Clinical trials: Immune Resistance
Prostate Cancer
Open Label Study of Sipuleucel-T in Metastatic Prostate Cancer
This is a Multicenter, Open Label, Phase 2 Study of Sipuleucel-T in Men with Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC).
- Trial name
- NCT00901342
- Testing
- sipuleucel-T
- Where
- 18 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Dendreon
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Insulin Resistance
Hydroxychloroquine to Improve Insulin Sensitivity in Rheumatoid Arthritis
The purpose of this study is to determine whether hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) reduces insulin resistance in non-diabetic subjects with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
- Trial name
- RA PLUS (NCT01132118)
- Testing
- Hydroxychloroquine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A Study to Determine Iatrogenic Hyperinsulinemia's Contribution to Insulin Resistance and Endothelial Dysfunction in Type 1 Diabetes
The investigators will test the hypothesis that reducing insulin doses using a low carbohydrate diet (LCD) will be associated with with improved insulin sensitivity (Aim 1) and blood vessel health (Aim 2).
- Trial name
- NCT04118374
- Testing
- Standard Carb Diet, Low Carb Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Type 1 Diabetes
Equivalence of A Stable Liquid Glucagon Formulation With Freshly Reconstituted Lyophilized Glucagon
This study will test the hypothesis that micro-doses of Xerisol Glucagon (Xeris Pharmaceuticals) will be non-inferior by pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic criteria vs. micro-doses of Glucagon for Injection (Eli Lilly).
- Trial name
- NCT02018627
- Testing
- Xeris glucagon, Lilly glucagon
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Steven J. Russell, MD, PhD
Type 1 Diabetes
The Summer Camp Study 2: Blood Glucose Control With a Bi-Hormonal Endocrine Pancreas
This study will test the hypothesis that a wearable automated bionic pancreas system that automatically delivers both insulin and glucagon can improve glycemic control vs.
- Trial name
- NCT02105324
- Testing
- Bionic Pancreas, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
HIV Infections
Exercise, Oxidative Stress and HIV
The purpose of this study is to compare oxidative stress markers and the immunologic characteristics of HIV-infected and non-HIV subjects during a bout of moderate aerobic exercise followed by resistance exercises
- Trial name
- NCT00950937
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Hepatitis, HIV/AIDS
Boceprevir Drug Combination for Hepatitis C Treatment in People With and Without HIV
Background: Standard treatment for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a combination of the drugs peg-IFN and ribavirin. However, this treatment is not very effective in people with a serious type of HCV (HCV genotype 1) and also in…
- Trial name
- NCT01443923
- Testing
- Boceprevir, Peg-Interferon-alfa 2B, Ribavirin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin-Dependent
Insulin Pump Therapy in Adolescents With Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
Within 4 weeks after diagnosis of type 1 diabetes, 10 subjects (pubertal males, 12-17 years old) will be randomized to either receive multiple daily injection (MDI) using Lantus insulin, or continuous subcutaneous insulin…
- Trial name
- NCT00357890
- Testing
- Insulin pump therapy, Multiple daily injections using insulin glargine + rapid acting analog
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Infection, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
A Pilot Study Assessing the Integrase Inhibitor GSK1349572 in HIV-infected Persons With Virus Resistant to Raltegravir
Integrase is an enzyme produced by HIV so that the virus can multiply in the human body. GSK1349572 is a new drug in the integrase inhibitor class that prevents the enzyme from working properly and therefore prevents the virus…
- Trial name
- NCT00950859
- Testing
- GSK1349572 (Cohort I), GSK1349572 (Cohort II)
- Where
- 26 sites in United States, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- ViiV Healthcare
HIV Infections
A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Raltegravir (MK0518) in HIV-Infected Patients Failing Current Antiretroviral Therapies (0518-019)
This study will investigate the safety and efficacy of raltegravir as a therapy for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-infected patients failing current therapy with 3-class antiviral resistance.
- Trial name
- NCT00293254
- Testing
- raltegravir potassium
- Volunteers
- 351 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Umbilical Cord Blood Infusion to Treat Type 1 Diabetes
While this study is now completely enrolled, we do hope to develop a "next generation" cord blood based study sometime in early 2009.
- Trial name
- NCT00305344
- Testing
- Autologous Umbilical Cord Blood Transfusion, Cord blood
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Verapamil for Beta Cell Survival Therapy in Type 1 Diabetes
The overall purpose of this trial is to assess the efficacy and safety of using oral verapamil in subjects with recent onset T1D in order to downregulate TXNIP and enhance the patients' endogenous beta cell mass and insulin…
- Trial name
- NCT02372253
- Testing
- Verapamil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Diseases, Metabolic, Insulin Sensitivity
Comparing Soybean Oil-Based (Intralipid) With an Olive Oil-Based (ClinOleic) Lipid Emulsion on Healthy Volunteers
Many patients in the hospital who are malnourished or not eating received intravenous feeding or total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Despite improving nutrition, TPN may increase the risk of infections and hospital complications.
- Trial name
- TPN1 (NCT02185729)
- Testing
- Intralipid, ClinOleic, Dextrose
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Chronic Urticaria
Efficacy and Safety of Miltefosine in Antihistamine Resistant Chronic Urticaria
Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluating the effects of miltefosine on skin lesions in patients with treatment resistant chronic urticaria.
- Trial name
- MIARCU (NCT01170949)
- Testing
- Miltefosine
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Marcus Maurer
Small Lymphocytic Leukemia (SLL), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Duvelisib for Ibrutinib-Resistant Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma
Background: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) are cancers often treated with the drug ibrutinib. For some people, ibrutinib stops working.
- Trial name
- NCT04209621
- Testing
- Duvelisib, Ibrutinib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Safety Study of Repeated Doses of Glucagon on Animal Starch in the Liver
The purpose of this study is to learn if giving multiple doses of a hormone called glucagon can cause a major decrease in liver glycogen (animal starch).
- Trial name
- NCT01986231
- Testing
- Glucagon
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Legacy Health System
Atopic Dermatitis, Psoriasis
Evaluating Treatment Resistant Dermatitis TaroIIR
Psoriasis and atopic dermatitis are chronic inflammatory disease that account for a significant amount of patients in most dermatological practices.
- Trial name
- NCT03050294
- Testing
- Phone calls, Desoximetasone 0.25% spray
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
Safety Study of Using Symlin Alongside Insulin in a Multiple Injection Port
The purpose of this study is to determine whether injecting Symlin and insulin through a multiple injection port is safe and effective.
- Trial name
- NCT00790699
- Testing
- I-PORT, standard injections
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Texas Diabetes & Endocrinology, P.A.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Type 1 Diabetes
Feasibility of Closed-loop Automated Insulin Delivery System by Primary Care & Endocrinology, in Person & Via Telehealth
This is a study assessing the feasibility of using the insulin-only configuration of the iLet bionic pancreas with initiation in pump-naïve people with type 1 diabetes in a primary care practice with either in-person training and…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Type 1 Diabetes, Diabetes, Autoimmune, Diabetes type1
- Trial name
- NCT05168657
- Testing
- Bionic Pancreas, Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Randomized Trial Comparing Sitagliptin to Placebo in Closed Loop
There are many recent advances in insulin treatment of type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM), however after a meal sugars are always a concern.
- Trial name
- NCT02328040
- Testing
- Sitagliptin and insulin/novolog via CL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine