Clinical trials: sponsored by University of Nebraska
Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
Butyric Acid Supplementation for Gut Improvement After Cardiac Surgery in Kids
Butyric acid has been shown to promote gut health and improve the microbiome in multiple adult studies. In preliminary studies in older children with inflammatory bowel disease, butyric acid was shown to be safe.
- Trial name
- BASICS-Kids (NCT06882772)
- Testing
- 2 mL SunButyrate-TG, 4 mL SunButyrate-TG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Stress and Performance, Pilot Stress
The Investigators Want to See if There is a Correlation Between Stress and the Microbiome for Pilots and Astronauts and if There is a Way to Optimize This Balance for Pilots so That They Can Maximize Aerodynamic Decision Making on the Flight Deck.
The investigators are going to test the bacteria growing in your intestine to see if it influences your ability to manage stress while flying an airplane.
- Trial name
- NCT07829159
- Testing
- Flight simulator
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Pediatric ALL, Child, Hospitalized
Robot Rehab: AAI With Robot During Inpatient Pediatric Rehab
The purpose of this study is to: Aim 1: Evaluate the feasibility [consent and refusal rates, attrition rates, length, and number of completed therapy sessions], and acceptability [interviews with children and guardians, overall…
- Conditions
- Pediatric ALL, Child, Hospitalized, Physical Therapy Modalities, Occupational Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT05275543
- Testing
- Paro Robot
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Cerebral Palsy Children, Healthy Adults
Evaluating the Effects of an Electrical Stimulator on Improving the Walking Ability of Children With Cerebral Palsy
The goal of this study is to see if gentle electrical stimulation can help children with cerebral palsy (CP) walk more easily. This stimulation, called neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), sends small pulses to muscles to…
- Trial name
- CP (NCT06811545)
- Testing
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Amniotic Band Syndrome, Upper Extremity Deformities, Congenital
The Influence of 3D Printed Prostheses on Neural Activation Patterns
The neural basis underlying motor performance in children using a prosthesis has been severely understudied resulting in minimal empirical evidence.
- Trial name
- NCT04110730
- Testing
- 3D Printed Upper-limb Prosthesis, Home Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Edentulism
Platelet-Rich Fibrinogen in Extraction Socket Healing of the Aged
The purpose of this study is to better understand oral wound healing in the aged participant following placement of platelet-rich fibrinogen (PRF).
- Trial name
- NCT06943846
- Testing
- Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Profound Autism
Empowering Caregivers to Promote Child Independence
The proposed study aims to address the unique needs of caregivers and their adolescent children with profound autism. The constant supervision and 24/7 care that caregivers need to provide their children to ensure their health…
- Trial name
- NCT07059364
- Testing
- CAST Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Healthy Children, CP (Cerebral Palsy)
Training Upper Limbs of Neurodiverse Children by Connecting Brain Activities to a Virtual Reality Based Game
This study is testing ways to help children with cerebral palsy (CP) improve how their hands work. Investigators want to see if brain activity using a virtual reality (VR) program can make their hands work better.
- Conditions
- Healthy Children, CP (Cerebral Palsy), CP, Cerebral Palsy
- Trial name
- NCT06818877
- Testing
- Brain-Computer Interface (BCI)-HABIT-VR, Hand and Bimanual Intensive Therapy Virtual Reality (HABIT-VR)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Childhood Obesity Pevention, Diet Quality
Healthy Children, Healthy Communities: Effectiveness of a Multilevel Rural Community Engagement Model for Improving Children's Dietary Intake in Family Child Care Homes
The purpose of this study is to find out whether a program called "Healthy Children, Healthy Communities" can help young children in rural areas eat healthier and improve their health.
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity Pevention, Diet Quality, Feeding Behaviors, Health Behavior Change
- Trial name
- NCT07160530
- Testing
- EAT Family Style, Better Kid Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska Lincoln
Implementation Science, Engagement, Patient
Parents Helping Parents for Youth Vaping Cessation
The goal of this randomized controlled study is to test if this new intervention works to help adolescents quit vaping. A key feature of the program is the use of peer support for parents, delivered by trained parent coaches.
- Conditions
- Implementation Science, Engagement, Patient, E Cigarette Use, Peer Support
- Trial name
- PhP-VX (NCT07207850)
- Testing
- Parents Helping Parents program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
Validating a Blood Test for the Detection of Traumatic Brain Injury in Children
The primary objective of this study is to establish if Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) and Ubiquitin C-terminal Hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) are predictive of computed tomography (CT) findings in pediatric traumatic brain…
- Trial name
- NCT06940232
- Testing
- Blood Test for Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) and Ubiquitin C-terminal Hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) Acute Biomarkers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 330 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Periodontal Inflammation
Inflammation in Clear Aligners With and Without Attachments
Problem: Clear aligner therapy is widely used in orthodontics due to improved periodontal outcomes compared to fixed appliances.
- Trial name
- NCT07506993
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism
Sensory Habituation in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is one of the most common developmental disabilities and often people with ASD have sensory processing disorders.
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, Sensory Over-Responsivity
- Trial name
- ASD_VR_RE (NCT06247176)
- Testing
- Sensory Habituation Protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Sjogren-Larsson Syndrome
ADX-629 Therapy for Sjogren-Larsson Syndrome
This research study will determine whether orally administered ADX-629 is safe and has biochemical efficacy in participants with Sjögren-Larsson syndrome (SLS), a rare inherited disorder of fatty aldehyde metabolism The disease…
- Trial name
- NCT05443685
- Testing
- ADX-629
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Cystic Fibrosis-related Diabetes
Measurement of Beta Cell Death in Individuals With Cystic Fibrosis
This study evaluates the feasibility of using differentially methylated insulin DNA, a biomarker of beta cell death, in determining the time course of beta cell death and development of diabetes in people with cystic fibrosis.
- Trial name
- NCT03713437
- Testing
- Measurement of differentially methylated insulin DNA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight, Feeding Behavior
Somatosensory Modulation of Salivary Gene Expression and Oral Feeding in Preterm Infants
Two innovative approaches, pulsatile orocutaneous entrainment of non-nutritive suck via orosensory entrainment (NTrainer) device technology and serial salivary gene expression analyses, will be merged to examine the relation…
- Trial name
- NCT02696343
- Testing
- NTrainer
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska Lincoln
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Knee Osteoarthritis
Optimizing Movement After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Fifty percent of teenagers and young adults who suffer an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury develop knee osteoarthritis (OA) within 15 years.
- Trial name
- NCT05363683
- Testing
- Squat Biofeedback, Standard Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Childhood Obesity
Family Connections: Cultural Adaptation and Feasibility Testing for Rural Latino Communities
There are marked ethnic and rural-urban disparities in the prevalence of childhood obesity (CO). Among Latino/Hispanic children, CO is almost 60% higher than that of non- Latino/Hispanic Whites, and among children in rural areas…
- Trial name
- NCT04731506
- Testing
- Family Connections
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Health, Subjective, Work Related Stress
Evaluation of the CHIME Intervention for Improving Early Head Start/Head Start Educator Well-being
This study will test how well a mindfulness-based intervention called CHIME improves the emotional well-being of educators in Early Head Start and Head Start (EHS/HS) settings.
- Conditions
- Health, Subjective, Work Related Stress, Compassion, Social Skills
- Trial name
- CHIME (NCT05791825)
- Testing
- Cultivating Healthy Intentional Mindful Educators
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 571 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska Lincoln
Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy in Virtual Reality Versus Standard Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy
The goal of this intervention study is- 1. To determine if a camp that solely uses VR software based on HABIT (HABIT-VR) still improves the motor planning and execution deficits in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy (HCP)…
- Trial name
- HABIT-VR (NCT05867368)
- Testing
- HABIT-VR, Standard HABIT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska