Clinical trials: Upper Gastrointestinal Disorder
Esophageal Subepithelial Lesions
EUS-CNB Versus EUS-SINK for Diagnosis of Upper Gastrointestinal (UGI) Subepithelial Tumors
This is a single-blinded randomized control trial trying to compare the effectiveness of diagnosis between two techniques employed in tissue sampling for subepithelial tumors (SETs) of the gastrointestinal tract.
- Trial name
- NCT02282111
- Testing
- 22-gauge Procore needle (ProCore, Cook Medical Inc., Winston-Salem, NC), conventional needle-knife sphincterotome (Microknife XL; Boston Scientific Inc, Natick, Mass)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Video Capsule Endoscopy Versus Colonoscopy in Patients With Melena and Negative Upper Endoscopy
Acute gastrointestinal bleeding is a common medical problem. When patients with gastrointestinal bleeding present with melena (dark, tarry stool) the blood loss is usually originating in the upper gastrointestinal tract…
- Trial name
- NCT02609100
- Testing
- Video Capsule Endoscopy, Colonoscopy, 1.0 X 2.5 cm 'pill' containing a camera
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed
Optimal Dose of Proton Pump Inhibitors Following an Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed
Despite recommendations from clinical practice guidelines to discharge patients from the hospital on once daily proton pump inhibitors after acute management of UGIB, clinical practice is to use twice daily proton pump inhibitor…
- Trial name
- NCT02235311
- Testing
- Pantoprazole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer, Nausea
Aprepitant in Preventing Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
This pilot clinical trial is studying how well aprepitant works in preventing nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy for pancreatic cancer.
- Conditions
- Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer, Nausea, Vomiting, Stage II Pancreatic Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01534637
- Testing
- aprepitant, gemcitabine hydrochloride, capecitabine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms
Comparative Study of MCCE With/Without Tether vs Conventional Upper Endoscopy in Patients With Upper Abdominal Symptoms
A prospective single blinded, tandem study, comparing a magnetically controlled capsule with or without a tether (MCC or MCC-T) with conventional upper endoscopy for the diagnosis of patients with upper abdominal symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT04605302
- Testing
- MCC/MCC-T, Standard gastroscopy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AnX Robotica Corp.
UGI Bleed, Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
PillSense System for Detecting UGI Bleed
This is a prospective, non-randomized, open-label clinical investigation to evaluate feasibility, effectiveness and safety of the PillSense System, the transit of the PillSense Capsule through the GI tract, patient tolerability…
- Conditions
- UGI Bleed, Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed
- Trial name
- NCT05385224
- Testing
- PillSense
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 131 people
- Sponsor
- EnteraSense Limited
Pancreatic Cancer
Pemetrexed, Gemcitabine, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
RATIONALE: Pemetrexed may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for their growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either…
- Trial name
- NCT00310050
- Testing
- pemetrexed disodium, Radiotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Colorectal Cancer
Study of Fruquintinib in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Fruquintinib administered at 5mg once daily in 4 weeks treatment cycle (three weeks on and one week off) was well tolerated and demonstrated encouraging preliminary clinical antitumor activity in patients with advanced Colorectal…
- Trial name
- NCT02196688
- Testing
- fruquintinib
- Where
- 5 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- Hutchison Medipharma Limited
Liver Failure
Superior Vena Cava and Its Relationship to Central Venous Pressure Measurements in Liver Transplantation
Consecutive patients undergoing liver transplant surgery will be included in the study. Before surgical incision, during the preanhepatic phase, during the anhepatic phase, during the postanhepatic phase and following closure of…
- Trial name
- NCT02818218
- Testing
- Liver Transplant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Infectious, Gastro-Intestinal Disorder
Aerosolization During Upper Endoscopy
Given the current Covid-19 pandemic alongside the lack of evidence on aerosolization during upper endoscopy the investigators are conducting a randomized controlled trial seeking to assess both the level of aerosolization that…
- Conditions
- Infectious, Gastro-Intestinal Disorder, Safety Issues
- Trial name
- NCT06006078
- Testing
- Endoscopic Patient Facemask
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Anthony Lembo
Swallowing Disorder, Aspiration
Predictors of the Ability to Protect the Airway in Long-term Ventilated Patients
First part of a 2 part study with the same IRB protocol #, and labeled 'A'. Investigators hypothesized that clinical muscle strength assessment (manual muscle testing) predicts the ability to protect the airway during swallowing…
- Conditions
- Swallowing Disorder, Aspiration, Long Term Ventilation
- Trial name
- NCT01618240
- Testing
- Muscle Strength Measurement, Ventilator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Gastrointestinal Cancer
The Laparotomy Study
The depth of neuromuscular blockade (NMB) during surgery may cause a clinical dilemma between optimal surgical conditions and the risk of postoperative residual blockade.
- Trial name
- NCT02140593
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Herlev Hospital
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Cerebral Blood Flow During Propofol Anaesthesia
General anaesthesia often reduces blood pressure whereby blood flow to the brain and other vital organs may become insufficient. Thus, medicine is often administered during anaesthesia to maintain blood pressure.
- Trial name
- NCT02951273
- Testing
- Study of cerebral blood flow
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Healthy Patient on Good Condition
Study of the Feasibility of Magnetic Navigated Capsule Endoscope in the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Examination
External control of capsule endoscopy (CE) by means of an applied magnetic field is a possible way to maneuver the movement of CE in gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
- Trial name
- NCT02886338
- Testing
- capsule endoscopy
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Obesity
Holding vs. Continuing Incretin-based Therapies Before Upper Endoscopy
To assess whether holding incretin-based therapy before endoscopy reduces the likelihood of clinically relevant Residual Gastric Volume (RGV).
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Obesity, Gastroparesis
- Trial name
- NCT06533527
- Testing
- GLP-1 medication
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Capsule Endoscopy for HEmorrhage in the ER
This is a multi-center randomized controlled trial examining the use of Video Capsule Endoscopy (VCE) to discharge low-moderate risk patients with suspected upper gastrointestinal bleeds (UGIB) from the Emergency Department (ED.)…
- Trial name
- CHEER (NCT03458000)
- Testing
- PillCam UGI, Standard of Care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Anticoagulation With Enhanced Gastrointestinal Safety (AEGIS) Trial
This is a pragmatic, single center, feasibility pilot cluster randomized trial with embedded individual randomization to evaluate implementation strategies to increase the use of evidence-based practices to reduce upper…
- Trial name
- AEGIS (NCT05085405)
- Testing
- Clinician notification, Clinician Notification with Nurse Facilitation, Clinician Notification / Patient Activation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Upper GI Bleeding
Presence or Absence of Blood in the GI Lumen
Bleedings in the upper digestive tract are common. Usually, laboratory and clinical parameters are considered to establish a suspicion for a bleeding in the digestive tract and to estimate urgency of the situation.
- Trial name
- NCT05415124
- Testing
- HemoPill, Endoscopy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Barrett Esophagus
Cap Assisted Upper Endoscopy Versus High Definition White Light Endoscopy and Narrow Band Imaging Alone In The Detection Of Visible Lesions Barrett's Esophagus: A Randomized Tandem Study
The hypothesis is that the addition of a transparent cap to the end of the endoscope will increase the detection and diagnostic yield of visible lesions in Barrett's esophagus.
- Trial name
- NCT03417570
- Testing
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy with high definition-white light end endoscopy (HD-WLE) and narrow band imaging (NBI), Olympus Disposable Distal Attachment Cap
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine