Clinical trials: sponsored by University of Nebraska
Bariatric Surgery Candidate, Bone Loss
Healthy Body, Healthy Bones After Bariatric Surgery Trial
One in three adults in the United States suffers from obesity. Bariatric surgery is an increasingly utilized and effective treatment for obesity and obesity-related comorbidities, however, the massive weight loss associated with…
- Conditions
- Bariatric Surgery Candidate, Bone Loss, Bone Resorption
- Trial name
- NCT04279392
- Testing
- Zoledronic Acid 5 mg/Bag 100 ml Inj
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Obesity
Assessment of and Treatment Applied to Food Addiction in a Rural Healthy Behaviors Clinic
Research purpose: The purpose of this pilot study is to assess obese clients for two phenotypes, those testing positive and those testing negative for Food Addiction (FA) (Yale Food Addiction Scale, YFAS) and determining the…
- Trial name
- NCT03431831
- Testing
- Intervention Control, Counselling, Contrave
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Dysphagia, Dysphonia
The Effect of IV NSAID's and Corticosteroids on Dysphasia and Dysphonia Following ASDF
This study is to assess the efficacy of intra-operative intravenous non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (Ketorolac) versus intravenous (dexamethasone) administration on dysphagia and dysphonia after anterior cervical discectomy…
- Trial name
- NCT04650893
- Testing
- Intravenous Ketorolac, Intravenous Dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Healthy
Effect of Rosuvastatin Response in Healthy Subjects: Potential Mechanisms of Anti-inflammatory Effects
The purpose of this study is to see whether Statin drugs will act as anti-inflammatories. The investigators will study this potential anti-inflammatory activity in healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT00874757
- Testing
- Rosuvastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Peripheral Artery Disease
Improving Mobility in Peripheral Artery Disease Using an Ankle Foot Orthosis
This study will determine whether an ankle foot orthosis (AFO) improves walking performance in participants with PAD from its first use.
- Trial name
- NCT02902211
- Testing
- Ankle foot orthosis, Control/standard of care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Brain Function
Modulation of Spontaneous Cortical Activity by tDCS: BRAIN Initiative I
This study will determine whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can be used alter the amplitude of spontaneous neural activity, and thereby modulate cognitive function in healthy adults
- Trial name
- NCT03672747
- Testing
- transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 133 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Heart Transplant
Impact of Evolocumab in Cardiac Transplant Patients With CAV
Coronary allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is diffusely accelerated atherosclerosis of a transplanted heart. Evolocumab (Repatha) is an FDA-approved drug for lowering low density lipoprotein (LDL) in patients who have not received a…
- Trial name
- NCT03944577
- Testing
- Evolocumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome
Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome and Cholic Acid
The purpose of this study is to determine whether dietary cholic acid therapy benefits people with Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) by leading to an increase in plasma cholesterol and reduction in harmful cholesterol precursors.
- Trial name
- NCT03720990
- Testing
- Cholic Acid
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Acute Exercise, Heat Exposure
The Influence of Menthol Gel During Exercise With Heat
The purpose of this study is to examine the human thermoregulatory impact of applying a commercially available menthol gel (BioFreeze) to the skin prior to moderate intensity walking under heated conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT05302804
- Testing
- Menthol Gel, Control Gel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Acute Exercise, Heat Exposure
The Influence of Capsaicin Gel During Exercise Within the Heat
The purpose of this study is to examine the human thermoregulatory impact of applying a commercially available capsaicin gel to the skin prior to moderate intensity walking under heated conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT05298202
- Testing
- Capsaicin, Control Gel, Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Plasma Cell Myeloma
Enhancing Anti--Tetanus Vaccine Response After Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation
This pilot randomized Phase II trial (10 subjects per arm) will compare immune reconstitution following transplantation of an autologous mobilized graft product to reconstitution following transplantation of a mobilized graft…
- Trial name
- NCT02700841
- Testing
- Melphalan, Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation--CD34 HSCT, Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation--AHSCT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Healthy
Impacts of a Combined Berry Extract Supplement on Vascular Function and Oxygen Utility Capacity in Young Adults
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impacts of a combined berry extract supplement (hawthorn berry, tart cherry, and bromelain extracts) on total antioxidant capacity, endothelial function, blood pressure, oxygen…
- Trial name
- NCT04312022
- Testing
- Berry extract
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Pain
Effect of the DentalVibe Injection System on Pain During Local Anesthesia Injections in Children
Title: Effect of the DentalVibe injection system on pain during local anesthesia injections in children. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare self-reported pain scale measurements using the Wong-Baker FACES pain…
- Trial name
- NCT03374982
- Testing
- DentalVibe
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Genotype 1 Hepatitis C Virus
Determine the Efficacy and Safety of Harvoni in Genotype 1 Chronic Hepatitis c Infected People Who Are Alcoholics
To determine the efficacy and safety of Harvoni in treatment-naïve alcoholic subjects with Genotype 1 HCV infection
- Trial name
- NCT02759861
- Testing
- harvoni
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Pralatrexate and Fluorouracil in Treating Patients With Recurrent Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Pralatrexate may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as fluorouracil, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either…
- Trial name
- NCT01206465
- Testing
- pralatrexate, fluorouracil, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
A SMART Design to Improve Sleep Disturbance in Adolescents With Neurodevelopmental Disorders
The objective of this K01 study was to pilot a sequential, multiple assignment, randomized trial (SMART) design to compare the impact of a sequence of sleep interventions, based on participant treatment response, to optimize…
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Sleep Disturbance
- Trial name
- NCT03730194
- Testing
- Melatonin, Bedtime Bank
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Emphysema
Prostaglandin Inhibition for Emphysema
The Prostaglandin Inhibition for Emphysema (PIE) study will determine if a currently available therapy, ibuprofen 600 mg three times daily, can block PGE production in the lower respiratory tract and if this results in…
- Trial name
- PIE (NCT02006576)
- Testing
- 600 mg ibuprofen three times daily for 48 weeks
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, ALK-Negative, Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, ALK-Positive
Combination Chemotherapy & Lenalidomide in Newly Diagnosed Stage II-IV Peripheral T-cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
This phase I/II trial studies the side effects and best dose of lenalidomide when given together with combination chemotherapy and to see how well they work in treating patients with newly diagnosed stage II-IV peripheral T-cell…
- Conditions
- Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, ALK-Negative, Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, ALK-Positive, Hepatosplenic T-Cell Lymphoma, Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma, Not Otherwise Specified
- Trial name
- NCT02561273
- Testing
- Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin Hydrochloride
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
HER2-negative Breast Cancer, Stage II Breast Cancer
Chemotherapy & Bevacizumab for Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2)/Neu-Negative Stage II/III Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as doxorubicin hydrochloride, cyclophosphamide, paclitaxel, and gemcitabine hydrochloride, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by…
- Conditions
- HER2-negative Breast Cancer, Stage II Breast Cancer, Stage IIIA Breast Cancer, Stage IIIB Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00679029
- Testing
- doxorubicin hydrochloride, cyclophosphamide, bevacizumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic, Kidney Failure, Chronic
Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Balance in CKD
Patients with end-stage renal disease on dialysis (ESRD5D) are 4-5x more likely to suffer from a fracture. Fractures can occur spontaneously but typically occur after a fall.
- Trial name
- NCT03710161
- Testing
- Vitamin D
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska