Clinical trials: sponsored by Emory University
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, Tetralogy of Fallot
Examining Developmental Changes in Heart Contractions of Children With Congenital Heart Defects
Children who are born with heart defects undergo surgery when they are infants to correct the defects. However, many treatments that are used in pediatric heart patients were originally developed for adults and may not be the…
- Trial name
- NCT00860327
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 375 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Chronic Comorbid Conditions
An Electronic Personal Health Record for Mental Health Consumers
Electronic Personal Health Records (PHRs) hold promise in helping reshape healthcare by shifting the ownership and locus of health records from being scattered across multiple providers to an approach that is longitudinal and…
- Trial name
- NCT01724125
- Testing
- personal electronic medical record
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Prolonged Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Meditation for Emotional Numbing in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
For individuals suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the emotional numbing and isolation that are a core aspect of their suffering and consistently impedes remediation often remains after first-line treatments are…
- Trial name
- NCT02163941
- Testing
- Compassion Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Liposomal Bupivacaine for Pain Control Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
This study will consist of 80 patients ages 18 to 50 at the Emory Orthopaedic and Spine Center who are undergoing Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction with a quadriceps tendon autograft or bone patellar tendon bone…
- Trial name
- NCT02189317
- Testing
- Exparel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Islet Transplantation Using Abatacept
Islet transplantation in type 1 diabetics with hypoglycemic unawareness using abatacept as a part of a novel calcineurin-inhibitor-sparing immunosuppressive regimen.
- Trial name
- NCT00276250
- Testing
- Efalizumab, Abatacept, Belatacept
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Stage I Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage I Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Ganetespib Window of Opportunity Study in Head and Neck Cancers
This pilot clinical trial studies how well ganetespib works before surgery in treating patients with stage I-IVA squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck that can be removed by surgery.
- Conditions
- Stage I Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage I Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage I Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage I Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT02334319
- Testing
- Ganetespib, Therapeutic Conventional Surgery, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Islet Transplantation in Type 1 Diabetics Using the Edmonton Protocol of Steroid Free Immunosuppression
This trial will study the ability of islet transplantation to restore glycemic control and achieve insulin independence in type 1 diabetic subjects with life-threatening hypoglycemia and unawareness, or recurrent hyperglycemia…
- Trial name
- NCT00133809
- Testing
- Transplantation of Human Islets
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Stimulus-Stimulus Pairing Study
The purpose of the current study is to deliver the SSP procedure to children diagnosed with autism that do not have vocal language. The study will also aim to gather data in the natural environment using a voice recorder.
- Trial name
- NCT02464527
- Testing
- Stimulus-stimulus pairing, Vocal recorder
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Cancer Related Fatigue
Efficacy of Swedish Massage Therapy on Cancer-related Fatigue in Cancer Survivors
With approximately 12 million cancer survivors today in the United States alone, increased attention is being given to quality of life after cancer treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT01926678
- Testing
- Swedish massage therapy, Light touch therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease
African American Alzheimer's Progression Markers - CSF and Neuro-Imaging
African Americans are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease as white Americans, but few African Americans are enrolled in large Alzheimer's biomarker studies.
- Trial name
- A3PM (NCT02089555)
- Testing
- Lumbar puncture, Blood draw, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Major Depressive Disorder
Phenotype Depression Study
To facilitate the development of a personalized approach to the treatment of patients with major depression, this study is designed to elaborate the clinical and neurobiological phenotype of depressed patients with increased…
- Trial name
- NCT01426997
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 279 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Kidney Stone
Effect of Cola on Urinary Stone Risk Factors
Examine the effects of cola on risks of kidney stones
- Trial name
- NCT00289120
- Testing
- Cola beverage, Deionized water
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Spasmodic Dysphonia, Laryngeal Dystonia
Examining the Spasmodic Dysphonia Diagnosis and Assessment Procedure (SD-DAP) for Measuring Symptom Change
This is a study of patients with spasmodic dysphonia to determine how best to measure the severity of the disorder in patients. It addresses which characteristics of speech are the best indicator of whether or not a particular…
- Trial name
- NCT02061943
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Short Bowel Syndrome
Diet/Growth Factor Mechanisms of Gut Adaptation
This is a double-blind randomized controlled study on the clinical and metabolic effects and underlying gut mucosal mechanisms of modified diet, with or without recombinant human growth hormone, in adults with severe short bowel…
- Trial name
- NCT00067860
- Testing
- recombinant human growth hormone, diet modification
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Healthy
Improving Survey Procedures for Young Men Who Have Sex With Men in Web-based HIV Prevention: Retention Study
The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of alternative methods to improve survey completion.
- Trial name
- NCT02424643
- Testing
- Monetary Incentive, Altruistic Incentive, Dashboard Incentive
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,131 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Insomnia, HIV
RCT of CBT for Insomnia With PLWHA
The proposed study will consist of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing a known efficacious treatment for insomnia (CBT-I) to a sleep hygiene (SH) comparison condition.
- Conditions
- Insomnia, HIV, Aids
- Trial name
- NCT02259101
- Testing
- CBT-I Treatment Condition, SH Comparison Condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Essential Vocal Tremor, Essential Voice Tremor
Propranolol and Botulinum Toxin for Essential Vocal Tremor
Essential tremor is the most common adult-onset movement disorder, and essential voice tremor is the vocal manifestation of essential tremor.
- Conditions
- Essential Vocal Tremor, Essential Voice Tremor, Essential Tremor, Voice Tremor
- Trial name
- NCT02111369
- Testing
- Propranolol, Botulinum Toxin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Glioblastoma Multiforme
Trial of Temozolomide, Bevacizumab Plus Bortezomib for Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme
This is a single-center (Emory University), open-label, single arm, phase I study to assess safety and toxicity of bortezomib in combination with bevacizumab and escalating doses of temozolomide for patients with recurrent…
- Trial name
- NCT01435395
- Testing
- Temozolomide, bevacizumab and bortezomib
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Anemia
Acceptability and Feasibility of Micronutrient Powders Versus Iron Syrup for Anemia Prevention in Young Children
This study seeks to assess the acceptability, compliance, and preference for iron supplementation; micronutrient powders (MNP) versus iron syrup.
- Trial name
- NCT02610881
- Testing
- Iron and Folic Acid (IFA), Micronutrient Powders (MNP), Iron Plus Strategy Counseling
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Hepatocellular Cancer
Phase II Trial of Tivozanib in Advanced Hepatocellular Cancer
The purpose of this study is to learn about the effect of the investigational agent tivozanib on the control of the tumor growth in hepatocellular (liver) cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01807156
- Testing
- Tivozanib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University