain
Pain, Nutrition and Glycemic Response in Chronic Low Back Pain and Breast Cancer Survivors
The development of chronic pain is one of the most seen sequelae in the cancer survivor population. Literature reports the presence of pain in approximately 40% of 5-year survivors.
- Trial name
- NCT04459104
- Testing
- Low glycemic load, High glycemic load
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Analgesia, Analgesia, Epidural
Postoperative Analgesia in Major Gynecological Cancer Surgeries
The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of epidural block or erector spinae plane block applied for postoperative analgesia in gynecological cancer surgeries.
- Conditions
- Analgesia, Analgesia, Epidural, ERAS
- Trial name
- NCT06424938
- Testing
- Patients who underwent epidural block, Patients who underwent erector spina plane block
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duygu Akyol
Cushing Syndrome, Hypercortisolism
Nailfold Capillaroscopy Evaluation in Cushing Syndrome Patients
This cross-sectional, single-center study will assess the microvascular function using a nailfold video-capillaroscopy in patients with endogenous Cushing syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT04433819
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Androgen Deprivation Therapy, Prostate Cancer
Autonomic and Renal Contributions to Hypertension With ADT
This study plans to learn more about contributors to high blood pressure in men who undergo androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) to treat prostate cancer.
- Conditions
- Androgen Deprivation Therapy, Prostate Cancer, Hypertension, Autonomic Dysfunction
- Trial name
- ARCH (NCT07848828)
- Testing
- Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Agonists (GNRH), Androgen receptor (AR) inhibitor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Brain Neoplasms
IORT After Surgical Resection of Brain Metastases
To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of the Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) after the resection of a brain metastases to reduce the incidence of local relapse
- Trial name
- IORT_BRAINM1 (NCT05084092)
- Testing
- Intraoperative Radiotherapy (IORT), Brain surgery
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Català d'Oncologia
Neuropathic Pain, Cancer
Vulnerability and Risk of Neuropathic Pain in Cancer
Successive and repeated therapeutic interventions during cancer management - surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy - can all, to varying degrees, generate acute pain, central pain sensitization and chronic pain.
- Conditions
- Neuropathic Pain, Cancer, Predictive
- Trial name
- CANOPY (NCT06511674)
- Testing
- Cognitive-emotional and pain assessments
- Where
- 19 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 625 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome, COPD
Prevalence of Sleep Disordered Breathing in a Lung Cancer Screening Cohort
Prospective study of sleep disordered breathing in a lung cancer screening cohort.
- Conditions
- Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome, COPD, Emphysema, Lung Cancer
- Trial name
- SAILS (NCT02687997)
- Testing
- poligraphy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 282 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de la Fundación Jiménez Díaz
Postoperative Pain
Pregabalin for Postoperative Pain in Women Undergoing Breast Cancer Surgery
We hypothesize that pregabalin will decrease postoperative pain, as measured by the surrogate markers postoperative pain rating scores and postoperative opioid consumption while improving the quality of recovery following breast…
- Trial name
- NCT00785382
- Testing
- Pregabalin 150 mg
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IWK Health Centre
Epilepsy, Glioma
Blood Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Glioma and Epileptogenesis
Gliomas are the most common and deadliest primary brain tumours in children and adults. Many people with glioma also develop epilepsy, which can be difficult to treat.
- Trial name
- Bridge (NCT07909460)
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fragile X Syndrome
Early Check: Expanded Screening in Newborns
Early Check provides voluntary screening of newborns for a selected panel of conditions. The study has three main objectives: 1) develop and implement an approach to identify affected infants, 2) address the impact on infants and…
- Conditions
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fragile X Syndrome, Fragile X - Premutation, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT03655223
- Testing
- Confirmatory Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Chronic Pain
A Study to Evaluate the Drug-Drug Interaction Between KL0011034 Injection and Alfentanil Hydrochloride Injection in Participants With Moderate-to-Severe Non-Cancer Chronic Pain
This study will evaluate the drug-drug interaction between KL0011034 Injection and Alfentanil Hydrochloride Injection in participants with moderate-to-severe non-cancer chronic pain. The study consists of two parts.
- Trial name
- NCT07751094
- Testing
- KL0011034 injection, Alfentanil Hydrochloride Injection
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Children Living Beyond Cancer (i.e. Child Cancer Survivor)
Co-creation of Pain Science Education for Children Living Beyond Cancer
A pain science education (PSE) intervention for children (8-12y) living beyond cancer (CBC) will be developed through a co-creational approach with CBC, their parents and pediatric oncology clinicians.
- Trial name
- PANACEA (NCT06345391)
- Testing
- Co-creation, Concept Mapping
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Brain Tumor, Brain Necrosis
Development of MRF for Characterization of Brain Tumors After Radiotherapy
The purpose of this study is to discover the potential convenience and ease of using a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technique, named Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting (or MRF), to achieve high-quality images within a short…
- Conditions
- Brain Tumor, Brain Necrosis, Brain Metastases, Glioma
- Trial name
- NCT06101069
- Testing
- MRF in conjunction with IVIM MRI without contrast
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Hypertension, Brain Tumor
A Pilot Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Clevidipine in Neurosurgical Patients
This protocol describes a study to gain experience in the use of Clevidipine for perioperative blood pressure control in patients undergoing craniotomy for brain tumor or epilepsy focus resection.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Brain Tumor, Epilepsy
- Trial name
- NCT00952081
- Testing
- Clevidipine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Pain, Anxiety
The Effect of Cold Therapy on Pain and Anxiety During the Implanted Port Catheter Removal
This study was conducted as a quasi-experimental study to examine the effect of cold therapy on pain and anxiety during venous port catheter removal.
- Trial name
- NCT05214703
- Testing
- cold therapy application
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yuksek Ihtisas University