RandomizEd trial to DEtermine the efficacy and safety of FINErenone on morbidity and mortality among heart failure patients with left ventricular ejection fraction greater than or equal to 40% hospitalized due to an episode of acute decompensated Heart Failure (REDEFINE-HF)

Date Added
September 10th, 2024
PRO Number
Pro00137918
Researcher
Daniel Silverman

List of Studies

Keywords
Cardiovascular, Heart
Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether FINErenone reduces total (first and future) Heart Failure events and cardiovascular death compared with placebo in patients hospitalized with acute decompensated Heart Failure with Mid-Range Ejection Fraction and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFmrEF/HFpEF. The study will also look at information obtained from the tests performed as part of the study to see if subjects have improvement in symptoms of heart failure. Participation in this study will last approximately 36 months. During the study period subjects will be asked to attend regular study visits with the research coordinator. These visits will include such activities such as vitals, blood tests and questionnaires. There will be 8 visits as part of participation in this clinical trial. Participants will be randomized to either the treatment group (and receive the medication) or the control group (and not receive the medication). Subjects will have a 50:50 chance of receiving the study medication during their participation in the trial. The treatment assignment is determined by randomization, where a computer selects at random which treatment group you will be in (like flipping a coin). Neither the subject, nor the blinded personnel will know which group subjects are in. Neither the subject nor the study doctor will decide what group subjects are assigned.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Kara Loutzenhiser
843-792-1238
loutzenh@musc.edu

A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Phase 3 Study to evaluate Dostarlimab as Sequential Therapy after Chemoradiation in Participants with Locally Advanced Unresected Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Date Added
October 25th, 2024
PRO Number
Pro00136526
Researcher
John Kaczmar

List of Studies


Keywords
Cancer, Cancer/Head & Neck, Drug Studies
Summary

This phase III study evaluates whether a new drug, dostarlimab, can delay or reduce the risk of cancer returning when administered for a year, shortly after receiving a combination of radiotherapy and chemotherapy (CRT). This study will enroll adults diagnosed with head and neck cancer who are treated with CRT. This study is divided into three parts: the screening period begins shortly after CRT and lasting 4-6 weeks where tests will be conducted to determine eligibility, followed by a 12-month treatment period where participants will receive either dostarlimab or an inactive substance (salt solution) with no effect on your body (placebo), and a follow up period when they will continue to be assessed to see if their cancer has returned or gotten worse. Participants may be on the study for approximately up to 5 years in total. The main risks are anaemia, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Alternatives to this treatment is standard of care CRT because for this type of head and neck cancer, at the present time, there are no other approved therapies administered shortly after CRT that may prevent or delay the return of the cancer. The study benefit is dostarlimab may help slow or stop the growth of your cancer.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
HCC clinical trails office
843-792-9321
hcc-clinicaltrials@musc.edu

Phase 3 Randomized Open-label Study of Adjuvant Pembrolizumab W/WO MK2870 in Resectable Stages II-IIIB(N2) NSCLC for Patients not AchievingpCR After Receiving Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab with Platinum-Based Doublet Chemotherapy Followed by Surgery

Date Added
October 31st, 2024
PRO Number
Pro00138712
Researcher
Mariam Alexander

List of Studies

Keywords
Cancer, Cancer/Lung, Drug Studies, Men's Health, Women's Health
Summary

This research study is testing a new treatment plan for patients with a type of lung cancer that can be surgically removed. The study focuses on patients who have not had complete success with initial treatments before surgery. The treatment plan includes a combination of chemotherapy and a drug called pembrolizumab before surgery, followed by surgery to remove the cancer, and then more pembrolizumab with or without another drug called MK-2870 after surgery.

