Clinical trials: Ablation Therapy
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Sorafenib as Adjuvant Treatment in the Prevention Of Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (STORM)
To evaluate efficacy and safety of sorafenib versus placebo in the adjuvant treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) after potentially curative treatment (surgical resection or local ablation).
- Trial name
- STORM (NCT00692770)
- Testing
- Nexavar (Sorafenib, BAY43-9006)
- Where
- 199 sites in United States, Argentina and 26 more
- Volunteers
- 1,114 people
- Sponsor
- Bayer
Menorrhagia
Sonography Guided Transcervical Ablation of Uterine Fibroids
The objective of this study is to establish the safety and effectiveness of the Sonata® System in the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids.
- Trial name
- SONATA (NCT02228174)
- Testing
- Intrauterine Ultrasound-Guided Radiofreq. Ablation System
- Where
- 23 sites in United States, Mexico
- Volunteers
- 147 people
- Sponsor
- Gynesonics
ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA
Radiofrequency Ablation for Patients With Esophageal Squamous Cell Neoplasia
Patients with MGIN, HGIN or flat-type early SCCA of the esophagus will be treated on 3 month intervals with Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) until complete eradication (CR: no MGIN or worse in the biopsies) will be achieved.
- Trial name
- NCT02047305
- Testing
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Covidien, GI Solutions
Prostate Cancer
A Long-term Extension Study Evaluating a One-Month Dosing Regimen of Degarelix in Prostate Cancer Requiring Androgen Ablation Therapy
Participants who completed the FE200486 CS21 study (NCT00295750) could enter the FE200486 CS21A study. The study continued until all non-discontinued participants had received treatment for at least 5 years.
- Trial name
- NCT00451958
- Testing
- Degarelix 80 mg / Degarelix 80 mg, Degarelix 160 mg / Degarelix 160 mg, Leuprolide 7.5 mg / Degarelix 80 mg
- Where
- 69 sites in United States, Canada and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 386 people
- Sponsor
- Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Uterine Fibroids, Adhesions
Evaluation of Uterine Patency Following Sonography-guided Transcervical Ablation of Fibroids
This study is designed to observe the presence or absence of intrauterine adhesions at 6 weeks after treatment with the Sonata® System through hysteroscopic evaluation by third party readers.
- Trial name
- OPEN (NCT02844920)
- Testing
- Intrauterine ultrasound guided radio-frequency ablation
- Where
- 6 sites in Germany, Netherlands and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Gynesonics
Atrial Fibrillation
Assessment of the Utility of BIOMONITOR to Identify Atrial Fibrillation (AF) in Ablation Candidates Using Precise AF Detection
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic utility of BIOTRONIK's subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor for the detection of AF prior to an ablation procedure.
- Trial name
- BIO-Precision (NCT04076917)
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Biotronik, Inc.
Wounds
Efficacy Study of GLYC-101 to Evaluate Outcomes After Post-laser Ablation
Study is intended to evaluate safety and efficacy parameters in patients treated with GLYC-101 gel or placebo after laser ablation.
- Trial name
- NCT00656474
- Testing
- GLYC-101 gel (1.0 %)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TR Therapeutics
Persistent Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Fibrillation
DiamondTemp™ System for the Treatment of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
The purpose of the Diamond-AF II study is to establish the safety and effectiveness of the DiamondTemp Ablation System for the treatment of drug refractory, symptomatic persistent atrial fibrillation in patients.
- Trial name
- Diamond-AFII (NCT03643224)
- Testing
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Where
- 28 sites in United States, Canada and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 376 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Ablation Solutions
Ventricular Tachycardia
Catheter Evaluation for Endocardial Ablation in Patients With Ventricular Tachycardia
The primary objective is to provide additional corroborative safety and efficacy data for the Navistar ThermoCool catheter for the treatment of subjects with ischemic Ventricular Tachycardia.
- Trial name
- VT-CoA (NCT00412607)
- Testing
- NAVISTAR® THERMOCOOL® Catheter
- Volunteers
- 249 people
- Sponsor
- Biosense Webster, Inc.
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Liver Metastases
Study to Evaluate VORTX Rx (Theresa)
Multi-center, Open-labeled, Non-randomized Study to Evaluate the Acute Technical Performance and Safety Profile of the VORTX Rx® for Ablation of Primary and Metastatic Liver Tumors
- Trial name
- Theresa (NCT03741088)
- Testing
- VORTX Rx treatment
- Where
- 3 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- HistoSonics, Inc.
Pulp Necroses
Histopathological Evaluation of the Periodontal Ligament Subjected to Laser Ablation.
