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Assessment of Support With Impella® Best Practices in Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Ca1
Abiomed Inc. AMI Cardiogenic Shock
The observational study titled "Observational Assessment of Support with Impella Best Practices in Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock (OASIS-AMICS)" aims to evaluate the safety outcomes of patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock (AMICS) w1 expand

The observational study titled "Observational Assessment of Support with Impella Best Practices in Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock (OASIS-AMICS)" aims to evaluate the safety outcomes of patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock (AMICS) who receive Impella CP during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and who are managed with Impella best practices while receiving guideline-directed standard of care. This prospective, multicenter study will enroll up to 350 hemodynamically unstable patients with cardiogenic shock of less than 12 hours duration and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) of less than 24 hours duration. Cardiogenic shock will be confirmed by tissue hypoperfusion (lactate ≥ 2.5mmol/L and/or SvO2 <55% with a normal PaO2) and systolic blood pressure <100 mmHg and/or need for vasopressor therapy (dopamine/norepinepherine or epinephrine). Patients will be assessed for various safety endpoints, including a composite safety endpoint involving major bleeding, acute limb ischemia, and acute kidney injury. Secondary endpoints will evaluate all-cause mortality, major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE), and hospitalizations through 1-year post-Impella implant. All patients presenting with AMICS at study sites will be screened for inclusion in the study after hospital discharge (or after death, if prior to hospital discharge). IRB approved consent waiver will be used to collect data from electronic health records from; Impella placement to discharge and post-discharge at 30 days post-Impella implant, 6 months post-Impella implant, and 1 year post-Impella implant.

Type: Observational [Patient Registry]

Start Date: Jul 2025

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Cervical Ripening Balloons for Same-Day Cervical Prep
University of New Mexico Dilation and Evacuation
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a cervical ripening balloon (Foley balloon) works to prepare the cervix before same-day outpatient dilation and evacuation (D&E). The main questions it aims to answer are: - Is cervical preparation with cervical ripening balloon for same-day outpat1 expand

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a cervical ripening balloon (Foley balloon) works to prepare the cervix before same-day outpatient dilation and evacuation (D&E). The main questions it aims to answer are: - Is cervical preparation with cervical ripening balloon for same-day outpatient D&E non-inferior to cervical preparation with osmotic dilators? - How feasible and safe is cervical preparation with cervical ripening balloon for same-day outpatient D&E? - How acceptable is cervical preparation with cervical ripening balloon for same-day outpatient D&E? Participants will: - Have cervical preparation with cervical ripening balloon (experimental group) or osmotic dilators (usual care group) - Complete two surveys, one about the cervical preparation and one about the D&E procedure

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Apr 2025

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Alzheimer's Tau Platform: Master Protocol
Paul S. Aisen Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer Disease Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease
The goal of the Alzheimer's Tau Platform (ATP) is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of tau-directed therapies, alone or in combination with the anti-amyloid monoclonal antibody, donanemab, in adults aged 50-80 with late preclinical or early prodromal Alzheimer's disease. This platform trial1 expand

The goal of the Alzheimer's Tau Platform (ATP) is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of tau-directed therapies, alone or in combination with the anti-amyloid monoclonal antibody, donanemab, in adults aged 50-80 with late preclinical or early prodromal Alzheimer's disease. This platform trial allows for the simultaneous testing of multiple tau therapies under a shared master protocol. This means that multiple investigational products will be tested simultaneously or sequentially. Each investigational product will be tested in a regimen. The main questions the platform trial aims to answer are: - Does a tau-directed therapy, alone or in combination with donanemab, reduce tau buildup in the brain compared to donanemab alone? - Does a tau-directed therapy, alone or in combination with donanemab, slow disease progression based on brain imaging, fluid biomarkers, and measures of memory and thinking? Participants will: - Be randomized to a treatment regimens, each containing different tau therapies. The exact number of treatment regimens that will active at the time of screening will change over time. - Receive donanemab or placebo for 6 months, followed by 24 months of tau therapy alone or in combination with donanemab. - Undergo regular cognitive testing, brain scans (MRI/PET), and biomarker assessments over 30 months Participants will have an equal chance to be randomized to all regimens that are active at the time of screening. Once randomized to a regimen, participants will be randomized to one of three arms: (1) tau therapy alone, (2) a combination of donanemab and tau therapy, or (3) donanemab alone. New regimens will be continuously added as new investigational products become available. The Alzheimer's Tau Platform Trial will enroll additional participants as each new regimen becomes available. ATP will launch with one regimen: Regimen A: AADvac1. In the future, Regimen B ("Tau2") will launch with a second tau directed therapy.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Jul 2026

