Clinical trials: sponsored by The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Device Convenience, Device Performance
Use of Apple Vision Pro as Virtual Monitor for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures
This study evaluates whether the Apple Vision Pro (AVP), a head-mounted display device, can be used as a virtual monitor for performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
- Conditions
- Device Convenience, Device Performance, Surgeons' Rating, Ergonomics
- Trial name
- NCT07797556
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Kidney Transplant, Kidney Donor
Transforming Curiosity Into Donation
This is a multi-step study that will first create a preliminary living donor drop-out risk index (LD-DROP) by retrospectively identifying factors that contribute to the discontinuation of living donor evaluation.
- Conditions
- Kidney Transplant, Kidney Donor, Drop Out, High Risk
- Trial name
- NCT07793890
- Testing
- Living Kidney Donor Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant
Strategies to Transform Kidney Care and Improve Pursuit of Transplant
Approximately 15% of the U.S. population has chronic kidney disease, and ~700,000 patients are in full kidney failure also called end-stage kidney disease (ESKD).
- Conditions
- Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant, Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant, Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
- Trial name
- NCT07794631
- Testing
- Digital Health Integration, Training for Early Transplant Access and Support, Kidney Health Mobile Health (mHealth) Application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Kidney Transplant Donor
Modifiable Factors Affecting Racial Disparities in Kidney Donation
While many people offer to be evaluated at transplant centers as potential living donors to donate one kidney to someone they know, few ultimately donate. Racial/ethnic minorities are less likely to become living donors.
- Trial name
- NCT07793877
- Testing
- Not applicable- observational study
- Volunteers
- 2,332 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Vaccine Response, COVID-19 Vaccine
Thymalfasin (Thymosin Alpha 1; Ta1) as an Enhancer of Vaccine Response Among Older Adults Receiving Booster Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine
The goal of this research is to learn more about ZADAXIN® (trade name; thymalfasin generic; Ta1 for short) and determine if Ta1 has any benefit in increasing the immune response to the COVID-19 vaccine.
- Conditions
- Vaccine Response, COVID-19 Vaccine, Immune Response to Covid 19 Vaccination
- Trial name
- NCT06821100
- Testing
- Thymalfasin (Thymosin alpha 1, Ta1)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Virtual Reality
Usability, Acceptability, and Safety of Virtual Reality-based Cognitive Intervention
This study aims to determine feasibility, acceptability, and usability, and to assess the safety of using a virtual reality-based software called ''ReCognitionVR'' in healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT05583903
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Software
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
End Stage Renal Disease
Explore Transplant @Home Within Kaiser Permanente Southern California
Today, there are 25 million Americans with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and 660,000 patients in full kidney failure, the final CKD stage, known as end stage renal disease (ESRD).
- Trial name
- NCT03389932
- Testing
- Patient-Guided
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 977 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Alzheimer Disease, Healthy
Selective PET Imaging of Astrocytes and Microglia in Alzheimer's Disease
Inflammation occurs in many brain diseases including Alzheimer's disease. In Alzheimer's disease, an abnormal protein called amyloid starts accumulating decades before the start of forgetfulness.
- Trial name
- NCT05582200
- Testing
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET) using 11C-ER176 for TSPO and 18F-SMBT1 for MAO-B
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Limb Occlusion Pressure
Limb Occlusion Pressure Tourniquets to Decrease Pain After Surgery
Currently a standard tourniquet pressure is used for orthopedic surgeries. High tourniquet pressure had been associated with adverse side effects such as ischemia, muscle weakness, and post operative pain.
- Trial name
- LOP (NCT04390425)
- Testing
- Experimental - Limb Occlusion pressure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Pelvic Floor Disorders, Stress Urinary Incontinence
Educating Women About Pelvic Floor Disorders During Pregnancy
The purpose of this study is to assess the increase in knowledge of pregnant patients regarding pelvic floor disorders when comparing two educational interventions: written handouts vs interactive workshops.
- Conditions
- Pelvic Floor Disorders, Stress Urinary Incontinence, Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- Trial name
- NCT05440539
- Testing
- Written Handouts, Interactive Workshop
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Healthy
Mapping of the Human Brainstem During Continence and Micturition: Noninvasive 7-T fMRI Study
The lower urinary tract (bladder, bladder neck, urethra and urethral sphincter) has two functions: Storage (Continence) and voiding (micturition).
- Trial name
- NCT04846387
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Post-Void Residual, Uroflowmetry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Healthy, Healthy Male and Female Subjects
Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Training on the Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL)
The goal of this clinical trial is to identify any differences in elbow ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) relative thickness and joint space laxity in the dominant arm following an 8-week course of low intensity resistance…
- Conditions
- Healthy, Healthy Male and Female Subjects, Healthy Volunteers
- Trial name
- NCT06664827
- Testing
- Delfi PTS Blood Flow Restriction Tourniquet System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
ACL Tear
Effects of Blood Flow Restriction Rehabilitation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
The study is a prospective randomized control trial consisting of subjects requiring ACL reconstruction with BTB autograft. Subjects were randomly divided into two groups following their inclusion in the study.
- Trial name
- NCT04484961
- Testing
- Blood flow restriction (BFR)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Healthy
Blood Flow Restriction Training for The Shoulder
The aim of this study is to determine if BFR-LIX promotes greater increases in shoulder lean mass, rotator cuff strength, endurance, and acute increases in shoulder muscle activation compared to LIX alone.
- Trial name
- NCT04540367
- Testing
- Blood flow restriction therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Stress, Psychological, Burnout, Professional
Sleep & Stress in Healthcare Providers After Defined Music Intervention Measure by 7-Tesla fMRI & Actigraphy
This study plans to explore whether specially chosen relaxing music can help improve sleep, reduce stress, and prevent burnout in healthcare workers, many of whom are often sleep-deprived.
- Conditions
- Stress, Psychological, Burnout, Professional, Sleep Deprivation, Music Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT05980429
- Testing
- Music Therapy, prescribed, Music Therapy, self-selected
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Antimicrobial Drug Resistance, Antibiotic Resistant Infection
Dynamics of Colonization and Infection by Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens in Immunocompromised and Critically Ill Patients
The goal of this observational study is to investigate how bacterial populations from the intestine and mouth of patients change during the hospitalization period and evaluate if some populations of specific bacteria increase or…
- Conditions
- Antimicrobial Drug Resistance, Antibiotic Resistant Infection, Clostridium Difficile, Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Infection
- Trial name
- DYNAMITE (NCT06258551)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Injury;Sports
Neuromuscular Training in Female Youth Soccer
The goal of this clinical trial is to analyze the effectiveness of an NMT-based, injury prevention training program ('FIFA 11+ for Kids') in pre-adolescent (Ages 8 to 11) elite female soccer players by measuring neuromuscular…
- Trial name
- NMT (NCT06136299)
- Testing
- Neuromuscular Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1, Spinocerebellar Ataxia 3
Clinical Trial Readiness for SCA1 and SCA3
The investigators plan to fill the gap between the current state of clinical trial readiness and the optimal one for SCA1 and SCA3, which are fatal rare diseases with no treatments.
- Trial name
- READISCA (NCT03487367)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 10
Genetic Mechanism of Conserved Ancestral Haplotype in SCA10
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 10 (SCA10) is a hereditary ataxia whose ancestral mutation occurred in East Asia. The mutation is likely to have migrated during peopling of American continents from East Asia.
- Trial name
- CAHSCA10 (NCT04495426)
- Testing
- Non-interventional study
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Brazil
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Degenerative Disc Disease, Spondylolisthesis, Lumbar Region
Clinical Effectiveness of Pre-operative Methadone in Single Level Lateral Transpsoas Interbody Fusions
Spinal operations including lumbar fusions for degenerative disorders are becoming more prevalent as the population ages. Inadequate or excessive postoperative analgesia can result in medical comorbidities and prolonged hospital…
- Trial name
- NCT04112550
- Testing
- Methadone Hydrochloride, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute