Clinical trials: sponsored by University of Pittsburgh
Smoking Cessation, Pregnancy
Baby Steps III: Testing a Clinician and Patient Intervention to Promote Smoking Cessation Among Pregnant Women
The investigators propose to conduct a combined intervention that pairs SMS smoking cessation messages for patients with individualized training for OB clinicians to improve quit rates among pregnant smoking.
- Conditions
- Smoking Cessation, Pregnancy, Communication Research
- Trial name
- NCT04985903
- Testing
- Clinician Communication Intervention, 5A's lecture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 414 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Parkinson Disease, Prodromal Stage
Slow-SPEED: Slowing Parkinson's Early Through Exercise Dosage
The goal of this clinical trial is two-fold. First to investigate the feasibility of whether a remotely administered smartphone app can increase the volume and intensity of physical activity in daily life in individuals with a…
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Prodromal Stage, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Basal Ganglia Diseases
- Trial name
- Slow-SPEED (NCT06993142)
- Testing
- Increase of physical activity volume and intensity with the use of a motivational smartphone application
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Cancer, Quality of Life
The PRISM Intervention: a Multi-site Randomized Controlled Trial for Adolescents and Young Adults With Advanced Cancer
Multi-Site Randomized Controlled Trial testing the efficacy of the Promoting Resilience in Stress Management (PRISM) intervention among Adolescents and Young Adults with Advanced Cancer
- Conditions
- Cancer, Quality of Life, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- PRISM-AC (NCT03668223)
- Testing
- Promoting Resilience in Stress Management (PRISM)
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 269 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Gait, Medication Induced Gait Disturbances
BioButton Among Nursing Home Residents
This pilot study will explore the use of the BioIntellisense BioButton, a remote wearable multi-parameter monitor, to identify gait disturbances that occur as a side effect of polypharmacy.
- Trial name
- NCT06665685
- Testing
- BioButton Device, Providing Clinical Care with BioButton Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Charles Lin
Vasectomy, Contraception
"Vasectomy: Right for Me?" Decision Support Tool
The goal of this trial is to learn if a web-based decision aid designed to provide evidence-based information about vasectomy and other birth control options helps improve users' decision-making about birth control.
- Conditions
- Vasectomy, Contraception, Contraception Behavior, Reproductive Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT07451067
- Testing
- "Vasectomy: Right for Me?" decision aid
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 750 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Depression, Major Depressive Disorder
Rapid Antidepressant Dynamics in Acute Neuromodulation Treatments
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn how different types of non-invasive brain stimulation affect mood and brain function in adults with major depressive disorder (MDD).
- Trial name
- RADIANT (NCT06976840)
- Testing
- Intermittent theta burst stimulation, Continuous theta burst stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Marta Peciña, MD PhD
Knee Replacement, Total
Knee Replacement Rehabilitation Care Pathways
Previous research has shown that use of rehabilitation (including physical therapy) and the recovery of function after knee replacement surgery may differ depending on patients' race, sex, income or insurance, and geographic…
- Trial name
- NCT07598539
- Testing
- TKA Journey - patient education, Optimized Rehab Scheduling, Usual Rehab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Child Development, Child Language
The Pittsburgh Study Early Childhood
The Early Childhood Collaborative of The Pittsburgh Study is a community-partnered, county-wide implementation of programs for children and families from birth through formal school entry to address real-world challenges that…
- Conditions
- Child Development, Child Language, Child Behavior Problem, Parenting
- Trial name
- TPS-ECC (NCT05444205)
- Testing
- Text4Baby or Bright by Text Referral, Nurture Program Warm Referral, Video Interaction Project
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,546 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Ovarian Cancer
Intensive Locoregional Chemoimmunotherapy, Intradermal Autologous Alpha-DC1 Vaccines, and Systemic Pembrolizumab for Advanced-Stage Ovarian Cancer
This trial proposes to evaluate the immunologic and potential clinical effectiveness of intensive locoregional sequential intraperitoneal (IP) cisplatin (IPC) with intravenous (iv) paclitaxel followed by peritoneal infusion of a…
- Trial name
- NCT07634094
- Testing
- Paclitaxel, Cisplatin, Bioferon
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Kalinski, Pawel, MD, PhD
Alzheimers Disease Related Dementias
Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Health App Recommendation Tool
This study aims to assess the effectiveness of the Health App Recommendation Tool (HART), an evidence-based tool that evaluates app features and matches them to the needs, abilities, and preferences of individuals with…
- Trial name
- HART (NCT07216716)
- Testing
- Health App Recommendation Tool (HART)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Acute Otitis Media (AOM), Upper Respiratory Infection
Artificial Intelligence Diagnostic Decision Support to Reduce Antimicrobial Prescriptions in Young Children With Colds
Ear infections are common in young children with cold symptoms, but they can be difficult to diagnose due to small ear canals, child movement, and limited viewing time.
- Trial name
- IMAGE (NCT06876259)
- Testing
- Standard Clinical Ear Exam, AI app ear exam and diagnosis
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Timothy Shope
Opioid Use Disorder
Measurement Based Care in Opioid Treatment Programs
The goal of this HEAL Initiative study is to enhance the measurement, quality, and equity of care delivered in 20 community opioid treatment programs (OTPs) by creating and using measurement-based care (MBC) tools and systems.
- Trial name
- NCT06965010
- Testing
- Measurement-based care, Measurement As Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,650 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Cystic Fibrosis (CF), Achromobacter Infection
Bacteriophages for Adults With Cystic Fibrosis and Chronic Achromobacter Lung Infection
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a new treatment called AchromoPhage is safe and well tolerated in adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) who have long-term lung infections caused by Achromobacter bacteria.
- Trial name
- NCT07275905
- Testing
- AchromoPhage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Ghady Haidar
Shared Decision Making
PROMOTE: A Pilot and Feasibility Study
To assess the feasibility and acceptability of implementing and evaluating shared decision making (SDM) within a single opioid treatment program (OTP) using Implementation Facilitation (IF), and to obtain pilot data on key…
- Trial name
- PROMOTE (NCT07758439)
- Testing
- Implementation facilitation for shared decision making
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Do Video Recordings of Multidisciplinary Clinics Improve Quality of Life for People With ALS and Their Caregivers?
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal, rare neurodegenerative disease affecting 30,000 people in the United States. The gold standard of care for people with ALS is multidisciplinary clinics (MDC).
- Trial name
- VITALS (NCT07454733)
- Testing
- Video recording, Notes Instruction
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Trustees of Dartmouth College
Pain, Sickle Cell Disease
Peer Support for Adolescents and Emerging Adults With Sickle Cell Pain
The study, known as the Peer suppoRt for adolescents and Emerging adults with Sickle cell pain: promoting ENgagement in Cognitive behavioral thErapy (PRESENCE), aims to determine the effectiveness of digital CBT in reducing pain…
- Trial name
- PRESENCE (NCT06374238)
- Testing
- CBT+ Health coach, CBT w/o Health Coach ( self-guided), Usual Care
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 390 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Atrial Fibrillation
PaTH Clinical Data Research Network (CDRN) Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Clinician-Patient Partnership Cohort
The purpose of the PaTH Network AF Clinician-Patient Partnership Cohort is to use clinical data from electronic health records (EHR) and patient reported outcomes (PRO) to answer questions of clinical importance to patients…
- Trial name
- NCT02485288
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Skin Barrier Dysfunction, Healthy Volunteers
Effect of FPP on Cutaneous Barrier Integrity
This pilot study will test how Fermented Papaya Preparation (FPP) impacts overall TEWL of areas that commonly display diminished barrier function, such as the skin from face, arms, and hands.
- Trial name
- FPP OSATO (NCT07725835)
- Testing
- Fermented Papaya Preparation (FPP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Idiopathic Scoliosis
Evaluation of Analgesia for Spine Fusion Elective Surgery in Children
The multicenter PRECISE Analgesia (Prospective Randomized Evaluation of Analgesia for Idiopathic Scoliosis Spine Fusion Elective Surgery in Children) trials will a) implement and investigate the efficacy and safety of multidose…
- Trial name
- PRECISE (NCT06626503)
- Testing
- Methadone based ERAS, Non-methadone based group
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Senthil Sadhasivam
MelanomaCutaneous Melanoma Resectable, Melanoma
Neoadjuvant RP2 + Nivolumab in Patients With Melanoma
This is a Phase II study is being done to determine whether a new combination of therapies is safe and effective for adults to treat Melanoma before surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT07862530
- Testing
- RP2 (vusolimogene oderparepvec), Nivolumab, Definitive Surgical Resection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Yana Najjar