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  • Obesity / overweightFatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)

    Fibrosis Lessens After Metabolic Surgery

    Testing whether metabolic surgery can reduce liver scarring in obesity

    💵 May compensate

    📍 Banner Health Center · Phoenix, AZ · +3 more US sites · Get directions →

    Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), formerly known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a major global public health concern, is commonly associated with obesity, diabetes, and dyslipidemia. MASLD is currently the most common cause of chronic liver disease affecting about 80% of people with obesity, ranging from simple fat deposits in the liver to Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH), cellular injury, advanced fibrosis, cirrhosis, or hepatocellular carcinoma.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 4Ages 18–75Learn more →
  • Sickle cell disease

    Prophylactic Transfusion In Pregnant in Women With Sickle Cell Disease

    Testing whether routine red blood cell transfusions in pregnancy reduce sickle cell flare-ups or

    📍 Grady Health System · Atlanta, GA · Get directions →

    The goal of this study is to determine if there is a positive effect of prophylactic red blood cell (RBC) transfusion of leukoreduced, ABO, Rh (D/Cc/Ee) and Kell matched blood compared to standard of care on the number of episodes of acute sickle cell disease (SCD) manifestations or pregnancy-related complications requiring acute health care encounters (acute care/ER/Hospital visits) or resulting in death over the entirety of pregnancy until 2 months post-partum in women with SCD. RBC transfusion is the only disease-modifying therapy for pregnant women with SCD, and it is considered a standard treatment option however, there exists no consensus on the role of transfusion therapy in preventing SCD-related pregnancy complications.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 4Ages 18+WomenLearn more →
  • Sickle cell disease

    Effectiveness of Nontraditional Hydroxyurea Algorithms: Novel and Clinical Evaluations (ENHANCE)

    Testing different ways to use hydroxyurea for treating sickle cell anemia

    📍 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati, OH · Get directions →

    The main reason for this research study is to learn more about hydroxyurea and the treatment of sickle cell anemia (SCA). Hydroxyurea is a medication that has been studied for many years and has been shown to provide benefits for people with SCA.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 4Ages 1+Learn more →
  • Sickle cell disease

    Clinical and Biomarker Effects of Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate in Females With Sickle Cell Disease

    Testing an injectable birth control shot to reduce pain in women with sickle cell disease

    📍 Emory University · Atlanta, GA · +1 more US site · Get directions →

    This research is being conducted to see if using an injectable contraception, Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (Depo-Provera), can reduce the pain experienced by women with sickle cell disease. Participants in this study will be adult women with sickle cell disease who regularly experience sickle cell pain.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 4Ages 18–50WomenLearn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 4Ages 30–70Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 4Ages 75+Learn more →
  • Sickle cell disease

    Rollover Study for Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Who Have Completed a Prior Novartis-Sponsored Crizanlizumab Study

    Study allowing people with sickle cell disease who finished a prior treatment study to keep getting

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

    This is a multi-center multi-national rollover study to allow continued access to crizanlizumab for patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) who are on crizanlizumab treatment in a Novartis-sponsored study (parent study) and are benefiting from the treatment as judged by the investigator.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 4Ages 1–100Learn more →
  • Type 2 diabetesFatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)

    Quantifying Hepatic Mitochondrial Fluxes in Humans

    Measuring liver energy activity in people with type 2 diabetes before and after 16 weeks of insulin

    📍 Texas Diabetes Institute - University Health System · San Antonio, TX · +1 more US site · Get directions →

    In this study the investigators will quantitate hepatic mitochondrial fluxes in T2D patients with NAFL and NASH before and after 16-weeks treatment with the insulin sensitizer pioglitazone

    ✓ Study care freePhase 4Ages 18–80Learn more →
  • Type 2 diabetesHeart / cardiovascular disease

    Effect of Tirzepatide on Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis Using MDCT

    Testing tirzepatide to see if it slows plaque buildup in heart arteries in people with type 2

    📍 Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor UCLA Medical Center (The Lundquist Institute) · Torrance, CA · Get directions →

    A multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group phase IV Study evaluating the effects of tirzepatide on atherosclerotic plaque progression assessed by coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) in participants with a diagnosis of type II Diabetes (T2DM) and atherosclerosis.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 4Ages 40–80Learn more →