Clinical trials: polymerase chain reaction
The Prevalence of Scrub Typhus
Scrub Typhus RDT Study
Fever is one of most common presenting complaints in clinics in tropical countries. Rickettsial infections, enteric fever and leptospirosis are common and important causes of undifferentiated fever in Southeast Asia.
- Trial name
- NCT03269266
- Testing
- Scrub Typhus RDT Test
- Where
- 2 sites in Burma
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- Myanmar Oxford Clinical Research Unit
Prostate Cancer
Study of Tissue and Blood Samples From Patients With Recurrent Prostate Cancer Who Received Lapatinib on Clinical Trial ECOG-E5803
RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue and blood in the laboratory from patients with cancer may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00897351
- Testing
- mutation analysis, polymorphism analysis, protein expression analysis
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
Liver Cancer
The Role of the Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphisms in Hepatocarcinogenesis
Previous data have suggested that vitamin D levels may influence cancer development. In particular, several single nucleotide polymorphisms have been described in the Vitamin D receptor( VDR gene), and some polymorphisms are…
- Trial name
- NCT02461979
- Testing
- The VDR genotype
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sherief Abd-Elsalam
Pregnancy Prevention
Continuous Use of COCs
The primary objective is to determine if continuous COC use leads to higher continuation rates over 12 months of follow up than use of the standard 28-day COC regimen.
- Trial name
- NCT00570440
- Testing
- Oral contraceptives--ethinyl estradiol, levonorgestrel
- Where
- 2 sites in Dominican Republic, Nicaragua
- Volunteers
- 362 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FHI 360
COVID-19
Study on the Safety and Efficacy of Meplazumab for Injection in Severe Patients With COVID-19
This is a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, loaded Phase III clinical study. This test is in a new coronavirus infection pneumonia diagnosis and treatment plan of 9 (trial version) "(SoC), on the basis of…
- Trial name
- NCT05679479
- Testing
- Meplazumab for injection, Normal saline
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Jiangsu Pacific Meinuoke Bio Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Non-muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer
A Multi-National Study In Bladder Cancer Patients to Detect Recurrences After TURB (Trans-urethral Resection of the Bladder) Earlier With the Xpert Bladder Cancer Monitor Assay (ANTICIPATE X)
Bladder cancer is the 5th most common cancer in Europe, with more than 151,000 new cases diagnosed in 2012 (4% of the total). Bladder cancer has the highest recurrence rate of any malignancy, often as high as 70% within 5 years…
- Trial name
- ANTICIPATE X (NCT03664258)
- Testing
- Xpert Bladder Cancer Monitor
- Where
- 13 sites in Austria, Czechia and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 852 people
- Sponsor
- Cepheid
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Study of Blood and Cheek Cell Samples From Patients With Glioma
RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood and 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
- NCT01009307
- Testing
- polymorphism analysis, laboratory biomarker analysis, medical chart review
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,709 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Malaria,Falciparum, Malaria
CHILD (Child Health and Infection With Low Density) Malaria
This trial will assess the long-term health and socioeconomic impact of interventions targeting low-density malaria infection (LMI) among children in Tanzania
- Trial name
- NCT05567016
- Testing
- Active case detection using molecular testing (ACDm), Passive case detection using molecular testing (PCDm), Control (standard of care)
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Sinusitis, Nasal Polyps
The Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Analysis of Nasal Polyps for Fungal DNA
The objective of this study is to determine whether the amount or type of fungal DNA present in the nose and home environment can be correlated with the outcomes of the following quality of life (QOL) instruments: Medical…
- Trial name
- NCT00739921
- Testing
- Nasal swab under endoscopic guidance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Acute Gastroenteritis, Norwalk Virus Infection
Norwalk Vaccine Study
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the Norwalk virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine as determined by the illness rate of viral acute gastroenteritis (AGE) during the inpatient stay.
