Clinical trials: Mechanism
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Non-Opiate Treatment After Prenatal Opiate Exposure to Prevent Postnatal Injury to the Young Brain
The long term goals of our research are to establish the best pharmacological treatment for NAS and determine how pharmacologic treatment of NAS affects long-term developmental outcomes.
- Trial name
- No-POPPY (NCT03396588)
- Testing
- Clonidine, Morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Henrietta Bada
Anxiety Disorders, Anxiety State
Intergenerational Study of War-Affected Youth
War-related violence is a leading driver of mental disorders and illness affecting children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
- Conditions
- Anxiety Disorders, Anxiety State, Depressive Disorder, Mood Disorders
- Trial name
- ISWAY (NCT06440460)
- Where
- Sierra Leone
- Volunteers
- 804 people
- Sponsor
- Boston College
Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), Sleep Health
Type 1 Diabetes REst for Metabolic Health
Research has shown a link between poor sleep health and late circadian timing with cardiometabolic health in adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D).
- Trial name
- T1DREaM (NCT06627504)
- Testing
- Sleep Health and Circadian Timing Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Treatment Resistant Depression
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Adolescent Depression: Efficacy, Predictive Biomarkers, and Mechanisms
This study will be an open-label 6-week (30 session) trial of active repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) using a fixed frequency (10 Hz) but varying stimulation intensities using a 3+3 study design for safety and…
- Trial name
- NCT02611206
- Testing
- Active Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS): intensity 80% MT, Device: Active Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS); Stimulation intesity: 100% of MT, Device: Active Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS); Stimulation intesity: 120% of MT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Cystic Fibrosis
Sildenafil Exercise: Role of PDE5 Inhibition
Exercise intolerance is an understudied phenomenon in people with CF. The investigators hypothesized that vascular dysfunction plays a significant role, and can be partially reversed by administration of the phosphodiesterase…
- Trial name
- NCT04039087
- Testing
- Sildenafil 40mg oral capsule
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- National Jewish Health
Psychotic Disorder, Bipolar Disorder
Well Being And Resilience: Mechanisms of Transmission of Health and Risk
The purpose of this study is to establish a cohort of pregnant women with severe mental disorder and to identify biological and psycho-social transmission mechanisms involved in the development of 'risk' and 'resilience' in the…
- Conditions
- Psychotic Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Depressive Disorder
- Trial name
- WARM (NCT02306551)
- Testing
- Biological and psycho-social risk and resilience factors
- Where
- 3 sites in Denmark, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- Susanne Harder
Child Behavior Problem
Effectiveness of the Social-Emotional Prevention Program Enhanced Version
The current study is intended to investigate the effectiveness of the Social-Emotional Prevention Program enhanced version (SEP+) for increasing preschoolers' social-emotional competencies and reducing their risk for behavior…
- Trial name
- SEP+ (NCT05057728)
- Testing
- Social-Emotional Prevention Program enhanced version
- Where
- Romania
- Volunteers
- 398 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Babes-Bolyai University
Malaria
Gut and Azithromycin Mechanisms in Infants and Children II
Childhood mortality is decreasing worldwide. However, many sub-Saharan countries still have high children under 5 mortality rates.
- Trial name
- GAMINII (NCT04315272)
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 449 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Morbid Obesity
Efficacy and Mechanism Study of Bariatric Surgery to Treat Moderate to Severe Obesity in Han Chinese Population
This is a long-term follow-up and interventional study in individuals who have been diagnosed with moderate to severe obesity with or without diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT02653430
- Testing
- Sleeve gastrectomy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Schizophrenia and Disorders With Psychotic Features
The Benefit of Minocycline on Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia: Extent and Mechanisms
The purpose of this study is to investigate if minocycline limits the development of negative symptoms in early psychosis and to test via what mechanism of action this change occurs.
