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- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
A Study to Evaluate ALN-CIDEB in Adult Participants With Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease or With Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASLD/MASH)
Testing an experimental medicine for MASLD or MASH in adults
📍 Arizona Liver Health · Chandler, AZ · +1 more US site · Get directions →
This study is researching an experimental drug called ALN-CIDEB, also referred to as "study drug". The study is focused on participants with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) (Part A) and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) (Part B).
- 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.
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
A Study of a Thyroid Hormone Receptor Beta Isoform (THRβ) Agonist and an Semicarbazide Sensitive Amine Oxidase (SSAO) Inhibitor, Alone and in Combination, in Adults With Presumed Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatohepatitis (MASH)
Testing drugs together or alone to lower liver fat in adults with MASH
📍 Arizona Liver Health · Chandler, AZ · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
The primary objective of this trial is to evaluate the dose-dependent and comparative effects of ECC4703 (low and high dose), ECC0509 (low and high dose), and their combination on hepatic fat reduction as assessed by change in magnetic resonance imaging proton density fat fraction (MRI-PDFF) at Week 12.
- 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
- 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.
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
Impact of Soymilk on Liver Disease Severity of Children With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
Testing whether daily soy milk affects liver disease in children with fatty liver
📍 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati, OH · Get directions →
A randomized, controlled study of standard soy milk consumption compared to 2% fat cow's milk consumption in children with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). The investigators hypothesize that the daily consumption of soy isoflavones found in the soy milk will be beneficial in reducing NAFLD and other obesity-related comorbidities.
- 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.
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)💵 May compensate
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, the HEpatic Response to Oral Glucose, and the Effect of Semaglutide (NAFLD HEROES)
Testing how the liver responds to glucose in fatty liver disease, and semaglutide’s effect
📍 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD · Get directions →
Background: In non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), fat accumulates in the liver and can cause damage. Researchers want to learn what causes the damage NAFLD, and to see if a medication can help.
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
A Trial to Investigate Safety, Exposure, and Efficacy of HU6 Compared With Placebo in Adult Participants With Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatohepatitis (MASH)
Testing how safe and effective HU6 is for adults with MASH
📍 Arizona Liver Health - Chandler · Chandler, AZ · +30 more US sites · Get directions →
Rivus Pharmaceuticals. Inc. is sponsoring this research study to assess the safety and tolerability of HU6 as a possible treatment for patients diagnosed with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). The study will also asse
- 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.
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)💵 May compensate
Mechanisms of SGLT2 Inhibition in Pediatric Steatotic Liver Disease
Testing how SGLT2 inhibitors work for fatty liver disease in obese teens
📍 Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago · Chicago, IL · Get directions →
This study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial specifically designed to evaluate the preliminary feasibility, initial efficacy and safety of SGLT2 inhibitors for treating NAFLD in adolescents with obesity.
- 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?
- 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).
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)💵 May compensate
A Study of Efimosfermin Alfa in Participants With Biopsy-confirmed Cirrhosis (Compensated) Due to MASH
Testing efimosfermin in people with MASH-related compensated cirrhosis
📍 GSK Investigational Site · Chandler, AZ · +29 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, preliminary efficacy, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of efimosfermin in participants with metabolic dysfunction associated steatohepatitis (MASH) and compensated cirrhosis consistent with stage F4 fibrosis.
- 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.
- 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.
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)💵 May compensate
Phase 2a Study of Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of TLC-2716 in Subjects With Hypertriglyceridemia and NAFLD
Testing a medicine at two doses for safety and effects on fats in people with high triglycerides and
📍 OrsoBio Research Site · Guadalajara, Jalisco · Get directions →
This is a Phase 2a, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluating the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of 2 dose levels of TLC-2716 in subjects with hypertriglyceridemia and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease as assessed by changes in fasting triglycerides, liver steatosis by MRI, and other biomarkers.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)💵 May compensate
Milk Thistle Clinical Trial in Pediatric NAFLD
Testing milk thistle for children with fatty liver disease
📍 University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center · Cleveland, OH · Get directions →
Pediatric Fatty Liver disease is a growing problem in the United States and is expected to be the leading cause of Liver Transplantation in Adults in 20 years. Following lifestyle changes such as diet restrictions and exercise may be difficult to consistently maintain.
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
Digoxin In NASH (CODIN)
Testing digoxin for people with metabolic fatty liver inflammation
📍 Yale New Haven Health · New Haven, CT · +1 more US site · Get directions →
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a severe subtype of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) which affects 1 in 3 Americans. The mainstay of treatment for NASH, which was recently renamed metabolic associated steatohepatitis (MASH), involves lifestyle interventions to promote weight loss and to treat comorbidities such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes mellitus.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)💵 May compensate
Study to Evaluate Resmetirom in Post-Liver Transplant Patients With MASH
Testing resmetirom in people with MASH-related liver scarring after liver transplant
📍 University of California San Diego · La Jolla, CA · +15 more US sites · Get directions →
A Phase 2 double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study to evaluate resmetirom in 2 cohorts of subjects with moderate to advanced fibrosis, consistent with stage F2 and F3 fibrosis, who have undergone liver transplant. Cohort 1 will consist of patients who have undergone liver transplant for MASH cirrhosis who developed recurrent MASH.
- 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.
- 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.
- Type 2 diabetesFatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)💵 May compensate
Low-Dose Pioglitazone in Patients With NASH (AIM 2)
Testing a low-dose diabetes medicine to see effects on liver changes in NASH
📍 University of Florida · Gainesville, FL · Get directions →
To determine the safety and efficacy of low-dose pioglitazone (15 mg per day) on liver histology in in patients with T2DM with biopsy-proven nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
- 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.
- 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).
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
Randomized Double Blinded Placebo-Controlled w/Semaglutide to Prevent Weight Gain After Liver Transplant
Testing whether semaglutide can prevent weight gain after liver transplant
📍 Virginia Commonwealth University · Richmond, VA · Get directions →
In this study, semaglutide will be compared to placebo (a look-alike inactive substance, a "sugar pill") to determine if its use will prevent weight gain after liver transplantation (LT). In addition, researchers will be testing to determine if semaglutide prevents the development of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) after transplant through Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and laboratory results.
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
Soluble Fibre Supplementation in NAFLD
Testing a fiber supplement to see how it affects liver fat in children with non-alcoholic fatty
📍 McMaster University Medical Center · Hamilton, Ontario · Get directions →
The FIND study will look at the effect of a nutritional mixed fibre supplement, oligofructose and inulin (OF+INU), on children with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. In this randomized, double- blind controlled trial, subjects will be given a supplement, in the form of oral pills, and will have bloodwork performed, their diets analyzed, and liver fat measured at several timepoints.
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
A Precision Medicine Approach Using Gene Silencing to Treat a Chronic Liver Disease Called Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH) in Adult Participants at Increased Genetic Risk for This Condition
Testing gene-silencing treatment for adults with fatty liver disease (MASH) at higher genetic risk
📍 Arizona Liver Health · Chandler, AZ · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
This study is researching an investigational drug, ALN-HSD called "study drug". This study is focused on participants who are known to have Metabolic dysfunction-Associated SteatoHepatitis (MASH).
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
Thyroid Hormone for Treatment of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Veterans
Testing thyroid hormone to treat advanced fatty liver disease in veterans
📍 Harry S. Truman Memorial, Columbia, MO · Columbia, MO · Get directions →
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is the aggressive form of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, which is rapidly becoming a worldwide public health problem. It is more common in the military and Veteran population compared to the general US population.
- 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).