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- DepressionAnxiety
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Adolescents and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease
Testing whether therapy sessions can help teens and young adults with sickle cell cope with
📍 Children's Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · Get directions →
The current study seeks to build on previous research that demonstrates the efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in combating stigma by investigating the feasibility and acceptability of a protocol to support Black adolescents and young adults in coping with race related stress. The study will consist of a small, purposeful, non-randomized sample (N = 30) of clients enrolled into a 10-session Acceptance and Commitment Therapy group.
- Depression
Alpha-Amino-3-Hydroxy-5-Methyl-4- Isoxazole Propionic Acid Receptor Components of the Anti-Depressant Ketamine Response
Testing whether a brain receptor change affects ketamine’s effect on depression
📍 Yale University · New Haven, CT · Get directions →
The proposed study will assess the combined effect of perampanel and ketamine on the anti-depressant response in individuals with treatment resistant depression. The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that stimulation of Alpha-Amino-3-Hydroxy-5-Methyl-4- Isoxazole Propionic Acid receptors (AMPAR) is critical to the anti-depressant response of ketamine.
- Sickle cell disease
A Phase 1b, Open-Label Study of DISC-3405 in Participants With Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
Testing different doses of DISC-3405 to check safety in sickle cell disease
📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +6 more US sites · Get directions →
This is an open-label, multicenter, within-participant dose-escalation study examining up to 3 dose levels of DISC-3405 and will assess the safety, tolerability, PK, and PD of DISC 3405 in participants with sickle cell disease.
- 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).
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
A Research Study of a Potential New Medicine (NNC4005-0001) for Liver Disease in Adult Participants With Increased Body Weight and Liver Fat
Testing a new medicine for liver disease in adults with extra body fat
📍 Altasciences Clinical Company, Inc · Montreal, Quebec · Get directions →
The purpose of this clinical study is to find out if NNC4005-0001 is well-tolerated and safe for people who have increased body weight and increased liver fat. Participants will receive either NNC4005-0001, which is the treatment being tested, or a placebo, which is a treatment that contains no active medicine.
- Depression
Study of the Safety, Tolerability, Electrophysiological Effects and Efficacy of DMT in Humans
Testing how dimethyltryptamine affects safety and depression symptoms
📍 Biological Studies Unit at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Yale School of Medicine, · West Haven, CT · Get directions →
The goal of this phase 1 study is to investigate the safety and efficacy of dimethyltryptamine (DMT) in individuals with depression and healthy controls. We hypothesize that administration of DMT will result in decreases in depression, associated symptoms, and neuroplastic changes in depressed subjects.
- Depression
Feasibility and Safety of Ketamine for Suicidal Patients in the Emergency Department
Testing whether a low-dose ketamine IV treatment is safe and workable in the ER for people with
📍 University of Kansas Strawberry Hill Campus · Kansas City, KS · +1 more US site · Get directions →
There is currently no readily available pharmacologic intervention for suicidal ideation, a true psychiatric emergency, in the Emergency Department (ED). Investigators aim to trial low-dose, intravenous ketamine, a drug with well-established use in treatment-resistant depression, for patients who present to the ED with suicidal ideation.
- Depression
Effects of Acute Exercise and Ibuprofen on Symptoms, Immunity, and Neural Circuits in Bipolar Depression
Testing how one-time exercise and ibuprofen affect bipolar depression symptoms
📍 Laureate Institute for Brain Research · Tulsa, OK · Get directions →
This is a 2x2, within-subjects, cross-over trial to test the anti-depressant effects of acute exercise in 20 participants with bipolar depression. Participants will complete four experimental sessions, two with an exercise challenge and two with a resting control condition in a counterbalanced order.
- DepressionAnxiety
ACT for Individuals With MNCD and Their Care Partners
Testing acceptance commitment therapy for depression and anxiety in dementia
📍 Texas Tech University Plaza Building · Lubbock, TX · Get directions →
This project aims to implement and evaluate a dyadic intervention (i.e., acceptance commitment therapy) for persons with AD/ADRD and their care partners. We hypothesize the intervention will be feasible, acceptable, and show preliminary efficacy of the dyadic interveniotns.
- Type 2 diabetesFatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
A Phase 1b Study of QX1206 in T2DM Patients With NAFLD
Testing QX1206 in people with type 2 diabetes and fatty liver
📍 Centricity Research Toronto LMC. · Toronto, · Get directions →
This is an open label phase 1b trial of QX1206 in patients with T2DM and with NAFLD. Laboratory tests and other measurements will be assessed prior to the first dose of study treatment and throughout the study to determine the recommended phase 2 dose.
- Sickle cell disease💵 May compensate
Escalating Doses of VAS-101 in Subjects With Stable Sickle Cell Disease
Testing higher doses of VAS-101 in people with stable sickle cell disease
📍 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD · Get directions →
Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder. The disease affects the ability of red blood cells to carry oxygen.
- Depression
RCT of Psilocybin-assisted CBT for Depression
Testing psilocybin with cognitive-behavioral therapy for depression
📍 UCLA Semel Institute · Los Angeles, CA · Get directions →
The primary objectives of this clinical investigation are to (1) determine the acceptability and feasibility of joining psilocybin-assisted therapy with cognitive-behavioral therapy (PA-CBT) for patients with depression, (2) optimize CBT to most effectively integrate the psilocybin experience with psychotherapy and (3) examine the clinical benefit of psilocybin as an adjunct to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for major depressive disorder. This study is a randomized, two-arm, fixed dose trial that will test the feasibility, acceptability, and participant and therapist adherence to PA-CBT.
- 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.
- Sickle cell disease
A Safety, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetic (PK) Study of HBI-002, an Oral Carbon Monoxide (CO) Therapeutic, in Subjects With Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
Testing the safety and how an oral carbon monoxide liquid works in sickle cell disease
📍 Cevaxin - The Panama Clinic · Panama City, · Get directions →
This is a multi-center, open label Phase 2a clinical trial in subjects with sickle cell disease to assess safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of HBI-002, an orally administered liquid containing carbon monoxide (CO), with doses daily for 14 days.
- High blood pressure💵 May compensate
Arterial Ablation for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Its Comorbidities
Testing a device used through a blood-vessel procedure for type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure
📍 Hospital Paitilla Clinicas y Hospitales · Panama City, · Get directions →
This study is assess the safety and performance of the Neurotronic Infusion catheter for treatment of patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) and hypertension.
- Depression
Psilocybin for Treatment-Resistant Depression in Autism
Testing psilocybin plus talk therapy for depression in autistic adults
📍 Centre for Addiction and Mental Health · Toronto, Ontario · Get directions →
We propose a first-of-its-kind open-label clinical trial to investigate the feasibility, tolerability, and safety of administering psilocybin in autistic adults with treatment-resistant depression (TRD). In this study, 20 participants (intellectually able and fluent-speech adults) with autism and co-occurring TRD will receive around 20 hours of manualized psychotherapy that has previously been used with psilocybin (Agin-Liebes et al., 2020).
- Obesity / overweightHigh blood pressure
A Study of LY3971297 in Healthy Participants
Testing side effects and how the body processes an injection in healthy and obese people with high
📍 CenExel ACT · Anaheim, CA · +2 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to measure side effects of LY3971297 injection administered under the skin in healthy participants and obese participants with high blood pressure (BP). Blood tests will be performed to check how much LY3971297 gets into the bloodstream and how long it takes the body to eliminate it.
- 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).
- Depression
DBS for Depression
Testing whether deep brain stimulation is safe and feasible for severe depression that hasn’t
📍 Zucker Hillside Hospital · Queens, NY · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical trial is to demonstrate the feasibility and safety of deep brain stimulation in treatment resistant depression. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is deep brain stimulation effective in treating treatment resistant depression?
- 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.
- Sickle cell disease
Arginine Therapy for the Treatment of Pain in Children With Sickle Cell Disease
Testing whether extra arginine lowers pain in children with sickle cell
📍 Children's Healthcare fo Atlanta at Hughes Spalding · Atlanta, GA · +1 more US site · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to determine whether giving extra arginine to patients with sickle cell disease seeking treatment for vaso-occlusive painful events (VOE) will decrease pain scores, decrease need for pain medications or decrease length of hospital stay or emergency department visit.
- 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.
- Depression
Adjunctive Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Treatment-resistant Bipolar Depression
Testing whether donor stem cells are safe and helpful for hard-to-treat bipolar depression
📍 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · Houston, TX · Get directions →
The overall objective of the investigators is to assess the therapeutic efficacy and tolerability of Allogeneic Bone Marrow Derived Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSCs) isolated from hematogenous bone marrow for treatment of treatment-resistant bipolar depression patient (TRBD).
- Obesity / overweightFatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)💵 May compensate
Human Models of Selective Insulin Resistance: Alpelisib, Part I
Testing how insulin works in healthy people versus people at risk for type 2 diabetes
📍 Columbia University Irving Medical Center · New York, NY · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical trial is to understand how the blood sugar-lowering hormone insulin works in healthy adults versus those who are at risk for type 2 diabetes. The study will use a drug called alpelisib, which interferes with insulin's actions in the body, to answer the study's main question: does the liver continue to respond to insulin's stimulation of fat production even when it loses the ability to stop making glucose (sugar) in response to insulin.
- 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.
- Sickle cell disease
RH Genotype Matched RBC Transfusions
Testing whether matching donor red blood cells by RH type helps people with sickle cell who need
📍 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · Get directions →
To determine the feasibility and efficacy of matching donor red cells by RH genotype for a cohort of chronically transfused patients with SCD.
- Depression
Pharmacologic Augmentation of TMS for Depression With D-serine
Testing whether adding D-serine to TMS sessions helps depression
📍 McLean Hospital · Belmont, MA · Get directions →
The goal of this study is to test whether combining D-serine with 30 treatments of a) iTBS and b) 18-Hz protocols will enhance clinical outcomes compared to rTMS with placebo (i.e., sugar pill). The investigators hypothesize that NMDA receptor activation via D-serine combined with repeated sessions of rTMS will produce greater clinical outcomes than iTBS with placebo and 18-Hz with placebo.
- Depression
Neural Response to Inflammatory Challenge in Major Depressive Disorder
Testing brain and immune responses to an inflammation trigger in depression
📍 Laureate Institute for Brain Research · Tulsa, OK · Get directions →
This is a parallel group, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study. Participants with MDD (n=90) and HC (n=90) will be randomly assigned (2:1) to receive either lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (0.8ng/kg of body weight) or placebo (same volume of 0.9% saline) administered as an intravenous bolus.
- Sickle cell disease
Transplantation of Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats Modified Hematopoietic Progenitor Stem Cells (CRISPR_SCD001) in Patients With Severe Sickle Cell Disease
Testing a one-time blood stem cell transplant using gene editing for severe sickle cell disease
📍 University of California, Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · +1 more US site · Get directions →
This is an open label, non-randomized, 2-center, phase 1/2 trial of a single infusion of sickle allele modified cluster of differentiation (CD34+) hematopoietic stem progenitor cells (HSPCs) in subjects with in subjects ≥12 years old to 35 years old severe Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). The study will evaluate the hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) using CRISPR/Cas9 edited red blood cells (known as CRISPR\_SCD001 Drug Product).
- DepressionAnxiety
Open-Label Psilocybin Study in Transdiagnostic Population
Testing psilocybin for safety and symptom changes in people with depression or anxiety
📍 Connecticut Mental Health Center - Yale School of Medicine · New Haven, CT · Get directions →
The primary objective of this study is to investigate the safety, feasibility, and tolerability of psilocybin treatment in individuals with functional impairment due to psychiatric symptoms. The secondary objective of this study is to determine whether individuals with functional impairments due to psychiatric symptoms will experience statistically significant symptom reduction and functional improvement from baseline symptom measurements (Visit 3) to 1-week (Visit 7), 4-weeks (Visit 8), and 6-weeks (Visit 9) post dosing.
- Obesity / overweightHigh blood pressure
Mitigating the Pro-inflammatory Phenotype of Obesity
Testing whether 4 weeks of a blood pressure medicine can reduce inflammation in people with obesity
📍 University of Kansas Medical Center · Kansas City, KS · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to examine the hypothesize that 4 weeks of sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) inhibition (oral clonidine) will cause a significant reduction in circulating blood concentrations and endothelial cell expression of inflammatory markers (e.g., TNF-α, IL-6). Our study is a prospective study using a randomized, double-blinded design to test 4 weeks of SNA blockade (oral clonidine) compared with a BP-lowering control condition (diuretic, hydrochlorothiazide) or a placebo.
- DepressionAnxiety
Use of a Generative AI (Gen-AI) Chatbot for Anxiety and Depression Among Persons With Cannabis Use
Testing a chatbot to support people using cannabis with anxiety or depression
📍 46 Centerra Parkway, Suite 300, Office #333S · Lebanon, NH · Get directions →
This study tests a chatbot called Therabot-CALM to help people who use cannabis with anxiety and/or low mood. Participants will do questionnaires, try the chatbot for 4 weeks, and join virtual interviews to give feedback on how usable and helpful it feels. The goal is to see if the chatbot is acceptable to users and can improve symptoms.
- Sickle cell disease
Cannabidiol in Sickle Cell Disease
Testing twice-daily cannabidiol doses for people with sickle cell disease
📍 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · Manhattan, NY · Get directions →
Randomized, placebo-controlled, double masked, dose finding study of twice daily cannabidiol given at 3 dose levels, 200mg, 400mg, and 600mg, compared to placebo for 4 weeks.
- Depression
Neurobiological Effects of Psilocybin in Treatment Resistant Bipolar Depression
Testing how psilocybin affects the brain in people with hard-to-treat bipolar depression
📍 Toronto Western Hospital - University Health Network · Toronto, Ontario · Get directions →
This study is an open-label, single-arm, proof-of-concept study, wherein treatment resistant bipolar depression (TRBD) participants will receive one 25 mg dose of oral psilocybin accompanied by preparatory, monitoring, and integration psychotherapy sessions (psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy, or PAP). Using fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging), the findings of this study will provide data on the neurobiological mechanism of psilocybin in TRBD.
- Sickle cell disease
Gene Editing For Sickle Cell Disease
Testing whether gene editing is safe for people with sickle cell disease
📍 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · Get directions →
This study is being done to test the safety of a new treatment called gene editing in Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) patients and to see if a single dose of this genetically modified cellular product will increase the amount of a certain hemoglobin called fetal hemoglobin (HbF) and help reduce the symptoms of SCD. Primary Objective * To assess the safety of autologous infusion of clustered regularly interspaced palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/ CRISPR associated protein (Cas9)-edited CD34+ hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) in patients with severe SCD.
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)💵 May compensate
Evaluating the Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Miricorilant
Testing how a drug works in the body and its safety in adults with MASH
📍 Site# 433 · San Antonio, TX · Get directions →
A Phase 1b, Open-Label Study Evaluating the Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Miricorilant in Adult Patients With Presumed Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH)
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
Bicalutamide Therapy in Young Women With NAFLD and PCOS
Testing bicalutamide in young women with fatty liver inflammation (NASH) and PCOS
📍 University of California San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · Get directions →
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), or fat-related liver inflammation and scarring is projected to be the leading cause of cirrhosis in the United States (U.S.) within the next few years. Women are at disproportionate risk for NASH, with approximately 15 million U.S.
- Depression
Theta-Burst Stimulation to Treat Depression
Testing a non-invasive brain stimulation approach to treat depression
📍 Centre for Addiction and Mental Health · Toronto, Ontario · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation protocols using intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS) on brain plasticity and depression severity in depressed individuals aged 18 to 50 years old. Brain plasticity is the brain's ability to change through growth or reorganization.
- Depression
Personalized Ultrasonic Brain Stimulation for Depression (R61)
Testing a personalized, noninvasive brain stimulation for depression
📍 University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · Get directions →
This study will evaluate a new form of non-invasive brain stimulation for individuals with depression. Personalized low-intensity transcranial focused ultrasound stimulation will be delivered using a range of stimulation parameters during psychological and physiological monitoring.
- 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.
- Depression
A Ketamine-assisted Group Therapy Intervention for Spanish-speaking Adults With Depression
Testing ketamine with group therapy for Spanish-speaking adults with depression
📍 Massachusetts General Hospital, Chelsea · Chelsea, MA · Get directions →
This is a pilot clinical trial to assess the feasibility, safety, and preliminary efficacy of ketamine-assisted group therapy for Spanish-speaking adults with depression
- 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.
- Sickle cell disease
A Study to Evaluate BMS-986470 in Healthy Volunteers and Participants With Sickle Cell Disease
Testing how BMS-986470 affects the body and safety in sickle cell disease
📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +18 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, pH and food effect, and preliminary efficacy of BMS-986470 in healthy volunteers and participants with sickle cell disease.
- 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.
- Sickle cell disease
Partial Stem Cell Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease From Matched Donors
Testing a partial stem cell transplant from matched donors for severe sickle cell disease or
📍 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD · Get directions →
This is a non-ablative (partial) stem cell transplant for patients with severe sickle cell disease or beta-thalassemia requiring red cell transfusions. The intensity of the transplant is slightly increased from our previous transplant regimens.
- Sickle cell disease
Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Escalating Doses of Fostamatinib in Subjects With Stable Sickle Cell Disease
Testing how safe escalating doses of fostamatinib are in people with stable sickle cell disease
📍 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD · Get directions →
Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic disease that causes the body to produce abnormal ( sickled ) red blood cells. SCD can cause anemia and life-threatening complications in the lungs, heart, kidney, and nerves.
- Sickle cell disease
Hematopoietic Stem Cell BCL11A Enhancer Gene Editing for Severe β-Hemoglobinopathies
Testing gene editing in stem cells for severe sickle cell disease
📍 Boston Children's Hospital · Boston, MA · Get directions →
A promising approach for the treatment of genetic diseases is called gene therapy. Gene therapy is a relatively new field of medicine that uses genetic material (mostly DNA) from the patient to treat his or her own disease.
- 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.
- Depression
Psilocybin in Chronic Low Back Pain and Depression
Testing psilocybin’s effects on chronic low back pain and depression
📍 Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine · Baltimore, MD · Get directions →
This study seeks to provide insight on psilocybin's effects on mechanisms of chronic pain among patients with co-morbid chronic low back pain and depression (CLBP+D). Participants will receive either a single high-dose of psilocybin (25mg absolute dose) or methylphenidate (40mg absolute dose).
- 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).
- Sickle cell disease
SCD Stem Cell Mobilization and Apheresis Using Motixafortide
Testing whether motixafortide is safe and can raise stem cells in people with sickle cell disease
📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +2 more US sites · Get directions →
This study is being done to see if the study drug, motixafortide, is safe in participants with sickle cell disease (SCD). Investigators also want to see if the drug will help the body increase the number of stem cells that can be collected for possible future transplant use.
- Depression
Pattern Separation in Major Depressive Disorder
Testing how depression treatments affect thinking, brain activity, and symptoms
📍 New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI) · New York, NY · Get directions →
This study seeks to examine the effects of treatment with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), escitalopram, a first-line treatment for depression, in combination with placebo or with extended-release memantine, on neuropsychological function, regional brain activity assessed by functional magnetic resonance imaging, and depressive symptoms, in participants with Major Depressive Disorder. Escitalopram is administered in an open-label fashion in this study; extended release memantine is administered in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled manner.
- Depression
Gamma Oscillations as a Prognostic Marker for Ketamine Therapy in Treatment Resistant Depression
Testing whether EEG gamma activity can predict 4-week ketamine treatment results for depression
📍 Wells Medicine · Houston, TX · +1 more US site · Get directions →
The core objective of this study is to enhance the translational potential of this electroencephalogram (EEG) biomarker by using ketamine(KET)-induced gamma potentiation as a prognostic marker of 4-week treatment outcome. Previous research focused exclusively on KET-induced gamma band potentiation (GBP) in the context of a single infusion.
- Sickle cell disease
Study of Panobinostat (LBH589) in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
Testing the safety and effects of panobinostat in adults with sickle cell disease
📍 Augusta University · Augusta, GA · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical research study is to find out about the safety and effects of a drug called panobinostat when given to adults with sickle cell disease. Panobinostat is a pan histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor.
- Sickle cell disease
A Phase I/II Study of ITU512 in Healthy Participants and Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
Testing how a new medicine works in healthy people and sickle cell patients
📍 University of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +5 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and preliminary food effect of ITU512 as well as the fetal hemoglobin (HbF)-inducing capacity of ITU512. This will be the first evaluation of the potential therapeutic effect of ITU512 in healthy participants and patients with sickle cell disease (SCD).
- Obesity / overweightHigh blood pressure
Understanding the Health Effect of a Bioactive Peptide From Egg: A Pilot Study
Testing how an egg-derived peptide affects health in people with obesity and high blood pressure
📍 University of Alberta · Edmonton, Alberta · Get directions →
Bioactive peptides derived from food proteins show potential for improving human health. One of such promising peptides is namely IRW made from egg white hydrolysate and composed of three peptides.
- Depression
Neuropharmacologic Imaging and Biomarker Assessments of Response to Acute and Repeated-Dosed Ketamine Infusions in Major Depressive Disorder
Testing how ketamine affects brain imaging and blood markers in depression
📍 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD · Get directions →
Background: Most medications that treat depression take weeks or months to work. Researchers want to develop fast-acting treatments.
- Sickle cell disease
Reduced Intensity Conditioning and Familial HLA-Mismatched BMT for Non-Malignant Disorders
Testing a bone marrow transplant with lower-intensity treatment for kids with sickle cell and
📍 Yale School of Medicine · New Haven, CT · +3 more US sites · Get directions →
This study is designed to estimate the efficacy and toxicity of familial HLA mismatched bone marrow transplants in patients with non-malignant disease who are less than 21 years of age and could benefit from the procedure.
- Depression
Mechanism of Action Underlying Ketamine's Antidepressant Effects: The AMPA Throughput Theory in Patients With Treatment-Resistant Major Depression
Studying how ketamine may help depression work faster in people with treatment-resistant depression
📍 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD · Get directions →
Background: Most drugs that treat mood disorders take a long time to work. Ketamine works within hours.
- 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.
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