Clinical trials: sponsored by Tulane University
Blood Pressure
Potassium Intake-response Trial to Control Hypertension
The Potassium Intake-response Trial to Control Hypertension (PITCH) will test the intake-response relationship between potassium supplementation and blood pressure, which may inform clinical guidelines on the optimal level of…
- Trial name
- PITCH (NCT05758142)
- Testing
- Potassium Chloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Chagas Disease
Short-course Benznidazole Treatment to Reduce Trypanosoma Cruzi Parasitic Load in Women of Reproductive Age
The investigators are proposing to perform a double-blinded, non-inferiority randomized controlled trial comparing a short 30-day treatment with BZN 150mg/day (30d/150mg) vs. a 60-day treatment with BZN 300 mg/day (60d/300mg).
- Trial name
- BETTY (NCT03672487)
- Testing
- Benznidazole
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Argentina
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Fibrillation Recurrent
Effect of Dronedarone on Atrial Fibrosis Progression and Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence
Patients who have undergone cardiac ablation will be randomized and blinded to one of two groups; one group will receive dronedarone while the other group will receive a placebo.
- Trial name
- EDORA (NCT04704050)
- Testing
- dronedarone 400 mg Oral Tablet
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Tulane University School of Medicine
Health Care Workforce Burn Out, Stress
LA-CEAL 4.0: Wearable Sensor Project
The study seeks to explore the efficacy of biofeedback collected via a wrist worn sensor in helping healthcare workers self-manage symptoms of stress and burnout.
- Trial name
- NCT06086028
- Testing
- Wrist worn sensor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer
18F-fluciclovine PET in Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer Treated With Life Prolonging Therapies
This is a pilot phase 2 single-arm study, of men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Patients will be treated with any of the approved life-prolonging therapies: abiraterone 1000 mg daily plus prednisone…
- Trial name
- NCT04158245
- Testing
- 18F-fluciclovine PET Scan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Health Behavior, Colorectal Cancer
Building Engagement Using Financial Incentives Trial - Colorectal Cancer Screening
The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to determine feasibility and explore whether financial incentives paid to primary care patients for completing colorectal cancer screening increase completion of colorectal cancer…
- Conditions
- Health Behavior, Colorectal Cancer, Influenza, COVID-19
- Trial name
- BENEFIT-C (NCT06124131)
- Testing
- Financial incentive for colorectal cancer screening, Financial incentive for flu shot, Financial incentive for COVID-19 shot
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Parenting, Child Behavior
Longitudinal Follow-up of Brief Parenting Interventions to Reduce Risk of Child Physical Maltreatment
Universal and broad selective parenting education programs that improve parenting skills, increase parents' understanding of child development, and teach positive child discipline strategies can prevent use of corporal punishment…
- Conditions
- Parenting, Child Behavior, Child Rearing
- Trial name
- NCT04059185
- Testing
- Triple P-Level 2, Play Nicely, Usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,133 people
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Malaria
Studies of a Candidate Aminoquinoline Antimalarial (AQ-13)
This is an initial efficacy study of a candidate antimalarial in human subjects with uncomplicated malaria caused by the most common and most important parasite in Africa (Plasmodium falciparum).
- Trial name
- NCT01614964
- Testing
- AQ-13 Treatment, Coartem Treatment
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Ischemic Stroke
China Antihypertensive Trial in Acute Ischemic Stroke
This randomized trial tests the effect of early blood pressure reduction on major disability and death among patients with acute ischemic stroke in china.
- Trial name
- CATIS (NCT01840072)
- Testing
- Active antihypertensive treatment
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 4,071 people
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Covid19, Vaccine Refusal
Impact of LA-CEAL HALT COVID-19 Ambassador Program on Likelihood to Vaccinate
The purpose of the study is to assess the effectiveness of the HALT COVID Ambassador educational outreach program on increasing likelihood to vaccinate against COVID-19
- Trial name
- NCT04930965
- Testing
- Community health worker engagement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension
Effect of Renin-angiotensin-system Blockade on Urinary Free Light Chains in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
The purpose of this study is to study the effect of blocking the renin angiotensin system on urinary free light chain excretion as compared to urine microalbumin creatinine ratio in subjects with type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- UFLC (NCT02046395)
- Testing
- amlodipine, hydralazine, terazosin or hydrochlorothiazide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Tulane University School of Medicine
Hypertension
Text My Hypertension BP Meds NOLA
The specific aims of this research study are to 1. Engage participants with poorly controlled hypertension and medication non-adherence to use simple digital approaches, specifically recurring text-messages to improve medication…
- Trial name
- NCT05074173
- Testing
- Text
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Covid19
Estradiol and Progesterone in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine to what extent a short systemic steroid therapy with estradiol and progesterone, administered early to hospitalized and confirmed COVID-19 positive patients of both sexes in addition to…
- Trial name
- NCT04865029
- Testing
- Estradiol Cypionate 5 mg/ml, Progesterone 200 mg Oral Capsule
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Obesity, Glucose Homeostasis
Bazedoxifene/Conjugated Estrogens (BZA/CE) Improvement of Metabolism (BIM)
The goal of this pilot clinical study is to perform a randomized placebo-controlled study to assess the beneficial effect of a 3 month-treatment with Bazedoxifene/Conjugated Estrogens (BZA/CE) vs.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Glucose Homeostasis, Postmenopausal Symptoms
- Trial name
- BIM (NCT02237079)
- Testing
- Bazedoxifene/Conjugated Estrogens (BZA/CE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Tulane University Health Sciences Center
Hypertension, Hypercholesterolemia
Clinical Trial of Protein and Blood Pressure
The purpose of this randomized, double-blind, controlled trial is to examine the effect of soybean protein supplementation on blood pressure in persons with prehypertension or stage-1 hypertension.
- Trial name
- ProBP (NCT00107744)
- Testing
- Soy protein-milk protein-carbohydrate, Milk protein-carbohydrate-soy protein, Carbohydrate-soy protein-milk protein
- Volunteers
- 352 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Dermatomyositis, Adult Type
Evaluating Safety & Efficacy of Apremilast in the Treatment of Cutaneous Disease in Patients With Recalcitrant Dermatomyositis
With limited treatment options available for dermatomyositis, the investigators hypothesize that apremilast, a phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE-4) inhibitor, is a safe and efficacious add-on treatment in patients with refractory…
- Trial name
- NCT03529955
- Testing
- Apremilast 30mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Diabetes, PreDiabetes
Low-Carbohydrate Dietary Pattern on Glycemic Outcomes Trial
The proposed randomized controlled trial will test the effect of a low-carbohydrate diet on hemoglobin A1c among individuals with elevated hemoglobin A1c that are within the range of prediabetes or diabetes.
- Conditions
- Diabetes, PreDiabetes, Metabolic Disease, Hyperglycemia
- Trial name
- ADEPT (NCT03675360)
- Testing
- Low-Carbohydrate Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension
Inhibition of Urinary Angiotensinogen and the Reduction of Blood Pressure by SGLT2 Inhibition in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
To assess the effect of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors on blood pressure and urinary angiotensinogen. This is a cross over study design, where 40 subjects will receive Dapagliflozin for 6 weeks followed by…
- Trial name
- NCT02796170
- Testing
- Dapagliflozin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Tulane University School of Medicine
Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Cooking for Health Optimization With Patients
Cooking for Health Optimization with Patients (CHOP) is the first known multi-site prospective cohort study with a nested Bayesian adaptive randomized trial in the preventive cardiology field of culinary medicine.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Nutrition Disorders, Diabetes
- Trial name
- CHOP (NCT03443635)
- Testing
- Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7,192 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Chronic Kidney Disease
Nitrite, Isoquercetin and Endothelial Dysfunction (NICE) Trial
The proposed randomized controlled trial will test the safety and efficacy of combination therapy with sodium nitrite and isoquercetin on endothelial function and inflammation among patients with chronic kidney disease.
- Trial name
- NICE (NCT02552888)
- Testing
- Immediate release sodium nitrite, Isoquercetin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Tulane University