There are about 173942 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in United States. The country of the clinical trial is determined by the location of where the clinical research is being studied. Most studies are often held in multiple locations & countries.
The purpose of this research study is to understand how the brain processes and controls speech in healthy people. The investigators are doing this research because it will help identify the mechanisms that allow people to perceive their own speech errors and to learn new speech sounds, which may be applied to people who have communication disorders. 15 participants will be enrolled into this part of the study and can expect to be on study for 4 visits of 2-4 hours each.
Previous studies in humans indicate that anthocyanin-rich berries can positively alter fat oxidation and insulin sensitivity. This study will determine if this is also true with elderberries, which are a more concentrated source of anthocyanins compared to other commonly consumed berries.
The purpose of our study is to examine the effects of a 4-week vinyasa yoga program on sleep-related and cardiovascular outcomes in adults with insomnia symptoms. This study will examine the following aims: To examine the effects of a 4-week vinyasa yoga program compared to a non-active control condition on subjective and objective sleep-related outcomes in adults who report insomnia symptoms. To examine the effects of a 4-week vinyasa yoga program compared to a non-active control on cardiovascular health. To examine the effects of a single session of vinyasa yoga compared to a non-active control condition on sleep- and cardiovascular-related outcomes collected overnight. Researchers will compare the yoga group and the non-active control group to see if there are any improvements in sleep and cardiovascular health.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the accuracy and consistency of the X-Trodes acquisition system compared to a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared clinical electrophysiology device.
The goal of this clinical trial is to demonstrate the bioequivalence of single oral administration of K-001 relative to single oral co-administration of separate tablets of K-877-ER and CSG452 in healthy adult volunteers, and to characterize the food effect on the Pharmacokinetics(PK) of K-001.
Background: Nightshift health care employees can experience greater likelihood of health threats such as weight gain, hypertension, and sleep disturbances. Evidence indicates a willingness of nightshift health care professionals to engage in wellness activities initiated at the work setting and during the assigned nightshift. In this single site study at a freestanding pediatric tertiary care hospital, inpatient units will be randomized to one of two nightshift interventions during an 8-week study period (mindfulness plus sleep hygiene or physical activity plus sleep hygiene). Immediately following the first study period, the randomized units will begin a second study period in which they will continue with the intervention first received but shall add the intervention not initially received. While there are hundreds of studies that describe the adverse health and safety effects of night shift work, there are few studies where interventions are tested for their efficacy to reduce the harm to workers or improve their well-being. Currently the few intervention studies that exist focus on the scheduling, duration and timing of work shifts, the timing of meals, and aspects of lighting in the workplace. Other interventions, such as those proposed in this study, have not been tested systematically using a rigorous design. Purpose and Methods: The purpose of this study, using a cluster cross-over randomized trial design, is to measure the impact on professional quality of life (primary endpoint) and medication administration error, role-related meaning, and sleep quality (secondary endpoints) of either a mindfulness intervention plus sleep hygiene (Arm A) or a physical activity intervention plus sleep hygiene (Arm B) in the first study period, and the combination of both interventions on the same outcomes in the second study period for nightshift health care employees.
Latino Kick Buts (LKB) is a smoking cessation treatment program available to Strong Memorial Hospital patients who smoke. LKB encompasses two integrated components: (1) a 12-week text messaging counseling program with interactive capabilities and (2) pharmacotherapy support (provision of nicotine replacement therapy at no cost). LKB utilization among Latinos who smoke remains minimal. This study aims to identify the types of text messages more effective in enrolling Latinos who smoke, identified in the electronic medical record, into LKB.
Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by low bone mass and structural deterioration of bone tissue leading to bone fragility (i.e., weakness) and an increased risk for fracture. Bone strength is a critical factor in a bone's ability to resist fracture and is clearly an important outcome in studies of osteoporosis. The current standard for assessing bone health and diagnosing osteoporosis is to use dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) to quantify the areal bone mineral density (BMD), typically at the hip and spine. However, DXA-derived BMD has limited discriminatory accuracy for distinguishing individuals that experience fragility fracture from those who do not. One well known limitation of DXA-derived BMD is that it does not adequately assay bone strength. There is a critical unmet need to identify persons more accurately with diminished bone strength who are at high risk of experiencing a fragility fracture in order to determine an appropriate therapy. A potential new diagnostic approach to assess skeletal health and improve osteoporosis diagnosis is the use of Cortical Bone Mechanics Technology (CBMT). CBMT leverages multifrequency vibration analysis to conduct a noninvasive, dynamic 3-point bending test that makes direct, mechanical measurements of ulnar cortical bone. Data indicates that CBMT-derived ulnar flexural rigidity accurately estimates ulnar whole bone strength and provides information about cortical bone that is unique and independent of DXA-derived BMD. However, the clinical utility of CBMT-derived flexural rigidity has not yet been demonstrated. The investigators have designed a clinical study to assess the accuracy of CBMT-derived ulnar flexural rigidity in discriminating post-menopausal women who have suffered a fragility fracture from those who have not. These data will be compared to DXA-derived peripheral and central measures of BMD obtained from the same subjects.
The purpose of this clinical validation is to evaluate the the clinical bias, the limits of agreement, and the clinical repeatability of measuring oral temperature using a new thermometer, NC° Thermometer (Gen 3), compared to a reference clinical thermometer.
The goal of this study is to evaluate non-drug approaches to reducing dental anxiety prior to non-surgical root canal treatment. This will be done by comparing two relaxation methods which will be performed immediately prior to scheduled, clinical non-surgical root canal treatment. Measures of anxiety will be evaluated prior to, and after, the relaxation intervention, as well as after the non-surgical root canal treatment is completed. Participation in the study is completed in a single study visit.