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A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of KarXT for the Treatment of Manic Episodes in Bipolar1
Bristol-Myers Squibb Bipolar-I Disorder With Mania or Mania With Mixed Features
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of KarXT for the treatment of manic episodes in Bipolar-I Disorder expand

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of KarXT for the treatment of manic episodes in Bipolar-I Disorder

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Jun 2025

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A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Two Dose Levels of ONO-4578 With Opdivo®, in Combina1
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Colorectal Cancer
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of two dose levels of ONO-4578 with Opdivo® when added to mFOLFOX6 and bevacizumab versus SOC as first-line treatment for advanced CRC. expand

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of two dose levels of ONO-4578 with Opdivo® when added to mFOLFOX6 and bevacizumab versus SOC as first-line treatment for advanced CRC.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Nov 2025

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Stepped Care for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Study
Boston Medical Center Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Less than 20% of people with PTSD receive any treatment. This study extends a program of research by the investigator focused on developing adaptive (stepped) interventions for PTSD. The adaptive intervention sequences a digital mental health intervention (DMHI) and brief trauma- and skills-focused1 expand

Less than 20% of people with PTSD receive any treatment. This study extends a program of research by the investigator focused on developing adaptive (stepped) interventions for PTSD. The adaptive intervention sequences a digital mental health intervention (DMHI) and brief trauma- and skills-focused treatments for PTSD. The selected treatments are brief and scalable and less burdensome to systems of care. These treatments are: web-administered Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (webSTAIR), Brief STAIR, and Written Exposure Therapy (WET).

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Mar 2026

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ONC-LEUK-2406: The Impact of Systematic Financial Navigation in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Wake Forest University Health Sciences Acute Myeloid Leukemia
The purpose of this research is to see how personal financial burden (financial toxicity) related to cancer affects the overall health and quality of life by evaluating the impact of systematic financial navigation in addition to standard financial distress interventions during cancer treatment. expand

The purpose of this research is to see how personal financial burden (financial toxicity) related to cancer affects the overall health and quality of life by evaluating the impact of systematic financial navigation in addition to standard financial distress interventions during cancer treatment.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Jun 2025

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A Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Bemdaneprocel in Adults Who Have Parkinson's Dise1
BlueRock Therapeutics Parkinsons Disease (PD)
Study BRT-DA01-301 is a Phase 3 multicenter, randomized, sham surgery-controlled, double-blind study to assess efficacy and safety of bemdaneprocel in approximately 102 adults with Parkinson's Disease (PD). expand

Study BRT-DA01-301 is a Phase 3 multicenter, randomized, sham surgery-controlled, double-blind study to assess efficacy and safety of bemdaneprocel in approximately 102 adults with Parkinson's Disease (PD).

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Jun 2025

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Zanzalintinib Versus Everolimus in Participants With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Neuroendocrine1
Exelixis Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor (pNET) Extra-Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor (epNET)
The primary purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of zanzalintinib compared to everolimus in participants with previously treated, unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic neuroendocrine tumors. expand

The primary purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of zanzalintinib compared to everolimus in participants with previously treated, unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic neuroendocrine tumors.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Jul 2025

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Adapting and Assessing the Feasibility of a Telehealth Diabetes Prevention Program for Hispanic Ado1
Baylor College of Medicine Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
Hispanic adolescents are disproportionately burdened by type 2 diabetes (T2D). Social determinants of health (SDoH) serve as barriers to behavior change and participation in disease prevention efforts, especially among vulnerable adolescents. Telehealth is a potentially effective approach for deliv1 expand

Hispanic adolescents are disproportionately burdened by type 2 diabetes (T2D). Social determinants of health (SDoH) serve as barriers to behavior change and participation in disease prevention efforts, especially among vulnerable adolescents. Telehealth is a potentially effective approach for delivering disease prevention programs as it addresses some SDoH like transportation, childcare needs, and parent work schedules. Unfortunately, there are no theory- or evidence-based telehealth diabetes prevention program for Hispanic adolescents. Therefore the purpose of this study is to adapt an evidence-based diabetes prevention program for delivery via telehealth and to test the feasibility of this study among Hispanic adolescents (12-16 years) with obesity.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Apr 2025

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A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of the Hopeful and Healthy Living Program
Boston University Charles River Campus Serious Mental Illness Older Adults
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a novel psychosocial intervention is effective in helping adults over 50 with serious mental illness (SMI) increase their social connections and participate in more healthy lifestyle activities. The Hopeful and Healthy Living (HHL) intervention combine1 expand

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a novel psychosocial intervention is effective in helping adults over 50 with serious mental illness (SMI) increase their social connections and participate in more healthy lifestyle activities. The Hopeful and Healthy Living (HHL) intervention combines social skills training and training in cognitive self-management strategies in order to help older adults build healthy lifestyle and social routines. We predict that: - Individuals who participate in the HHL intervention will improve more in perceived social support (i.e., what people get from relationships such as reliance, reassurance of worth, attachment) and loneliness at the 4-, 8-, and 12-month follow-up assessments than those who receive treatment as usual (TAU). - Individuals who participate in the HHL intervention will improve more in overall psychosocial functioning at the 4-, 8-, and 12-month follow-up assessments than those who receive TAU. - Individuals who participate in the HHL intervention will improve more in cognitive functioning at the 4-, 8-, and 12-month follow-up assessments than those who receive TAU. - Individuals who participate in the HHL intervention will improve more in healthy behaviors (sleep, activity, diet) at the 4-, 8-, and 12-month follow-up assessments than those who receive TAU. In this trial, participants will be either receive the HHL intervention or participate in their regular treatment activities (treatment as usual). HHL vs. TAU will be compared to see if there are any differences in social support, cognition, loneliness, psychosocial functioning, or healthy lifestyle activities including physical activity, sleep, and diet. Participants will be asked to complete an interview-based assessment at baseline, 4-months, 8-months, and 12-months. After completing the baseline assessment, those who are in the experimental group will participate in the 16-week long HHL group intervention.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Mar 2025

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Changing Youth Narratives on Firearm Violence ("Run It Up") Intervention
George Washington University Injury Prevention
The Run It Up project is an experimental, theory-driven effort to address a specific connection between structural factors, youth identity development, and violence, where structural factors in some communities may limit adolescent beliefs about potential life-trajectories ("possible selves"), and1 expand

The Run It Up project is an experimental, theory-driven effort to address a specific connection between structural factors, youth identity development, and violence, where structural factors in some communities may limit adolescent beliefs about potential life-trajectories ("possible selves"), and foreground potential trajectories that include violence as integral. The intervention seeks to counter that dynamic by: 1) identifying alternative, non-violent identity trajectories that have attributes meaningful for youth and actualizing those trajectories through a community support structure; and 2) developing and disseminating multiple media products featuring narratives about these alternative trajectories. The goal is to change the calculation of possible selves for adolescents in the identity development stage through the introduction, and actualization, of desirable, tangible trajectories that do not involve violence or pro-violence norms, resulting in a reduction of youth involvement in firearm violence. The intervention and research is being conducted through a partnership between the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health and the Washington, DC community of Washington Highlands, and is funded through a grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). In the first phase, formative research was completed to identify attributes and alternative non-violent trajectories, determine intervention elements, develop an intervention "brand" representing the attributes, develop a baseline-follow-up survey measuring theoretical mediators/moderators, outcomes, and other potential influencing factors, and identify community data to be used for a time-series analysis. Now in the second phase, the baseline data from a sample of community youth and parents/guardians are currently being collected prior to implementing the intervention. Evaluation is a two group, quasi-experimental community cohort design using survey and community-level data.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Jul 2025

