Clinical trials

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if AI-assisted site selection plus human-machine coordinated puncture improves the quality and safety of peripheral venous access for contrast-enhanced imaging in patients of all ages needing CT/MR contrast scans across three hospitals. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does the AI-assisted workflow improve the composite success rate of venous cannulation compared with routine nursing? Does this human-machine model raise first-attempt puncture success, shorten procedure time and reduce complications? Researchers will compare the AI-assisted intervention group to the routine nursing control group to see if the AI-assisted human-machine coordinated puncture brings clinical benefits. Participants will: * Receive peripheral venous cannulation for contrast-enhanced imaging. * Have arm images and clinical data collected before and after puncture. * Complete standardized venous access assessment and 24-hour post-procedure safety observation.

This prospective, open-label, single-arm, multicenter study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of arsenic trioxide (ATO) combined with chemotherapy in pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory SHH-activated medulloblastoma and/or TP53-mutant medulloblastoma. Eligible participants will be 18 months to 18 years of age. Participants will receive six cycles of induction chemotherapy containing ATO in combination with etoposide and either cisplatin or cyclophosphamide. The primary outcome is the objective response rate (ORR), defined as the proportion of participants achieving a complete response or partial response, assessed according to the Response Assessment in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology (RAPNO) criteria by an independent review committee. Secondary outcomes include overall survival, progression-free survival, and treatment-related safety, including adverse events and serious adverse events. A total of 78 participants are planned for enrollment.

This is a prospective, open-label, single-arm exploratory clinical study evaluating the efficacy and safety of disitamab vedotin (RC48) plus toripalimab with cetirizine and mecobalamin in patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic bladder cancer who have not received prior systemic therapy for advanced disease. Disitamab vedotin is a HER2-targeted antibody-drug conjugate, and toripalimab is a PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor. Although antibody-drug conjugates have shown antitumor activity in urothelial cancer, treatment-related peripheral neuropathy may affect patients' quality of life and the ability to continue treatment. In this study, cetirizine and mecobalamin are incorporated as a supportive and preventive strategy to explore whether they may help reduce or delay treatment-related peripheral neuropathy while maintaining antitumor activity. Approximately 10 to 20 participants will be enrolled. The primary outcomes are objective response rate according to RECIST v1.1 and the incidence of treatment-related Grade 2 or higher peripheral neuropathy. Secondary outcomes include overall safety, disease control rate, progression-free survival, and overall survival. Exploratory analyses will evaluate changes in the tumor immune microenvironment, including CD8-positive T-cell infiltration and activation, and their associations with treatment response and peripheral neuropathy.

With the title of "Long-Term Outcomes of endoscopic-assisted vs conventional breast-conserving surgery in breast cancer patients after neoadjuvant therapy: a randomized, multicenter, open label, non-inferiority trial", this study targets breast cancer patients after neoadjuvant therapy. A total of 804 eligible patients, after screening with inclusion and exclusion criteria, will be randomly assigned to Endoscopic-assisted breast conserving surgery(E-BCS) or conventional breast conserving surgery (C-BCS) group at a 1:1 ratio using stratified block randomization method, stratified by centers and molecular subtype. The co-primary endpoints are 5-year disease-free survival (5y-DFS) and Breast-Q score at 6 months after surgery. The secondary endpoints are cosmetic outcomes including surgeons' satisfaction with breast and patients' satisfaction with scar, survival outcomes including 5-year overall survival (5y-OS) and 5-year local-recurrence rate (5y-LRR), surgical outcomes including operative time, intraoperative blood loss, incision length and postoperative complications rate. This study aims to confirm the long-term safety and aesthetic outcome of endoscopic-assisted surgery in breast cancer patients after neoadjuvant treatment by comparing it with conventional open breast conserving surgery, and provide clinical evidence for the popularized application of endoscopic breast surgery.

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if combined treatment of levothyroxine and hydroxychloroquine would improve the live birth of euthyroid women with thyroid peroxidase antibodies and unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss. Researchers will compare combined treatment of levothyroxine and hydroxychloroquine to a treatment of levothyroxine alone to see if combined treatment works to improve live birth of euthyroid participants with thyroid peroxidase antibodies and unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss. Participants will: * Receive combined treatment of levothyroxine and hydroxychloroquine or treatment of levothyroxine alone every day at least 8 weeks before pregnancy, and continue their treatment till the end of pregnancy. * Visit the clinic 4 weeks and 8 weeks after their treatments, and every 12 weeks before they get pregnant for checkups and tests. During their pregnancy, they will visit the clinic before gestation of 12 weeks, and will be followed up with phone call in the second trimester and after parturition.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Camrelizumab combined with gemcitabine and oxaliplatin (GEMOX) for unresectable gallbladder cancer. Patients with unresectable gallbladder cancer were enrolled to receive gemcitabine 1000mg/m2 D1+oxaliplatin 100mg/m2, D1+Camrelizumab 200mg, D1, in 21-day cycles for 6-8 cycles, with serum tumour markers assessed at each course and abdominal CTA performed every two courses, until tumour progression occurs.The primary indicators of this study are radical tumor resection rate; secondary indicators are disease control rate, objective response rate,progression-free survival and overall survival; safety indicators: incidence and severity of adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs) according to NCI-CTCAEv5.0 criteria. 37 patients are expected to be recruited for this study.

Patients with dental anxiety only develop anxiety and fear about dental treatments. Patients with severe dental anxiety have difficulty cooperating with dental treatments, and can only complete dental treatments through general anesthesia, or even abandon treatments. Dexmedetomidine is a potent, highly selective α2-adrenoceptor agonist, which provides good anxiolytic, sedative and analgesic effects and is commonly used in anesthesiology and intensive care medicine departments, routinely intravenously. In recent years, intranasal administration of dexmedetomidine has also been reported for pediatric dentistry and adult alveolar surgery, showing good sedative and analgesic effects. However, these studies have problems such as single surgical types, small sample size, and few indicators analyzed. Therefore, the evaluation of intranasal administration of dexmedetomidine is still not comprehensive enough. Besides, the anxiolytic effect of dexmedetomidine for dental anxiety has not been reported yet. This project plans to carry out a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, two-stage clinical trial. We will firstly explore a reasonable dose, and secondly verify it with placebo as the control. We plan to measure the object indicators, including the NTI value, plasma cortisol, interleukin-6, blood pressure and heart rate, and to assess the subjective indicators using scales and questionnaires, thus comprehensively evaluating the effectiveness, safety and feasibility of the anxiolytic effect of intranasal dexmedetomidine for severe dental anxious patients, and preliminary exploring its mechanism additionally. We intend to help severe dental anxious patients completing dental treatments.

This is a single-center, open-label, randomized phase II clinical trial designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant Culmerciclib combined with aromatase inhibitor versus aromatase-inhibitor monotherapy in patients with Hormone Receptor-positive, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-negative early-stage breast cancer.

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of anlotinib combined with benmelstobart and HAIC as first-line treatment for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) using the oXiris filter can lower the amount of endotoxin in the blood of adults with septic shock who need CRRT. Septic shock is a life-threatening condition caused by infection and severe organ dysfunction. CRRT is a form of continuous blood purification used to support the kidneys and manage fluid and waste products. The oXiris filter is designed to provide CRRT while also removing endotoxin and inflammatory substances from the blood. The main questions this study aims to answer are: Does 24 hours of CRRT with the oXiris filter lower blood endotoxin levels compared with levels before treatment? What changes occur in inflammation, organ function, and the need for medicines that raise blood pressure? What medical problems or treatment-related complications occur during the study? This is a single-center study with no comparison group. About 13 participants will take part, and all participants will receive CRRT with the oXiris filter for a planned period of 24 hours. Other treatments for septic shock, including treatment for infection, fluids, medicines to support blood pressure, and other organ support, will be provided according to the hospital's usual care. Researchers will: Collect blood samples before and after the 24-hour oXiris treatment to measure endotoxin and markers of inflammation. Record blood pressure, blood lactate, circulation, organ function, use of blood pressure medicines, and CRRT treatment information. Continue selected blood tests and clinical assessments during the first 7 days Record any medical problems, including serious medical problems, during the study. Check whether participants are alive at 28 days and 90 days after enrollment The study may help researchers better understand the biological effects and safety of the oXiris filter and provide information for larger future studies.

A single-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial design will be adopted to investigate whether Anruikefon can significantly reduce the consumption of sufentanil via PCIA pumps within 48 hours postoperatively compared with placebo.

The goal of this multicenter, randomized, double-blind clinical trial is to compare two treatments for adults with chronic subjective tinnitus. Researchers will determine whether transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) plus Tailor-Made Notched Music therapy (TMNMT) provides greater relief than the same music therapy combined with sham taVNS. A total of 444 participants aged 18 to 70 years will be enrolled at multiple study centers. Participants will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive taVNS plus TMNMT or sham taVNS plus the same TMNMT. The treatment period will last 3 months.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether certain patients can safely omit regional lymph node radiotherapy. These women must have hormone-sensitive, Her2-negative tumors, have 1-3 positive axillary nodes and have RecurIndex low-risk.

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma is the sixth most common malignant tumor in the world. Neoadjuvant therapy, including neoadjuvant chemotherapy and immunotherapy, is recommended for patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer. The response to neoadjuvant therapy varies among the patients. It is reported that about 37% of the patients achieve pathological complete response after receiving neoadjuvant therapy, who would achieve a better prognosis compared with the patients with non-pathological complete response. It is significant to predict and assess response to neoadjuvant therapy for the patients with head and neck cancer accurately, which could assist in formulating individualized therapeutic regimens. MRI has good soft tissue resolution and is a common preoperative examination method. However, this method lacks the ability to accurately predict the probability of patients achieving pathological remission after neoadjuvant therapy. At present, it is a novel and effective method to construct a model to predict the efficacy of neoadjuvant therapy based on MRI image omics analysis, and certain achievements have been made in breast cancer and rectal cancer. In this study, multi-sequence MRI was combined with clinical risk factors to construct an imaging omics model to predict the probability of pathological complete remission of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma after neoadjuvant therapy, and to accurately identify diagnostic imaging remission, so as to better assist clinical decision-making.

Disitamab vedotin (RC48) in combination with AK104 (PD-1/CTLA-4 bispecific) and bevacizumab for the treatment of recurrent and persistent clear cell ovarian cancer: a single-arm, phase II, multicenter study (DAB OCC study)

PEARL-MeVO is an investigator-initiated, multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled, open-label, blinded endpoint (PROBE) clinical trial aiming at evaluating the efficacy and safety of primary intra-arterial thrombolysis in improving 90-day functional outcome in acute ischemic stroke patients due to medium vessel occlusion (MeVO) within 24 hours of symptom onset.

This study is a single-center, randomized, controlled, open-label clinical trial designed to evaluate the intervention effect of inhaled aromatherapy on intraoperative fear in patients undergoing lower blepharoplasty (eyelid bag surgery) under local anesthesia.

The goal of this observational study is to develop and evaluate a large language model (LLM)-based decision support system for exercise prescription in breast cancer patients, aiming to provide personalized decision-making support for postoperative breast cancer rehabilitation. The main questions it aims to answer are: How accurate, personalized, and safe are the exercise prescriptions generated by the fine-tuned LLM? How does the model's performance compare with other mainstream or non-fine-tuned models across different stages and subtypes of breast cancer? Participants are postoperative breast cancer rehabilitation patients treated at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University. They will have demographic, tumor, treatment, and physical fitness data collected; receive personalized exercise prescriptions automatically generated by the LLM-based system; and provide subjective evaluations on the feasibility and executability of the prescriptions.

This phase III, multicenter, randomized, open-label trial evaluates whether aromatherapy plus standard antiemetic therapy improves complete response (CR) of CINV compared with standard therapy alone in breast cancer patients receiving highly emetogenic chemotherapy (HEC). Despite guideline-recommended triple prophylaxis (5-HT3 antagonist, NK-1 antagonist, dexamethasone), 30-50% of patients still develop delayed CINV. Aromatherapy with lemon, lavender, and peppermint essential oils may provide additive benefit through olfactory-limbic and vagal pathways, but phase III evidence is lacking. 374 patients (aged 18-80) scheduled for at least two HEC cycles will be randomized 1:1, stratified by prior CINV. On chemo day, aromatherapy starts 30 min before and continues until 2 h after chemotherapy; on days 2-5, inhalation is at least 2 h daily.Primary endpoint: complete response (no vomiting, no rescue antiemetic) over 0-120 h. Key secondary endpoints: acute and delayed CR rates, complete/total control rates, time to treatment failure, quality of life (FLIE), anxiety, depression, sleep quality, and safety. Exploratory: plasma GDF15 dynamics and predictive value.

The goal of this observational study is to validate the predictive ability of a six-gene risk score model for lung metastasis in patients with early-stage breast cancer. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does the gene risk score accurately identify patients at high risk of developing lung metastases? Does it predict lung metastasis-free survival and overall survival in these patients? How does its performance compare with traditional clinical indicators (such as TNM stage, molecular subtype, and Ki-67) across different breast cancer subtypes? Participants will be women aged 70 years or younger with newly diagnosed, non-metastatic early-stage breast cancer. They will receive standard treatment according to routine clinical practice. A single tumor tissue sample (from biopsy or surgery) will be collected for testing the expression of six specific genes, and a risk score will be calculated to classify patients into high-risk or low-risk groups. All participants will be followed for up to 120 months to monitor lung metastasis occurrence and survival outcomes. In addition, the study will explore differences in immune microenvironment characteristics between the two risk groups using a subset of tumor samples.

The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of a lotion containing panthenol, pomegranate peel extract, ceramides, salicylic acid and Phylobioma (La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo+M) used in addition to standard care in adult patients with mild-to-moderate acne vulgaris. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does the addition of the lotion improve acne lesion counts and Investigator's Global Assessment (IGA) scores over 28 days? What is the local skin tolerability of the lotion (e.g., erythema, dryness)? No separate comparison group was included; changes are assessed relative to baseline. A total of 40 participants aged 18-40 years with mild-to-moderate acne vulgaris (IGA score ≤3) will be enrolled, excluding those with moderate-to-severe inflammatory skin diseases, known allergy to product ingredients, pregnancy or breastfeeding. Participants will: Provide informed consent and complete baseline evaluations, including acne lesion counting, IGA scoring, and standardized facial photography. Receive the study lotion and apply it daily as part of their skincare routine while continuing their prescribed standard acne treatment. Return at Day 14 and Day 28 for follow-up visits, where they will undergo lesion counting, multispectral artificial intelligence skin analysis, complete the Acne-Specific Quality of Life (ANCE-QOL) questionnaire, rate their satisfaction on a visual analog scale (VAS), report adherence, and have local tolerability assessed (erythema, dryness, etc.).

A single-arm exploratory clinical study to observe and evaluate the first-line treatment of elderly and treatment-intolerant patients with small cell lung cancer using benmelstobart in combination with anlotinib and etoposide. Eligible patients are those with histologically or pathologically confirmed small cell lung cancer (SCLC) (AJCC 9th edition), who are treatment-naïve and considered elderly or intolerant to intensive therapy. Eligible subjects receive 4-6 cycles of benmelstobart injection combined with anlotinib hydrochloride and etoposide, followed by maintenance therapy with benmelstobart injection plus anlotinib hydrochloride, continued until disease progression or intolerable toxicity. The study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of first-line treatment with benmelstobart injection in combination with anlotinib hydrochloride and etoposide in patients with advanced SCLC.

This study is a prospective, randomized, open-label, single-center exploratory trial. A total of 40 newly diagnosed, untreated head and neck cancer patients （stage I-IVa, AJCC 8th edition） will be enrolled and randomly assigned in a 1：1 ratio to either the experimental group or the control group. The experimental group will receive radiotherapy immobilization using optical surface guidance technology combined with an open-face mask, while the control group will undergo conventional positioning with a closed head-neck-shoulder thermoplastic mask. The primary objective is to compare the six-dimensional setup errors derived from cone-beam CT （CBCT） registration and intrafraction motion between the two groups. The secondary objective is to compare dosimetric parameters of organs at risk （including lens, eyeball, spinal cord, brainstem, temporal lobe, parotid gland, submandibular gland, thyroid gland, mandible, and temporomandibular joint） between the two groups. The safety of the optical surface-guided open-face mask technique will be evaluated by monitoring radiotherapy-related adverse effects during and after treatment. This study aims to investigate whether optical surface guidance combined with open-face immobilization can improve patient comfort, provide more precise radiotherapy, and enhance the protection of normal tissues.

Urological diseases such as urinary stones, prostate cancer, and bladder cancer are very common and often require highly specialized diagnosis and treatment. Today, the quality of care can vary between doctors, and there are not enough urology specialists to meet patient demand. Artificial intelligence (AI) may help doctors make faster and more consistent decisions. This study aims to develop and test an AI-powered assistant called "UroAgent" that supports doctors in diagnosing and treating urological diseases. UroAgent is built on a large language model trained specifically for urology and is connected to tools that help it retrieve medical knowledge and analyze images. To build and test UroAgent, the research team will use 1,500 past patient records from 2010-2025 and collect 500 new patient cases for validation, for a total of 2,000 cases. This is an observational study: no patient's medical treatment will be changed because of it. The goal is to create a reliable AI tool that helps improve urological care for patients.

This is a multicenter, prospective, open-label, Phase II, four-arm parallel study evaluating the efficacy and safety of different sensitization strategies combined with disitamab vedotin and toripalimab in patients with HER2-positive muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (MIBC). Eligible patients with cT2-4aN0M0 HER2-positive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder will receive neoadjuvant disitamab vedotin plus toripalimab in combination with one of four sensitizing agents: sitagliptin, tazemetostat, tafolecimab, or ursodeoxycholic acid. After six cycles of neoadjuvant treatment, patients will undergo comprehensive response assessment, including imaging, cystoscopy, urine cytology, and complete transurethral resection of bladder tumor (cTURBT). Patients who achieve a clinical complete response (cCR) may enter a bladder-preservation treatment pathway, including additional disitamab vedotin plus toripalimab and subsequent toripalimab maintenance therapy. Patients who do not achieve cCR will be considered for salvage radical cystectomy. The primary objective is to evaluate the cCR rate of each treatment strategy. Secondary objectives include bladder-intact disease-free survival, overall survival, bladder preservation rate, safety, quality of life, treatment costs, and exploratory biomarker analyses.