Clinical trials: sponsored by Montefiore Medical Center
Head and Neck Neoplasms
A Pilot Study of the Use of the DaVinci Robotic System for Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
1. Patients included will have benign or malignant lesions with treatment plan for endoscopic resection or resection by other minimally invasive techniques. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT00627562
- Testing
- robot assisted endoscopic head and neck surgery using the DaVinci Robotic Surgical System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Breaking Bad News Skills, Communications Skills
Breaking Bad News in Obstetrics: A Trial of Simulation-Debrief Based Education
The purpose of this study is to assess the utility of training in Breaking Bad News (BBN) skills. We hypothesize that given little or no formal training in breaking bad news, obstetric providers will benefit from a curriculum of…
- Conditions
- Breaking Bad News Skills, Communications Skills, Medical Education, Obstetrics
- Trial name
- NCT02168192
- Testing
- Simulation-Debrief, Traditional lecture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Safety and Effectiveness of Rilonacept for Treating Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in Children and Young Adults
Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA) is a type of arthritis that typically occurs before 16 years of age. SJIA usually involves heat, pain, swelling, and stiffness in the body's joints.
- Trial name
- NCT00534495
- Testing
- Rilonacept
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Coronary Artery Disease, Angina Pectoris
Study Comparing CT Scan and Stress Test in Diagnosing Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Hospitalized for Chest Pain
The purpose of this study is to determine whether coronary artery CT scanning or nuclear stress testing is better at diagnosing chest pain patients with coronary artery disease to select appropriate candidates for coronary…
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Angina Pectoris, Unstable Angina, Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Trial name
- PROSPECT (NCT00705458)
- Testing
- Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography, Stress Nuclear Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Osteoarthritis of the Hands
The Analgesic Activity of a Topical Formulation in Patients With Osteoarthritis of the Hands
Osteoarthritis (OA) affects over 30 million people in the United States and represents our nation's leading cause of disability.
- Trial name
- NCT02485145
- Testing
- A/B, B/A
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Transdermal Therapeutics, Inc.
Coronary Artery Disease, Angina Pectoris
Study Comparing CT Scan and Stress Test in Patients With Known Coronary Artery Disease Hospitalized for Chest Pain
The purpose of this study is to determine whether coronary artery CT scanning or nuclear stress testing is better at diagnosing chest pain patients with known coronary artery disease to select appropriate candidates for coronary…
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Angina Pectoris, Unstable Angina, Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Trial name
- PROSPECT-CAD (NCT01106612)
- Testing
- Coronary CT angiography, Myocardial perfusion imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Cancer of Head and Neck, Smoking
Assessment of Early Genetic Changes in Smokers
This study will look at the genetic profile of cells taken from the oral cavity of healthy college students who smoke and who do not smoke cigarettes.
- Trial name
- NCT00200408
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, Heart Failure
Comparison of Epicardial Versus Conventional Lead Placement in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
The primary goal of this study is to evaluate the use of robotically -assisted device leads as a primary strategy for heart resynchronization.This trials aims to compare transvenous lead placement with robotic lead placement for…
- Trial name
- REVERT (NCT01302470)
- Testing
- Primary epicardial placement of left ventricular lead, Transvenous placement of left ventricular lead
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding, Exclusive
Boosting Breastfeeding in Low-Income, Multi-ethnic Women: A Primary Care Based RCT
This is a randomized, controlled, single-center, single-blind, 2x2 factorial design trial of routine provider, primary care-based interventions to increase breastfeeding intensity up to 6 months in low-income multiethnic women…
- Trial name
- BINGO (NCT00619632)
- Testing
- Lactation Consultant, Provider Prompt, LC+ Provider Prompt
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 666 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
HIV Infections
Immune Responses to Pneumococcal Vaccination Among HIV-infected Subjects
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the best timing for administering pneumococcal vaccine (PV) to HIV-infected adults that have CD4 cell counts of more than 200 and are not yet receiving combination antiretroviral treatment…
- Trial name
- NCT00706550
- Testing
- (PV) 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Sarcoma, Bone Tumor
Dynamic Contrast Enhanced MRI(DCE-MRI)of Bone Tumors
The purpose of this study is to see whether fast imaging with MRI and the usual contrast material used for MRI, predicts which patients will do well with treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00598741
- Testing
- DCE-MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Vitamin D Deficiency, Coronary Artery Disease
Vitamin D Repletion in Coronary Artery Disease
Vitamin D (Vit D) status is an emerging risk marker of great interest in cardiovascular disease (CVD). Lower serum levels of Vit D are associated with both cardiac risk factors and prevalent cardiovascular disease.
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Coronary Artery Disease, Endothelial Dysfunction, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT01570309
- Testing
- Ergocalciferol, Sugar pill
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Seth I. Sokol, M.D.
Nausea, Extrapyramidal Symptoms
The Montefiore Metoclopramide Study
Metoclopramide is a dopamine antagonist frequently used for the treatment of nausea, vomiting, and migraine headaches in Emergency Departments.
- Trial name
- NCT00475306
- Testing
- metoclopramide 10 mg, Diphenhydramine 25 mg, Metoclopramide 20 mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 289 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Ovarian Neoplasms, Uterine Neoplasms
Efficacy Study of Weekly Taxotere and Topotecan for Recurrent Gynecologic (GYN) Cancers
The primary aim of this study is: To determine the overall clinical response rate of weekly Topotecan and Taxotere in women with recurrent ovarian, primary peritoneal, endometrial and uterine cancers.
- Trial name
- NCT00231855
- Testing
- Topotecan and Taxotere
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Uterine Cancer
A Pilot Study of Celecoxib in Patients With Grade 2 or 3 Uterine Cancers
Expression of COX-II has been identified in many types of human cancers. Uterine cancer is the most common gynecologic cancer in the US and there has been an increase in uterine cancer deaths over the past decade mainly due to…
- Trial name
- NCT00231829
- Testing
- Celecoxib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Mark H. Einstein
HIV Infection
Characterization of the Adherence Threshold for HIV Suppression of a Kaletra-based Regimen
The hypothesis of this study is that the level of adherence necessary to achieve HIV virologic suppression with a ritonavir boosted protease inhibitor regimen (i.e.
- Trial name
- NCT00200369
- Testing
- MEMS cap
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Renal Transplant Recipients
Sexual Function in Male Renal Transplant Patients
Sexual dysfunction is common in male patients with chronic renal failure on dialysis and after renal trasnplantation. Multiple factors play a role in this important clinical problem.
- Trial name
- NCT00271830
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Opioid-Related Disorders, HIV Infections
Buprenorphine and Integrated HIV Care Evaluation
The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility, cost and effectiveness of interventions designed to integrate buprenorphine treatment for opioid dependence into HIV primary care in ten HIV care centers in the U.S.
- Conditions
- Opioid-Related Disorders, HIV Infections, AIDS
- Trial name
- NCT00124358
- Testing
- Buprenorphine, Integrated HIV care and office-based opioid dependence treatment
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,350 people
- Sponsor
- The New York Academy of Medicine
Pain
A Trial Comparing Different Dosing Regimens of Morphine in Patients With Moderate to Severe Pain
RESEARCH QUESTION: In adult ED patients in whom the attending ED physician has decided to administer intravenous opiates, what is the difference in pain relief at 60 minutes in patients who are randomized to receive either…
- Trial name
- NCT00293969
- Testing
- Morphine 0.1mg/kg versus morphine 0.15 mg/kg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 280 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center