A listing of in-health medical research trials actively recruiting patient volunteers. Search for closest city to find more detailed information on a research study in your area.
What is the purpose of this study?The purpose of this study is to gather information on cardiovascular changes in hemodialysis patients, both home-hemo and conventional hemo-dialysis. Research indicates that cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and those on dialysis.THIS STUDY IS …
What is the purpose of this study?The purpose of the BIGKiDs Biobank study is to help discover genomic factors that cause or contribute to kidney disease and related disorders in children. Samples and data will also be shared with other researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) as well as with …
What is the purpose of this study?The overall goal of the funded proposal is to develop prototypes of a portable and deployable point-of-care comprehensive coagulation analyzer for diagnosis and management of coagulation abnormalities in trauma patients. The goal for the IU subaward is preliminary testing of the Levisonics’ coagulation device …
The investigators propose to conduct a dose-escalation trial of an FDA-approved antiepileptic drug, lacosamide, added to opioid therapy in patients with chronic abdominal pain fromhronic pancreatitis (CP). This pilot trial will test the feasibility of the study design andvide reassurance regarding the tolerability and safety of lacosamide used concomitantly with …
What is this study about?Cardiac-resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a type of heart failure (HF) treatment that improves the way your heart works, improves your ability to exercise, reduces hospitalization, and lengthens your lifespan. CRT can be delivered by pacing in one of two different configurations: biventricular pacing (BiVP) or pacing …
What is the purpose of this study?The purpose of this study is to participate in a registry of patients with congenital heart disease. Patient data from the United States, Canada, and South America (whose institutions of care are members of the Congenital Heart Surgeon’s Society) will be submitted to this …
The overall objective is to compare the effect of Vancomycin and Tobramycin powder combined (treatment) to Vancomycin powder (control) in the reduction of post-fixation infections ofbial plateau and tibial pilon fractures at high risk of infection (collectively consideredhe "study injuries").
What is the purpose of this study?This is a multicenter, observational study of adults receiving pegvaliase for the treatment of PKU. Pegvaliase is a Phe-metabolising enzyme indicated to reduce blood Phe concentrations in patients with PKU who have uncontrolled blood Phe concentrations > 600 μmol/L on existing management. The study …
People who undergo heart surgery are at risk for accumulating extra fluid in the body, which may negatively affect the body’s ability to heal after surgery. The purpose of this research is to determine if markers in your blood can help identify those patients who are at greatest risk for …
What is the purpose of this study?The purpose of this placebo-controlled study is to determine how well ferric citrate will lower the level of FGF23, maintain or correct anemia and iron levels in the blood and maintain normal levels of serum phosphate in children with CKD stages 3 and 4 …
