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- COPD (chronic lung disease)
Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability Study of Lunsekimig Compared With Placebo in Adult Participants With Inadequately Controlled Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Characterized by an Eosinophilic Phenotype
Testing a shot versus placebo for COPD symptoms in adults with high eosinophils
📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham- Site Number : 8400003 · Birmingham, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
This is a parallel, Phase 2b/Phase 3, 3-arm study to investigate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of subcutaneous (SC) treatment with lunsekimig compared with placebo in adult participants (aged 40 to 80 years, inclusive) with inadequately controlled Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) characterized by an eosinophilic phenotype. Participation to the study consists of 3 periods: * Screening period of up to 4 weeks * Randomized intervention period of approximately 48 weeks * Follow-up period: Approximately 8 weeks The study duration will be up to 60 weeks.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)
A Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety of Astegolimab in Participants With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Testing the long-term safety of astegolimab in people with COPD
📍 UAB Lung Health Center · Birmingham, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to assess the long-term safety and to explore the efficacy of astegolimab in participants with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who have completed the 52-week placebo-controlled treatment period in parent studies GB43311 or GB44332.
- Heart / cardiovascular diseaseKidney disease
A Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Adults With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and/or Chronic Kidney Disease (ATTAIN-Outcomes)
Testing whether orforglipron changes heart outcomes in adults with heart disease and/or kidney
📍 Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas Bahia Blanca · Bahía Blanca, · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to measure cardiovascular outcomes with orforglipron compared with placebo in participants with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and/or chronic kidney disease (CKD). Participation in the study will last about 5 years.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)
A Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Tezepelumab in Adult Participants With Moderate to Very Severe COPD (D5241C00006)
Testing whether tezepelumab is safe and works for adults with COPD
📍 Research Site · Foley, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group, Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Tezepelumab in Adults with Moderate to Very Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- COPD (chronic lung disease)
Depemokimab as an Extended treatmeNt Duration Biologic in Adults With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Type 2 Inflammation (ENDURA-2)
Testing a medicine added to standard care for moderate to severe COPD
📍 GSK Investigational Site · Sheffield, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
Depemokimab is being developed as a treatment for individuals with moderate to severe COPD. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of depemokimab compared as an add-on medicine in participants with uncontrolled moderate to severe COPD with type 2 inflammation.
- Sickle cell disease
The Efficacy and Safety of Rilzabrutinib in Participants Aged 10 to 65 Years With Sickle-cell Disease
Testing rilzabrutinib for safety and effectiveness in sickle-cell disease
📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham- Site Number : 8400003 · Birmingham, AL · +15 more US sites · Get directions →
This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, flexible-adaptive, group-sequential study (Part A), followed by an open-label LTE period (Part B) to investigate the efficacy, and safety of rilzabrutinib in participants with sickle-cell disease (SCD). Study details include: * Study duration: a 52-week double-blind period (Part A), followed by an open-label LTE period (Part B).
- Type 2 diabetesHeart / cardiovascular disease
Acute and Chronic Effects of Oral Ketones in Subjects With HFrEF and Diabetes
Testing how drinking ketone drinks affects heart function in people with type 2 diabetes and heart
📍 University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · Get directions →
This study will provide insight into whether cardiac function changes with oral Ketone Esters (KE) administered to patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Plasma ketones are avidly extracted by cardiac muscle and their uptake is not dependent upon insulin or influenced by insulin resistance.
