Clinical trials: open to volunteers, sponsored by University of Pittsburgh
CARES, Standard of Care
Hybrid Type I Effectiveness-implementation Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of CARES
The trial will examine the effectiveness and facilitators and barriers of implementation of CARES, an integrated screening and stepped collaborative care intervention
- Trial name
- CARES (NCT07183527)
- Testing
- CARES, Standard of Care (SOC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,750 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Adolescent Relationship Abuse, Sexual and Gender Minorities
Caregiver-Adolescent Dating Violence Prevention Intervention Pilot Trial
This is a pilot clinical trial to test an intervention called FLARE, which is an adolescent relationship abuse prevention program for sexual and gender diverse youth and their trusted adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07718022
- Testing
- FLARE, Resource Guide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Cardiac Arrest (CA), Heart Arrest
The Effect of SPecialty cAre on Recovery From Cardiac Arrest Trial (the SPARC Trial)
This randomized clinical trial will determine if adult participants who are in the emergency department after being resuscitated from a cardiac arrest outside of the hospital benefit from care delivered at specialized centers.
- Conditions
- Cardiac Arrest (CA), Heart Arrest, Heart Arrest, Out-Of-Hospital
- Trial name
- SPARC (NCT07002294)
- Testing
- Transfer to specialty care, Usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,618 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Cancer, Melanoma (Skin Cancer)
Investigating Real-Time Immunotherapy Symptoms Study
The goal of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of using information from wearable devices and self-reported symptoms to remotely monitor patients during immunotherapy.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Melanoma (Skin Cancer), Immunotherapy
- Trial name
- IRIS (NCT07280715)
- Testing
- Digital remote monitoring intervention, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Cancer of Liver, Cancer of Colon
Getting To Implementation: Improving Cancer Screening for Veterans
Gastrointestinal cancers such as colon cancer and liver cancer cause many deaths in the US. Testing could catch these cancers early, helping people live longer.
- Conditions
- Cancer of Liver, Cancer of Colon, Cirrhosis
- Trial name
- GTI (NCT06458998)
- Testing
- Patient Navigation, Implementation Facilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30,300 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Gingival Recession, Mucogingival Deformity - Insufficient Keratinized Tissue
Modified Coronally Advanced Tunnel for Mandibular Lingual Root Coverage
This study will follow adults who have gum recession on the tongue side of the lower teeth. Participants will receive a gum surgery called the Modified Coronally Advanced Tunnel technique with a connective tissue graft taken from…
- Trial name
- NCT07590960
- Testing
- Modified Coronally Advanced Tunnel with Connective Tissue Graft
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Hypertension (HTN), Preeclampsia
Mobile Health Program for Post-Preeclampsia Hypertension
Strategies targeted to optimize hypertension (HTN) control for midlife women after hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) have not been studied, despite evidence of a critical need.
- Conditions
- Hypertension (HTN), Preeclampsia, Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy (HDP)
- Trial name
- NCT07599579
- Testing
- Coaching application, Home-based blood pressure monitoring, WebMD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Pain, Chronic, Facet Joint Pain
Offset Mechanisms in Evaluation of Lumbar Medial Branch Blocks
This study examines the relationship between central nervous system (CNS) mechanisms of pain inhibition and the pain relief that occurs following a lumbar medial branch block (MBB).
- Conditions
- Pain, Chronic, Facet Joint Pain, Pain, Procedural, Analgesia
- Trial name
- OMEGA (NCT05961800)
- Testing
- Cutaneous Probe, Quantitative Sensory Testing, Computer Tasks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Burns, Contracture Scar
Autologous Point-of-Care Adipose Therapy: Delayed Injury/Scar
The goal of this study is to explore if an adipose-based therapeutic strategy can treat contracted scars secondary to soft-tissue burn wounds in injured individuals, especially those with severe burns or soft-tissue loss.
- Conditions
- Burns, Contracture Scar, Surgical Injury
- Trial name
- NCT06857435
- Testing
- Full Thickness Skin Graft (FTSG), Base of wound fat graft with Split Thickness Skin Graft (STSG) Reconstruction (Autologous Layered Composite Grafting).
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Burns, Contracture Scar
Autologous Point-of-Care Adipose Therapy: Recent Injury
The goal of this study is to explore if an adipose-based therapeutic strategy can treat full-thickness soft-tissue trauma wounds in injured individuals, especially those with severe burns or soft-tissue loss.
