Clinical trials: sponsored by University of Minnesota
Obesity, Childhood
Lifestyle Counseling and Medication for Adolescent Weight Management
The prevalence of adolescent severe obesity is at an all-time high in the United States and the refractory nature of this disease has led to a serious and challenging conundrum in terms of how to provide effective, safe…
- Trial name
- QUEST (NCT04873245)
- Testing
- Intensive Behavioral Program, Semaglutide and Behavioral Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Obesity, Childhood
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Topiramate for Weight Loss in Youth: PHARMATOP
Pediatric severe obesity is the fastest growing obesity category in the United States, and anti-obesity pharmacotherapies are promising adjuncts to lifestyle modification (LSM) for the treatment of this disease.
- Trial name
- PHARMATOP (NCT04986631)
- Testing
- Topiramate Tablets
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Pediatric Obesity
Phentermine/Topiramate in Adolescents With Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity
As the prevalence of obesity rises in the U.S., so does the incidence of pediatric type 2 diabetes (T2D), which is associated with more aggressive disease progression than in adults.
- Trial name
- NCT04881799
- Testing
- Phentermine/Topiramate (Qsymia)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Childhood Obesity
Piloting a Family-Based Intervention of Time-Restricted Eating to Treat Obesity
This study will test whether managing the hours during which people eat, called time restricted eating, might help them to lose weight. For this study, one parent and a child will enroll as a group (called a dyad).
- Trial name
- NCT05107726
- Testing
- TRE Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Adolescent Obesity
SMART Use of Medication for the Treatment of Adolescent Severe Obesity
This study will examine the timing and sequence of using adjunct obesity pharmacotherapy for adolescents with severe obesity who do not respond to lifestyle modification therapy alone.
- Trial name
- SMART (NCT04007393)
- Testing
- Lifestyle Modification Therapy (LSMT), Phentermine Pill, Topiramate Pill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Social Stress, Adolescent Behavior
Neural Correlates of the Shift in Social Buffering of Social Evaluative Threat
The purpose of this experiment is to determine the mechanisms through which parental buffering of stress physiology in response to social evaluative threat diminishes with pubertal development and whether this diminution of…
- Trial name
- NCT04211155
- Testing
- Questionnaires, MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 208 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Self-Injurious Behavior, Deliberate Self-Harm
A Study Examining Adolescents With Non-Suicidal Self-Injury
This study will examine longitudinal brain development in young adolescent girls with a history of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI).
- Trial name
- RDoC (NCT02947308)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Suicide, Attempted, Suicide, Ideation
Teen Brain Training (TBT)
A non invasive treatment study including participants at risk for suicide attempts and undergoing neurofeedback training. Neurofeedback is controlling your brain activity in real time inside the scanner.
- Conditions
- Suicide, Attempted, Suicide, Ideation, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT06183580
- Testing
- neurofeedback training involving dACC, neurofeedback training involving amygdala
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 157 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Behavior Problem, Behavior, Child
Effectiveness of an Online Parenting Training
Child and adolescent behavioral health problems are related to the leading causes of youth morbidity and mortality. Parent-focused preventive interventions, such as GenerationPMTO (GenPMTO), effectively prevent behavioral health…
- Conditions
- Behavior Problem, Behavior, Child, Parents, Parent-Child Relations
- Trial name
- NCT05111886
- Testing
- Communication Skills Training, eHealth GenPMTO, Written Referral Process
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Large B-cell Lymphoma
MT2017-45: CAR-T Cell Therapy for Heme Malignancies
This is a phase II study of FDA-approved CAR-T products for patients with hematologic malignancies. Patients will be assigned to Arm A and B based on age and diagnosis.
- Trial name
- NCT03642626
- Testing
- KYMRIAH, YESCARTA, Fludarabine 30mg/m2 4 doses
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Social Stress, Adolescent Behavior
Affective Social Buffering
The purpose of this experiment is to determine the mechanisms through which parental buffering of stress physiology during affective stimulus presentation diminishes with pubertal development and whether this diminution of…
- Trial name
- NCT04312945
- Testing
- Questionnaires, MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Trial Evaluating MGTA-456 in Patients With High-Risk Malignancy
This is an single arm, open label, interventional phase II trial evaluating the efficacy of umbilical cord blood (UCB) hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC) expanded in culture with stimulatory cytokines (SCF, Flt-3L…
- Conditions
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, Biphenotypic/Undifferentiated Leukemia, Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
- Trial name
- NCT03674411
- Testing
- Fludarabine (FLU), Cyclophosphamide (CY), Total Body Irradiation (TBI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in the Treatment of Infant Leukemia
RATIONALE: Giving chemotherapy, such as busulfan, fludarabine, and melphalan, before a donor umbilical cord blood stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of abnormal or cancer cells and prepares the patient's bone marrow for…
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Remission, Recurrent Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- Trial name
- NCT00357565
- Testing
- filgrastim, busulfan, cyclosporine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Acute Leukemia, Acute Myeloid Leukemia
UCB Transplant for Hematological Diseases Using a Non Myeloablative Prep
This is a phase II trial using a non-myeloablative cyclophosphamide/ fludarabine/total body irradiation (TBI) preparative regimen with modifications based on factors including diagnosis, disease status, and prior treatment.
- Conditions
- Acute Leukemia, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma, Burkitt's Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT02722668
- Testing
- Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide, MMF
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Depressive Disorder
An Adaptive Algorithm-Based Approach to Treatment for Adolescent Depression
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of two adaptive treatment strategies (ATSs) for adolescent depression.
- Trial name
- NCT03222570
- Testing
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Hyperplasia
Subcutaneous Hydrocortisone Children With Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
This is an open-label, non-randomized, single arm proof-of concept feasibility trial comparing standard oral hydrocortisone (HC) treatment with a six-week intervention of interval bolus delivery (pulsatile) of subcutaneous (SQ)…
- Conditions
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Hyperplasia, Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT03718234
- Testing
- Subcutaneous hydrocortisone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Hematologic Malignancies
Reduced Intensity (RIC) Conditioning And Transplantation of HLA-Haplo-HCT
This is a single institution phase II study of a reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) followed by a haploidentical hematopoietic cell transplant (haplo-HCT) in persons with diagnosis of hematologic malignancy.
- Trial name
- NCT02988466
- Testing
- Haplo HCT <55 years old, Haplo HCT ≥55 years old, GVHD Prophylaxis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Dyskeratosis Congenita, Aplastic Anemia
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant for Dyskeratosis Congenita or Severe Aplastic Anemia
Fludarabine-based preparative regimen followed by an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant using related or unrelated donor in persons 0-70 years of age diagnosed with dyskeratosis congenita or severe aplastic anemia who…
- Trial name
- NCT02162420
- Testing
- Alemtuzumab, Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Preterm Birth, Pain
Effects of Music Based Intervention (MBI) on Pain Response and Neurodevelopment in Preterm Infants
Pilot prospective randomized, double blinded, controlled study to test effect of music based intervention (MBI) on pain response and neurodevelopment in preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NCT04286269
- Testing
- Music Based Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Family Mindfulness-based Intervention in War-affected Families, Intergenerational Trauma
FMBI With War-affected Families
This study has two central research questions: 1) Is implementing a family mindfulness-based intervention with war-affected immigrant families through community based participatory research methods feasible?; and 2) Does the…
- Conditions
- Family Mindfulness-based Intervention in War-affected Families, Intergenerational Trauma, War-Related Trauma
- Trial name
- NCT05241314
- Testing
- Learning to BREATHE, After Deployment Adaptive Parenting Tools (ADAPT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota