Clinical trials: open to volunteers, sponsored by Erasmus Medical Center
Aortic Valve Stenosis and/or Insufficiency, Hypoattenuated Leaflet Thickening
SYMmetric Valve fraME Expansion To Reduce hYpoattenuated Leaflet Thickening After Balloon-expandable TAVI: the SYMMETRY Trial
Rationale: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has become the standard of care for aortic stenosis across all surgical risk categories, including low-risk, younger patients (≥70 years).
- Conditions
- Aortic Valve Stenosis and/or Insufficiency, Hypoattenuated Leaflet Thickening, Valve Expansion, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
- Trial name
- SYMMETRY (NCT07872020)
- Testing
- Double-TAP post-dilatation
- Where
- 5 sites in Germany, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 422 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Peritoneal Metastases From Gastric Cancer
INTERACT Stomach-II
This is a phase II study conducted in three hospitals in the Netherlands (Erasmus MC in Rotterdam, Catharina Hospital in Eindhoven, and the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam). A total of 55 patients will take part.
- Trial name
- NCT07133490
- Testing
- intraperitoneal chemotherapy
- Where
- 3 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Trauma Associated Hemorrhage
Prehospital Transfusion Outcomes in Traumatic Hemorrhage: a Prospective Cohort Study
Traumatic injuries can cause severe bleeding, which causes a lot of deaths worldwide that could be prevented. Starting treatment as early as possible has been shown to improve survival, which makes fast care very important.
- Trial name
- PRONTO (NCT07883252)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 750 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Clinical Intuition
CLINICAL INTUITION is an Experience-based, Often Unconscious Assessment of a Patient's Resilience and Tolerance. It is INFLUENCED by Clinical Signs, Behavior, Functioning, and Context. While it MAY PREDICT Patient Dropout, it is Difficult to Objectify.
Patient selection for Phase I oncology trials is formally based on protocol-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. In practice, however, healthcare professionals also take clinical intuition and professional experience into…
- Trial name
- MINC (NCT07877623)
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Valve Heart Disease
Balloon vs. Self Expanding Transcatheter Valve for Degenerated Bioprosthesis
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) serves a growing spectrum of patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis (AS). Approximately 80% of surgical aortic valve replacements are performed using a bioprosthesis.
- Trial name
- BASELINE (NCT04843072)
- Testing
- EVOLUT R/PRO/PRO+/FX bioprosthesis, Edwards Sapien S3/Ultra bioprosthesis, MYVAL/Octacor/Octapro bioprosthesis
- Where
- 14 sites in United States, Austria and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Trauma Induced Coagulopathy, Trauma Coagulopathy
Point of Care Fibrinogen Measurement in Trauma Patients in the Emergency Department
Background: Why This Study Matters When someone suffers a severe injury (like from a car crash), they can bleed heavily. One complication doctors often face is something called Trauma-Induced Coagulopathy (TIC).
- Conditions
- Trauma Induced Coagulopathy, Trauma Coagulopathy, Fibrinogen Deficiency, Fibrinogen; Deficiency, Acquired
- Trial name
- POCFIB (NCT07097337)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Glioma, Glioblastoma (GBM)
Pilot IntraOperative Neuronal Electrophysiology in Tumor rElatEd suRgery
INTRODUCTION AND RATIONALE Aggressive brain tumors like glioma have the ability to infiltrate the surrounding healthy brain tissue, disrupting normal neuronal activities and leading to impaired motor and cognitive functions, as…
- Conditions
- Glioma, Glioblastoma (GBM), Brain Tumor-Glioma, Brain Metastasis
- Trial name
- PIONEER (NCT06617208)
- Testing
- Neuropixel probe recording
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Rectal Cancer
ctDNA-Based Adjuvant Chemotherapy for High-Risk Rectal Cancer
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate whether adjuvant chemotherapy can prevent disease recurrence in patients with high-risk rectal cancer who have detectable ctDNA after surgery.
- Trial name
- REACT (NCT07188025)
- Testing
- Adjuvant chemotherapy
- Where
- 25 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Mesotheliomas Pleural
dENdritic Cell Therapy Combined With SURgEry in Mesothelioma
The ENSURE trial is an open label, single center, phase 1, feasibility study. Sixteen adult patients diagnosed with resectable epithelioid malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) will be enrolled following first-line chemotherapy.
- Trial name
- ENSURE (NCT05304208)
- Testing
- Mesopher
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer, Uterine Carcinoma
Clinical Feasibility of the ARCHITECT Applicator in Cervical Cancer Brachytherapy
This prospective, non-randomised, single centre, phase I trial assesses the clinical feasibility of the use of the patient-tailored ARCHITECT applicator in locally advanced cervical cancer brachytherapy.
- Trial name
- ARCHITECT (NCT07435987)
- Testing
- ARCHITECT applicator
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Intrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer, Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma (Icc)
Additional Chemotherapy Administered Directly Into the Liver Using a Chemo Pump in Patients With Bile Duct Cancer Inside the Liver Treatable by Surgery
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if additional chemotherapy by means of a chemo pump can prevent return of disease in adult patients with bile duct cancer in the liver that can be treated with surgery.
- Conditions
- Intrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer, Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma (Icc), Intrahepatic Bile Duct Carcinoma, Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
- Trial name
- PUMP IV (NCT06888063)
- Testing
- Hepatic Arterial Infusion Pump chemotherapy with floxuridin
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Kidney Transplant, Adult
Evaluation of an Instructional Video About Medication Management During Admission and Medication Adherence for Kidney Transplantation and in the Outpatient Clinic in a Dutch University Hospital.
The goal of this RCT is to evaluate the effect of the instructional video on improving patient compliance and reducing medication errors.
- Conditions
- Kidney Transplant, Adult, Medication Adherence, Instruction Videos
- Trial name
- MediT (NCT07592624)
- Testing
- Instructional video about medication administration
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 308 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Vulvar HSIL, HPV
Adjuvant Nonavalent HPV Vaccination in Women Treated for Vulvar HSIL
Problem description: Yearly, approximately 45000 women develop vulvar cancer worldwide. It is estimated that about 30% of all vulvar carcinomas are HPV related.
- Trial name
- VulVaccin (NCT06052696)
- Testing
- Gardasil 9 Suspension for Injection
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Malnutrition, Child
Nutritional Care After Discharge in Children Term Born-18years Old
The goal of this stepped wedge cluster randomized trial is to compare nutritional care after discharge to an intervention in children term born - 18 years old discharged with newly initiated nutritional care.
- Trial name
- NutriCAD (NCT06414200)
- Testing
- A structured follow-up with a tailored made nutritional plan and a parent empowerment program
- Where
- 6 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx
Fluorescence-guided Surgery in Laryngeal- and Hypopharyngeal Cancer: a Feasibility Trial
This is an open-label, single-dose, prospective clinical trial. The study comprises 2 work packages. The main objective of work package I (WP-1) is to assess feasibility of Fluorescence imaing (FLI) during total laryngectomy…
- Trial name
- STELLAR (NCT05752149)
- Testing
- CRGD-ZW800-1
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Gastric Cancer
Detection of Aneuploidy in Cell Free DNA to Improve the Sensitivity of Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage in Gastric Cancer
Aneuploidy may be used as a more sensitive diagnostic tool to detect peritoneal metastasis compared to conventional cytology and imaging techniques.
- Trial name
- NCT06308510
- Testing
- collection additional peritoneal lavage fluid
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Metopic Synostosis
Comparing Conservative to Surgical Treatment of Trigonocephaly Craniofacial Surgery in Children With Trigonocephaly: an Observational Cohort Study on Clinical Outcomes, Psychosocial Wellbeing, and Costs
RESEARCH QUESTION Is the effectiveness of conservative policy comparable to that of surgery in children with trigonocephaly, with regard to clinical outcomes and psychosocial functioning, stress for parents, and costs? DESIGN…
- Trial name
- Treat Trigono (NCT06069479)
- Testing
- craniofacial surgery
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 440 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Laparoscopy, Pneumoperitoneum
The Turbine-based CO2 Insufflator Pediatric Feasibility Study
A novel CO2 insufflator, the Turbine-based insufflator, has been developed to improve minimally invasive surgery. Turbine technology permits accurate pressure control resulting in an intra-abdominal volume that is dynamically…
- Trial name
- TuBa (NCT07715968)
- Testing
- Turbine-based insufflator
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Solid Tumor, Adult
Ex Vivo Tumor Visualization and Resection Margin Assessment Using Topically Applied Fluorescent Imaging Agents
This is a proof-of-principle study, that uses freshly resected human solid tumor specimens to assess the performance of topically applied fluorescent imaging agents for the detection of tumor tissue and close / tumor-positive…
- Trial name
- SprayDye (NCT06292845)
- Testing
- Topical application of a fluorescent imaging agent
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Healthy
Intermittent Fasting on the Blood Microbiome
The investigators previously demonstrated that the gut microbiome can be remodeled by one month of intermittent fasting (OMIF) in healthy volunteers and animal models, with a notable alteration observed in its overall composition…
- Trial name
- NCT06678516
- Testing
- Intermittent fasting
- Where
- 2 sites in China, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center