Clinical trials: Nervous System Complication
Postoperative Delirium, Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
Modulating ApoE Signalling to Reduce Brain Inflammation, deLirium and postopErative Cognitive Dysfunction
This research study will evaluate the effectiveness and estimate the feasibility of administering an investigational drug called 'CN-105' (the study drug), to prevent postoperative cognitive decline, delirium (serious confusion)…
- Trial name
- MARBLE (NCT03802396)
- Testing
- CN-105
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 203 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Miles Berger, MD PhD
Postoperative Delirium
Protocol for Observational Study of Post op Delirium Following Total Joint Arthroplasties
The incidence of post-operative delirium in the South-east Asian population is not known. Through a prospective, single centre, observational study, the investigators aim to characterize the incidence and risk factors of delirium…
- Trial name
- NCT03260218
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Singapore General Hospital
Emergence Delirium
Remimazolam Reduces Emergence Delirium in Preschool Children Undergoing Laparoscopic Surgery by Sevoflurane Anesthesia
Emergence delirium (ED) is a manifestation of acute postoperative brain dysfunction that occurs with a relatively high frequency after pediatric anesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT04621305
- Testing
- normal saline, Bolus Remimazolam, Continuous Infusion Remimazolam
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinal Vein Occlusion
Computer Aided Diagnosis of Multiple Eye Fundus Diseases From Color Fundus Photograph
Blindness can be caused by many ocular diseases, such as diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusion, age-related macular degeneration, pathologic myopia and glaucoma.
- Conditions
- Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Retinal Artery Occlusion, Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
- Trial name
- NCT04723160
- Testing
- Software assisted imaging diagnosis
- Where
- 5 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 748 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Visionary Intelligence Ltd.
Corneal Injury, Exposure Keratopathy
Eyelid Taping Alone Versus Taping With Lubricant Eye Drops for Perioperative Corneal Protection
During general anesthesia, the eye's natural protective reflexes are suppressed, which can lead to corneal drying and injury. To prevent this, anesthesiologists routinely tape the eyelids closed.
- Conditions
- Corneal Injury, Exposure Keratopathy, Perioperative Complications
- Trial name
- NCT07562594
- Testing
- Hypoallergenic Eyelid Taping, Hypoallergenic Eyelid Taping With Lubricant Eye Drops
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
Critical Illness, Dysphagia
Detection of Neuromuscular Complications in Critically Ill Patients
Dysphagia and the intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICU-AW) are common and outcome-relevant neuromuscular complications in critically ill patients, especially after prolonged mechanical ventilation, sepsis and multi-organ…
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Dysphagia, Intensive Care Unit Acquired Weakness, Neuromuscular Diseases
- Trial name
- NMCiCIP (NCT04541602)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rostock
Analgesia
Regional Blocks for Lumbar Disc Surgery Analgesia
Objective The goal of this prospective randomized controlled experiment was comparing the analgesic efficacy, opioid needs, and adverse effect profiles of Paravertebral Block (PVB), Thoracolumbar Interfascial Plane Block (TLIP)…
- Trial name
- NCT06933641
- Testing
- Regional Analgesia
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Erzincan University
Pain, Postoperative, Respiratory Complication
Thoracic Epidural Analgesia and Bilateral Erector Spinae Plane Block on Postoperative Pain in Open Heart Surgeries
Postoperative pain negatively effects respiratory functions in open heart surgeries. The aim of the study is to compare the effects of thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) and erector spinae plane block (ESPB) on postoperative pain…
- Trial name
- NCT06098859
- Testing
- Thoracic epidural analgesia, Erector spinae plane block
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karadeniz Technical University
Huntington Disease, Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
Genetic Risk: Whether, When, and How to Tell Adolescents
This study is being conducted to learn more about family communication of genetic risk information. Semi-structured interviews lasting up to one hour will be conducted with three populations: parent/child pairs at risk for…
- Conditions
- Huntington Disease, Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer, Hereditary Cancer, Hereditary Non-polyposis Colon Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03421327
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Intubation; Difficult or Failed, Muscle Relaxation
Use of Muscle Relaxants in Parotidectomy Operation With Neuromonitoring
Neuromuscular blockers provide muscle relaxation by blocking the electrical conduction to motor nerves and facilitate endotracheal tube placement while relaxing the whole body for surgical comfort during general anesthesia.
