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Filter by:The proposed project seeks to achieve four objectives that will, collectively, evaluate the effectiveness of a one-year version of the Parent-Child Assistance Program (PCAP-1) -a model for a home visitation and case management program for parents who used substances during pregnancy. First, the proposed project aims to estimate the causal impact of PCAP-1 on preventing the need for foster care and promoting reunification. Second, the project will estimate PCAP-1's effectiveness in achieving other program goals: parent recovery, parent's connection with needed comprehensive community resources, and preventing future children from being exposed to drugs and alcohol prenatally. Third, the project intends to estimate any cost savings from the perspective of the state. Finally, causal evidence of program effectiveness across the prior three objectives would enable PCAP-1 to be rated according to strength of evidence on relevant federal registries (i.e., FFPSA and HOMEVEE). All four objectives will be pursued by leveraging an ongoing randomized control trial (RCT) of PCAP with substantial backing from public and private partners, including the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OK's Title IV-E agency). This quasi-experimental project will recruit 40 new participants to receive PCAP-1 services and will use data on participants from the existing trial for the control group. This extension of the original RCT is efficient and highly feasible, drawing upon and adapting an existing evaluation framework and protocol. This design will facilitate an unbiased estimation of one-year program effectiveness while also enabling a comparison of the differential effectiveness of PCAP-1 and the original three-year PCAP model as a secondary benefit. Moreover, given that the population PCAP serves are disproportionately poor and low-income and PCAP is designed to be culturally competent and relevant, PCAP-1 harbors the potential to address inequities in child welfare outcomes, substance use disorder treatment services, and child and family well- being by improving outcomes for these families. With a strong backing by state agencies and community partners, the evaluation of PCAP-1 will contribute to a knowledge gap in the field for in-home program models serving a highly vulnerable population with high rates of child welfare involvement and use of foster care.
The goal of this randomised clinical trial (open label) is to test the effect of supervised aerobic and resistance exercises in chronic liver disease patients being planned for living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). The main question it aims to answer are: - If pre-operative supervised aerobic and resistance exercise for 4 weeks can improve the measures of frailty (Liver frailty index, Short physical performance battery, pulmonary function tests) in chronic liver disease patients being planned for LDLT. - Can this approach also translate into clinically significant benefits in the postoperative outcomes of LDLT. Participants will be randomised into two groups receiving either 1. Standard medical therapy along with supervised aerobic and resistance exercises for 4 weeks. 2. Standard medical therapy. The two groups will be compared for progression of the measures of frailty ver the course of their participation as well as their post LDLT outcomes.
The VA wants to understand what type of integrative and whole health approaches are helpful for Veterans. The study is comparing two primary care based mental health treatments, a mindfulness class that teaches mindfulness meditation and a problem-solving class that teaches problem-solving skills and how to build resilience, for Veterans who are experiencing symptoms of anxiety, depression, and/or PTSD. The goal of the study is to understand if the classes reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and/or PTSD and increase overall functioning.
This is a Phase 1b/2 study evaluating the anti-PD1 antibody, cemiplimab, in combination with either S095018 (anti-TIM3 antibody), S095024 (anti-CD73 antibody), or S095029 (anti-NKG2A antibody) in adult participants with previously untreated advanced/metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with high PD-L1 expression. The study includes two parts: part A, the combination-therapy safety lead-in phase to determine the recommended dose for expansion (RDE) for S095018, S095024, and S095029 in combination with cemiplimab and part B, the randomized dose expansion phase to assess the efficacy of S095018, S095024, or S095029 in combination with cemiplimab. Study treatment will be administered for a maximum of 108 weeks, or until confirmed disease progression per iRECIST and/ or until meeting other treatment discontinuation criteria.
The goal of this study is to determine the efficacy of the study drug olutasidenib to treat newly diagnosed pediatric and young adult patients with a high-grade glioma (HGG) harboring an IDH1 mutation. The main question the study aims to answer is whether the combination of olutasidenib and temozolomide (TMZ) can prolong the life of patients diagnosed with an IDH-mutant HGG.
