We are conducting this study to determine whether using a TENS (nerve stimulation) unit is effective at reducing pain in women having an IUD inserted.

This phase III trial compares the effect of adding AZD6738 to durvalumab versus durvalumab alone to increase time without cancer in patients with non-small cell lung cancer, following treatment with chemotherapy and surgery. AZD6738 may stop the growth of tumor cells and may kill them by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Durvalumab is a monoclonal antibody that may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. A monoclonal antibody is a type of protein that can bind to certain targets in the body, such as molecules that cause the body to make an immune response (antigens). Adding AZD6738 to durvalumab may increase time without cancer in patients with non-small cell lung cancer, following treatment with chemotherapy and surgery.

In this study, we are testing whether a higher dose of a non-invasive brain stimulation technique, called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), can be safely used in people with depression. Participants will come to the Brain Stimulation Lab and receive mild electrical stimulation through electrodes placed on their scalp.

The study begins with a safety run-in, where the first few participants will receive stimulation at gradually increasing levels (2, 4, and 6 milliamps) while being closely monitored. If no serious side effects are found, later participants will receive repeated 6 milliamp sessions for 5 days total. We will check skin comfort, mood, and overall tolerability after each session.

This will be a study in the home care setting to further validate the concept of Simeox 200 in a cohort of patients with bronchiectasis and overproduction of mucous as an alternative to other methods of ACT(airway clearance techniques). Bronchiectasis is a chronic lung disease where airways become permanently damaged, widened, and lose their ability to clear mucus, leading to a buildup of bacteria, recurrent infections, and symptoms like a daily cough, thick, discolored phlegm, shortness of breath, and fatigue. The device is a 510(k) FDA cleared device that works using by air and vibration to help clear mucous from the lungs. There are 4 visits and an at home usage period. The study will be running approximately a year or until the cohort is filled. The data from this study will be used to power a future randomized controlled pivotal clinical study comparing Simeox 200 against other ACTs such as High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation (HFCWO).

The purpose of this study is evaluate safety and effectiveness of an investigational drug in adults diagnosed with chronic urticaria (hives). The investigational drug is known as BLU-808 and will be taken daily orally. Participation in the study is expected to be approximately 18 weeks.

Cancer caregivers in emerging and young adulthood (ages 18-35) are an underresearched and unsupported group of caregivers, and yet they are not uncommon. To address this critical support gap, the goal of this study is to develop and pilot test a caregiving support intervention specifically tailored for emerging and young adults caring for a parent with cancer. This phase of the study is intended to capture feedback on the intervention via focus groups with emerging and young adult caregivers of a parent with cancer.

This study gives people who were part of an earlier Avalyn research protocol with inhaled pirfenidone versus placebo an opportunity to convert to open label or active investigational drug treatment. The goal is to continue learning additional safety and efficacy information in patients over a longer period of treatment time. Pulmonary fibrosis is a disorder with a poor prognosis that is often far worse than many cancers with limited treatment options. While this medication has yet to be proven effective, the safety profile currently is acceptable and the risks versus benefits favor offering this opportunity to patients with informed consent.

The purpose of this research is to explore the effects of participation in a pickleball community-based exercise program on function in people with Parkinson's disease (PwPD). Individuals will engage in an 8-week instructional pickleball exercise program designed specifically by Movement Disorder Specialists at the Medical University of South Carolina for PwPD. The pickleball training program involves warm-up exercises, stroke mechanics, fall safety and recovery technique training, effective movement pattern drills, game play strategies, and match play. We aim to quantify the motor function, balance, mobility, and quality of life outcomes through clinical assessments and questionnaires before and after participation in the Pick it Up Pickleball training program. This research will establish an evidence base for pickleball as a therapeutic intervention, opening the door for additional accessible and engaging exercise options for the PD community.

This is a multi-center, prospective, single-arm, non-randomized, staged, pivotal clinical study to evaluate the safety and performance of the aXess graft in subjects aged 18 and above, diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease, and possessing an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) less than 20 ml/min, who intend to undergo hemodialysis but are considered unsuitable candidates for fistula creation by the investigating surgeon. The alternative option is called an arterio-venous graft (AVG), where the doctor implants a synthetic/artificial tube under the patient's skin, where one end of the tube connects to a vein and the other to an artery. This tube is then used as the ‘access site' during hemodialysis. Participants with ESRD in need of vascular access, and who agree to be in this study, and also meet all the eligibility criteria for participation, will receive the Xeltis aXess graft, a type of AVG as previously described.

This cross-sectional study aims to examine the impact of visual cues on listeners' perception of speaker age. Eligible speaking participants include adult males and females between the ages of 18–90 years old without voice or hearing disorders. Eligibility will be determined by research coordinators via patient demographic forms and validated voice and hearing assessments. Speaking participants will have two audio recordings taken: (1) sustained vowel sound and (2) reading of the Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice (CAPE-V), a standardized tool employed to evaluate the perceptual characteristics of voice quality across a wide age range. To develop the materials for the listening participants, CAPE-V audio recordings obtained from the speaking participants will be systematically paired with race and age-matched photographs obtained from a publicly available database. The finalized materials will encompass three experimental conditions: (1) audio only, (2) audio presented with a standardized photograph of an individual matched to the speaker's gender and age, and (3) audio presented with a standardized photograph of an individual matched for gender but differing in age. Naïve listening participants, blinded to the experimental conditions, will then be presented with these materials in a randomized order and asked to estimate the perceived ages of the speakers. Additionally, basic acoustic analyses of each sustained vowel sound recording (e.g., jitter, shimmer) will be conducted by a trained professional using the speech analysis software PRAAT.