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- Rheumatoid arthritis
Oral Versus Intramuscular Steroid Use to Control Rheumatoid Arthritis Flares
Comparing pills versus shots of steroids to control rheumatoid arthritis flares
📍 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre · Toronto, Ontario · Get directions →
People living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often experience flares-periods where their symptoms suddenly get worse. These flares can cause significant pain, make it harder to move and do daily activities, and lower overall quality of life.
- Lupus (SLE)Rheumatoid arthritis
A Study of CC-97540, CD-19-Targeted Nex-T CAR T Cells, in Participants With Severe, Refractory Autoimmune Diseases (Breakfree-1)
Testing a CD19-targeted CAR T cell treatment in people with severe lupus or rheumatoid arthritis
📍 University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · Aurora, CO · +30 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to establish the tolerability, preliminary efficacy, and pharmacokinetics of CC-97540 in participants with severe, refractory autoimmune diseases (Breakfree-1).
- Rheumatoid arthritis
Advanced Therapeutics in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Tracking how long two rheumatoid arthritis treatments are kept in adults
📍 Rheumatology Clinic, St. Joseph's Health Care · London, Ontario · Get directions →
This study will evaluate the retention rates of two advanced therapies, Tumour Necrosis Factor (TNF) and Janus kinase inhibitor (JAK) in the treatment of adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) over a two year period. It will also examine the ability to embed a clinical trial in a clinical situation using an electronic medical record (EMR).
- Rheumatoid arthritis
A Phase 1/2 Study of NKX019 in Subjects With Immune-Mediated Diseases (Ntrust-2)
Testing how safe and tolerable an immune-cell treatment is for rheumatoid arthritis
📍 Nkarta Investigational Site · Orange, CA · +14 more US sites · Get directions →
This is a Phase 1/2, open-label, multi-center, multi-cohort, non-randomized dose escalation and dose expansion basket study to determine the safety and tolerability of NKX019 (allogeneic CAR NK cells targeting CD19) in participants with autoimmune diseases.
- Rheumatoid arthritis
Study of Single Doses of SBT777101 in Subjects With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Testing how a single dose works and whether it is safe in people with rheumatoid arthritis
📍 Mayo Clinic · Scottsdale, AZ · +8 more US sites · Get directions →
This study will test the safety and effects of SBT777101 when given as a single dose to subjects with rheumatoid arthritis. It is the first study of this treatment being done in humans.
- Rheumatoid arthritis
Study of GS-0151 in Participants With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Testing a study drug in people with rheumatoid arthritis to assess safety
📍 Pinnacle Research Group, LLC · Anniston, AL · +17 more US sites · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical study is to learn more about the study drug GS-0151. The study is done to find how safe, well-tolerated the drug is.
- Rheumatoid arthritis
Imaging of Lymphatic Vessels in People With Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Testing ways to see lymph vessels in people with rheumatoid arthritis
📍 University of Rochester · Rochester, NY · Get directions →
Lymphatic transport was previously examined by these investigators using Near InfraRed Indocyanine Green fluorescence imaging (NIR-ICG) of the upper extremities. They established reliable and reproducible methodologies in RA patients.
- Rheumatoid arthritis
A Study of LY4213663 in Healthy Participants and Participants With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Testing how a treatment called LY4213663 is tolerated and side effects in people with rheumatoid
📍 Pinnacle Research Group, LLC · Anniston, AL · +8 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how well LY4213663 is tolerated and what side effects may occur in healthy participants and participants with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The study drug will be administered either subcutaneously (SC) (under the skin) or intravenously (IV) (into a vein in the arm).
- Rheumatoid arthritis
A Study of AZD0120 in Autoimmune Diseases
Testing safety of a gene-cell treatment in adults with hard-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis
📍 Research Site · Tucson, AZ · +7 more US sites · Get directions →
This trial is a Phase 1b, open-label, multi-center, clinical study of AZD0120, a BCMA/CD19 dual targeting CAR+ T-cell therapy, to evaluate the safety and tolerability in adult participants with systemic sclerosis (SSc), idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM), or difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis (D2T RA).
- 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.
- Lupus (SLE)Rheumatoid arthritis
A Study to Assess Adverse Events, How the Drug Moves Through the Body and Effectiveness of Intravenous Infusions and Subcutaneous Injections of ABBV-519 in Adult Participants With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) or Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Testing side effects, how a medicine works in the body, and how well shots work in adults with lupus
📍 Pinnacle Research Group /ID# 278677 · Anniston, AL · +9 more US sites · Get directions →
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, systemic autoimmune disease characterized by B cell hyperactivity. Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease causing pain, stiffness, swelling and loss of joint function.
- Lupus (SLE)Rheumatoid arthritis
A Clinical Study of MK-1045 in People With Lupus or Rheumatoid Arthritis (MK-1045-004)
Testing a study medicine for safety in people with lupus or rheumatoid arthritis
📍 Gold Coast University Hospital ( Site 1601) · Southport, Queensland · Get directions →
This study looks at a study medicine called MK-1045 in people with lupus and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The main goal of the study is to learn about the safety of MK-1045 and if people tolerate it when they receive it at different dose levels (amounts).
- 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.
- Lupus (SLE)Rheumatoid arthritis
Open-label Single-Center Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Combining Rituximab and AB-101 in B-cell Associated Autoimmune Diseases.
Testing safety and effects of AB-101 with rituximab in lupus and rheumatoid arthritis
📍 IRIS Research and Development, LLC · Plantation, FL · Get directions →
This study will evaluate the safety and activity of AB-101 in combination with rituximab in B-cell associated autoimmune diseases where rituximab is currently FDA approved (e.g., Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Pemphigus Vulgaris (PV), Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA)/microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) as a therapeutic, or is recommended (e.g., in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) as a cornerstone for disease management.
- Lupus (SLE)Rheumatoid arthritis
Study Evaluating Safety, Tolerability, PK/PD of Surovatamig in Adult RA or SLE Participants
Testing the safety and side effects of surovatamig in adults with RA or lupus
📍 Research Site · Birmingham, AL · +4 more US sites · Get directions →
This open-label, Phase I study will assess the safety and tolerability of surovatamig and characterise its PK and PD following subcutaneous administration to participants with RA or SLE.
- 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.
- Rheumatoid arthritis
MAD Study of IA-14069
Testing the safety and dose effects of an oral medicine in healthy people and people with rheumatoid
📍 ICON plc. · Lenexa, KS · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of multiple ascending oral doses of IA-14069 in healthy subjects and in patients with RA on stable dosese of MTX, with preliminary assessment of efficacy in RA patients.
- Obesity / overweightType 2 diabetesHeart / cardiovascular disease
Pioglitazone on Heart Failure in Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Participants
Testing the diabetes medicine pioglitazone in people with type 2 diabetes, obesity, and heart
📍 Texas Diabetes Institute/UH · San Antonio, TX · Get directions →
Our goal of the study is to learn the effects of the diabetes medication named Pioglitazone, in type-2 diabetic obese participants with Heart failure. The main question it aims to answer are: 1.
- 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.
- Lupus (SLE)Rheumatoid arthritisMultiple sclerosis (MS)
Testing an Immunotherapy Anti-cancer Drug, Nivolumab, for Advanced Cancers in Patients With Autoimmune Disorders, AIM-NIVO
Testing nivolumab for side effects and cancer response in people with advanced cancer and autoimmune
📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center · Birmingham, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
This phase Ib trial studies the side effects of nivolumab and to see how well it works alone and in combination with other treatments, such as ipilimumab, cabozantinib, platinum containing therapy, and fluoropyrimidine, in treating patients with autoimmune disorders and cancer that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced), to other places in the body (metastatic) or cannot removed by surgery (unresectable). Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab and ipilimumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread.
- Heart / cardiovascular diseaseDementia / Alzheimer's
Pragmatic Evaluation of Events And Benefits of Lipid-lowering in Older Adults
Testing whether lowering cholesterol in older adults affects heart and memory outcomes
📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +37 more US sites · Get directions →
PREVENTABLE is a multi-center, randomized, parallel group, placebo-controlled superiority study. Participants will be randomized 1:1 to atorvastatin 40 mg or placebo.
- 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).
- Rheumatoid arthritis
Safety of Cultured Allogeneic Adult Umbilical Cord Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Intravenous Infusion for RA
Testing whether an IV infusion of donor stem cells is safe for rheumatoid arthritis
📍 Medical Surgical Associates Center · St John's, · Get directions →
This trial will study the safety and efficacy of intravenous infusion of cultured allogeneic adult umbilical cord derived mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Type 2 diabetesHeart / cardiovascular disease
Effect of Tirzepatide on Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis Using MDCT
Testing tirzepatide to see if it slows plaque buildup in heart arteries in people with type 2
📍 Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor UCLA Medical Center (The Lundquist Institute) · Torrance, CA · Get directions →
A multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group phase IV Study evaluating the effects of tirzepatide on atherosclerotic plaque progression assessed by coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) in participants with a diagnosis of type II Diabetes (T2DM) and atherosclerosis.
- 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.
- Lupus (SLE)Rheumatoid arthritis
A Study to Investigate Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of AZD5492 in Adult Participants With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies or Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Testing how a skin injection affects safety and drug levels in adults with lupus, rheumatoid
📍 Research Site · Anniston, AL · +6 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to measure the safety, tolerability, PK, and PD of AZD5492 administered subcutaneously in adult participants with SLE or IIM or RA Study details include: • The study duration will be a minimum of 180 days in addition to the screening period. Additional follow-up visits may be required up to 12 months from study start.