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- Sickle cell disease
A Phase 1b, Open-Label Study of DISC-3405 in Participants With Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
Testing different doses of DISC-3405 to check safety in sickle cell disease
📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +6 more US sites · Get directions →
This is an open-label, multicenter, within-participant dose-escalation study examining up to 3 dose levels of DISC-3405 and will assess the safety, tolerability, PK, and PD of DISC 3405 in participants with sickle cell disease.
- Heart / cardiovascular diseaseKidney disease
A Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Adults With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and/or Chronic Kidney Disease (ATTAIN-Outcomes)
Testing whether orforglipron changes heart outcomes in adults with heart disease and/or kidney
📍 Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas Bahia Blanca · Bahía Blanca, · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to measure cardiovascular outcomes with orforglipron compared with placebo in participants with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and/or chronic kidney disease (CKD). Participation in the study will last about 5 years.
- 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.
- Type 2 diabetesHigh blood pressure
Polypill for Prevention of Cardiomyopathy
Testing a pill combination to prevent heart muscle disease in people with type 2 diabetes and high
📍 UT Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · Get directions →
This study will investigate the utility of a polypill-based strategy for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and high risk of heart failure (HF), as assessed via the WATCH-DM risk score. Polypill therapy will consist of empagliflozin 12.5 mg, losartan 25, 50 or 100 mg, and finerenone 10 mg daily.
- Sickle cell disease
A Safety, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetic (PK) Study of HBI-002, an Oral Carbon Monoxide (CO) Therapeutic, in Subjects With Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
Testing the safety and how an oral carbon monoxide liquid works in sickle cell disease
📍 Cevaxin - The Panama Clinic · Panama City, · Get directions →
This is a multi-center, open label Phase 2a clinical trial in subjects with sickle cell disease to assess safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of HBI-002, an orally administered liquid containing carbon monoxide (CO), with doses daily for 14 days.
- High blood pressure💵 May compensate
Arterial Ablation for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Its Comorbidities
Testing a device used through a blood-vessel procedure for type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure
📍 Hospital Paitilla Clinicas y Hospitales · Panama City, · Get directions →
This study is assess the safety and performance of the Neurotronic Infusion catheter for treatment of patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) and hypertension.
- Obesity / overweightHigh blood pressure
A Study of LY3971297 in Healthy Participants
Testing side effects and how the body processes an injection in healthy and obese people with high
📍 CenExel ACT · Anaheim, CA · +2 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to measure side effects of LY3971297 injection administered under the skin in healthy participants and obese participants with high blood pressure (BP). Blood tests will be performed to check how much LY3971297 gets into the bloodstream and how long it takes the body to eliminate it.
- Sickle cell disease
The Efficacy and Safety of Rilzabrutinib in Participants Aged 10 to 65 Years With Sickle-cell Disease
Testing rilzabrutinib for safety and effectiveness in sickle-cell disease
📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham- Site Number : 8400003 · Birmingham, AL · +15 more US sites · Get directions →
This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, flexible-adaptive, group-sequential study (Part A), followed by an open-label LTE period (Part B) to investigate the efficacy, and safety of rilzabrutinib in participants with sickle-cell disease (SCD). Study details include: * Study duration: a 52-week double-blind period (Part A), followed by an open-label LTE period (Part B).
- Sickle cell disease
Arginine Therapy for the Treatment of Pain in Children With Sickle Cell Disease
Testing whether extra arginine lowers pain in children with sickle cell
📍 Children's Healthcare fo Atlanta at Hughes Spalding · Atlanta, GA · +1 more US site · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to determine whether giving extra arginine to patients with sickle cell disease seeking treatment for vaso-occlusive painful events (VOE) will decrease pain scores, decrease need for pain medications or decrease length of hospital stay or emergency department visit.
- Sickle cell disease
RH Genotype Matched RBC Transfusions
Testing whether matching donor red blood cells by RH type helps people with sickle cell who need
📍 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · Get directions →
To determine the feasibility and efficacy of matching donor red cells by RH genotype for a cohort of chronically transfused patients with SCD.
- Heart / cardiovascular diseaseHigh blood pressure
EASi-PROTKT™ - A Study to Test Vicadrostat (BI 690517) Taken Together With Empagliflozin in People With Type 2 Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, and Cardiovascular Disease
Testing a drug taken with empagliflozin in adults with type 2 diabetes and heart disease
📍 Pinnacle Research Group, LLC · Anniston, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
This study is open to adults with type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease. People can join the study if they have these conditions and do not have a history of heart failure.
- Sickle cell disease
Transplantation of Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats Modified Hematopoietic Progenitor Stem Cells (CRISPR_SCD001) in Patients With Severe Sickle Cell Disease
Testing a one-time blood stem cell transplant using gene editing for severe sickle cell disease
📍 University of California, Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · +1 more US site · Get directions →
This is an open label, non-randomized, 2-center, phase 1/2 trial of a single infusion of sickle allele modified cluster of differentiation (CD34+) hematopoietic stem progenitor cells (HSPCs) in subjects with in subjects ≥12 years old to 35 years old severe Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). The study will evaluate the hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) using CRISPR/Cas9 edited red blood cells (known as CRISPR\_SCD001 Drug Product).
- 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.
- Obesity / overweightHigh blood pressure
Mitigating the Pro-inflammatory Phenotype of Obesity
Testing whether 4 weeks of a blood pressure medicine can reduce inflammation in people with obesity
📍 University of Kansas Medical Center · Kansas City, KS · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to examine the hypothesize that 4 weeks of sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) inhibition (oral clonidine) will cause a significant reduction in circulating blood concentrations and endothelial cell expression of inflammatory markers (e.g., TNF-α, IL-6). Our study is a prospective study using a randomized, double-blinded design to test 4 weeks of SNA blockade (oral clonidine) compared with a BP-lowering control condition (diuretic, hydrochlorothiazide) or a placebo.
- Sickle cell disease
Cannabidiol in Sickle Cell Disease
Testing twice-daily cannabidiol doses for people with sickle cell disease
📍 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · Manhattan, NY · Get directions →
Randomized, placebo-controlled, double masked, dose finding study of twice daily cannabidiol given at 3 dose levels, 200mg, 400mg, and 600mg, compared to placebo for 4 weeks.
- High blood pressure
A Study Comparing the Clinical Benefit of Finerenone Versus a Fixed Dose Combination (FDC) of Extended-Release Torsemide and Spironolactone in Patients With Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease
Comparing finerenone versus two-fluid pill combination for high blood pressure and chronic kidney
📍 Sarfez Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Vienna, VA · Get directions →
A study Comparing the Clinical Benefit of Finerenone Versus a Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) of Extended-Release Torsemide and Spironolactone in Patients with Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease.
- Sickle cell disease
Gene Editing For Sickle Cell Disease
Testing whether gene editing is safe for people with sickle cell disease
📍 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · Get directions →
This study is being done to test the safety of a new treatment called gene editing in Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) patients and to see if a single dose of this genetically modified cellular product will increase the amount of a certain hemoglobin called fetal hemoglobin (HbF) and help reduce the symptoms of SCD. Primary Objective * To assess the safety of autologous infusion of clustered regularly interspaced palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/ CRISPR associated protein (Cas9)-edited CD34+ hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) in patients with severe SCD.
- Sickle cell disease
Study of a Single Dose of a 21-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Children and Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease
Testing a single pneumococcal vaccine dose in children with sickle cell disease
📍 Site # 8400006 · Atlanta, GA · +4 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to measure whether PCV21 vaccine (investigational pneumococcal vaccine) is safe and can help the body to develop germ-fighting agents called "antibodies" (immunogenicity) compared with 20vPCV (licensed pneumococcal vaccine) when given as a single dose to children aged 2 to 17 years with sickle cell disease who had received or not a previous vaccination with pneumococcal conjugate or pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine.
- Obesity / overweightHeart / cardiovascular disease💵 May compensate
Prevention of Progression of Prediabetes, Obesity and CV Risk
Testing ways to stop prediabetes and obesity from getting worse
📍 University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · Get directions →
The investigators are studying how to help people with prediabetes (Pre-DM) and obesity. The goal is to use new and affordable treatments to bring blood sugar levels back to normal and help participants to lose weight.
- Obesity / overweightHeart / cardiovascular disease
Evaluating the Impact of Maridebart Cafraglutide on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Participants With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Overweight or Obesity
Testing whether maridebart cafraglutide lowers heart risks in people with heart disease and obesity
📍 Alliance For Multispecialty Research - Daphne · Daphne, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
The primary objective of this trial is to demonstrate that maridebart cafraglutide is superior to placebo when given as an adjunct to standard of care with respect to reducing cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality.
- Obesity / overweightHeart / cardiovascular disease💵 May compensate
Maridebart Cafraglutide in Heart Failure With Preserved or Mildly Reduced Ejection Fraction and Obesity
Testing maridebart cafraglutide with standard care to reduce heart failure events in obese people
📍 University of Alabama Saint Vincent's Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
This trial will examine if maridebart cafraglutide as an adjunct to standard of care will lead to a reduction in heart failure (HF) events such as HF hospitalizations and urgent HF visits, cardiovascular (CV) deaths and improvement in HF symptoms in participants with HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and HF with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) who are obese. This is a phase 3, global, multicenter, 2-part trial with a double-blind period and an open-label extension (OLE).
- Obesity / overweightHeart / cardiovascular disease
A Research Study to Look at How Well NNC0487-0111 Works Compared to Placebo in People With Heart Failure and Obesity
Testing how well NNC0487-0111 works versus placebo in heart failure with excess body weight
📍 Advanced Cardiovascular, LLC · Alexander City, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
This study is being done to look at the safety and effect of NNC0487-0111 in people with Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) or Heart Failure with mildly reduced Ejection Fraction (HFmrEF) and excess body weight when compared to placebo. The purpose of this clinical study is to find out if NNC0487-0111 is safe and effective for treating people who have HFpEF or HFmrEF and excess body weight.
- Obesity / overweightHigh blood pressureCOPD (chronic lung disease)
Feasibility of Semaglutide in Advanced Lung Disease
Testing whether semaglutide can be given safely to people with advanced lung disease
📍 University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine · Philadelphia, PA · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether semaglutide, an FDA-approved treatment for diabetes and obesity, is feasible and tolerable in patients with advanced lung disease. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: 1.
- Sickle cell disease
A Research Study Looking at Long-term Treatment With Etavopivat in People With Sickle Cell Disease or Thalassaemia
Testing long-term treatment with a new medicine for sickle cell or thalassaemia
📍 Univ of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +38 more US sites · Get directions →
Etavopivat is a new medicine under development for treating blood disorders like sickle cell disease and thalassaemia. Sickle cell disease and thalassaemia are inherited blood disorders that affect haemoglobin.
- Sickle cell disease
A Study to Evaluate BMS-986470 in Healthy Volunteers and Participants With Sickle Cell Disease
Testing how BMS-986470 affects the body and safety in sickle cell disease
📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +18 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, pH and food effect, and preliminary efficacy of BMS-986470 in healthy volunteers and participants with sickle cell disease.
- Sickle cell disease
Partial Stem Cell Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease From Matched Donors
Testing a partial stem cell transplant from matched donors for severe sickle cell disease or
📍 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD · Get directions →
This is a non-ablative (partial) stem cell transplant for patients with severe sickle cell disease or beta-thalassemia requiring red cell transfusions. The intensity of the transplant is slightly increased from our previous transplant regimens.
- Sickle cell disease
Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Escalating Doses of Fostamatinib in Subjects With Stable Sickle Cell Disease
Testing how safe escalating doses of fostamatinib are in people with stable sickle cell disease
📍 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD · Get directions →
Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic disease that causes the body to produce abnormal ( sickled ) red blood cells. SCD can cause anemia and life-threatening complications in the lungs, heart, kidney, and nerves.
