Clinical trials: sponsored by University of Iowa
Vasodilation, Blood Pressure
Nitrate Supplementation and Muscle Blood Flow
The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of an acute dose of dietary nitrate in the form of beetroot juice on skeletal muscle blood flow in response to dynamic knee extension exercise in healthy older adults.
- Conditions
- Vasodilation, Blood Pressure, Active Hyperemia, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT03459027
- Testing
- Super Beets, Beetroot powder
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Evaluation of Nelfinavir and Chemoradiation for Pancreatic Cancer
This study is designed to evaluate if nelfinavir works as a radiation sensitizer in combination with gemcitabine (a chemotherapy).
- Trial name
- NCT01086332
- Testing
- Nelfinavir, Gemcitabine
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Cardiovascular Diseases, Personal Health Records
Mobile Cardiovascular Risk Service Trial
Risk factors for cardiovascular disease are poorly controlled even for patients who frequently visit their physician, leading to large numbers of preventable cardiovascular events such as heart attacks and strokes.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Personal Health Records, Pharmaceutical Care, Mobile Apps
- Trial name
- mCVRS (NCT03081871)
- Testing
- Pharmacist-led cardiovascular risk service (CVRS), Mobile access to study Personal Health Record, Web access to study Personal Health Record
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Chronic Sinusitis
Xylitol Versus Saline in Chronic Sinusitis
Is a xylitol nasal rinse better or worse than saline on patient satisfaction.
- Trial name
- NCT00924404
- Testing
- Xylitol, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Motor Vehicle Driving
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve Teen Driving
This randomized controlled trial will evaluate an intervention that provides parents with objective feedback about their teen's driving as well as strategies to improve communication with their teen about driving.
- Trial name
- NCT01624597
- Testing
- In-vehicle video feedback, Parent communication
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 153 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Multiple Sclerosis
Nutrition, Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) and Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (SPMS)
The study will use a multimodal therapeutic lifestyle intervention consisting of a study diet, stressing more vegetables and fruit, elimination of foods at greatest risk for food allergy, meditation, self massage, progressive…
- Trial name
- NCT01381354
- Testing
- Progressive exercise, Neuromuscular electrical stimulation delivered using the electrical therapy device EMPI 300 PV, Modified paleolithic diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Healthy
Scopolamine Patch Pharmacokinetics in Healthy Adults
The study to be performed will utilize already FDA-approved marketed products in healthy adults for the purpose to generate data for establishing rate of drug delivery of Transderm Scop® TDDS (transdermal drug delivery system) in…
- Trial name
- NCT03029650
- Testing
- Transderm Scop®, Intravenous scopolamine hydrobromide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Pain, Postoperative, Femur Fracture
Efficacy of Peri-Incisional Multimodal Drug Injection Following Operative Management of Femur Fractures
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of a peri-incisional multimodal injection for post-operative pain control following operative management of femur fractures.
- Trial name
- NCT02793947
- Testing
- Ropivacaine, Epinephrine, Morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Respiratory Infection
Human Lung Responses to Respiratory Pathogens
For most individuals, the lung has a remarkable ability to deal with exposure to a variety of inhaled bacteria. Some individuals, however, do have recurrent bacterial infections, usually in the form of acute or chronic bronchitis…
- Trial name
- NCT01967628
- Testing
- Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Sedentary Lifestyle
Effects of a Bicycling Intervention on Cognitive Skills and Cardiovascular Health
Although exercise is known to delay cognitive decline and decrease our risk of Alzheimer's Disease, there is a lack of understanding of how exercise protects the aging brain.
- Trial name
- BIKE (NCT02453178)
- Testing
- Cycling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Ketogenic Diet With Concurrent Chemoradiation for Pancreatic Cancer
This study investigates if using a very low carbohydrate diet during combined chemotherapy and radiation therapy is safe and if it can be tolerated by patients.
- Trial name
- KETOPAN (NCT01419483)
- Testing
- Ketogenic diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Ketogenic Diet With Chemoradiation for Lung Cancer (KETOLUNG)
This study investigates if using a very low carbohydrate diet during combined chemotherapy and radiation therapy is safe and if it can be tolerated by lung cancer patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01419587
- Testing
- Ketogenic diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Dose Escalation Phase I/II Study of Lovastatin With High-Dose Cytarabine for Refractory or Relapsed AML
The purpose of this study is to test the safety and effectiveness of combining a drug known as Lovastatin to the chemotherapy drug cytarabine.
- Trial name
- NCT00583102
- Testing
- Cytarabine, Lovastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Ovarian Cancer
A Phase II Study of Interaction of Lovastatin and Paclitaxel For Patients With Refractory or Relapsed Ovarian Cancer
The purpose of this study is to find out if the treatment combination of paclitaxel and lovastatin is more effective than the currently available chemotherapy for refractory or relapsed ovarian cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00585052
- Testing
- Paclitaxel, Lovastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Pancreatic Cancer
Docetaxel and Liposomal Doxorubicin Chemotherapy With Enoxaparin in Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of the treatment combination of the commercially available chemotherapy drugs, docetaxel and liposomal doxorubicin, and a blood thinner Enoxaparin on pancreatic cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00426127
- Testing
- Docetaxel, Liposomal Doxorubicin, Enoxaparin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Tinnitus
Zinc to Treat Tinnitus in the Elderly
There is widespread belief and some evidence to indicate that zinc can successfully treat tinnitus. Zinc deficiency is more likely to occur in the elderly .
- Trial name
- NCT00683644
- Testing
- Zinc
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Adductor Canal Block, Postop Analgesia for Knee
Adductor Canal Block Ultrasound Anatomy in Volunteers
There has been dispute about the location at which the adductor canal block should be performed (3-6). Two Common approaches have been used for ultrasound guided adductor canal blocks with the 'point of entry' being: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT03008564
- Testing
- Ultrasound scanning of the lower limb in volunteers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Primary Headaches (Includes Migraines, Tension, Cluster Headaches)
Droperidol Versus Metoclopramide + Diphenhydramine for the Treatment of Primary Headaches
The purpose of this study is to determine if droperidol is equally as effective as metoclopramide for treatment of primary headaches in the Emergency Department.
- Trial name
- NCT01406860
- Testing
- Droperidol, Metoclopramide + diphenhydramine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
FLT PET Imaging for Cervical Cancer
Our primary hypothesis is that [18F]FLT PET can identify active bone marrow in addition to metabolically active tumor. This trial will use FLT-PET imaging to define areas of active bone marrow in the pelvis.
- Trial name
- NCT01075412
- Testing
- [F18]Fluorothymidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Surgical Complication Nec
Effectiveness of a RF Sponge Detection
Retained surgical items (e.g. sponges, needles, and instruments) remain the most frequently reported serious adverse event for five of the last six years.
- Trial name
- NCT02837224
- Testing
- The Situate Detection System
- Volunteers
- 27,637 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa