Clinical trials: Pediatric Oncology
Disorders of Sex Development (DSD), Pediatric and Adolescent Cancers of the Genital Tract
Data Collection Study of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Conditions
Background: Gynecologic conditions are those that are related to the reproductive system. They can be reproductive gland disorders or reproductive system tumors. They can also be inborn anomalies of the reproductive tract.
- Conditions
- Disorders of Sex Development (DSD), Pediatric and Adolescent Cancers of the Genital Tract, Reproductive Endocrine Conditions in Puberty, Structural Gynecologic Conditions Including Vulvar and Vaginal Conditions
- Trial name
- NCT04717349
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Brain Tumor, Microbiota
MICRO-BRAIN 2024: Study on Pediatric Brain Tumors
In recent years, there has been growing interest in the human gut microbiota, whose health is characterised by high microbial diversity.
- Trial name
- NCT07417085
- Testing
- Biological samples, Fecal samples
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS
Pediatric ALL, Infant Development
PANDA Gym: Automated Assessment of Neurodevelopment in Infants at Risk for Motor Disability
Early childhood detection of motor delays or impairments provides the opportunity for early treatment which improves health outcomes.
- Conditions
- Pediatric ALL, Infant Development, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT04321200
- Testing
- PANDA Gym, Mobile App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 166 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Upper Respiratory Tract Infections, Virus
Edinburgh and Lothian Virus Intervention Study in Kids
ELVIS Kids is a parallel, open label, randomised controlled trial (RCT) of Hypertonic Saline (HS) nose drops (~2.6% NaCl) vs. standard care in children <7 years of age with symptoms of an Upper Respiratory Tract Infection (URTI).
- Conditions
- Upper Respiratory Tract Infections, Virus, Virus Shedding, Pediatric ALL
- Trial name
- ELVIS Kids (NCT03463694)
- Testing
- Na Cl solution
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 407 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Childhood Cancer, Childhood Cancers
Examination of the Relationship Between Quality of Life and Caregiving Burden Among Caregivers of Pediatric Oncology Patients
Primary Aim The primary aim of this study is to determine the quality of life and caregiving burden levels of caregivers of pediatric oncology patients and to examine the relationship between these two variables.
- Conditions
- Childhood Cancer, Childhood Cancers, Caregiver Subjective Burden, Primary Caregivers of Children Newly Diagnosed With Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT07308301
- Testing
- Assessment of caregiver quality of life and burden
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fatma Beyza Akdeniz
Pediatric Solid Tumor, Unspecified, Protocol Specific
Liquid Biopsies in Pediatric Solid Tumors
This study is being done to determine if traces of tumor can be found in the blood before, during, and after patients stop treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT05068583
- Testing
- Blood Draw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Pediatric ALL
Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) in Ambulatory Pediatrics
The purpose of this study is to determine the rates of medication errors in pediatric outpatients in 6 office practices. Further, we wish to determine the effectiveness of a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system in…
- Trial name
- NCT00229671
- Testing
- Survey 1, Survey 2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6,341 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Pediatric Patients, Hematologic Malignancy
TCR Alpha/Beta and CD19-deplete Haplo-HSCT
This is an open label, interventional, non-randomized, phase II trial of TCR alpha/beta and CD19-depeleted allogeneic HCT in pediatric patients with hematologic disease.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Patients, Hematologic Malignancy, Other Hematologic Condition
- Trial name
- NCT05288595
- Testing
- CliniMACS Plus Instrument
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Melanoma (Skin Cancer), Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Artificial Intelligence Based Melanoma Early Diagnosis and Risk Prediction in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults
The goal of this study is to develop supportive diagnostic artificial intelligence algorithms to distinguish melanoma from nevi or other benign pigmented skin lesions, especially in younger patients (below the age of 30).
- Conditions
- Melanoma (Skin Cancer), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Pediatric Cancer
- Trial name
- AI-MEL (NCT06621810)
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany, Italy and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- German Cancer Research Center
Tobacco Smoking Behavior
MassCONECT (Massachusetts Community Networks to Eliminate Cancer Disparities Through Education) 4 Kids: Promoting Smoke-free Homes
This study evaluates the effectiveness of a motivational interviewing intervention with families with young children ages 0-5 where smoking is happening in the home to adopt a smoke-free home plan and reduce child's second-hand…
- Trial name
- NCT01537874
- Testing
- Motivational Interview, Usual best practices
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 138 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Cancer, Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant
An Exploratory Study of the Characteristics of and Challenges for International Families Seeking Medical Care in the United States
Background: State-of-the art care for children with cancer or rare diseases is not available in all countries. Owing to the proximity of Latin America and the growing numbers of Latinos already in the United States, many…
- Conditions
- Cancer, Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant, Bone Marrow Transplantation
- Trial name
- NCT01211990
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Pediatric ALL
Pediatric Normative Movement Analysis Data Collection
The objective of this project is to collect baseline data from a normative population of children that gender and age matches the population of patients expected to be treated by Mary Bridge Children's Therapy Services and seen…
- Trial name
- NCT04638595
- Testing
- Observation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MultiCare Health System Research Institute
Pediatric Cancer
Pilot Evaluation of a Healthy Lifestyle Intervention for Adolescent and Young Adult Survivors of Pediatric Cancer
This is a feasibility and acceptability trial to test a newly developed healthy lifestyle intervention for adolescent and young adult survivors of pediatric cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT04839952
- Testing
- Healthy Lifestyles, Education-Only Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Anesthesia, Pediatric ALL
Topical Analgesia Before Inhalational Anaesthesia
Peripheral venous cannulation (insertion of a drip line into a vein) is a fundamental component of anaesthesia for both children and adults alike.
- Trial name
- NCT04959409
- Testing
- Topical analgesia (EMLA or AMETOP)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Hemangioma
Topical Timolol for Superficial Infantile Hemangioma
Infantile hemangioma (IH) is the most common benign vascular tumor in pediatric population. The characteristic natural history of this tumor is rapid growth in the first year of life and follows by spontaneous involution.
- Trial name
- NCT01685398
- Testing
- 0.5% timolol maleate eye drop, Normal saline
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Chronic Pain, Pain
Effectiveness of a Pain Science Education Programme in Adolescent Students.
The aim of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of a Pain Science Education program to improve the conceptualization of pain in adolescents between 11 and 13 years old, schooled in the first year of Compulsory Secondary…
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Pain, Pediatric ALL
- Trial name
- EDEA (NCT06060431)
- Testing
- Pain Science Education
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 293 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Rovira i Virgili
Heart; Surgery, Heart, Functional Disturbance as Result, Pediatric ALL
Oblique Versus Transverse Orientation Approach for Internal Jugular Venous Cannulation in Pediatrics
this study aimed to compare oblique versus transverse orientation approach in jugular venous cannulation in term of cannulation success in pediatric heart surgery patients
- Trial name
- NCT05656937
- Testing
- internal jugular venous cannulation
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Graft vs Host Disease
GVH 022P: Study Using Anti Tumor Necrosis Factor Antibody (Infliximab) for Treatment of Acute Graft Versus Host Disease
Acute graft versus host disease (GVHD) remains one of the most significant and potentially lethal complications of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT00228839
- Testing
- Infliximab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Optic Nerve Sheath Neoplasm, Intracranial Pressure Increase
Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter in Pediatric Patients
Endotracheal intubation and laryngeal mask are generally applied to secure the airway during general anesthesia. There is a widespread opinion among anesthesiologists that endotracheal intubation increases intracranial pressure.
- Conditions
- Optic Nerve Sheath Neoplasm, Intracranial Pressure Increase, Intubation Complication, Airway Complication of Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT05445271
- Testing
- Optic nerve sheath diameter measurement with linear ultrasound
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
Biomarker Panel for PCOS-Associated Liver Steatosis in Adolescent Girls (COMPASS-pedPCOS)
This single-center, prospective, observational, cross-sectional mechanistic pilot study will evaluate whether polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) contributes to hepatic steatosis in adolescent girls independently of adiposity.
- Conditions
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease, Pediatric Obesity, Hyperandrogenism
- Trial name
- COMPASSpedPCOS (NCT07731373)
- Testing
- Extended Serum Biomarker and Hormonal Panel, Liver Elastography with Controlled Attenuation Parameter, Targeted Genotyping of PNPLA3 rs738409 and HSD17B13 rs72613567
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kayseri City Hospital