Clinical trials: sponsored by University of Alabama at Birmingham
Pregnancy Complications, Maternal Distress
Providing an Optimized and Empowered Pregnancy for You (POPPY) Aim 3: Randomized Controlled Trial
The PᵌOPPY study is designed to support the American Heart Association's mission to improve maternal/infant health outcomes and address inequities in maternal/infant health care.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Complications, Maternal Distress, Adverse Birth Outcomes, Infant Conditions
- Trial name
- P3OPPY (NCT06510075)
- Testing
- Digital Health intervention, Community Health Worker, Digital Health Intervention plus Community Health Worker
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Pregnancy-Associated Hypertension, Gestational Hypertension
Community Health Worker Support to Lower Blood Pressure After a Pregnancy With High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure during or after pregnancy (such as preeclampsia, gestational hypertension, eclampsia, or Hemolysis, Elevated Liver enzymes, and Low Platelet (HELLP) syndrome) raises a mother's risk of heart disease later in…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy-Associated Hypertension, Gestational Hypertension, Preeclampsia, Eclampsia
- Trial name
- AW2H (NCT07778966)
- Testing
- Alabama Womb to Heart Solution (AW2H) Community Health Worker (CHW) Program, Usual postpartum care with self-measured blood pressure education and home blood pressure monitor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 174 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Trauma, Appendectomy
Hospital Based Continuous Patient Monitoring System
In Ghana, and many other low and middle income countries in Africa, manual vital signs monitoring is the prevalent mode of vital signs monitoring because continuous bedside monitors are non-functional.
- Conditions
- Trauma, Appendectomy, Pediatric ALL, Vital Signs Monitoring
- Trial name
- NCT06739447
- Testing
- Consumer Wearable Device Vital Sign Measurement
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Apnea of Prematurity, Intermittent Hypoxemia
Strap To Reduce Apnea in Preterm Infants: A Randomized Crossover Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a chin strap helps reduce low oxygen episodes in premature babies receiving CPAP or NIPPV (breathing support through the nose).
- Conditions
- Apnea of Prematurity, Intermittent Hypoxemia, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia of Newborn
- Trial name
- STRAP (NCT07895654)
- Testing
- Chinstrap
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Lung Diseases and Hypoxia
Ventilator Pressure and Optimization of Compliance and Hemodynamics
In preterm infants < 34 weeks' gestation at birth receiving respiratory support with invasive positive pressure ventilation, the positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) of best compliance will increase the cardiac output and…
- Conditions
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Lung Diseases and Hypoxia, Extreme Prematurity, Ventilator Lung; Newborn
- Trial name
- VPOCH (NCT06512935)
- Testing
- Increase in the PEEP followed by decrease in the PEEP, Decrease in the PEEP followed by increase in the PEEP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Prematurity
Milk And Growth In Children (MAGIC) Born Very Preterm: A Randomized Trial
The goal of this multi-center randomized, parallel group trial is to determine the effect of human milk diets ranging between 180 and 200 mL/kg/day on the body composition outcomes of moderately preterm infants born between 27…
- Trial name
- MAGIC (NCT06420531)
- Testing
- Human milk
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 486 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Myopia
Wavelength Intervention for Nearsighted Kids
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if daily brief periods of specialized soft contact lens wear work to slow the progression of nearsightedness in children.
- Trial name
- WINK (NCT06598423)
- Testing
- Specialized soft contact lens 1, Specialized soft contact lens 2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Infant Malnutrition, Light-For-Dates With Signs of Fetal Malnutrition
Early DHA/ARA Supplementation in Growth-restricted Very Preterm Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Growth-restricted very preterm infants (VPT) are born without adequate fat mass (FM) deposits and low docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) concentrations.
- Conditions
- Infant Malnutrition, Light-For-Dates With Signs of Fetal Malnutrition, Premature, Nutrition Disorder, Infant
- Trial name
- NCT06207071
- Testing
- DHA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Knee, ACL
Restoration of Knee Extension After ACL Reconstruction
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the addition of a home-based high-intensity knee extension stretching device (Ermi Knee Extensionater) to standard postoperative physical therapy improves recovery of full knee…
- Trial name
- NCT07685561
- Testing
- Standard Physical Therapy, Ermi Knee Extensionater
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Development of Healthcare Transition for Patients With Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
The purpose of this study is to implement and evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a structured healthcare transition program for adolescents and young adults with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH).
- Trial name
- NCT07611786
- Testing
- exposure to healthcare transition protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Emergencies
Remote Oximeter Monitoring Post-discharge to Reduce Emergency Room Visits and Rehospitalization
This randomized clinical trial will determine the efficacy of remote patient monitoring using an Owlet OSS 3.0 pulse oximeter for the reduction of emergency room visits and high-acuity rehospitalizations among high-risk infants…
- Trial name
- ROMPER (NCT06565390)
- Testing
- Babies in the Owlet monitor group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), HIV
Peer-led Community-based PrEP Delivery Among Youth in Brazil
The goal of this project is to conduct a series of studies to refine, test, and understand experiences with a peer-led community-based intervention in which youth will be integrated into health care teams and trained to deliver…
- Trial name
- COMPrEP (NCT06661356)
- Testing
- COMPrEP
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACLR)
The Effect of Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis on Lower-Extremity Lean Mass Recovery Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the addition of Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis (LET) influences postoperative lower-extremity LM recovery following bone-patellar tendon-bone (BTB) Anterior Cruciate Ligament…
- Trial name
- NCT07777458
- Testing
- Bone-patellar Tendon-bone (BTB), Bone-patellar Tendon-bone (BTB) and Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis (LET)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
HPV Vaccination
OPERATION WIPE OUT: Multi-Channel Communication Campaign to Promote HPV Vaccination in Chambers County, Alabama
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends HPV vaccination for all children and adults ages 9 to 26 in the U.S.
- Trial name
- NCT06247124
- Testing
- multi-channel communication campaign to promote HPV vaccination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Mandibular Surgery
Bony Overlap Following Use of the Inferior Border Saw for the 'Low and Short' Sagittal Split: A Split-Mouth Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if use of an inferior border saw while making the inferior border osteotomy is associated with the medial cortex fracture pattern.
- Trial name
- NCT07104656
- Testing
- Inferior Osteotomy made by border saw, Inferior Osteotomy made with reciprocating saw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Cerebral Palsy
Telehealth Virtual Reality Gaming on Cardiometabolic Health Among Youth With Cerebral Palsy
The primary purpose of this study is to examine the preliminary efficacy of 12-weeks of home-based exercise using consumer available virtual reality gaming technology, compared with a 12 week wait-list control group.
- Trial name
- NCT05336227
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Exergaming
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Cmv Congenital, CMV Viremia
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Vaccines: Reinfection and Antigenic Variation
The objectives of the protocol are to determine if a structured cognitive-behavioral interventional counseling of pregnant women can limit acquisition of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) during pregnancy that we believe, will in turn…
- Trial name
- CMV (NCT03443791)
- Testing
- Women Enrolled, Newborns of Female Study Participants
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary Hypertension and Oxygen Saturation Targeting in Preterm Infants
Around 50% of infants born extremely preterm develop a chronic lung disease known as bronchopulmonary dysplasia of which some infants will also develop pulmonary hypertension of which 50% of children will die before the age of 2.
- Trial name
- PHOX (NCT06373289)
- Testing
- higher oxygen saturation target using Nellcor pulse oximetry sensors, lower oxygen saturation target using Nellcor pulse oximetry sensors
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1)
Efficacy of Mirdametinib Alone or Combination With Radiotherapy for Germline and Sporadic NF1-Altered High-Grade Glioma
This is a phase 2, open label, parallel multi-arm study of mirdametinib in combination with radiation in participants with recurrent sporadic glioblastoma (GBM) harboring NF1 alterations (Cohort 1); participants with NF1 with a…
- Trial name
- NF118 (NCT07521657)
- Testing
- mirdametinib with radiation, mirdametinib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Arthroscopic Surgery, Nutrition
The Effect of Nutritional Education on Post-Arthroscopic Nutritional Status
The purpose of this study is to determine how patient nutrition effects post-operative outcomes for patients undergoing arthroscopic surgery
- Conditions
- Arthroscopic Surgery, Nutrition, Orthopedic Surgery, Shoulder Arthroscopic Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT07723742
- Testing
- Standard of Care, Nutritional Video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham