Clinical trials: polymerase chain reaction
Depression, Fatigue
Depression and Interleukin-6 Production in Patients With Ovarian Epithelial Cancer
RATIONALE: Measuring levels of interleukin-6 and depression may help doctors understand the relationship between interleukin-6 and depression. It may also help the study of cancer in the future.
- Conditions
- Depression, Fatigue, Ovarian Cancer, Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment
- Trial name
- NCT00460200
- Testing
- polymorphism analysis, laboratory biomarker analysis, physiologic testing
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Esophageal Cancer
Oxaliplatin, Capecitabine, and Radiation Therapy in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Stage II, III, IV Esophageal Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as oxaliplatin and capecitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00470184
- Testing
- capecitabine, oxaliplatin, gene expression analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Colonoscopy, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis)
Tissue Cytomegalovirus Viral Load and Associated Factors in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Colonoscopy
Introduction and Objectives Patients diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) carry a significantly elevated risk for opportunistic infections and the reactivation of latent pathogens, most notably Cytomegalovirus (CMV).
- Conditions
- Colonoscopy, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis), CMV
- Trial name
- NCT07419204
- Testing
- Colonoscopy after bowel cleansing
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 139 people
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Leukemia
Imatinib Mesylate With or Without Hydroxychloroquine in Treating Patients With Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
RATIONALE: Imatinib mesylate may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Biological therapies, such as hydroxychloroquine, may stimulate the immune system in different ways and stop…
- Trial name
- NCT01227135
- Testing
- hydroxychloroquine, imatinib mesylate, cytogenetic analysis
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Lynn McMahon
Post-COVID-19
To Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Meplazumab in Treatment of Post-COVID-19
This trial was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, loading phase III clinical study.
- Trial name
- NCT05813587
- Testing
- Meplazumab for injection, Normal saline
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- Jiangsu Pacific Meinuoke Bio Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
COVID-19
Effect of H2 Receptor Antagonist and Proton Pump Inhibitor on the Positivity Rates and Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19
This retrospective cohort study aims to evaluate the effect of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) or histamine-2 receptor antagonist (H2RA) on the clinical outcomes and positivity rates of Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19).
- Trial name
- NCT04834752
- Testing
- No intervention (Retrospective Cohort Observational)
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 400,000 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
HIV Infection, HIV Infections
Integration of Family Planning and HIV Services in Tanzania
HIV positive women and couples have broad reproductive health needs that are not always met within HIV services. The integration of family planning (FP) services into Tanzania's HIV Care and Treatment Clinics (CTC) will address…
- Trial name
- NCT00941876
- Testing
- Facilitated Referral
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 864 people
- Sponsor
- FHI 360
Chagas Disease
CHICAMOCHA 3 - Equivalence of Usual Interventions for Trypanosomiasis (EQUITY)
This randomized, blind, parallel-group trial will evaluate the efficacy and safety of Nifurtimox (NFX) and Benznidazole (BZN), the two usual interventions to treat the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi.
- Trial name
- CHICAMOCHA-3 (NCT02369978)
- Testing
- Nifurtimox, Benznidazole
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga
Head and Neck Cancer
Studying Biomarkers in Samples From Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer Treated on E1302 Trial
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
- NCT01619618
- Testing
- mutation analysis, polymerase chain reaction, polymorphism analysis
- Volunteers
- 183 people
- Sponsor
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia, de Novo Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Differentiation Therapy With Decitabine in Treating Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome
RATIONALE: Decitabine may help myelodysplastic cells become more like normal stem cells. PURPOSE: This clinical trial studies differentiation therapy with decitabine in treating patients with myelodysplastic syndrome.
- Conditions
- Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia, de Novo Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Refractory Anemia
- Trial name
- NCT01165996
- Testing
- flow cytometry, DNA methylation analysis, cytogenetic analysis
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Melanoma (Skin)
Interferon Alfa-2b in Treating Patients With Melanoma and Early Lymph Node Metastasis
RATIONALE: Interferon alfa-2b may interfere with the growth of cancer cells. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to study the effectiveness of interferon alfa-2b in treating patients who have melanoma with early lymph node…
- Trial name
- NCT00004196
- Testing
- recombinant interferon alfa, lymphangiography, Observation
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Renal Cell Carcinoma
Brivanib Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
This is a phase II study of an investigational agent, brivanib, in patients with refractory metastatic renal cell carcinoma. This study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of brivanib in renal cell carcinoma, and explore…
- Trial name
- NCT01253668
- Testing
- Brivanib alaninate, Polymerase chain reaction, Iodine I 124 chimeric monoclonal antibody G250
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Bladder Cancer
Xpert Bladder Cancer Monitor; Prospective, Single, Tertiary-care Center Implementation Study
The primary objective of this prospective, single-centre study is to establish the clinical performance characteristics of Xpert Bladder Cancer Monitor on the GeneXpert Instrument Systems in comparison to the methods currently…
- Trial name
- NCT03715660
- Testing
- Xpert bladder cancer monitor
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 198 people
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Patient With Influenza Like Illness
Effect of Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare Workers (HCW) on the Risk of Influenza in Patients Hospitalized in Short Stays Units
Hospital acquired influenza is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients notably elderly patients. Vaccination of HCW is recommended to prevent influenza transmission in healthcare setting.
- Trial name
- NCT02198638
- Testing
- A nasal swab
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 541 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Aplastic Anemia
Cyclophosphamide and Anti-thymocyte Globulin Followed By Methotrexate and Cyclosporine in Preventing Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease in Patients With Severe Aplastic Anemia Undergoing Donor Bone Marrow Transplant
This clinical trial is studying how well giving cyclophosphamide together with anti-thymocyte globulin followed by methotrexate and cyclosporine works in preventing chronic graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) in patients with severe…
- Trial name
- NCT00343785
- Testing
- cyclophosphamide, anti-thymocyte globulin, cyclosporine
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Lymphoma
Biomarkers in Samples From Patients With Follicular Lymphoma Treated With Rituximab
RATIONALE: Studying the effects of rituximab in blood and tumor tissue samples from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about the effects of rituximab on cancer cells.
- Trial name
- NCT01150643
- Testing
- gene expression analysis, microarray analysis, polymerase chain reaction
- Volunteers
- 559 people
- Sponsor
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
Pre-Eclampsia
co Ihibtory Receptor in Preeclampsia
Preeclampsia is a form of hypertensive pregnancy disorder with multiorgan involvement. It is characterized by new-onset hypertension and proteinuria after 20 weeks' gestation in a woman whose blood pressure was normal before…
- Trial name
- asd (NCT05294952)
- Testing
- real time PCR
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
GBS
The Implementation of Real-time PCR - Intrapartum GBS (Group B Streptococcus) Colonization to Reduce Antibiotic Prophylaxis
The implementation of real-time PCR for detection of intrapartum GBS (group B Streptococcus) colonization as a way to reduce antibiotic prophylaxis usage.
- Trial name
- NCT03936816
- Testing
- GBS vaginal double swab
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 303 people
- Sponsor
- Carmel Medical Center
Breast Cancer
Study of Tumor and Blood Samples From Postmenopausal Women With Primary Breast Cancer Enrolled on Clinical Trial CAN-NCIC-MA27
RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue 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
- NCT00968214
- Testing
- polymorphism analysis, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Volunteers
- 364 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
The Study Goal is to Assess the Introduction of Sustainable Family Planning/Reproductive Health Information and Services Through, Land O' Lakes-supported Dairy Cooperatives
Family Planning Through Dairy Cooperatives
This observational study will assess a model for providing family planning through quarterly events organized by dairy cooperatives supported by Land O'Lakes in Kenya.
- Trial name
- NCT01226433
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 319 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FHI 360