Clinical trials: sponsored by University College, London
Critical Illness
Alpha 2 Agonists for Sedation to Produce Better Outcomes From Critical Illness (A2B Trial)
Many patients in intensive care (ICU) need help to breathe on a breathing machine and need pain killers and sedatives to keep them comfortable and pain free.
- Trial name
- A2B (NCT03653832)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Clonidine, Propofol
- Where
- 38 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,404 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Peripheral Arterial Disease, Chronic Kidney Diseases
Preventing Kidney Injury Using Carbon Dioxide as Contrast Medium in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) and Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Having Arterial Intervention
This research trial will test whether using carbon dioxide as a contrast medium during surgery to open blocked leg arteries can prevent kidney injury.
- Conditions
- Peripheral Arterial Disease, Chronic Kidney Diseases, Acute Kidney Injury
- Trial name
- KID (NCT07891988)
- Testing
- Iodinated contrast medium, CO2 automated injector contrast medium
- Where
- 6 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- University of Leicester
Syphilis, Congenital
Comprehensive Ambulatory Antibiotics for the Treatment of Congenital Syphilis
CARES-1 is a randomised, open-label, phase II pharmacokinetic (PK) and safety study of ambulatory antibiotics for the treatment of neonates with "all-risk" asymptomatic congenital syphilis.
- Trial name
- Cares-1 (NCT06921213)
- Testing
- Linezolid (LZD), Amoxicillin, Benzathine Penicillin G
- Where
- 3 sites in Indonesia, Malawi and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Oesophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Oesophageal Adenocarcinoma
Breath Research Narrow Validation for Gastrointestinal Cancer Detection
The investigators of this study are developing a simple breath test to help detect gastrointestinal (gut) cancers earlier, including cancers of the oesophagus (food pipe), stomach, pancreas, liver and bowel.
- Conditions
- Oesophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Oesophageal Adenocarcinoma, Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC)
- Trial name
- BRAVE (NCT07714538)
- Where
- 6 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
Service Evaluation for Newborn Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a disease that causes progressive muscle weakness. There are many types- the most severe and most common, type 1, affects very young babies, and is life-threatening if untreated.
- Trial name
- SENS (NCT07888868)
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 750,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Smouldering Myeloma
Isatuximab and Iberdomide as Immunotherapy for High Risk in Smouldering Myeloma
The study will test a new combination of 3 drugs: Isatuximab (Isa), Iberdomide (Iber) and Dexamethasone (Dex), in patients who have intermediate or high risk smouldering myeloma.
- Trial name
- MODIFY (NCT06762769)
- Testing
- Isatuximab, Iberdomide, Dexamethasone
- Where
- 14 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Angina (Stable), Coronary Artery Disease(CAD)
Study of Lesion-Specific Invasive Haemodynamic Angina Thresholds
ORBITA-SOLAR is an invasive physiological cardiac catheterisation study that aims to determine whether different coronary stenoses have different angina thresholds.
- Conditions
- Angina (Stable), Coronary Artery Disease(CAD), Ischaemic Heart Disease (IHD)
- Trial name
- ORBITA-SOLAR (NCT07386418)
- Testing
- Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), Measurement of the angina threshold
- Where
- 7 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Type 2 Diabetes, Chronic Kidney Disease 5D
A Multi-centre Trial to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of the Omnipod 5 System in People With Type 2 Diabetes Undergoing Haemodialysis
Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure in the UK. Many people with diabetes and advanced kidney failure inject themselves with insulin and do finger-prick blood glucose tests.
- Trial name
- AID-HD (NCT07422532)
- Testing
- Omnipod 5, Insulin injections
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis, Extreme Prematurity
Dopamine vs. Norepinephrine for Hypotension in Very Preterm Infants With Late-onset Sepsis
Fluid-unresponsive hypotension needing cardiotropic drug treatment is a serious complication in very preterm neonates with suspected late-onset sepsis (LOS; defined as culture positive or negative bloodstream infection or…
- Conditions
- Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis, Extreme Prematurity, Neonatal Hypotension
- Trial name
- NCT05347238
- Testing
- Dopamine, Norepinephrine
- Where
- 22 sites in United States, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 550 people
- Sponsor
- Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada
Prostate Cancer, mHSPC
Evaluating Hormone Therapy to Achieve Optimal Doses in Metastatic Prostate Cancer
The goal of this phase 3 clinical trial is to determine the clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of using lower doses of Androgen Receptor Pathway Inhibitors (ARPI) to treat patients with prostate cancer that has spread…
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer, mHSPC, mCRPC
- Trial name
- ENHANCE (NCT07751133)
- Testing
- Abiraterone, Apalutamide, Enzalutamide or Darolutamide (ARPI therapy) (per standard of care) therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Platform Assessing Regimens and Durations In a Global Multisite Consortium for TB
The UNITE4TB consortium is a group of universities and pharmaceutical companies funded by the European Union. This consortium are carrying out a trial to find better and faster ways to treat tuberculosis (TB).
