Clinical trials: Radiation Injuries
Melanoma, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Spine
Adaptive Staged Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Spinal Metastases That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery
This pilot clinical trial studies adaptive staged stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in treating patients with spinal metastases that cannot be removed by surgery.
- Conditions
- Melanoma, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Spine, Renal Cell Carcinoma, Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT02527304
- Testing
- Image-Guided Adaptive Radiation Therapy, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Spinal Cord Injury, Hypogonadism
Testosterone Replacement Therapy in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
It has long been recognized that co-morbidity associated with multiple metabolic syndrome, such as adverse body composition, insulin resistance and autonomic nervous system impairment, may lead to significant increase in…
- Trial name
- NCT00266864
- Testing
- Testosterone Transdermal System (Androderm 5 mg patch)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Head and Neck Cancer, Radiation Dermatitis
Study of KeraStat Cream for Radiation Dermatitis During Head and Neck Radiotherapy
This is a single site, randomized, open-label comparison pilot study to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of KeraStat Cream compared with routine skin care (RSC) in managing radiotherapy-induced early adverse skin reaction…
- Trial name
- NCT04173247
- Testing
- KeraStat Cream, Routine Skin Care - Commercially Available Agents
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Breast Carcinoma, Radiation-Induced Dermatitis
Topical Keratin in Treating Radiation Dermatitis in Patients With Breast Cancer
This randomized pilot clinical trial studies how well topical keratin works in treating radiation dermatitis in patients with breast cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT03374995
- Testing
- Best Practice, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Topical Keratin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Cisplatin Ototoxicity, Hearing Loss
Randomized Trial Comparison of Ototoxicity Monitoring Programs
This study involves research. Some chemotherapeutic drugs that can permanently reduce hearing are termed "ototoxic". One such drug is the chemotherapy called cisplatin.
- Trial name
- COMP-VA (NCT02099786)
- Testing
- COMP-VA, Standard of care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Radiodermatitis, Dermatitis, Radiation-Induced
Efficacy and Tolerability Evaluation of a Topical MD Based on SHBF in Management of Radiodermatitis.
This is a post marketing, interventional, randomized, single-center, prospective, controlled study, for the evaluation of the clinical performance and tolerability of a cream-based medical device (DermoRelizemaTM cream) in the…
- Trial name
- DRESDA (NCT04483856)
- Testing
- DermoRelizema cream, Dexeryl
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Relife Italia S.r.l.
Heterotopic Ossification, Humeral Fractures
HO Prophylaxis Therapy for Distal Humerus Fractures
To determine the effectiveness of 500 cGy dose of radiation therapy vs. an untreated group in the prophylactic treatment of heterotopic ossification in distal humerus fractures
- Conditions
- Heterotopic Ossification, Humeral Fractures, Radiation Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT03724422
- Testing
- Radiation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Cervical Cancer, Radiation Toxicity
Radiation Therapy and Cisplatin With or Without Amifostine for Patients With Stage IIIB or IVA Cervical Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin, 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
- NCT00012012
- Testing
- Amifostine trihydrate, Cisplatin, Intracavitary brachytherapy
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
Radiation Toxicity, Recurrent Breast Cancer
Alkaline Water in Reducing Skin Toxicity in Women With Breast Cancer Undergoing Radiation Therapy
This phase II trial is studying how well alkaline water works in reducing skin toxicity in women with breast cancer undergoing radiation therapy.
- Conditions
- Radiation Toxicity, Recurrent Breast Cancer, Stage I Breast Cancer, Stage II Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01487954
- Testing
- alkaline water, distilled water, external beam radiation therapy (EBRT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Metastatic Cancers, Multiple Myeloma
Vertebral Augmentation and Radiotherapy of Collapse Spinal Metastatic Cancer
Vertebral augmentation with radiotherapy to increase the functional status and quality of life for patients with vertebral body metastatic cancers.
- Conditions
- Metastatic Cancers, Multiple Myeloma, Vertebral Fracture
- Trial name
- NCT02376933
- Testing
- Vertebroplasty, Radiotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Chemotherapeutic Agent Toxicity, Mucositis
Selenomethionine in Reducing Mucositis in Patients With Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Who Are Receiving Cisplatin and Radiation Therapy
This randomized phase II trial is studying how well selenomethionine (SLM) works in reducing mucositis in patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer who are receiving cisplatin and radiation therapy.
- Conditions
- Chemotherapeutic Agent Toxicity, Mucositis, Radiation Toxicity, Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx
- Trial name
- NCT01682031
- Testing
- selenomethionine, cisplatin, radiation therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, New Zealand
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Radiation Injury
Longitudinal MR Imaging of Pulmonary Function in Patients Receiving Thoracic Radiation Treatment
The purpose of this study is to determine whether magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using inhaled hyper polarized xenon-129 (129Xe) gas, and conventional contrast can help visualize impaired lung function and detect changes over…
- Trial name
- NCT02478255
- Testing
- Hyperpolarized 129-Xenon gas, MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bastiaan Driehuys
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Adverse Effect of Radiation Therapy
Effect of Bevacizumab on Radiation-induced Brain Necrosis in Patients With Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Bevacizumab may have a better effect on brain necrosis caused by radiotherapy.This randomized trial aims to investigate whether bevacizumab may alleviate radiation-induced brain necrosis in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
- Conditions
- Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Adverse Effect of Radiation Therapy, Brain Necrosis
- Trial name
- BRAIN (NCT01621880)
- Testing
- bevacizumab, Corticosteroid
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
Malaria, Falciparum
Study to Compare the Triple ACT AL+AQ With the ACT AL in Cambodia and Vietnam
This study is a multi-centre, open-label randomised trial to assess the efficacy, safety and tolerability of the Triple ACT artemether-lumefantrine+amodiaquine (AL+AQ) compared to the ACT artemether-lumefantrine (AL) in…
- Trial name
- TACT-CV (NCT03355664)
- Testing
- ACT, TACT
- Where
- 4 sites in Cambodia, Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 310 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Tibial Fractures, Leg Injuries
Light Therapy in the Treatment of Leg Pain
The purpose of this study is to apply Anodyne therapy to active duty soldiers, who have shin splints, to evaluate healing time and effectiveness.
- Trial name
- MilCAM (NCT00253981)
- Testing
- Monochromatic Near-Infrared Light Energy (MIRE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Samueli Institute for Information Biology
Lung Cancer, Radiation Pneumonitis
Mitigation of Radiation Pneumonitis and Fibrosis
This project will test the effect of enalapril to mitigate the lung damage that can occur as a side effect of radiation therapy for lung cancer or other intrathoracic cancers.
- Trial name
- NCT01754909
- Testing
- Enalapril
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Brain Tumor, Primary
A Pilot Study to Evaluate Neurocognitive Injury and Longitudinal Changes in White Matter During Radiation Therapy in Children With Primary Brain Tumors
This is a pilot study to assess the changes in white matter, in the brain, in response to radiation therapy and correlate these changes with later declines in cognitive function.
- Trial name
- NCT02006407
- Testing
- Cranial Radiotherapy, MRI with Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI), Neuro-cognitive Testing (CogState)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Lymphedema, Musculoskeletal Complications
Image-Guided Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Primary Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Shoulder, Arm, Hip, or Leg
RATIONALE: Image-guided radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Specialized radiation therapy that delivers a lower dose of radiation directly to the tumor may kill more tumor cells and cause less damage to…
- Conditions
- Lymphedema, Musculoskeletal Complications, Radiation Fibrosis, Radiation Toxicity
- Trial name
- NCT00589121
- Testing
- Chemotherapy, Radiation therapy, Surgery
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group