California is currently home to 5602 active clinical trials, seeking participants for engagement in research studies. These trials take place at a variety of cities in the state, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Sacramento. Whether you're a healthy volunteer interested in paid medical research or someone seeking trials related to a specific condition, the state offers a diverse array of opportunities in your vicinity.
PrehabPal: A Digital Tool to Help Older Adults Prepare for Cancer Surgery
NCT05520866
Recruiting
This is a multi-center, randomized trial investigating the use of PrehabPal web app versus a written surgery prehabilitation instructions among individuals aged 65 years and older preparing for colon cancer surgery. PrehabPal is a web app designed with, and for, older adults preparing for surgery at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). This app has the potential to fill a crucial clinical gap for older cancer patients by designing an individualized prehabilitation program and providin... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
65 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/30/2025
Locations: Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Conditions: Colon Cancer
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Safety, PK and Biodistribution of 18F-OP-801 in Patients With ALS, AD, MS, PD and Healthy Volunteers
NCT05395624
Recruiting
This is a Phase 1/2 study to evaluate the safety and tolerability of 18F-OP-801 in subjects with ALS, AD, MS, PD and age-matched HVs. 18F-OP-801 is intended as a biomarker for PET imaging of activated microglia and macrophages in regions of neuroinflammation.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 80 years
Trial Updated:
04/30/2025
Locations: UCSF, San Francisco, California
Conditions: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson Disease (PD), Alzheimer Disease (AD), Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
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An Observational Research Study for Cancer Patients on Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors, DiRECT Study
NCT05364086
Recruiting
This study compares treatment outcomes between patients of African American/Black (AA) ancestry and European American/White (EA) ancestry currently receiving immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment. Collecting samples of blood and saliva and health and treatment information from racially diverse patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment over time may help doctors better understand health care disparities among all cancer patients.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/30/2025
Locations: Kaiser Permanente-Anaheim, Anaheim, California
Conditions: Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm
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The Periviable GOALS Decision Support Tool
NCT05264779
Recruiting
The Periviable GOALS (Getting Optimal Alignment around Life Support) decision support tool (DST) is meant to facilitate informed shared decision-making regarding neonatal resuscitation for families facing the threat of a periviable delivery (deliveries occurring between 22 0/7 - 25 6/7 weeks gestational age). It is designed for parents to review independent of their clinician, and is intended to supplement, not replace, clinician counseling. The focus of the DST is the provision of patient-cente... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/30/2025
Locations: The University of California San Diego, San Diego, California
Conditions: Pregnancy Preterm, Premature Birth, Pregnancy Complications, Obstetric Labor, Premature, Obstetric Labor Complications
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Pilot Study of Pancreatic Cancer Screening
NCT05058846
Recruiting
This study investigates how often abnormal findings from routine magnetic resonance imaging occur in people with genetic mutations in BReast CAncer gene. (BRCA), ataxia telangiectasia mutated gene (ATM), or PALB2 screened for pancreatic cancer. This study may lead to a greater understanding of cancer and potentially, improvements in cancer screening and treatment.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/30/2025
Locations: University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Conditions: Pancreatic Carcinoma
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Therapy Adapted for High Risk and Low Risk HIV-Associated Anal Cancer
NCT04929028
Recruiting
This phase II trial studies the side effects of chemotherapy and intensity modulated radiation therapy in treating patients with low-risk HIV-associated anal cancer, and nivolumab after standard of care chemotherapy and radiation therapy in treating patients with high-risk HIV-associated anal cancer. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Chemotherapy drugs, such as mitomycin, fluorouracil, and capecitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of t... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/30/2025
Locations: Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California
Conditions: AIDS-Related Anal Carcinoma, Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, HIV Infection, Rectal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage III Anal Cancer AJCC v8, Anal Margin Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage II Rectal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Rectal Cancer AJCC v8, Anal Non-Keratinizing Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage IIB Anal Cancer AJCC v8
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Erector Spinae Plane Blockade in Pediatric Scoliosis Surgery Patients
NCT04153994
Recruiting
Providing effective analgesia after spinal fusion for idiopathic scoliosis remains a challenge with significant practice variation existing among high volume spine surgery centers. Even in the era of multimodal analgesia, opioids are the primary analgesics used for pain control after pediatric scoliosis surgery, but have multiple known adverse effects. The erector spinae plane block (ESPB) is a newly described fascial plane block performed by injecting local anesthetic between the erector spinae... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and below
Trial Updated:
04/30/2025
Locations: Lucille Packard Children's Hospital, Palo Alto, California
Conditions: Scoliosis; Juvenile, Scoliosis; Adolescence
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Obstetric Placement Study Using EST
NCT04109365
Recruiting
Combined spinal-epidural (CSE) is an established technique for providing labour analgesia to obstetric patients which provides rapid onset but unsustained analgesia. The epidural catheter can be used to extend and provide continuous pain relief, however during single-segment needle-through-needle CSE, the catheter is untested. This study aims to confirm placement of epidural catheters of anesthesia through the epidural stimulation test (EST) which was first described by the PI of the study for c... Read More
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/30/2025
Locations: Lucille Packard Children's Hospital, Palo Alto, California
Conditions: Obstetric Pain, Anesthesia, Local
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Bupropion to Reduce Cancer Related Fatigue in Cancer Survivors
NCT03996265
Recruiting
This phase III trial studies how well bupropion works in reducing cancer related fatigue in cancer survivors. Cancer and its treatment can cause fatigue. Bupropion is a drug that is used to treat depression, as well as to help people quit smoking. It belongs to the family of drugs called antidepressants and works by increasing certain types of activity in the brain. Bupropion may reduce cancer-related fatigue by causing changes in inflammation and stress hormones.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/30/2025
Locations: Kaiser Permanente-Deer Valley Medical Center, Antioch, California
Conditions: Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm
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Umbilical Vessel Catheterization Under ECG Monitoring and Guidance
NCT03898596
Recruiting
Umbilical venous catheters (UVC) are typically places with poor guidance and some radiological confirmation. Misplacement of the catheter could lead to its placement in other unintended anatomical areas such as the liver or the spleen, which could be detrimental in critically-ill infants. Our study aims at using a more non-invasive means of placing and continuously monitoring catheter placement using superficial electrocardiogram (ECG) tracings.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 1 day and 45 days
Trial Updated:
04/30/2025
Locations: Lucille Packard Children's Hospital, Palo Alto, California
Conditions: Pediatric ALL
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Bedside Ultrasound of Gastric Contents in Pediatric Populations
NCT03520374
Recruiting
Perioperative aspiration of gastric contents is a rare but serious adverse event. The risk of aspiration can be estimated by perioperative evaluation of stomach contents with ultrasound using a validated technique and scoring system. A lack of knowledge or familiarity is frequently cited by anesthesia providers as a rationale for not performing perioperative ultrasound assessments. The purpose of this study is to determine whether novice ultrasonography users (medical students, undergraduates, o... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 2 years and 60 years
Trial Updated:
04/30/2025
Locations: LPCH/SHC, Stanford, California
Conditions: Gastric Contents
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Epacadostat (INCB024360) Added to Preoperative Chemoradiation in Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
NCT03516708
Recruiting
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate epacadostat when given with routine radiation therapy and chemotherapy (capecitabine and oxaliplatin) to treat rectal cancer before routine surgery is performed to remove the tumor.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/30/2025
Locations: University of California Irvine - Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, Orange, California
Conditions: Rectal Cancer
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