Clinical trials: sponsored by Henry Ford Health System
Anesthesia, Spinal, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Mepivacaine vs. Bupivacaine Spinal Anesthetic in Total Knee Arthroplasty
The purpose of this study is to determine if a shorter-acting spinal anesthetic called mepivacaine has advantages over a longer-acting medication called bupivacaine.
- Conditions
- Anesthesia, Spinal, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Pain Management, Early Ambulation
- Trial name
- NCT02980926
- Testing
- Mepivacaine, Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Vitiligo
Comparative Study of Techniques in Melanocyte-Keratinocyte Transplantation for the Treatment of Vitiligo
Previous studies have evaluated the transplantation of pigment cells (melanocytes)and skin cells (keratinocytes) for the treatment of vitiligo. This procedure is known as MKTP (Melanocyte Keratinocyte Transplantation Procedure).
- Trial name
- NCT01822379
- Testing
- Melanocyte Keratinocyte transplantation
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Prevention of ACL Thru Strengthening Program
Female Acl Prevention Study Where we Look at Landing Techniques Pre/Post Nine Week Strenghtening Program
To make reading this consent form easier, the word "participant" refers to you or your child (if a minor) throughout the consent form.
- Trial name
- NCT01729312
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Improve Dietary Behaviors in Young Adults 21-30 Years of Age
Encouraging Young Adults to Make Effective Nutrition Choices
The purpose of this study is to conduct a two site, three arm randomized intervention study to improve fruit and vegetable intake, improve whole grain intake and reduce sweetened beverages in young adults aged 21 to 30 years.
- Trial name
- MENU GenY (NCT01979809)
- Testing
- MENU GenY
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,674 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Vitiligo
NB-UVB and PUVA Vitiligo Study
To evaluate if the combination of psoralen plus ultraviolet A and narrowband ultraviolet B is more effective than narrowband ultraviolet B alone in the treatment of vitiligo.
- Trial name
- NCT01732965
- Testing
- Phototherapy, Phototherapy and Photochemotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Vitiligo, Depigmented Scars
Comparative Study Using Dermabrasion vs CO2 Laser & Collagen Dressing vs Vaseline Gauze in MKTP
The purpose of this study is to: 1. Compare two different techniques in the melanocyte keratinocyte transplant procedure: Use of carbon dioxide laser versus use of dermabrasion 2.
- Conditions
- Vitiligo, Depigmented Scars, Depigmentation
- Trial name
- MKTP (NCT02038257)
- Testing
- MKTP (melanocyte keratinocyte transplant procedure), Collagen Dressing, Vaseline Impregnated Gauze
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Chest Pain, Heart Attack
Henry Ford Heart Score Randomized Trial: Rapid Discharge of Patients Evaluated for Possible Myocardial Infarction
This was a prospective randomized, controlled trial designed to quantify the reduction in cost and length of stay of early discharge of emergency department patients evaluated for acute myocardial infarction, who are deemed to be…
- Conditions
- Chest Pain, Heart Attack, Coronary Artery Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03058120
- Testing
- Deferral of admission for stress test
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Ischemic Stroke
Hemodynamic Effects on Cerebral Autoregulation in Acute Stroke
This study investigates if there are hemodynamic alterations in acute stroke that predispose patients to impaired perfusion and regulation of cerebral blood flow.
- Trial name
- NCT02056821
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Infection
Emergency Department, Rapid Assessment for Sexually Transmitted Infection
To evaluate if a rapid urine Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing (NAAT) is non-inferior to the traditional swab NAAT for gonorrhea and chlamydia when performed in the Emergency Department.
- Trial name
- ED-RASTI (NCT02386514)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Parkinson's Disease, Freezing of Gait
Study to Assess the Clinical Benefit and Safety of Droxidopa in Parkinson's Disease
Since droxidopa has been approved in Japan for treating freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease patients, this is to confirm and further investigate the safety and efficacy using a similar dose.
