This study will evaluate whether a 5-day, 6-hours-per-day therapy camp called Camp Hand to Hands can help children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy improve their walking ability, stair climbing, and involvement in daily life. During the camp, children will wear a resting hand splint covered by a soft puppet glove on their stronger arm to encourage use of the more affected arm while participating in fun, play-based activities such as obstacle courses and crafts. The study team will conduct daily assessments of each child's walking endurance and stair navigation using the 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) and the Timed Up and Down Stairs (TuDS) test during the 5-day camp. Parents will also complete a brief questionnaire about their child's participation at home and in the community before and after the camp. The study seeks to determine whether this short CIMT program leads to improvements in mobility and daily function.
This study is patients that have been diagnosed with high-risk renal cell carcinoma. This study will compare disease free survival (DFS) in patients treated with adjuvant pembrolizumab and tivozanib versus those receiving pembrolizumab alone. Participants can expect to remain in the study for 10years. There will be a total of 14 patient enrolled locally.
This study is looking for individuals who have resistant hypertension. This is a non-interventional research study and it does not involve a new drug or treatment. The goal of this study is to find out how many people with resistant hypertension, a type of high blood pressure that is hard to control, also have high levels of a hormone called cortisol. High cortisol levels, a condition called hypercortisolism, may make it more difficult to manage blood pressure. If you join the study, you will attend two to three clinic visits. During the first visit, you will go to the clinic for a short checkup. You will have vitals and your medical history reviewed. You will also have a blood draw and be given a pill called dexamethasone which will help us assess your cortisol levels. At your second visit you will fast and have a your blood collected to review your cortisol levels. If necessary, you will be invited for a third visit where you will get a CT scan. The risks associated with the study include bruising, dizziness, or, in rare cases, infection from blood draws, allergic reactions from taking the dexamethasone pill, and exposure to radiation from the CT scan. The study will be completed over the course of 2-3 visits in one months timeframe.