Clinical trials: sponsored by Penn State University
Obesity, Childhood
Resilience to the Effects of Advertising in Children
Strong empirical evidence shows food marketing promotes excess energy intake and obesity. Yet, not all children are susceptible to its effects and this variability is poorly understood.
- Trial name
- REACH (NCT05073185)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 209 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Healthy Aging, Middle-aged and Older Adults
Peanut Butter and Brain Health
Healthy foods, including peanuts, may improve brain function, which is essential for cognitive and metabolic health, and may contribute to improved food intake regulation.
- Trial name
- NCT07774546
- Testing
- Peanut butter
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Evaluating Verbal Communication in Structured Interactions: Theoretical and Clinical Implications
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effect of communicative interaction on verbal communication in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and age-matched speakers.
- Trial name
- NCT06266403
- Testing
- Structured Communicative Interaction, Clear Speech, Unstructured communicative interaction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Parenting, Parent-Child Relations
Promoting Co-Parenting and Reducing Hazardous Drinking in New Families
This study aims to understand if a parenting program that helps couples learn to parent as a team and maintain a healthy lifestyle, such as maintaining safer levels of alcohol use, promotes parent and child health and well-being.
- Conditions
- Parenting, Parent-Child Relations, Drinking, Alcohol, Adjustment
- Trial name
- NCT04441307
- Testing
- Healthy Foundations, Family Foundations
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 368 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Aging
Transient Receptor Potential Channels
Neurovascular signaling in the skin associated with stimulation of the transient receptor potential (TRP) channels. These channels are stimulated by both temperature and naturally occurring bioactive agents found in mint, chili…
- Trial name
- TRP (NCT06444594)
- Testing
- TRPM8 Agonist, TRPV1 Agonist, TRPV4 Agonist
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Endometriosis
Endometriosis and Microvascular Dysfunction; Simvastatin and Duavee
Purpose: To determine the effects of SERM and simvastatin interventions on endothelial dysfunction in women with endometriosis. Hypothesis: Treatment with the SERM (bazedoxifene + conjugated estrogen) or with simvastatin will…
- Trial name
- Endo2/SA3 (NCT05059626)
- Testing
- simvastatin 10mg, Bazedoxifene 20/Estrogens,Con 0.45Mg Tb
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Endometriosis
Thromboxane Function in Women With Endometriosis
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare neurovascular regulation in women with endometriosis and healthy women. The main questions it aims to answer are: Do women with endometriosis have greater blood pressure and pain…
- Trial name
- NCT05962034
- Testing
- Aspirin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Endometriosis
Endometriosis and Microvascular Dysfunction: Role of Inflammation
The purpose of this study is to better understand the underlying mechanisms associated with elevated cardiovascular disease risk in women with endometriosis, and to measure the effectiveness of emerging endometriosis treatments…
- Trial name
- Endo3/SA2 (NCT05069740)
- Testing
- Salsalate Pill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Underage Drinking, Cannabis Use
Project e-PBI+ - Parent Intervention to Reduce College Student Drinking and Cannabis Use
College students' risky drinking and cannabis use are major public health problems. The harms associated with risky drinking have been well-documented (such as deaths, blackouts, injuries, assaults, arrests, sexual consequences…
- Conditions
- Underage Drinking, Cannabis Use, Drinking, Teen, Drinking, College
- Trial name
- NCT05345951
- Testing
- e-PBI+, e-PBI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,980 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Prediabetes
Cardiometabolic & Cognitive Effects of Peanut Butter in Prediabetes
The purpose of this study is to look at the effect of consuming peanut butter at breakfast on blood sugar control, cognitive function, and heart disease risk factors in middle-aged adults with prediabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT07714096
- Testing
- Peanut butter, Usual diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Upper Resp Tract Infection
Community Interventions for Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance in Ghana
This research project aims to test the effect of two interventions targeted to community pharmacies in the Greater Accra region, Ghana, on antibiotics dispensing rates.
- Trial name
- CITAR-Ghana (NCT07284914)
- Testing
- Individualized Feedback, Legal Reminder
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 285 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Antimicrobial Resistance
Optimizing Antibiotics Prescription
Interventions that are low-cost, do not add substantially to the physician workload, are consistent with good physician practices and WHO guidelines, and serve as a reminder on the risks of overprescribing antibiotics are…
- Trial name
- NCT06436690
- Testing
- Diagnosis Mandate, Individualized Feedback
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Nepal
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Fermented Food, Inflammation
Comparing Effects of Fermented and Unfermented Pulses and Gut Microbiota
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effects of consuming fermented pulses (certain types of legumes like chickpeas or lentils) in healthy people. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT06134076
- Testing
- Unfermented chickpea, Fermented chickpea
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Trial of Autism Parent Navigator Program
To address the dual needs of parents for support in navigating Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) services and maintaining positive family functioning, the investigators propose to test Autism Parent Navigators (APN), an innovative…
- Trial name
- APN (NCT04744428)
- Testing
- Autism Parent Navigators, Peer mentoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 388 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
High Risk Drinking, College Student Drinking
Biomarker Feedback Intervention
The goal of the study is to examine alcohol use behaviors of young adults through the use of testing the feasibility of adding an innovative brief personalized alcohol biomarker feedback component (TAC feedback) to an existing…
- Trial name
- NCT07307326
- Testing
- eCHECKUP TO GO (eCTG), eCHECKUPTOGO + brief personalized alcohol biomarker feedback intervention (eCTG + TAC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
Dried Plums and Bone Health in Postmenopausal Women
Postmenopausal women often seek non-pharmacologic interventions for the protection of bone health. Previous research in humans and rodents has indicated that dietary dried plum consumption may be beneficial for bone health…
- Trial name
- NCT02822378
- Testing
- Dried Plum, Calcium supplement, Vitamin D supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 322 people
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Bone and Bones, Body Composition
DXA Study of Precision and Reliability
The purpose of the study is to assess precision of the GE Lunar iDXA, Hologic Horizon W DXA scanner, and the Stratec peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) scanner.
- Trial name
- NCT03621306
- Testing
- DXA and pQCT precision testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Other Disorders of Bone Development and Growth
Assessing the Impact of Contraceptives on Bone Health Using 41Ca
This preclinical randomized crossover study will examine the effects of oral versus non-oral contraceptive therapy on bone turnover in young exercising women.
- Trial name
- NCT02367846
- Testing
- Combined Oral Contraceptive (COC), Contraceptive Vaginal Ring (CVR)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Cognition
Lion Tracks EEG Pilot: Understand Cognitive Responses to CrossFit in Mother-Child Dyads
The purpose of this study is to examine how participating in exercise together versus separately influences brain function, cognitive performance, mood, and parent-child connection in mother-child dyads.
- Trial name
- Lion Tracks (NCT07677345)
- Testing
- Family-Based Functional Fitness Exercise, Independent Functional Fitness Exercise
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Concussion (Diagnosis)
Nature as Medicine for the Healing Brain: Utilization of a Nature-based Exposure Intervention for Decreasing Concussion Recovery Timeline and Symptom Load
The overall goal of this research is to provide pilot data that informs and drives a larger scale research project, incorporating multiple contemporary measurement modalities, to understand the utility and pathological mechanisms…
- Trial name
- NCT07642739
- Testing
- Nature-based Guided Awareness Group, Standard Guided Awareness Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Penn State University