Clinical trials: polymerase chain reaction
Respiratory Tract Infections, Influenza, Human
Rapid Diagnostics for Upper Respiratory Infections in the Emergency Department
This is a randomized clinical trial to assess the effect of rapid, near point-of-care testing for multiple common respiratory viruses and bacteria on antibiotic and anti-influenza medication use in emergency department (ED)…
- Conditions
- Respiratory Tract Infections, Influenza, Human, Common Cold
- Trial name
- URIDxED (NCT02957136)
- Testing
- Rapid respiratory pathogen nucleic acid amplification test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 194 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Colorectal Cancer
Implementing Preemptive Pharmacogenomic Testing for Colorectal Cancer Patients in a Community Oncology Clinic
Pharmacogenomics (PGx) studies the interactions between an individuals genes and medications. PGx testing identifies genes within an individual that may affect treatment, efficacy, and toxicity of drugs.
- Trial name
- CRCPGx (NCT03187184)
- Testing
- OneOme RightMed®
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Essentia Health
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections, Antibiotic Stewardship in Community Hospitals
RSV Antibiotic Drivers And Resource-use
This study retrospectively evaluated the clinical, laboratory, and radiologic factors that influence the decision to prescribe antibiotics in children under 2 years of age hospitalized with RSV-positive acute lower respiratory…
- Trial name
- RADAR (NCT06977971)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 209 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Behcet Uz Children's Hospital
Non-melanomatous Skin Cancer
Acitretin in Preventing Skin Cancer in Patients at High Risk for Skin Cancer
RATIONALE: Chemoprevention is the use of certain drugs to keep cancer from forming. The use of acitretin may stop cancer from growing in patients at high risk for basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin.
- Trial name
- NCT00644384
- Testing
- acitretin, gene expression analysis, northern blotting
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Triple Therapy in Patients With Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura : What is Behind?
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a benign hematological disorder characterized by isolated thrombocytopenia. Development of antiplatelet autoantibodies is the main pathogenetic mechanism in patients with ITP.
- Trial name
- NCT04128358
- Testing
- Serological assay for blood born viral hepatitis, Quantitative microbiological test for HCV
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Colorectal Cancer, Healthy, no Evidence of Disease
Study of Biomarkers in Blood & Tissue Samples From Patients With Colorectal Cancer or Polyps & Patients Without Polyps
RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood and tissue in the laboratory from patients with cancer, patients with colorectal polyps and from patients without polyps may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and…
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer, Healthy, no Evidence of Disease, Precancerous Condition
- Trial name
- NCT00898378
- Testing
- gene expression analysis, polymerase chain reaction, polymorphism analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 551 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Breast Cancer
Letrozole in Treating Postmenopausal Women With Stage I, II or III Breast Cancer That Can Be Removed by Surgery
RATIONALE: Hormone therapy using letrozole may fight breast cancer by lowering the amount of estrogen the body makes. Giving letrozole before surgery allows us to monitor the effects of letrozole on the tumor on a molecular level…
- Trial name
- NCT00651976
- Testing
- letrozole, Blood Collection, biopsy/lumpectomy/mastectomy
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 213 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
To Determine the Levels of miRNA1 and miRNA133a Before and After Exercise
MicroRNA-1 (miRNA-1) and MicroRNA-133a (miRNA-133a) Levels After Acute Exercise in Ultimate Frisbee Athletes
"The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the levels of microRNA-1 (miRNA-1) and microRNA-133a (miRNA-133a) after acute neuromuscular exercise (NME) in human saliva.
- Trial name
- NCT06083610
- Testing
- miRNA levels analysis from saliva samples
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yeditepe University
Infection, Candida
Early Diagnosis of Candidiasis in Premature Infants
This observational study evaluated the performance of new lab tests in detecting candida species fungal infections in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants quickly and accurately.
