Piloting a Treatment Decision-Making Algorithm Assessment for Smoking Cessation Medications

Date Added
June 10th, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00140442
Researcher
Rachel Tomko

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Keywords
Psychiatry, Smoking
Summary

Eligible participants (ages 18+ whom have daily cigarette use) will attend an in-person assessment (though some aspects of the study, including consent, can be completed remotely). Participants will submit a breath sample for assessment of expired carbon monoxide. Approximately 5-7 days after completion of the in-person assessment, participants will meet with research staff. A medical clinician will meet with the participant to present a smoking cessation treatment recommendation along with resources. Participants will also complete surveys to assess their treatment preferences, motivation, and self-efficacy following receipt of the recommendation.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Kevin Branson
843-792-0493
bransonk@musc.edu

Validation of the Revised Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5-R)

Date Added
June 16th, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00145011
Researcher
Ronald Acierno

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Keywords
Mental Health
Summary

This is a research study to help see if a new interview for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), called the Revised Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5, or the CAPS-5-R for short, is accurate and reliable for veterans. By doing this study, we hope to learn if the CAPS-5-R can be used in VA to diagnose PTSD. Participation will all be done remotely. Joining this study will involve (1) completing some questionnaire measures and (2) completing an interview remotely by videoconference over 2 days at most.

Participants must be Veterans, aged 18 or older in the Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System who have experienced trauma or at least one PTSD symptom.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Stephanie Hart
843-789-6519
zeigls@musc.edu

Anthracycline-Free Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy for Triple Negative Breast Cancer Patients with Cardiomyopathy or at an Elevated Risk of Cardiotoxicity (NeoCARD): A Response Adapted Single-arm Phase 2 Trial

Date Added
June 17th, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00144305
Researcher
Abirami Sivapiragasam

List of Studies

Keywords
Cancer/Breast
Summary

This study is for adult patients with Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) who are at high risk for cardiotoxicity. The purpose of this study is to evaluate a non-anthracycline-based chemotherapy and immunotherapy regimen to determine if this approach reduces heart-related side effects. Participation will include standard of care visits along with questionnaires and blood draws completed for research purposes. Participation in this study is anticipated to last approximately 6 months with follow up over 2 years.

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

A Phase 2 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamic Effects of REGN7544, an Antagonist Monoclonal Antibody to NPR1, in Patients with Sepsis-Induced Hypotension

Date Added
June 19th, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00145352
Researcher
Andrew Goodwin

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Keywords
Critical Care
Summary

The study is researching an experimental drug called REGN7544. The study is focused on adult patients (18 to 85 years old) hospitalized due to a serious infection (called "sepsis" in this form) and receiving standard-of-care medications for low blood pressure (called "vasopressors" in this form) due to sepsis. The aim of the study is to see if REGN7544 is safe, tolerable and effective when compared to placebo, by observing the effects on blood pressure and the total amount of vasopressor dose received. The general procedures include collection of information from medical records, some additional testing, such as electrocardiogram, collection of blood, and having blood pressure and heart rate measured .There will also be a screening visit, two telephone visits, and one additional in-person visit. It is expected that taking part in this research will last about 13 weeks (3 months).

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Zerlinna Teague
8437920965
recruitment@musc.edu

Can MEP conditioning improve corticospinal recruitment of motoneurons in chronic cervical SCI?

Date Added
July 1st, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00145581
Researcher
Aiko Thompson

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Keywords
Movement Disorders, Rehabilitation Studies, Spinal Cord
Summary

The purpose of this research study is to examine the effect of a brain stimulation training to improve the function of brain-spinal cord- muscle connections.Because brain-to-muscle pathways are very important in our movement control, restoring function of these pathways may improve movement problems after injuries. Spinal cord injury causes damage to the brain-to-muscle connection. However, when the injury is "incomplete", there is a possibility that some of the brain-to-muscle pathways are still connected and may be trained to improve movement function. For examining brain-to-muscle pathways, we use a transcranial magnetic stimulator. We hope that the results of this research study will help us develop new treatments for people who have movement disabilities. This study will require about 42 visits over the first 14 weeks, and another 6 visits over an additional 3 months. Each visit will take about 1 ½ hours.

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

A Phase II, Multicenter, Open-Label Trial of DB-1311 in combination with BNT327 or DB-1305 in Participants with Advanced/Metastatic Solid Tumors

Date Added
July 3rd, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00145386
Researcher
Theodore Gourdin

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Keywords
Cancer, Cancer/Gynecological, Cancer/Head & Neck, Cancer/Lung, Drug Studies, Liver, Men's Health, Women's Health
Summary

This study is for patients that have been diagnosed with recurrent, progressive as well as advanced, metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), cervical cancer (CC), melanoma, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) or non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The study is testing an investigational drug called DB-1311. Investigational means it has not been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The primary purpose of the study is to determine the recommended phase II dose of DB-1311 in combination with BNT327 or DB-1311 in combination with DB-1305 by assessing the safety and tolerability. The drug is given to participants by IV infusion. Participants in this study can expect to be in this study for 72 months.

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

LiveWell: An Adapted Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills Training Protocol for Patients Living with Metastatic Lung Cancer

Date Added
July 8th, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00144605
Researcher
Kelly Hyland

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Keywords
Cancer/Lung
Summary

LiveWell is a telehealth-delivered coping skills training program for people living with advanced lung cancer. LiveWell teaches skills from dialectical behavioral therapy, a type of evidence-based psychotherapy, that have been specifically adapted for people living with advanced lung cancer. The skills (e.g., mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness) are designed to help you live as well as possible, with cancer. We are interested in seeing whether the program can help you to balance your emotions and better manage distress (e.g., anxiety, sadness) and symptoms (e.g., fatigue, breathlessness, pain) that can be common when living with lung cancer.
 
If you participate in this study, you will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: the LiveWell group, or usual care. LiveWell involves meeting with a skills trainer once per week for eight weeks via telemedicine, in addition to receiving your usual cancer care. Meetings last 45-60 minutes and are scheduled at a time that works best for you. You will not know whether you will be in the LiveWell group or the usual care group before enrolling in the study, but you will know which group you are in after enrolling. Participants in both groups will complete questionnaires three times: at baseline, 8 weeks later, and 3 months after that. For most people, your participation will last approximately 5 months.  You will be compensated for completing study questionnaires.
 

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Kelly Hyland
843-876-8861
hylandk@musc.edu

A randomized controlled study of the Prevail Drug-Coated Balloon in subjects with in-stent restenosis and a single arm prospectively enrolled study of the Prevail Drug-Coated Balloon for de novo lesions in small vessel disease (Prevail Global)

Date Added
July 8th, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00144658
Researcher
Anbukarasi Maran

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Keywords
Heart
Summary

This study is evaluating the clinical safety and efficacy of Prevail Drug-Coated Balloon (DCB) in the treatment of in-stent restenosis (ISR) which is the narrowing of heart arteries (blood vessels) previously treated with stents (mesh like medical device that helps keep arteries open) and in new narrowing of arteries in small vessels. The DCB is a small balloon that has medication on it. The medication is designed to reduce the re-occurrence of narrowing in blood vessels. All participants who have a previous stent will be chosen at random to be treated with either the Prevail DCB or the Agent DCB. You will have a 50:50 chance of being assigned to either DCB. The Prevail DCB is considered investigational meaning it has not yet been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Agent DCB is FDA approved. If you are being treated due to a new lesion in a small blood vessel, you will be treated with the Prevail DCB. Study related procedures include the following: electrocardiograph (known as an ECG, which is a test that shows your heart's electrical activity), blood draws, physical examinations, a review of chest pain, and medication history. Participation in this study will take about 5 years and include about 9 visits. Risks include risks related to the DCBs including allergic reaction, GI symptoms or changes to blood counts.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Elhaam Borhanian
843-792-5873
borhania@musc.edu

Randomized Phase II Trial of Anti-LAG-3 and Anti-PD-1 Blockade vs. SOC in Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma

Date Added
July 10th, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00143650
Researcher
Scott Lindhorst

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Keywords
Cancer, Cancer/Brain, Men's Health, Women's Health
Summary

This is a phase 2 study for patients that have been diagnosed with recurrent glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer. This study is testing an investigational combination of two drugs, reltalimab and nivolumab."Investigational" means it has not been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The main purpose of this study is to see if there is a difference in overall survival rate in patients who receive a combination of retatlimab and nivolumab versus those who receive the standard of care treatment, lomustine, in patients with recurrent brain cancer. Participants in this study can expect to be in this study for up to five years from the day study participation starts. Subjects with investigational project being given on day 1 of each cycle, a cycle being 28 days. Cycles will continue until disease gets worse or study doctor decides it is in the subject's best interest to stop. Study will be divided into group 1 and 2. Group 1 will receive investigational drugs and group 2 will receive the standard of care. A computer will be used to assign groups in a process called randomization. Much like a toss of a coin, subjects will have equal opportunity to randomized to either group 1 or 2.

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

Sharing Our Stories: The Realities of Living with Ehlers Danlos Syndromes

Date Added
August 7th, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00144466
Researcher
Michelle Nichols

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Keywords
Autoimmune disease, Chronic Fatigue, Genetics, Joint, Non-interventional, Pain, Rheumatoid
Summary

Sharing Our Stories: The Realities of Living with Ehlers Danlos Syndromes (EDS) is a research study to help better understand what it is like to live with EDS. Adults with EDS will complete a one-time video interview with a member of the research team. We hope to better understand the challenges adults with EDS face and learn from them things that make it more difficult and easier to receive care, what their needs are and recommendations for improving an earlier diagnosis, care, and treatment.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Michelle Nichols
843-876-6463
nicholmg@musc.edu



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