Clinical trials: sponsored by Northwestern University
Renal Failure
Induction of Donor-Specific Tolerance in Recipients of Live Donor Stem Cell Infusion (Compassionate Use)
Four subjects were treated under compassionate use provisions under this study with facilitating cell therapy (FCRx)
- Trial name
- NCT02051673
- Testing
- Biological/Vaccine: Enriched Hematopoetic Stem Cell Infusion
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Talaris Therapeutics Inc.
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Wear-Time Trial for Self-Fitting Hearing Aid
This document describes a clinical validation study for a double-blind repeated-measures comparative study of the Great Nordic (GN) self-fitting method to a validated audiology-best-practices method when fitting the GN…
- Trial name
- NCT04823494
- Testing
- Hearing aids
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GN Hearing A/S
COVID-19, Oscillation and Lung Expansion
Oscillation and Lung Expansion Therapy in Patients With COVID-19
A Pilot Study of the Use of Oscillation and Lung Expansion (OLE) Therapy in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19
- Trial name
- NCT04582214
- Testing
- MetaNeb® System
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Hill-Rom
Asthma
iTRACC (Improving Technology-Assisted Recording of Asthma Control in Children)
The goal of this study is to determine whether a sensor-enabled, clinically integrated, mobile health asthma program can improve asthma outcomes among 4-17 year old children with moderate-to-severe asthma.
- Trial name
- iTRACC (NCT02994238)
- Testing
- Remote Health Management Sensor Platform
- Volunteers
- 252 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. Deneen Vojta
Valve Heart Disease
Post-surgical Aortic Hemodynamics After Aortic Valve Replacement
The purpose of this pilot study is to obtain both near valve and downstream flow characteristics, using 3D transthoracic echocardiography and 4D flow MRI respectively, in an existing patient population at Northwestern Memorial…
- Trial name
- NCT03347851
- Testing
- MRI, Transthoracic echocardiography exam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- CryoLife, Inc.
Obesity
Pivotal Aspiration Therapy With Adjusted Lifestyle Therapy Study
This research study is being performed to find out if a new device, AspireAssist Aspiration Therapy System, can help people with obesity to lose weight without causing too many side effects.
- Trial name
- PATHWAY (NCT01766037)
- Testing
- Aspiration Therapy (AspireAssist), Lifestyle Therapy
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 171 people
- Sponsor
- Aspire Bariatrics, Inc.
Stroke, Plegia
Treatment of Chronic Stroke With AMES + EMG Biofeedback
The purpose of this study is to determine if individuals who had a stroke more than one year before entering the study and who remain unable to open their affected hand are better able to sense and move their affected arm after…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Plegia, Paresis, Cerebrovascular Accident
- Trial name
- AMES (NCT01116544)
- Testing
- AMES Therapy (assisted movement and enhanced sensation)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- AMES Technology
Coronary Artery Disease, Left Ventricular Dysfunction
DEfibrillators To REduce Risk by MagnetIc ResoNance Imaging Evaluation
This trial is a prospective, multi-center, randomized study of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and mild to moderate left ventricular (LV) dysfunction.
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Left Ventricular Dysfunction, Sudden Cardiac Death
- Trial name
- DETERMINE (NCT00487279)
- Testing
- Defibrillator, Control
- Where
- 56 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Heart Failure, Ventricular Arrhythmias
Risk Stratification and Benefits With Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT)
This is an observational study to learn which patients benefit from CRT therapy and to track the clinical changes that help identify the risk-level of CRT patients.
- Trial name
- BENEFIT (NCT00996086)
- Testing
- CRT device implant
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Pregnancy Related
Feasibility Study of an Automated Point-of-Care Urine Diagnostic Device for Pregnancy
The primary purpose of this observational study is to demonstrate the feasibility of an automated point-of-care urine diagnostic device in determining the pregnancy status of patients through urine samples collected from patients…
- Trial name
- NCT03575286
- Testing
- Pregnancy test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 123 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Voyant Diagnostics, Inc.
Wounds
OxyGenesys Dissolved Oxygen Dressing; Abdominoplasty at Northwestern University
Twelve acute wounds (6 on either side of the umbilicus) will be surgically created in the lower abdominal area. One side of the umbilicus will be randomized to Oxygenesys treatment arm and the other side will be receiving a…
- Trial name
- NCT02591537
- Testing
- OxyGenesys Dissolved Oxygen Dressing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Halyard Health
Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident
AMES Treatment of the Impaired Leg in Chronic Stroke Patients
The purpose of this protocol is to determine if individuals who had a stroke more than one year before entering the study and whose ankles remain substantially impaired are able to sense and move the affected leg better after…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident, Hemiparesis
- Trial name
- AMES (NCT01378637)
- Testing
- AMES- Leg treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- AMES Technology
Cigarette Smoking, Overweight
Comparative Effectiveness of Adding Weight Control to Smoking Cessation Quitlines
This randomized controlled trial compares the effectiveness for both smoking cessation and weight control of two alternative combined interventions offered via telephone quitline, as compared to standard of care quitline…
- Conditions
- Cigarette Smoking, Overweight, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT01867983
- Testing
- Weight gain prevention and smoking cessation, Smoking cessation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,540 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Consumer Wellness Solutions