Clinical trials: sponsored by Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Deep Venous Thrombosis
The UNBLOCK Study: Utilization of Bivalirudin On Clots in Kids
Thrombosis is a significant medical complication in children with chronic diseases. The currently utilized treatments have many drawbacks which can lead to poor outcomes.
- Trial name
- UNBLOCK (NCT00812370)
- Testing
- Bivalirudin
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassemia
Unrelated Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation(HSCT) for Genetic Diseases of Blood Cells
This is a clinical trial of bone marrow transplantation for patients with the diagnosis of a genetic disease of blood cells that do not have an HLA-matched sibling donor.
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassemia, Anemia, Granuloma
- Trial name
- NCT00730314
- Testing
- Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic, Leukemia
Vincristine PK and PD in the AYA Population Compared to Younger Children
The trial is to determine if a difference exists in the way that adolescents and young adults metabolize the chemotherapy agent vincristine compared to younger children.
- Trial name
- NCT02360930
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Finger Injuries
Pediatric Fingertip Injuries:Are Antibiotics Required?
Study objective: Fingertip injuries are common in the pediatric population. Considerable controversy exists about whether prophylactic antibiotics are necessary after repair of such injuries.
- Trial name
- NCT00300092
- Testing
- Cepahlexin (drug)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Thrombosis, Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia
Pilot Dose Finding and Pharmacokinetic Study of Fondaparinux in Children With Thrombosis
This study will evaluate the use of a blood thinner, fondaparinux, which is approved for use in adults (not in children) in a children aged 1-18 years.
- Trial name
- NCT00412464
- Testing
- Fondaparinux
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Growth Hormone Deficiency, Septo-Optic Dysplasia
Endocrine Dysfunction and Growth Hormone Deficiency in Children With Optic Nerve Hypoplasia
Hypotheses: 1. The prevalence of endocrinopathies, and growth hormone (GH) deficiency in particular, among young children diagnosed with optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH) is higher than is commonly thought. 2.
- Conditions
- Growth Hormone Deficiency, Septo-Optic Dysplasia, Hypopituitarism
- Trial name
- NCT00140413
- Testing
- Nutropin AQ
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Hyperglycemia
Metformin and Transient Hyperglycemia
The purpose of this study is to determine whether metformin is an effective adjunctive treatment for transient hyperglycemia in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) undergoing induction chemotherapy
- Conditions
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Hyperglycemia, Insulin Resistance, Diabetes Mellitus
- Trial name
- NCT01486043
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Neonates on ECMO
Pharmacokinetic Study of Recombinant AT III in Neonates Undergoing ECMO
Maintenance of adequate anticoagulation or blood thinning is of critical importance when patients are placed on extracorporeal life support, such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
- Trial name
- NCT01913444
- Testing
- Recombinant Antithrombin
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Etoposide Followed By an Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Young Patients With Previously Untreated Malignant Brain Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00392886
- Testing
- carboplatin, cisplatin, cyclophosphamide
- Where
- 37 sites in United States, Australia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Chemotherapy, Surgery, Radiation Therapy and Bone Marrow or Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Primary CNS Germ Cell Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Peripheral stem cell transplantation or bone marrow transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses…
- Trial name
- NCT00025324
- Testing
- filgrastim, carboplatin, cyclophosphamide
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Australia and 1 more
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Combination Chemotherapy Followed by Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Medulloblastoma, Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor, or Ependymoma
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
- NCT00006258
- Testing
- filgrastim, cisplatin, cyclophosphamide
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Canada
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Hodgkins Lymphoma, Non-hodgkins Lymphoma
Brown Fat Activity and White Fat Accumulation
White and brown adipocytes differ in their expression of hormones, cytokines, and inflammatory factors, and they modulate different biological functions.
- Trial name
- NCT01517581
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles