Clinical trials: Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Transfusion in Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Aim: To evaluate the feasibility and safety of a restrictive versus liberal red blood cell (RBC) transfusion policy in adult patients admitted with Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (AUGIB) in order to inform the design of a…
- Trial name
- TRIGGER (NCT02105532)
- Testing
- Restrictive transfusion policy, Liberal Transfusion Policy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 936 people
- Sponsor
- Dr Vipul Jairath
Esophageal Neoplasms, Stomach Neoplasms
Food Intake and Gut Hormones in Patients Who Have Undergone Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery for Cancer
Improvements to treatment strategies for patients upper gastrointestinal cancers have produced an increasing population of people who remain free from disease recurrence in the long term.
- Conditions
- Esophageal Neoplasms, Stomach Neoplasms, Weight Loss, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT02385617
- Testing
- Octreotide
- Where
- 2 sites in Ireland, Sweden
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. James's Hospital, Ireland
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Endoscopic Ultrasound in Detailed T-staging of Upper GI Malignancies in Vitro
In our era of personalized treatment, both the prognosis and the choice of therapy for upper GI malignancies depend on the staging before any treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT02226224
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute
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
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Gastroparesis
The Effect of Gluten-free Diet in Type 1 Diabetics With Dyspepsia Symptoms
Patients with type-1 diabetes are more susceptible to motility-related upper gastrointestinal symptoms. Dietary interventions are one of the treatment pillars for these symptoms.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Gastroparesis, Dyspepsia, Gluten Sensitivity
- Trial name
- NCT03089632
- Testing
- Gluten-free diet
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (UGIB), High Risk Bleeding
A New Scoring System to Predict High-Risk Groups in Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) remains a common and potentially life-threatening emergency condition requiring early risk stratification to guide clinical management.
- Trial name
- UGIS (NCT07458178)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 312 people
- Sponsor
- Izmir Katip Celebi University
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
Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, Breast Cancer
A Study of V934/V935 Vaccine in Cancer Participants With Selected Solid Tumors (V934-002)
This is a two-part study to test the safety, tolerability, and immune response for V934/V935 vaccine using a new prime-boost regimen in participants with selected solid tumors.
- Conditions
- Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, Breast Cancer, Melanoma, Upper GI Tract Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT00753415
- Testing
- V935, V934-EP
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Upper GI Bleeding
Detection of Upper Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleeding With a Novel Bleeding Sensor Capsule [DING]
The clinical trial entitled "Detection of upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding with a novel bleeding sensor capsule - a pilot study" was carried out in a monocentric clinical trial with 30 patients.
- Trial name
- DING (NCT03176407)
- Testing
- HemoPill acute
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Ovesco Endoscopy AG
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage (Clinically Important, Upper)
Re-EValuating the Inhibition of Stress Erosions (REVISE) Trial
Patients who are critically ill in the in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), especially those who need a breathing machine, can develop ulcers in the stomach that bleed.
- Trial name
- REVISE (NCT03374800)
- Testing
- Pantoprazole
- Where
- 67 sites in United States, Australia and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 4,800 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Upper GI Cancer
Immunonutrition for Surgical Prehabilitation of Patients With Upper GI Cancer
Perioperative immunonutrition has been proposed as a strategy to modulate the inflammatory response and improve outcomes after upper GI surgery.
- Trial name
- IMNUTPREH-UGIC (NCT07884214)
- Testing
- Oral nutritional supplements with immunonutrition (enriched with arginine, nucleotides, vitamin D and omega-3-fatty acid), Standart of care
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica del Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal
Cirrhosis, Liver, Coagulopathy
Thromboelastography Guided Blood Product Transfusion for Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Cirrhosis
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare resuscitation strategies in patients with cirrhosis and gastrointestinal bleeding.
- Conditions
- Cirrhosis, Liver, Coagulopathy, GastroIntestinal Bleeding
- Trial name
- STRATEGIC (NCT05583539)
- Testing
- Thromboelastography
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Neurocognitive Impairment, Delirium
Neurocognitive Functioning in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Upper Aerodigestive Tract Cancer Receiving Treatment at Henry-Joyce Cancer Clinic
RATIONALE: Gathering information about how often problems with neurocognitive functioning occur in patients with newly diagnosed upper aerodigestive tract cancers may help doctors learn more about the disease.
- Conditions
- Neurocognitive Impairment, Delirium, Esophageal Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00533884
- Testing
- Assessment of therapy complications, Neurocognitive assessment, Quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders
TCM Tongue Diagnosis Indices of UGI Disorders
The Automatic Tongue Diagnosis System (ATDS) was developed to capture tongue images and extract features reliably to assist the diagnosis of TCM practitioners.This project will employ the ATDS verified to extract the tongue…
- Trial name
- NCT03258216
- Testing
- panendoscopy, tongue image
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Colo-rectal Cancer, Colon Cancer
Pre-Operative Treatment in REseCTable COlon CanceR
This is an open-label, randomized, controlled, multicenter, phase III study with two parallel arms. Patients with advanced colon cancer, including the upper third of the rectum, clinically staged cT3-4 and or cN+ (defined as…
- Conditions
- Colo-rectal Cancer, Colon Cancer, Colon Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT06899477
- Testing
- mFOLFOXIRI, mFOLFOX-6, CAPOX
- Where
- 28 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 714 people
- Sponsor
- Dominik Paul Modest
Muscular Dystrophy, Oculopharyngeal
Treatment of Dysphagia in Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy by Autologous Transplantation of Myoblasts
The OCULO-Pharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy (OPMD) is a late onset hereditary muscle disease which is characterised by the selective affection of the pharyngeal muscles resulting in swallowing disorders, and by a ptosis from the…
- Trial name
- OPMD (NCT00773227)
- Testing
- Autologous myoblasts transplantation and myotomy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer
Sarcopenia and Visceral Obesity in Esophageal and Gastric Cancer
In line with improvements in oncologic outcome for patients with esophageal cancer, the attritional impact of curative treatment with respect to functional status and health-related quality of life (HR-QL) in survivorship is…
- Conditions
- Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer, Sarcopenia, Sarcopenic Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03061370
- Testing
- Esophagectomy or Gastrectomy
- Where
- 2 sites in Ireland
- Volunteers
- 317 people
- Sponsor
- St. James's Hospital, Ireland
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Barrett's Esophagus
Survey Study on Barrett's Esophagus Screening
The goal of this study is to optimize Barrett's Esophagus (BE) screening to reduce the incidence, morbidity, and mortality of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma (EAC).
- Conditions
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Barrett's Esophagus, Esophagus Adenocarcinoma
- Trial name
- SCREEN-BE (NCT04408105)
- Testing
- Primary Care Provider Survey, Gastroenterologist Survey, Patient Survey
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 725 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
HIV Infection, Recurrent Anal Cancer
Paclitaxel and Carboplatin in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Recurrent Solid Tumors and HIV Infection
This phase I clinical trial is studying the side effects and the best dose of vorinostat when given together with paclitaxel and carboplatin in treating patients with metastatic or recurrent solid tumors and human…
- Conditions
- HIV Infection, Recurrent Anal Cancer, Recurrent Breast Cancer, Recurrent Esophageal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01249443
- Testing
- vorinostat, diagnostic laboratory biomarker analysis, pharmacological study
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- AIDS Malignancy Consortium
Thoracic Neoplasm, Liver Cancer
Mechanically-assisted Ventilation in the Treatment of Moving Tumours With Photon and Proton Therapies
Mechanical ventilation can be used to impose a completely regular pattern of breathing frequency and inflation volume on the patient for as long as required.
- Conditions
- Thoracic Neoplasm, Liver Cancer, Ventilator Lung, Radiotherapy; Complications
- Trial name
- NCT03226925
- Testing
- Non-invasive mechanically-assisted ventilation, Dynamic MRI acquisition, Planning 4D-CT
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain