Clinical trials: Prone Position
Breast Cancer
Prone Breath Hold Technique to Decrease Cardiac and Pulmonary Doses in Women Receiving Left Breast Radiotherapy
This is a pilot study to determine whether the addition of inspiratory hold (breath holding) can decrease the radiation dose that the heart and lung receive for patients being treated for left sided breast cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT02379988
- Testing
- Verify radiation dose to heart and lung
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Acute Otitis Media
Xylitol Syrup for the Prevention of Acute Otitis Media in Otitis-prone Children
The primary objective of the proposed study is to determine the effectiveness and safety of orally administered viscous-adherent xylitol syrup given in a dose of five grams three times daily for 12 weeks in reducing the incidence…
- Trial name
- NCT01044030
- Testing
- Xylitol syrup
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 326 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
ARDS, Covid19
Prolonged Prone Positioning for COVID-19-induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
Prone positioning is one of the few therapies known to improve mortality in ARDS. Traditionally, patients are proned for 16 hours per 24 hour period. Some retrospective data suggests improvement may persist beyond 16 hours.
- Conditions
- ARDS, Covid19, Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
- Trial name
- NCT04581811
- Testing
- Prolonged Proned Positioning, Traditional Proning Arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Asthma in Children
Symptom Clusters in Children With Exacerbation-prone Asthma
Pediatric participants with exacerbation-prone asthma will receive an intramuscular injection of triamcinolone acetonide and will be followed for 48 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT04002362
- Testing
- Triamcinolone Acetonide
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Intracranial Aneurysm, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
PRET: Patients Prone to Recurrence After Endovascular Treatment
The PRET study aims at comparing two types of coils used in the endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms. The first type made of platinum has been used for more than 15 years.
- Trial name
- PRET (NCT00626912)
- Testing
- endovascular coil embolization
- Where
- 32 sites in United States, Canada and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 447 people
- Sponsor
- Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
COVID-19
COVID-19 Patient Positioning Pragmatic Trial
This study aims to determine if provider-recommended guidance on supine (on back) vs. prone (on stomach) positioning of patients testing positive for COVID-19 requiring supplemental oxygen, but not yet mechanically ventilated…
- Trial name
- NCT04359797
- Testing
- Prone, Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 501 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Occupational Radiation Exposure
Radiation Exposure of ERCP Personnel at Different Standing Locations and Different Patient Positions.
X-ray beam produced during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) affect not only the patient, but the personnel of ERCP team may have the effect from the scattered ray.
- Trial name
- NCT02791659
- Testing
- Automatic beam adjustment function
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Chulalongkorn University
Prone Positioning, High Flow Nasal Cannula
Early PP With HFNC Versus HFNC in COVID-19 Induced Moderate to Severe ARDS
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging infectious disease that was first reported in Wuhan, China, and had subsequently spread worldwide. Twenty-nine percent of COVID-19 patients may develop ARDS.
- Conditions
- Prone Positioning, High Flow Nasal Cannula, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Corona Virus Infection
- Trial name
- NCT04325906
- Testing
- high flow nasal cannula (HFNC), Prone positioning (PP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 224 people
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Safety and Efficacy of Using SightSaver Visual Evoked Potential (VEP) for VEP Monitoring in Prone Spine Surgery
Post-operative visual loss (POVL) following non-ocular surgical procedures is an infrequent but severe complication. Little is understood about this complication, but most cases seem to result from loss of blood flow to the optic…
- Trial name
- SightSaver (NCT02643615)
- Testing
- VEP under TIVA, VEP under balanced anesth., Propofol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University