Clinical trials: completed, sponsored by Emory University
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
Spironolactone Safety in African Americans With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Dementia
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether a blood pressure medication, spironolactone, can be tolerated by older African American adults that have memory and thinking problems, also called mild cognitive impairment…
- Trial name
- STAND (NCT04522739)
- Testing
- Spironolactone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Glioblastoma Multiforme of Brain
MRSI to Predict Response to RT/TMZ ± Belinostat in GBM
In the first phase of this study (Cohort 1), the investigators will determine the feasibility of adding MRSI to the evaluation of newly-diagnosed GBM patients treated with standard RT/TMZ and determine whether magnetic resonance…
- Trial name
- NCT02137759
- Testing
- Standard Radiation Therapy, Standard Temozolomide, Belinostat
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Chronic Kidney Diseases
Mindfulness in Chronic Kidney Disease
This study will test whether mindfulness meditation (MM) improves sympathetic function in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and whether transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) optimizes the sympatho-inhibitory effects of…
- Trial name
- MIND-CKD (NCT04099992)
- Testing
- Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), Health enhancement program (HEP), Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Opioid Use, Opioid Abuse
Rural Expanded Access to OUD Care & Linkage Using Toxicologists for Telehealth Initiated Treatment
The overarching goal of this project is to increase the availability of OUD treatment in rural counties in the state of Georgia by using Emergency Department (ED)-based telehealth strategies to initiate MOUD and connect patients…
- Trial name
- REAL TTIME (NCT05711056)
- Testing
- Sociobehavioral Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 163 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Spatial Neglect, Stroke
Spatial-Motor Stroke-Rehab Study
The purpose of this study is to understand how prism adaptation training with and without electrical stimulation changes visuospatial behavior, motor system neurophysiology, and walking dysfunction.
- Trial name
- NCT06053320
- Testing
- Prism adaptation therapy (PAT) + Electrical stimulation (E-stim), Gait Training
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Childhood Cancer
SurvivorLink: Scalability of an Electronic Personal Health Record
Previous research suggests that children and adolescents with cancer are at heightened risk of late effects that can occur months or years after cancer treatment, yet little is known about programs that increase their return for…
- Trial name
- NCT03543852
- Testing
- SurvivorLink
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 542 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Dementia
Caregiver Bootcamp
This study will assess the preliminary efficacy of a synchronous/asynchronous psychoeducation program designed to promote caregiving mastery in the immediate time period after a dementia diagnosis.
- Trial name
- NCT07006116
- Testing
- Synchronous/asynchronous online course
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Polybrominated Biphenyl Poisoning
Weight Loss Aid in an Exposed Population
This study will explore whether the use of orlistat results in weight loss that is accompanied by a reduction in the body burdens of polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and other Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).
- Trial name
- NCT03582722
- Testing
- Orlistat, Multivitamin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Mental Health Issue
Weyera Mental Health Pilot Intervention
This study aims to pilot a group-level intervention focused on mental health and resilience among Ethiopian and Eritrean youth. The study follows previous work that showed high rates of mental health outcomes (depression…
- Trial name
- NCT06960187
- Testing
- Weyera Intervention, Delayed intervention (waitlist control)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Sleep Disturbance, Dementia
Sleep Enhancement for Older Adults Living With Memory Loss And Their Care Partners
The purpose of this study is to determine if a 6-week videoconference intervention to teach skills to improve sleep is practical, acceptable, and helpful to persons living with memory loss, cognitive impairment, and/or dementia…
- Trial name
- SLEEPMATE (NCT06250725)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
HIV
Mental Health and Medication Adherence Among MSM in South Africa
The goal of this behavioral study is to improve psychological well-being and optimization of HIV prevention and care outcomes for Men who have sex with men (MSM) in South Africa.
- Trial name
- NCT06880172
- Testing
- WeCare
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Battered Women, Suicide, Attempted
Effectiveness of Empowerment Group Sessions for Treating Suicidal African American Women in Abusive Relationships
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of culturally competent psychoeducational empowerment sessions in treating suicidal African-American women who are in abusive relationships.
- Trial name
- NCT00601939
- Testing
- Psychoeducational intervention (PEI), Enhanced treatment as usual (ETAU)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 241 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Anemia, Intrauterine Growth Retardation
Impact of Pre-pregnancy Micronutrient Supplementation on Maternal and Child Outcomes
The study evaluates the efficacy of providing weekly iron-folate (IFA) supplements or Multiple Micronutrient (MM) supplements before pregnancy in increasing birth weight and duration of gestation as well as maternal and infant…
- Conditions
- Anemia, Intrauterine Growth Retardation, Preterm Delivery, Iron Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT01665378
- Testing
- Multiple Micronutrient, Iron and Folic Acid, Folic Acid
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 5,011 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Cutaneous Melanoma, Stage III, Cutaneous Melanoma, Stage IV
Rituximab and Hyaluronidase Human in Patients With Advanced Melanoma Undergoing Nivolumab and Ipilimumab Therapy
This phase II trial studies whether rituximab and hyaluronidase human (Rituxan Hycela) can prevent immune related adverse events in participants with stage III-IV melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery who are undergoing…
- Conditions
- Cutaneous Melanoma, Stage III, Cutaneous Melanoma, Stage IV, Stage III Melanoma, Stage IIIA Skin Melanoma
- Trial name
- NCT03719131
- Testing
- Nivolumab, Rituximab and Hyaluronidase Human, Ipilimumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Alzheimer Disease
Improving Sleep and Cognition in Alzheimer's Disease
Cognitive disorders include such things as memory disorders, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer's disease (AD). The purpose of the study is to learn more about whether a dietary citicoline supplement will improve sleep and…
- Trial name
- NCT05200208
- Testing
- Citicoline supplement
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Household Air Pollution and Health: A Multi-country LPG Intervention Trial
This study is a randomized controlled trial of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) stove and fuel distribution in 3,200 households in four countries (India, Guatemala, Peru, and Rwanda).
- Trial name
- HAPIN (NCT02944682)
- Testing
- Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cookstove
- Where
- 4 sites in Guatemala, India and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 6,704 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Hematopoietic Cell Transplant
Virtual Rehabilitation in HCT
Chronic GVHD (cGVHD) is a major cause of illness in patients who undergo hematopoietic transplantation (HCT). GVHD can affect any organ in the body, can require several years of treatment, and can impact the quality of life…
- Trial name
- NCT05943964
- Testing
- Virtual exercise and rehabilitation program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Renal Transplant Recipient
Abatacept Conversion in Kidney Transplantation
This is a single center, randomized, controlled phase 2b, conversion trial. This protocol has been developed to answer the question: Can patients be safely converted from monthly belatacept IV infusions to abatacept subcutaneous…
- Trial name
- NCT04955366
- Testing
- Belatacept, Abatacept
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Environmental Exposure
Plastic Waste and Human Health Effects in Guatemala
Ecolectivos is a type-1 hybrid-effectiveness-implementation study that uses a village-level cluster randomized controlled trial design.
- Trial name
- Ecolectivos (NCT05130632)
- Testing
- The community working group
- Where
- 2 sites in Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Tendinopathy
Assessing the Tendons With Shear Wave Elastography
The purpose of this study is to utilize Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) to study the viscoelastic properties of tendons to understand the functional differences between normal/asymptomatic and symptomatic tendon states.
- Trial name
- NCT03456778
- Testing
- Shear Wave Elastography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University