Clinical trials: conventional surgery
Metastatic Carcinoma in the Liver, Resectable Mass
Tremelimumab and Durvalumab in Treating Patients With Colorectal Cancer With Liver Metastases That Can Be Removed by Surgery
This phase I trial studies the side effects and how well tremelimumab and durvalumab work in treating patients with colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver and can be removed by surgery.
- Conditions
- Metastatic Carcinoma in the Liver, Resectable Mass, Stage IV Colorectal Cancer AJCC v7, Stage IVA Colorectal Cancer AJCC v7
- Trial name
- NCT02754856
- Testing
- Durvalumab, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Therapeutic Conventional Surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Alignment Comparison Between TruMatch™ Personalized Solutions and Conventional Total Knee Replacement Instrumentation
This investigation is intended to provide clinical information about alignment using TruMatch™ and to compare the results to a conventional total knee replacement.
- Trial name
- NCT01108237
- Testing
- TruMatch™ Personalized Solutions, Total Knee Arthroplasty with Conventional Instrumentation.
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- DePuy Orthopaedics
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency
The Benefits of a Preoperative Anemia Management Program
The goal of this study is to gain further insight into the comparative effectiveness of treating patients, who are found to be anemic before their elective surgery, with a series of weekly subcutaneous doses of a drug given…
- Trial name
- PAMP (NCT01888003)
- Testing
- Iron sucrose, Epoetin Alfa, Blood Transfusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Esophageal Cancer
Cisplatin, Irinotecan, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Esophageal Cancer or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer That Can Be Removed By Surgery
This phase II trial studies how well giving cisplatin and irinotecan hydrochloride together with radiation therapy works in treating patients with esophageal cancer or gastroesophageal junction cancer that can be removed by…
- Trial name
- NCT00316862
- Testing
- cisplatin, irinotecan hydrochloride, therapeutic conventional surgery
- Where
- 24 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Periodontitis Chronic Generalized Moderate, Periodontitis Chronic Generalized Severe
Clinical Evaluation of Laser Therapy Used as an Adjunct to Non-Surgical Treatment of Gum Disease
The use of lasers to treat various problems in dentistry is growing as it has in medicine. One application is the use of lasers to treat periodontal disease.
- Trial name
- NCT04027686
- Testing
- Laser Therapy, Non-surgical Scaling and Root Planing
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Chronic Pain
SCS as an Option for Chronic Low Back and/or Leg Pain Instead of Surgery
To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) with multiple modalities compared to Conventional Medical Management (CMM) in patients with chronic low back and/or leg pain who have not undergone spinal…
- Trial name
- SOLIS (NCT04676022)
- Testing
- WaveWriter, Conventional Medical Managament
- Where
- 23 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 241 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Gastric Cardia Adenocarcinoma, Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma
Pembrolizumab, Combination Chemotherapy, and Radiation Therapy Before Surgery in Treating Adult Patients With Locally Advanced Gastroesophageal Junction or Gastric Cardia Cancer That Can Be Removed by Surgery
This phase Ib/II trial studies the side effects and best way to give pembrolizumab with combination chemotherapy and radiation therapy before surgery and to see how well it works in treating adult patients with gastroesophageal…
- Conditions
- Gastric Cardia Adenocarcinoma, Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma, Stage IB Gastric Cancer AJCC v7, Stage II Gastric Cancer AJCC v7
- Trial name
- NCT02730546
- Testing
- Carboplatin, Computed Tomography, Fluorouracil
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Opioid Use, Pain, Postoperative
Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Conventional Analgesia in Complex Spine Surgery
Enhanced recovery pathways (ERPs) emphasize evidence-based, multimodal anesthetic and analgesic choices to minimize opioid consumption while providing adequate pain control after surgery.
- Trial name
- ESPB-Spine (NCT04156581)
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Dexamethasone, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Atrial Fibrillation
Repeated Amiodarone Dosing In Cardiac surgicaL Procedures
This study is a single-center, prospective, randomized, open-label trial of subjects who develop atrial fibrillation after non-emergent cardiac surgery at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center (UKCMC).
- Trial name
- RADICAL (NCT05004077)
- Testing
- AMIODARONE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Kevin W Hatton, MD, PhD
Cataract
Clinical Evaluation of FLACS With Combination of LenSx® and Centurion®
The purpose of this study is to evaluate cumulative dissipated energy (CDE), endothelial cell loss, and average torsional amplitude with combination of LenSx® and Centurion® compared to conventional cataract surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03479944
- Testing
- FLACS, Manual conventional surgery, CENTURION® Vision System
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Alcon Research
Ductal Breast Carcinoma In Situ, Estrogen Receptor Negative
Radiation Therapy in Treating Post-Menopausal Women With Early Stage Breast Cancer Undergoing Surgery
This phase II trial studies how well radiation therapy works in treating post-menopausal women with early stage breast cancer undergoing surgery. Radiation therapy uses high energy x rays to kill tumor cells.
