Clinical trials: Preoperative
Sarcoma
Doxorubicin Plus External-Beam Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Soft Tissue Sarcoma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00004109
- Testing
- Doxorubicin Hydrochloride, Radiation Therapy (RT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Post Operative Pain
Effect of Preoperative Information About Pain on Postoperative Pain Experience and Patient Satisfaction
Patients are randomized into 2 groups. The intervention group which receives preoperative counseling about pain and a control group which does not receive this counseling.
- Trial name
- epps (NCT03056521)
- Testing
- preoperative information about pain
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 340 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Penetrating Injury in Upper Limb
Diagnostic Accuracy of the Preoperative Clinical Examination in Upper Limb Injuries
The purpose of this study is to determine the accuracy of preoperative clinical examination in penetrating injuries
- Trial name
- NCT01253863
- Testing
- exploration
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Neuroblastoma
Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Filgrastim Before Surgery, High-Dose Chemotherapy, and Radiation Therapy Followed by Isotretinoin With or Without Monoclonal Antibody in Treating Patients With Neuroblastoma
RATIONALE: Colony-stimulating factors such as filgrastim may increase the number of immune cells found in bone marrow or peripheral blood and may help a person's immune system recover from the side effects of chemotherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT00030719
- Testing
- filgrastim, monoclonal antibody Ch14.18, busulfan
- Where
- 32 sites in Austria, Belgium and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- University of Leicester
Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
Preoperative Inflammatory Markers Predict Postoperative Complications After Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Peritoneal Colorectal Carcinomatosis
A retrospective study of a single-center prospective database of patients who underwent curative CRS-HIPEC for peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) of colo-rectal cancer (CRC), between September 2012 and July 2023 at Reims…
- Trial name
- NCT06318793
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 166 people
- Sponsor
- CHU de Reims
Patient Engagement
Virtual and Video Counseling Versus In-Office Counseling for Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
Compare preparedness for total laparoscopic hysterectomies between patients who undergo virtual visits and those who undergo in-office visits for pre-operative counseling.
- Trial name
- NCT05086406
- Testing
- Combination of Video and Virtual Pre-operative Counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Nasal Polyps
The Effect of Preoperative Oral Prednisone on the Operative Field During Nasal Polypectomy.
This study aims to determine if a short course of oral prednisone helps to improve the operative field and ease of surgery by minimizing bleeding during nasal polypectomy surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00440219
- Testing
- Oral Prednisone
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital
Quality of Life, Surgical Procedure, Unspecified
Assessing Change in Patient-reported Quality of Life After Elective Surgery: an Observational Comparison Study
This study will compare two commonly-used methods for assessing patient-reported quality of life. The first is to assess quality of life before surgery and again after surgery using the same validated scale (ie Veterans Rand 12).
- Trial name
- NCT02771964
- Testing
- Quality of life survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17,850 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Colorectal Liver Metastases
Preoperative Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy
To assess the feasibility and results of liver resection after preoperative hepatic artery infusion (HAI) chemotherapy with FUDR.
- Trial name
- NCT00522509
- Testing
- Floxuridine FUDR
- Where
- Italy
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele
Sarcoma
A Prospective Randomized Trial of Pre-Operative IMRT+Surgery Versus Surgery Alone For Primary Retroperitoneal Sarcoma
This is a phase III clinical trial for patients with potentially completely resectable primary retroperitoneal sarcoma. Patients who take part will be divided into two groups, a radiation therapy plus surgery group and a surgery…
- Trial name
- NCT00131898
- Testing
- Surgical Resection, Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Colostomy - Stoma, Ileostomy - Stoma
The Effect of Preoperative Stoma Simulation on Anxiety and Postoperative Adaptation
The majority of patients (60-70%) develop high levels of anxiety before surgery. Surgical patients may experience feelings of anxiety due to insufficient information and counseling before surgery and potential changes in the body…
- Trial name
- NCT06737887
- Testing
- Stoma simulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli University
Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment, Hypotony Ocular
Ocular Hypotony and Refractive Predictability in RRD Surgery
This study evaluates how preoperative ocular hypotony (Goldmann IOP ≤ 7 mmHg) affects refractive predictability, axial length measurements, and visual outcomes in patients undergoing combined phacovitrectomy with silicone oil for…
- Trial name
- HYP-RRD (NCT07283614)
- Testing
- Combined Phacovitrectomy with Intraocular Lens Implantation and Silicone Oil Tamponade, Silicone Oil Removal
- Where
- Kazakhstan
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Kazakh Eye Research Institute
Breast Cancer
The Effects of Short-term Preoperative Treatment With Hormonal Therapy on Gene Profiles in Breast Cancer
The investigators would like to study the genetic and molecular outcomes that results after a short term neoadjuvant hormonal therapy on patients with breast cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT04129216
- Testing
- Tamoxifen Citrate, Letrozole, Exemestane
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Breast Cancer
Epirubicin in Treating Women Who Are Undergoing Surgery for Stage I, Stage II, or Stage III Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as epirubicin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00253500
- Testing
- pegfilgrastim, epirubicin hydrochloride, conventional surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cardiac Abnormalities, Preoperative Care
Preop Preparation Before Cardiac Catheterization
This study aimed to determine the effect of an animated film shown through virtual reality (VR) glasses before cardiac catheterization on children's pre-procedure anxiety and fear levels and post-procedure pain.
- Conditions
- Cardiac Abnormalities, Preoperative Care, Children, Pediatric Nursing
- Trial name
- Preparation (NCT07276893)
- Testing
- animated film via virtual reality glasses
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Stomach Neoplasms, Rectal Neoplasms
Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Epoetin Alfa Administered Weekly in Patients With Gastric or Rectal Cancers Undergoing a Treatment Plan of Preoperative Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy, Followed by Surgery
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of epoetin alfa on the reduction in red blood cell transfusions needed in gastric cancer patients and rectal cancer patients undergoing a treatment plan of…
- Trial name
- NCT00036400
- Testing
- epoetin alfa
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.
Bladder Exstrophy
Navigation of the Pelvic Floor in Bladder Exstrophy Using Pre-operative MRI
The aim of this study is to investigate the use of intraoperative stereotactic imaging of the pelvic floor musculature during closure of bladder exstrophy.
- Trial name
- NCT01878500
- Testing
- Intraoperative stereotactic imaging with VectorVision
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Coronary Artery Disease
Effects of Low Dose Aspirin Pre-treatment on Platelet Activation Undergoing Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Platelet activation after off pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) surgery may affect thrombus formation. The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of preoperative continuation of aspirin on platelet activation after off…
- Trial name
- NCT02209909
- Testing
- aspirin continuation, aspirin discontinuation
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Knee Injuries
Effect of Preoperative MRI Virtual Reality in Patients Undergoing Knee Arthroscope Surgery
Knee MRI is difficult for patients to understand as the image offers a single plane image. Accordingly,investigators sought to transfer the MRI image to 3-dimensional virtual reality system by Mesh rendering technique.
- Trial name
- NCT03426163
- Testing
- Virtual reality
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Hanyang University Seoul Hospital
Head and Neck Cancer
Effect of Pre-operative Virtual Visits on Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Undergoing Surgery
Patients with head and neck cancer often undergo complex surgeries requiring significant care post-operatively. This presents considerable psychosocial challenges in addition to their need to physically recover from a large…
- Trial name
- NCT06094621
- Testing
- Survey
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
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