Clinical trials: Preoperative
Smoking
Monitoring of Exhaled Carbon Monoxide to Promote Pre-operative Smoking Cessation
Smoking causes 90% of all lung cancer deaths among men and 80% of lung cancer deaths in women. Surgery is a great opportunity to help patients quit smoking.
- Trial name
- NCT01014455
- Testing
- Informing surgical patients about CO monitoring, a brief intervention recommending preoperative abstinence from smoking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 169 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Thyroid Diseases
Preoperative Steroids in Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
This pilot project will randomize a small sample of patients about to undergo surgery for their autoimmune, inflammatory thyroid disease, and determine if a short course of prednisone alters the inflammation of the gland and…
- Trial name
- NCT04542278
- Testing
- Prednisone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Prostate Cancer
Abiraterone Acetate Plus LHRH Agonist and Abiraterone Acetate Plus LHRH Agonist and Enzalutamide
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if adding the combination of abiraterone acetate and prednisone with or without enzalutamide to hormonal therapy can help to control prostate cancer when given before surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01946165
- Testing
- Abiraterone Acetate, Prednisone, Enzalutamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Alcohol Drinking
Alcohol Screening and Pre-Operative Intervention Research Study
This study aims to learn more about how to improve patients' health before and after a scheduled surgery by examining acceptability and initial efficacy of pre-operative alcohol use reduction interventions.
- Trial name
- ASPIRE (NCT03929562)
- Testing
- Brief advice, Health coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Telemedicine
In Office Versus Telemedicine Preoperative Visit
This is a randomized controlled trial evaluating in office versus telemedicine preoperative counseling visits based on patient preparedness for surgery and patient satisfaction.
- Trial name
- NCT04023175
- Testing
- Telemedicine preoperative counseling, In office preoperative counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Newly Diagnosed Hormone Positive Clinical Stage 1 or 2 Breast Cancer
Preoperative Window of Endocrine Therapy Provides Information to Increase Compliance
The purpose of the study is to see if tumors respond to endocrine therapy by taking a total of 21 doses of Tamoxifen before and after surgery.
- Trial name
- POWER PIINC (NCT01614210)
- Testing
- Tamoxifen, Breast cancer surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Infection, Spinal Injuries
The Value of Home Chlorhexidine Pre-Surgical Wash Before Spine Surgery
The study team hypothesizes that at-home cleansing of the surgical site with chlorhexidine wipes provide no added benefit to decreasing microbial activity or preventing surgical site infections.
- Trial name
- NCT02767427
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine Wipes, No intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Breast Cancer
Preoperative Trial of Sorafenib in Combination With Cisplatin Followed by Paclitaxel for Early Stage Breast Cancer
The purpose of this study is to identify new treatment regimens with better response rates and to find out if the combination of cisplatin and sorafenib followed by paclitaxel and sorafenib can shrink the size of your breast…
- Trial name
- NCT01194869
- Testing
- Sorafenib, Cisplatin, Paclitaxel
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Stage II Gastric Cancer
Irinotecan and Cisplatin in Treating Patients Who Are Undergoing Surgery For Locally Advanced Cancer of the Stomach or Gastroesophageal Junction
This phase II trial is studying how well giving irinotecan together with cisplatin works in treating patients who are undergoing surgical resection for locally advanced cancer of the stomach or gastroesophageal junction.
- Conditions
- Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Stage II Gastric Cancer, Stage III Gastric Cancer, Stage IV Gastric Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00062374
- Testing
- Cisplatin, Computed Tomography, Fludeoxyglucose F-18
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Allergy Drug, Allergic Reaction
Preoperative Survey to Evaluate Patient Allergy
The study will only involve identification of the listed allergies from the electronic medical record and investigation into the symptoms that prompted this allergy listing.
- Conditions
- Allergy Drug, Allergic Reaction, Pediatric, Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT05670756
- Testing
- Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Stage IIA Breast Cancer, Stage IIB Breast Cancer
Chemotherapy Before Surgery and Tissue Sample Collection in Patients With Stage IIA-IIIC Breast Cancer
This pilot clinical trial studies chemotherapy before surgery and tissue sample collection in patients with stage IIA-IIIC breast cancer.
