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- 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.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)
Genetic Variation in IgG in Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
Testing how a genetic change in alpha-1 antitrypsin affects immune and lung responses to a pneumonia
📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · Get directions →
The goal of this study is to learn whether patients who have a genetic mutation in the genes that cause alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency also have genetic variation in nearby genes that can increase risk for reduced immune function and respiratory infections. To investigate this hypothesis, we will compare immune responses to the 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20, Pfizer) between participants who have one abnormal copy of the SERPINA1 gene and either no COPD exacerbations, vs those with 2 or more COPD exacerbations in the past year.
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)
Clinical, Imaging, and Endoscopic Outcomes of Children Newly Diagnosed With Crohn's Disease
Looking at tests and scans in children newly diagnosed with Crohn’s disease
📍 Phoenix Children's Hospital · Phoenix, AZ · +21 more US sites · Get directions →
Crohn's disease (CD) is a condition that causes inflammation (swelling, redness) of the lining and wall of the small intestine, large intestine, or both. CD may be associated with abdominal cramps/pain, diarrhea, blood in the stool, weight loss, or delayed growth in children.
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)
A Study of Vedolizumab With Tofacitinib in Adults With Ulcerative Colitis (UC)
Testing a medicine combination and then a single medicine for ulcerative colitis in adults
📍 Digestive Health Specialsits · Dothan, AL · +38 more US sites · Get directions →
The main aim of this study is to learn about the effect of treatment with vedolizumab IV (vedolizumab) together with tofacitinib in adults with moderate and severe ulcerative colitis (UC). Another aim is to learn about treatment with Vedolizumab alone after the double treatment.
- Migraine / chronic headache
Rimegepant as Preemptive Treatment for Predictable Trigger-Induced Migraine in Adult Patients in the US
Testing rimegepant taken before a known trigger to prevent predictable migraine
📍 MedStar Health: Neurology at McLean · McLean, VA · Get directions →
Single-center, open label, prospective study conducted at Medstar Georgetown Headache Center. Men and woman ≥ 18 years old that are diagnosed with migraine with or without aura for at least 1 year, who report a reliable migraine trigger.
- 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.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)Asthma
The Effects of Positive Airway Pressure on the Mucolytic Effects of NAC (TEAM)
Testing whether positive airway pressure helps a lung medicine (NAC) reach mucus plugs in asthma or
📍 UCSF Airway Clinical Research Center · San Francisco, CA · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine if positive pressure during inspiration will improve penetration of aerosolized N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) into airway mucus plugs in the lungs of patients with asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does delivery of aerosolized NAC with positive inspiratory pressure have a greater effect on mucus plug burden in the lungs than delivery of NAC without positive pressure.
- 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.
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)
An Early-Stage Study in Multiple Clinics of How Afimkibart May Affect the Body's Processing of Medicines That Rely on Cytochrome P450 Enzymes in Participants With Ulcerative Colitis
Testing how afimkibart in people with ulcerative colitis affects drug processing in the liver
📍 Erick H. Alayo Medical Corporation - Gastro SB Clinic · Chula Vista, CA · +1 more US site · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the disease-drug-drug interaction (DDDI) potential of afimkibart (also known as RO7790121). This will be assessed by the characterization of the pharmacokinetics (PK) of cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzyme substrates alone and after administration of afimkibart in participants with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC).
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)
Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for Crohn's Disease
Testing stem cell treatment for severe Crohn's disease in teens and adults
📍 UPMC Prebyterian- Adult Gastroenterology · Pittsburgh, PA · +1 more US site · Get directions →
The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of administering high-dose chemotherapy followed by infusion of autologous CD34-selected peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) in pediatric and adult patients with severe Crohn's disease.
- Asthma
Mechanism(s) of Airflow Limitation During Exacerbation of Asthma
Studying what causes breathing out to get harder during asthma flare-ups
📍 Arthur F Gelb Medical Corporation · Lakewood, CA · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the site and mechanisms responsible for expiratory airflow limitation in chronic, treated, non-smoking, stable asthmatics with moderate to severe persistent expiratory airflow obstruction. Treatment will include inhaled corticosteroids and long acting beta2agonists.
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)
An Open-Label, Proof of Consent Study of Vorinostat for the Treatment of Mdoerate-to-Severe Crohn s Disease and Maintenance Therapy With Ustekinumab
Testing vorinostat in people with moderate to severe Crohn’s disease and using ustekinumab to
📍 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD · Get directions →
Background: Crohn s disease (CD) is an inflammatory bowel disease. It causes inflammation of the gut.
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)
Treatment of Moderate to Severe Refractory Crohn's Disease
Testing different doses of a new treatment for Crohn’s disease
📍 Mayo Clinic Arizona · Scottsdale, AZ · +12 more US sites · Get directions →
This research study is testing an investigational research product called TRX103 as a possible treatment for individuals suffering from Crohn's Disease (CD). The primary purpose of this study is to learn how safe and effective different doses of TRX103 are when administered to individuals with CD.
- Asthma
45th Multicenter Airway Research Collaboration
Testing an emergency department treatment to prevent asthma attacks from coming back
📍 MetroHealth · Cleveland, OH · Get directions →
The study is a randomized controlled trial on the effect of emergency department initiation of Airsupra on acute asthma "recurrence" at 3 months and other related outcomes (acute asthma relapse, asthma control).
- Asthma
Leveraging Pharmacogenomics in Asthma for Predication, Mechanism and Endotyping
Testing a new way to match asthma patients to biologic treatments using genetic and lab measures
📍 Mayo Clinic · Scottsdale, AZ · +2 more US sites · Get directions →
In this study, a new method will be used to evaluate response to 2 approved biologic therapies, and assess how well each patient responds to each asthma treatment. This study will measure the response to these treatments using genomic and biologic measurements obtained from participants biosamples.
- Asthma
CHEST: A Collaboration With Community HEalth Centers to Implement SmarT for Asthma
Helping community health clinic clinicians prescribe recommended asthma care
📍 Affinia healthcare, 2220 Lemp Ave · St Louis, MO · +6 more US sites · Get directions →
Purpose: This study aims to improve asthma care by helping clinicians at community health centers prescribe a guideline-recommended treatment called SMART (Single Maintenance and Reliever Therapy). The investigators will provide training and resources to clinicians, give feedback on prescribing patterns, and offer educational tools for patients and providers.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)
A Study of BBT002 in Healthy Volunteers (HVs) and in Adult Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or Chronic Rhiosininusitis With Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP)
Testing different doses of BBT002 in people with COPD and in healthy adults
📍 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).
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)
VECTORS - A Study to Evaluate Transmural Healing as a Treatment Target in Crohn's Disease
Testing whether healing through the whole bowel wall is a good treatment goal in Crohn’s disease
📍 TLC Clinical Research Inc - Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · +2 more US sites · Get directions →
Transmural healing (TMH) is recognized as a potentially important measure of Crohn's disease (CD) activity but not a formal target. Observational studies suggest that TMH may be associated with better long-term outcomes.
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)
Upadacitinib Combined With Corticosteroids vs Corticosteroid Monotherapy Induction for Inpatients and Outpatients With Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis
Testing the best medication sequence for acute severe ulcerative colitis using a drug plus steroids
📍 University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · Get directions →
This trial is being conducted to learn more about the optimal sequence of various medications in the management of acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC). This research is studying multiple drugs already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)💵 May compensate
Open-label Single-arm Study to Assess the Efficacy of Mirikizumab in Patients With Inflammatory Strictures Due to CD
Testing whether mirikizumab is safe and works for people with Crohn’s strictures
📍 Digestive & Liver Center of Florida · Orlando, FL · +1 more US site · Get directions →
This is an open-label, single-arm, phase 4 study to assess the safety and efficacy of mirikizumab in approximately 60 participants with stricturing CD.
- 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.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)💵 May compensate
Effect of the Inhaled Triple Therapies Over the Small Airway in Biomass Exposure
Comparing inhaled triple versus double medicines for COPD lung airways after wood smoke exposure
📍 Insituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias "Ismael Cosío Villegas" · Mexico City, Tlalpan · Get directions →
This phase IV randomized controlled clinical trial intend to compare the effect of three close standard inhaled triple therapies and one close standard inhaled double therapy on the small airway in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD-B) and chronic bronchitis without obstruction (BCNO) exposed to wood smoke. The treatment phase duration is of 3 months.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)
Compare the Effects of Nebulizer Versus Inhaler Based Therapy for COPD Using Long-acting Bronchodilators
Comparing nebulizer and inhaler treatments for COPD symptoms
📍 The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine · Knoxville, TN · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of inhaled bronchodilators delivered via nebulizers vs. dry powder inhalers (DPIs) in symptomatic participants with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) who have airflow obstruction (FEV1/FVC ≤ 70%) and show significant air trapping (RV ≥ 120% of predicted).
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)
Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy Among Individuals With Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis Disease.
Comparing two laxatives for bowel prep before colonoscopy in IBD
📍 University of Manitoba · Winnipeg, Manitoba · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to compare how effective and how tolerable two different bowel preparation laxatives are for colonoscopy. The aim is to compare oral sulfate solution (OSS) to another laxative called 2L polyethylene glycol (PEG) solution to see which is more effective and more tolerable by individuals with IBD (Crohn's disease or Ulcerative colitis).
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)
A Study of Vedolizumab in Adults With Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's Disease in the Community Setting
Testing whether treatment for ulcerative colitis or Crohn's helps symptoms go away after 14 weeks
📍 Gastro Health Research- St. Vincents East · Birmingham, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and Crohn's Disease (CD) are long-term conditions in the gut that can cause diarrhea, swelling (inflammation), bleeding from the anus, and belly pain. The main aim of this study is to check for how many participants with UC and CD signs and symptoms disappear after 3.5 months (14 weeks) of treatment with Vedolizumab (this is called remission).
- Asthma
Ventilation and Perfusion in Asthmatics
Testing how inhaled asthma medicines change breathing and blood flow in adults
📍 University of Miami - Converge Miami · Miami, FL · Get directions →
Assess regional changes to perfusion and ventilation from inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) and Fast-acting beta-antagonist (FABA) among adult asthmatics using radiographically derived estimates of regional ventilation (V-distribution), ventilation defect percentage (VDP), and ventilation heterogeneity (VH).
- Migraine / chronic headache
A Comparison of Nurtec ODT to Maxalt MLT-ODT in Adult ED Patients With Migraine Headache
Comparing a migraine medicine tablet that dissolves in the mouth to another for adults with migraine
📍 Maimonides Medical Center · Brooklyn, NY · Get directions →
Rimegepant (Nurtec) is an orally administered small molecule CGRP receptor antagonist with efficacy in the acute treatment of migraine. Rizatriptan benzoate (MAXALT), is a selective 5-hydroxytryptamine1B/1D (5-HT1B/1D) receptor agonist.
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)
R-3750 in Patients With Mild to Moderate Ulcerative Colitis
Testing the safety of an oral probiotic in people with mild to moderate ulcerative colitis
📍 Amicis Research Center · Valencia, CA · +4 more US sites · Get directions →
The goal of this study is to determine the safety and tolerability of orally taken probiotic (R-3750) in patients with mild to moderate ulcerative colitis. Patients will take an oral dosage of probiotic (R-3750) and provide patient-reported and physician scored measures of their colitis.
- 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.
- 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.
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in an Expanded Ulcerative Colitis Population
Testing fecal transplant for ulcerative colitis in a feasibility study
📍 University of Calgary · Calgary, Alberta · Get directions →
This is a multi-centre, randomised controlled trial comparing fecal microbiota transplantation to placebo in an expanded ulcerative colitis population: a feasibility study (FRONTIER-UC) to determine whether a full-scale randomized controlled trial (RCT) to investigate fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in ulcerative colitis (UC) is feasible.
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)
Beta-Hydroxybutyrate Feasibility Treating IBD
Testing whether taking a ketone supplement for 4 weeks is doable in people with Crohn’s disease
📍 University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · Get directions →
This clinical trial aims to understand the feasibility of patients taking ketone body supplement beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) for 4 weeks with a confirmed diagnosis of Crohn's disease and starting new therapy for active disease. The main questions it aims to answer are: * BHB supplementation will be feasible and acceptable to patients.
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)
Study of XmAb942 in Healthy Participants and Participants With Ulcerative Colitis
Testing the safety and effects of a drug called XmAb942 in ulcerative colitis
📍 Xencor Investigative Site · Scottsdale, AZ · +23 more US sites · Get directions →
Brief summary The Phase 1 study described herein will evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of XmAb942 in healthy volunteers (Parts A and B). Part C of this study will be a Phase 2 study to evaluate XmAb942 in participants with ulcerative colitis (UC).
- Migraine / chronic headache
A Study to Learn About the Safety of Taking an Additional Dose of the Medicine Rimegepant in Adults With Migraine
Testing how safe it is to take an extra dose of rimegepant for migraine
📍 Hope Clinical Research · Canoga Park, CA · +6 more US sites · Get directions →
Acute treatments for migraine may not provide sufficient pain relief after an initial dose, and a second dose of a given medication may be needed to fully abort an attack. International Headache Society (IHS) global practice recommendations for the Acute Treatment of Migraine suggest a second dose of the same medication within the recommended dose limit in people with headache relapse after successful initial treatment of a migraine attack.
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)
Feasibility Pilot Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) for Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis
Testing if personalized treatment plans for severe ulcerative colitis in hospital are workable
📍 University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · Get directions →
The goal of this trial is to create personalized treatments for each patient admitted to the hospital with acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC). The study will test the feasibility and acceptability of these treatment strategies among patients and physicians so that the study team can later do a larger trial to test whether the medication treatment pathways help patients avoid colectomy while ensuring patient's are safe.
- Migraine / chronic headache
Effectiveness and Tolerability of Zavegepant for Acute Migraine Treatment Among Those Using CGRP Targeting Preventive Medications
Testing whether a migraine attack medicine works and is tolerated in people using preventive CGRP
📍 Mayo Clinic in Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · Get directions →
Zavegepant (Zavzpret) is approved for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in the US. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness and tolerability of zavegepant for the acute treatment of migraine attacks amongst participants who are using calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) migraine preventive treatments.
- 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.
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)
De-escalation of Ustekinumab Therapy in Patients With Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
Testing whether reducing injections of ustekinumab can keep Crohn’s or colitis in remission
📍 MUHC - Montreal General Hospital · Montreal, Quebec · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether disease remission can be maintained when biologic therapy is reduced in patients with Crohn"s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) taking ustekinumab (UST). The main question it aims to answer is: Can we de-escalate UST subcutaneous dose either from every 4 weeks (Q4) to every 8 weeks (Q8) or every 8 weeks (Q8) to every 12 weeks (Q12) in CD or UC patients in deep remission without loosing their response?
- 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.
- 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.
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)
Low Dose IL-2 for the Treatment of Crohn's Disease
Testing low-dose interleukin-2 to find a safe dose for Crohn's disease
📍 Boston Children's Hospital · Boston, MA · +2 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and maximum effective dose (MED) of Interleukin-2 in subjects with moderate-to-severe crohn's disease.
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)
Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist (GLP-1 RA) and Diet in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Patients
Testing diet plus an injectable medicine to treat mild Crohn’s in people with higher BMI
📍 University of Miami · Miami, FL · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to use diet and an injectable medication called tirzepatide (Zepbound) glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GIP-GLP-1 RA) medication as adjunctive therapy (another treatment used together with the primary treatment) for Crohn's disease patients with mild disease who are on stable doses of biologic medication (infliximab or adalimumab) and who have a body mass index (BMI) of at least 27.
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)
Study to Evaluate the Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) in the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis
Testing frozen stool transplant methods for people with active ulcerative colitis
📍 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · Houston, TX · Get directions →
The study is to evaluate the safety, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy of frozen FMT delivery via retention enema compared to lyophilized powder given in oral capsules as induction FMT in subjects with active UC. This study will also determine changes in microbiome (diversity and genera) and proportion of antibody-coated microbiota from baseline to after completion of FMT.
- 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.
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)
PATHFINDER: Evaluating the Optimal First-Line Treatment Strategy for Moderate-to-Severely Active Ileal-dominant Crohn's Disease
Comparing first biologic options for ileal Crohn’s to reach remission without steroids
📍 University of Calgary · Calgary, Alberta · Get directions →
There are currently three classes of biologic treatments approved in Canada for the management of moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease: anti-tumor necrosis factor \[TNF\] alpha, anti-integrin, and anti-interleukin \[IL\]-23 targeted agents. The purpose of this trial is to determine which of these three classes of biologics results in the highest percentage of patients with small bowel (ileal) Crohn's disease entering into endoscopic remission without needing corticosteroids at 1 year.
- 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.
- 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.
- Asthma
Sensory-Mechanical Responses to Eucapneic Voluntary Hyperventilation and Mannitol
Testing how breathing tests and mannitol affect cough-related airway reactions in people with asthma
📍 Kingston Health Sciences Centre · Kingston, Ontario · Get directions →
The objectives of this study are to determine the sensory-mechanical responses to Eucapneic Voluntary Hyperventilation (EVH) and Mannitol in individuals with cough variant asthma (CVA) and methacholine-induced cough with normal airway sensitivity (COUGH) and compare these responses to a control group of healthy individuals without asthma or chronic cough. We hypothesize: 1.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)
Pilot and Feasibility Study of 2'-FL as a Dietary Supplement in IBD Patients Receiving Stable Maintenance Anti-TNF Therapy
Testing whether a supplement called 2'-FL is safe and well tolerated in IBD
📍 Connecticut Children's Medical Center · Hartford, CT · +2 more US sites · Get directions →
Randomized, placebo-controlled dose-ranging study of 2'-FL in IBD, Crohn's Disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). The overarching hypothesis is that 2'-FL supplementation in IBD will be safe and well tolerated, while increasing fecal Bifidobacterium abundance and butyrate in a dose dependent manner.
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)
Stem Cell Transplantation in Crohn's Disease
Testing stem cell transplant after high-dose immune treatment for severe Crohn's disease
📍 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA · Get directions →
Unfortunately, some patients with Crohn's disease (CD) fail to respond to the best clinical treatments and some only experience temporary benefit. For severe Crohn's disease, there is an experimental treatment called "high dose immunoablation" followed by autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).
- 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.
- Crohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)
Study to Evaluate the Safety, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics of Budesonide Extended-release Tablets in Pediatric Subjects Aged 5 to 17 Years With Active, Mild to Moderate Ulcerative Colitis
Testing whether budesonide extended-release tablets work for children with mild to moderate
📍 Bausch Health Site 008 · Garden Grove, CA · +3 more US sites · Get directions →
This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter, study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of budesonide extended-release tablets for the induction of remission in pediatric subjects, with active, mild to moderate ulcerative colitis (UC). Subjects will be permitted to continue taking background oral or rectal 5-aminosalicylate (5-ASA) products.
- Asthma
Viral Infection in Asthma (VIA) Study
Testing whether dupilumab can prevent asthma symptom worsening after a cold virus exposure
📍 University of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · Get directions →
Often when people with asthma get a virus caused by the common cold (rhinovirus), they also experience an increase or worsening of their asthma symptoms. The purpose of this study is to see if the study medication dupilumab helps prevent those with mild to moderate asthma from having increased asthma symptoms, after being exposed to an experimental rhinovirus inoculation.
- 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.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)💵 May compensate
Feasibility, Safety and Efficacy of Nebulized Long-Acting Bronchodilators (Formoterol and Revefenacin) vs. Short-Acting Bronchodilators (Albuterol and Ipratropium) in Hospitalized Patients With AECOPD
Testing nebulized long-acting breathing medicines vs usual short-acting ones in hospitalized COPD
📍 University of Tennessee Medical Center · Knoxville, TN · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility, safety and efficacy of a combination of nebulized Formoterol and Revefenacin among patients hospitalized for AECOPD compared with standard-of-care therapy with nebulized Albuterol and Ipratropium.
- 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.
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