- Trial name
- NCT00973284
- Testing
- Norwalk VLP vaccine, mannitol and sucrose, Norwalk virus
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Takeda
Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamases (ESBL) E. Coli
Developing Microbials to Fight Extended-spectrum Beta-lactamase (ESBL)-Producing Escherichia Coli
This study is to identify and isolate well-defined microbials (non-ESBL E. coli) in an observational setting exploring natural gastrointestinal decolonization of humans colonized with ESBL E. coli.
- Trial name
- NCT04764500
- Testing
- examination of stool sample, patient questionnaire, examination of blood sample
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Drug Effect
Evaluation of Antibacterial Effect of Allium Sativum, Calcium Hydroxide and Their Combination in Infected Mature Teeth
This study was to evaluate and compare garlic extract antibacterial effect when used as an intra-canal medicament in infected mature anterior teeth with calcium hydroxide and a mixture of calcium hydroxide and garlic, using real…
- Trial name
- Garlic (NCT05050071)
- Testing
- Allium Sativum, Polymerase chain reaction
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Suez Canal University
HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTIONS
Fecal Molecular Susceptibility-guided Hp First-line Therapy
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the eradication efficacy and health economic benefits of individualized regimens guided by fecal molecular susceptibility testing with 7-day and 14-day courses in the first-line…
- Trial name
- NCT07405684
- Testing
- 7-day fecal molecular susceptibility-guided therapy, 14-day fecal molecular susceptibility-guided therapy
- Where
- 4 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 544 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital
Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
Studying Blood Samples From Patients With Multiple Myeloma Who Were Treated With Thalidomide or Lenalidomide
RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood 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
- NCT00899080
- Testing
- gene expression analysis, reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, immunoenzyme technique
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
Infection Viral, Infection, Hospital
Early Risk Stratification of Patient Hospitalized for SARS-CoV2 Infection: Critical COVID-19 France CCF
The COVID-19 pandemic of SARS CoV2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, COVID-19) infection, which is currently evolving in France, raises many questions about the clinical and biological profile of infected hospitalized patients.
- Conditions
- Infection Viral, Infection, Hospital, COVID
- Trial name
- CCF (NCT04344327)
- Where
- 23 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 2,878 people
- Sponsor
- French Cardiology Society
Covid19
Post Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Syndrome Indonesian Population
Background and Objective Persistent symptoms after COVID 19 episodes (or referred to as Long COVID) can appear at a certain period and affect the quality of life of the patients, as well as introduce other comorbidities.
- Trial name
- NCT05060562
- Testing
- COVID 19 positive, COVID 19 negative
- Where
- 2 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 6,051 people
- Sponsor
- Hasanuddin University
Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With 11q23 (MLL) Abnormalities, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Inv(16)(p13;q22)
Biological Therapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Acute or Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, or Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Who Are Undergoing Stem Cell Transplantation
This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects of biological therapy and to see how well it works in treating patients with advanced myelodysplastic syndrome, chronic myeloid leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, or acute…
- Conditions
- Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With 11q23 (MLL) Abnormalities, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Inv(16)(p13;q22), Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(15;17)(q22;q12), Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(16;16)(p13;q22)
- Trial name
- NCT00052520
- Testing
- therapeutic allogeneic lymphocytes, aldesleukin, peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
CMV Colitis
Stool and Serum CMV-PCR in Diagnosing CMV Colitis
CMV viral load detected by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in either serum or stool may be beneficial in diagnosing CMV colitis, but the data is limited.
- Trial name
- NCT05522283
- Testing
- Stool and blood CMV PCR
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 137 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Breast Cancer
Studying Urine and Blood Samples in Women With Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: Studying samples of urine and blood 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
- NCT00766454
- Testing
- DNA analysis, mutation analysis, polymorphism analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,104 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Breast Cancer
Genetics of Women With Lobular Carcinoma in Situ of the Breast
RATIONALE: Gathering information about genetic changes in patients with lobular carcinoma in situ of the breast may help doctors learn more about the disease and find better methods of treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00536718
- Testing
- gene expression analysis, molecular diagnostic method, polymorphism analysis
- Where
- 9 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Research Network