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Develop and evaluate the effectiveness of multi-level participatory interventions in reducing arsenic exposure among American Indian (AI) communities from North and South Dakota who participated in the Strong Heart Study (SHS).

This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blinded placebo controlled trial to assess the benefit of sulfasalazine in the treatment of PSC. The specific objectives of this study are to determine if sulfasalazine treatment 1) results in reduced serum ALP and other biomarkers of liv…

Denervation following spinal cord injury (SCI) limits beneficial application of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES). SCI with denervation results in extensive muscle atrophy that is accompanied with several cardio-metabolic health risks. The current proposal provides a no…

The MEDIUM study (U01DA045384) is a cluster-randomized trial based in Ukraine. The main goal of the study is to test the implementation strategies for mental health treatment services in OAT clinics. The study enrolled 12 OAT clinics from 12 geographically and epidemiologically …

The goal of this study is to learn about the effects of sacral neuromodulation in pediatric patients with gastrointestinal motility disorders. By combining advanced neuroimaging, patient-specific biophysical modeling, electrophysiological characterization, and clinical translatio…

Studies showed that in cases of gastrointestinal bleeding, injection tranexamic acid decreasing the risk of death and the need of surgical intervention. However, the quality of most clinical trials were not good and the results were not significant. Injection tranexamic acid does…

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if plecanatide can improve bowel function and relieve symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) in children and adolescents aged 6 to \<18 years. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does plecanatide increas…

The primary goal of this prospective clinical trial is to evaluate the safety of PEP-CMV in patients with recurrent medulloblastoma and malignant glioma. Patients with histologically-proven medulloblastoma or malignant glioma who had received prior therapy for their initial diagn…

This is a retrospective and prospective, multicenter, observational patient registry to record outcomes from patients undergoing cryoablation of the intercostal nerves (cryoanalgesia) for post-operative pain management.

This study aims to evaluate clinical and radiological outcomes of isthmic spondylolisthesis surgically treated with combined approach. The goal is to demonstrate that it is a safe and efficient technique to treat isthmic spondylolisthesis. There is very little literature concerni…

The main purpose of this study is to determine the risks and benefits of ceritinib (ZYKADIA) given in combination with trametinib (MEKINIST) in patients who have progressed on prior melanoma therapy.

Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common childhood motor disability. Weakness, spasticity, and loss of dexterity are the major problems in patients with CP. A novel virtual-reality cycling training (VCT) program was to enhance promising muscle strength and motor function through pr…

Physical inactivity and protein malnutrition have been implicated to be key and modifiable causes of enhanced muscle mass loss among seniors. However, the individual benefit, as well as the additive or possibly interactive benefit of exercise and Protein supplementation on fall p…

The primary objectives of the trial are to assess the efficacy, clinical safety and tolerability parameters of PRO 140 in combination with failing ART (antiretroviral therapy) during the initial one-week treatment period, and in combination with Optimized Background Therapy durin…

Although other methods (e.g., autologous fat transfer, dermal-/collagen-based fillers) for soft tissue reconstruction exist, each has distinct disadvantages leaving room for improvement in this treatment area. Investigators in the Elisseeff Laboratory (Johns Hopkins University De…

This phase Ib trial studies the side effects of navtemadlin and radiation therapy in treating patients with soft tissue sarcoma. Navtemadlin may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to ki…

Our Specific Aims are: 1. At the individual level, to compare within-person change in BP and secondary outcomes between the intervention and control groups. 2. At the family level, to evaluate ENACTS' effects on BP and secondary outcomes as within-person change in family members…

Parent-mediated interventions often target social communication in young children with ASD, although to date studies yield inconsistent effects. One reason for the limited evidence may be the considerable heterogeneity in both parent and child characteristics that affect the fit …

The goal of this study is to test the efficacy of repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) as a treatment for Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups: Group 1: Active Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (DLPFC…

This pilot early phase I trial studies how well encorafenib, binimetinib, and nivolumab work in treating patients with BRAF mutant stage IIIC-IV melanoma. Encorafenib and binimetinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Immuno…