Clinical trials: sponsored by Henry Ford Health System
Acute Asthma
Feasibility of an ED Initiated Online Asthma Management Program for Urban Teens
The objective of this study is to determine the feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of an online, Emergency Department-initiated asthma management intervention designed to reduce…
- Trial name
- PuffCityED (NCT01695031)
- Testing
- Tailored asthma management program, Generic web-based education
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Hepatitis C
Outcomes in Hepatitis C After Living Donor Liver Transplantation in Association With Interleukin 28 B
Hepatitis C is the leading cause of liver transplants in the USA. Given that there is a national organ shortage, living donor liver transplantation has became a viable option for patients with end stage liver disease who are not…
- Trial name
- NCT01429155
- Testing
- Interleukin 28B genotype
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Hepatitis C, Renal Cell Carcinoma
Association Between Hepatitis C Infection and Renal Cell Carcinoma
The purpose of this study is to determine if there is an association between hepatitis C infection and kidney cancer. All patients who are diagnosed with kidney cancer and who will either have a biopsy or surgery will be offered…
- Conditions
- Hepatitis C, Renal Cell Carcinoma, Colorectal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01405183
- Testing
- Hepatitis C testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Breast Cancer
Regenerative Tissue Matrix for Breast Reconstruction
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of Alloderm tissue regenerative matrix used in many breast reconstruction operations.
- Trial name
- NCT01027637
- Testing
- 5 mm vessel clips
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Acne Keloidalis Nuchae, NdYag Laser
NdYag Laser for Acne Keloidalis Nuchae
Acne Keloidalis Nuchae (AKN) is a long standing hair follicle disease with bumps and scars on the skin of the back of the head and neck.
- Conditions
- Acne Keloidalis Nuchae, NdYag Laser, AKN, Acne Keloidalis
- Trial name
- NCT00757315
- Testing
- NdYag Laser(hair removal laser) plus topical corticosteroid, Topical corticosteroid alone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Asthma
Tailored Asthma Management for Urban Teens
The purpose of this project is to refine and further evaluate an online asthma management and education program for urban teenagers.
- Trial name
- Puff City (NCT00201058)
- Testing
- Tailored Web-based Asthma Management, Generic web-based asthma education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Myocardial Infarction, Stable Angina
Readiness for Behavior Change After a Heart Attack
The purpose of this study is to test if an early appointment (within 10 days) when compared to a standard appointment (5 weeks) will affect attendance at the Cardiac Rehabilitation orientation and subsequent enrollment into…
- Conditions
- Myocardial Infarction, Stable Angina, Coronary Artery Disease
- Trial name
- ENROLL (NCT01596036)
- Testing
- Early appointment (within 10 days), Routine referral (at 5 weeks)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Vitiligo
Treatment of Vitiligo With Low-energy Visible Light Laser
The purpose of this study is the evaluate the efficacy of using a low-energy 635 nm visible light laser in the treatment of various recalcitrant forms of vitiligo.
- Trial name
- NCT01259986
- Testing
- Laser treatment
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Vitiligo
Vitiligo Skin Transplantation
In vitiligo, the melanocytes are lost from the skin in certain areas. One treatment for vitiligo takes the melanocytes from areas of normal skin and places them on areas of that same person's body which have lost their color.
- Trial name
- MKTP (NCT00830713)
- Testing
- Melanocyte-keratinocyte transplantation procedure (MKTP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Acanthosis Nigricans, Hyperinsulinemia
Spectroscopic and Colorimetric Analysis of Acanthosis Nigricans in Patients With Hyperinsulinemia
Acanthosis Nigricans is skin disease that associated with hyperinsulinemia. Clinical is velvety hyperpigmented plaques on neck, axilla, groin.
- Conditions
- Acanthosis Nigricans, Hyperinsulinemia, Spectroscopic Analysis
- Trial name
- NCT01125150
- Testing
- Metformin, Dietary Modification
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Primary Insomnia
Safety and Efficacy of Chronic Hypnotic Use
The purpose of the study is to determine how safe and effective it is for people with insomnia to use zolpidem on a nightly basis for one year.
- Trial name
- NCT01006525
- Testing
- zolpidem
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Pancreatic Cancer
Study Combining Suicide Gene Therapy With Chemoradiotherapy in the Treatment of Non-Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
The primary purpose of this phase I study is to determine the safety of combining replication-competent adenovirus-mediated suicide gene therapy with chemoradiotherapy in patients with non-metastatic pancreatic cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00415454
- Testing
- Ad5-yCD/mutTKSR39rep-ADP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Ischemic Stroke
Sildenafil (Viagra) Treatment of Subacute Ischemic Stroke
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States and the leading cause of serious long-term disability. Approximately 50% of the 750,000 people affected by stroke each year have residual physical impairment.
- Trial name
- NCT00452582
- Testing
- Sildenafil (Viagra), Usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Asthma, Patient Compliance
Using Information Technology to Improve Asthma Adherence
The purpose of this study is to determine whether providing patient medication adherence information on inhaled corticosteroid use to clinicians will result in improved patient adherence and asthma control.
- Trial name
- AFFIRM (NCT00459368)
- Testing
- Feedback of patient adherence information, Active control group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,698 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Abdominal Pain, Back Pain
Utility of the History and Physical Exam in the Emergency Department
The study is trying to prove that the history and physical exam (H\&P) in the emergency department is the most important tool in exam of patients.
- Conditions
- Abdominal Pain, Back Pain, Dyspnea, Headache
- Trial name
- NCT01154517
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Xeroderma Pigmentosum
Xeroderma Pigmentosum Patient Experiences
Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP) is a rare skin condition that causes extreme sensitivity to the sun and an increased incidence of skin cancers.
- Trial name
- NCT01123694
- Testing
- Survey Study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Shift Work Sleep Disorder
Sleepiness and Brain Function: The Effect of Armodafinil in Shift Work Sleep Disorder
The investigators hypothesize that in patients with shift work sleep disorder, armodafinil will specifically increase brain activity in the frontal cortex parallel with improvements in deficits of fundamental mechanisms of…
- Trial name
- NCT00688142
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Insomnia
Magnetoencephalographic (MEG) Localization of Ramelteon's Effects on Brain Function and Cortical Arousal in Insomnia
The present protocol will utilize simultaneous recording of brain activity during attention and memory tasks in insomnia participants after ramelteon vs. zolpidem vs. placebo administration.
- Trial name
- NCT00688025
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
COPD, Congestive Heart Failure
Use of Non Invasive Hemodynamic Cardiovascular Monitoring to Evaluate Emergency Department Patients
This study is an observational prospective pilot trial that utilizes finger cuff non invasive hemodynamic monitoring (NexfinHD Monitor) to assess 4 different groups (CHF/COPD, Trauma, Sepsis, Stroke) of patients on arrival to the…
- Conditions
- COPD, Congestive Heart Failure, Trauma, Sepsis
- Trial name
- NCT00851214
- Testing
- NexfinHD Monitor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Asthma, Health Personnel
Changes in Physician Performance Through Continuous Professional Development
The purpose of this study is to determine whether having physicians evaluate their management of certain diseases as part of board recertification results in improved patient care.
- Trial name
- NCT00115284
- Testing
- ABIM asthma practice improvement module
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System