Clinical trials: Tongue Diseases
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome
Tongue Exercises and Reflux Therapy for Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome
Tongue exercises are described to improved snoring and acid reflux symptoms. Acid reflux treatment has been found to improve obstructive sleep apnea to a limited degree.
- Conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome, Gastroesophageal Reflux
- Trial name
- NCT00364481
- Testing
- omeprazole, Tongue exercises
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- West Side ENT
Hearing Loss, Hearing Impairment
Evaluating Possible Improvement in Speech and Hearing Tests After 28 Days of Dosing of the Study Drug AUT00063 Compared to Placebo (QuicKfire)
The objective of this pilot study is to explore whether repeat doses of AUT00063 can provide an indication of improvement in performance of tests across a battery of speech and hearing assessments in cochlear implant users.
- Trial name
- NCT02832128
- Testing
- AUT00063
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Autifony Therapeutics Limited
Head and Neck Cancer
Study of Blood and Tissue Samples From Patients With Larynx Cancer, Pharynx Cancer, or Oral Cavity Cancer
RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood and tumor tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer.
- Trial name
- CARIO (NCT00963326)
- Testing
- laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- 9 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Oscar Lambret
Chronic Kidney Diseases
Tongue Diagnosis in Chronic Kidney Disease
The Automatic Tongue Diagnosis System (ATDS) was developed to capture tongue images and extract features reliably to assist the diagnosis of traditional chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners.This project will employ the ATDS…
- Trial name
- NCT04559958
- Testing
- tongue image
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Adrenal Insufficiency
Bioavailability of Infacort When Administered Onto Food Compared to Direct Oral Administration
This is a single centre, open-label, randomised, single dose, three-period, crossover study to evaluate the bioavailability of Infacort® administered as 'sprinkles' with soft food and yoghurt compared with direct administration…
- Trial name
- NCT03178214
- Testing
- Infacort
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neurocrine UK Limited
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
Dynamic Alterations of Tongue in Sleep Apnoea Hypopnea Syndrome During Sleep
The aim of this study was to evaluate the dynamic changes of the tongue in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) during sleep and while awake by using Ultrafast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (UMRI)
- Trial name
- NCT01687855
- Testing
- Ultrafast Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wenzhou Medical University
Cancer of Head and Neck, Adenopathy
Interest of Bilateral Basic Tongue Mucosectomy Assisted by Robot or Laser in Combination with Tonsillectomy in the Assessment of Prevalent Cervical Lymphadenopathy
We are proposing a randomized phase II study to assess the benefit of bilateral robot-assisted or laser basal tongue mucosectomy in combination with tonsillectomy in the assessment of prevalent cervical lymphadenopathy
- Trial name
- RoboCUP (NCT04767048)
- Testing
- bilateral mucosectomy + tonsillectomy, tonsillectomy
- Where
- 5 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Francois Baclesse
Recurrent Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Temsirolimus With or Without Cetuximab in Patients With Recurrent and/or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer Who Did Not Respond to Previous Therapy
This phase II trial studies how well giving temsirolimus together with cetuximab works compared to temsirolimus alone in treating patients with recurrent and/or metastatic head and neck cancer who did not respond to previous…
- Conditions
- Recurrent Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Laryngeal Verrucous Carcinoma, Recurrent Lip and Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Trial name
- MAESTRO HN (NCT01256385)
- Testing
- Cetuximab, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Temsirolimus
- Where
- 24 sites in United States, China
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Erythema Migrans
Cytokines and Chemokines in Erythema Migrans
The main objective of this study is to characterize the inflammatory proteins, gene polymorphisms, and transcriptome profiles in patients with erythema migrans to gain better insight into pathogenesis of early Lyme borreliosis…
- Trial name
- NCT02147249
- Testing
- antibiotic treatment
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Autistic Disorder, Autism
Randomized Controlled Trial of Acupuncture Versus Sham Acupuncture in Autistic Spectrum Disorder
We aim to study the efficacy of Acupuncture versus sham acupuncture in children with ASD.
- Trial name
- NCT00352248
- Testing
- Tongue Acupuncture (Procedure)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
TMJ Disc Disorder
Evaluation Lingual Ring Splint
To evaluate the effectiveness of Lingual Ring Splint For Management of Anterior Disc Displacement With Reduction
- Trial name
- NCT03000790
- Testing
- Lingual Ring Splint
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
LTR for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Study of tongue implant for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
- Trial name
- NCT03066765
- Testing
- Linguaflex Tongue Retractor
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Linguaflex, Inc.
Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Carcinoma of Buccal Mucosa
Effect of COX-2 and EGFR Suppression on Molecular Markers of Angiogenesis and Proliferation in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Oral Cavity - Prospective Randomized Study
This is a phase II randomized clinical trial to study the effect of COX-2 inhibitor Celecoxib and EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor Erlotinib alone or in combination on molecular markers of apoptosis and angiogenesis.
- Conditions
- Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Carcinoma of Buccal Mucosa, Tongue Cancers, Head and Neck Cancers
- Trial name
- ERLO-XIB (NCT02748707)
- Testing
- Arm1, Arm 2, Arm 3
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Tata Memorial Hospital
Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity, Stage III Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy Followed by Surgery in Treating Patients With Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
This phase I/II trial studies how well hypofractionated radiation therapy followed by surgery works in treating patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity that has spread to other places in the body.
- Conditions
- Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity, Stage III Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity, Stage IVA Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity, Stage IVA Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
- Trial name
- NCT02295540
- Testing
- hypofractionated radiation therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, therapeutic conventional surgery
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Oropharyngeal Carcinoma, Ultrasound
Transoral and Cervical Ultrasound of Patients With Suspected Oropharyngeal Cancer
Introduction The current diagnostic approach for patients with suspected oropharyngeal cancer involves a combination of clinical examination, tissue sampling, and relevant cross-sectional imaging.
- Trial name
- NCT07548268
- Testing
- Ultrasound of the oropharynx
- Where
- 4 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Tobias Todsen
Erythema Chronicum Migrans
Duration of Antibiotic Treatment of Erythema Migrans
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of 15-day versus 10-day doxycycline treatment in patients with erythema migrans.
- Trial name
- NCT00910715
- Testing
- doxycycline
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 306 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Scanning Before Surgery in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Breast Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, or Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scanning before surgery, may help measure the extent of disease.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01254591
- Testing
- 18F-fluoromisonidazole, fluorescence angiography, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University College London (UCL) Cancer Institute
Asthma
Immunotherapy Administered Under the Tongue to Treat Dust Mite Allergy
This study will investigate sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT), a treatment involving antigens placement under the tongue to help asthma sufferers build a tolerance to the allergy-causing substances.
- Trial name
- NCT00200850
- Testing
- House Dust Mite SLIT, High dose SLIT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Bladder Cancer, Cervical Cancer
Counseling and Nicotine Replacement Therapy in Helping Adult Smokers Quit Smoking
RATIONALE: Stop-smoking plans, including counseling and nicotine replacement therapy, may help smokers quit smoking. It is not yet known whether counseling and the nicotine lozenge is more effective than counseling and the…
- Conditions
- Bladder Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00365508
- Testing
- nicotine lozenge, nicotine patch
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 642 people
- Sponsor
- Fox Chase Cancer Center
Glycogen Storage Disease
Lingual Muscle Training in Late-Onset Pompe Disease (LOPD)
This study is being done to test the effects of Lingual Muscle Therapy (LMT) in patients with Late-Onset Pompe Disease (LOPD) who have tongue weakness.
- Trial name
- NCT03255213
- Testing
- Lingual Muscle Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University