Clinical trials: Pancreatic Disorders
Pancreatic Cancer, Benign Pancreatic Disease
Interrogation of Exosome-mediated Intercellular Signaling in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer
The purpose of this study is to isolate and analyze exosomes, which are tiny carriers of important proteins and nucleic acids that serve as messenger systems in the blood and tissue.
- Trial name
- NCT02393703
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 181 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Disease of Pancreatic Head or Periampullary Lesions to Require Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Predictive Risk Factors for Pancreatic Fistula Grade C After Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Pancreatic fistula (PF) grade C, defined by the International Study Group of Pancreatic Fistula (ISGPF) is associated with a life-threatening complication after pancreaticoduodenectomy(PD).
- Trial name
- NCT02322424
- Testing
- pancreaticoduodenectomy
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wakayama Medical University
Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics Study of AIR DNAse Administered by Inhalation to Healthy Adult Volunteers
This study will be performed to assess the safety, tolerability and PK of escalating inhaled AIR-DNase doses administered as a single dose followed by multiple doses for 5 consecutive days in healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT02605590
- Testing
- AIR DNase
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Protalix
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Return of First-phase Insulin Secretion in Type 2 Diabetes is Associated With Depletion of Pancreas Lipid
The hypothesis for this study is that pancreas lipid will be more closely associated with first-phase beta-cell response in African-Americans than in European-Americans, both at baseline and in response to treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT03430310
- Testing
- Low Glycemic Diet, Control Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes
Alpelisib Challenge Test (ACT)
The goal of this study is to test a potentially easier method for measuring how much insulin a person is capable of producing than the current gold-standard method, the "hyperglycemic clamp." Participants will come in for a…
- Conditions
- Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity & Overweight, Healthy Adult Participants
- Trial name
- NCT07778524
- Testing
- Alpelisib 300 mg, Alpelisib Challenge Test (ACT): Mixed Meal Tolerance Test (MMTT) after taking alpelisib, Hyperglycemic clamp
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Cystic Fibrosis
The Impact of Insulin Therapy on Protein Turnover in Pre-Diabetic Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Insulin replacement therapy may be effective in breaking the cycle of protein catabolism, undernutrition and overall clinical deterioration in pre-diabetic, insulin insufficient CF youth because of its potent anabolic effect.
- Trial name
- NCT02496780
- Testing
- novolog insulin, levemir insulin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Pancreatitis, Chronic
Feasibility of a Mobile Electronic Mindfulness Therapy Service for Chronic Pancreatitis
The research objective of this pilot study is to test the feasibility of a mobile electronic mindfulness therapy service for patients with definite or suspected chronic pancreatitis.
- Trial name
- NCT02224898
- Testing
- Mobile Mindfulness Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Pancreatic Cancer
Pilot Study of Meat-Borne Carcinogens and Pancreatic Cancer
Study Design: This is a single institution pilot study to recruit 4 patients with operable pancreatic cancer scheduled for a pancreatectomy and 4 age/sex matched normal controls.
- Trial name
- NCT01492907
- Testing
- MeIQx, Pancreatectomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Pancreatic Disease, Cardiovascular Diseases
Tight Glycemic Control by Artificial Pancreas
Hyperglycaemia has been repeatedly associated with risk of mortality and morbidity in the intensive care unit (ICU). The evidence currently available is in favour of a 'normal ≤ 6.1 mmol/l' level for blood glucose control in ICUs…
- Trial name
- KMS (NCT00735228)
- Testing
- Artificial pancreas
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kochi University
Cystic Fibrosis
Perceived Impact of Art Therapy in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis and in Professional Interdisciplinary Teams Taking Care of Them.
Cystic fibrosis is so far a disease whose treatment remains essentially symptomatic care teams perceive the boundaries of a support mainly focused on drug treatments.
