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- Depression💵 May compensate
Brain Changes During Social Reward Psychotherapy for Mid- and Late-Life Suicidality
Testing how a 9-week social reward therapy changes brain activity in people with suicidal thoughts
📍 Weill Cornell Medicine · New York, NY · Get directions →
The investigators hypothesized that during the 9-week course of Engage \& Connect treatment there will be an increase in brain functions of the Positive Valence System which in turn will lead to reduction in suicidality.
- Sickle cell disease💵 May compensate
Escalating Doses of VAS-101 in Subjects With Stable Sickle Cell Disease
Testing higher doses of VAS-101 in people with stable sickle cell disease
📍 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD · Get directions →
Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder. The disease affects the ability of red blood cells to carry oxygen.
- Kidney disease💵 May compensate
Kidney Health: Eat Well, Live Well
Testing a 6-month community program about diet for early kidney disease
📍 Harris Health System's Outpatient Center · Houston, TX · +2 more US sites · Get directions →
This two-arm, parallel randomized trial study will assess the efficacy of a 6-month (26 weeks) community-based program in reducing kidney injury (as Urine Albumin to Creatinine ratio, uACR), cardiovascular risk (as Hemoglobin A1C and blood pressure), mental health (as PHQ-8) and diet quality (as fruits and vegetables intake and Healthy Eating Index) in community-dwelling, low-income adults diagnosed with early chronic kidney disease (stages 2 or 3 and not on kidney replacement therapies) compared to educational materials and usual care alone.
- Sickle cell disease💵 May compensate
Integrative Medicine in Pain Management in Sickle Cell Disease, 2.0
Testing whether acupuncture can reduce pain in people with sickle cell disease
📍 Indiana University School of Medicine · Indianapolis, IN · Get directions →
The proposed research is to determine the clinical efficacy and neurobiological mechanisms of acupuncture analgesia in patients with sickle cell disease.
- Kidney disease💵 May compensate
Efficacy and Safety of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors in Adolescents With Early Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease
Testing kidney disease drug effects and safety in teens with early CKD
📍 Instituto de atención Integral de Enfermedades Renales del Estado de Aguascalientes · Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes · Get directions →
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is highly prevalent in the state of Aguascalientes, Mexico, particularly among adolescents and young adults. Epidemiologic and histologic studies suggest that this burden is largely driven by reduced nephron endowment of prenatal origin, leading to compensatory glomerular hyperfiltration, adaptive podocytopathy, and persistent albuminuria at early stages of disease.
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)💵 May compensate
The Influence of a Fasting Mimicking Diet on Ulcerative Colitis
Testing how a fasting-like diet affects inflammation in ulcerative colitis
📍 Stanford University · Palo Alto, CA · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to see how a diet that mimics fasting effects inflammation in patients with mild to moderate Ulcerative Colitis (UC). The diet may allow users to receive the benefits of fasting while also being able to enjoy food (the ingredients of which are GRAS (generally recognized as safe) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
- Type 2 diabetesKidney disease💵 May compensate
Mechanism of SGLT2 Inhibition in the Kidney
Testing how SGLT2 medicines affect kidney function in type 2 diabetes
📍 University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · Get directions →
The goal of this open-label, non-randomized clinical trial is to determine what effects, if any, an FDA-approved drug class known as SGLT2 inhibitors (Canagliflozin or INVOKANA) has any protective effects on kidney function in Type 2 diabetes. We are looking for participants 18-80 years of age, who have had a clinical diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes for ≥ 3 years.
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)💵 May compensate
Fermented Food-Supplemented Diet in Ulcerative Colitis
Testing whether a diet with fermented food supplements affects inflammation and quality of life in
📍 Stanford University · Palo Alto, CA · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to see how a diet that supplements fermented foods effects inflammation and quality of life in patients with mild to moderate Ulcerative Colitis (UC). There is a paucity of research and an enormous need for better understanding of diet and intestinal inflammation.
- DepressionAnxiety💵 May compensate
Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy in Patients With Advanced Cancer on Maintenance Therapy
Testing psilocybin-assisted therapy for depression and anxiety in people with advanced cancer
📍 MD Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · Get directions →
To learn about the feasibility, safety, and effects of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy on depression and/or anxiety in participants who are being treated for advanced cancer.
- Depression💵 May compensate
Ketamine-assisted Integrative Treatment for Veterans With Chronic Low Back Pain and Comorbid Depression
Testing ketamine infusions plus brief counseling for veterans with low back pain and depression
📍 VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI · Ann Arbor, MI · Get directions →
This is a pilot study to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and safety of ketamine infusions followed by a brief behavioral intervention in Veterans with chronic low back pain and depression.
- DepressionAnxiety💵 May compensate
TRIPS - Treatment to Improve Depression and/or Anxiety Using Psilocybin-assisted Psychotherapy in Cancer Survivors
Testing psilocybin-assisted therapy for depression and anxiety in cancer survivors
📍 The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · Get directions →
This clinical research study is to learn about the feasibility, safety, and effects of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for cancer survivors with depression and/or anxiety.
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)💵 May compensate
Treatment of UC With Novel Therapeutics
Testing an oral medicine to treat mild ulcerative colitis over 12 weeks
📍 Brigham and Women's Hospital · Chestnut Hill, MA · Get directions →
This study is a clinical trial being done to investigate the efficacy of drug BRS201 as a treatment in patients with active mild ulcerative colitis. Participation in this study will take 12 weeks long and the study is structured as a crossover study in which participants will take the study drug for 4 weeks and a placebo drug for 4 weeks in a randomized order in the form of an oral medication.
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)💵 May compensate
Study of Novel Therapeutics for Acute Remedy of Colitis
Testing a new treatment in adults with acute ulcerative colitis
📍 Brigham and Women's Hospital · Chestnut Hill, MA · +1 more US site · Get directions →
This study is a clinical trial being done to investigate the efficacy of drug BRS201 as a treatment in patients with acute ulcerative colitis. Patients who qualify are adults who have not responded to treatments for their severe ulcerative colitis.
- Depression💵 $20
Positive Processes and Transition to Health - Single-Session (PATH-SS)
Testing a brief talk therapy to reduce depression and trauma distress after sexual assault
📍 Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical trial is to test a brief, new psychotherapy (called Positive Processes and Transition to Health - Single Session, or PATH-SS) that aims to provide relief for people who are suffering after experiencing a sexual assault. This research will explore whether this new psychotherapy reduces sexual assault related distress, including posttraumatic stress and depression symptoms.
- Heart / cardiovascular diseaseKidney disease💵 May compensate
Sotagliflozin to Slow Kidney Function Decline in Persons With Type 1 Diabetes and Diabetic Kidney Disease
Testing whether sotagliflozin can slow kidney damage in type 1 diabetes
📍 Stanford University Medical Center · Stanford, CA · +12 more US sites · Get directions →
Powerful new drugs that can prevent or delay end stage kidney disease (ESKD) - so called sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) - are now available for patients with type 2 diabetes. Whether these drugs have similar effects in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) remains unknown because of the few studies in this population, due to concerns about the increase in risk of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA, a serious, potentially fatal acute complication of diabetes due to the accumulation of substances called ketone bodies) observed with SGLT2i therapy in T1D.
- Depression💵 May compensate
BTL-699-2 and HPM-6000UF Devices for the Improvement of Depressive Symptoms and Sexual Function Among Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Women
Testing a combination device treatment for depression and sexual function in women
📍 Luxury Psychiatry Clinic · Winter Garden, FL · +1 more US site · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate if the combined treatment with EXOMIND (BTL-699-2) and EMSELLA (HPM-6000UF) devices is able to improve depressive symptoms and sexual function in women who are perimenopausal or postmenopausal without an alternative medical cause before enrollment in the study and are aged 40 years and older. The main question it aims to answer is: Does the combined treatment with EXOMIND (BTL-699-2) and EMSELLA (HPM-6000UF) devices improve depressive symptoms and urinary incontinence?
- COPD (chronic lung disease)💵 May compensate
PiMZ Longitudinal Cohort (PiMZ Logic)
Tracking how COPD affects people with the PiMZ form of alpha-1 anti-trypsin deficiency
📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +4 more US sites · Get directions →
Alpha-1 Anti-trypsin Deficiency (AATD) is a genetic disease with lung and liver disease presentations. Presentations are variable in the heterozygous population, the most predominant genotype being PiMZ.
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)💵 May compensate
Open-label Single-arm Study to Assess the Efficacy of Mirikizumab in Patients With Inflammatory Strictures Due to CD
Testing whether mirikizumab is safe and works for people with Crohn’s strictures
📍 Digestive & Liver Center of Florida · Orlando, FL · +1 more US site · Get directions →
This is an open-label, single-arm, phase 4 study to assess the safety and efficacy of mirikizumab in approximately 60 participants with stricturing CD.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)💵 May compensate
Effect of the Inhaled Triple Therapies Over the Small Airway in Biomass Exposure
Comparing inhaled triple versus double medicines for COPD lung airways after wood smoke exposure
📍 Insituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias "Ismael Cosío Villegas" · Mexico City, Tlalpan · Get directions →
This phase IV randomized controlled clinical trial intend to compare the effect of three close standard inhaled triple therapies and one close standard inhaled double therapy on the small airway in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD-B) and chronic bronchitis without obstruction (BCNO) exposed to wood smoke. The treatment phase duration is of 3 months.
