Clinical trials: Diagnostics
Ventriculitis, Cerebral
Diagnostics of External Ventricular Drain Infections in Neurosurgical Patients
External ventricular drains (EVD) are small tubes used in neuro-critical care inserted to measure pressure and treat acute build-up of fluid in the brain by draining the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the ventricles, often…
- Trial name
- EVD-Infect (NCT04736407)
- Testing
- Observational sampling of CSF timed around routine clinical repositioning, or not
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Food Allergy
Improved Diagnostics in Food Allergy Study
The investigators will conduct low-dose intranasal allergen challenges on children and young people with an indeterminate diagnosis of food allergy to cow's milk or peanut.
- Trial name
- ID-in-FA (NCT06097572)
- Testing
- Intranasal food challenge, Mast cell activation test
- Where
- 2 sites in Ireland, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 166 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Upper Respiratory Infections
Evaluation of Accuracy and Ease of Use of the FilmArray™ Respiratory Panel (RP EZ) in a CLIA-Waived Clinical Setting
The purpose of this study is to assess the accuracy and ease-of-use of a simplified FilmArray Respiratory Panel test (FilmArray RP EZ) when performed according to the manufacturer's instructions by personnel in laboratories…
- Trial name
- NCT02232711
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,082 people
- Sponsor
- BioFire Diagnostics, LLC
Biliary Tract Cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma
Identification of New Biomarkers for Patients With Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer
No validated biomarkers exist that can identify patients with biliary tract cancer at an early stage or predict treatment outcomes. The objective of the present study is to find diagnostic, prognostic and predictive biomarkers.
- Conditions
- Biliary Tract Cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma, Gallbladder Cancer
- Trial name
- CHOCA (NCT05184400)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Herlev and Gentofte Hospital
Malaria
Feasibility of the Vapor Nanobubble Technology for Malaria Diagnostics (MalariaSense)
This is a proof of concept study that will evaluate the feasibility of a vapor nanobubble technology (MalariSense) for malaria diagnostics.
- Trial name
- MalariaSense (NCT02672228)
- Testing
- MalariaSense device
- Where
- The Gambia
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Acute Myocardial Infarction With ST Segment Elevation
3 Nehb Precordial Leads Anterior, Dorsalis and Inferior Allow Accurate Diagnostics of Different Heart Conditions
The method of ECG recording with the use of three bipolar leads A (anterior), D dorsalis) and J (or I - inferior) was introduced in 1938 by German electrophysiologist W. Nehb.
- Trial name
- Nehb-STEMI (NCT00623896)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Patients, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Non-invasive Diagnostics of Shunt Obstruction in Adult Hydrocephalus
The goal of this RCT is to test whether volumetric assessment of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could diagnose shunt obstruction in Adult Hydrocephalus patients, and in addition to explore correlations of blood biomarkers…
- Trial name
- NCT07172841
- Testing
- Intervention group "Virtual OFF", Control group (no change in shunt setting)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Göteborg University
Coronavirus Infection, COVID-19
Facilitating AcceLerated Clinical Validation Of Novel Diagnostics for COVID-19 (FALCON-C19)
The United Kingdom and wider world is in the midst of the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. Accurate diagnosis of infection, identification of immunity and monitoring the clinical progression of infection are of…
- Trial name
- FALCON-C19 (NCT04408170)
- Testing
- Point-of-care test for SARS-CoV-2
- Where
- 15 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 8,380 people
- Sponsor
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Vascular Disorder of Liver
Vascular Liver Disease Evaluation, Follow Up and Non-Invasive Diagnostics Program
Background Vascular liver disorders (VALDI) are rare diseases, for which knowledge on risk factors, appropriate methods of diagnosis, effect of therapy and prognosis still need to be improved.
- Trial name
- VALID (NCT03717792)
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bonn
Cytopenia, MDS
Replacing Bone Marrow Diagnostics With Peripheral Blood Analysis in Cytopenia Patients
This observational, multi-center study aims to collect data in order to develop a novel, minimally invasive diagnostic tool for MDS based on peripheral blood profiling of circulating hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells…
- Trial name
- NCT07081087
- Testing
- PERIBLOOD-MDS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Weizmann Institute of Science
Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Nodule
The Ultracyt Study - is EU-TIRADS Useful in Selecting Nodules for Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology?
This is a randomized study evaluating selective fine-needle aspiration cytology based on structured ultrasound using EU-TIRADS versus non-selective ultrasound guided cytology.
- Trial name
- Ultracyt (NCT05583097)
- Testing
- Non-selective cytology
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 195 people
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Tuberculosis
The Utility of Intensified Case Finding Combined With a Package of Novel TB Diagnostics Using a Mobile Clinic in Africa
The purpose of this study is to compare two different methods of intensified tuberculosis (TB) case finding in the community. These methods all involve the use of a mobile clinic to reach people with TB symptoms who are not able…
- Trial name
- XACT (NCT01990274)
- Testing
- GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay, Smear microscopy
- Where
- 4 sites in Italy, Netherlands and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 875 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cape Town
Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae, Colonisation
Tackling Resistance And HealthCare Economics Through CPE Screening
The goal of this clinical study is to learn if it is possible to reduce the spread of resistant bacteria called CPEs (Carbapenemase producing Enterobacterales) between patients admitted to hospital.
- Trial name
- TRACE-CPE (NCT07663110)
- Testing
- Rapid molecular diagnostic test for CPE identification
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 16,000 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Viral Infections, Bacterial Infections
Emergency PWAS in Respiratory Infectious Disease
Develop an emergency PanorOmics Wide Association Study (ePWAS) for the early, rapid biological and pathophysiological characterisation of known and novel Infectious Diseases in adult patients presenting to emergency departments…
- Conditions
- Viral Infections, Bacterial Infections, Fungal Infections, Mixed Infection
- Trial name
- NCT05336851
- Testing
- Biomarker blood draw and saliva collection
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms, Communication
COVID-19 Resource Offers Among Rent and Utility Assistance Applicants in St. Louis
The purpose of this study is to evaluate health messaging strategies that help individuals with a high degree of housing-related needs engage in COVID-19 vaccination and testing behaviors.
- Trial name
- NCT05451511
- Testing
- Door-In-The-Face Technique, Foot-In-The-Door Technique
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 526 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Leishmaniasis, Visceral
Evaluation of Antibody Detection Tests for Visceral Leishmaniasis Diagnosis in Eastern Africa
According to recent estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO) on eastern Africa, not all visceral leishmaniasis (VL) cases reported are confirmed by a laboratory test, probably due to limited access to accurate diagnostic…
- Trial name
- VL-DX-EAFR (NCT03646981)
- Testing
- Leishmania Ab Rapid Test (CTK, Biotech)
- Where
- 2 sites in Ethiopia, Kenya
- Volunteers
- 704 people
- Sponsor
- Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics, Switzerland
Brain Tumor
Non-invasive Brain Tumor Molecular Diagnostics and Monitoring
This prospective multicenter study aims to enroll GBM patients who will undergo repeated assessments (preoperatively and 3 months post-surgery) to detect circulating tumor cells and analyze the transcriptomic profiles of EVs in…
- Trial name
- NCT06501521
- Testing
- Diagnostic test
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Czech Republic
Stroke, Visual Field Loss
Vision on the Road: Vision Rehabilitation for Driving After Stroke
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if vision training works to improve functional vision in people with visual field loss after stroke.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Visual Field Loss, Hemianopia
- Trial name
- DRIVE (NCT07147660)
- Testing
- Compensatory scanning training, Delayed Compensatory scanning training
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- University of South-Eastern Norway
Inpatient Hospitalization, Intensive Care Unit Admission, Inpatient Mortality, Sepsis and Septic Shock
Linking Novel Diagnostics With Data-Driven Clinical Decision Support in the Emergency Department
The primary objective of this study is to validate the use of an electronic clinical decision support (CDS) tool, TriageGO with Monocyte Distribution Width (TriageGO-MDW), in the emergency department (ED).
- Trial name
- NCT05335135
- Testing
- TriageGO-MDW Clinical Decision Support, Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stocastic, LLC
Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm
SpyGlass in Preoperative Diagnostics of Presumed Main Duct IPMNs: Efficacy and Novel Insights on Complications
Distinguishing intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) from other pancreatic cystic lesions is essential as IPMNs bear risk of becoming malignant.
- Trial name
- NCT03062124
- Testing
- SpyGlass pancreatoscopy
- Where
- 3 sites in Finland, Sweden
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital