Nanjing Medical University

This study tests whether the drug vericiguat can prevent serious heart and organ problems in people undergoing heart surgery. About 600 high-risk patients will receive either vericiguat plus standard care or standard care alone. The goal is to see if vericiguat reduces early comp…

This study tests whether using artificial intelligence to guide anti-inflammatory treatment can improve outcomes for people with acute aortic dissection, a life-threatening tear in the aorta. Researchers will enroll 300 adults undergoing emergency surgery and randomly assign them…

This study tests whether taking vitamin B supplements before and after heart surgery can lower the chance of serious problems like heart attack, stroke, or irregular heartbeat. About 1,000 adults having heart surgery will take either vitamin B or a placebo daily for 6 months afte…

This early-phase trial tests a new treatment for malignant meningioma, a rare and aggressive brain tumor. Researchers take a patient's own gamma-delta T cells, arm them with an anti-PD-1 antibody, and inject them directly into the brain tumor cavity. The study will enroll 12 pati…

This study tests a 6-week health behavior program for 40 colorectal cancer patients who are at least 3 months past surgery. The program uses counseling and support to encourage healthy habits like diet and exercise. Researchers want to see if it's practical and helps improve pati…

This study tests whether a program combining exercise and mindfulness-based therapy can reduce nerve pain and emotional distress in cancer patients who have nerve damage from chemotherapy. About 40 adults with early-stage cancer and chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy will…

This study tests whether showing health warnings, tasty-sounding labels, or both can encourage 1,000 Chinese college students to pick sugar-free drinks over sugary ones. Participants will make drink choices on a platform, and researchers will track which options they select. The …

This study looks at people with autoimmune thyroid disease (like Hashimoto's or Graves') to see if they have hidden signs of type 1 diabetes risk. Researchers will test blood for diabetes-related antibodies and use genetic data to build a risk model. The goal is to better underst…

This study will look at tumor samples from 12 people with esophageal cancer before and after they receive standard chemotherapy plus immunotherapy followed by surgery. Using advanced techniques like single-cell analysis, researchers aim to understand how the tumor environment cha…