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- DepressionAnxiety
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Adolescents and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease
Testing whether therapy sessions can help teens and young adults with sickle cell cope with
📍 Children's Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · Get directions →
The current study seeks to build on previous research that demonstrates the efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in combating stigma by investigating the feasibility and acceptability of a protocol to support Black adolescents and young adults in coping with race related stress. The study will consist of a small, purposeful, non-randomized sample (N = 30) of clients enrolled into a 10-session Acceptance and Commitment Therapy group.
- Kidney disease
A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Therapeutic Activity of GI-102 As a Single Agent and in Combination with Conventional Anti-cancer Drugs, Pembrolizumab or Trastuzumab Deruxtecan(T-DXd) in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors (KEYNOTE-G08)
Testing the safety and tumor effects of GI-102 alone and with cancer drugs in people with advanced
📍 Mayo Clinic in Arizona · Scottsdale, AZ · +4 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and therapeutic activity of GI-102 as a single agent and in combination with conventional anti-cancer drugs, pembrolizumab or trastuzumab deruxtecan(T-DXd) over a range of advanced and/or metastatic solid tumors.
- Depression
Alpha-Amino-3-Hydroxy-5-Methyl-4- Isoxazole Propionic Acid Receptor Components of the Anti-Depressant Ketamine Response
Testing whether a brain receptor change affects ketamine’s effect on depression
📍 Yale University · New Haven, CT · Get directions →
The proposed study will assess the combined effect of perampanel and ketamine on the anti-depressant response in individuals with treatment resistant depression. The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that stimulation of Alpha-Amino-3-Hydroxy-5-Methyl-4- Isoxazole Propionic Acid receptors (AMPAR) is critical to the anti-depressant response of ketamine.
- Dementia / Alzheimer'sParkinson's disease
Phase 2 Trial of Tributyrin in People With Parkinson's Disease and Cognitive Impairments
Testing whether a tributyrin supplement helps memory, thinking, and balance in adults with Parkinson
📍 Domino's Farms · Ann Arbor, MI · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if taking a tributyrin supplement works to improve memory and thinking and walking and balance in adults with Parkinson disease Parkinson disease dementia. It will also learn about the safety of tributyrin supplementation.
- Parkinson's disease
Virtual tES Device Treatment for Parkinson's Disease Motor Symptoms
Testing a non-invasive brain stimulation device to improve Parkinson’s movement problems
📍 U LLC Headquarters · Cleveland, OH · Get directions →
This study tests a new, non-invasive brain stimulation device called Sphere V3.0 to help improve movement problems in people with Parkinson's disease. The device delivers gentle electrical signals to the scalp using small electrodes placed on the head.
- Depression
Study of the Safety, Tolerability, Electrophysiological Effects and Efficacy of DMT in Humans
Testing how dimethyltryptamine affects safety and depression symptoms
📍 Biological Studies Unit at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Yale School of Medicine, · West Haven, CT · Get directions →
The goal of this phase 1 study is to investigate the safety and efficacy of dimethyltryptamine (DMT) in individuals with depression and healthy controls. We hypothesize that administration of DMT will result in decreases in depression, associated symptoms, and neuroplastic changes in depressed subjects.
- Parkinson's disease
First-in-Human Study of ALN-SNCA in Adult Participants With Early Parkinson's Disease (PD)
Testing an experimental treatment for early Parkinson’s disease in adults
📍 Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital · Montreal, Quebec · Get directions →
This study is researching an experimental drug called ALN-SNCA (called "study drug"). The study is focused on people with early Parkinson's disease, a disorder of the nervous system that affects movement.
- Depression
Feasibility and Safety of Ketamine for Suicidal Patients in the Emergency Department
Testing whether a low-dose ketamine IV treatment is safe and workable in the ER for people with
📍 University of Kansas Strawberry Hill Campus · Kansas City, KS · +1 more US site · Get directions →
There is currently no readily available pharmacologic intervention for suicidal ideation, a true psychiatric emergency, in the Emergency Department (ED). Investigators aim to trial low-dose, intravenous ketamine, a drug with well-established use in treatment-resistant depression, for patients who present to the ED with suicidal ideation.
- Parkinson's disease
A Study to Evaluate Feasibility, Safety, and Clinical Responses of Implanting Autologous Peripheral Nerve Tissue Into the Brain for Non-motor or Motor Symptoms in Patients With Parkinson's Disease Undergoing DBS Surgery
Testing whether implanting a patient’s own nerve tissue during DBS surgery is safe in Parkinson’s
📍 University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY · Get directions →
The investigators propose a Phase I single surgical-center, double-blinded randomized parallel clinical trial involving bilateral autologous peripheral nerve tissue (PNT) delivery into the NBM or the alternate target also affecting cognition in this population, the substantia nigra (SN), to address "repair cell" support of these areas. Twenty-four participants with idiopathic Parkinson's Disease (PD) who have selected, qualified and agreed to receive as standard of care deep brain stimulation (DBS) will be enrolled and randomly allocated to receive bilateral PNT deployment to either the NBM or SN at the time of DBS surgery.
- Depression
Effects of Acute Exercise and Ibuprofen on Symptoms, Immunity, and Neural Circuits in Bipolar Depression
Testing how one-time exercise and ibuprofen affect bipolar depression symptoms
📍 Laureate Institute for Brain Research · Tulsa, OK · Get directions →
This is a 2x2, within-subjects, cross-over trial to test the anti-depressant effects of acute exercise in 20 participants with bipolar depression. Participants will complete four experimental sessions, two with an exercise challenge and two with a resting control condition in a counterbalanced order.
- DepressionAnxiety
ACT for Individuals With MNCD and Their Care Partners
Testing acceptance commitment therapy for depression and anxiety in dementia
📍 Texas Tech University Plaza Building · Lubbock, TX · Get directions →
This project aims to implement and evaluate a dyadic intervention (i.e., acceptance commitment therapy) for persons with AD/ADRD and their care partners. We hypothesize the intervention will be feasible, acceptable, and show preliminary efficacy of the dyadic interveniotns.
- Depression
RCT of Psilocybin-assisted CBT for Depression
Testing psilocybin with cognitive-behavioral therapy for depression
📍 UCLA Semel Institute · Los Angeles, CA · Get directions →
The primary objectives of this clinical investigation are to (1) determine the acceptability and feasibility of joining psilocybin-assisted therapy with cognitive-behavioral therapy (PA-CBT) for patients with depression, (2) optimize CBT to most effectively integrate the psilocybin experience with psychotherapy and (3) examine the clinical benefit of psilocybin as an adjunct to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for major depressive disorder. This study is a randomized, two-arm, fixed dose trial that will test the feasibility, acceptability, and participant and therapist adherence to PA-CBT.
- Kidney disease
A Study to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability, and Preliminary Efficacy With AION-301 Administered by Intravenous Infusion Compared With Placebo Administered by Intravenous Infusion Investigational Intervention in Participants Aged 35 to 75 Years of Age With Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
Testing the safety of an intravenous medicine in adults with chronic kidney disease
📍 SouthCoast Research Center, Inc. · Miami, FL · +1 more US site · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the safety (good or bad) of giving two AION-301 intravenous (IV) infusions, in adults with Stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). It will also help to learn if AION-301 reduces the symptoms of CKD and/or progression.
- Depression
Psilocybin for Treatment-Resistant Depression in Autism
Testing psilocybin plus talk therapy for depression in autistic adults
📍 Centre for Addiction and Mental Health · Toronto, Ontario · Get directions →
We propose a first-of-its-kind open-label clinical trial to investigate the feasibility, tolerability, and safety of administering psilocybin in autistic adults with treatment-resistant depression (TRD). In this study, 20 participants (intellectually able and fluent-speech adults) with autism and co-occurring TRD will receive around 20 hours of manualized psychotherapy that has previously been used with psilocybin (Agin-Liebes et al., 2020).
- Kidney disease
Intradialytic Exercise Combined With Creatine Monohydrate in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Hemodialysis.
Testing whether exercise during dialysis and creatine help people with chronic kidney disease
📍 IMSS-Bienestar State Haemodialysis Centre · Colima, Coliima · Get directions →
This study aims to evaluate the effects of creatine monohydrate supplementation and an intradialytic exercise program on body composition, biochemical parameters, and functional capacity in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. The study will compare the independent and combined effects of these interventions over an 8-week period to determine their potential benefits in this patient population.
- Depression
DBS for Depression
Testing whether deep brain stimulation is safe and feasible for severe depression that hasn’t
📍 Zucker Hillside Hospital · Queens, NY · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical trial is to demonstrate the feasibility and safety of deep brain stimulation in treatment resistant depression. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is deep brain stimulation effective in treating treatment resistant depression?