Laser Ablation therapy (LA) using an 810nm diode laser and Indocyanine Green (ICG) solution, which efficiently absorbs laser energy and increases the effectiveness of tissue removal.
- Trial name
- NCT06173648
- Testing
- Laser and ICG solution.
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CAO Group, Inc.
Atrial Fibrillation
Tailored vs. Anatomical Ablation Strategy for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation (AF) ablation is typically performed in predefined anatomic regions of the left atrium without attempting to identify patient-specific areas of interest.
- Trial name
- Tailored-AF (NCT04702451)
- Testing
- Dispersion ablation + PVI, VX1, PVI
- Where
- 26 sites in United States, Belgium and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 377 people
- Sponsor
- Volta Medical
Atrial Fibrillation
Edoxaban Treatment Versus Vitamin K Antagonist (VKA) in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Undergoing Catheter Ablation
There are insufficient data on the safety and efficacy of edoxaban therapy in subjects with AF following catheter ablation. This phase 3b study is designed to evaluate the safety and to explore the efficacy of an edoxaban-based…
- Trial name
- ELIMINATE-AF (NCT02942576)
- Testing
- Edoxaban, VKA-Based Regimen
- Where
- 75 sites in Belgium, Canada and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 632 people
- Sponsor
- Daiichi Sankyo Europe, GmbH, a Daiichi Sankyo Company
Typical Atrial Flutter
Atrial Flutter Ablation With Contact Therapy Cool Path Ablation System Along With EnSite Velocity Contact System
To demonstrate that the use of Contact Therapy™ Cool Path™ ablation catheter in conjunction with the EnSite Velocity Contact Technology for the treatment of typical atrial flutter Does not result into unacceptable risk of…
- Trial name
- CONTACT_AFL (NCT01401361)
- Testing
- Treatment Arm
- Where
- 20 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Prostate Cancer
Efficacy and Safety of Degarelix One Month Dosing Regimen in Korean Patients With Prostate Cancer
This is an open-label, multi-centre single arm trial to investigate efficacy and safety of degarelix in Korean patients with prostate cancer for bridging between CS21 trial (NCT00295750) results.
- Trial name
- NCT01071915
- Testing
- Degarelix 240/80 mg
- Where
- 11 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 157 people
- Sponsor
- Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Atrial Fibrillation
Pivotal Clinical Study of Endoscopic Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation (AF) in Patients That Have Failed Drugs
The purpose of the study is to compare two types of treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF) that are designed to treat the symptoms of atrial fibrillation.
- Trial name
- ENABLE (NCT00477230)
- Testing
- Endoscopic Ablation System, Standard Anti-arrhythmic Drug (AAD) Therapy
- Where
- 18 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- CardioFocus
Varicose Veins
The BRILLIANT Study
This trial was designed as a prospective, multi-center, randomized clinical trial of the FDA-cleared Vari-Lase Bright Tip Fiber compared to commercially available standard bare-tip laser fiber (control) to demonstrate the safety…
- Trial name
- BRILLIANT (NCT00618514)
- Testing
- Bright Tip Laser Fiber, Bare Tip Laser Fiber
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- Vascular Solutions LLC
Longstanding Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Evaluation of the Cardioblate CryoFlex Surgical Ablation System in Longstanding Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Studies have shown that taking drugs to stay out of AF has limited success. This research is designed to study heart rhythm after surgical therapy, namely by measuring if there are benefits to having surgery to treat Atrial…
- Trial name
- CRYO-AF (NCT01558635)
- Testing
- Cardioblate CryoFlex Surgical Ablation, Mitral Valve surgery, Medtronic Reveal XT Insertable Cardiac Monitor
- Where
- 4 sites in Germany, Israel and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Low Back Pain
Technical Efficacy of a Direction Specific Radiofrequency Device in the Performance of Lumbar Medial Branch Neurotomies
The purpose of this study is to document the effectiveness of the Nimbus Multi-tined Expandable Electrode (MEE) Probe in carrying out the heating and ablation (cutting) of the small medial branch nerves that carry pain…
- Trial name
- NCT02120625
- Testing
- Lumbar MB RFN
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nimbus Concepts, LLC
Atrial Fibrillation, Persistent
FLOW-AF: A Study to Evaluate Electrographic Flow™ (EGF) Mapping Technology
This study is to evaluate Electrographic Flow™ (EGF) mapping algorithm technology (Ablamap® Software).
- Trial name
- FLOW-AF (NCT04473963)
- Testing
- Electrographic Flow™ guided ablation
- Where
- 4 sites in Czechia, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- Cortex