- Conditions
- Burns, Contracture Scar, Surgical Injury
- Trial name
- NCT06857448
- Testing
- Split Thickness Skin Graft (STSG), Base of wound fat graft with STSG Reconstruction (Autologous Layered Composite Grafting).
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Autism, Sleep Disturbances in Children
Differences in Rest, Emotion, and Arousal Modulation in Youth
The goal of this study is to examine the relationship between sensory responsivity, bedtime arousal levels, sleep disturbances, and daytime emotion dysregulation for autistic children (ages 6-10).
- Conditions
- Autism, Sleep Disturbances in Children, Sleep
- Trial name
- DREAMY-Autism (NCT07476937)
- Testing
- Power Down bedtime manipulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Alcohol Problem
Game-Based Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Use Among Youth
This is a randomized controlled trial to learn if the Singularities, a game-based intervention, works to reduce alcohol-related harms among youth.
- Trial name
- NCT07463118
- Testing
- Food4Thought, Singularities
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,992 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD)
F-PGT - Prolonged Grief Treatment for Families Affected by Suicide
This pilot open trial is being done to better understand the needs of families who have lost a parent to suicide at least a year ago and who have children ages 8-14 and to develop and test Family-Prolonged Grief Treatment…
- Trial name
- F-PGT (NCT07318090)
- Testing
- F-PGT
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Stroke
An Augmented Reality Based System for Neglect Detection, Assessment, and Rehabilitation
The aim of this phase is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of the Augmented Reality (AR)-based and electroencephalography (EEG)-based neglect detection and rehabilitation tool.
- Trial name
- NCT04187131
- Testing
- augmented reality
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Female Infertility
Autologous Ovarian Tissue Transplantation
Chemotherapy and radiation for cancer and other conditions can cause infertility. Several centers around the world are cryopreserving ovarian tissue from these patients though an experimental protocol, including the Fertility…
- Trial name
- NCT03496636
- Testing
- Ovarian tissue transplant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
SMN Complex Proteins, GEMIN5 Protein, Human
Natural History Study of GEMIN-5 Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder
This study will include a comprehensive retrospective chart review and a longitudinal prospective observational natural history study to characterize the phenotypic spectrum of GEMIN5-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder.
- Conditions
- SMN Complex Proteins, GEMIN5 Protein, Human, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT06776341
- Testing
- GEMIN5-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Peri-implant Mucositis, Peri-Implantitis
Experimental Peri-implant Mucositis on Implant Sites That Were Previously Treated With or Without Implantoplasty
This controlled clinical trial will assess clinically, immunologically, and microbiologically the healing of experimental peri-implant mucositis (PIM) lesions in implants treated previously with implantoplasty (IP) compared to…
- Trial name
- NCT06063876
- Testing
- Induction of experimental peri-implant mucositis, Resolution of experimental peri-implant mucositis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Type 1 Diabetes
Behavioural Problems and Cognition in Children With Hypoglycemia Unawareness in Type-1 Diabetes Mellitus
The study is designed to explore if a multi-pronged intervention strategy comprising of Psychological Interventions, Dietary Modifications, Targeted therapy and Counselling on Parental Attitude would bring about favorable changes…
- Trial name
- NCT06488469
- Testing
- Psychological Interventions for children and adolescents
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Cardiovascular Risk
Dose-Response to Resistance Exercise on Cardiovascular Health
A large body of evidence indicates numerous health benefits of physical activity, including prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of death in the US.
- Trial name
- DoReps (NCT06619444)
- Testing
- Aerobic exercise only, 30 min of resistance exercise, 60 min of resistance exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Sleep Disturbance, Sleep
Sleep and Circadian Interventions for College Students at High Risk of Suicide
The purpose of this study is to examine the extent to which delivering sleep and circadian focused interventions in addition to evidenced based psychiatric care for depression and suicide risk may contribute to decreasing suicide…
- Conditions
- Sleep Disturbance, Sleep, Depression, Suicide
- Trial name
- REST-UP (NCT07346014)
- Testing
- Sleep Feedback + Psychoeducation, Transdiagnostic Sleep and Circadian Intervention + Bright Light (TSC+), Triple Chronotherapy (TCT+)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh