Clinical trials: sponsored by University of Pittsburgh
Arterial Stiffness, White Matter Lesions
Effect of Equol Supplementation on Arterial Stiffness and Cognition in Healthy Volunteers
The ACE Trial, funded by the National Institute on Ageing/National Institutes of Health (NIH), is a multicenter clinical trial. The ACE Trial will determine if taking the dietary supplement Equol could slow the progression of…
- Conditions
- Arterial Stiffness, White Matter Lesions, Cognitive Decline
- Trial name
- ACE (NCT05741060)
- Testing
- S-equol
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 369 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akira Sekikawa
Skin Barrier Dysfunction, Healthy Volunteers
Effect of FPP on Cutaneous Barrier Integrity
This pilot study will test how Fermented Papaya Preparation (FPP) impacts overall TEWL of areas that commonly display diminished barrier function, such as the skin from face, arms, and hands.
- Trial name
- FPP OSATO (NCT07725835)
- Testing
- Fermented Papaya Preparation (FPP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), Healthy Controls Group - Age and Sex-matched
Imaging Mitochondrial Complex-I in Alcohol Use Disorder
Studies proposed in this application will image mitochondrial Complex-I (MCI-I) and cerebral glucose metabolism (CGM) in alcohol use disorder (AUD) and matched healthy controls
- Trial name
- NCT07825818
- Testing
- [F-18]BCPP-EF, [F-18]FDG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rajesh Narendran
Bipolar Disorder
Effects of Theta Burst Stimulation on the Brain, Behavior, and Clinical Symptoms in Adults With Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder (BD) is a common and highly debilitating psychiatric disorder, however, the predisposing brain mechanisms are poorly understood.
- Trial name
- NCT04696471
- Testing
- Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation (cTBS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mary Phillips, MD MD (Cantab)
Healthy
Pregnancy 24/7 Offspring Study
There is growing evidence that maternal health and behaviors in pregnancy, such as pre-pregnancy obesity, excessive gestational weight gain, poor diet, smoking, and adverse pregnancy outcomes, are linked to fetal programming for…
- Trial name
- NCT07172880
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kara Whitaker
Down Syndrome, ADHD
Evaluating Treatment of ADHD in Children With Down Syndrome
Children with Down syndrome (DS) have a 3-5 time greater prevalence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) than typically developing (TD) children.
- Trial name
- TEAM-DS (NCT04219280)
- Testing
- Quillivant XR
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Anxiety Preoperative
Auriculotherapy in the Treatment of Pre-Operative Anxiety
The goal of this clinical trial is to use the validated PROMIS Emotional Distress - Anxiety - Short Form 8a and PROMIS Emotional Distress-Depression-Short Form pre-and post-intervention to establish a superior correlation between…
- Trial name
- NCT04836936
- Testing
- Auriculotherapy cryopuncture device without nitrogen gas, Auriculotherapy cryopuncture device with nitrogen gas
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jacques E. Chelly
Myotonic Dystrophy, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Biomarker Development for Muscular Dystrophies
Current methods of measuring the response to new treatments for muscular dystrophies involve the examination of small pieces of muscle tissue called biopsies.
- Conditions
- Myotonic Dystrophy, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Becker Muscular Dystrophy, Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT05019625
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 465 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Quality of Life, Anxiety Postoperative
Aromatherapy for Improving Post-Surgical Quality of Life
Pre-operative anxiety is a very common condition that plagues many patients prior to undergoing surgery. Anxious patients are most frequently treated with sedatives in the perioperative period, which can have a negative impact on…
- Trial name
- NCT04800744
- Testing
- Lavender peppermint elequil aromatab, Sweet almond oil elequil aromatab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Community Mobility of Older Adults, Locomotor Adaptability
Increasing Gait Automaticity in Older Adults by Exploiting Locomotor Adaptation
The investigators will test the following: 1) the extent of locomotor adaptation improvement; 2) the association between initial walking automaticity (i.e.
- Conditions
- Community Mobility of Older Adults, Locomotor Adaptability, Gait Automaticity
- Trial name
- NCT04934956
- Testing
- Split-belt walking, Multiple transitions between split-belt and tied-belt walking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Bilateral Hearing Loss, Health Services Research
Assessing Pharmacy Technician Educational Training for the Provision of Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids in Rural Alabama and Mississippi Pharmacies
Hearing loss is a major public health concern due to its negative association with emotional well-being, cognition, and physical ailments, such as diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT06864273
- Testing
- Pharmacy Technician Educational Training
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3
Spinal Cord Stimulation for the Treatment of Motor Deficits in People With Spinal Muscular Atrophy - Upper Limb
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has shown remarkable efficacy in restoring motor function in people with spinal cord injury by recruiting afferent input to enhance the responsiveness of spared neural circuits to residual cortical…
- Conditions
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type II, Spinal Muscular Atrophy 4
- Trial name
- NCT06300996
- Testing
- Spinal Cord Stimulator (Octopolar Medtronic Vectris Leads)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marco Capogrosso
HIV Prevention, Substance Use
mHealth Service Linkage for Young Adults Impacted by the Criminal Legal System
This study is designed to test Project LYNX, a program designed to help young adults (ages 18-29) with recent criminal legal system involvement can find and get connected to substance use and HIV-prevention services in the…
- Trial name
- LYNX (NCT07599722)
- Testing
- LYNX, Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Feasibility, Diet, Healthy
Super Chef - an Online Program Promoting the Mediterranean Dietary Pattern to Lower Income Families
Given the limited effectiveness of single food group-targeted interventions to enhance child nutrition, a key component of current and future health, innovative approaches are needed.
- Trial name
- NCT05863559
- Testing
- Super Chef: Family Fun in the Kitchen!
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Sexual Violence, Drinking Heavy
Centering Gender Affirming Resources in Higher Education
Centering gender Affirming Resources in higher Education (CARE) project is nested within the parent study "Reducing Alcohol Involved Sexual violence in higher Education" (RAISE; R01 AA023260; NCT05185440).
- Trial name
- CARE (NCT06390332)
- Testing
- Giving Information for Trauma Support and Safety (GIFTSS) Training, Centering gender Affirming Resources in higher Education (CARE) Learning Modules
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Smoking Cessation, Pregnancy
Baby Steps III: Testing a Clinician and Patient Intervention to Promote Smoking Cessation Among Pregnant Women
The investigators propose to conduct a combined intervention that pairs SMS smoking cessation messages for patients with individualized training for OB clinicians to improve quit rates among pregnant smoking.
- Conditions
- Smoking Cessation, Pregnancy, Communication Research
- Trial name
- NCT04985903
- Testing
- Clinician Communication Intervention, 5A's lecture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 414 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Child Development, Child Language
The Pittsburgh Study Early Childhood
The Early Childhood Collaborative of The Pittsburgh Study is a community-partnered, county-wide implementation of programs for children and families from birth through formal school entry to address real-world challenges that…
- Conditions
- Child Development, Child Language, Child Behavior Problem, Parenting
- Trial name
- TPS-ECC (NCT05444205)
- Testing
- Text4Baby or Bright by Text Referral, Nurture Program Warm Referral, Video Interaction Project
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,546 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Alzheimers Disease Related Dementias
Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Health App Recommendation Tool
This study aims to assess the effectiveness of the Health App Recommendation Tool (HART), an evidence-based tool that evaluates app features and matches them to the needs, abilities, and preferences of individuals with…
- Trial name
- HART (NCT07216716)
- Testing
- Health App Recommendation Tool (HART)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Cardiometabolic Health
How Animal and Plant Protein Shakes Change the Body's Nutrient and Health Responses
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn how different protein types affect the body's metabolism and immune system in healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07121010
- Testing
- Animal-Based Protein Smoothie, Plant-Based Protein Smoothie, Plant-Based Protein Smoothie with Leucine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Social Cognition, Personality Disorder
Neurocomputational Dynamics of Cooperation
The purpose of this study is to understand brain function, how people make decisions when they interact with others, and how brain function and behavior relate to personality traits.
- Conditions
- Social Cognition, Personality Disorder, Mental Health, Interpersonal Conflict
- Trial name
- COBRA (NCT07759973)
- Testing
- Social Learning Task Battery, Clinical Cohort, Social Learning Task Battery, Online Cohort
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,612 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh