Clinical trials: completed, sponsored by Emory University
Physical Activity
Exercise is Medicine at Emory Seavey Internal Medicine Clinic
Implementation of physical activity promotion in routine health care delivery is low because of multiple barriers including insufficient health system support, care team coordination, and scarcity of community resources for…
- Trial name
- EIM (NCT03416634)
- Testing
- App, Wearable Device, Automated Motivational Message
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia
A Mobile Personal Health Record for Behavioral Health Homes
Poor quality of medical care is a major contributor to excess medical morbidity and premature mortality in persons with serious mental illnesses (SMI).
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Diabetes
- Trial name
- mPHR (NCT01890226)
- Testing
- Mobile Personal Health Record App.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 311 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Stress
CBCT for Parents of Children With Autism
The purpose of this study is to determine if caregivers of children with a developmental delay experience a decrease in stress by participating in a meditation/cognitive training protocol.
- Trial name
- NCT02574559
- Testing
- Cognitive Based Compassion Training Session: Developing Attention and Stability of Mind, Cognitive Based Compassion Training Session: Cultivating Insight into the Nature of Mental Experience, Cognitive Based Compassion Training Session: Self-compassion
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Stroke
Evaluation of a CarePartner-Integrated Telehealth Rehabilitation Program for Persons With Stroke
The objective of this study is to identify the potential benefits of a home-based, intervention designed to facilitate carepartners' roles in stroke survivor rehabilitation.
- Trial name
- CARE-CITE (NCT02703532)
- Testing
- CARE-CITE Education Program, Traditional Education, Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Prostate Cancer
FACBC Prostate Therapy Response
The purpose of this study is to assess if using anti-1-amino-3-[18F]fluorocyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid (FACBC or fluciclovine) PET scan will be useful in determining if participants are responding to chemotherapy treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT02830880
- Testing
- FACBC PET-CT, MRI, CT, or Bone Scan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Mobile Messaging Intervention to Present New HIV Prevention Options for Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM)
The study will evaluate the use and effectiveness of mobile-messaging platforms as a public health strategy for improving sexual health outcome measures among men who have sex with men (MSM) by determining whether exposure to the…
- Trial name
- MMI4MSM RCT (NCT03666247)
- Testing
- HealthMindr Application, Waitlist
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,229 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Diabetes
Glucose Measurement Using Microneedle Patches
This study will compare three glucose measurement techniques among diabetic children and adolescents. The study seeks to determine if a microneedle patch (made from biocompatible polymers or metal), versus a lancet or intravenous…
- Trial name
- GUMP (NCT02682056)
- Testing
- Microneedle patch, Intravenous (IV) catheter, Lancet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Living Well Project for Persons With AIDS
The overall goal of this project is to implement and test the efficacy of an enhanced comprehensive multidisciplinary early palliative care (EPC) package that includes four motivational interviewing sessions (MI) for persons…
- Trial name
- NCT01848483
- Testing
- AIDS EPC Package plus MI, Standard of Care (SOC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A Sleep Intervention (SLEEP-Extend) for Young Adults At-Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
The study is a prospective unblinded randomized trial to evaluate the feasibility of conducting a sleep extension intervention trial and the sleep extension intervention among the young adults.
- Trial name
- NCT03616171
- Testing
- SLEEP-Extend intervention, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Hurler Syndrome, Fanconi Anemia
Bone Marrow Transplant With Abatacept for Non-Malignant Diseases
This is a single arm, phase I study to assess the tolerability of abatacept when combined with cyclosporine and mycophenolate mofetil as graft versus host disease prophylaxis in children undergoing unrelated hematopoietic stem…
- Conditions
- Hurler Syndrome, Fanconi Anemia, Glanzmann Thrombasthenia, Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT01917708
- Testing
- Abatacept
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Hyperglycemia
Sitagliptin for Hyperglycemia in Patients With T2DM Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether treatment with sitagliptin reduces the frequency and severity of high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) after cardiac surgery and to determine whether treatment with sitagliptin is…
- Trial name
- SITA-CABGDM (NCT02556918)
- Testing
- Sitagliptin, Regular Human Insulin, Insulin glargine
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Cancer of Head and Neck
Soy Isoflavone in Combination With Radiation Therapy and Cisplatin in SCC of the Head and Neck
The purpose of this study is to determine if soy supplementation during chemotherapy and radiation therapy will decrease side effects caused by treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT02075112
- Testing
- Soy isoflavone, Radiation, Cisplatin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Cancer, Thyroid
Thyroid Ultrasound Elasticity (TrUE) Imaging
In this study the researchers will scan the thyroid nodules of patients scheduled for surgical removal of these nodules. During their preadmission testing, but prior to their surgery, the researchers will perform standard…
- Trial name
- NCT03307694
- Testing
- Ultrasound, Shear wave elasticity imaging, Multi-angle compound shear wave elasticity imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Cystic Fibrosis
BioEnergetics and Metabolomics in Cystic Fibrosis
With better medical care, patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), a life-threatening disease, are enjoying longer lives. As the CF life expectancy increases, conditions such as CF-related diabetes (CFRD) become more prevalent.
- Trial name
- BEAM-CF (NCT02225899)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Music for Health Project
The overall goal of this project is to use technology to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART)and increase access to ART adherence care for those HIV+ persons living in rural areas.
- Trial name
- MFH (NCT01786148)
- Testing
- mobile phone application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 149 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Behavior, Health, Pre Diabetes
Developing a Lifestyle Intervention for South Asians
This study aims to test the hypothesis that a culturally tailored lifestyle intervention can improve health behaviors among South Asians with prediabetes and diabetes
- Conditions
- Behavior, Health, Pre Diabetes, Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT03861546
- Testing
- Healthy lifestyle Shared Medical Appointment (SMA) program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
New Strategies to Assess Anal Cancer Risk In Women
The purpose of this research is to study different strategies to identify women at highest risk for anal cancer. Primarily, investigators want to study a risk assessment called the Anal Cancer Risk Index; it gives women an…
- Trial name
- ANCAR-WIHS (NCT02873741)
- Testing
- Perianal and Digital Anorectal Exam, Cervical Swabs, Anal Swabs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 143 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Thromboembolic Event
App Reminder on ASA Adherence
The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of using a smartphone app reminder on medication adherence twice daily in adults prescribed 81 milligrams of aspirin for 35 days as anti-thrombotic therapy after knee or hip…
- Trial name
- NCT03244267
- Testing
- Standard Education, Medication Reminder App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 195 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
HIV/AIDS
A Mobile Phone Game to Prevent HIV Among Young Africans
This project will test the feasibility of an electronic game to prevent HIV among African preadolescents, delivered via inexpensive Android smart phones.
- Trial name
- NCT03054051
- Testing
- Tumaini Mobile Phone Game
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Pertussis, Whooping Cough
Maternal Tdap Immunization in Guatemala
Maternal immunization with tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) is a potential strategy to protect young infants against pertussis before they are fully vaccinated because maternal…
- Trial name
- NCT02301702
- Testing
- Tdap, Td
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 286 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University