- DepressionAnxiety💵 May compensate
Neuroactive Steroid to Treat Depressed Mood: A Trial for People With HIV
Testing whether pregnenolone pills affect brain function and depression in people with HIV
📍 Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · Get directions →
This study will determine the effects of pregnenolone on brain function, inflammation and depressive symptoms in people with HIV who have depression. Participants in this study will receive a pill of either pregnenolone or placebo, and can stay on their current antidepression medications.
- Kidney disease💵 May compensate
Prevalence of Gastric Motor Dysfunction and Upper GI Symptoms in Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasias
Studying stomach blood-vessel changes in GAVE and related symptoms
📍 Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · Get directions →
The researchers are trying to find out more about Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia (GAVE). This is a condition that affects the blood vessels in the stomach, leading to their enlargement and possible bleeding.
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)💵 May compensate
Behavioral Therapy for Crohn's Disease
Testing talk therapy to help people with Crohn’s disease with mood and stress
📍 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY · +1 more US site · Get directions →
People living with Crohn's disease (CD) experience psychological and emotional symptoms, in addition to known chronic and disabling physical symptoms, which prevent them from living their life to the fullest (flourishing). Depression and anxiety are experienced by 30% of people living with CD and 60% of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients continue to report chronic pain, stress, sleeplessness, and fatigue, even when they are "objectively" in remission.
- Depression💵 May compensate
Measuring Psychomotor Response to L-DOPA Challenge As a Biomarker for Outcomes in Late-Life Depression: a Pilot Feasibility Trial
Testing whether a brain response to L-DOPA can track outcomes in late-life depression
📍 St. Paul's Hospital · Vancouver, British Columbia · Get directions →
Background Adults over the age of 60 with symptoms of major depressive disorder are said to have late-life depression (LLD), a condition that usually decreases a person's quality of life and is associated with other risks like physical frailty and dementia. A common feature of more severe LLD is psychomotor slowing, where a person's ability to think and move are impaired.
- Depression💵 May compensate
Characterization and Treatment of Adolescent Depression
Studying causes, treatments, and brain changes in depressed teens
📍 University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · +2 more US sites · Get directions →
This research study seeks to find causes and treatments of depression in teenagers. The study goals are to increase our knowledge of treatments for depression and understand how the brain changes when teenagers have depression.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)💵 May compensate
Routine vs On-demand ECMO for Lung Transplantation
Comparing routine versus on-demand ECMO during lung transplants for people with COPD
📍 Univeristy of Alberta & Alberta Health Services · Edmonton, Alberta · Get directions →
Lung transplantation is a complex procedure performed in patients with terminal lung disease. The transplant procedure stresses the patient's heart and lungs, which are already taxed by the underlying disease process.
- Depression💵 May compensate
WellPATH-PREVENT: A Mobile Intervention for Middle-Aged and Older Adults Hospitalized for Suicidal Ideation or Attempt
Testing a mobile program to improve emotions and reduce suicide risk after a suicide-related
📍 New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine · New York, NY · +1 more US site · Get directions →
The goal of this project is to test whether WellPATH-PREVENT (a novel, mobile psychosocial intervention) improves a specific aspect of emotion regulation, i.e., cognitive reappraisal ability, and reduces suicide risk in middle-aged and older adults (50-90 years old) who have been discharged after a suicide-related hospitalization (i.e. for suicidal ideation or suicide attempt).
- COPD (chronic lung disease)💵 May compensate
Inter-lobar Fissure Completion in Patients With Failed Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction
Testing a lung procedure to reduce lung trapping in severe COPD
📍 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Boston, MA · Get directions →
The purpose of this protocol is to perform a pilot prospective controlled clinical trial to evaluate the potential role of lung fissure completion with pleural adhesiolysis strategy (experimental intervention) in severe emphysema/COPD patients with failed bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) via the use of endobronchial valves (EBVs) therapy. In select patients, the lung fissure completion with adhesiolysis strategy will be performed by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) guided stapling along the lung fissures to reduce collateral ventilation with adhesions removal and determine whether this experimental strategy will improve outcomes after failed BLVR in patients with severe emphysema/COPD.
- Depression💵 May compensate
Cognitive Rehabilitation for Veterans With MDD-related Cognitive Functioning Deficits
Testing an 8-week brain training program to improve thinking skills in veterans after depression
📍 Portland VA Medical Center · Portland, OR · Get directions →
Individuals with depression often describe difficulties with memory, attention, concentration, and overall cognitive functioning, which can persist even after mood episodes get better, and can affect treatment and health outcomes. The primary objective of this pilot clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a manualized, 8-week, Compensatory Cognitive Training (CCT) intervention for Veterans who received treatment for MDD in the past year and have persistent cognitive functioning deficits.
- Kidney disease💵 May compensate
Enhancing Physical Function in Older Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease
Testing a 12-week resistance training program for older adults with advanced kidney disease
📍 Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Winston-Salem, NC · Get directions →
The goal of this pilot randomized controlled trial is to examine the feasibility and safety of a 12-week high-velocity resistance training (HVRT) intervention in older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 4-5 and to generate preliminary data to inform a future study investigating the efficacy of HVRT for improving muscle power and physical function. Researchers will compare HVRT to an attention control condition consisting of weekly group sessions covering topics on healthy lifestyle.
- Depression💵 May compensate
BTL-699-2 and HPM-6000UF Devices for the Improvement of Depressive Symptoms and Urinary Incontinence in Postpartum and Early Post-Childbirth Women
Testing combined devices to improve depression and urinary leakage after childbirth
📍 Charak Center for Health & Wellness · Garfield Heights, OH · +2 more US sites · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate if the combined treatment with EXOMIND (BTL-699-2) and EMSELLA (HPM-6000UF) devices is able to improve depressive symptoms and urinary incontinence in women who delivered a healthy, singleton infant 2-60 months before enrollment in the study and are aged 22 years and older, but under the age of 60 years. The main question it aims to answer is: Does the combined treatment with EXOMIND (BTL-699-2) and EMSELLA (HPM-6000UF) devices improve depressive symptoms and urinary incontinence?
- COPD (chronic lung disease)💵 May compensate
Neurocognitive and Health Impact of Sleep Apnea in Elderly Veterans With Comorbid COPD
Studying whether sleep apnea together with COPD affects thinking in older veterans
📍 John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, MI · Detroit, MI · Get directions →
Cognitive dysfunction in the aging Veteran population is a growing health concern in the Veterans Health System. It is not known whether OSA coexisting with COPD will enhance the risk for cognitive dysfunction.
- Heart / cardiovascular diseaseKidney disease💵 May compensate
Feasibility of the SCD in Cardiorenal Syndrome Patients Awaiting LVAD
Testing how to carry out a plan in people with heart and kidney disease who are waiting for a heart
📍 University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · Get directions →
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in the US, accounting for 45% of all deaths. Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) is now understood to be a multi-system disease process involving not only the cardiovascular system but also the renal, neuroendocrine, and immune systems.
- Depression💵 $150
Pain and Major Depressive Disorder
Studying whether brain stimulation can reduce pain in people with depression
📍 UCLA Semel Institute · Los Angeles, CA · Get directions →
This study will examine the effects of brain stimulation on pain symptoms associated with Major depressive disorder. This study will enroll 54 Subjects.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)💵 May compensate
Feasibility, Safety and Efficacy of Nebulized Long-Acting Bronchodilators (Formoterol and Revefenacin) vs. Short-Acting Bronchodilators (Albuterol and Ipratropium) in Hospitalized Patients With AECOPD
Testing nebulized long-acting breathing medicines vs usual short-acting ones in hospitalized COPD
📍 University of Tennessee Medical Center · Knoxville, TN · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility, safety and efficacy of a combination of nebulized Formoterol and Revefenacin among patients hospitalized for AECOPD compared with standard-of-care therapy with nebulized Albuterol and Ipratropium.
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)💵 May compensate
Treat-to-Target of Endoscopic Remission in Patients With IBD in Symptomatic Remission
Comparing switching to another immune-suppressing treatment versus staying on current treatment to
📍 Hoag Hospital · Irvine, CA · +21 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness and safety of a strategy of switching to an alternative targeted immunomodulator (TIM) therapy to treat to a target of endoscopic remission, versus continuing index TIM in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis \[UC\]) in symptomatic remission with moderate to severe endoscopic inflammation despite optimization of index TIM in a real-world setting.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)💵 May compensate
Study of Clinical and Patient-reported Outcomes in Adults With Moderate to Severe COPD Treated With Breztri/Trixeo
Studying how adults with COPD feel and how their symptoms change over time
📍 Research Site · Buenos Aires, · Get directions →
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Exacerbations accelerate disease progression and increase the risk of death.