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Comparing the Safety and Efficacy of ASI-02 to Agitated Saline for Suspected Right-to-left Shunt
Agitated Solutions, Inc. Right-To-Left Shunt
This is a phase 3, multicenter, open-label, blinded, crossover trial in which each participant will undergo a randomized sequence of ASI-02 and agitated saline standard of care (SoC) via a saline contrast transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) study. expand

This is a phase 3, multicenter, open-label, blinded, crossover trial in which each participant will undergo a randomized sequence of ASI-02 and agitated saline standard of care (SoC) via a saline contrast transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) study.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Nov 2025

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A Study to Evaluate the Long-term Efficacy and Safety of KarXT + KarX-EC for Agitation in Alzheimer1
Bristol-Myers Squibb Alzheimer Disease Agitation
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of combined formulation of xanomeline tartrate/trospium chloride in an immediate release (IR) capsule (KarXT) and xanomeline enteric capsules (KarX-EC) in participants with agitation associated with Alzheimer's Disease who c1 expand

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of combined formulation of xanomeline tartrate/trospium chloride in an immediate release (IR) capsule (KarXT) and xanomeline enteric capsules (KarX-EC) in participants with agitation associated with Alzheimer's Disease who completed the parent studies CN012-0023 or CN012-0024.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Dec 2025

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Mirikizumab Administered at the Same Time as Tirzepatide in Adult Participants With Moderately to S1
Eli Lilly and Company Ulcerative Colitis Obesity or Overweight
The main purpose of this study is to show whether in these individuals, treatment with both mirikizumab and tirzepatide, compared with treatment with mirikizumab and placebo, leads to decrease or disappearance of UC symptoms, and loss of at least one-tenth of the overall body weight. Participation1 expand

The main purpose of this study is to show whether in these individuals, treatment with both mirikizumab and tirzepatide, compared with treatment with mirikizumab and placebo, leads to decrease or disappearance of UC symptoms, and loss of at least one-tenth of the overall body weight. Participation in this study will last up to 61 weeks, including 52 weeks of treatment.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Jun 2025

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A Study to Test Whether Vicadrostat (BI 690517) in Combination With Empagliflozin Helps People With1
Boehringer Ingelheim Heart Failure
This study is open to adults with chronic heart failure (HF) who have a reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of less than 40%. People can join the study if they have been diagnosed with chronic HF at least 3 months before they start on the study. The purpose of this study is to find ou1 expand

This study is open to adults with chronic heart failure (HF) who have a reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of less than 40%. People can join the study if they have been diagnosed with chronic HF at least 3 months before they start on the study. The purpose of this study is to find out whether a medicine called vicadrostat, in combination with another medicine called empagliflozin, helps people with chronic heart failure. In this study, participants are put into 2 groups randomly. Participants have an equal chance of being in either group. One group takes vicadrostat/empagliflozin tablets, and the other group takes placebo/empagliflozin tablets. Placebo tablets look like vicadrostat tablets but do not contain any medicine. Participants take the study medicines as tablets once a day for between about 6 months and about 3.5 years. During this time, they can continue their regular treatment for heart failure. Participants can stay in the study as long as they benefit from treatment and can tolerate it, for a maximum of about 3.5 years. During this time, they visit the study site regularly. The exact number of visits is different for each participant, depending on how long they stay in the study. The study staff may also contact the participants by phone for some visits. Participants also regularly answer questions about their well-being. The doctors document when participants experience worsening of their heart failure symptoms, go to hospital due to heart failure or die during the study. The time until these events are observed is compared between the two treatment groups to see whether the treatment works. The doctors also regularly check participants' health and take note of any unwanted effects.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: May 2025

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Effect of Tirzepatide on Markers of MASLD in Patients With Obesity
University of New Mexico MASLD Obesity
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease worldwide and predominately affects individuals with overweight and obesity, as well as those with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Tirzepatide is a medication used to treat1 expand

Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease worldwide and predominately affects individuals with overweight and obesity, as well as those with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Tirzepatide is a medication used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity. It has also been shown to help with MASLD. The purpose of this study is to study how tirzepatide affects the liver in patients with MASLD. Participants will be asked to: - Take tirzepatide for 12 months. - Come in for clinic visits every 3 months. - Have blood drawn at baseline, 6, and 12 months. - Complete a liver ultrasound at baseline and at 12 months.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Jun 2025

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Dose Range Finding Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of Tozorakimab in Adults With Uncontrolled A1
AstraZeneca Asthma
This is a dose-range finding, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase IIb study designed to assess efficacy and safety of tozorakimab administered subcutaneously in adult participants with uncontrolled asthma receiving medium-to-high dose inhaled corticosteroids. expand

This is a dose-range finding, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase IIb study designed to assess efficacy and safety of tozorakimab administered subcutaneously in adult participants with uncontrolled asthma receiving medium-to-high dose inhaled corticosteroids.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Mar 2025

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A Study to Evaluate TAR-210 Versus Intravesical Chemotherapy Treatment in Participants With High Ri1
Janssen Research & Development, LLC Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Neoplasms
The main purpose of this study is to compare the disease-free survival (the length of time after randomization that a participant survives without any signs or symptoms of the cancer returning, or progressing) between Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) treated participants receiving treatment with TAR-1 expand

The main purpose of this study is to compare the disease-free survival (the length of time after randomization that a participant survives without any signs or symptoms of the cancer returning, or progressing) between Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) treated participants receiving treatment with TAR-210 versus investigator's choice of intravesical chemotherapy for treatment of high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (HR-NMIBC).

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Sep 2025

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BioPoly® Partial Resurfacing Knee Implant IDE
BioPoly LLC Knee Pain Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis Cartilage Damage Cartilage Defects of the Knee Cartilage or Osteochondral Defects in the Knee
The goal of this randomized controlled clinical trial is to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the BioPoly® Partial Resurfacing Knee Implant for the treatment of cartilage defects of the distal femur in adult patients with knee pain and symptoms who are candidates for surgical intervention1 expand

The goal of this randomized controlled clinical trial is to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the BioPoly® Partial Resurfacing Knee Implant for the treatment of cartilage defects of the distal femur in adult patients with knee pain and symptoms who are candidates for surgical intervention of the knee compared to outcomes for the control group. The primary effectiveness endpoint is Month 24 composite clinical success (CCS) defined by: - no secondary surgical intervention (SSI) and - an improvement from baseline in the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) total score (scaled 0 to 100) of at least 10 points. Researchers will compare the CCS for the investigational device group to a control group receiving the standard of care, either microfracture or debridement). Subjects randomized to the investigational group will receive the BioPoly Knee device and those randomized to the control group will receive the current standard of care, either microfracture or debridement.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Mar 2025

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Reversing External-beam Radiotherapy-associated Fibrosis Syndrome: an Interventional Bayesian Adapt1
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Fibrosis Syndrome Lymphedema Head &Amp; Neck Cancer Fibrosis
To find out if adding medication can help treat or prevent lymphedema and/or fibrosis related to radiation therapy, in survivors of head and neck cancer. Researchers will compare these drugs to find the most effective therapy for preventing or limiting these side effects. expand

To find out if adding medication can help treat or prevent lymphedema and/or fibrosis related to radiation therapy, in survivors of head and neck cancer. Researchers will compare these drugs to find the most effective therapy for preventing or limiting these side effects.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Aug 2025

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Daily Nitrofurantoin Versus Bladder Fulguration Plus Daily Nitrofurantoin for Women With Recurrent1
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Recurrent UTIs Cystitis Recurrent
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the drug Nitrofurantoin (NF) taken as a daily antibiotic, works to treat cystitis compared to electrofulguration (EF) and Nitrofurantoin (NF) daily antibiotic. expand

