University Of Mississippi Medical Center
Clinical trials sponsored by University Of Mississippi Medical Center, explained in plain language.
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Can your phone help you quit? mississippi tests texting to fight tobacco
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study is testing whether daily text messages can help people in rural Mississippi quit smoking cigarettes, chewing tobacco, or both. Researchers will enroll 150 adults who want to quit and live in rural areas. Half will get motivational texts about quitting, while the other …
Phase: NA • Sponsor: University of Mississippi Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 27, 2026 12:38 UTC
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Could a simple needle rinse be skewing lung cancer diagnoses?
Knowledge-focused Not yet recruitingThis study aims to see if the current way doctors clean needles during a common lung cancer biopsy (EBUS) is good enough. Researchers worry that leftover cancer cells on a reused needle could contaminate the next sample, potentially leading to incorrect staging of the disease. Th…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: University of Mississippi Medical Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Apr 01, 2026 21:56 UTC
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Can we walk sooner after hip surgery? a first step to find out
Knowledge-focused Not yet recruitingThis study is a first step to see if a larger, more important trial can be done. It aims to find out if surgeons and patients are willing to join a future study that compares walking immediately after surgery versus waiting 6-12 weeks for pelvis or hip socket fractures. The resea…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: University of Mississippi Medical Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Mar 18, 2026 14:41 UTC