- Trial name
- BeneMin (NCT02928965)
- Testing
- Minocycline
- Volunteers
- 207 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Study of Neurodegenerative Diseases Induced Stem Cells in Patients and Healthy Family Controls.
Neurological and neurodegenerative diseases have a major impact in families and in the national health service due to the lack in many cases of effective and long-lasting therapies.
- Trial name
- NeuronsiPS (NCT03682458)
- Testing
- Study of Neurodegenerative Diseases Induced Stem Cells
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Neuromed IRCCS
Cardiovascular Diseases, Carotid Artery Diseases
Mechanisms Underlying Psychosocial Associations With Ischemic Heart Disease (Kuopio)
To examine the relationships among psychosocial factors and carotid atherosclerosis, myocardial ischemia, arrhythmias, and thrombosis.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Carotid Artery Diseases, Arrhythmia, Myocardial Ischemia
- Trial name
- NCT00005260
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Alopecia Areata, Alopecia Totalis
Alopecia Areata Registry
Alopecia areata is the loss of hair in patches that can proceed to loss of all hair (alopecia totalis or universalis). The purpose of the registry is to collect patient information and blood samples from people with alopecia…
- Conditions
- Alopecia Areata, Alopecia Totalis, Alopecia Universalis, Autoimmune Hair Loss
- Trial name
- NAAR (NCT00069589)
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Flexible Flatfoot
Early Warning and Intervention Mechanism of Foot Health Risk in Children and Adolescents
This clinical study was a prospective intervention study. The growth and development parameters and kinematic parameters of 120 children were planned to be collected for an observational study, and then the sensors were used to…
- Trial name
- NCT06581978
- Testing
- Whole-Body Vibration Intervention, Exercise Intervention Group
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
ASD
Proof of Mechanism Study for the Treatment of Social Anhedonia in ASD
This project will use the experimental medicine approach of a Phase IIa Proof of Mechanism 16-week, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial of L-DOPA versus placebo administration in combination with a 16 week social skills…
- Trial name
- ACEP4 (NCT03243552)
- Testing
- Social Skills Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Critical Illness, Hyperglycemia
Study of High Blood Sugars and Insulin in Hospitalized, Critically Ill Children
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Critical illness hyperglycemia (CIH) - elevated blood glucose in the critically ill patient population - has gained much interest among health care providers over the past several years.
- Trial name
- CIH (NCT00487006)
- Testing
- Serum Lab testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 209 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Sucrase Isomaltase Deficiency
Genetic Carbohydrate Maldigestion as a Model to Study Food Hypersensitivity
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects one in seven people with gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. IBS strongly impacts quality of life, is a leading cause of work absenteeism, and consumes 0.5% of the healthcare annual budget.
- Trial name
- GenMalCarb (NCT05795049)
- Testing
- Stool and saliva sample collection, Questionnaire completion
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Trilaciclib, CDK4/6-dependent Solid Tumors
Trilaciclib in Combination With Chemotherapy in Patients With CDK4/6-Dependent Solid Tumors
Trilaciclib, an innovative first-in-class therapy that protects bone marrow at the source, has been approved for use in CDK4/6-independent small-cell lung cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT07490236
- Testing
- Trilaciclib group
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Hebei Medical University Fourth Hospital
Autism
Sensory Integration Therapy in Autism: Mechanisms and Effectiveness
A common feature of ASD is over or under sensitivity to the environment and difficulty putting sensory information together in an orderly way, referred to here as sensory issues.
- Trial name
- NCT02536365
- Testing
- Sensory Integration Therapy, Applied Behavioral Analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Essential Tremor
Pathophysiology of Tremor-modulating Mechanisms of Propranolol and Primidone in Essential Tremor
Pathophysiology of tremor-modulating mechanisms of propranolol and primidone in essential tremor (ET) will be studied using accelerometry with electromyography (EMG), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and eyeblink…
- Trial name
- NCT04692844
- Testing
- Propranolol, Primidone
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana