Clinical trials: sponsored by The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
ACL Reconstruction
Protein Supplementation After ACL Surgery
The purpose of the study is to assess the longitudinal post-operative care effects of protein supplementation on muscle atrophy in the post-operative period following ACL reconstruction.
- Trial name
- NCT06311058
- Testing
- Whey protein isolate, Protein + BAA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Kidney Transplantation, Frailty
Prehabilitation for Kidney Transplant Candidates
This interventional trial seeks to determine the feasibility of wearable sensors to provide data from patients while undergoing supervised exercise.
- Conditions
- Kidney Transplantation, Frailty, Chronic Kidney Insufficiency
- Trial name
- NCT06886256
- Testing
- Polar H10 Heart Rate Monitor, Empatica EmbracePlus, Apple Watch Ultra 2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Overactive Bladder
Procedural Discomfort Related to Number of Intradetrusor Botox Injections
Injection of intradetrusor OnabotulinumtoxinA (BTX-A) is a highly efficacious therapy with a reliable safety profile and demonstrable improvements in subjective and objective measures for overactive bladder (OAB) symptom control.
- Trial name
- BIND (NCT05652036)
- Testing
- Intradetrusor Botox Injections
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Healthy
Mapping of the Human Brainstem During Continence and Micturition: Noninvasive 7-T fMRI Study
The lower urinary tract (bladder, bladder neck, urethra and urethral sphincter) has two functions: Storage (Continence) and voiding (micturition).
- Trial name
- NCT04846387
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Post-Void Residual, Uroflowmetry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Renal Transplantation, Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
Kidney transplantation is a good treatment option for people with kidney disease. However, there is still much to learn about how to best care for the transplanted kidney and keep it functioning for a long time.
- Trial name
- NCT03478215
- Testing
- Mesenchymal Stromal Stem Cells (MSCs) Infusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Kidney Disease, End-Stage, Donor Specific Antibodies
Evaluation of Anti-rejection Drug, Tacrolimus, in African-Americans With Kidney Transplant
In spite of conventional immunosuppression with lymphocyte-depleting induction followed by tacrolimus- and mycophenolate-based regimens, African American (AA) renal transplant recipients experience higher rates of acute rejection…
- Conditions
- Kidney Disease, End-Stage, Donor Specific Antibodies, Acute Rejection of Renal Transplant
- Trial name
- NCT04665310
- Testing
- Envarsus XR
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Interstitial Fibrosis, Kidney Transplant; Complications
Fingolimod for the Abrogation of Interstitial Fibrosis and Tubular Atrophy Following Kidney Transplantation
This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in de novo kidney transplant patients to determine if the addition of fingolimod (brand name Gilenya®, candidate name- FTY720) on the background of standard…
- Conditions
- Interstitial Fibrosis, Kidney Transplant; Complications, Kidney Transplant Rejection, Kidney Transplant Failure and Rejection
- Trial name
- NCT05285878
- Testing
- Fingolimod
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Prosthetic Joint Infection, Vancomycin
Intraosseous Vancomycin in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty - Designing a Protocol
The objective of this study is to evaluate a novel vancomycin intraosseous administration protocol vs a standard IV vancomycin administration protocol for primary total hip arthroplasty patients.
- Conditions
- Prosthetic Joint Infection, Vancomycin, Joint Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT04042233
- Testing
- Experimental Intraosseous vancomycin 500mg in 250 mL NS, Standard IV administration of vancomycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Frontotemporal Degeneration
IL-2 Plus Abatacept in FTD
Neuroinflammation is a significant component of Frontotemporal Disorder (FTD). Our preliminary unpublished data demonstrated that regulatory T cells (Tregs) have a compromised phenotype and reduced suppressive function in FTD…
- Trial name
- NCT06395038
- Testing
- Abatacept plus Aldesleukin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Cartilage Injury, Knee Injuries
7T MRI to Evaluate Cartilage Defects in the Knee
The investigators propose to prospectively evaluate the accuracy of a novel 7-Tesla (7T) knee MRI protocol for the detection and grading of cartilage lesions in the knee, which is a significant limitation of current MRI…
- Conditions
- Cartilage Injury, Knee Injuries, Arthropathy of Knee, Cartilage Damage
- Trial name
- NCT04118023
- Testing
- 7 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Infections, Ankle Arthritis
Intraosseous vs. Intravenous Vancomycin Administration in Total Ankle Arthroplasty
The purpose of this study is to compare two different antibiotic regimens and techniques during total ankle arthroplasty (TAA). Primary Objective: Comparable levels of vancomycin will be found in bone, soft tissue, and systemic…
- Trial name
- IOTAA (NCT06384651)
- Testing
- Intraosseous Vancomycin Injection, Intravenous Vancomycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Healthy, Healthy Male and Female Subjects
Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Training on the Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL)
The goal of this clinical trial is to identify any differences in elbow ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) relative thickness and joint space laxity in the dominant arm following an 8-week course of low intensity resistance…
- Conditions
- Healthy, Healthy Male and Female Subjects, Healthy Volunteers
- Trial name
- NCT06664827
- Testing
- Delfi PTS Blood Flow Restriction Tourniquet System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Postoperative Pain Management
Low-Dose Lidocaine Infusion for Acute Pain Management Pilot Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of lidocaine infusion in acute pain management following open abdominal surgery, including opiate use after surgery and the incidence of postoperative nausea and…
- Trial name
- NCT06725485
- Testing
- Low-Dose Lidocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
ACL Tear
Effects of Blood Flow Restriction Rehabilitation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
The study is a prospective randomized control trial consisting of subjects requiring ACL reconstruction with BTB autograft. Subjects were randomly divided into two groups following their inclusion in the study.
- Trial name
- NCT04484961
- Testing
- Blood flow restriction (BFR)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Metastatic Triple-negative Breast Cancer
SBRT and Oncolytic Virus Therapy Before Pembrolizumab for Metastatic TNBC and NSCLC
This is a Phase II trial to determine the efficacy and safety of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) and in situ oncolytic virus therapy used as a window of opportunity treatment before pembrolizumab in patients with…
- Trial name
- STOMP (NCT03004183)
- Testing
- ADV/HSV-tk, Valacyclovir, SBRT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Erectile Dysfunction Following Radical Prostatectomy
Low-intensity Shockwave Therapy for Post-radical Prostatectomy Erectile Dysfunction
This research study is trying to determine if Low-Intensity shock wave therapy (LiSWT) is safe and effective in patients with symptoms of erectile dysfunction (ED) after radical prostatectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT06219785
- Testing
- Low-Intensity Shockwave therapy (LiSWT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Knee Disease, Arthritis Knee
Intraosseous Morphine in Primary TKA
The research team wants to investigate if an intraosseous injection (directly into the bone marrow) of morphine during primary total knee replacement helps with post-operative pain following primary total knee replacement…
- Conditions
- Knee Disease, Arthritis Knee, Pain, Acute
- Trial name
- NCT04388111
- Testing
- Morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Elbow Force
Motion Capture: Baseball Swing
The aim of this study will be to assess kinetic and kinematic data during different phases of baseball hitting progressions commonly employed in the rehabilitation setting.
- Trial name
- NCT04503070
- Testing
- Motion capture participant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Healthy
Blood Flow Restriction Training for The Shoulder
The aim of this study is to determine if BFR-LIX promotes greater increases in shoulder lean mass, rotator cuff strength, endurance, and acute increases in shoulder muscle activation compared to LIX alone.
- Trial name
- NCT04540367
- Testing
- Blood flow restriction therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Alzheimer Disease
Phase II Clinical Trial of Interleukin-2 in AD
Neuroinflammation is a significant component of Alzheimer disease (AD). Our group recently demonstrated that regulatory T cells (Tregs) have a compromised phenotype and reduced suppressive function in AD patients, skewing the…
- Trial name
- NCT06096090
- Testing
- Interleukin-2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute