Clinical trials: sponsored by Tulane University
Anxiety
Caregiver and Child Anxiety, Relationships, and Daily Emotions ("CARE Study")
This project will examine (a) whether parental threat communication mediates the paths from parental anxiety to children's anxiety and daily emotions, (b) whether parental threat communication mediates the link between parental…
- Trial name
- NCT07902076
- Testing
- EEG task with and without the parent
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Child Development, Parents
Leveraging Families to Promote Healthy Socio-Emotional Development in Children
The objective of this research is to evaluate a mobile app-based intervention for parents of children in K-2nd grade designed that guides them in how to have productive conversations about race with their children.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Parents, Prosocial and Emotional Well-Being
- Trial name
- NCT05197998
- Testing
- ColorBRAVE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Cardiovascular Diseases
The Cooking for Health Optimization and Disease Prevention (CHOP) Trial
Poor nutrition-related diseases disproportionately impact seniors and racial/ethnic minorities who are more likely to experience disparities in proper nutrition.
- Trial name
- NCT07011459
- Testing
- Cooking class, Standard of care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Obesity, Gestational Diabetes
Strategies for Implementing a Postpartum Lifestyle Intervention in WIC Clinics
The primary objective of the STRIVE study is to compare two implementation strategies for Diabetes Prevention Program delivery: an in-person health coach strategy (standard 24 in-person sessions at WIC clinics) vs.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Gestational Diabetes, Lifestyle, Healthy, Glucose Intolerance During Pregnancy
- Trial name
- STRIVE (NCT06116149)
- Testing
- In-person health coach delivery of the GLB, Technology-assisted health coach delivery of the GLB
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 722 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Hypertension, Cognitive Decline
Implementation of Multifaceted Patient-Centered Treatment Strategies for Intensive Blood Pressure Control in Minimize Cognitive Decline
The study will test a multifaceted strategy for implementing an intensive blood pressure intervention protocol targeting systolic BP <120 mmHg on cognitive decline in racial minority and low-income hypertensive patients in…
- Trial name
- IMPACTS-MIND (NCT04797403)
- Testing
- Stepped-care protocol adapted from the SPRINT intensive-treatment algorithm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,306 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Heart Diseases
Health Electronic Assessment of Risks and Trends Using Biometric Equipment and Technology
This is a phase 0, non-interventional, longitudinal, electronic data capture (EDC) study to facilitate the HEARTBEAT Study project has set out to explore the potential use of smartwatches in collecting and analyzing biometric…
- Trial name
- HEARTBEAT (NCT06753045)
- Testing
- Smartwatch
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Chlamydia, Gonorrhea
A Seek, Test, and Treat Intervention to Reduce Chlamydia Trachomatis Disparities
This study includes testing for four STIs (chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV) at no cost. If positive, individual subjects will also be counseled and offered options for treatment for themselves and their sex partners that…
- Conditions
- Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Hiv, Syphilis
- Trial name
- NCT06428643
- Testing
- Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV screening
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,322 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Atrial Fibrillation, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Atrial Fibrosis in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients: A Pilot Study
The investigators hypothesize that Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is an independent risk factor for atrial fibrosis development. The investigators aim to prove the presence of atrial fibrosis on Delayed Enhancement Magnetic…
- Trial name
- NCT04814420
- Testing
- Delayed enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (DE-MRI)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Ebola Virus Disease
REVIVE (Response to the Ebola Virus Vaccine)
This study is a vaccine-related clinical trial which will be conducted by our study team at Kenema Government Hospital (KGH)'s Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Program in collaboration with Tulane University School of Medicine.
- Trial name
- NCT05992480
- Testing
- rVSVDG-ZEBOV-GP Ebola Virus Vaccine (ERVEBO)
- Where
- Sierra Leone
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
SARS CoV 2 Infection, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Transplacental Transmission of RSV (TTRSV)
Aim 1: To study transplacental transmission of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and how this is moderated by other maternal infections during pregnancy Aim 2: To test maternal blood for presence of RSV-specific immunoglobulins…
- Conditions
- SARS CoV 2 Infection, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Bronchiolitis, Asthma
- Trial name
- NCT05443607
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Covid19
Collection of SARS CoV-2 (COVID-19) Virus Secretions and Serum for Countermeasure Development
Collection of SARS-COV-2 Secretions and Serum for Countermeasure Development (aka ClinSeqSer) is an observational study to understand natural history of SARS-COV-2 infections among special populations and characterise post-covid…
- Trial name
- NCT04956445
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases
The Effect of Reading Therapy on Newborns
The primary purpose of this pilot study is to specifically examine the effect of parental reading on the ANS of mother and neonate in the hospital setting.
- Trial name
- NCT05004857
- Testing
- Book reading
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Trichomonas Vaginitis, Bacterial Vaginitis
Refining Treatment Options for Trichomonas Vaginalis Infection: A Comparative Analysis of Metronidazole and Secnidazole
This is a multi-centered, randomized, open-label, parallel, phase IV clinical trial comparing the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of oral multi-dose metronidazole (MTZ) and oral single-dose secnidazole (SEC) for the…
- Trial name
- NCT06261840
- Testing
- Metronidazole 500 mg, Secnidazole 2000 MG
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Chagas Disease
Short-course Benznidazole Treatment to Reduce Trypanosoma Cruzi Parasitic Load in Women of Reproductive Age
The investigators are proposing to perform a double-blinded, non-inferiority randomized controlled trial comparing a short 30-day treatment with BZN 150mg/day (30d/150mg) vs. a 60-day treatment with BZN 300 mg/day (60d/300mg).
- Trial name
- BETTY (NCT03672487)
- Testing
- Benznidazole
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Argentina
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Valvular Heart Disease, Pericardial Disease
PPG to Predict Ejection Fraction and Other Echographic Data in the General Population
The investigators are aiming to investigate the association between ejection fraction (EF) determined by echocardiography and signals obtained from Photoplethysmography (PPG) in the general population.
- Conditions
- Valvular Heart Disease, Pericardial Disease, Cardiomyopathies
- Trial name
- NCT04843371
- Testing
- Photoplethysmography
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Covid19, Cardiovascular Complication
WEAICOR: Wearables to Investigate the Long Term Cardiovascular and Behavioral Impacts of COVID-19
This is an observational COVID-19 study that uses wearable health monitoring technology to follow COVID-19 positive individuals to monitor persistent symptoms and any potential long-term complications or cardiovascular and…
- Conditions
- Covid19, Cardiovascular Complication, Behavioral Changes
- Trial name
- WEAICOR (NCT04605965)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Health Care Workforce Burn Out, Stress
LA-CEAL 4.0: Wearable Sensor Project
The study seeks to explore the efficacy of biofeedback collected via a wrist worn sensor in helping healthcare workers self-manage symptoms of stress and burnout.
- Trial name
- NCT06086028
- Testing
- Wrist worn sensor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Anxiety, Depression
M-O-M-S on the Bayou: Implementation of an Intervention for Mental Health in Pregnancy
Disasters have negative effects in the short term (physical trauma, adverse environmental exposures, and unstable housing) and the long term (relocation, changes in family functioning, and negative economic effects), which…
- Trial name
- NCT05838404
- Testing
- M-O-M-S on the Bayou
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Health Behavior, Colorectal Cancer
Building Engagement Using Financial Incentives Trial - Colorectal Cancer Screening
The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to determine feasibility and explore whether financial incentives paid to primary care patients for completing colorectal cancer screening increase completion of colorectal cancer…
- Conditions
- Health Behavior, Colorectal Cancer, Influenza, COVID-19
- Trial name
- BENEFIT-C (NCT06124131)
- Testing
- Financial incentive for colorectal cancer screening, Financial incentive for flu shot, Financial incentive for COVID-19 shot
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
HIV, Mental Health
NOLA GEM: Feasibility and Acceptability of an MHealth Intervention for Violence-affected PLWH
The objective of the proposed research is to conduct formative work to develop, pilot and refine a smartphone delivered intervention for violence affected people living with HIV utilizing a novel spatial-temporal methodology…
- Conditions
- HIV, Mental Health, Substance Use
- Trial name
- NCT05784714
- Testing
- NOLA GEM
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University