Clinical trials: sponsored by Brown University
Melanoma
Adjuvant Nivolumab & Low Dose Ipilimumab for Stage III & Resected Stage IV Melanoma
Effective adjuvant treatment can increase cure in patients with high-risk resected melanoma. High dose interferon is a standard of care in the adjuvant setting but is highly toxic and marginally effective.
- Trial name
- NCT02656706
- Testing
- Ipilumumab, Nivolumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Opioid Overdose, Drug Overdose
Preventing Overdose Using Information and Data From the Environment
The objectives of this project are to leverage surveillance data to predict future overdose outbreaks, and to evaluate the impact of a randomized, statewide, community-level intervention trial to target overdose prevention…
- Trial name
- PROVIDENT (NCT05096429)
- Testing
- PROVIDENT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Stage III Non-small-cell Lung Cancer
Durvalumab and Consolidation SBRT Following Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung
Durvalumab is a drug that stimulates the immune system to fight lung cancer. Durvalumab is FDA approved to treat lung cancer. Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a newer radiation treatment that gives fewer, but higher…
- Trial name
- 358 (NCT03589547)
- Testing
- Durvalumab, SBRT
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Urothelial Carcinoma Bladder, Androgen Receptor Positive
Targeting Androgen Signaling in Urothelial Cell Carcinoma - Neoadjuvant
This study is for patients who have bladder cancer that invades into the muscle wall of the bladder. The standard treatment for patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer is to give 4 cycles of chemotherapy with the drugs…
- Trial name
- TASUC-Neo (NCT05839119)
- Testing
- Degarelix, Gemcitabine/Cisplatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), Alcohol Consumption
Probenecid Administration for Alcohol Craving and Consumption
This study proposes a 16-week, between-subject, double-blind, randomized controlled trial (RCT) with probenecid (2g /day) compared to placebo in individuals with AUD to test if reduces craving and alcohol consumption.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), Alcohol Consumption, Craving
- Trial name
- PROB2 (NCT07118618)
- Testing
- Probenecid Oral Tablet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Behavioral Economics, Cannabis Smoking
Using Novel Behavioral Economic Measures to Characterize Dual Marijuana and Tobacco Use in Young Adults
The multi session experimental study aims to determine dual use patterns of marijuana and tobacco by assessing the impact of price and availability of marijuana and tobacco using a cross price elasticity of demand task.
- Conditions
- Behavioral Economics, Cannabis Smoking, Tobacco Smoking
- Trial name
- MATEY (NCT07398443)
- Testing
- Cue Reactivity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Beta Rhythm, Tactile Perception
Beta Events and Sensory Perception
Low-frequency brain rhythms in the alpha (8-14Hz) and beta (15-29Hz) bands are strong predictors of perception and functional performance in a range of tasks, and are disrupted in several disease states.
- Trial name
- NCT04062318
- Testing
- Online Active SI-Hand TMS, Online Active Control TMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Steatotic Liver Disease of Mixed Origin (MetALD)
Team Science (The Liver Health Study)
Liver damage from alcohol intake and weight-related behaviors is preventable and treatable only through lifestyle changes. This mixed-methods randomized controlled trial compares standard and enhanced approaches to screening…
- Trial name
- NCT06924281
- Testing
- Brief motivational interviewing with personalized feedback, Brief motivational interviewing with standard health information
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Opioid Use Disorder
Mobile Peer Support for OUD Recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic puts individuals recovering from opioid use disorders (OUDs), an already vulnerable population, at increased risk of overdose due to decreased access to treatment, decreased social support, and increased…
- Trial name
- MPS (NCT05405712)
- Testing
- Mobile Phone App
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,300 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Bipolar Disorder
Project CARE: An Integrated Treatment Adherence Program for Bipolar Disorder at the Time of Prison Release - Pilot RCT
The aim of this program of research is to develop and pilot the CARE (Community treatment Adherence at Re-Entry) program, an adjunctive intervention for incarcerated individuals with bipolar disorder (BD) transitioning from…
- Trial name
- NCT04269772
- Testing
- CARE, Treatment As Usual
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Bipolar Disorder
Project CARE: An Integrated Treatment Adherence Program for Bipolar Disorder at the Time of Prison Release - Open Trial
The aim of this program of research is to develop and pilot the CARE (Community treatment Adherence at Re-Entry) program, an adjunctive intervention for incarcerated individuals with bipolar disorder (BD) transitioning from…
- Trial name
- NCT03825640
- Testing
- CARE
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Treatment Adherence
Data Science and Qualitative Research for Decision Support in the HIV Care Cascade
The goal of this study is to determine whether clinical prediction algorithms derived using statistical machine learning methods can be used to improve patient outcomes in large HIV care programs in sub-Saharan Africa and…
- Conditions
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Treatment Adherence, Treatment Compliance, Patient No Show
- Trial name
- CASCADE (NCT06604663)
- Testing
- Activation of the CDSS system
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 80,000 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Metastatic Melanoma, Melanoma Brain Metastasis
NovoTTF-200A + Pembrolizumab In Melanoma Brain Metastasis
This research study involves studying a device as a possible treatment for metastatic melanoma in the brain. The purpose of this study is to obtain information on the safety and effectiveness of the study device, NovoTTF-200A, in…
- Trial name
- NCT04129515
- Testing
- NovoTTF-200A, Pembrolizumab
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Brown University
HIV-1-infection, Alcohol Drinking
Acute Neural and Immune Effects of Alcohol in People Living With HIV Infection
This study will examine whether moderate alcohol use in the context of HIV infection exacerbates inflammatory signaling in the immune system and brain.
- Trial name
- NCT04050735
- Testing
- Alcohol, ethyl, moderate dose
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Hiv, Minority Stress
Developing an Online Mindfulness-based Intervention to Reduce Minority Stress and HIV Risk Among Young Adult MSM - Aim 3
The overall aim of the research study is to develop and test a mindfulness-based program for young adult gay, bisexual, and queer men at risk for HIV (Brown University IRB approved protocol #2004002698).
- Conditions
- Hiv, Minority Stress, Mental Health Wellness 1
- Trial name
- MBQR (NCT05855655)
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Queer Resilience (MBQR)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Perceptual Learning
Systematic Psychophysical
The purpose of this study is to investigate how our performance changes after our perceptual system is trained in a certain way ("perceptual learning").
- Trial name
- Visuallearning (NCT06965478)
- Testing
- Visual Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
HIV, Minority Stress
Developing an Online Mindfulness-based Intervention to Reduce Minority Stress and HIV Risk Among Young Adult MSM
The overall aim of the research study is to develop and test a mindfulness-based program for young adult gay, bisexual, and queer men at risk for HIV (Brown University IRB approved protocol #2004002698).
- Conditions
- HIV, Minority Stress, Mental Health Wellness 1
- Trial name
- NCT05540652
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Queer Resilience (MBQR)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
HIV, Violence, Gender-Based
Supporting Trans Affirmation, Relationships, and Sex, Phase 3
The purpose of this clinical trial is to evaluate and test a newly developed gender-affirming intervention that addresses the dual and interconnected risks of HIV and intimate partner victimization (IPV) among transgender women…
- Conditions
- HIV, Violence, Gender-Based, Violence, Domestic, Risk Reduction Behavior
- Trial name
- STARS (NCT06001307)
- Testing
- Program STARS (Supporting Trans Affirmation, relationships, and Sex), Relaxation and Stress Reduction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Smoking, Asthma
E-cigarettes for Harm Reduction in Adults With Asthma
Smoking is the main cause of preventable disease and death in the US and impacts respiratory illnesses including COPD and asthma.
- Conditions
- Smoking, Asthma, Electronic Cigarette Use, Cigarette Smoking
- Trial name
- SWAP (NCT05278065)
- Testing
- Nicotine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Dementia
Effect of an Advance Care Planning Intervention
The intervention being studied is an advance care planning intervention. The trial has two arms: usual care and information arm.
- Trial name
- NCT04852055
- Testing
- Advance Care Planning Video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,364 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University