Lung Cancer Screening, Lung Nodule, and Lung Cancer Biorepository

Date Added
April 24th, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00143404
Researcher
Gerard Silvestri

List of Studies


Keywords
Cancer, Lung
Summary

This study will enroll patients and collect blood samples from those who are either in lung cancer screening, have a lung nodule that is suspicious for malignancy, a newly diagnosed cancer, or healthy control subjects. These samples that are being collected and banked will be used for future development of blood tests to detect lung cancer in future patients at the earliest stages.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Michael Balassone
843-792-6696
Balassom@musc.edu

Sleep and Activity Habits of Inpatients with Chest Tubes: A Pilot Observational Trial

Date Added
April 9th, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00140546
Researcher
Christopher Gilbert

List of Studies

Keywords
Lung, Pulmonary
Summary

This is a non-invasive, observational study aiming to collect data on the impact chest tubes have on inpatients during their hospitalizations. Sleep and activity patterns, as well as select vital signs will be tracked using an MUSC-owned Apple Watch, which subjects will wear, and an MUSC-owned iPhone, for up to seven days during admission to the hospital. Each day, a study coordinator will visit subjects to collect a brief sleep survey. Participation may last up to 7 days while subjects are admitted and have a chest tube in place. Upon completion of the study, a study coordinator will collect the Apple Watch and iPhone for data analysis.

This pilot data will provide initial information on the feasibility of collecting and performing a larger study on the inpatient mobility, activity, and sleep.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Randal Neff
8437924557
Neffr@musc.edu

The Impact of a 12 Week Deep Neck Flexor Training Program on Cervical Muscle Thickness and Endurance: an Observational Study

Date Added
April 4th, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00143664
Researcher
Bryan O'Halloran

List of Studies

Keywords
Exercise, Muscle, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Studies
Summary

The purpose of the study is to examine whether certain neck strengthening exercises result in change in size of the neck muscles being targeted.

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound is a non invasive, safe tool that will be used to measure the size of certain muscles in your neck. This will allow us to determine if these muscles actually get bigger in response to targeted exercise. Muscle size is a factor associated with strength.

This study will help us tease out the time it takes to create neck muscle hypertrophy, or increase in muscle size, in order to develop effective protocols for neck strengthening which may be useful in the management of chronic neck pain.

Weakness in certain neck muscles may be associated with the development of neck pain and we hope to determine effective training protocols for these neck muscle groups.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Bryan O'Halloran
8437928224
ohallora@musc.edu

A Phase 1, Open-Label, Multicenter Study of JANX007 in Subjects with Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Date Added
April 2nd, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00142948
Researcher
Theodore Gourdin

List of Studies


Keywords
Cancer, Cancer/Genitourinary, Drug Studies, Men's Health
Summary

This study is for patients that have been diagnosed with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. The study is testing an investigational drug called JANX007. Investigational means it has not been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The primary purpose of the study is to assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and preliminary efficacy of JANX007 when administered as a single agent. The drug is given to participants by IV infusion. Participants in this study can expect to be in this study until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
HCC Clinical Trials Office
843-792-9321
hcc-clinical-trials@musc.edu

A Qualitative Investigation of Patient, Family, and Provider Treatment Preferences in PTSD and Alcohol Use Disorder

Date Added
April 1st, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00142158
Researcher
Sarah Giff

List of Studies

Keywords
Alcohol, Anxiety, Military, Psychiatry, Stress Disorders, Substance Use
Summary

Co-occurring post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) disproportionately affects Veterans and has significant negative impacts on the safety, wellbeing, and quality of life of Veterans, their romantic partners, and their families. However, treatments that address co-occurring PTSD-AUD and restore Veterans' psychosocial functioning are lacking. This project is designed to learn more to facilitate improving treatment approaches aimed at reducing symptoms of co-occurring PTSD-AUD and improving functioning among Veterans and their partners. The goal of this project is to learn from Veterans, family members, and treatment providers in order to inform an adaptation of a brief dyadic AUD intervention to be delivered alongside integrated PTSD-AUD treatment for Veteran couples.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Sarah Giff
(843) 792-5569
giff@Musc.edu

3D CTA Fusion for Prostate Artery Embolization: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Date Added
April 1st, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00140426
Researcher
Stephen Stringfellow

List of Studies

Keywords
Men's Health
Summary

This research study is focused on evaluating the effectiveness of a new imaging technique for a procedure called Prostate Artery Embolization (PAE), which is used to treat an enlarged prostate. The study compares two groups of patients: one group receives PAE with advanced imaging called 3D CTA fusion, and the other group receives PAE using the standard imaging method. The goal is to determine if using 3D CTA fusion can make the procedure faster, reduce the amount of radiation exposure, and decrease the need for contrast dye during the procedure. By studying these two groups, researchers hope to identify ways to make PAE safer and more efficient​

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Derek Groskreutz
8432437260
groskreu@musc.edu

Operant conditioning of the wrist extensor motor evoked potential to target corticospinal plasticity and upper limb motor recovery after cervical spinal cord injury

Date Added
April 1st, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00138869
Researcher
Allison Lewis

List of Studies

Keywords
Central Nervous System, Nervous System, Rehabilitation Studies, Spinal Cord
Summary

Individuals with chronic cervical spinal cord injury will complete a 10-week training protocol where they receive non-invasive brain stimulation and feedback on the size of the corresponding muscle response (wrist extensor). We will assess the impact of the brain stimulation training on 1) the brain-to-spinal cord-to-muscle connection and 2) motor functions of the arm and hand. Also, brain and spine magnetic resonance imaging will be collected before and after the training. The imaging measurements will tell us about how spinal damage, brain function, and brain structure relate to motor presentation and the response to the training.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Blair Dellenbach
843-792-6313
stecb@musc.edu

Randomized Controlled Trial of MAGIcTouch - Sirolimus Coated BALloon Versus Standard Balloon Angioplasty in The Treatment of Below The Knee Arterial Disease

Date Added
April 1st, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00137869
Researcher
Adam Tanious

List of Studies

Keywords
Vascular
Summary

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the efficacy of a new investigational Sirolimus coated balloon device in the treatment of insufficient blood flow of legs (peripheral arterial disease, PAD).

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Morgan Overstreet
843-792-8896
overstrm@musc.edu

A Phase 3. Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Efruxifermin in Subjects with Compensated Cirrhosis Due to Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)/Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH)

Date Added
March 27th, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00138507
Researcher
Don Rockey

List of Studies


Keywords
Liver
Summary

This is a multi-center evaluation of efruxifermin (EFX) in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in subjects with NASH/MASH cirrhosis and fibrosis stage 4.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Joshua Inman
843-876-8439
inmanj@musc.edu

A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Lumateperone in the Treatment of Irritability Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Pediatric Patients 5 to 17 years of Age

Date Added
March 25th, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00142895
Researcher
McLeod Gwynette

List of Studies


Keywords
Autism
Summary

Currently, there are no FDA-approved medications for the treatment of irritability associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This study is designed to look at the efficacy and safety of lumateperone (CAPLYTA) for the treatment of irritability associated with ASD among pediatric participants between the ages of 5 to 17 years.

It is a 6-week study, and the study drug will be compared to a placebo. Following this study, there will be an opportunity to participate in an open-label extension study where all participants will be on the active study medicine.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Jelissa Suarez
843-876-9262
suarezj@musc.edu



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