Background: Rare tumors of the genitourinary (GU) tract can appear in the kidney, bladder, ureters, and penis. Rare tumors are difficult to study because there are not enough people to conduct large trials for new treatments. Two drugs-sacituzumab govitecan (SG) and atezolizumab-are each approved to treat other cancers. Researchers want to find out if the two drugs used together can help people with GU. Objective: To test SG, either alone or combined with atezolizumab, in people with rare GU tumors. Eligibility: Adults aged 18 years and older with rare GU tumors. These may include small cell carcinoma of the bladder; squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder; primary adenocarcinoma of the bladder; renal medullary carcinoma; or squamous cell carcinoma of the penis. Design: Participants will be screened. They will have a physical exam with blood and urine tests. They will have tests of heart function. They will have imaging scans. They may need a biopsy: A small needle will be used to remove a sample of tissue from the tumor. Both SG and atezolizumab are given through a tube attached to a needle inserted into a vein in the arm. All participants will receive SG on days 1 and 8 of each 21-day treatment cycle. Some participants will also receive atezolizumab on day 1 of each cycle. Blood and urine tests, imaging scans, and other exams will be repeated during study visits. Treatment may continue for up to 5 years. Follow-up visits will continue for 5 more years.
To evaluate the diagnostic value of ultrasound in the assessment of the vocal cords compared with direct flexible laryngoscopy
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Pembrolizumab in combination with Olaparib in participants with relapsed/refractory Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma (PTCL). The study mainly aims to evaluate: - objective response rate (ORR) as per Cheson response criteria assessed by the independent central review - overall survival and progression-free survival - adverse events by CTCAE version 5.0 The administration of Pembrolizumab and Olaparib to participants will occur on Day 1 of each 3-week dosing cycle and will continue until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity, up to 35 cycles. Treatment with Olaparib will proceed continuously from Day 1 of Cycle 1, in 3-week dosing cycles in parallel with Pembrolizumab, up to 35 cycles, unless specific withdrawal/discontinuation criteria are met. After the end of treatment, each subject will be followed for 30 days for adverse event (AE) monitoring (serious AEs [SAEs] will be collected for 90 days after the end of treatment or 30 days after the end of treatment if the subject initiates new anticancer therapy, whichever is earlier).
This phase II trial tests the effects of ruxolitinib in combination with a de-intensified HLH-94 drug regimen has on patients with newly diagnosed hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a disorder caused by dysregulated immune responses (that is, immune responses that are too strong and cause inflammatory damage to normal tissues). The therapy used for HLH decreases the activity of the immune system. Ruxolitinib is a type of drug called a kinase inhibitor. It works by blocking the signals that cause inflammatory cells to multiply. De-intensified HLH-94 is a treatment regimen that includes 4 weeks of dexamethasone with the dose being decreased each week, and up to 4 weeks of etoposide. This combination is commonly used to treat HLH. Dexamethasone is a steroid medication that works by fighting inflammation. Etoposide is in a class of medications known as podophyllotoxin derivatives. It blocks a certain enzyme needed for cell division and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) repair and may kill cancer cells and is used to kill the types of white blood cells in HLH that are attacking the body. Giving ruxolitinib in combination with a de-intensified HLH-94 drug regimen may reduce toxic exposure to therapy while maintaining efficacy in patients with HLH.
The goal of this phase 1, first-in-human, interventional study is to test if the therapy can allow for successful islet transplantation from an unrelated donor without the use of long-term immunosuppression (or induce tolerance to islets). The study will examine results of six islet transplants performed in patients with a specific form of insulin-dependent type 2 diabetes. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Is the tolerance inducing therapy safe; and - Can the tolerance inducing therapy allow for the transplanted islets to survive and produce insulin without the use of the long-term immunosuppression commonly used after islet transplant. Participants will be asked to undergo islet transplant and repeat metabolic testing (requires hospitalization), track their blood glucose with a study provided continuous glucose monitor, and self-administer some of the therapy drugs. Over 75 days, treatments given in addition to standard of care for islet transplant (only if a suitable transplant donor is identified) are: An experimental cell therapy made from the donor's spleen (ToleraCell) An experimental antibody (DFI-105) Three other drugs that have been previously used in islet transplantation (sirolimus, etanercept, tocilizumab) Researchers will track your blood glucose, metabolic status, and insulin use over one year post-transplant and follow your overall health status for 5 years.