- Conditions
- Stage IIA Breast Cancer, Stage IIB Breast Cancer, Stage IIIA Breast Cancer, Stage IIIB Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01897441
- Testing
- Cyclophosphamide, Cytology Specimen Collection Procedure, Doxorubicin Hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Preoperative Treatment With Cetuximab and/or IMC-A12
The goal of this clinical research study is to give cetuximab and/or IMC-A12 before surgery for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, in order to learn if these study drugs may cause changes in biomarkers.
- Trial name
- NCT00957853
- Testing
- Cetuximab, IMC-A12, Surgical tumor resection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Rectal Neoplasms
Five Fractions of Radiotherapy Followed by Full Dose FOLFOX Chemotherapy as Preoperative Treatment for Rectal Cancer
To determine if short course radiotherapy followed by chemotherapy can maintain morbidity at or below levels reported with concurrent 5FU, oxaliplatin, and radiotherapy, while maintaining response rates comparable to what would…
- Trial name
- NCT01060007
- Testing
- External beam radiation, Oxaliplatin, Leucovorin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Carotid Stenoses
Additional Neurological Symptoms Before Surgery of the Carotid Arteries - A Prospective Study (ANSYSCAP)
A single center observational study. Observing the time between cerebrovascular symptoms and Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA) and patient outcome.
- Trial name
- ANSYSCAP (NCT00514592)
- Testing
- New Guidelines
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma, Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma
Radiation Therapy With or Without Combination Chemotherapy or Pazopanib Before Surgery in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Non-rhabdomyosarcoma Soft Tissue Sarcomas That Can Be Removed by Surgery
This randomized phase II/III trial studies how well pazopanib, when combined with chemotherapy and radiation therapy or radiation therapy alone, work in the treatment of patients with newly diagnosed non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft…
- Conditions
- Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma, Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma, Atypical Fibroxanthoma, Clear Cell Sarcoma of Soft Tissue
- Trial name
- NCT02180867
- Testing
- Doxorubicin, Doxorubicin Hydrochloride, Ifosfamide
- Where
- 381 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Rectal Mucinous Adenocarcinoma, Rectal Signet Ring Cell Adenocarcinoma
Radiation Therapy and Capecitabine With or Without Curcumin Before Surgery in Treating Patients With Rectal Cancer
This randomized phase II trial studies how well radiation therapy and capecitabine with or without curcumin before surgery works in treating patients with rectal cancer.
- Conditions
- Rectal Mucinous Adenocarcinoma, Rectal Signet Ring Cell Adenocarcinoma, Recurrent Rectal Carcinoma, Stage IIA Rectal Cancer AJCC v7
- Trial name
- NCT00745134
- Testing
- Capecitabine, Curcumin, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Thyroid Nodule, Follicular Neoplasm
Diagnostic Accuracy of Shear-Wave Elastography for the Preoperative Risk Stratification of Follicular Lesions of the Thyroid
As many as 70-85% subjects diagnosed with a follicular lesion on biopsy and undergoing surgery will have benign lesions verified by histopathology after surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03106337
- Testing
- Shear-Wave Elastography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Bacterial Reduction Post-product Application
In Vivo Efficacy Study of Patient Preoperative Preps
The objective of this study is to demonstrate the antimicrobial efficacy of the 3M CHG/IPA Prep on skin flora of the abdominal and inguinal regions of human subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT02203591
- Testing
- 3M CHG/IPA Prep C, 3M CHG/IPA Prep CH, ChloraPrep
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 738 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- 3M
Bladder Adenocarcinoma, Bladder Mixed Adenocarcinoma
Durvalumab and Standard Chemotherapy Before Surgery in Treating Patients With Variant Histology Bladder Cancer
This phase II trial studies the side effects of durvalumab and chemotherapy before surgery in treating patients with variant histology bladder cancer.
- Conditions
- Bladder Adenocarcinoma, Bladder Mixed Adenocarcinoma, Bladder Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT03912818
- Testing
- Carboplatin, Cisplatin, Cystectomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Low Back Pain
Postoperative Opioid Use and Pain Scores in Patients Undergoing Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
The purpose of this project is to study the effects of preoperative followed by scheduled intravenous acetaminophen on pain control for 24 hours postoperatively after minimally invasive 1 or 2 level transforaminal lumbar…
- Trial name
- NCT02061774
- Testing
- Acetaminophen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center