- Conditions
- Intubation; Difficult or Failed, Muscle Relaxation, Anesthesia Intubation Complication, Airway Complication of Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT05432570
- Testing
- Group A - Muscle Relaxants Used, Group B - No Muscle Relaxants
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bezmialem Vakif University
Cancer
Laboratory Assay in Determining Cancer Resistance in Patients With Metastatic Cancer and in Healthy Participants
RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood and tissue in the laboratory from patients with cancer and from healthy participants may help doctors learn more about cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00899496
- Testing
- immunological diagnostic method, physiologic testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Preterm Birth
Hammock Positioning's Influence on the Electromyographic Activity in the Flexor Muscles in Newborn Preterm
The individual who is born premature, in addition to a CNS still in accelerated training suffers early loss of intrauterine restraint, conditions that promote hypotonia characteristic of premature birth.
- Trial name
- NCT02621996
- Testing
- hammock, containment nest
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Morbid Obesity, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding With Truncal Vagotomy
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB) is a gold standard in the surgical treatment of morbid obesity. We hypothesize that the addition of truncal vagotomy (cutting of nerves to the stomach) will produce greater weight…
- Conditions
- Morbid Obesity, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Hypertension, Urinary Incontinence
- Trial name
- NCT00329862
- Testing
- Laparoscopic Truncal Vagotomy
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central Carolina Surgery, PA
Emergence Agitation, Pain
Can Acetaminophen Given 1-2 Hours to Children Before Ear Tube Surgery Reduce Agitation After Anesthesia?
Emergence agitation (EA) occurs in up to 67% of pediatric patients after anesthesia for bilateral myringotomy tubes (BMT, "ear tubes").
- Trial name
- NCT01737593
- Testing
- Acetaminophen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Diabetic Polyneuropathy
A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Fermented Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice Extract
This double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluated the efficacy of oral α-amylase enzyme replacement therapy in treating early-stage diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN).
- Trial name
- NCT07148804
- Testing
- Fermented Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice, Non-fermented Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helwan University
Spinal Cord Injuries, Bladder, Neurogenic
Functional Changes in the Brain After Tibial Nerve Stimulation: a Pilot Study
The lower urinary tract is innervated by the autonomous (sympathetic, parasympathetic) and the somatic nervous system. Afferent information from the lower urinary tract (LUT) (e.g.
- Trial name
- NCT03908047
- Testing
- magnetic resonance imaging
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil
Neuropathy, Diabetic, Neuropathy, Painful
Methods of Early Detection and Grading Of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (MEDON)
MEDON aims to examine new methods for early detection and grading of diabetic peripheral neuropathy focusing on both small- and large nerve fibers.
- Trial name
- MEDON (NCT04078516)
- Testing
- Perception Threshold Tracking (PTT), Axon-flair mediated respons, Heart rate variability
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University Hospital
Environmental Exposure, Pregnancy Related
Prenatal Education on Environmental Exposures During Pregnancy Study (PEEPS)
The purpose of this project is to reduce maternal environmental exposures to toxicants through a patient education program designed to help pregnant women learn about exposure through consumption of contaminated seafood and to be…
- Conditions
- Environmental Exposure, Pregnancy Related, Preterm Birth, Chronic Respiratory Disease
- Trial name
- PEEPS (NCT07758114)
- Testing
- Educational Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Delirium, Sedation Complication
The Relationship Between Fasting Time and Delirium
We investigated the relationship between fasting times and delirium in children undergoing MRI under anesthesia. Paediatric Anaesthesia Emergence Delirium (PAED) scale, last oral intake time and type of food (solid-liquid) and…
- Conditions
- Delirium, Sedation Complication, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Fasting
- Trial name
- NCT05567718
- Testing
- Paediatric Anaesthesia Emergence Delirium scale
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital
Diabetes, Chronic Kidney Diseases
Benchtop NMR Spectroscopy for Assessment of Clinical Human Pathologies (BRANCH-P STUDY)
This research programme seeks to combine the resources of NHS primary care, with the leading spectroscopic work in low-magnetic fields of the Wilson Group (Nottingham Trent University) to demonstrate the potential for benchtop…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Chronic Kidney Diseases, Cancer, Bowel Disease
- Trial name
- BRANCH-P (NCT05473325)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Willows Health