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The effect of head position as a nonpharmacological therapy on acute ischemic stroke (AIS) remains inconclusive. Recent HOPES2 (Head dOwn-Position for acutE moderate ischemic Stroke with large artery atherosclerosis) suggest the safety, feasibility, and potential benefit of the h…

This is a pragmatic clinical trial that will study the effect of a radiomics-based computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) tool on clinicians' management of pulmonary nodules (PNs) compared to usual care. Adults aged 35-89 years with 8-30mm PNs evaluated at Penn Medicine PN clinics will u…

Pancreatic cancer, which has a poor prognosis, is becoming increasingly common in industrialized countries. Chemotherapy is the main treatment available for metastatic disease. Response to chemotherapy is currently assessed using imaging to monitor changes in the size of lesions …

Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a hereditary disease of skin tissues that causes painful bleeding blisters in the skin and mucous membrane. The prevalence of this disease is 1 in 50,000. The severity of the disease varies depending on the type of disease and may even lead to death.…

The purpose of this study is to find out whether the combination of glofitamab and lenalidomide is an effective treatment for relapsed or refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma

This study is a two-arm, multicenter, randomized controlled clinical trial on whether single-port extraperitoneal VIP RARP is non-inferior to multi-port transperitoneal RARP in terms of functional recovery rate and other key metrics.

This Phase 2 randomized cotrolled trial (RCT) will assess the safety and efficacy of pregnenolone (PREG; 300 mg/day, b.i.d dosing) vs. placebo (PBO) over a 12 week treatment period, and at 1-month post-treatment follow-up in individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD).

Urothelial cancers of the bladder and upper urinary tract account for over 200,000 deaths and 600,000 diagnoses annually worldwide. The most common presenting symptom is hematuria (blood in urine), triggering a cascade of tests, including an invasive examination of the bladder us…

The MAST-GR study is a randomized controlled interventional trial with parallel treatment arms and 1:1 allocation The primary objective of the study is to compare the safety and efficacy of a single intra-articular infiltration of Bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) with one…

The goal of this clinical study is to evaluate the effect of nutritional intervention program based on dietary products in the clinical treatment of newly diagnosed children with type 1 diabetes. The main question aims to answer is: whether high fiber diet can protect beta-cell f…

Preeclampsia (PE) is an important pregnancy complication and cause of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. The underlying etiology and pathophysiology of preeclampsia is incompletely understood but it involves dysfunctional cytotrophoblastic invasion, placental ischemi…

This study hypothesized that excessive cadmium is related to clinical pain, depression, and cognitive impairment, and that related indicators will improve after cadmium is eliminated.

Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is a common complication affecting heart transplant patients. This condition causes narrowing of the heart arteries leading to graft dysfunction. Surveillance for CAV is vital; however an ideal approach has not been established. The goal of th…

Suicide prevention is a top priority for VA as all continue to seek new and inventive ways to reduce suicide rates among Veterans. Many experts agree that suicide prevention efforts could be improved by making suicide-specific interventions easier to access. The current project a…

The purpose of this research is to gather information on the safety and effectiveness of using an imaging technique called magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to decrease radiation dose to the uninvolved prostate (areas of the prostate that do not clearly have cancer cells) while in…

This phase I trial studies the best dose and side effects of recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) carrying the human (h) sodium iodide symporter (NIS) and Interferon (IFN) beta (β) genes (VSV-hIFNβ-NIS) in combination with cemiplimab in patients with T-cell lymphoma. A vi…

This study aims to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair augmented with the BioBrace® Implant vs. arthroscopic rotator cuff repair alone in subjects requiring surgical intervention for a full-thickness rotator cuff tear.

The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of an integrated infectious disease/substance use disorder (SUD) clinical team intervention approach in patients hospitalized with severe injection-related infections (SIRI) who use drugs. The main question this study a…

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a medical condition where a person has great difficulty with breathing, or stops breathing all together, while asleep. This is a medical condition for which one of the current standard treatments is the use of a custom made dental appliance to hel…

A phase 1b clinical trial of 13-valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine (PCV13) developed by Sinovac Life Science Co., Ltd will be conducted in children aged 2 months (42-89 days) and 2 to 5 years. The objective of the study is to evaluate the safety and immunogenici…