Clinical trials: Surgery, Thoracic
Abdominal Surgery, Thoracic Surgery
Parent/Nurse Controlled Analgesia in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The aim of this study is to examine the safety and effectiveness of 2 morphine delivery systems for post-surgical neonates. The investigators hypothesize that this study will be feasible to conduct, and that neonates receiving…
- Trial name
- PNCA (NCT01823497)
- Testing
- Morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Thoracic Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Cerebral Autoregulation Monitoring During Cardiac Surgery
Neurological complications from cardiac surgery are an important source of operative mortality, prolonged hospitalization, health care expenditure, and impaired quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT00981474
- Testing
- blood pressure maintenance based on cerebral blood flow autoregulation measurement, Control group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 460 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Thoracic Surgery
Local Anesthetic as Single Shot Versus Catheter in Patients Undergoing Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
The purpose of this research is to compare a single shot long acting local anesthetic to catheter infusion of local anesthetic in patients undergoing video assisted thoracoscopic (VAT) surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT04559347
- Testing
- Liposomal Bupivacaine (EXPAREL®)/Bupivacaine, Ropivacaine (0.5% bolus followed by 0.2% infusion)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Poovendran Saththasivam
Lung Cancer
Percutaneous Image Guided Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) Resection of Lung Lesions
This is a phase II protocol to determine the safety and feasibility of Intraoperative CT fluoroscopy guidance for lung resection for small nodules.
- Trial name
- NCT01847209
- Testing
- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) wedge resection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Primary Lung Cancer, Benign Lung Disease
SP Thoracic IDE Study
To confirm the safety and performance of the da Vinci SP Surgical System, Instruments and Accessories in pulmonary lobectomy, and in thymectomy procedures.
- Conditions
- Primary Lung Cancer, Benign Lung Disease, Thymoma, Myasthenia Gravis
- Trial name
- NCT05150210
- Testing
- Robotic-Assisted Surgery
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Intuitive Surgical
Pleural Epithelioid Mesothelioma, Pleural Malignant Mesothelioma
Accelerated Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy Immediately Before Surgery in Treating Patients With Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
This pilot phase 0 trial studies accelerated hypofractionated radiation therapy immediately before surgery in treating patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (cancer in the thin layer of tissue that covers the lungs and…
- Trial name
- NCT02672033
- Testing
- Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy, Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Nivolumab Plus Cisplatin/Pemetrexed or Cisplatin/Gemcitabine as Induction in Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
This phase II trial studies how well Nivolumab, Cisplatin, and Pemetrexed Disodium or Gemcitabine Hydrochloride in treating patients with stage I-IIIA non-small cell lung cancer that can be removed by surgery.
- Conditions
- Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Stage IA Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, Stage IB Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT03366766
- Testing
- Nivolumab, Cisplatin, Pemetrexed Disodium
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
Pain Management Strategies in Liver Resection Surgery
TEA vs. PVB vs. PCA in Liver Resection Surgery
This study aims to compare the efficacy and safety of three alternative methods of analgesia in patients undergoing complex liver resection surgery: 1) thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA), 2) continuous paravertebral block (PVB)…
- Trial name
- NCT02192879
- Testing
- thoracic epidural, continuous paravertebral catheter, Patient-Controlled Analgesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Thoracic Surgery
Study of Atorvastatin Versus Placebo to Reduce Cardiopulmonary Complications After Thoracic Surgery
This study will compare atorvastatin (Lipitor) with a placebo (inactive pill) to see if this drug reduces heart rhythm abnormalities (arrhythmias) or lung inflammation after thoracic surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00375518
- Testing
- Atorvastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Liver Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer
Postoperative Thoracic Epidural Analgesia Versus Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia For Liver and/or Pancreas
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if there is a difference in patients' quality of recovery if they receive 1 of 2 standard kinds of pain control treatments after surgery on the liver and/or pancreas.
- Trial name
- NCT01438476
- Testing
- Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia (IVPCA), Thoracic Epidural Analgesia (TEA), Questionnaires
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 178 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter
Colchicine For The Prevention Of Perioperative Atrial Fibrillation In Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery (COP-AF)
The prevention of perioperative atrial fibrillation (AF) and myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MINS) has the potential to reduce mortality, stroke, and hospital stays in patients undergoing major thoracic surgery.
- Conditions
- Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Myocardial Injury After Non-Cardiac Surgery
- Trial name
- COP-AF (NCT03310125)
- Testing
- Active Colchicine
- Where
- 46 sites in United States, Austria and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 3,209 people
- Sponsor
- Population Health Research Institute
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, Thoracic Spinal Stenosis
Effectiveness Study of the Drug Tranexamic Acid to Reduce Post-surgery Blood Loss in Spinal Surgery
Hypothesis: Topical application of Tranexamic acid into the surgical wound during spine surgery will decrease the overall blood loss post-operatively. This reduction in blood loss will reduce the need for transfusion.
- Trial name
- NCT02063035
- Testing
- Tranexamic Acid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Bone Metastases
ExAblate Conformal Bone System Treatment of Metastatic Bone Tumors for the Palliation of Pain
A study to evaluate the safety and initial effectiveness of the ExAblate 2100 Conformal Bone System in the treatment of pain resulting from metastatic bone tumors.
- Trial name
- NCT00981578
- Testing
- ExAblate 2100
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- InSightec
Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation
Botulinum Toxin Type A (AGN-151607) for the Prevention of Post-operative Atrial Fibrillation in Adult Participants Undergoing Open-chest Cardiac Surgery (NOVA)
This was a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group, dose-ranging study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of botulinum toxin type A (AGN-151607) injections into the epicardial fat pads, foci of…
- Trial name
- NCT03779841
- Testing
- AGN-151607
- Where
- 32 sites in United States, Austria and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 323 people
- Sponsor
- AbbVie
Stage IA Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, Stage IB Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
Pioglitazone Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Stage IA-IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
This pilot phase II trial studies how well pioglitazone works in treating patients with stage IA-IIIA non-small cell lung cancer.
- Conditions
- Stage IA Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, Stage IB Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, Stage IIA Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, Stage IIB Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT01342770
- Testing
- Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Pioglitazone Hydrochloride, Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Squamous Cell Lung Cancer
Necitumumab in the Neoadjuvant Setting With Gemcitabine in Surgically Resectable - 14X-US-I001
This will be a single-arm study to primarily evaluate the feasibility of administering necitumumab added to gemcitabine and cisplatin as neoadjuvant treatment in treatment-naïve patients with stage IB (tumor size >4cm), II or…
- Trial name
- NCT03574818
- Testing
- Necitumumab-Gemcitabine-Cisplatin, Evaluation to determine if patient is a candidate to proceeed with surgical resection or not
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Pain, Postoperative, Chronic Pain
The Effect of Choice of Intraoperative Opioid on Postoperative Pain
The primary aim of this randomized, double-blind study is to examine the effect of a single intraoperative dose of methadone on postoperative pain and analgesic requirements in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with…
- Trial name
- NCT01542645
- Testing
- Methadone, Fentanyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 164 people
- Sponsor
- Endeavor Health
Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Window of Opportunity Study of VS-6063 (Defactinib) in Surgical Resectable Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Participants
This is an open label neoadjuvant (treatment with VS-6063 prior to mesothelioma surgery) study in subjects with malignant pleural mesothelioma who are eligible for surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT02004028
- Testing
- VS-6063
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Verastem, Inc.
Heart Diseases, Coronary Artery Disease
Intraoperative Echocardiography in Low-Risk CABG Surgery
This goal of this study is to better understand when and where intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) should (or should not) be used during coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgeries.
- Conditions
- Heart Diseases, Coronary Artery Disease, Chest Pain, Stenosis Coronary
- Trial name
- NCT06154265
- Testing
- TEE probe
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Lung Cancer
Piloting a Virtual Navigation (VN) System for Bronchoscopic Lung Nodule Sampling
The overall goal is to evaluate the role of a Virtual Navigation (VN) system (the Virtual Navigator) in the bronchoscopic evaluation and tissue sampling of lung cancer and other chest lesions at the Penn State Hershey Medical…
- Trial name
- NCT05599321
- Testing
- Virtual Navigation System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Penn State University