- Heart / cardiovascular diseaseHigh blood pressure
EASi-PROTKT™ - A Study to Test Vicadrostat (BI 690517) Taken Together With Empagliflozin in People With Type 2 Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, and Cardiovascular Disease
Testing a drug taken with empagliflozin in adults with type 2 diabetes and heart disease
📍 Pinnacle Research Group, LLC · Anniston, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
This study is open to adults with type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease. People can join the study if they have these conditions and do not have a history of heart failure.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)
Multi-Center Clean Air Randomized Controlled Trial in COPD
Testing whether using an air cleaner improves COPD symptoms and quality of life
📍 University of Alabama, Lung Health Center · Birmingham, AL · +10 more US sites · Get directions →
This is a multi-center randomized, sham-controlled clinical trial to determine the effectiveness of an air cleaner intervention aimed at improving indoor air quality on reducing COPD exacerbation risk and improving quality of life, functional status, rescue medication use.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)
Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability Study of Lunsekimig Compared With Placebo in Adult Participants With Inadequately Controlled Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Characterized by an Eosinophilic Phenotype
Testing a skin injection to treat long-term COPD in adults with high eosinophils
📍 Chandler Clinical Research Trials- Site Number : 8400025 · Chandler, AZ · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
This is a parallel, Phase 2b/Phase 3, 3-arm study to investigate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of subcutaneous (SC) treatment with lunsekimig compared with placebo in adult participants (aged 40 to 80 years, inclusive) with inadequately controlled Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) characterized by an eosinophilic phenotype. Participation to the study consists of 3 periods: * Screening period of up to 4 weeks * Randomized intervention period of approximately 48 weeks * Follow-up period: Approximately 8 weeks The study duration will be up to 60 weeks.
- Heart / cardiovascular diseaseKidney disease💵 May compensate
Sotagliflozin to Slow Kidney Function Decline in Persons With Type 1 Diabetes and Diabetic Kidney Disease
Testing whether sotagliflozin can slow kidney damage in type 1 diabetes
📍 Stanford University Medical Center · Stanford, CA · +12 more US sites · Get directions →
Powerful new drugs that can prevent or delay end stage kidney disease (ESKD) - so called sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) - are now available for patients with type 2 diabetes. Whether these drugs have similar effects in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) remains unknown because of the few studies in this population, due to concerns about the increase in risk of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA, a serious, potentially fatal acute complication of diabetes due to the accumulation of substances called ketone bodies) observed with SGLT2i therapy in T1D.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)
Depemokimab as an Extended treatmeNt Duration Biologic in Adults With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Type 2 Inflammation (ENDURA -1)
Testing an add-on medicine to treat moderate to severe COPD with type 2 inflammation
📍 GSK Investigational Site · Loxahatchee Groves, FL · +3 more US sites · Get directions →
Depemokimab is being developed as a treatment for individuals with moderate to severe COPD. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of depemokimab as an add-on medicine in participants with uncontrolled moderate to severe COPD with type 2 inflammation.
- Sickle cell disease
Study of a Single Dose of a 21-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Children and Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease
Testing a single pneumococcal vaccine dose in children with sickle cell disease
📍 Site # 8400006 · Atlanta, GA · +4 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to measure whether PCV21 vaccine (investigational pneumococcal vaccine) is safe and can help the body to develop germ-fighting agents called "antibodies" (immunogenicity) compared with 20vPCV (licensed pneumococcal vaccine) when given as a single dose to children aged 2 to 17 years with sickle cell disease who had received or not a previous vaccination with pneumococcal conjugate or pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)
A Study Evaluating the Efficacy of Budesonide, Glycopyrronium and Formoterol Fumarate Metered Dosed Inhaler on Cardiopulmonary Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Comparing inhalers to see how triple breathing medicine affects heart and lung outcomes in COPD
📍 Research Site · Athens, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
This study will evaluate the effect of triple ICS/LAMA/LABA therapy with BGF MDI 320/14.4/9.6 μg on cardiopulmonary outcomes relative to LAMA/LABA therapy with GFF MDI 14.4/9.6 μg in a population with COPD and elevated cardiopulmonary risk.
- Obesity / overweightHeart / cardiovascular disease
Evaluating the Impact of Maridebart Cafraglutide on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Participants With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Overweight or Obesity
Testing whether maridebart cafraglutide lowers heart risks in people with heart disease and obesity
📍 Alliance For Multispecialty Research - Daphne · Daphne, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
The primary objective of this trial is to demonstrate that maridebart cafraglutide is superior to placebo when given as an adjunct to standard of care with respect to reducing cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality.
- Obesity / overweightHeart / cardiovascular disease💵 May compensate
Maridebart Cafraglutide in Heart Failure With Preserved or Mildly Reduced Ejection Fraction and Obesity
Testing maridebart cafraglutide with standard care to reduce heart failure events in obese people
📍 University of Alabama Saint Vincent's Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
This trial will examine if maridebart cafraglutide as an adjunct to standard of care will lead to a reduction in heart failure (HF) events such as HF hospitalizations and urgent HF visits, cardiovascular (CV) deaths and improvement in HF symptoms in participants with HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and HF with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) who are obese. This is a phase 3, global, multicenter, 2-part trial with a double-blind period and an open-label extension (OLE).
- Obesity / overweightHeart / cardiovascular disease
A Research Study to Look at How Well NNC0487-0111 Works Compared to Placebo in People With Heart Failure and Obesity
Testing how well NNC0487-0111 works versus placebo in heart failure with excess body weight
📍 Advanced Cardiovascular, LLC · Alexander City, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
This study is being done to look at the safety and effect of NNC0487-0111 in people with Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) or Heart Failure with mildly reduced Ejection Fraction (HFmrEF) and excess body weight when compared to placebo. The purpose of this clinical study is to find out if NNC0487-0111 is safe and effective for treating people who have HFpEF or HFmrEF and excess body weight.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)
A Study to Learn About the Study Medicine Called PF-07275315 in People With Moderate to Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Testing how a study medicine affects safety and symptoms in people with COPD
📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham Lung Health Center · Birmingham, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this clinical trial is to learn about the effects and safety of the study medicine PF-07275315 for the potential treatment of COPD. COPD is a condition that makes it difficult to breathe, which negatively impacts the quality of life and functioning of people who are affected.
- Sickle cell disease
A Research Study Looking at Long-term Treatment With Etavopivat in People With Sickle Cell Disease or Thalassaemia
Testing long-term treatment with a new medicine for sickle cell or thalassaemia
📍 Univ of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +38 more US sites · Get directions →
Etavopivat is a new medicine under development for treating blood disorders like sickle cell disease and thalassaemia. Sickle cell disease and thalassaemia are inherited blood disorders that affect haemoglobin.
- Sickle cell disease
Determination of Red Cell Survival in Sickle Cell Disease and Other Hemoglobinopathies Using Biotin Labeling
Measuring how long red blood cells last in sickle cell disease
📍 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD · Get directions →
Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited disorder of the blood. SCD causes red blood cells (RBCs) to die early.
- Heart / cardiovascular disease
COLchicine and Non-enteric Coated Aspirin in the Cardiovascular Outcomes Trial of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Testing colchicine and plain aspirin, alone or together, for heart outcomes in high-risk type 2
📍 Curtin University · Bentley, Western Australia · Get directions →
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of colchicine and non-enteric coated aspirin, combined or alone, to improve cardiovascular outcomes in high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes.
- Sickle cell disease
A Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Crizanlizumab (5 mg/kg) Compared With Placebo in Adolescent and Adult Sickle Cell Disease Patients Who Experience Frequent Vaso-Occlusive Crises (SPARKLE)
Testing a drug infusion versus placebo to treat frequent pain crises in sickle cell disease
📍 University Of Alabama · Birmingham, AL · +13 more US sites · Get directions →
A phase III, multi-center, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study to assess efficacy and safety of crizanlizumab (5 mg/kg) versus placebo, with or without hydroxyurea/hydroxycarbamide therapy, in adolescent and adult Sickle Cell Disease patients with frequent vaso-occlusive crises.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)
eValuating the Efficacy and Safety of InitiatinG depemokImab earLy therApy iN Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) With Type 2 Inflammation
Testing an add-on medicine started early to treat COPD with type 2 inflammation
📍 GSK Investigational Site · Doral, FL · Get directions →
Depemokimab is being developed as a treatment for individuals with moderate to severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD). The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of early initiation of depemokimab as an add-on medicine in participants with moderate to severe COPD with type 2 inflammation.
- Sickle cell disease
A Study to Evaluate How Well Etavopivat Works in People With Sickle Cell Disease
Testing how well etavopivat lowers painful sickle cell crises and organ damage
📍 Uni of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
This study is conducted to confirm whether etavopivat works well at reducing the number of Vaso-occlusive crisis VOCs (sickle cell pain crises) caused by obstructions in blood vessels in adults and adolescents living with sickle cell disease. The study will also evaluate how well etavopivat can reduce the damage to different organs, improve your exercise tolerance and reduce fatigue in people with sickle cell disease.The participants will either get etavopivat or placebo.
- Heart / cardiovascular disease💵 May compensate
Canagliflozin Targeting Vascular Inflammation
Testing canagliflozin to reduce blood vessel inflammation in cardiovascular disease
📍 University of Ottawa Heart Institute · Ottawa, Ontario · Get directions →
CANTOR SING is a pilot single center double blinded randomized study. The investigators will compare the effect of canagliflozin (300 mg daily - intervention arm) vs.
- Heart / cardiovascular disease
Combined Dose-Finding and CV Outcomes Study With CSL300 (Clazakizumab) in Adult Subjects With ESKD Undergoing Dialysis (POSIBIL6ESKD)
Testing a medicine to see its cardiovascular effects in adults on dialysis
📍 Nephrology of North Alabama · Decatur, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
This is a two-part, phase 2b and phase 3 combined prospective, interventional, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Part 1: Phase 2b is a dose-finding study for CSL300 vs placebo.
- Obesity / overweightHeart / cardiovascular diseaseHigh cholesterol
Akkermansia Muciniphilia and Metabolic Side Effects of ADT
Testing how Akkermansia gut bacteria relate to body and blood lipid changes in people with obesity
📍 London Health Sciences Centre - Victoria Hospital · London, Ontario · Get directions →
The overriding objectives of this study are: 1. Primary outcomes: 1.
- Heart / cardiovascular diseaseDepression
Behavioral Activation Delivered Via Home-based Telehealth to Improve Functioning in Cardiovascular Disease Patients Recently Discharged From Inpatient Care
Testing home-based telehealth therapy to improve daily functioning in people with heart disease and
📍 Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC · Charleston, SC · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate whether Behavioral Activation for depression delivered via home based telehealth (BA-HT) is effective in improving social and role functioning in Veterans recently discharged from Cardiovascular disease (CVD-related) inpatient care. Eligible participants will receive either (1) twelve sessions of BA-HT or (2) standard best practices post CVD hospitalization care.
- Obesity / overweightHeart / cardiovascular diseaseHigh blood pressure
PRECISION-BP: Precision Chronopharamacotherapy Targeting NP-RAAS-BP Rhythm Axis
Testing timing of blood pressure medicines in people with obesity and high blood pressure
📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · Get directions →
Obese individuals have a higher prevalence of nocturnal hypertension and non-dipping blood pressure (BP). These conditions are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) events and death.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)
Trial to Determine Effective Aspirin Dose in COPD
Testing what aspirin dose works best for people with COPD
📍 Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center · Baltimore, MD · Get directions →
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. Current treatments for COPD focus on inhaler therapies that do not address manifestations of the disease on other organ systems.
- Sickle cell disease
A Phase 2/3 Study in Adult and Adolescent Participants With SCD
Testing safety and how well a treatment works for sickle cell in teens and adults
📍 Smilow Cancer Hospital · New Haven, CT · +23 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, efficacy, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of osivelotor.
- Sickle cell disease
Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of a Single Dose of CTX001 in Participants With Transfusion-Dependent β-Thalassemia and Severe Sickle Cell Disease
Testing the safety and effectiveness of a one-time gene-edited cell treatment for severe sickle cell
📍 New York Presbyterian Hospital - Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital · New York, NY · +2 more US sites · Get directions →
This is a single-dose, open-label study in participants with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia (TDT) or severe sickle cell disease (SCD). The study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of autologous CRISPR-Cas9 modified CD34+ human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (hHSPCs) using CTX001.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)
A Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Tezepelumab in Adult Participants With Moderate to Very Severe COPD (D5241C00007)
Testing whether tezepelumab is safe and effective for adults with moderate to severe COPD
📍 Research Site · Cullman, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group, Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Tezepelumab in Adults with Moderate to Very Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)