- Sickle cell disease
Hematopoietic Stem Cell BCL11A Enhancer Gene Editing for Severe β-Hemoglobinopathies
Testing gene editing in stem cells for severe sickle cell disease
📍 Boston Children's Hospital · Boston, MA · Get directions →
A promising approach for the treatment of genetic diseases is called gene therapy. Gene therapy is a relatively new field of medicine that uses genetic material (mostly DNA) from the patient to treat his or her own disease.
- Heart / cardiovascular disease
COLchicine and Non-enteric Coated Aspirin in the Cardiovascular Outcomes Trial of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Testing colchicine and plain aspirin, alone or together, for heart outcomes in high-risk type 2
📍 Curtin University · Bentley, Western Australia · Get directions →
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of colchicine and non-enteric coated aspirin, combined or alone, to improve cardiovascular outcomes in high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes.
- Sickle cell disease
SCD Stem Cell Mobilization and Apheresis Using Motixafortide
Testing whether motixafortide is safe and can raise stem cells in people with sickle cell disease
📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +2 more US sites · Get directions →
This study is being done to see if the study drug, motixafortide, is safe in participants with sickle cell disease (SCD). Investigators also want to see if the drug will help the body increase the number of stem cells that can be collected for possible future transplant use.
- Sickle cell disease
A Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Crizanlizumab (5 mg/kg) Compared With Placebo in Adolescent and Adult Sickle Cell Disease Patients Who Experience Frequent Vaso-Occlusive Crises (SPARKLE)
Testing a drug infusion versus placebo to treat frequent pain crises in sickle cell disease
📍 University Of Alabama · Birmingham, AL · +13 more US sites · Get directions →
A phase III, multi-center, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study to assess efficacy and safety of crizanlizumab (5 mg/kg) versus placebo, with or without hydroxyurea/hydroxycarbamide therapy, in adolescent and adult Sickle Cell Disease patients with frequent vaso-occlusive crises.
- Type 2 diabetesHeart / cardiovascular disease
FES Cycling With BFR in the Spinal Cord Injury Population
Testing a cycling exercise program with added arm-leg pressure for people with spinal cord injury
📍 Lyndhurst Centre · Toronto, Ontario · Get directions →
Cardiometabolic Disease (CMD) is the silent killer within the spinal cord injury/disease (SCI/D) population. Many SCI/D patients' initial CMD presentation is with a heart attack, stroke, or sudden cardiac death, highlighting the need for interventions to reduce CMD risk.
- Sickle cell disease
Study of Panobinostat (LBH589) in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
Testing the safety and effects of panobinostat in adults with sickle cell disease
📍 Augusta University · Augusta, GA · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical research study is to find out about the safety and effects of a drug called panobinostat when given to adults with sickle cell disease. Panobinostat is a pan histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor.
- Obesity / overweightHeart / cardiovascular disease
Mechanisms of Semaglutide Therapy in Heart Failure Patients
Testing how semaglutide works in people with heart failure and obesity
📍 Greenstone Biosciences · Palo Alto, CA · +1 more US site · Get directions →
Semaglutide is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, primarily used for treatment of type-2 diabetes mellitus. GLP-1 receptors are present on pancreatic islet β-cells, δ-cells and α-cells.
- Sickle cell disease
A Phase I/II Study of ITU512 in Healthy Participants and Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
Testing how a new medicine works in healthy people and sickle cell patients
📍 University of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +5 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and preliminary food effect of ITU512 as well as the fetal hemoglobin (HbF)-inducing capacity of ITU512. This will be the first evaluation of the potential therapeutic effect of ITU512 in healthy participants and patients with sickle cell disease (SCD).
- Obesity / overweightHigh blood pressure
Understanding the Health Effect of a Bioactive Peptide From Egg: A Pilot Study
Testing how an egg-derived peptide affects health in people with obesity and high blood pressure
📍 University of Alberta · Edmonton, Alberta · Get directions →
Bioactive peptides derived from food proteins show potential for improving human health. One of such promising peptides is namely IRW made from egg white hydrolysate and composed of three peptides.
