Clinical trials: Case-Control Studies
Lung Cancer
Study of Lung Cancer in Appalachian Kentucky: The Role of Environmental Carcinogens
This is a research study about the relationship between lung cancer and environmental risk factors. The purpose of this study is to try to understand the effects of trace elements such as arsenic and chromium, as well as radon on…
- Trial name
- NCT01648166
- Testing
- Environmental sampling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 520 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Susanne Arnold
Preeclampsia
Assessing the Usability and Clinical Utility of the Congo Red Dot Test: A Case-control Study
A case-control study will evaluate the clinical utility of the Congo Red test GV-005 in following women with a clinical diagnosis of preeclampsia and clinically healthy women in the postpartum period
- Trial name
- NCT02610972
- Testing
- Congo Red test GV-005
- Where
- 2 sites in Bangladesh, Mexico
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gynuity Health Projects
Stillbirth
The Midlands and North of England Stillbirth Study
The United Kingdom has one of the highest rates of stillbirth in Europe, with more than 4,000 stillbirths every year; which equates to more than 11 deaths every day.
- Trial name
- MiNESS (NCT02025530)
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,030 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Migraine
Study of the Molecular Genetics of Menstrual Migraine
The investigators hypothesize that genes that play a role in menstrual migraine can be identified using a well characterised migraine population and a comprehensive genome-wide association scan approach.
- Trial name
- NCT00904150
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 585 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The City of London Migraine Clinic
Surgical Wound Infection, Postoperative Wound Infection
Study Evaluating Severe Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) Following Contaminated Or Dirty-infected Abdominal Surgery
This is an observational study to evaluate the relative importance of the known risk factors for severe surgical site infections (SSIs) on the development of the more severe SSI cases, and to describe the demographic, clinical…
- Trial name
- EURIDICE (NCT00906074)
- Testing
- Elective or emergency abdominal surgery
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Whooping Cough
Effectiveness of Maternal Immunization With Boostrix at Preventing Pertussis Among Infants <2 Months Old in the United States
The purpose of this study is to estimate the effectiveness of maternal immunization with Boostrix at preventing pertussis in infants in the United States.
- Trial name
- NCT03973905
- Testing
- Not applicable / dataset analysis
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Primary Open-angle Glaucoma (POAG) Patient
Intraocular Pressure (IOP) Patterns in Fast Versus Slow Visual Field (VF) Progression Patients
The purpose of this study is to investigate how the intraocular pressure (IOP) varies in time and if the IOP variations are associated with the worsening of glaucoma.
- Trial name
- NCT01828255
- Testing
- SENSIMED Triggerfish®
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Sensimed AG
Partial Edentulism, Tooth Disease
A Study of the Performance of Certain Prevail Implants Used in Short Fixed Cases
This prospective, randomized study evaluates the performance and crestal bone changes difference between the Osseotite Certain Prevail vs the non-lateralized design of the implant.
- Trial name
- RadioCity (NCT00723944)
- Testing
- Osseotite Certain Prevail, Osseotite Certain
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- ZimVie
Vitiligo, Melanoma (Skin)
Incidence of Melanoma and Non-melanoma Skin Cancer in People With Vitiligo
This study examines melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer in people diagnosed with vitiligo compared to matched controls.
- Conditions
- Vitiligo, Melanoma (Skin), Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer, Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT04969419
- Testing
- Exposure of skin cancer of interest
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 75,771 people
- Sponsor
- Momentum Data
Breast Cancer
Fujifilm DBT Plus S-View Versus FFDM Alone in the Detection of Breast Cancer - A Pivotal Study
The purpose of the pivotal reader study is to assess the comparative accuracy of Fujifilm DBT plus S-View versus FFDM in the detection of breast cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT03501693
- Testing
- DBT plus S-View, FFDM Alone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fujifilm Medical Systems USA, Inc.
Chronic Insomnia
Hyper-Arousal in Chronic Primary Insomnia
The purpose of this study is to determine whether individuals with chronic insomnia disorder have a higher degree of physiologic arousal (resulting in their trouble sleeping) than good sleepers.
- Trial name
- NCT02048878
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Oral Lichen Planus, Leptin Levels
Salivary and Serum Leptin Levels in Oral Lichen Planus Patients: A Case-control Study.
This study aims to evaluate the levels of leptin in both saliva and serum samples of patients diagnosed with oral lichen.
- Trial name
- NCT06078579
- Testing
- Leptin
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Biomarker Identification Study
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common inflammatory disease of the airway affecting approximately 10% of individuals aged 40 years or more with a smoking history.
- Trial name
- NCT01780298
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 252 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Philip Morris Products S.A.
Multiple Sclerosis
Medical Marijuana and Its Effects on Motor Function in People With Multiple Sclerosis
Medical marijuana is commonly prescribed people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) for symptom, e.g. spasticity and pain, management. Unfortunately not much is known about its effects outside the treatment for these 2 symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT02898974
- Testing
- Medical Marijuana
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Female Sexual Dysfunction, Anorgasmia
Clitoral Location in Relation to Sexual Function Using Pelvic Imaging
Women who are unable to achieve orgasm compared to women who have normal orgasmic function may have different clitoral anatomy and different hormone levels.
- Trial name
- NCT01195701
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TriHealth Inc.
Hyperlipidemia, Periodontitis, Gingivitis
PERIODONTAL DISEASE AND HYPERLIPIDEMIA
The investigators hypothesized that hyperlipidemia as an unfavourable levels of lipoprotein subfractions have deleterious impact on the development of periodontal infection by altering oxidative stres status of periodontal…
- Trial name
- NCT02808130
- Testing
- hyperlipidemia, periodontitis, gingivitis
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Renal Pelvis Cancer, Restless Legs Syndrome
Gabapentin and Risk of Pancreatic Cancer and Renal Cancer (GPRD)
High doses of gabapentin are associated with pancreatic acinar cell tumors in rats, but there has been no post marketing pancreatic carcinogenicity signal with gabapentin as reported by spontaneous reports in the Adverse Events…
- Conditions
- Renal Pelvis Cancer, Restless Legs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Neuropathic Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01138124
- Testing
- Gabapentin prescriptions
- Volunteers
- 54,202 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Ovarian Neoplasms
Cancer Loyalty Card Study
Approximately 7,400 new cases of ovarian cancer are diagnosed each year in the United Kingdom (UK), and with over 4,000 women dying from the disease each year it is a particularly lethal form of cancer.
- Trial name
- CLOCS (NCT03994653)
- Testing
- Risk Factor Questionnaire, Clinical Questionnaire
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 963 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Cystic Fibrosis
Gut Imaging for Function & Transit in Cystic Fibrosis Study 1
Many people with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) are troubled by symptoms from their stomach and bowels: their gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
- Trial name
- GIFT-CF1 (NCT03566550)
- Testing
- MRI scans
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Acute Hepatitis C, HIV
To Assess Neuroinflammation and Neurocognitive Function in Patients With Acute Hepatitis C and Chronic HIV Co-Infection
This study plans to evaluate what happens to the brain in patients with HIV and early hepatitis C. The investigators will be comparing 3 groups of individuals: Group 1: Individuals with HIV infection and acute (early) hepatitis C…
- Conditions
- Acute Hepatitis C, HIV, HIV Infections
- Trial name
- NCT00959166
- Testing
- PET scan
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London