University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Clinical trials sponsored by University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, explained in plain language.
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Digital doctor at home: can wearables help control heart failure?
Disease control TerminatedThis study tested whether a digital home monitoring kit, including a wearable device and a care plan app, could help people with heart failure take their medications more effectively. It compared the digital program plus usual care against usual care alone over 90 days. The goal …
Phase: NA • Sponsor: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 30, 2026 14:30 UTC
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Drug combo vs. targeted radiation: Head-to-Head liver cancer trial halted early
Disease control TerminatedThis study aimed to find out which initial treatment works better for people with a specific stage of liver cancer that is too large for surgery but hasn't spread. It directly compared a two-drug immunotherapy combination (atezolizumab and bevacizumab) against localized treatment…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 30, 2026 14:28 UTC
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Old drug, new hope? testing hiprex to stop recurring UTIs
Disease control TerminatedThis study aimed to see if the drug Hiprex could help women with frequent bladder infections have fewer infections over a year. Researchers wanted to first confirm that Hiprex creates a protective substance in the urine and then see if this leads to fewer infections. The study in…
Phase: PHASE4 • Sponsor: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 27, 2026 12:38 UTC
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Stopping Weight-Loss drugs? this study tested ways to keep the pounds off
Disease control TerminatedThis study aimed to find better ways to help people maintain their weight after they stop taking GLP-1 weight-loss medications like Wegovy or Ozempic. It tested if providing special meal deliveries or a weight-loss phone app was more helpful than standard advice for keeping weigh…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 25, 2026 14:09 UTC
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Early halted trial explores new way to treat rare childhood hormone disorder
Disease control TerminatedThis early-stage study tested whether adding a medication called abiraterone acetate to standard treatment could help young children with a rare inherited hormone disorder (congenital adrenal hyperplasia) safely reduce their daily steroid dose. The goal was to find the lowest eff…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 25, 2026 14:07 UTC
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Heat wave danger: why seniors with lung disease are at risk
Knowledge-focused TerminatedThis study aimed to understand why older adults with COPD (a chronic lung disease) are more likely to get sick or die during heat waves. Researchers planned to compare how the bodies of elderly people with and without COPD handle simulated heat waves, measuring things like core t…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Mar 30, 2026 14:33 UTC
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New scan aims to spot silent heart damage from cancer treatment
Knowledge-focused TerminatedThis study tested a new type of MRI scan to see if it could detect early, hidden damage to the heart caused by radiation therapy for left-sided breast or chest cancer. The goal was to find this damage before it causes symptoms or visible heart problems. Only a few patients were e…
Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 • Sponsor: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Mar 25, 2026 14:09 UTC
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New scan could spot cancer treatment success in weeks, not months
Knowledge-focused TerminatedThis study tested a special type of MRI scan that doesn't require an injection of dye. The goal was to see if this scan could detect changes in blood flow to kidney cancer tumors very early in treatment, potentially showing if the therapy is working weeks before a standard scan c…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Mar 24, 2026 12:02 UTC