- Conditions
- Infection, Candida, Candidiasis, Infant, Newborn
- Trial name
- Candida (NCT00109525)
- Where
- 20 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Sepsis
Sepsis in ICU:Causes and Outcomes in Diabetics and Non Diabetics
Identify prevalence of sepsis in ICU of Assiut university hospital 2.Clarify different causes of sepsis in patients admitted to ICU . 3.Compare causes and outcomes of sepsis between diabetics versus non diabetics .
- Trial name
- NCT05914480
- Testing
- PCR for legionella ,blood ,urine cultures and from catheters or source of infection
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Varicella
Detection and Characterisation of Varicella Zoster Virus From Dermal Lesions of Chickenpox-infected Patients
This study is conducted in order to collect clinical samples from patients who are diagnosed of having chickenpox infection. The results of this study will provide basic scientific information about chickenpox disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00127608
- Testing
- Collection of clinical samples
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
HIV Infections, Hepatitis C
Determining Responses to Two Different Vaccines in HIV and HCV Infected Individuals
Infection with either HIV or hepatitis C virus (HCV) affects immune system responses. The purpose of this study is to investigate the immune responses to two different vaccine formulations in HIV-infected, HCV-infected, and…
- Trial name
- NCT00393276
- Testing
- Twinrix, Decavac
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Recurrent Melanoma, Stage IV Melanoma
Vaccine Therapy Following Therapeutic Autologous Lymphocytes and Cyclophosphamide in Treating Patients With Metastatic Melanoma
This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of autologous T-antigen-presenting cells (T-APC) vaccine following therapeutic autologous lymphocytes (CTL) and cyclophosphamide in treating patients with metastatic…
- Trial name
- NCT01339663
- Testing
- cyclophosphamide, aldesleukin, autologous tumor cell vaccine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Head and Neck Cancer
Biomarkers in Tissue Samples From Patients Who Have Undergone Neck Dissection for Oral Cancer
RATIONALE: Studying samples of 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
- NCT00899704
- Testing
- microarray analysis, allele-specific oligonucleotide real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction, diagnostic laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Acute Malaria
Phase IIa Proof of Concept Study of M5717-Pyronaridine in Adults and Adolescents With Acute Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria (CAPTURE 1)
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetic of the combination M5717 plus pyronaridine in participants with acute uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
- Trial name
- NCT05689047
- Testing
- M5717 330 mg, M5717 500 mg, M5717 660 mg
- Where
- 5 sites in Burkina Faso, Gabon and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
HIV Infections, Hepatitis C
Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in HIV-Infected Children
The purpose of this study is to find out how many children who are infected with HIV are also infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). HCV infection is a major health concern.
- Trial name
- NCT00037076
- Where
- 39 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Colon Cancer Stage III
Lymph Node Ratio and Kras Mutation in R Colon Cancer
clinical impact of LN ratio with Kras expression in colon cancer
- Trial name
- NCT04342676
- Testing
- k ras, Panitumumab
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 433 people
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Endometrial Cancer
SLNM in Endometrial Cancer Combined With OSNA
The aim of the study is to compare one-step nucleic acid amplification method (OSNA) with histological ultrastaging examination in the sentinel lymph node assessment in patients with endometrial cancer.
- Trial name
- SLNM/OSNA (NCT02826291)
- Testing
- RD-100i, OSNA
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Charles University, Czech Republic
Head and Neck Cancer
Lymphoscintigraphy to Detect Early Metastases in Patients With Cancer of the Mouth or Throat
RATIONALE: New imaging procedures such as lymphoscintigraphy may improve the ability to detect the spread of mouth and throat cancer to lymph nodes in the neck.
- Trial name
- NCT00012168
- Testing
- isosulfan blue, polymerase chain reaction, immunohistochemistry staining method
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Nonneoplastic Condition, Precancerous Condition
Human Papilloma Virus Infection in HIV-Positive Indian Men Who Have Sex With Men
RATIONALE: Gathering information about human papilloma virus (HPV) infection in HIV-positive men who have sex with men may help doctors learn more about the disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00919997
- Testing
- DNA analysis, polymerase chain reaction, fluorescence activated cell sorting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 302 people
- Sponsor
- AIDS Malignancy Consortium