Clinical trials: completed, sponsored by Emory University
Congenital Disorders
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Surgery
It is now estimated that the number of adults with congenital heart disease in the U.S is over 800,000. Unfortunately, these patients, in some way, have become a lost population.
- Trial name
- NCT00446160
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Type 2 Diabetes
Linagliptin Inpatient Trial
This study is a prospective, randomized, open label trial to compare the safety and efficacy of linagliptin (an oral anti diabetic medication) given orally once daily to an insulin regimen of glargine once daily plus rapid-acting…
- Trial name
- NCT02004366
- Testing
- Linagliptin, Basal Bolus, Linagliptin + 50% Glargine dose on discharge
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 295 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Hepatitis C
Tool to Improve Treatment Adherence and Outcomes at Grady Liver Clinic
The purpose of this study is to learn more about what psychological and social factors affect people in how they take their hepatitis C medications.
- Trial name
- NCT03831555
- Testing
- PREP-C
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Dysbiosis
A Pilot Study Assessing Intestinal Microbiota Diversification and Changes After Travel to South(East) Asia From the US
This prospective, observational pilot study is designed to assess feasibility, refine the target population, and quickly test qualitative and quantitative changes in the microbiome after short-term travel to South or Southeast…
- Trial name
- ABROAD (NCT03043300)
- Testing
- Screening Criteria Review, Pre-Travel Questionnaire, Pre-Travel Stool Specimen Collection
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Intimate Partner Violence
Primary Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence in India
The goal of this study is to test and evaluate the feasibility, acceptance, safety, and efficacy of an an intimate partner violence (IPV) intervention in recently-married, low-income husband-wife dyads in Pune, India.
- Trial name
- NCT03332134
- Testing
- Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Prevention Intervention
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Obesity, Colorectal Carcinoma
Legume Diet Satiety Pilot Study
This pilot study is designed to test the effects of a high legume (dried bean) diet on hunger and other indicators of health over the course of eight weeks, compared to a more conventional healthy diet.
- Trial name
- NCT02269631
- Testing
- Legume diet group, Control diet group, Smartpill
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Multiple Myeloma
Study of the Combination of Panobinostat & Carfilzomib in Patients With Relapsed &/or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
The purpose of this study is to find out what effects, good and/or bad, the combination of panobinostat and carfilzomib have on the patient's cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01549431
- Testing
- Panobinostat, Carfilzomib, Dexamethasone
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Fracture Mandible
A Comparison of Stryker Hybrid Arch Bars
Patients who sustain a fracture of the lower jaw are typically treated by wiring the teeth together or using small titanium plates and screws to fix the fracture.
- Trial name
- Hybrid (NCT02283528)
- Testing
- Stryker Hybrid, Erich
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Hypertension, Diabetes
Free Fatty Acids-Induced Hypertension in Obese Subjects (Aim #2)
The purpose of this study is to see if salsalate, an Nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-κB) mediated inflammation inhibitor, or carvedilol, an α- and β-blocker, will protect against free fatty acid induced hypertension, insulin…
- Trial name
- FFAADA (NCT02406586)
- Testing
- Salsalate, Carvedilol, Intralipid 20%
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Ureteral Stricture, Hydronephrosis
Water Versus Saline as Irrigation Fluid for Ureteroscopy
The purpose of this study is to determine the rate of absorption of fluids (water or saline) during ureteroscopy and to assess the effects on electrolyte levels.
- Conditions
- Ureteral Stricture, Hydronephrosis, Urothelial Carcinoma, Urolithiasis
- Trial name
- NCT03794102
- Testing
- Water, Saline
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Exercise and RP (AVAMC and Emory)
The purpose of this study is to look in humans at the relationship between moderate or little exercise and their potential effects on the retina in patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP).
- Trial name
- NCT03381235
- Testing
- Spin exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism MEAL Plan: Parent Training to Manage Eating Aversions & Limited Variety
The Autism Managing Eating Aversions and Limited variety (MEAL) Plan is a group-based parent training intervention designed to assist parents in increasing the variety of foods eaten in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder…
- Trial name
- NCT02712281
- Testing
- Autism MEAL Plan, Parent Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Intimate Partner Violence
Intimate Partner Violence Prevention in Nepal
Introduction: Change Starts at Home (Change) is a multi-component social behavior change communication and community engagement strategy designed to prevent intimate partner violence (IPV), a significant public health issue in…
- Trial name
- NCT02942433
- Testing
- Behavior Change Communication, Community Mobilization, Advocacy
- Volunteers
- 4,677 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Influenza
The Immunologic Basis for an Attenuated Immune Response to the Influenza Vaccine After Repeated Annual Vaccination
This is a prospective pilot study designed to suggest differences in the immunologic response to the seasonal influenza vaccine in people with regular vaccination history compared to those vaccinated less regularly.
- Trial name
- FLU1 (NCT02876159)
- Testing
- 2016-2017 Influenza Vaccine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Hospitalization
Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitor (Sitagliptin) Therapy in the Inpatients With Type 2 Diabetes
The study is a multicenter, prospective, open-label, randomized pilot study to investigate the safety and efficacy of sitagliptin (Januvia) for the inpatient management of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in general medicine and surgery…
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Hospitalization, Hyperglycemia
- Trial name
- NCT01378117
- Testing
- Sitagliptin, glargine, lispro
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Cancer of Head and Neck, Neoplasms, Head and Neck
Phase I Chemoprevention Trial With Green Tea Polyphenon E & Erlotinib in Patients With Premalignant Lesions of the Head & Neck
The purpose of this study is to test the preventive effects of a combination of drugs: polyphenon E (PPE) derived from green tea extracts, and erlotinib.
- Trial name
- NCT01116336
- Testing
- Erlotinib, Green Tea Polyphenon E
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Breast Cancer
Phase II Trial of EVEROLIMUS ± Trastuzumab in Hormone-Refractory Metastatic Breast Cancer
This phase II trial studies how well everolimus with or without trastuzumab works in treating patients with breast cancer that has not responded to hormone therapy and has spread from where it started to other places in the body.
- Trial name
- NCT00912340
- Testing
- Everolimus, Trastuzumab
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Mental Fatigue
Turning Night Into Day: Transcontinental Provision of Telehealth By and For the Emory Community
The purpose of the study is to determine if temporarily relocating clinicians who deliver remote care using the eICU telehealth system to Sydney, Australia will lead to greater job satisfaction, reduced physiologic stress, and…
- Trial name
- NCT02895997
- Testing
- Travel Telehealth Delivery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Stroke
NMDA Receptors in Motor Learning in Humans
The purpose of this study is to focus on enhancing upper limb recovery in patients post-stroke by using robotic-assisted therapy in combination with a drug to improve learning new motor skills.
- Trial name
- NCT02082912
- Testing
- D-cycloserine, HandMentor Pro
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Obesity
Cryoablation for Obesity Management
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of cryoablation therapy for the treatment of mild to moderate obesity and test the safety (good and bad effects) of this procedure.
- Trial name
- NCT03092778
- Testing
- Cryoablation
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University