Clinical trials: sponsored by University College, London
Prostate Cancer
High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapy in Treating Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: High-intensity focused ultrasound energy may be able to kill tumor cells by heating them without affecting normal tissue.
- Trial name
- NCT00561262
- Testing
- questionnaire administration, high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University College London Hospitals
Anal Cancer
Radiation Therapy Plus Fluorouracil With or Without Additional Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Primary Anal Cancer
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
- Trial name
- NCT00025090
- Testing
- cisplatin, fluorouracil, mitomycin C
- Where
- 13 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- University College London (UCL) Cancer Institute
Prostate Cancer
Study of Treatment Choice in Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: Gathering information about patients with prostate cancer may help doctors learn more about how patients choose treatment options.
- Trial name
- NCT01177865
- Testing
- informational intervention, questionnaire administration
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 432 people
- Sponsor
- University College London Hospitals
Prostate Cancer
High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation in Treating Patients With Progressive Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: High-intensity focused ultrasound ablation uses high-energy sound waves to kill tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying the side effects of high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation and to see how well…
- Trial name
- NCT00987675
- Testing
- pharmacological study, questionnaire administration, assessment of therapy complications
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University College London Hospitals
Colorectal Cancer
Chemotherapy With or Without Surgery in Treating Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery
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
- NCT01086618
- Testing
- systemic chemotherapy, adjuvant therapy, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University College London Hospitals
brca1 Mutation Carrier, brca2 Mutation Carrier
Carboplatin or Docetaxel in Treating Women With Metastatic Genetic Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin and docetaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Conditions
- brca1 Mutation Carrier, brca2 Mutation Carrier, Breast Cancer, Hereditary Breast/Ovarian Cancer (brca1, brca2)
- Trial name
- NCT00321633
- Testing
- carboplatin, docetaxel
- Where
- 25 sites in Australia, Israel and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- University College London Hospitals
Prostate Cancer, Sexual Dysfunction
High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Focal Ablation in Treating Patients With Progressive Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: High-intensity focused ultrasound focal ablation uses high-energy sound waves to kill tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying the side effects of high-intensity focused ultrasound focal ablation and to…
- Trial name
- NCT00988130
- Testing
- laboratory biomarker analysis, questionnaire administration, assessment of therapy complications
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University College London Hospitals
Prostate Cancer, Sexual Dysfunction
High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation in Treating Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: Highly focused ultrasound energy may be able to kill tumor cells by heating the tumor without affecting the surrounding tissue.
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer, Sexual Dysfunction, Urinary Incontinence
- Trial name
- NCT00561314
- Testing
- questionnaire administration, biopsy, high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University College London Hospitals
Cervical Cancer
Paclitaxel and Carboplatin Followed by Cisplatin and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage IB, Stage II, Stage III, or Stage IVA Cervical Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel, carboplatin, and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00462397
- Testing
- carboplatin, cisplatin, paclitaxel
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University College London Hospitals
Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Scanning Before Surgery in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Breast Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, or Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scanning before surgery, may help measure the extent of disease.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01254591
- Testing
- 18F-fluoromisonidazole, fluorescence angiography, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University College London (UCL) Cancer Institute
Prostate Cancer
MRI in Diagnosing Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), may help find prostate cancer and learn the extent of disease.
- Trial name
- NCT01292291
- Testing
- biologic sample preservation procedure, laboratory biomarker analysis, study of socioeconomic and demographic variables
- Volunteers
- 714 people
- Sponsor
- University College London Hospitals
Chromosome Aberrations
Study on the Impact of Stem Cell Donation and Bone Marrow Harvesting on Unrelated Donors
Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor (GCSF) is used extensively as a means of mobilising donor peripheral blood stem cells as an alternative to bone marrow harvesting for the purpose of recipient stem cell transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT01884610
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Chronic Stable Angina, Unstable Angina
The Role of Alcohol Consumption in the Aetiology of Different Cardiovascular Disease Phenotypes: a CALIBER Study
The association between alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease (CVD) has mostly been examined using broad endpoints or cause-specific mortality.
- Conditions
- Chronic Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, Coronary Heart Disease Not Otherwise Specified, Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Trial name
- NCT01864031
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,240,000 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
An Online Intervention to Address Barriers to IBD Medication Adherence
Background Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a group of lifelong and relapsing inflammatory conditions that usually affect the colon and the small intestine.
- Trial name
- NCT01852097
- Testing
- CBT based online intervention to elicit and address perceptual and practical barriers to taking medication.
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Blood Pressure
Metabolic Response to Playing Video Games
The study is investigating the metabolic response to playing competitive non-violent and competitive violent video games. The primary hypothesis is that the metabolic response in the violent game group will differ from the other…
- Trial name
- NCT01809470
- Testing
- FIFA2013, Call of Duty, Watching TV
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Heart Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases
Risk Factors in the Initial Presentation of Specific Cardiovascular Disease Syndromes
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an important public health problem that affects millions of people worldwide. Associations between risk factors, such as smoking, dyslipidaemia or hypertension, and prevalent CVD are well…
- Conditions
- Heart Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases, Acute Myocardial Infarction, Unstable Angina
- Trial name
- NCT01804439
- Volunteers
- 2,240,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Trimetazidine Therapy in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a common inherited heart condition that causes breathlessness, chest pain and fatigue. There are few treatments available.
- Trial name
- NCT01696370
- Testing
- Trimetazidine
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer, Gallbladder Cancer
Biliary Stenting With or Without Photodynamic Therapy in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced, Recurrent, or Metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma or Other Biliary Tract Tumors That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery
RATIONALE: Biliary stenting is the placement of a tube in the bile ducts to keep a blocked area open. Photodynamic therapy uses a drug, such as porfimer sodium, that is absorbed by tumor cells.
- Trial name
- Photostent-02 (NCT00513539)
- Testing
- porfimer sodium, biliary stenting
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Acute Myocardial Infarction
Body Mass Index and Initial Presentations of Cardiovascular Diseases
The association between obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) has mostly been studied using broad endpoints or have focused on cause-specific mortality.
- Conditions
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Acute Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- CALIBER (NCT01704300)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,240,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Stable Angina, Unstable Angina
Differential Effects of Lipids on Cardiovascular Diseases: A CALIBER Study
The role of lipids as risk factors for cardiovascular events is well-documented, although events studied have largely been broad classes without specific detail. This study will examine a more refined set of endpoints.
- Conditions
- Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, Non ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
- Trial name
- NCT01687686
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 175,872 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London