Vanderbilt University

This early-phase study aims to see if a natural substance called angiotensin-(1-7) can improve how the body uses insulin in people with obesity, insulin resistance, and high blood pressure. About 26 adults aged 18-60 will receive the peptide or a placebo infusion, and researchers…

This pilot study tests whether an 8-week whole foods diet (based on MyPlate, no calorie counting) can reduce body fat in 60 adolescents aged 10-18 with obesity. Participants will be randomly assigned to the diet or a control group. The study also looks at changes in diet quality …

This pilot study tests whether a 12-week family-centered, non-calorie restricted whole foods diet can help prevent type 2 diabetes in adults with prediabetes. About 30 adult-child pairs will participate, with adults having prediabetes and children aged 6-18. The study measures fe…

This study tests whether two months of drumming lessons can improve self-control and timing skills in children with Down syndrome. Thirty children aged 7 to 15 will take lessons from a professional drummer and complete computer tasks and brain recordings. The goal is to see if rh…

This study tests whether adding social cognitive training—like learning to understand another person's point of view—to standard cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps teens with depression feel better. Researchers will compare two groups of 82 teens aged 13-17: one gets CBT pl…

This study tests whether adding working memory training to math tutoring helps first graders at risk for math disabilities more than math tutoring alone. 300 children will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: combined memory and math training, math with reading instructio…

This study tests a teaching method called 'shape coding' to help deaf and hard of hearing middle schoolers improve their written English. Researchers will work with 30 students in grades 5-8 who use both spoken English and American Sign Language. The goal is to see if using visua…