- Trial name
- MUCO-ART-PLUS (NCT02932657)
- Testing
- Non interventional study
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Chronic Respiratory Diseases, Cystic Fibrosis
Breath Analysis and Arterial Stiffness in Patients With Respiratory Diseases
Assessment of cardiovascular disorders using echocardiography and arterial stiffness; comparative noninvasive assessment of volatile organic compound (eVOC) exhale breath patterns in patients with different chronic respiratory…
- Conditions
- Chronic Respiratory Diseases, Cystic Fibrosis, Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
- Trial name
- NCT05727852
- Testing
- Breath test using the Compact PTR-TOF-MS, Portable cardiac monitor "CardioQvark", Assessment of arterial stiffness using the VaSera VS-1500N
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
Chronic Pancreatitis, Chronic Pain
Pancreatic Quantitative Sensory Testing (P-QST)
Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST) is a novel investigative technique used in other pain conditions to evaluate patterns of chronic pain, and in this study will be used to elucidate pain patterns in patients with Chronic…
- Conditions
- Chronic Pancreatitis, Chronic Pain, Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis
- Trial name
- NCT06996535
- Testing
- Quantitative Sensory Test 1, Quantitative Sensory Test 2, Quantitative Sensory Test 3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Cystic Fibrosis, Liver Fibrosis
Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common hereditary disease in Central Europe. The disease is caused by a mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene (CFTR).
- Conditions
- Cystic Fibrosis, Liver Fibrosis, Gastrointestinal Transport Disorder, Dios
- Trial name
- NCT06063785
- Testing
- Acoustic Radiation Forced Impulse Imaging, Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Pancreatic Cancer
Early Screening of Pancreatic Lesions : Development of New Imaging Tools
Obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome (MS) have all been associated with increase of pancreatic cancer (PK) risk. The precise role of obesity and diabetes and the pathways involved in the early oncogenic phases of PK…
- Trial name
- PAIR-PANCREAS (NCT04007640)
- Testing
- MRI with additional sequences, MRI, Left pancreatectomy or pancreaticoduodenectomy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Cystic Fibrosis, Healthy
Real-Time Assessment of Lung Structure and Function in Children and Young Adults With CF Using Electrical Impedance Tomography
The purpose of this study is to determine the ability of electrical impedance tomography (EIT) to identify structural and functional physiological changes that occur with disease progression in cystic fibrosis patients.
- Trial name
- NCT05455671
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Cystic Fibrosis
Biodistribution of Neutrophile Proteases in the Sputum of Patients Affected by Cystic Fibrosis
The purpose of the proposed project is to characterize the neutrophile proteases which participate in the chronic inflammatory phenomenon associated with the cystic fibrosis and which are responsible for the degradation of the…
- Trial name
- Pro-Muco (NCT00750932)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Tours
Cystic Fibrosis
An Electrocardiogram Study to Evaluate the Effect of Vanzacaftor on the QT/QTc Interval in Healthy Participants
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of Vanzacaftor (VNZ) on QTcF, as well as the pharmacokinetic (PK), safety, and tolerability of VNZ in healthy participants.
- Trial name
- NCT05867147
- Testing
- Vanzacaftor, Moxifloxacin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Cystic Fibrosis
Sweat Evaporimeter Measurement
The investigators hypothesize that measurement of beta adrenergic induced sweat rate using an evaporimeter can accurately and reliably determine different levels of CFTR dysfunction within a spectrum of patients expressing…
- Trial name
- NCT01708655
- Testing
- Sweat Evaporimeter measurement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Breast Carcinoma, Male Breast Carcinoma
Access to Genetic Testing in Underserved Patients With Cancer
This study compares the experiences of people who receive information about genetic testing from a computer-generated character to patients who receive information from a human genetics healthcare provider.
- Conditions
- Breast Carcinoma, Male Breast Carcinoma, Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Metastatic Prostate Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT06422455
- Testing
- Best Practice, Educational Intervention, Electronic Health Record Review
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Pancreatic Cancer, Colon Cancer
Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises on Sleep, Fatigue and Pain in Pancreatic and Colon Cancer Patients
With regular practice, relaxation has been found to have many benefits such as reducing sensitivity to pain and fatigue, facilitating the transition to sleep, and improving quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT06920082
- Testing
- Progressive muscle relaxation exercises
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University