- Conditions
- Ductal Breast Carcinoma In Situ, Estrogen Receptor Negative, Estrogen Receptor Positive, HER2/Neu Negative
- Trial name
- NCT01754519
- Testing
- Therapeutic Conventional Surgery, Radiation Therapy, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Metastatic Lung Neuroendocrine Neoplasm, Metastatic Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma
Testing the Safety of M6620 (VX-970) When Given With Standard Whole Brain Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Brain Metastases From Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer, or Neuroendocrine Tumors
This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of berzosertib (M6620 [VX-970]) when given together with whole brain radiation therapy in treating patients with non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, or…
- Conditions
- Metastatic Lung Neuroendocrine Neoplasm, Metastatic Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Lung Small Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain
- Trial name
- NCT02589522
- Testing
- Berzosertib, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Therapeutic Conventional Surgery
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Pneumocephalus
Ventilation With High Oxygen Content and Postoperative Pneumocephalus
The aim of this study is to compare the incidence and volume of postoperative pneumocephalus in patients receiving ventilation with 100% oxygen during the last stage of surgery versus a conventional 1:1 oxygen/air gas mixture.
- Trial name
- NCT02722928
- Testing
- Controlled Ventilation with 100% oxygen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Valve Disease
A Randomized Multicenter Clinical Study On the High Vacuum Body Cavity Drainage System Following Open Heart Surgery
The purpose of this study is to compare a new high vacuum pressure chest drainage system (NO-NUMO™) with the standard low vacuum pressure drainage system already in use in cardiac surgeries.
- Trial name
- NO-NUMO (NCT00581399)
- Testing
- NO-NUMO™ High Vacuum Body Cavity Drainage System, PVC Chest Tube
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Hemostasis
HEMOBLAST Pilot Clinical Investigation
The primary objective of this pilot clinical investigation is to assess the reliability of the Surface Bleeding Severity Scale (SBSS) in a clinical setting.
- Trial name
- NCT02502019
- Testing
- HEMOBLAST Bellows
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Biom'Up France SAS
Rectal Adenocarcinoma, Stage II Rectal Cancer AJCC v7
Bevacizumab, Radiation Therapy, and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients Who Are Undergoing Surgery for Locally Advanced Nonmetastatic Rectal Cancer
This phase II trial studies how well giving bevacizumab, radiation therapy, and combination chemotherapy works in treating patients who are undergoing surgery for locally advanced nonmetastatic rectal cancer.
- Conditions
- Rectal Adenocarcinoma, Stage II Rectal Cancer AJCC v7, Stage III Rectal Cancer AJCC v7
- Trial name
- NCT00321685
- Testing
- Bevacizumab, Capecitabine, Fluorouracil
- Where
- 107 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Hemorrhage
The EVARREST® Fibrin Sealant Patch Liver Study
To evaluate the safety and hemostatic effectiveness of EVARREST® Fibrin Sealant Patch (EVARREST) versus standard of care treatment (SoC) in controlling parenchymal bleeding during hepatic surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01993888
- Testing
- EVARREST® Fibrin Sealant Patch, Standard of Care (SoC)
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, Australia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Ethicon, Inc.
Nosocomial Infection, External Causes of Morbidity and Mortality
Tight Glycaemic Control During Cardiac Surgery
To determine whether intraoperative tight glycaemic control can reduce postoperative infection, morbidity and mortality
- Conditions
- Nosocomial Infection, External Causes of Morbidity and Mortality, Hypoglycemia
- Trial name
- TGC (NCT01225159)
- Testing
- TGC, Conventional glycaemic control
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Prince of Songkla University
Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm of the Pancreas, Recurrent Pancreatic Cancer
Erlotinib Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Pancreatic Cancer That Can Be Removed by Surgery
Erlotinib hydrochloride may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving erlotinib hydrochloride before surgery may make the tumor smaller and reduce the amount of normal tissue…
- Conditions
- Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm of the Pancreas, Recurrent Pancreatic Cancer, Stage IA Pancreatic Cancer, Stage IB Pancreatic Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00482625
- Testing
- erlotinib hydrochloride, conventional surgery, immunohistochemistry staining method
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Analgesia
Rivanna Ultrasound for Neuraxial Block
We hypothesize that the Rivanna Accuro or similar U/S device would reduce time to success of identifying epidural and/or intrathecal spaces as compared to conventional palpation method.
- Trial name
- NCT03214640
- Testing
- Rivanna Accuro US Device, Palpation, Neuraxial Analgesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences