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 primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of four dose levels of liposomal doxorubicin, melphalan, and bortezomib in patients with relapsed/refractory MM and to identify a maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of this combination.
This study will determine if medical treatment of colitis (inflammation of the colon resulting in loose bowel movements, rectal bleeding, and belly pain) that is used for other colitis conditions, such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is safe and effective for treating colitis in patients with Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS). HPS is a hereditary disorder that causes albinism, visual impairment, and abnormal bleeding. Some patients also develop colitis, pulmonary fibrosis, and kidney disease. Patients with HPS and colitis who are 18 years of age or older may be eligible for this study. Participants receive treatment for their colitis symptoms with one or more of several study drugs, which include mesalamine (5-ASA), corticosteroids, infliximab and 6-mercaptopurine, adalimumab and tacrolimus. The drugs are added to the treatment plan one at a time to find the combination that works best for the individual patient. Patients who respond to one or more of the medications may continue treatment with that same combination for up to 6 months. Regular clinic visits are scheduled for blood tests, symptoms ratings questionnaires and periodic physical examinations and colonoscopies to measure the response to treatment and evaluate any side effects.
To develop and validate a non-invasive, in vivo, phenotyping method for CYP2D6 using the non-injurious neuroselective electrical stimulation technique: pain perception threshold/pain tolerance threshold (PPT/PTT) in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease.
This study is designed to estimate the relative bioavailability of alternative lapatinib oral formulations compared to the current tablet formulation.
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Combinations of biological substances in denileukin diftitox may be able to carry cancer-killing substances directly to non-Hodgkin lymphoma cells. Giving combination chemotherapy together with denileukin diftitox may kill more cancer cells. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well giving combination chemotherapy together with denileukin diftitox works in treating patients with newly diagnosed T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
This study examines if Ceftriaxone, an antibiotic, will improve symptoms of depression in Bipolar Disorder. Purpose: This study will examine whether the drug ceftriaxone can help patients with bipolar depression during short-term treatment of symptoms such as depressed mood, psychomotor retardation (slowed down thinking and movements), and problems with sleep. Recent studies suggest that abnormalities in the brain levels of the chemical glutamate may be involved in causing depression. Ceftriaxone increases a protein in the brain called GLT1, which is responsible for regulating brain levels of glutamate. People between 18 and 65 years of age with bipolar disorder who are currently in a depressive episode of at least 4 weeks but no longer than 12 months duration may be eligible for this study. Participants are admitted to the NIH Clinical Center for about 10 weeks. During the first 1 to 2 weeks, they are evaluated and tapered off any antidepressant or mood stabilizers they have been taking. They remain free of all medication for 2 weeks and are then randomly assigned to take either ceftriaxone or placebo for 6 weeks. The study drugs are given intravenously (through a vein) every day. To minimize discomfort, patients are given a PICC line - a tube that is inserted in a vein in the arm and remains there for the duration of drug treatment. This prevents the need for repeated intravenous injections. Patients have a physical examination at the beginning and at the end of the study and two electrocardiograms (ECG) during the study. They are evaluated periodically with a series of psychiatric rating scales to determine the effects of the study drug on mood and thinking and they have periodic blood tests to assess their health status. In addition, patients are asked to undergo a lumbar puncture (spinal tap) twice during the study to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF, the fluid that bathes the brain and spinal cord). The CSF is examined to try to understand how brain chemicals are related to depression and to the effects of ceftriaxone. A local anesthetic is given and a needle is inserted in the space between the bones in the lower back where the CSF circulates below the spinal cord. A small amount of fluid is collected through the needle. This test is optional. At the end of the study patients are offered free treatment for up to 3 months with standard medications for bipolar depression and a referral to a community physician for long-term treatment will be made.
The proposed work seeks to further understand the effects of LAA occlusion on cardiac structure and function, and in homeostasis. Numerous studies have implicated the left atrial appendage (LAA) as the source of the vast majority of left atrial thrombi in the setting of AF3. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center will be implanting a Left Atrial Appendage filter system (the WATCHMAN® Left Atrial Appendage Filter System, manufactured by Atritech, Inc.). We aim to follow these patients for six months post implant in order to assess their heart rhythm, function, and to do blood tests to evaluate for neurohormonal changes.
This is a prospective study to evaluating the ability of the PD2i Cardiac Analyzer to predict the risk of serious heart rhythm abnormalities in high-risk patients that do not already have an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether patients treated with Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) in conjunction with chemotherapy have a better overall survival rate than patients treated with chemotherapy alone.
Primary Objectives: 1. To classify the types of wound healing complications that occur after pre-operative radiation therapy and limb sparing resection for the treatment of soft tissue sarcomas of the extremity. 2. To evaluate the impact of each complication type on patient function and quality of life using the Toronto Extremity Salvage Score (TESS).