Clinical trials: sponsored by Vanderbilt University Medical Center
End Stage Renal Disease on Dialysis
MoVE Trial: Motivational Strategies to Empower African Americans to Improve Dialysis Adherence
MoVE Trial is a randomized clinical trial designed to rigorously test the impact of a behavioral intervention (culturally tailored motivational interviewing - (MOVE)) delivered by trained health coaches, on hemodialysis treatment…
- Trial name
- NCT05735743
- Testing
- Motivational interviewing
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 176 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Obesity, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Visualizing Vascular Mechanisms of Salt Sensitivity
This study aims to assess the salt sensitive blood pressure response to dietary salt load compared with radiological markers of salt handling.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Salt; Excess
- Trial name
- NCT03696433
- Testing
- Low-salt diet, High-salt diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Diabetics Without Symptoms of Gastroparesis, Diabetic Gastroparesis
Biomagnetic Characterization of Gastric Dysrhythmias III
There is a tremendous clinical need for a noninvasive technique that can assess gastric electrical activity and would be repeatable without any exposure to radiation.
- Conditions
- Diabetics Without Symptoms of Gastroparesis, Diabetic Gastroparesis, Idiopathic Gastroparesis, Total or Partial Gastrectomy
- Trial name
- NCT03176927
- Testing
- magnetogastrogram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nausea
Noninvasive Markers of Functional Nausea in Children
The researchers propose to study how functional nausea in adolescents may be characterized noninvasively by the use of multichannel electrogastrogram (EGG) and magnetogastrogram (MGG) recordings.
- Trial name
- NCT03593811
- Testing
- Questionnaires, 4 channel electrogastrogram (EGG), 36 channel high resolution electrogastrogram (HR-EGG)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Memantine for the Treatment of Cognitive Impairment in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
A phenome-wide association study (PheWAS) identified an association between a variant in the human gene for the N2A subunit of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor, GRIN2A, and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).
- Trial name
- ClearMEMory (NCT03527472)
- Testing
- Memantine
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Intracranial Hemorrhage, Hypertensive, Craniotomy Tumor Removal Surgery
Comparison of Post-Craniotomy Blood Pressure Targets
The goal of this pragmatic clinical trial is to learn if a more intensive or more liberal blood pressure target after surgery is more effective in improving patient outcomes for adults undergoing craniotomy for removal of a brain…
- Trial name
- COMPETE (NCT07093151)
- Testing
- Target SBP <160mmHg, Target SBP <140 mmHg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Fibromuscular Dysplasia of Arteries, Fibromuscular Dysplasia
Survey on Physical Activity and Qualify of Life in Fibromuscular Dysplasia
Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a disease of the arteries that is not due to plaque build-up or inflammation. While some patients with FMD are health, some may experience heart attacks, strokes, aneurysms or blood vessel…
- Conditions
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia of Arteries, Fibromuscular Dysplasia, Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection
- Trial name
- NCT07529691
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Kidney Stones
AR Projections for Eye-gaze Evaluation in Phantoms
This project aims to develop an augmented reality (AR) tool to enhance skill acquisition for endoscopic kidney stone surgery. Of the 100,000 patients who undergo an endoscopic kidney stone treatment annually in the United States…
- Trial name
- NCT07161024
- Testing
- Augmented reality
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Preeclampsia, Heart Failure Preserved Ejection Fraction
Exercise Testing After Preeclampsia
Though cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in women, traditional epidemiology in this area has focused on later life, when cardiometabolic risk has already exacted a cumulative toll on the vascular…
- Conditions
- Preeclampsia, Heart Failure Preserved Ejection Fraction, Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT06741436
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
HIV, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
The Gut, Liver And Metabolome in Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have higher risk of developing fatty liver disease (NAFLD) than HIV-negative persons but the reasons for this discrepancy are not known.
- Conditions
- HIV, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Metabolic-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
- Trial name
- GLAM HIV NAFLD (NCT06113003)
- Testing
- Prebiotic, Probiotic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Sickle Cell Disease, Pregnancy Related
Sickle Cell Disease Obstetric Multi-Disciplinary Care Programme
To implement an effective but low-cost strategy to decrease SCD maternal and perinatal mortality in Ghana. The objectives are to 1) assess the impact of a multidisciplinary SCD-obstetric team for decreasing mortality across three…
- Trial name
- SCOB-II (NCT05143021)
- Testing
- Multidisciplinary Sickle Cell Disease- Obstetric Team
- Where
- 3 sites in Ghana
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Parkinson Disease
Quantitative Imaging of Brain Glymphatic Function in Humans
Recent immunological and physiological studies have provided evidence in support of a central nervous system (CNS) lymphatic drainage system in vertebrate animals, and preliminary evidence has suggested that a similar system…
- Trial name
- NCT04768101
- Testing
- [11C]-PIB
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Cochlear Implant
Tissue Growth Characterization for Cochlear Implant Users
It is known from post-mortem histological studies that a significant portion of individuals who undergo cochlear implantation (CI) have scar tissue form around the implanted electrode array over time.
- Trial name
- NCT04320251
- Testing
- cochlear implant revision surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Rheumatoid Arthritis
2-HOBA Phase 2 Clinical Trial in Rheumatoid Arthritis
This is a phase 2 study to determine 2-HOBA's tolerability, safety, and effect on isoLG-adducts in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients.
- Trial name
- NCT05274243
- Testing
- 2-HOBA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Autonomic Failure, Pure Autonomic Failure
CPAP for the Treatment of Supine Hypertension
This study aims to learn about the effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on people with autonomic failure and high blood pressure when lying down (supine hypertension) to determine if it can be used to treat their…
- Conditions
- Autonomic Failure, Pure Autonomic Failure, Multiple System Atrophy, Parkinson Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05489575
- Testing
- Active CPAP, Sleeping in a head-up tilt (HUT) position
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
End Stage Chronic Renal Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease (Stages 4 and 5)
Deceased Donor Kidney Storage at 10 Celsius Versus Conventional Storage
The goal of this clinical trial is to test how storage temperature of deceased donor kidneys affects kidney function after transplant in adult patients receiving a kidney transplant.
- Conditions
- End Stage Chronic Renal Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease (Stages 4 and 5), Kidney Transplantation Recipients
- Trial name
- NCT07385651
- Testing
- 10˚C deceased donor kidney storage using Traferox XPort
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Pulmonary Disease
Cryospray Therapy Versus Standard of Care for Benign Airway Stenosis (CryoStasis)
Benign central airway stenosis (BCAS) is an important cause of both pulmonary morbidity and mortality. Notable causes include post-intubation stenosis, collagen vascular diseases, airway trauma, infectious and idiopathic…
- Trial name
- NCT04996173
- Testing
- Spray cryotherapy, Ballon Dilation, Radial Incision
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Brain Diseases
Brain Tissue Specimen Collection
The Molecular Neurosurgical Tissue Bank will function as a tissue or specimen repository for biopsy specimens from patients (both adult and pediatric) undergoing brain surgery and brain procedures.
- Trial name
- NCT00593203
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Parenting, Cavity, Dental
Brief Interventions to Improve Behavior Outcomes and Prevent Cavities
The investigators will study brief educational interventions designed to address childhood behavior problems and prevent cavities.
- Conditions
- Parenting, Cavity, Dental, Child Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT06588725
- Testing
- Play Nicely, Cavity Prevention Handout
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Vestibular Migraine
Comparison of Amitriptyline to Lifestyle Modification as Intervention for Vestibular Migraine
Vestibular migraine (VM) is one of the most common causes of vertigo attacks, affecting 1 - 5% of people. People with vestibular migraine have lower quality of life compared to others and some may experience completely…
- Trial name
- RCTVM (NCT06417684)
- Testing
- Amitriptyline, Lifestyle Modification
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center