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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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 14–21Learn more →
  • Asthma

    The Safety, Feasibility, and Repeatability of Inhaled ATP Cough Challenges

    Testing whether inhaling ATP to trigger cough is safe and repeatable in people with asthma

    📍 Respiratory Research Lab · Hamilton, Ontario · Get directions →

    The inhalation of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) to evoke cough (ATP cough challenge) is becoming increasingly used as a tool to measure cough hypersensitivity in patients with chronic cough. However, the safety, feasibility, and repeatability of this procedure is not widely known.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18+Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–60Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 21–65Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–65Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–55Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18+Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 21–60Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–100Learn more →
  • Asthma

    A Study of CDX-622 in Participants With Mild to Moderate Asthma

    Testing the safety and how a medicine affects the body in adults with mild to moderate asthma

    📍 University of California, San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · +3 more US sites · Get directions →

    This is a study to determine the safety, pharmacodynamics (PD), and pharmacokinetics (PK) of CDX-622 in adults with mild to moderate asthma.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18+Learn more →
  • High blood pressure

    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

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    📍 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 21–65Learn more →
  • 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).

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–65Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–75Learn more →
  • Asthma

    A Study to Learn How Different Amounts of the Study Medicine Called PF-08103402 Are Tolerated and Act in the Body in Healthy Adults or Adults With Mild To-moderate Asthma

    Testing how different doses of a new medicine affect safety and the body in people with mild to

    📍 Pfizer Clinical Research Unit - New Haven · New Haven, CT · Get directions →

    The purpose of this study is to learn about the safety of a new study medicine called PF-08103402 in healthy adults (do not have disease) and or in adults with mild-to-moderate asthma. This is the first time the study medicine is being given to people.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–65Learn more →
  • 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?

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–65Learn more →
  • 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).

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–65Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–80Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–65Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18+Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–79Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18+Learn more →
  • Anxiety

    The Impact of Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy of the Anterior Nucleus for Focal-Onset Epilepsy on Anxiety

    Testing whether focused ultrasound thalamotomy can improve anxiety

    📍 The Ohio State University · Columbus, OH · Get directions →

    The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and effects on anxiety of high intensity focused ultrasound ablation (FUSA) in patients suffering from treatment-refractory focal epilepsy and anxiety. FUSA is a non-invasive neurosurgical procedure that uses ultrasound waves, sent directly through the scalp and skull, to precisely target small abnormal areas of the brain.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–65Learn more →
  • COPD (chronic lung disease)

    📍 Equity Medical Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY · +2 more US sites · Get directions →

    Randomized study of single and multiple doses of BBT002 in healthy volunteers and in adult patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP).

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–80Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–65Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–50Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–65Learn more →
  • 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

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–64Learn more →
  • COPD (chronic lung disease)

    A Study to Test the Safety and Effects of Inhaled GDC-6988 in Participants With Muco-obstructive Disease

    Testing the safety and effects of an inhaled medicine for COPD

    📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +6 more US sites · Get directions →

    This study evaluates the safety, tolerability, and activity of inhaled GDC-6988 in participants with muco-obstructive disease.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18+Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–80Learn more →
  • 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).

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 21–80Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–50Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 21–45Learn more →
  • Asthma

    Phase 1 Study Evaluating Safety and Pharmacokinetics of ASY202 in Adults With Asthma

    Testing safety and how a single inhaled dose works in adults with asthma

    📍 Sun City Clinical Research · Glendale, AZ · +1 more US site · Get directions →

    This is a phase 1 study, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 2 treatment, 2 period crossover study to evaluate the pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability of a single inhaled dose of ASY202 in adults with stable asthma. Following screening, eligible participants will be enrolled and randomized to one of two treatment sequences.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–55Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–70Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–65Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–70Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 45–60WomenLearn more →
  • Depression

    📍 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–60Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–80Learn more →
  • Depression

    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).

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 22+Learn more →
  • Asthma

    Pilot Study to Identify the Mediators and Inflammatory Cell Surface Receptors Involved in Allergic Airway Inflammation

    Studying what body signals and immune cells drive asthma-related airway inflammation

    📍 Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · Get directions →

    Asthma is a heterogeneous disorder in which multiple potential inflammatory pathways contribute to airway obstruction. The biological basis for airway inflammation is the subject of intensive investigation.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–50Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–60Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18+Learn more →
  • Depression

    NMDA Receptor Antagonist Nitrous Oxide Targets Affective Brain Circuits

    Testing a drug approach for treatment-resistant depression by targeting brain circuits

    📍 Washington University School of Medicine · St Louis, MO · Get directions →

    Most clinical major depression responds to standard treatments (medication and psychotherapy); however, a significant subset of depressed patients (15-20%) do not respond to these treatments and are referred to as treatment-resistant major depression (TRMD). New treatments for TRMD are needed, and one promising line of research are drugs known as N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptor antagonists.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–65Learn more →
  • COPD (chronic lung disease)

    Hyper Polarized Xenon-129 MRI vs Xenon-133 Scintigraphy

    Comparing a lung scan that uses xenon MRI with a radioactive scan for COPD

    📍 University of Virginia Health System · Charlottesville, VA · Get directions →

    Hyper polarized Xenon-129 MRI will be directly compared to a radioactive Xe-133 scintigraphy to detect defects in lung ventilation from airflow limitation. This study is conducted as a pilot study with intention to conduct a larger clinical trial.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18+Learn more →
  • COPD (chronic lung disease)

    Lung and Bone Marrow Transplantation for Lung and Bone Marrow Failure

    Testing whether lung transplant first can improve lung function before bone marrow transplant for

    📍 UPMC Presbyterian · Pittsburgh, PA · +1 more US site · Get directions →

    The purpose of this study is to determine whether a lung transplantation prior to bone marrow transplantation (BMT) would allow for restoration of pulmonary function prior to BMT, allowing to proceed to BMT, to restore hematologic function.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–60Learn more →
  • Depression

    PET Imaging of Cyclooxygenase in Participants With Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

    Testing brain imaging for an inflammation-related enzyme in depression

    📍 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD · Get directions →

    Background: Researchers developed \[11C\]MC1, a radioligand for cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). COX-2 is an enzyme induced in the brain during inflammation.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–70Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 3+Learn more →
  • 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).

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 35–65Learn more →
  • DepressionAnxiety

    PSilocybin for psYCHological and Existential Distress in PALliative Care (PSYCHED-PAL)

    Testing daily low-dose psilocybin to treat anxiety and depression in advanced illness patients

    📍 The Ottawa Hospital · Ottawa, Ontario · Get directions →

    The goal of this multi-centre phase I/II open-label, single-arm study is to determine the safety, feasibility, therapeutic dose, and preliminary efficacy of psilocybin microdosing to treat psychological distress among patients with advanced illness. Forty patients will receive psilocybin drug product (1-3mg per day, Mon-Fri) for 4 weeks to be administered via oral capsules by the participant.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18+Learn more →
  • COPD (chronic lung disease)Asthma

    Safety of Cultured Allogeneic Adult Umbilical Cord Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Pulmonary Diseases

    Testing the safety of an IV stem cell treatment for lung diseases like COPD and asthma

    📍 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 Pulmonary Diseases

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Learn more →
  • 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).

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–65Learn more →
  • Depression

    [18F]PF-06445974 to Image PDE4B in Major Depressive Disorder Using PET

    Testing a PET brain scan tracer to image a brain enzyme in depression

    📍 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD · Get directions →

    Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a psychiatric condition. People with MDD have occasional bouts of depressive symptoms; these bouts are called major depressive episodes (MDEs).

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–70Learn more →
  • Depression

    Modulating Spinal Interoceptive Pathways to Evaluate Their Role and Therapeutic Potential in MDD Symptomatic Domains

    Testing spinal sensory-to-brain pathways in people with depression

    📍 Lindner Center of Hope · Mason, OH · Get directions →

    Spinal interoceptive pathways (SIPs) convey bodily signals to an interoceptive system in the brain and their dysregulation is linked to major depressive disorder (MDD). Current treatments are partially effective and the role of SIPs in MDD is vastly unexplored.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–60Learn more →
  • Depression

    ENA-001 for Opioid Induced Respiratory Depression

    Testing a new medicine’s safety and how it behaves in the body for opioid breathing problems

    📍 South Florida Research Phase I-IV · Miami, FL · +2 more US sites · Get directions →

    This study is a Phase I clinical trial to assess the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) profiles with single intravenous (IV) and intramuscular (IM) doses of ENA-001.

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