St. Louis University

This study is testing whether sending text message reminders and educational tips helps pregnant women with diabetes better follow their recommended care plan. Researchers enrolled 185 pregnant women with diabetes and randomly assigned some to receive the text messages. The goal …

This study aims to develop a simple blood test to detect when a patient's body is rejecting a transplanted liver. Currently, doctors must perform a risky liver biopsy to diagnose rejection. Researchers will measure a protein called CK-18 in the blood of transplant patients and he…

This study aims to find the best way to use antibiotics to prevent infections after a child breaks a bone where the skin is broken. It will compare three different antibiotic plans in 800 children. The goal is to see if a single dose works as well as longer courses of medication.

This study aims to find a biological marker that can predict which kidney transplant patients are at high risk for their new organ to work slowly or fail after surgery. Researchers will measure a specific type of protective immune cell in 180 adult patients just before their tran…