Clinical trials: sponsored by Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Chronic Low-back Pain
Efficacy of Spinal Manipulation Therapy or Mindfulness-based Reduction Therapy on Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
Chronic Pain Management (CPM) has increasingly utilized long-term opioid analgesic therapy, a change associated with increased opioid abuse (a greater exposure in vulnerable individuals), non-pain health consequences (hormone…
- Trial name
- NCT04744883
- Testing
- Spinal Manipulation Therapy (SMT), Naloxone, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Therapy (MT)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), Alcohol Misuse
PNF RCT to Decrease Alcohol Use and Increase HIV Prevention
Randomized controlled trial to test the preliminary efficacy and mediating mechanism of a personalized normative feedback intervention on behavioral intentions, heavy alcohol use, and HIV/STI prevention among adolescents and…
- Conditions
- HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), Alcohol Misuse, STI
- Trial name
- NCT07731932
- Testing
- PNF - HIV norms, PNF - Alcohol use norms, PNF - HIV and alcohol use norms
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
De-implementing Inhaled Nitric Oxide for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
The purpose of this study is to determine if de-implementation of inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) in the post-natal resuscitation/stabilization phase affects the composite outcome of extracorporeal life support (ECLS) use and/or…
- Trial name
- NCT05213676
- Testing
- Inhaled Nitric Oxide (iNO) use, De-implementation of Inhaled Nitric Oxide (iNO) use
- Where
- 19 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 900 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Intubation, Cardiovascular Surgical Procedure
Reducing Reintubation Risk in High-Risk Cardiac Surgery Patients With High-Flow Nasal Cannula
The iCAN trial is a pragmatic randomized controlled trial that aims to test the hypothesis that HFNC versus usual care oxygenation strategies applied immediately after initial extubation after cardiac surgery decreases the…
- Trial name
- NCT04782817
- Testing
- Recommendation for high flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy order set, Provider choice usual care order set
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,568 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Malignant Gastric Outlet Obstruction
Endoscopic Gastroenterostomy Versus Surgical Gastrojejunostomy
Recent comparative data suggest that EUS gastroenterostomy offers more durable patency than enteral stents for treatment of malignant GOO, leading some endoscopists to suggest that EUS gastroenterostomy should be the preferred…
- Trial name
- NCT06567691
- Testing
- EUS Gastrojejunostomy, Surgical Gastrojejunostomy, Gastric Outlet Obstruction Scoring System (GOOSS)
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Cardiac Arrest, Out-Of-Hospital, Hypotension
Cardiac Arrest - Ultrasound Detection of Occult Perfusion
The goal of this study is to describe the population of patients presenting after out of hospital cardiac arrest with occult perfusion, defined as a patient without a palpable pulse but with some evidence of pulsatile arterial…
- Trial name
- NCT07897370
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Rett Syndrome, RTT
Neurophysiologic Biomarkers in Rett Syndrome
The goal of this observational study is to identify candidate biomarkers in individuals with Rett Syndrome (RTT). The main questions it aims to answer are: Do these biomarkers change during clinical changes in individuals with…
- Conditions
- Rett Syndrome, RTT, Rett Syndrome, Atypical
- Trial name
- NCT05932589
- Testing
- EEG and Auditory and Visual Evoked Potentials (AEP and VEP), Clinical assessment
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 222 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Liver Cirrhosis
AI-SC Multi-center Study
To examined the opportunity for Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents to evaluate transplant candidacy objectively at LT-SC, with a large language models (LLM) representing the expertise of each individual specialist (hepatologist…
- Trial name
- NCT07885007
- Testing
- evaluate the alignment between AI-SC recommendations and LT-SC decisions, Multi AI-SC model
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Autonomic Failure, Pure Autonomic Failure
Effects of Midodrine and Droxidopa on Splanchnic Capacitance in Autonomic Failure
The purpose of this study is to learn more about the effects of midodrine and droxidopa, two medications used for the treatment of orthostatic hypotension (low blood pressure on standing), on the veins of the abdomen of patients…
- Conditions
- Autonomic Failure, Pure Autonomic Failure, Multiple System Atrophy, Parkinson Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02897063
- Testing
- Droxidopa, Midodrine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Diabetes Mellitus
Multicenter Assessment of the Pancreas in Type 1 Diabetes
The overall goal of this research is to develop and validate standard operating procedures (SOP) to assess the human pancreas in individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and other forms of diabetes using advanced, quantitative…
- Trial name
- MAP-T1D (NCT03585153)
- Testing
- Non-contrast magnetic resonance imaging
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Australia
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Hiv
Healer-initiated HIV Counseling and Testing Versus Standard of Care in Rural South Africa
South Africa has made progress towards their 95-95-95 goals, yet a substantial proportion of the population do not test regularly.
- Trial name
- NCT06483854
- Testing
- HIV counseling and testing from a traditional health practitioner
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 230,907 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease
Improving Outcomes Assessment in Chronic GVHD
The purpose of this study is to see if recent guidelines proposed by the National Institutes of Health for the diagnosis, staging, and response assessment of people with chronic GVHD can improve our understanding of this…
- Trial name
- NCT00637689
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 601 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Supine Hypertension, Autonomic Failure
Effect of Raised Head of the Bed on Lying Blood Pressure in Autonomic Failure
Many persons with autonomic failure often have high blood pressure when lying down (supine hypertension). This study is exploring the impact of decreased venous return to the heart (achieved by raising the head of the bed) to…
- Trial name
- NCT04502225
- Testing
- Tilt, Elevated trunk, Tilt - In home
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Intradialytic Hypotension
Prevention of Intradialytic Hypotension by Inhibiting Bradykinin B2 Receptor
Currently, there is no medication available to adequately treat patients undergoing hemodialysis who are suffering from intradialytic hypotension (IDH).
- Trial name
- NCT05834777
- Testing
- Icatibant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Dysphagia
Non-invasive Markers of Esophageal Function in Adults
The investigator proposes to study electrical activity reflective of esophageal motility in adults noninvasively by the use of multichannel electroesophagogram (EESG) and magnetoesophagogram (MESG) recordings.
- Trial name
- NCT04074356
- Testing
- Clinical measure questionnaires, EESG, MESG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Microbial Colonization, Eye Diseases
Assessment of the Ocular Microbiome in Health and Disease
The objective of this application is to illustrate the core constituents of the ocular surface microbiome, describe factors that promote colonization, and assess the ocular microbiome's role in the health of the anterior segment.
- Conditions
- Microbial Colonization, Eye Diseases, Ophthalmopathy
- Trial name
- NCT05414994
- Testing
- Eye swab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Foot Injury
From Opinion to Evidence: Multi-site Evaluation of Custom Dynamic Orthosis Best Practices
This study is designed to support evidence-based practice and optimal care by evaluating how different configurations of two types of carbon fiber custom dynamic orthoses (CDOs) influences outcomes following traumatic lower…
- Trial name
- AFOSVA (NCT06352788)
- Testing
- Modular Carbon Fiber Custom Dynamic Orthosis (CDO), Mono Carbon Fiber Custom Dynamic Orthosis (CDO)
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Jason Wilken
Type 1 Diabetes
Sleep Coach for Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes
The goal of this work is to conduct a randomized trial evaluating the effects of a behavioral intervention to increase sleep duration and quality for adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D).
- Trial name
- NCT06516614
- Testing
- Sleep Coach, Diabetes Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Immunization; Infection|Transplantation Infection|Influenza, Influenza
High vs. Standard Dose Influenza Vaccines in Lung Transplant (Repeater)
This will be a follow-up study to the "Comparison of High Dose vs. Standard Dose Influenza Vaccine in Lung Allograft Recipient" study (DMID Protocol Number 22-0014) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
- Trial name
- NCT07192458
- Testing
- Fluzone High Dose Inactivated Influenza Vaccine, Fluzone Standard Dose Inactivated Influenza Vaccine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Aging, Depression
Cognitive Enhancement in Recurrent Depression (The COG-D-R Study)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a combination of non-drug treatments works to benefit memory, thinking, and brain functioning in older individuals with recurrent depression.
- Conditions
- Aging, Depression, Cognitive Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT07527273
- Testing
- Depression Cognitive Training, Non-Specific Cognitive Training, tDCS (active stimulation)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center