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the drug Nitrofurantoin (NF) taken as a daily antibiotic, works to treat cystitis compared to electrofulguration (EF) and Nitrofurantoin (NF) daily antibiotic.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Apr 2026

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Pharmacologic Approaches to Preventing Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Recurrence After Liver Transp1
Mayo Clinic Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Liver Transplant, Complications PSC Biliary Strictures
This study aims to determine the efficacy of 36 months once-daily fenofibrate in preventing clinically-detectable recurrence of primary sclerosing cholangitis after liver transplantation, compared with a historical control cohort that was not treated with expand

This study aims to determine the efficacy of 36 months once-daily fenofibrate in preventing clinically-detectable recurrence of primary sclerosing cholangitis after liver transplantation, compared with a historical control cohort that was not treated with

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Apr 2025

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Real World Efficiency of Abrocitinib Treatment at Patients With Moderate to Severe Atopic Dermatiti1
Pfizer Atopic Dermatitis Atopic Dermatitis, Unspecified Dermatitis, Atopic
This is a prospective, multi-center observational study characterizing clinical and patient reported outcomes of patients receiving abrocitinib for moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (M2S AD) who had inadequate response (or intolerance) to ≤2 previous biologic therapies approved for M2S AD in the1 expand

This is a prospective, multi-center observational study characterizing clinical and patient reported outcomes of patients receiving abrocitinib for moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (M2S AD) who had inadequate response (or intolerance) to ≤2 previous biologic therapies approved for M2S AD in the United States. The aim of this study is to measure the effectiveness of abrocitinib in a real-world setting in patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis, with inadequate response or intolerance to ≤2 biologic therapies.

Type: Observational

Start Date: Apr 2026

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DEciphering CIrculating SIgnatures Of Infected Pancreatic Necrosis
University of Minnesota Acute Pancreatitis
The purpose of the study is to identify novel blood-based biomarkers for prediction and diagnosis of infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) in patients with necrotizing pancreatitis (NP). Acute pancreatitis (AP) is the leading cause of gastrointestinal hospital admissions, accounting for over 300,0001 expand

The purpose of the study is to identify novel blood-based biomarkers for prediction and diagnosis of infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) in patients with necrotizing pancreatitis (NP). Acute pancreatitis (AP) is the leading cause of gastrointestinal hospital admissions, accounting for over 300,000 emergency department visits annually and imposing a significant socio-economic burden. It is an acute inflammatory condition of the pancreas characterized by damage to the acinar cells, which triggers an inflammatory response and causes widespread systemic damage. In about 20% of cases, the disease progresses to necrotizing pancreatitis (NP), a severe form characterized by tissue necrosis. NP poses serious health risks, especially when the necrotic tissue becomes infected, leading to infected (peri-)pancreatic necrosis (IPN), which is associated with secondary organ failure (OF), sepsis, and mortality rates as high as 40%. While patients with sterile (peri-)pancreatic necrosis (SPN) can often be managed conservatively, those with IPN typically require antibiotics and therapeutic interventions such as endoscopic drainage or surgery. Timely recognition and treatment of IPN are crucial for improving patient outcomes, yet current diagnostic methods based on clinical symptoms and routine lab markers lack the specificity to reliably distinguish SPN from IPN in the early stages. Furthermore, while multifactorial scoring systems like Ranson, Imrie, and APACHE II predict necrosis and overall severity in AP, they are not accurate for identifying IPN or predicting mortality in NP. The diagnostic gap delays appropriate treatment, allowing the infection to advance and limiting available therapeutic options. The growing incidence and significant impact of AP and NP in the general population underscore the urgent need to better understand IPN pathophysiology and to develop specific diagnostic biomarkers that can improve prognosis, guide therapeutic decisions, and enhance patient outcomes.

Type: Observational

Start Date: Jul 2025

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