Clinical trials: Conventional therapy
Pneumonia, Community-Acquired Infections
Helmet Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Versus Oxygen Venturi in Acute Respiratory Failure in CAP: CAPOVeRSO
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of CPAP application by a helmet and O2 administration by a Venturi mask in terms of gas exchanges improvement in patients with acute respiratory failure due to…
- Conditions
- Pneumonia, Community-Acquired Infections, Respiratory Insufficiency, Acute Lung Injury
- Trial name
- CAPOVeRSO (NCT00603564)
- Testing
- Castar Starmed (CPAP) delivered by a helmet
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- University of Milan
Respiratory Muscle Weakness
Effects of Respiratory Muscle Training in Mechanically Ventilated Adults
Respiratory muscle training (RMT) is considered a therapeutic strategy to improve respiratory muscle strength in mechanically ventilated (MV) patients and facilitates ventilator weaning.
- Trial name
- RMTMVA (NCT02469064)
- Testing
- Respiratory muscle training, Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacion Clinica Valle del Lili
Asthma
Breath-Actuated Nebulizer Versus Conventional Continuous-Output Nebulizer in Pediatric Asthma Patients
A Breath-Actuated Nebulizer is a newer type of nebulizer device that creates aerosol only when a patient is inhaling, rather than creating aerosol continuously.
- Trial name
- NCT01045174
- Testing
- Nebulizer (breath-actuated versus conventional continuous-output)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Gemcitabine Hydrochloride With or Without Erlotinib Hydrochloride Followed by the Same Chemotherapy Regimen With or Without Radiation Therapy and Capecitabine or Fluorouracil in Treating Patients With Pancreatic Cancer That Has Been Removed by Surgery
This randomized phase II-R/III trial studies gemcitabine hydrochloride with or without erlotinib hydrochloride followed by the same chemotherapy regimen with or without radiation therapy and capecitabine or fluorouracil in…
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Pancreatic Intraductal Papillary-Mucinous Neoplasm, Stage I Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
- Trial name
- NCT01013649
- Testing
- 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy, Biospecimen Collection, Capecitabine
- Where
- 689 sites in United States, Belgium and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 546 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
A Clinical Trial of COX and EGFR Inhibition in Familial Polyposis Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine in a randomized, placebo-controlled, phase II trial if the combination of sulindac and erlotinib causes a significant regression of duodenal and colorectal adenomas in familial…
- Trial name
- FAPEST (NCT01187901)
- Testing
- Erlotinib, Sulindac
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Breast Cancer
Implantable Microdevice for In Vivo Drug Sensitivity Testing in Patients With Early Stage, HER2-Positive or Triple Negative Breast Cancer
The purpose of this study is to test the safety and feasibility of placing and removing a small device that contains anti-cancer drugs in a breast tumor of patients who plan on having breast surgery without treatment prior or…
- Trial name
- NCT02521363
- Testing
- KIBUR MICRODEVICE, anthracycline and taxane based chemotherapy
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Cerebral Stroke
RehabTouch Home Therapy for Stroke Patients
We will investigate the efficacy of a newly developed exercise device (RehabTouch) for people in the subacute stage after a stroke compared to a traditional tabletop exercise program.
- Trial name
- NCT03503617
- Testing
- RehabTouch, Conventional tabletop exercise program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Flint Rehabilitation Devices, LLC
Heart Failure, Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation
Ablation Verses Anti-arrhythmic Therapy for Reducing All Hospital Episodes From Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation
A streamlined AF ablation procedure done without PV mapping as a daycase is more effective than anti-arrhythmic drugs at reducing all hospital episodes for recurrent atrial fibrillation.
- Trial name
- AVATAR-AF (NCT02459574)
- Testing
- AVATAR-AF ablation, Anti-Arrhythmic therapy, Conventional AF ablation
- Where
- 13 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 321 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Parkinson Disease
Parkinson's Disease: Enhancing Physical Therapy With Brain Stimulation for Treating Postural Instability.
This trial aims to understand the mechanism and to test whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with transcranial ultrasound (TUS) (tDCS+TUS) combined with physical therapy (PT) will induce significant…
- Trial name
- NCT03981055
- Testing
- Active Comparator: Active tDCS and Active TUS, Physical Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Long-term Oxygen Treatment Trial
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a serious respiratory disease in which the airways in the lungs are partially blocked, resulting in symptoms of chest tightness, coughing, and difficulty breathing.
- Trial name
- LOTT (NCT00692198)
- Testing
- Supplemental oxygen therapy
- Where
- 39 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 738 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Breast Cancer
Targeted T Cells After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Treating Women With Stage II or III Breast Cancer Undergoing Surgery
RATIONALE: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for women with stage II-III Her negative breast cancer followed by Her2Bi armed activated T cells (ATCs) may significantly improve the pathologic complete response (pCR) rate at the time of…
- Trial name
- NCT01147016
- Testing
- HER2Bi-armed activated T cells, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Arthritis, Psoriatic
Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability Study of Apremilast to Treat Early Oligoarticular Psoriatic Arthritis.
This clinical study will test the effects of a drug called apremilast in oligoarticular psoriatic arthritis with less than 5 years of disease duration.
- Trial name
- FOREMOST (NCT03747939)
- Testing
- Apremilast (CC-10004)
- Where
- 114 sites in United States, Austria and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 310 people
- Sponsor
- Amgen
Diabetes
Durability of Combination Therapy With Exenatide/Pioglitazone/Metformin vs. Conventional Therapy in New Onset T2DM
Type 2 diabetes is a systemic metabolic disease with significant morbidity and mortality due to damaging blood vessels. Increased blood sugar level is a hallmark of diabetes and is an contributes to the development of many of its…
- Trial name
- NCT01107717
- Testing
- metformin\pioglitazone\exenatide, metformin, glyburide and glargine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 318 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Chronic Plaque Psoriasis
Adalimumab in Combination With Topical Treatment (Calcipotriol/Betamethasone) in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Psoriasis and Insufficient Response to Classic Systemic Treatment
The objective of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of adalimumab in combination with topical psoriasis treatment, calcipotriol/betamethasone, vs.
- Trial name
- BELIEVE (NCT00574249)
- Testing
- adalimumab, Calcipotriol/Betamethasone Ointment
- Where
- 131 sites in Austria, Belgium and 13 more
- Volunteers
- 730 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott
Low Back Pain
Efficacy of DBM Fasciatherapy for Patients Suffering From Chronic Low Back Pain
Low back pain (LBP) is pain localized below the costal margin and above the inferior gluteal folds. It may be associated with radiculalgia.
- Trial name
- NCT04812678
- Testing
- Fasciatherapy, Physiotherapy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 188 people
- Sponsor
- FasciaFrance
Lung Cancer
Combination Chemotherapy, Surgery, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy 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
- NCT00043108
- Testing
- carboplatin, paclitaxel, conventional surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Fox Chase Cancer Center
Acute Pancreatitis, Intra-abdominal Hypertension
Neostigmine Treatment of Acute Pancreatitis Combined With Intra-abdominal Hypertension
Acute pancreatitis(A) often complicated with Intra-abdominal Hypertension. After the onset of acute pancreatitis, capillary leakage causing ascites,upper gastrointestinal tract obstruction and paralytic ileus leading to an…
- Trial name
- NCT02543658
- Testing
- Neostigmine Methylsulfate 1 MG/ML, Conservative treatment
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
Depression
EEG Synchronized TMS Trial for Depression
Daily prefrontal TMS for depression, as developed by the PI, involves delivering TMS pulses to the prefrontal cortex and not assessing what the actual EEG phase is of the person's brain.
- Trial name
- NCT03421808
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8
Abemaciclib in Treating Patients With Surgically Resectable, Chemotherapy Resistant, Triple Negative Breast Cancer
This phase II trial studies how well abemaciclib works in treating patients with triple negative breast cancer that can be removed by surgery (resectable) and does not respond to treatment with chemotherapy alone, or in…
- Conditions
- Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Breast Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
- Trial name
- NCT03979508
- Testing
- Abemaciclib, Therapeutic Conventional Surgery
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Pancreatic Cancer
Combination Chemotherapy, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in 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
- NCT00089024
- Testing
- fluorouracil, gemcitabine hydrochloride, leucovorin calcium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska