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- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Open-label, Multi-center, Phase I/II Study to Assess Safety, Disease Progression and Cellular Kinetics Following YTB323 Administration in Participants With Non-active Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (PMS)
Testing the safety and effects on disease and immune cells of one dose of YTB323 in people with
📍 Novartis Investigative Site · Darlinghurst, New South Wales · Get directions →
This is an open-label, multi-center, non-confirmatory study to assess the safety, disease progression, and cellular kinetics following YTB323 administration to 28 participants with non-active Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (PMS). The study design utilizes an ascending single dose design consisting of 3 sentinel cohorts followed by an expansion cohort.
- High blood pressureKidney disease
A Phase IIb Study to Evaluate the Effect of Dapagliflozin in Combination With Baxdrostat Compared With Baxdrostat on Albuminuria in Participants With Chronic Kidney Disease and High Blood Pressure.
Testing how adding a diabetes medicine to baxdrostat affects urine protein in people with chronic
📍 Research Site · Surprise, AZ · +17 more US sites · Get directions →
International, Multicenter and Double-Blind study. The purpose is to measure the effect of baxdrostat in combination with dapagliflozin compared with baxdrostat/placebo on albuminuria, as well as safety, in participants with chronic kidney disease and high blood pressure.
- Lupus (SLE)
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 2a Study With an Open-Label Extension Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of VENT-03 in Adult Participants With Active Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus With or Without Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Testing a treatment called VENT-03 for skin lupus, with or without body lupus
📍 Investigative Site · Beverly Hills, CA · +9 more US sites · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if VENT-03 works to treat patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) who may or may not have systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Another goal is to learn about the safety of VENT-03 and how it is processed by the body.
- Lupus (SLE)
CD19-Directed Chimeric Antigen Receptor Autologous T Cells (CART19) for Lupus
Testing a cell therapy made from a person’s own immune cells for lupus
📍 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · Get directions →
This is a single-center, single-arm, open-label phase 1/2 study of CART19 in children and young adults with refractory Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), including both patients diagnosed with lupus nephritis (LN) and patients with non-renal Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Phase 1 will evaluate the safety of CART19 in 6-12 patients with Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
- 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.
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of BMS-986368 in Participants With Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity
Testing a drug called BMS-986368 for muscle stiffness in multiple sclerosis
📍 Alabama Neurology Associates · Birmingham, AL · +14 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of BMS-986368 in participants with Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity
- Lupus (SLE)
A Study to Test Whether Different Doses of BI 3000202 Help People With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Testing whether different doses of BI 3000202 help adults with lupus
📍 Wallace & Lee Center · Beverly Hills, CA · +29 more US sites · Get directions →
This study is open to adults with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The purpose of this study is to find out whether a medicine called BI 3000202 helps people with SLE.
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
A Study to Assess Bioequivalence of Two Subcutaneous (SC) Formulations of Ocrelizumab in Participants With Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Checking if two under-the-skin versions of ocrelizumab match in the body in people with multiple
📍 Profound Research, LLC · Carlsbad, CA · +8 more US sites · Get directions →
The main purpose of this study is to assess the bioequivalence of ocrelizumab SC test formulation to the marketed ocrelizumab SC reference formulation in participants with either relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) or primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS). The study consists of 2 phases: a controlled phase, where participants in each group will receive one dose of test or reference formulation and a continuation phase, where all participants in both groups will receive ocrelizumab SC test formulation.
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Effect of Corticosteroids on Inflammation at the Edge of Acute Multiple Sclerosis Plaques
Testing whether corticosteroids change inflammation in acute MS lesions
📍 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD · Get directions →
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. MS lesions can appear on the MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans in many ways.
- Lupus (SLE)
Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Ruxolitinib 1.5% Cream in Adult Subjects with Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
Testing a 1.5% ruxolitinib cream for discoid lupus in adults
📍 INNO-6051 Site 03 · Fredericton, New Brunswick · Get directions →
This study is a single-blind, intraindividual study to evaluate the efficacy of ruxolitinib 1.5 % cream in adult subjects with discoid lupus erythematosus.
- Lupus (SLE)
The Pediatric Lupus Nephritis Mycophenolate Mofetil (PLUMM) Study
Testing two ways of giving mycophenolate to children with lupus kidney disease
📍 University of California, San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · +18 more US sites · Get directions →
The study is a 1-year 2-part double-blinded placebo controlled 2-arm clinical trial. Treatment arms are (1) MMF dosed as per body-surface area (MMFBSA; 600mg/m2 body surface area per dose about every 12 hours) and (2) pharmacokinetically-guided precision-dosing of MMF (MMFPK; MMF dosed twice daily to achieve an area under the concentration-time curve (AUC0-12h) of MPA \>60-70 mg\*h/L.
- Lupus (SLE)
RESET-SLE: A Phase 1/2 Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of CABA-201 in Subjects With Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Testing the safety and effects of CABA-201 in people with active lupus
📍 University of California Irvine · Orange, CA · +20 more US sites · Get directions →
RESET-SLE: A Phase 1/2 Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of CABA-201 in Subjects With Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Solriamfetol for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis Fatigue
Testing solriamfetol to treat tiredness from multiple sclerosis
📍 Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · Get directions →
Fatigue is a prevalent and disabling symptom in Multiple Sclerosis (MS), affecting up to 90% of patients. Current treatments, including off-label prescriptions of wake-promoting agents, have shown limited effectiveness.
- High blood pressureCOPD (chronic lung disease)
Breathe Easier With Tadalafil Therapy for Dyspnea in COPD-PH
Testing tadalafil to see if it improves shortness of breath in COPD with high blood pressure in the
📍 Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO · Aurora, CO · +4 more US sites · Get directions →
The investigators will study whether the drug tadalafil improves shortness of breath in 126 Veterans with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and high blood pressure in the lungs. The investigators will also assess whether tadalafil improves quality of life, home daily physical activity, exercise endurance, the frequency of acute flares of COPD, blood pressure in the lungs, and lung function.
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Treatment of Participants With Primary or Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
Testing whether TRX319 is safe for people with progressive multiple sclerosis
📍 University of Kansas Medical Center · Kansas City, KS · +1 more US site · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical trial is to treat male and female participants with two types of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) called primary progressive or secondary progressive MS. The main questions the trial aims to answer are the following: * Is TRX319 safe when administered to patients with progressive forms of MS?
- Lupus (SLE)
A Study to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of AZD0120 in Adults With Refractory SLE
Testing a CAR T cell treatment for adults with hard-to-treat lupus
📍 Research Site · San Francisco, CA · +14 more US sites · Get directions →
This is a Phase 1b/2, single-arm, open-label, multi-center, clinical study of AZD0120, a CD19/BCMA dual CAR T cell therapy, to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy in adult participants with refractory Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Targeting Agonists of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor for Multiple Sclerosis
Testing a medicine to reduce brain and eye tissue loss in people with multiple sclerosis
📍 Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · +1 more US site · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate if the study drug will reduce brain and retinal atrophy by reducing inflammation and subsequently slowing neurodegeneration in people with Multiple Sclerosis. The main outcome for the trial is change in normalized brain parenchymal volume (nBPV), measured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
- Lupus (SLE)
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Obinutuzumab in Adolescents With Active Class III or IV Lupus Nephritis and the Safety and PK of Obinutuzumab in Pediatric Participants
Testing a medicine in children and teens with active lupus kidney disease
📍 Loma Linda University health · Loma Linda, CA · +10 more US sites · Get directions →
This phase II, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study is designed to evaluate the safety, efficacy and pharmacokinetics (PK) of obinutuzumab in adolescent participants (AP) aged 12 to less than 18 with biopsy-confirmed proliferative lupus nephritis (LN). It will also evaluate open label safety and PK of obinutuzumab in pediatric participants (PP), aged 5 to \<12 with LN.
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Hyperpolarized Carbon Metabolic Imaging in Multiple Sclerosis
Testing whether special MRI using hyperpolarized carbon can predict how relapsing-remitting MS
📍 Byers Hall · San Francisco, CA · Get directions →
The main purpose of this study is to assess whether hyperpolarized carbon imaging in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) patients can be used to predict response to anti-CD20 disease modifying therapy. Study procedures will include magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) assessments with a hyperpolarized pyruvate sequence, clinical assessment as well as blood markers of disease progression.
- Lupus (SLE)
Phase I/II Study of AD-PluReceptor Plus Tafasitamab-cxix and Lymphodepleting Chemotherapy in Patients With Autoimmune Disorders
Testing the safety and best dose of an immune cell treatment with lupus drugs and chemotherapy
📍 MD Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · +1 more US site · Get directions →
The goal of Safety Lead-In is to confirm the safety of tafasitamab when given to patients with SSc, SLE, and LN. The goal of Phase 1 is to find the recommended dose of AD-PluReceptor-NK cells in combination with tafasitamab and lymphodepleting chemotherapy that can be given to patients with the disease.
- High blood pressureDementia / Alzheimer's
Impact of Intensive Treatment of SBP on Brain Perfusion, Amyloid, and Tau (IPAT Study)
Testing whether tightly lowering high blood pressure slows brain changes tied to Alzheimer’s
📍 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to determine if intensive lowering of systolic blood pressure (SBP), using FDA approved medications (antihypertensive), reduces Alzheimer's Disease pathology (i.e., excessive brain amyloid and tau protein deposition) in older adults at high risk for memory decline or dementia.
- Heart / cardiovascular diseaseLupus (SLE)
The Role of Anifrolumab in Improving Markers of Vascular Risk in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - IFN-CVD
Testing whether anifrolumab improves blood vessel risk markers in lupus
📍 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD · Get directions →
Background: People with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are at risk of developing complications in their blood vessels. This can increase the risk of heart attacks or stroke.
- Lupus (SLE)
A Study of Rapcabtagene Autoleucel in Active, Refractory Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) or Lupus Nephritis (LN) Patients (AUTOGRAPH - SLE/LN)
Testing a one-time cell treatment plus chemotherapy to treat severe lupus
📍 University Of Alabama · Birmingham, AL · +18 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of rapcabtagene autoleucel (administered once following lymphodepletion) in patients with active, refractory systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) or active, refractory lupus nephritis (LN).
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Metformin as an add-on or Monotherapy in Treatment of Aging People With Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Testing metformin alone or with other treatment in older people with multiple sclerosis
📍 UBMD Neurolgy · Buffalo, NY · Get directions →
The goal of the study is to learn about treating older people with multiple sclerosis (MS) with metformin. Metformin may be used as a single therapy or as an add-on therapy.
- Lupus (SLE)
Obe-cel in Severe, Refractory Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) With Active Lupus Nephritis (LN)
Testing a one-time cell therapy approach for severe lupus with kidney involvement
📍 State University of New York Upstate Medical Center (SUNY) · Syracuse, NY · +1 more US site · Get directions →
The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of obecabtagene autoleucel (obe-cel) administered once following lymphodepletion in participants with severe, refractory systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and active lupus nephritis (LN).
- Lupus (SLE)Rheumatoid arthritisCrohn's / ulcerative colitis (IBD)
COVID-19 Booster and IIV Schedule in Immunocompromised Hosts
Testing COVID-19 booster and flu vaccine schedules in people with lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, or
📍 Maisonneuve -Rosemont Installation · Montreal, Quebec · Get directions →
The goal of this pragmatic embedded open-label, 2 x 2 factorial phase II randomized controlled trial is to evaluate strategies to improve COVID-19 booster and influenza vaccine immunogenicity in people living with immunocompromising conditions (PLIC). The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- 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.
- Lupus (SLE)
Descartes-08 for Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Autoimmune Disorders
Testing the safety and effects of Descartes-08 in young people with lupus
📍 H01- Children's National Hospital · Washington D.C., DC · +1 more US site · Get directions →
Safety, tolerability and efficacy of Descarte-08 in children, adolescents and young adults with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus, ANCA-associated vasculitis, juvenile myasthenia gravis, and juvenile dermatomyositis
- Lupus (SLE)
A Study to Evaluate Mosunetuzumab in Participants With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus With or Without Active Lupus Nephritis
Testing how mosunetuzumab works in people with lupus, with or without kidney disease
📍 Clnica SER da Bahia · Salvador, Estado de Bahia · Get directions →
This study will assess how mosunetuzumab works in people who have systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who may or may not also have active lupus nephritis (LN).
- Lupus (SLE)
Double-blind Placebo Controlled Study to Evaluate the Effect of NAD+ Boosting With Nicotinamide Riboside on Immunometabolism and Immunity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Testing whether boosting NAD+ with a supplement affects immunity in lupus
📍 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD · Get directions →
Study Description: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) occurs predominantly in women and is driven by type I interferon dysregulation and neutrophil hyperresponsiveness. Neutrophils in females have reduced mitochondrial bioenergetic capacity which affects immunometabolism.
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Assessing Changes in Multi-parametric MRI in MS Patients Taking Clemastine Fumarate as a Myelin Repair Therapy
Testing whether clemastine fumarate changes MRI signs of nerve repair in people with multiple
📍 Sandler Neurosciences Building, Neurological Clinical Research Unit · San Francisco, CA · Get directions →
The clinical trial is intended to assess for clinical evidence of Clemastine Fumarate as a myelin repair therapy in patients with chronic inflammatory injury-causing demyelination as measured by multi-parametric MRI assessments. No reparative therapies exist for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Nasal Foralumab in Patients With Non-Active Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
Testing a nasal treatment in people with non-active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis
📍 Brigham and Women's Hospital · Boston, MA · Get directions →
Only subjects that have completed TILS-021, a Phase 2a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Dose-Ranging Study of Nasal Foralumab in Non-Active Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Patients are eligible to be enrolled in TILS-022. TILS-022 is a 6-month open-label extension study with an opportunity for dose to be escalated based on the subject's clinical status.
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to Treat Insomnia Symptoms in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis
Testing cognitive behavioral therapy to treat insomnia symptoms in people with multiple sclerosis
📍 University of Kansas Medical Center · Kansas City, KS · Get directions →
The incidence of insomnia is estimated to be as high as 90% in individuals with MS due to insomnia being underdiagnosed. Sleep disturbances in people with MS have been associated with reduced cognitive performance, physical function, psychological well-being, quality of life, and occupational function, as well as increased prevalence of fatigue, pain, depression, and anxiety.
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Comparing Telehealth-Delivered CBT-I to Web-Based CBT-I to Enhance Sleep, Reduce Fatigue, and Promote Neuroprotection
Testing telehealth versus web-based CBT for sleep and fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis
📍 University of Kansas Medical Center- Sleep, Health and Wellness Laboratory · Kansas City, KS · Get directions →
The objective of this RCT is to assess the efficacy of one-on-one telehealth CBT-I (tCBT-I) compared to web-based CBT-I (wCBT-I) and treatment as usual (TAU) to improve sleep outcomes (Aim 1), fatigue and quality of life (Aim 2), and promote neuroprotection (Exploratory Aim 3), and to explore the characteristics of participants that predict improvement in sleep outcomes (Exploratory Aim 4). Reassessment of outcomes will be completed after the 6-week intervention and 6 months following completion of interventions.
- Lupus (SLE)
A Phase 1/2 Study of NKX019 in Subjects With Autoimmune Disease (Ntrust-1)
Testing safety of an immune-cell treatment for people with lupus
📍 Nkarta Investigational Site · Little Rock, AR · +16 more US sites · Get directions →
This is a Phase 1/2, open-label, multi-center, multi-cohort, non-randomized dose escalation and dose expansion basket study to determine the safety and tolerability of NKX019 (allogeneic CAR NK cells targeting CD19) in participants with autoimmune diseases.
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
A Pharmacokinetics (PK), Pharmacodynamics (PD), Safety and Tolerability Study of Fenebrutinib in Children and Adolescents With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS)
Testing how fenebrutinib affects the body and safety in children with relapsing multiple sclerosis
📍 INECO Neurociencias Orono · Rosario, Santa Fe Province · Get directions →
This open label, single arm study will evaluate the PK and PD effects of fenebrutinib in children and adolescents with RMS aged between 10 and \< 18 years. This study consists of a Dose Exploration Period and an Optional Extension Period.
- High cholesterol
A Study to See How Safe and Effective Alirocumab is When Given Weekly to Adult Participants Who Have Hypercholesterolemia
Testing how safe and well weekly injections of alirocumab work for high cholesterol in adults
📍 Anaheim Clinical Trials · Anaheim, CA · +29 more US sites · Get directions →
This study is researching an experimental drug called alirocumab, referred to as "study drug". In the United States, alirocumab is approved for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia (high blood cholesterol levels).
- Lupus (SLE)Rheumatoid arthritis
A Phase 2 Master Protocol Assessing Inebilizumab and Blinatumomab in Autoimmune Diseases
Testing how safe inebilizumab and blinatumomab are in adults with lupus or rheumatoid arthritis
📍 HonorHealth Research and Innovation Institute · Scottsdale, AZ · +16 more US sites · Get directions →
The main objective is to assess the safety and tolerability of inebilizumab in adult participants with active and refractory systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with nephritis (Subprotocol A) and to assess the safety and tolerability of subcutaneous (SC) blinatumomab in adult participants with active and refractory SLE with and without nephritis (Subprotocol B Part A) and in adult participants with active refractory rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (Subprotocol C Part A). The trial will also assess the efficacy of SC blinatumomab in adult participants with active and refractory SLE with and without nephritis (Subprotocol B Part B and Subprotocol C Part B).
- High blood pressureKidney disease
Equol and Vascular Function in Women With Chronic Kidney Disease
Testing whether equol affects blood vessel function in women with chronic kidney disease
📍 University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · Aurora, CO · Get directions →
The risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is significantly elevated in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Notably, women with CKD commonly experience menstrual disturbances induced by CKD, which may contribute to impaired vascular function and elevated CVD risk.
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
A Study to Investigate Multiple Sclerosis Relapse Prevention With mRNA-1195 Compared With Placebo in Participants Aged 18 to ≤55 Years
Testing the safety of an mRNA treatment to help prevent multiple sclerosis relapses
📍 Boston Clinical Trials Inc - Internal Medicine · Boston, MA · +7 more US sites · Get directions →
The primary objective of this trial is to evaluate the safety and reactogenicity of mRNA-1195 in participants with multiple sclerosis.
- Lupus (SLE)
A Phase 1/2a Study of DB-2304 in Healthy Adults and SLE/CLE Participants
Testing a new medicine in healthy adults and people with lupus
📍 US06-0 · La Palma, CA · +5 more US sites · Get directions →
A Phase 1/2a Study of DB-2304 in Healthy Participants and Participants with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
- Lupus (SLE)
A Study of Obexelimab in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Testing obexelimab in people with lupus to study safety and effects
📍 Sierra Pacific Arthritis and Rheumatology Centers · Fresno, CA · +15 more US sites · Get directions →
This study aims to examine the efficacy and safety of obexelimab in participants with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
A Phase I Double Blind Study of Metformin Acting on Endogenous Neural Progenitor Cells in Children and Young Adults With Multiple Sclerosis
Testing whether starting metformin at different times is feasible in youth with multiple sclerosis
📍 The Hospital for Sick Children · Toronto, Ontario · Get directions →
A randomized multiple baseline feasibility trial where participants will start taking metformin at one of 3 randomly determined points (3-months, 6-months or 9 months) during the 12-month trial. All subjects will be on a daily dose of metformin for a minimum of 3 months and a maximum of 9 months.
- Lupus (SLE)
Autologous Stem Cell Transplant (ASCT) for Autoimmune Diseases
Testing high-dose treatment and a stem cell transplant for lupus
📍 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · Get directions →
A subset of autoimmune diseases (ADs) in children and young adults are life-threatening and unresponsive to conventional treatments. In these patients, the delivery of high dose immunosuppressive therapy followed by autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) offers a treatment strategy capable of purging the pathogenic, autoreactive immune system and an opportunity for "immune reset." This strategy has been used in adults across a myriad of indications with evidence for efficacy.
- Lupus (SLE)
VIBRANT: VIB4920 for Active Lupus Nephritis
Testing a treatment for active lupus nephritis alongside standard medicines
📍 University of California San Diego School of Medicine: Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology · La Jolla, CA · +16 more US sites · Get directions →
This is a multi-center double-blind placebo controlled clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of VIB4920 combined with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and prednisone in achieving a renal response in participants with active lupus nephritis (LN).
- Lupus (SLE)
2-HOBA in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Testing whether 2-HOBA changes blood pressure and immune activity in people with lupus
📍 Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN · Get directions →
This is a phase II randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, cross-over study to determine the effect of isolevuglandin (IsoLG) scavenging by 2-HOBA on blood pressure and immune activation in patients with SLE. 42 patients with stable SLE will be randomized to treatment sequence to receive placebo or 500mg 2-HOBA three times a day for 8 weeks followed by a 4 week washout and then 8 weeks of the other agent.
- 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.
- Dementia / Alzheimer'sMultiple sclerosis (MS)
PET Brain Imaging in Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer's Disease, and Other Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Diseases
Testing PET brain scans to measure immune cell activity in dementia
📍 Brigham MS Center, 60 Fenwood Road · Boston, MA · Get directions →
The specific aims of the study are: Primary: To determine the presence and regional distribution of microglial activation, as assessed by Fluorine-18 (18F) labeled "Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptor 06" (PBR06) -PET, in subjects with active Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS), Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (SPMS), and Alzheimer's Disease (AD) as compared to healthy controls Secondary: 1. To assess the relationship between microglial activation and clinical variables including disease severity and comorbidities (such as pain, fatigue and/or depression), as well as clinical MRI findings (such as lesions and atrophy) 2.
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Targeting Residual Activity By Precision, Biomarker-Guided Combination Therapies of Multiple Sclerosis (TRAP-MS)
Testing how single or combined medicines affect MS biomarkers
📍 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD · Get directions →
Background: In people with multiple sclerosis (MS), brain and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers indicate inflammation or disease. Researchers want to see if 4 drugs given alone or combined affect MS biomarkers.
- High cholesterolLupus (SLE)
IMPACT Study: IMProve Pregnancy in APS With Certolizumab Therapy
Testing certolizumab added to usual treatment to improve pregnancy in lupus and antiphospholipid
📍 Hospital for Special Surgery · New York, NY · +1 more US site · Get directions →
This treatment trial evaluates the addition of an anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha drug, certolizumab, to usual treatment (a heparin agent and low-dose aspirin) in pregnant women with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) and repeatedly positive tests for lupus anticoagulant (LAC) to determine if this regimen will improve pregnancy outcomes. All enrolled patients will receive certolizumab, and pregnancy outcomes will be compared to those of women with APS and repeatedly positive tests for LAC enrolled in a previous study by the investigators.
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Molecular Imaging of NET Using [C-11]MRB-PET in MS
Using PET scans to study brain norepinephrine transporter injury in MS
📍 Brigham MS Center, 60 Fenwood Road · Boston, MA · Get directions →
This study aims to use \[C-11\]MRB PET (positron emission tomography) imaging to look at brain injury in patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and healthy individuals. The overarching hypothesis is that there is decreased radioligand binding to the norepinephrine transporter in multiple sclerosis, reflecting injury to the noradrenergic system and that it plays a role in disease pathogenesis, its clinical manifestations and severity.
- 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).
- High blood pressureCOPD (chronic lung disease)
Pulmonary Hypertension SOLAR
Testing a noninvasive MRI pattern to study lung blood vessel changes in pulmonary hypertension
📍 Duke University Medical Center · Durham, NC · Get directions →
The main goal of this study is to develop a noninvasive signature for pulmonary vascular remodeling in Group 3 PH patients, using hyperpolarized 129Xe magnetic resonance imaging (129Xe MRI). Such a signature may identify Group 3 PH responders to PAH-specific therapies.
- 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.
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Cannabis as a Complementary Treatment in Multiple Sclerosis
Testing cannabis as an add-on treatment for multiple sclerosis
📍 CRCHUM · Montreal, Quebec · Get directions →
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS) afflicting over 77,000 Canadians. Unfortunately, the therapeutic arsenal to relieve MS symptoms is limited.
- Lupus (SLE)
Study of Efficacy and Safety of LNP023 in Participants With Active Lupus Nephritis Class III-IV, +/- V
Testing a medicine added to standard care for active lupus kidney disease
📍 AKDHC Medical Research ServicesLLC · Phoenix, AZ · +25 more US sites · Get directions →
The overall purpose of this two-part study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of iptacopan (LNP023) in addition to standard of care treatment.
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Mechanisms of Cannabidiol in Persons With MS: the Role of Sleep and Pain Phenotype
Testing how CBD, THC, or both affect sleep and pain in people with MS
📍 University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · Get directions →
The purpose of this research study is to compare the effects of cannabidiol (CBD), tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), or both, on sleep and pain in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). Little is known about how CBD and/or THC may help sleep, reduce pain, or perhaps even treat pain through better sleep.
- 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).
- Lupus (SLE)
Early Trial of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients Who Will Receive a Kidney Transplant From the Same Donor
Testing a stem cell transplant to try to prevent kidney rejection in people with lupus getting a
📍 Lucile Packard Children's Hospital · Palo Alto, CA · Get directions →
This is a single center, non-randomized, non-controlled open-label phase 1b/2a trial of performing sequential αβdepleted-HSCT and KT in patients requiring KT to prevent kidney rejection post-KT, in the absence of any post-KT immunosuppression, to abrogate the need for lifelong immunosuppression, the risk of chronic rejection and, ultimately, the need for repeated transplantation.
- DepressionMultiple sclerosis (MS)
Home-Based Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for Depression in Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Testing brain stimulation from home to treat depression in people with MS
📍 NYU Langone Health · New York, NY · Get directions →
This project is a double-blind, sham-controlled, parallel-arm, randomized controlled trial. We will recruit n=170 people living with MS, who are experiencing an episode of depression in the context of a major depressive episode (MDE).
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