- Sickle cell disease
Reduced Intensity Conditioning and Familial HLA-Mismatched BMT for Non-Malignant Disorders
Testing a bone marrow transplant with lower-intensity treatment for kids with sickle cell and
📍 Yale School of Medicine · New Haven, CT · +3 more US sites · Get directions →
This study is designed to estimate the efficacy and toxicity of familial HLA mismatched bone marrow transplants in patients with non-malignant disease who are less than 21 years of age and could benefit from the procedure.
- Sickle cell disease
A Study to Evaluate How Well Etavopivat Works in People With Sickle Cell Disease
Testing how well etavopivat lowers painful sickle cell crises and organ damage
📍 Uni of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
This study is conducted to confirm whether etavopivat works well at reducing the number of Vaso-occlusive crisis VOCs (sickle cell pain crises) caused by obstructions in blood vessels in adults and adolescents living with sickle cell disease. The study will also evaluate how well etavopivat can reduce the damage to different organs, improve your exercise tolerance and reduce fatigue in people with sickle cell disease.The participants will either get etavopivat or placebo.
- Sickle cell disease
Methylphenidate to Address Attention and Executive Deficits Among Children With Sickle Cell Disease
Testing whether children with sickle cell disease can take daily ADHD medicine and monitoring its
📍 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to determine if patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) can consistently take a drug called Methylphenidate (MPH) daily, once a day for 4 weeks to help with any thinking, attention or schoolwork problems and if they have any side effects. The study will assess any thinking or attention problems participants may have both before taking this drug and after.
- Heart / cardiovascular disease💵 May compensate
Canagliflozin Targeting Vascular Inflammation
Testing canagliflozin to reduce blood vessel inflammation in cardiovascular disease
📍 University of Ottawa Heart Institute · Ottawa, Ontario · Get directions →
CANTOR SING is a pilot single center double blinded randomized study. The investigators will compare the effect of canagliflozin (300 mg daily - intervention arm) vs.
- Sickle cell disease
Ruxolitinib-Enhanced Haplo HCT for Children and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease
Testing if adding ruxolitinib lowers graft failure after transplant in children with sickle cell
📍 Children's Hospital of Colorado · Aurora, CO · +3 more US sites · Get directions →
This trial will determine whether adding ruxolitinib to a reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) regimen reduces the rate of graft failure following haploidentical (haplo) hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) for children and young adults with sickle cell disease (SCD). This study will enroll and treat up to 24 participants.
- Heart / cardiovascular disease
Combined Dose-Finding and CV Outcomes Study With CSL300 (Clazakizumab) in Adult Subjects With ESKD Undergoing Dialysis (POSIBIL6ESKD)
Testing a medicine to see its cardiovascular effects in adults on dialysis
📍 Nephrology of North Alabama · Decatur, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
This is a two-part, phase 2b and phase 3 combined prospective, interventional, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Part 1: Phase 2b is a dose-finding study for CSL300 vs placebo.
- High blood pressureKidney disease
A Phase III Renal Outcomes and Cardiovascular Mortality Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Baxdrostat in Combination With Dapagliflozin in Participants With Chronic Kidney Disease and High Blood Pressure
Testing the effects and safety of a drug combo on kidney and heart death in people with chronic
📍 Research Site · Fairhope, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
International, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled and Event-driven study to assess efficacy, safety and Tolerability of Baxdrostat in combination with Dapagliflozin on renal outcomes and cardiovascular mortality in participants with chronic kidney disease and high blood pressure
- Obesity / overweightHigh blood pressure
Impact of Semaglutide Withdrawal on Cardiometabolic Profile and Physiology of Energy Balance: Recovery Effects After Semaglutide Termination
Studying what happens to heart health and weight after stopping a weight-loss drug in people with
📍 Leadership Sinai Centre for Diabetes · Toronto, Ontario · Get directions →
Semaglutide is a medication from the class of drugs called glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists that promote weight loss. There is little clinical data on the best strategy to achieve weight maintenance following weight reduction induced by semaglutide.
- Obesity / overweightHeart / cardiovascular diseaseHigh blood pressure
Metabolic Effects of Angiotensin-(1-7)
Testing how angiotensin-(1-7) affects body metabolism in obesity
📍 Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN · Get directions →
The overall purpose of this study is to learn more about the metabolic effects of angiotensin-(1-7) in the insulin resistant state associated with obesity. Pharmacologic approaches to increase angiotensin-(1-7) levels or its actions are currently in development for treatment of metabolic-related diseases such as obesity and type II diabetes, based on findings from animal studies.
- Heart / cardiovascular diseaseHigh blood pressureCOPD (chronic lung disease)
: Vascular Function in Health and Disease
Studying how blood vessel function works in health and diseases like heart problems, high blood
📍 George E Wahlen VA Medical Center · Salt Lake City, UT · Get directions →
Many control mechanisms exist which successfully match the supply of blood with the metabolic demand of various tissues under wide-ranging conditions. One primary regulator of vasomotion and thus perfusion to the muscle tissue is the host of chemical factors originating from the vascular endothelium and the muscle tissue, which collectively sets the level of vascular tone.
- Sickle cell disease
Haploidentical Transplantation With Pre-Transplant Immunosuppressive Therapy for Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
Testing a new transplant plan using immune-suppressing treatment before a blood stem cell transplant
📍 City of Hope Medical Center · Duarte, CA · Get directions →
This is a study to evaluate the safety and toxicity of a treatment regimen consisting of 2 cycles of pre-transplant immunosuppressive therapy followed by myeloablative preparative regimen and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from a haploidentical donor in patients with sickle cell disease. The overall goal of this study is to expand the donor pool for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in sickle cell disease using haploidentical donors, and to develop a non-toxic, myeloablative regimen, with the goal of achieving a consistent donor chimerism utilizing pre-transplant immunosuppressive therapy.
- Sickle cell disease
T-Cell Depleted Alternative Donor Bone Marrow Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) and Other Anemias
Testing whether using mismatched donor stem cells works for severe sickle cell disease and other
📍 Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC · Pittsburgh, PA · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to evaluate what effect, if any, mismatched unrelated volunteer donor and/or haploidentical related donor stem cell transplant may have on severe sickle cell disease and other transfusion dependent anemias. By using mismatched unrelated volunteer donor and/or haploidentical related donor stem cells, this study will increase the number of patients who can undergo a stem cell transplant for their specified disease.
- Sickle cell disease
A Study of Nicotinamide With Oral Tetrahydrouridine and Decitabine to Treat High Risk Sickle Cell Disease
Testing how oral medicines may help people with high-risk sickle cell disease
📍 University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine · Chicago, IL · Get directions →
A randomized control trial in 20 subjects with sickle cell disease comparing oral THU-decitabine to nicotinamide and in combination (THU, decitabine and nicotinamide).
- High blood pressureCOPD (chronic lung disease)Asthma
Hyperpolarized 129Xe MR Imaging of Lung Function in Healthy Volunteers and Subjects With Pulmonary Disease
Testing a lung scan method using hyperpolarized oxygen gas MRI in healthy and people with COPD or
📍 University of Kansas Medical Center · Kansas City, KS · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate the usefulness of hyperpolarized (HP) 129Xe gas MRI for regional assessment of pulmonary function.
- Heart / cardiovascular disease
Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Treatment of Various Chronic and Acute Conditions
Testing stem cell treatment for safety and effects on heart disease
📍 Southern California Hospital at Culver City / Southern California Hospital at Hollywood / Multiple US-based Sub-Investigator Sites · Culver City, CA · Get directions →
This multi-arm, multi-site study investigates the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of stem cell therapy for the treatment of various acute and chronic conditions. Clinically observed initial findings and an extensive body of research indicate regenerative treatments are both safe and effective for the treatment of multiple conditions.
- Heart / cardiovascular diseaseHigh blood pressure
Sympathetic-vascular Dysfunction in Obesity and Insulin Resistance (Vitamin C Study)
Studying how vitamin C affects blood vessel function in obese adults with insulin resistance and
📍 University of Kansas Medical Center · Kansas City, KS · Get directions →
The main purpose of research is to examine and understanding the development of hypertension in obese adults with insulin resistance. Findings from our studies will identify unique mechanisms that can be targeted to limit increases in vascular dysfunction and reduce the excessively high prevalence of hypertension and risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD).
- Sickle cell disease
Gene Correction in Autologous CD34+ Hematopoietic Stem Cells (HbS to HbA) to Treat Severe Sickle Cell Disease
Testing gene correction in a person’s own blood-forming stem cells for severe sickle cell disease
📍 Children's Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · +5 more US sites · Get directions →
This study is a first-in-human, single-arm, open-label Phase I/II study of nula-cel in approximately 15 participants, diagnosed with severe Sickle Cell Disease. The primary objective is to evaluate safety of the treatment in this patient population, as well as preliminary efficacy and pharmacodynamic data.
- Heart / cardiovascular diseaseDepression
Behavioral Activation Delivered Via Home-based Telehealth to Improve Functioning in Cardiovascular Disease Patients Recently Discharged From Inpatient Care
Testing home-based telehealth therapy to improve daily functioning in people with heart disease and
📍 Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC · Charleston, SC · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate whether Behavioral Activation for depression delivered via home based telehealth (BA-HT) is effective in improving social and role functioning in Veterans recently discharged from Cardiovascular disease (CVD-related) inpatient care. Eligible participants will receive either (1) twelve sessions of BA-HT or (2) standard best practices post CVD hospitalization care.
- Sickle cell disease
PET Imaging of Vaso-Occlusive Crisis (VOC) in SCD
Using PET scans to find blood vessel blockage markers in sickle cell disease
📍 UPMC · Pittsburgh, PA · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to find objective biomarkers of vaso-occlusion (blood vessel blockage) in people with SCD. Using information from earlier studies and work being done, researchers have developed a strategy to image VOC, using positron emission tomography (PET).
- Obesity / overweightHeart / cardiovascular diseaseHigh blood pressure
PRECISION-BP: Precision Chronopharamacotherapy Targeting NP-RAAS-BP Rhythm Axis
Testing timing of blood pressure medicines in people with obesity and high blood pressure
📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · Get directions →
Obese individuals have a higher prevalence of nocturnal hypertension and non-dipping blood pressure (BP). These conditions are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) events and death.
- Obesity / overweightHigh blood pressure
Sympathetic Mechanisms in Obesity-Crossover Design
Testing whether blocking sympathetic nerves after 2 weeks changes blood sugar in obese adults with
📍 Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN · Get directions →
We will study obese hypertensive subjects in a randomized, crossover study to determine if two weeks sympathetic blockade improves endogenous glucose production. Subjects will be studied on 3 different occasions after two weeks of receiving either placebo, amlodipine (vasodilator arm) or moxonidine (study arm).
- Sickle cell disease
A Phase 2/3 Study in Adult and Adolescent Participants With SCD
Testing safety and how well a treatment works for sickle cell in teens and adults
📍 Smilow Cancer Hospital · New Haven, CT · +23 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, efficacy, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of osivelotor.
- Sickle cell disease
Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of a Single Dose of CTX001 in Participants With Transfusion-Dependent β-Thalassemia and Severe Sickle Cell Disease
Testing the safety and effectiveness of a one-time gene-edited cell treatment for severe sickle cell
📍 New York Presbyterian Hospital - Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital · New York, NY · +2 more US sites · Get directions →
This is a single-dose, open-label study in participants with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia (TDT) or severe sickle cell disease (SCD). The study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of autologous CRISPR-Cas9 modified CD34+ human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (hHSPCs) using CTX001.
- Heart / cardiovascular diseaseKidney disease
Effect of Dapagliflozin on Metabolomics and Cardiac Mechanics in Chronic Kidney Disease
Testing dapagliflozin with standard care on heart and lung function and blood metabolites in chronic
📍 Northwestern University · Chicago, IL · Get directions →
The goal of this study is to better understand the effects of a sodium-glucose transport protein 2 inhibitor, dapagliflozin, added on to standard of care on heart and lung function and circulating metabolites (substances created when our bodies break down food, drugs, or its own tissues) in patients with chronic kidney disease.