- Depression
Adjunctive Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Treatment-resistant Bipolar Depression
Testing whether donor stem cells are safe and helpful for hard-to-treat bipolar depression
📍 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · Houston, TX · Get directions →
The overall objective of the investigators is to assess the therapeutic efficacy and tolerability of Allogeneic Bone Marrow Derived Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSCs) isolated from hematogenous bone marrow for treatment of treatment-resistant bipolar depression patient (TRBD).
- Kidney disease
A Study of Eloralintide (LY3841136) in Participants With Renal Impairment and in Participants With Normal Renal Function
Testing how a diabetes medicine in the bloodstream changes in kidney disease
📍 Floridian Clinical Research, LLC · Miami Lakes, FL · +1 more US site · Get directions →
The purpose of the study is to assess the amount of Eloralintide (LY3841136) that reaches the bloodstream and the time it takes for the body to get rid of it when given to participants with renal (kidney) impairment and to healthy participants. The study drug will be administered subcutaneously (SC) (under the skin).
- Depression
Pharmacologic Augmentation of TMS for Depression With D-serine
Testing whether adding D-serine to TMS sessions helps depression
📍 McLean Hospital · Belmont, MA · Get directions →
The goal of this study is to test whether combining D-serine with 30 treatments of a) iTBS and b) 18-Hz protocols will enhance clinical outcomes compared to rTMS with placebo (i.e., sugar pill). The investigators hypothesize that NMDA receptor activation via D-serine combined with repeated sessions of rTMS will produce greater clinical outcomes than iTBS with placebo and 18-Hz with placebo.
- Parkinson's disease
A Study of LY4006896 in Healthy Participants and Participants With Parkinson's Disease
Testing an IV medicine in healthy people and people with Parkinson’s
📍 Collaborative Neuroscience Network - CNS · Los Alamitos, CA · +11 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to generate evidence of the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of IV LY4006896 compared with placebo in healthy participants and participants with Parkinson's disease.
- Depression
Neural Response to Inflammatory Challenge in Major Depressive Disorder
Testing brain and immune responses to an inflammation trigger in depression
📍 Laureate Institute for Brain Research · Tulsa, OK · Get directions →
This is a parallel group, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study. Participants with MDD (n=90) and HC (n=90) will be randomly assigned (2:1) to receive either lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (0.8ng/kg of body weight) or placebo (same volume of 0.9% saline) administered as an intravenous bolus.
- Parkinson's disease💵 May compensate
SAD Study in Patients With Parkinson's Disease and Motor Fluctuations
Testing a single dose of SER-252 in people with Parkinson’s disease
📍 Rocky Mountain Clinical Research · Englewood, CO · +3 more US sites · Get directions →
This is a randomized, placebo-controlled, single ascending dose (SAD) study of SER-252 in participants with Parkinson's Disease (PD) and motor fluctuations.
- Kidney disease
Inflammation REduction to Prevent cArdiovascular Injury in Renal Disease (REPAIR)
Testing a daily anti-inflammatory medicine to reduce heart and blood vessel injury in people with
📍 University of Alberta Hospital · Edmonton, Alberta · Get directions →
Phase 1 basket trial including 2 open-label single-arm cohorts: REPAIR CKD cohort and REPAIR Dialysis cohort. Open label colchicine 0.3 mg daily for 8 weeks followed, in patients who tolerated the 0.3 mg dose, by forced titration to 0.6 mg daily for 8 weeks.
- DepressionAnxiety
Open-Label Psilocybin Study in Transdiagnostic Population
Testing psilocybin for safety and symptom changes in people with depression or anxiety
📍 Connecticut Mental Health Center - Yale School of Medicine · New Haven, CT · Get directions →
The primary objective of this study is to investigate the safety, feasibility, and tolerability of psilocybin treatment in individuals with functional impairment due to psychiatric symptoms. The secondary objective of this study is to determine whether individuals with functional impairments due to psychiatric symptoms will experience statistically significant symptom reduction and functional improvement from baseline symptom measurements (Visit 3) to 1-week (Visit 7), 4-weeks (Visit 8), and 6-weeks (Visit 9) post dosing.
- Kidney disease
Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the 10 GE Xenokidney in Patients With ESRD
Testing a GE xenokidney transplant in people with ESRD for safety and effectiveness
📍 Northwestern Memorial Hospital · Chicago, IL · +1 more US site · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the 10 GE Xenokidney in patients with ESRD who are either not eligible for conventional allogeneic kidney transplantation (Group 1) or are on an Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) kidney transplant waitlist, but are more likely to die or go untransplanted within 5 years than receive a kidney transplant (Group 2). The study consists of xenotransplantation followed by a 24-week Post-transplant Follow up Period (Part A) to evaluate the efficacy and safety objectives followed by a Long-term Follow-up Period (Part B) to evaluate participant survival, 10 GE Xenokidney survival, and screening for zoonotic infections.
- DepressionAnxiety
Use of a Generative AI (Gen-AI) Chatbot for Anxiety and Depression Among Persons With Cannabis Use
Testing a chatbot to support people using cannabis with anxiety or depression
📍 46 Centerra Parkway, Suite 300, Office #333S · Lebanon, NH · Get directions →
This study tests a chatbot called Therabot-CALM to help people who use cannabis with anxiety and/or low mood. Participants will do questionnaires, try the chatbot for 4 weeks, and join virtual interviews to give feedback on how usable and helpful it feels. The goal is to see if the chatbot is acceptable to users and can improve symptoms.
- Parkinson's disease
Safety of Cultured Allogeneic Adult Umbilical Cord Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes for Parkinson's Disease
Testing the safety and effectiveness of nose drops made from donor stem cell exosomes for
📍 Medical Surgical Associates Center · St John's, · Get directions →
This trial will study the safety and efficacy of intranasal instillation of cultured allogeneic adult umbilical cord derived mesenchymal stem cell exosomes for the treatment of Parkinson's Disease
- Depression
Neurobiological Effects of Psilocybin in Treatment Resistant Bipolar Depression
Testing how psilocybin affects the brain in people with hard-to-treat bipolar depression
📍 Toronto Western Hospital - University Health Network · Toronto, Ontario · Get directions →
This study is an open-label, single-arm, proof-of-concept study, wherein treatment resistant bipolar depression (TRBD) participants will receive one 25 mg dose of oral psilocybin accompanied by preparatory, monitoring, and integration psychotherapy sessions (psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy, or PAP). Using fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging), the findings of this study will provide data on the neurobiological mechanism of psilocybin in TRBD.
- Kidney disease
Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of OJR520 in Healthy Volunteers and Participants With Chronic Kidney Disease
Testing the safety and side effects of OJR520 and how the body handles it in people with chronic
📍 Quotient Sciences Sea View · Miami, FL · Get directions →
The purpose of this first-in-human (FIH) study is to evaluate safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetic (PK) of OJR520.
- Parkinson's disease
A Pilot Study of In-lab Dynamic Standing in Parkinson's Disease
Testing a new adjustable standing desk for people with Parkinson’s
📍 Domino's Farms · Ann Arbor, MI · Get directions →
This research is studying the use of a new type of standing desk in a small number of people to learn about the user experience for people with Parkinson's disease. 12 4-hour sessions will be performed to test the primary hypothesis that dynamic standing improves gait function compared to static standing and control sitting.
- Parkinson's disease
First-in-Human Single and Multiple Dose of HL-400
Testing an NLRP3 inhibitor taken by mouth for safety in healthy people
📍 Pharmaron CPC, Inc. · Baltimore, MD · Get directions →
This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-escalation study in healthy subjects to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics of HL-400 (a NLRP3 inhibitor) following oral single and multiple ascending dose administration.
- Parkinson's disease
Using taVNS to Modulate Cardiovascular Function in Individuals With Neurologic Disease
Testing gentle ear nerve stimulation to see if it affects heart rate and blood pressure in people
📍 Wellness, Health and Research Facility at UAB · Birmingham, AL · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to find out whether a type of gentle nerve stimulation, called transcutaneous auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS), can help improve how the body regulates heart rate and blood pressure in people with Parkinson's Disease (PD). Problems with heart rate and blood pressure control are common and can make it harder for people to exercise or do daily activities.
- Kidney disease
Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the GGTA1 KO Thymokidney in Patients With ESRD
Testing a new kidney tissue transplant to treat end-stage kidney disease
📍 New York University Langone Health · New York, NY · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the GGTA1 KO Thymokidney in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who are either not eligible for conventional allogeneic kidney transplantation (Group 1) or are on an Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) kidney transplant waitlist, but are more likely to die or go untransplanted within 5 years than receive a kidney transplant (Group 2). The study consists of xenotransplantation followed by a 24-week Post-transplant Follow-up Period (Part A) to evaluate the efficacy and safety objectives followed by a Long-term Follow-up Period (Part B) to evaluate participant survival, GGTA1 KO Thymokidney survival, and screening for zoonotic infections.
- Kidney disease
A Study to Investigate Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of AZD4248 in Healthy Participants and Participants With Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes and to Assess Home Measurements of Creatinine in a Non Interventional Cohort
Testing safety and drug effects of AZD4248 in people with kidney disease and diabetes, and home
📍 Research Site · Glendale, CA · +4 more US sites · Get directions →
This study will evaluate safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD) of single ascending doses (SAD) and multiple ascending doses (MAD) of AZD4248 administered as an oral solution and intravenous (IV) infusion. Additionally, the study investigates the non-interventional feasibility of home measurement of serum creatinine in participants with diabetic kidney disease (DKD).
- Kidney disease
BZLF1 Peptide Vaccine (OSU-2131) With QS-21 for the Prevention of Epstein-Barr Virus Related Cancer in Patients Awaiting Solid Organ Transplants
Testing a vaccine to prevent Epstein-Barr virus cancer in transplant patients
📍 Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center · Columbus, OH · Get directions →
This phase 1B trial tests the safety, side effects and best dose of rh-Hsc70- BZLF1 peptide complex (OSU-2131) with Stimulon (Trademark) QS-21 and evaluates how well it works in preventing Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection and related cancers in healthy volunteers and patients awaiting a solid organ transplant. Currently, patients who receive an organ transplant receive immune suppression therapy which can make it harder for the body to fight infections.
- Kidney disease
A Study to Assess the Safety and Pharmacokinetics of INCB123667 When Administered Orally to Adult Participants With Severe Renal Impairment or End Stage Renal Disease
Testing the safety and how an oral medicine moves through the body in adults with severe kidney
📍 Floridian Clinical Research · Miami Lakes, FL · +1 more US site · Get directions →
This study will be conducted to assess the safety and pharmacokinetics of INCB123667 when administered orally to adult participants with severe renal impairment or end stage renal disease.
- Depression
Theta-Burst Stimulation to Treat Depression
Testing a non-invasive brain stimulation approach to treat depression
📍 Centre for Addiction and Mental Health · Toronto, Ontario · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation protocols using intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS) on brain plasticity and depression severity in depressed individuals aged 18 to 50 years old. Brain plasticity is the brain's ability to change through growth or reorganization.
- Depression
Personalized Ultrasonic Brain Stimulation for Depression (R61)
Testing a personalized, noninvasive brain stimulation for depression
📍 University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · Get directions →
This study will evaluate a new form of non-invasive brain stimulation for individuals with depression. Personalized low-intensity transcranial focused ultrasound stimulation will be delivered using a range of stimulation parameters during psychological and physiological monitoring.
- Parkinson's disease
Enrichment of Glutathione Using Gamma-glutamylcysteine Supplementation in Parkinson's Disease Patients.
Testing whether taking glutathione-building supplements helps early Parkinson’s patients
📍 UPMC Presbyterian Hospital · Pittsburgh, PA · Get directions →
This study is designed l to evaluate the effects of GGC oral supplementation in early Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. The main objectives of the study are to evaluate: 1.
- Depression
A Ketamine-assisted Group Therapy Intervention for Spanish-speaking Adults With Depression
Testing ketamine with group therapy for Spanish-speaking adults with depression
📍 Massachusetts General Hospital, Chelsea · Chelsea, MA · Get directions →
This is a pilot clinical trial to assess the feasibility, safety, and preliminary efficacy of ketamine-assisted group therapy for Spanish-speaking adults with depression
- Kidney disease
Breakthrough - T1DM and Chronic Kidney Disease
Testing an experimental treatment of Tegoprubart plus islet cells for diabetes and chronic kidney
📍 The University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · Get directions →
Single arm- subject treated with Tegoprubart and everolimus. The purpose of this research is to gather information on the safety and effectiveness of investigational regimen containing 2 experimental components: * An investigational drug called Tegoprubart and * Human pancreatic islet cells Both Tegoprubart and human pancreatic islet cells are considered investigational because they are not approved for use in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
- Parkinson's disease
This Clinical Trial is Designed to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of NouvNeu001 (Human Dopaminergic Progenitor Cells Injection) in Patients With Parkinson's Disease.
Testing an injected cell treatment for safety in people with advanced Parkinson’s
📍 Cornell University Weill Medical College · New York, NY · Get directions →
This is a phase 1/2 clinical study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy of NouvNeu001 in patients with advanced Parkinson's Disease.
- Depression
Psilocybin in Chronic Low Back Pain and Depression
Testing psilocybin’s effects on chronic low back pain and depression
📍 Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine · Baltimore, MD · Get directions →
This study seeks to provide insight on psilocybin's effects on mechanisms of chronic pain among patients with co-morbid chronic low back pain and depression (CLBP+D). Participants will receive either a single high-dose of psilocybin (25mg absolute dose) or methylphenidate (40mg absolute dose).
- Depression
Pattern Separation in Major Depressive Disorder
Testing how depression treatments affect thinking, brain activity, and symptoms
📍 New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI) · New York, NY · Get directions →
This study seeks to examine the effects of treatment with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), escitalopram, a first-line treatment for depression, in combination with placebo or with extended-release memantine, on neuropsychological function, regional brain activity assessed by functional magnetic resonance imaging, and depressive symptoms, in participants with Major Depressive Disorder. Escitalopram is administered in an open-label fashion in this study; extended release memantine is administered in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled manner.
- Depression
Gamma Oscillations as a Prognostic Marker for Ketamine Therapy in Treatment Resistant Depression
Testing whether EEG gamma activity can predict 4-week ketamine treatment results for depression
📍 Wells Medicine · Houston, TX · +1 more US site · Get directions →
The core objective of this study is to enhance the translational potential of this electroencephalogram (EEG) biomarker by using ketamine(KET)-induced gamma potentiation as a prognostic marker of 4-week treatment outcome. Previous research focused exclusively on KET-induced gamma band potentiation (GBP) in the context of a single infusion.
- Parkinson's disease
Transplantation of Human iPS Cell-derived Dopaminergic Progenitors (CT1-DAP001) for Parkinson's Disease (Phase I/II)
Testing whether transplanting lab-made dopamine cells is safe for Parkinson’s
📍 University of California, San Diego · La Jolla, CA · Get directions →
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of transplantation of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived dopaminergic progenitors, CT1-DAP001, into the corpus striatum in patients with Parkinson's disease
- Parkinson's disease
Autologous suraL nervE Grafting to the Substantia nigrA in Patients With Synuclienopathies
Testing whether a nerve tissue graft can be safely placed in the brain in Parkinson’s or MSA
📍 University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY · Get directions →
This phase I double-blind study focuses on the safety and feasibility of implanting autologous peripheral nerve tissue (PNT) into the substantia nigra area of the brain in persons who have been diagnosed with either Parkinson's disease (PD) or Multiple System Atrophy (MSA). 7 participants will be enrolled, with 4 participants receiving the graft and 3 receiving a sham surgery.
- Kidney disease
Sympatholysis in Chronic Kidney Disease
Studying why people with chronic kidney disease struggle to exercise and see blood pressure rise
📍 Atlanta VA Medical Center · Decatur, GA · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to find out why patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have poor exercise capacity and what causes an increase in blood pressure during exercise (i.e. increased adrenaline levels, or decreased ability of blood vessels to dilate).
- Depression
Neuropharmacologic Imaging and Biomarker Assessments of Response to Acute and Repeated-Dosed Ketamine Infusions in Major Depressive Disorder
Testing how ketamine affects brain imaging and blood markers in depression
📍 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD · Get directions →
Background: Most medications that treat depression take weeks or months to work. Researchers want to develop fast-acting treatments.
- Parkinson's disease
A Clinical Trial of LY3962681 in Healthy Volunteers and in Patients With Parkinson's Disease
Testing how a Parkinson’s drug candidate affects safety and body handling in healthy people and
📍 Austin Clinic PPD · Austin, TX · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) of LY3962681 in healthy volunteers and patients with Parkinson's disease. The study consists of two parts, the Single Ascending Dose (SAD) study and the Multiple Ascending Dose (MAD) study.
- Parkinson's disease
rTMS to Improve Cognition in Parkinson's
Testing whether noninvasive brain stimulation can improve thinking in people with Parkinson’s
📍 Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL · Chicago, IL · +1 more US site · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to examine safety, feasibility, and the behavioral and brain effects of a non-invasive treatment, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), for Veterans with Parkinson's disease or atypical parkinsonism and mild impairments in their thinking. The hypothesis is that rTMS can improve thinking for people with Parkinson's disease or atypical parkinsonism who are experiencing mild problems with their thinking ability.
- Depression
Mechanism of Action Underlying Ketamine's Antidepressant Effects: The AMPA Throughput Theory in Patients With Treatment-Resistant Major Depression
Studying how ketamine may help depression work faster in people with treatment-resistant depression
📍 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD · Get directions →
Background: Most drugs that treat mood disorders take a long time to work. Ketamine works within hours.
- Dementia / Alzheimer'sParkinson's disease
[18F]F-DOPA Imaging in Patients With Autonomic Failure
Testing [18F]F-DOPA brain scans in people with autonomic failure
📍 Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN · Get directions →
Alpha-synucleinopathies refer to age-related neurodegenerative and dementing disorders, characterized by the accumulation of alpha-synuclein in neurons and/or glia. The anatomical location of alpha-synuclein inclusions (Lewy Bodies) and the pattern of progressive neuronal death (e.g.
- DepressionAnxiety
Affect of Duavive on Mood & Anxiety Symptoms
Testing how Duavive affects mood and anxiety symptoms in early menopause women
📍 St Joseph's Healthcare · Hamilton, Ontario · Get directions →
This study evaluates the impact of conjugated estrogens/ bazedoxifene (CE/ BZA) on the mood (depression and anxiety) in peri- and early menopausal women.
- Depression
Effects of Low-intensity Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Major Depressive Disorder, and on 5-hydroxyindoleacetic Acid and Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Levels
Testing low-intensity TMS for depression and for blood brain markers
📍 High Specialty Medical Unit No. 1, Bajío. Mexican Social Security Institute · León, Guanajuato · Get directions →
The goal of this randomised clinical trial is to evaluate the effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) on major depressive disorder (MDD) and on the levels of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). TMS works to treat MDD by using low-intensity magnetic fields to modulate certain areas of the brain, activating them which can help improve the mood of those suffering from the disorder.
- Parkinson's disease
Treating Parkinson's Disease Through Transplantation of Autologous Stem Cell-Derived Dopaminergic Neurons
Testing surgery to transplant dopamine brain cells made from a patient’s own skin
📍 Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the safety and tolerability of the surgical transplantation of dopaminergic progenitor cells into the brains of participants with Parkinson's disease. The transplanted dopaminergic cells will be derived from the participant's own skin cells.
- Kidney disease
Study of Orellanine in Metastatic Clear-Cell or Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma
Testing orellanine in kidney cancer patients on chronic hemodialysis to see if it is safe and may
📍 Stanford · Palo Alto, CA · +2 more US sites · Get directions →
A phase I/II, open-label, study to determine the safety and preliminary efficacy of orellanine in patients with metastatic clear-cell or papillary renal carcinoma who have failed standard-of-care therapy. All participants must have end-stage kidney disease and be receiving stable chronic hemodialysis.
- Dementia / Alzheimer'sParkinson's diseaseMultiple sclerosis (MS)
Safety, PK and Biodistribution of 18F-OP-801 in Patients With ALS, AD, MS, PD and Healthy Volunteers
Testing safety of a PET imaging tracer in people with ALS, AD, MS, PD
📍 UCSF · San Francisco, CA · +2 more US sites · Get directions →
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.
- Depression
qEEG Brain Signature of Depression & Neuromodulation-induced Recovery
Testing how rTMS treatment for depression changes brain activity
📍 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre · North York, Ontario · Get directions →
This study aims to explore how repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), a treatment for depression, affects brain function. Depression disrupts the brain's complex network or regions that regulate cognition, emotion, and behavior.
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Psilocybin to Treat Depression in Spinal Cord Injury
Testing whether psilocybin is safe for depression in people with spinal cord injury
📍 James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center · The Bronx, NY · Get directions →
The main goal of this study is to determine if psilocybin is safe for use in people with SCI. The study will measure how people with SCI respond to three psilocybin doses: low (5mg), medium (10mg), and high (25mg).
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