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Freezing of Gait, Cognitive Ability, General
- Trial name
- NCT02066571
- Testing
- Droxidopa, sugar pill
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Pain
Liposomal Bupivacaine in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
This is a randomized, single blinded, standard of care controlled clinical trial. All adult patients over eighteen desiring shoulder arthroplasty will be eligible.
- Trial name
- EXP-TSA (NCT02570022)
- Testing
- Liposomal bupivacaine, Inter-scalene nerve block, Ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Scar
Comparison of Scar Results and Time for Closures of Scalp Defects Via Pulley Sutures or Layered Repairs
Surgical defects on the scalp require closure via various techniques of suture placement. A traditional technique requires both dermal (deep) and epidermal (superficial) placement of sutures to close the defect; this is referred…
- Trial name
- NCT02744950
- Testing
- Pulley stitches, Intermediate Repair
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Wound Cosmesis
Comparison of Traditional Superficial Cutaneous Sutures Versus Steri-Strip Coaptive Film in Layered Dermatologic Closures
The purpose of this study is to compare the cosmetic outcome between buried intradermal and superficial cutaneous suture closures versus buried intradermal sutureand superficial Steri-Strip closures in the bilayered repair of…
- Trial name
- NCT01938586
- Testing
- Steri-Strip, Superficial sutures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Prostate Cancer
Randomized Trial of Suicide Gene Therapy and Prostate Cancer
This is a randomized, controlled trial that will test the hypothesis that replication-competent adenovirus-mediated suicide gene therapy in combination with 80 Gy intensity modulated radiotherapy (IRMT)will improve freedom from…
- Trial name
- ReCAP (NCT00583492)
- Testing
- Ad5-yCD/mutTKSR39rep-ADP, IMRT
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Heart Failure
Cardiac Rehabilitation in Patients With Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices:Rehab VAD Trial
Cardiac rehabilitation programs improve mortality, functional capacity, and quality of life, for a variety of patients with heart disease.
- Trial name
- RehabVAD (NCT01584895)
- Testing
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Acute CHF, Acute Stroke Syndromes
PREMIUM Registry: PRognostic HEModynamIc Profiling in the AcUtely Ill EMergency Department Patient
This multinational registry (3 USA, 2 European centers) will capture in the ED continuous non invasive hemodynamic monitoring (using Nexfin finger cuff technology) of patients presenting with acute heart failure, stroke syndromes…
- Conditions
- Acute CHF, Acute Stroke Syndromes, Systemic Infections
- Trial name
- PREMIUM (NCT01208077)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Italy and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 514 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Cardiology-Emergency Medicine Cardiac Biomarker Research Initiative
This is an OBSERVATIONAL Specimen procurement and data collections trial for acute coronary syndrome that will be conducted in the Emergency Department at Henry Ford Hospital.
- Trial name
- ED~Cards (NCT01984853)
- Testing
- OBSERVATIONAL REGISTRY
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 575 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
CAD
Higher Intensity Interval Training in Cardiac Rehabilitation
The purpose of this study is to compare the effect higher intensity interval exercise (HIIT) with standard intensity non-interval exercise on fitness in cardiac rehabilitation patients with CAD.
- Trial name
- HIIT (NCT01606696)
- Testing
- HIIT, Standard intensity non-interval training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Diabetes
Multi-arm Intervention Diabetes Adherence Study
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of two different interventions to improve adherence to diabetes medications among patients with diabetes and poor metabolic control.
- Trial name
- MIDAS (NCT00754741)
- Testing
- Adherence information, Adherence information plus motivational interviewing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,692 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Torticollis, Cervical Dystonia
Effects of Botulinum Toxin in Cervical Dystonia
Botulinum toxin injection in the contracting muscles has proven to be a safe and effective method of relieving pain and lessening dystonic posturing.
- Trial name
- NCT01056861
- Testing
- Botulinum Toxin A
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System