Clinical trials: sponsored by Northwestern University
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Wear-Time Trial for Self-Fitting Hearing Aid
This document describes a clinical validation study for a double-blind repeated-measures comparative study of the Great Nordic (GN) self-fitting method to a validated audiology-best-practices method when fitting the GN…
- Trial name
- NCT04823494
- Testing
- Hearing aids
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GN Hearing A/S
COVID-19, Oscillation and Lung Expansion
Oscillation and Lung Expansion Therapy in Patients With COVID-19
A Pilot Study of the Use of Oscillation and Lung Expansion (OLE) Therapy in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19
- Trial name
- NCT04582214
- Testing
- MetaNeb® System
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Hill-Rom
HF - Heart Failure, Diabetes Mellitus
Polydiuretic Therapy for Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction and Diabetes Mellitus
This is a single-center, non-randomzied pilot study investigating a combination of targeted therapies as possible treatment for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).
- Trial name
- NCT04697485
- Testing
- Bumetanide 0.5 mg, dapaglifozin 5 mg, eplerenone 25 mg
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Pain, Postoperative, Obesity
TC02 Obese Women Using It Morphine vs PCA IV Hydromorphone for Post-Cesarean Analgesia
Cesarean deliveries are the most commonly performed surgery in the United States and account for 32.9% of all births.8,9 The ASA recommends the use of neuraxial opioids of post-cesarean analgesia partly because respiratory…
- Conditions
- Pain, Postoperative, Obesity, Respiratory Insufficiency
- Trial name
- NCT03282669
- Testing
- Intrathecal Morphine, Intravenous hydromorphone
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Depression, Postpartum
The Effect of Magnesium on Maternal Mood, Cognitive Function, and Birth Experience
Magnesium is sometimes used to prevent seizures in the setting of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. The primary aim of this study is to determine if women who receive magnesium are less likely to experience postpartum…
- Trial name
- NCT02454322
- Testing
- Magnesium Sulfate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Pain, Chronic
Phenol Neurolysis of Genicular Nerves for Chronic Knee Pain
Chronic knee pain from osteoarthritis (OA) is commonly treated with total knee arthroplasty (TKA) when conservative therapies fail to provide pain relief. More than 600,000 TKAs are performed in the U.S.
- Trial name
- NCT03973177
- Testing
- Phenol Injection, Methylprednisolone Injection
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Castration Levels of Testosterone, Castration-Resistant Prostate Carcinoma
sEphB4-HSA in Treating Patients With Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
The purpose of this phase II, single-arm, open-label, three center study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of sEphB4-HSA in patients with mCRPC (metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer).
- Conditions
- Castration Levels of Testosterone, Castration-Resistant Prostate Carcinoma, Castration-Resistant Prostate Carcinoma Refractory to Second-Generation Androgen Receptor Axis-Targeted Agents, Metastatic Prostate Adenocarcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT04033432
- Testing
- Recombinant EphB4-HSA Fusion Protein
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Adult Angiosarcoma, Recurrent Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Daily Oral Regorafenib for Chemotherapy-Refractory, Metastatic and Locally Advanced Angiosarcoma
The purpose of this study is to see whether a drug called regorafenib might be effective in treating angiosarcoma. This study is for patients who have angiosarcoma that has gotten worse after they received chemotherapy.
- Conditions
- Adult Angiosarcoma, Recurrent Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Stage III Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Stage IV Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT02048722
- Testing
- regorafenib
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Psoriasis
Genetic Analysis of Pediatric Psoriasis
This study will ascertain approximately 150 subjects, which will include pediatric psoriasis patients diagnosed before age 12, parents not affected by psoriasis, and if a family history is indicated, up to third-degree family…
- Trial name
- NCT03768284
- Testing
- Saliva or buccal sample
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Healthy Adults, Atopic Dermatitis
Sweat and Gas Sensor for Healthy Skin and Atopic Dermatitis
Pilot study of a wearable gas and sweat skin sensor
- Conditions
- Healthy Adults, Atopic Dermatitis, Wearables, Sweat Sensor
- Trial name
- NCT03874039
- Testing
- Gas sensor, Sweat Sensor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Urinary Retention
Optimizing the Management of Postpartum Urinary Retention
A study aimed at characterizing the comparing duration of catheterization for treatment of postpartum urinary retention (PUR) and characterizing short and long-term pelvic floor symptoms in women who have PUR.
- Trial name
- PUR (NCT04187365)
- Testing
- Duration of Indwelling Catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Cognitive Impairments
The "Light for the Brain" Study
Cognitive impairment (such as memory problems) due to cancer and its treatment can interfere with quality of life and can linger long after treatment has ended, yet research examining cognitive rehabilitation approaches has…
- Conditions
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Cognitive Impairments, Sleep, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT02677987
- Testing
- Intervention systematic light exposure, Comparison systematic light exposure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Malignant Glioma, Recurrent Glioblastoma
Tremelimumab and Durvalumab in Combination or Alone in Treating Patients With Recurrent Malignant Glioma
The main purpose of this trial is to investigate the effects of a new class of drugs that help the patient's immune system attack their tumor (glioblastoma multiforme - GBM).
- Trial name
- NCT02794883
- Testing
- Durvalumab, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Surgical Procedure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Hypertension
The Smart Hypertension Control Study
Investigators at Northwestern University will partner with Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Omron") to conduct a randomized controlled trial of a hypertension personal control program (HPCP), known as Lark…
- Trial name
- iSmartHyp (NCT03288142)
- Testing
- Hypertension Coaching Application and Home Monitor, Control: Tracking Application and Home Monitor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 333 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Hypertension
A Pilot Study of Hypertension Management Using Remote Patient Monitoring
The investigators will conduct a pragmatic pilot test of a remote patient monitoring system (RPM) for blood pressure measurement for Medicare patients with hypertension.
- Trial name
- NCT04604925
- Testing
- Remote patient monitoring for hypertension
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7,068 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Paresis, Stroke
FAME: Functional Assessment of a Myoelectric Orthosis Hand Orthoses
The primary study objective is to compare post-stroke upper extremity (UE) movement while wearing a brace called the MyoPro 2 Motion G versus UE movement while wearing a resting splint and no device in stroke survivors with…
- Trial name
- FAME (NCT04266158)
- Testing
- Myoelectric UE Device-UE Orthosis-No Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Light
Cardiometabolic Outcomes With Light Exposure During Sleep
This study tested the hypothesis that acute exposure to light during nighttime sleep adversely affects cardiometabolic function.
- Trial name
- NCT05317559
- Testing
- room light
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Cancer, Cancer, Treatment-Related
Development of ImmunOncoTool
The purpose of this study is to facilitate the recognition and early management of Immune Related Adverse Events (irAEs) experienced by cancer patients taking immunotherapy.
- Trial name
- ACS-MRA (NCT04513678)
- Testing
- ImmunOncoTool Condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Chronic Pediatric Skin Conditions
The Impact of Pediatric Skin Disorders: The "Big" Study
This study leverages the availability of a validated series of instruments to measure the effect of highly visible, chronic skin disorders, including atopic dermatitis (AD), on patients 8 years of age and above in causing stigma…
- Trial name
- NCT03544866
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,666 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Pain, Breastfeeding
The Effect of Neuraxial Analgesia on Maternal Breastfeeding
A previous randomized trial showed a possible negative association with labor neuraxial analgesia with high compared to low doses of fentanyl, and breastfeeding at 6 weeks postpartum.
- Trial name
- NCT01074190
- Testing
- Group 1, Group 2, Group 3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 345 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
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