- Trial name
- PARADIGM4TB (NCT06114628)
- Testing
- Ganfeborole, BTZ-043, Bedaquiline (B)
- Where
- 11 sites in Moldova, South Africa and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Endometrial Cancer
Adjuvant Therapy in POLE-Mutated and p53-Wildtype/NSMP Early Stage Endometrial Cancer RAINBO BLUE & TAPER
This protocol tests de-escalated adjuvant treatment in patients with POLE-mutated or p53wt/NSMP (p53 wildtype/no specific molecular profile) early-stage endometrial cancer (EC).
- Trial name
- NCT05640999
- Testing
- Vaginal brachytherapy, Adjuvant radiotherapy (EBRT +/- brachytherapy), Observation
- Where
- 123 sites in United States, Australia and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 393 people
- Sponsor
- Canadian Cancer Trials Group
Chronic Urinary Tract Infection
A Clinical Trial of Extended (High) Treatment Dose Antibiotics in Combination With Methenamine Hippurate Compared to the Standard of Care (Either Prophylactic (Low) Dose Antibiotic Treatment or Methenamine Hippurate) in Females With Chronic Urinary Tract Infection
Chronic Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is a type of UTI where symptoms are constant and occur every day, unlike recurrent UTIs, which come and go with symptom-free breaks in between.
- Trial name
- EAT-UP (NCT07202949)
- Testing
- Treatment dose antibiotic in combination with methenamine hippurate, Prophylactic dose antibiotic or methenamine hippurate monotherapy
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 192 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia (FM)
Whole-body Cryotherapy in Those With Chronic Fatigue: A Feasibility Study
Chronic fatiguing illnesses such as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), Fibromyalgia, and Long COVID are becoming a major global health challenge.
- Conditions
- ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia (FM), Long-COVID, Control Group
- Trial name
- NCT07874217
- Testing
- Cryotherapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oxford Brookes University
Liver Cirrhosis, Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Real-world Elecsys® GAAD Implementation and Validation to Improve Surveillance and Early Detection of HCC
Patients with liver cirrhosis are at high risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) which implies significant mortality.
- Trial name
- REVISE-HCC (NCT05971108)
- Testing
- Elecsys® GAAD
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 657 people
- Sponsor
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
Prescribing the Right Agent for Depression in Adults
Depression is a common mental health problem affecting almost 300 million people worldwide. Antidepressants are recommended as one of the first line treatments for people with moderate-to-severe symptoms of depression.
- Trial name
- PRADA (NCT07796295)
- Testing
- PRADA Tool, PETRUSHKA Tool
- Where
- 3 sites in Ethiopia, Pakistan and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,142 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Brain Metastases, Adult, Breast Cancer
BEAT-Breast: Trial of DE-iPTV in Patients With Primary Breast Cancer With Brain Metastases Who Are Not Suitable for Stereotactic Radiotherapy.
The aim of this study is to demonstrate if it is possible to delivering a novel and modern radiotherapy approach (Dose Escalated internal PTV (DE-iPTV)) and to collect health related quality of life in patients whose breast…
- Trial name
- BEAT-Breast (NCT06611306)
- Testing
- DE-iPTV
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Waitlist Control, Intervention (Training) Condition
Feasibility and Outcomes of Therapist-led Online Cancer Bereavement Groups
Background: The loss of loved one to cancer brings unique difficulties that impact on the bereavement experience. Mixed support exists for the effectiveness of in-person group interventions for bereaved caregivers, with barriers…
- Trial name
- NCT07002424
- Testing
- Therapeutic - Psychological
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Prostate Cancer
Identifying the Best Follow up Approach for People Who Have Had Treatment to Cure Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer
Over 20,000 patients a year in the UK get surgery or radiotherapy to cure their prostate cancer. These men then undergo regular check-ups to manage potential side effects and see if cancer recurs so it can be treated quickly.
- Trial name
- FOLLOW-UP (NCT07264088)
- Testing
- Hospital based follow up, Primary care based follow up, Planned shared care follow up
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Influenza -Like Illness, Influenza (Healthy Volunteers)
Mucosal and Systemic Immunity Correlates of Protection Against Influenza in Young Children, Aged 2-5 Years (MUSIC-Flu)
Title: Mucosal and systemic immunity correlates of protection against influenza in young children (MUSIC-Flu). The goal of this observational study is to better understand how immune responses in the blood and mucosa are linked…
- Trial name
- MUSIC-Flu (NCT07861854)
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa