Clinical trials: sponsored by George Washington University
Hiv, Sexual Health
Parent-focused Intervention to Reduce HIV Risk in Gay and Bisexual Adolescents
Gay and bisexual youth make up 80% of all new HIV infections among adolescents ages 14-19 in the United States, yet interventions to improve sexual health outcomes in these youth are extremely limited.
- Trial name
- NCT05852600
- Testing
- Parents and Adolescents Talking about Healthy Sexuality (PATHS), Lead with Love (LWL)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 393 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Contraceptive Usage
Increase First-time Mothers' Use of Postpartum Family Planning in Bangladesh: The Connect Project
While a growing body of programs have shown promise to increase uptake of contraception among FTMs, difficulties remain in scaling beyond small pilot areas and institutionalizing within existing systems.
- Trial name
- Connect BD (NCT06666036)
- Testing
- Connect
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 2,308 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), Norms, Social
What Works - Malawi SASA! Together
Violence against women is complex and must be addressed at multiple levels, with leadership from women themselves on how to bring about positive change to free women and girls from daily experiences of violence and to promote…
- Conditions
- Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), Norms, Social, Gender Inequitable Behavior
- Trial name
- WW-M-SASA! (NCT06783400)
- Testing
- SASA! Together
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 4,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Contraceptive Usage
Increase First-time Mothers' Use of Postpartum Family Planning in Tanzania: The Connect Project
While a growing body of programs have shown promise to increase use of contraception among first time mothers (FTMs), difficulties remain in scaling beyond small pilot areas and institutionalizing within existing systems.
- Trial name
- Connect TZ (NCT06261970)
- Testing
- Connect
- Where
- 2 sites in Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 1,134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Vitamin B 12 Deficiency
Vitamin B12 Dose Escalation Trial in Pregnancy
Vitamin B12 is a cofactor for 2 enzymes that have essential functions in pregnancy, both for maternal health and for fetal development.
- Trial name
- MM4MN-B12 (NCT05426395)
- Testing
- Vitamin B12 2.6 µg, Vitamin B12 10 µg, Vitamin B12 50 µg
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
HIV, AIDS
The DC Cohort Longitudinal HIV Status Neutral Study
The goal of the DC Cohort is to establish a clinic-based city-wide longitudinal cohort that will describe clinical outcomes, and improve the quality of care for patients diagnosed with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune…
- Trial name
- DC Cohort (NCT01206920)
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 19,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Dementia
Brain Health & the Microbiome
The GW SMHS supports research in complementary and integrative approaches to treatment of sickness and disease and for health promotion.
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Dementia, Alzheimer Disease 1
- Trial name
- bMicrobiome (NCT06039267)
- Testing
- Gut Microbiome Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Survivorship, Cancer
mHealth for Young Adult Cancer Survivors
We aim to refine and pilot test an 8-week phone- and app-based intervention to promote hope, and thereby mitigate life disruption caused by cancer diagnosis and treatment, among young adults (YAs); our proposal involves (Aim 1)…
- Conditions
- Survivorship, Cancer, Psychological Well-Being
- Trial name
- mHealthAYA (NCT05905250)
- Testing
- an empirically supported protocol, further refined with evidence-based strategies, Health education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 155 people
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Diabetes Mellitus
Texts for Diabetes Control Among Homeless Persons
This mixed method study includes a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) and qualitative methods to assess the impact of a SMS text strategy in diabetes control among persons who experience homelessness.
- Trial name
- NCT05616026
- Testing
- Intervention, Attention Control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Weight Loss, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy
Effectiveness Study of a Lifestyle Intervention Versus Metformin in Mothers With Recent Gestational Diabetes
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a 6-month lifestyle intervention compared to Metformin in postpartum women who have delivered a singleton, live born infant within the last 12 weeks to 1 year…
- Conditions
- Weight Loss, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy, Postpartum Care
- Trial name
- GooDMomS2 (NCT06948825)
- Testing
- Metformin Hcl 850Mg Tab, Lifestyle Intervention, Enhanced Lifestyle Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Preeclampsia, Obstetric Labor Complications
Pravastatin to Prevent Preeclampsia
This study is a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial of 1,550 high-risk women to assess whether daily treatment with pravastatin administered early in pregnancy reduces the rate of a composite outcome of preeclampsia…
- Conditions
- Preeclampsia, Obstetric Labor Complications, Hypertension in Pregnancy
- Trial name
- Pravastatin (NCT03944512)
- Testing
- Pravastatin
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- The George Washington University Biostatistics Center
Vestibular Disorder
Dose of Vestibular Rehabilitation for Vestibular Hypofunction
The purposes of this research are to 1) utilize virtual reality (VR) to evaluate the exercise dose required to improve symptoms in those with vestibular (dizziness) disorders, 2) compare VR vestibular exercises to standard…
- Trial name
- VRVR (NCT04851184)
- Testing
- Gaze stabilization Exercises using Virtual Reality Device, Gaze stabilization non-instrumented
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Investigate the Effect(s) of Methotrexate Treatment on Arthritis Disease Severity
Methotrexate Treatment of Arthritis Caused by Chikungunya Virus (MARCH)
MARCH is the first randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled evaluation of the efficacy and pathologic mechanism determined by synovial biopsy of 6 months of methotrexate (n=100) versus placebo (n=50) therapy for chronic…
- Trial name
- NCT04483466
- Testing
- Methotrexate
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Breastfeeding
Intergenerational Transmission of Low-calorie Sweeteners Via Breast Milk
This project aims to measure the widely consumed low-calorie sweeteners (LCS) sucralose and acesulfame-potassium, in maternal breast milk and plasma at pre-specified timepoints over 72 hours and in a single sample of infants'…
- Trial name
- NCT05379270
- Testing
- Diet soda
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Hypertension
Uncontrolled Hypertension Among the Homeless
This study is designed to assess the effect of implementing a mobile health (mHealth) strategy using text messaging for hypertension (HTN) management among hypertensive homeless persons with uncontrolled blood pressure age 21 or…
- Trial name
- NCT05187013
- Testing
- mHealth for Hypertension in Homeless Persons
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Breast Cancer, Breast - Female
CARE (Chemotherapy Alopecia REduction)
The goal of this research study is to determine if the DigniCap Scalp Cooling System can help prevent chemotherapy-induced hair loss in Black patients.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Breast - Female, Breast Cancer Stage I, Breast Cancer Stage II
- Trial name
- CARE (NCT07201389)
- Testing
- Scalp Cooling by DigniCap
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Adiposity, Insulin Sensitivity
Metabolic Adaptations to High-fat Diet
The purpose of this study is to understand how the body's response after a meal is influenced by insulin and sugar in the blood.
- Conditions
- Adiposity, Insulin Sensitivity, Impaired Glucose Tolerance, Metabolic Disturbance
- Trial name
- MetFlexHFD (NCT06537401)
- Testing
- Hypercaloric, High Fat Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
HIV, Schooling
Schooling, Income, and HIV Risk in Malawi
This study is designed to evaluate a two-year randomized intervention in Malawi that provides cash transfers to current schoolgirls (and young women who have recently dropped out of school) to stay in (and return to) school in…
- Conditions
- HIV, Schooling, Conditional Cash Transfers, Unconditional Cash Transfers
- Trial name
- SIHR (NCT01333826)
- Testing
- Zomba Cash Transfer Program
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 3,796 people
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
HIV/AIDS
PositiveLinks: mHealth for DC Cohort
To achieve the end of the HIV epidemic, concerted efforts will be needed to address the HIV care continuum, including improving retention in care (RIC) and viral suppression (VS) among persons with HIV (PWH).
- Trial name
- NCT04998019
- Testing
- PositiveLinks
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 682 people
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Hiv
Efficacy Trial of Life Simulation Game to Routinize Adolescent HIV Testing
This study will aim to assess the acceptability, usability and efficacy of using state-of-the-art video game technology to increase HIV testing among adolescents and young adults (AYA) ages 13-24.
- Trial name
- NCT04917575
- Testing
- Mobile Game, Mobile Application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University