Clinical trials: sponsored by Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Closed Loop and Education for Hypoglycemia Awareness Restoration
The purpose of the CLEAR study is to determine the effect on counterregulatory responses (CRR) of intervening (by attempting to strictly avoid hypoglycemia) to improve awareness of hypoglycemic symptoms among adults with type 1…
- Trial name
- CLEAR (NCT06325202)
- Testing
- Omnipod 5 or Medtronic 780G, My HypoCOMPaSS Education, HARPdoc Education
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, Australia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 324 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Sleep, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Transdiagnostic Sleep and Circadian Treatment for Autistic Adolescents
Sleep and circadian problems are associated with deleterious social, emotional, and cognitive outcomes, yet are modifiable. This prospective study will adapt and optimize an empirically supported behavioral intervention that…
- Conditions
- Sleep, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Transdiagnostic
- Trial name
- NCT07612111
- Testing
- Transdiagnostic Intervention for Sleep and Circadian Dysfunction
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Anovulation
Inositol Supplementation to Treat PCOS (INSUPP-PCOS)
To determine if Inositol, a dietary supplement, will improve ovarian and adrenal androgen excess in women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome(PCOS).
- Conditions
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Anovulation, Hyperandrogenism, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- INSUPP-PCOS (NCT03864068)
- Testing
- Inositol
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Prostate Cancer
Rectal Spacer for Prostate Cancer Radiation Image Guidance
The purpose of the study is to determine if a radiopaque hydrogel rectal spacer, SpaceOAR Vue®, can be used in place of fiducial markers when aligning patients for radiotherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT05650021
- Testing
- SpaceOAR Vue
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit, Sleep Quality in Adult ICU Patients
Virtual Reality to Reduce Anxiety, Agitation and Delirium in Critically Ill Patients
This is a pilot feasibility study examining the use of immersive virtual reality (VR) in adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients.
- Conditions
- Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit, Sleep Quality in Adult ICU Patients, Agitation Associated With Critical Illness, Anxiety Acute
- Trial name
- NCT07649876
- Testing
- Virtual reality (VR) therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Endometriosis, Pain
Feasibility of a Mindfulness Intervention for Endometriosis Surgery
Endometriosis is a common cause of pelvic pain in women which has been historically under-studied and under-diagnosed. The goal of this research is to pilot-test the feasibility and acceptability of a manualized, single-session…
- Conditions
- Endometriosis, Pain, Mindfulness
- Trial name
- NCT06141720
- Testing
- pain education, mindfulness of pain introduction and intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Tobacco Dependence
Use of Nicotine Pouches Among Daily Smokers
The purpose of this clinical trial is to understand the health effects of a new oral nicotine pouch, and also to understand if this product can help reduce traditional cigarette smoking. The main aims are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT06043362
- Testing
- 0 mg nicotine pouch, 3 mg nicotine pouch, 6 mg nicotine pouch
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 375 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Osteoarthritis of Shoulder
Evaluation of Structural and Functional Integrity of the Rotator Cuff After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
The purpose of this study is to examine the rotator cuff muscles in your shoulder at one and two year post total shoulder replacement surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03921944
- Testing
- CT scan of the shoulders
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Advance Care Planning, American Indian or Alaska Native
Using a Conversation Game to Engage Native American Washoe Tribe Members in Advance Care Planning: Preparation for a Clinical Trial
The goal of this study is to learn if a culturally adapted version of the Hello game, an advance care planning (ACP) conversation tool, is feasible and acceptable for use with members of the Washoe Tribe.
- Conditions
- Advance Care Planning, American Indian or Alaska Native, Gamification
- Trial name
- NCT07439393
- Testing
- Aim 1: Talking Circles, Aim 2: Play Modified Hello Game
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Anorexia Nervosa
Adapting Exposure for Adolescent AN
This pilot study is evaluating Exposure Therapy (Exp-AN) as a virtual treatment for adolescents (ages 14 - 17 years) with anorexia nervosa (AN) recruited from eating disorder clinic waitlists and clinician referrals at the Penn…
- Trial name
- NCT07188155
- Testing
- Exposure Therapy for Anorexia (Exp-AN)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Depression, Anxiety
Development of a College Student-Delivered Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Intervention for Rural High School Students
This research is being done to find out the effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of a college student-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention in high schools in rural Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania to…
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT07240792
- Testing
- Student Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Meningitis, Bacteremia
THiamine for Recovery In Vulnerable Early-life Infections
To determine if the addition of thiamine to standard-of-care treatment will improve neurodevelopmental outcomes for infants with meningitis or bacteremia
- Trial name
- THRIVE (NCT07868679)
- Testing
- thiamine hydrochloride 100 mg
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Endometriosis
The Impact of Yoga on Endometriosis-Related Pain
The central hypothesis of the investigators is that the practice of yoga will result in an improvement of endometriosis related pain symptoms for women with endometriosis.
- Trial name
- NCT06559852
- Testing
- Yoga
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Osteosarcoma, Ewing Sarcoma
Eflornithine (DFMO) for Ewing Sarcoma and Osteosarcoma
Ewing sarcoma (EWS) and osteosarcoma primarily affect adolescents and young adults. Common treatments include chemotherapy, surgery and radiation, however, there have been few recent advancements in the standard of care.
- Trial name
- NCT07321912
- Testing
- Eflornithine, Topotecan, Cyclophosphamide
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 406 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Neuroblastoma, Ewing Sarcoma
Silmitasertib (CX-4945) in Combination With Chemotherapy for Relapsed Refractory Solid Tumors
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the investigational drug, silmitasertib (a pill taken by mouth), in combination with FDA approved drugs for solid tumors.
- Conditions
- Neuroblastoma, Ewing Sarcoma, Osteosarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT06541262
- Testing
- Silmitasertib, Irinotecan, Temozolomide
- Where
- 24 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Walking, Difficulty, Mobility Limitation
Testing Interventions for Mobility Through Exercise (TIME)
In this project, the team plans to test the impact of FAST, its brief home-based strength training program which includes performance goal setting, to a program for home (BAND TOGETHER) that is similar to one offered by Silver…
- Trial name
- TIME (NCT05725564)
- Testing
- FAST (Functional Activity Strength Training), Band Together, Behavioral Change Technique
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 702 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
ADHD
Impact of Parental Emotion Regulation on the Treatment of ADHD
Aim: To examine if parental emotion regulation (ER) moderates the response to parent training interventions. H1: Reduced parental ER capacity will predict diminished efficacy for behavioral parent training to improve negative…
- Trial name
- PERS (NCT05299814)
- Testing
- Behavioral Parenting Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Pediatric Sleep Disordered Breathing, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Pediatric/Adolescent WatchPAT 400 Reliability Pilot Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a newer sleep-testing device gives results that closely match the standard overnight sleep study, in children and adolescents ages 6-18 who are being evaluated for possible…
- Trial name
- NCT07851402
- Testing
- WatchPAT 400
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Type 1 Diabetes
A 12-week Pilot Nutrition Intervention for Children With New Diagnosis of Stage 3 Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
The purpose of this research study is to investigate the effects of a combination of weekly distribution of healthy foods and intensive nutrition counseling as complementary therapies to the standard insulin therapy in children…
- Trial name
- NUTRI-Beta (NCT06640478)
- Testing
- NUTRI-Beta Counseling, Standard dietary counseling, Free weekly produce foods
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Fractures, Hip, Local Anesthesia
Influence of Peri-operative Anesthetic and Analgesic Care on the Outcome of Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgeries. A Prospective Study
The purpose of this voluntary research study is to clarify whether or not a single injection nerve block done before surgery and after surgery nerve block catheter can effectively enhance recovery in elderly hip fracture patients…
- Conditions
- Fractures, Hip, Local Anesthesia, Geriatric, Nerve Block
- Trial name
- NCT06925789
- Testing
- Ropivacaine
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center