Hospital Universitari De Bellvitge
Clinical trials sponsored by Hospital Universitari De Bellvitge, explained in plain language.
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New surgical shaving technique aims to spare breast cancer patients from repeat operations
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is testing if a specific surgical technique called 'systematic shaving' can help surgeons remove breast cancer more completely during the first operation. The goal is to reduce the number of patients who need a second surgery because cancer cells were found at the edge…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 02, 2026 14:57 UTC
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Needle injection offers new hope for women with painful endometriosis cysts
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is testing whether a minimally invasive procedure called alcohol sclerotherapy can better control painful symptoms and improve quality of life for women with ovarian endometriomas. Researchers will compare the procedure, which involves using ultrasound to guide an alco…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 02, 2026 14:56 UTC
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New study tests if radiation can replace surgery to reduce painful arm swelling in breast cancer
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is for people with breast cancer that has spread to underarm lymph nodes, even after receiving chemotherapy or hormone therapy before surgery. It aims to find out if treating these lymph nodes with radiation is as good at controlling cancer as surgery, but with less ri…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 25, 2026 14:08 UTC
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New approach to lymph node surgery could reduce unnecessary procedures
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study is testing a more targeted approach to lymph node removal in patients with advanced breast cancer who have received chemotherapy before surgery. Researchers want to see if removing only specific marked lymph nodes (instead of many) can accurately determine whether canc…
Sponsor: Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Apr 03, 2026 14:42 UTC