The goal is to see if adding MK-2870 can help improve the chances of recovery and prevent the cancer from coming back in patients who didn't respond fully to the initial treatment. This study aims to find better ways to treat lung cancer and improve the survival rates of these patients.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
HCC Clinical Trials Office
8437929321
hcc-clinicaltrials@musc.edu

Prospective Placebo-Controlled Trial of Intramuscular Steroid Administration for the Treatment of Unexplained Chronic Cough

Date Added
November 5th, 2024
PRO Number
Pro00140403
Researcher
Lauren Howser

List of Studies

Keywords
Throat
Summary

This study is being done to see if injections in different locations can help to minimize chronic cough. This is done through the injection of an anti-inflammatory medication (steroid) into your upper arm muscle. The procedure takes less than 5 minutes. There has not yet been a study completed using arm muscle injections. The safety profile of arm muscle injections is expected to be the same as the superior laryngeal nerve (SLN) injection which is in the neck is already used at MUSC in regular practice. This is the same medication and the same dosage as the arm injection in this study. By better understanding if this treatment helps improve chronic cough, an additional treatment option could be utilized for this patient population. SLN injections are usually only performed by fellowship trained laryngologists (an extra specialized year of training after ENT residency). However, if arm muscle injections are found to be equivalent in treating chronic cough, general ENT physicians could likely provide this treatment to their patients without the need to see a specialized laryngologist. This study will evaluate safety and effectiveness of the arm muscle injection. Steroids are investigational for the purpose of this study.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Kirsten Meenan
843-792-6755
meenan@musc.edu

A Phase II Randomized Trial of Olaparib (NSC-747856) Administered Concurrently with Radiotherapy versus Radiotherapy Alone for Inflammatory Breast Cancer.

Date Added
November 14th, 2024
PRO Number
Pro00138977
Researcher
Harriet Eldredge-Hindy

List of Studies

Keywords
Cancer, Cancer/Breast
Summary

This study is for women with inflammatory breast cancer. This study is being done to see if by adding the drug olaparib to the usual radiation therapy will lower the chance of their cancer returning.

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

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial of Post-Operative Steroids after Sleep Surgery

Date Added
December 3rd, 2024
PRO Number
Pro00138969
Researcher
Mohamed Abdelwahab

List of Studies

Keywords
Pain, Sleep Disorders, Surgery
Summary

The purpose of this study is to study the effectiveness of steroids after sleep surgery in improving pain, reducing difficulties in swallowing, and reducing the amount of narcotic pain medication after surgery. This study also want to see what dosage of steroids, whether intravenous or oral, are more effective at reducing these symptoms and providing a more effective surgical procedure for your sleep apnea. Anyone planning to undergo sleep surgery for your obstructive sleep apnea at the recommendation of the Sleep Surgery Division here at MUSC is invited to participate in this study. The study will be using both intravenous and oral dexamethasone, a very common and widely used steroid. This steroid has been FDA approved for many medical indications.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Nicolas Poupore
843-792-8299
poupore@musc.edu

A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Axatilimab and Corticosteroids as Initial Treatment for Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease.

Date Added
December 27th, 2024
PRO Number
Pro00140678
Researcher
Kimberly Green

List of Studies

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

This study is for participants who have moderate or severe chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD). cGVHD is a condition in which the healthy transplanted (graft) stem cells see the recipient's (host) cells as foreign and start to destroy them.
This Study is being done to learn the effects of the drug INCA034176 (also known as axatilimab) in combination with corticosteroids.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Shanta Salzer
843-792-9300
salzers@MUSC.edu

An Operationally Seamless Phase 2/3, Randomized, Active-Controlled Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of an Oral Weekly Regimen of GS-1720 in Combination With GS-4182 Versus Biktarvy in Treatment-Naive People With HIV-1

Date Added
December 30th, 2024
PRO Number
Pro00141056
Researcher
Eric Meissner

List of Studies


Keywords
HIV / AIDS
Summary

The main objective of this study is to test a once-weekly HIV medication regimen in persons who have not taken HIV treatment before. The goal is to see if taking a once a week pill combination (GS-1720 and GS-4182) works as well as taking a daily pill Biktarvy® (B/F/TAF). Participants will either take the weekly pill or continue with Biktarvy® for about 48 weeks or longer. The study will look at how well each option controls HIV levels.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Jamila Williams
(843) 792-1088
keithja@musc.edu

A Phase 2, Global, Multicenter, Long-term Safety Study Designed to Assess the Safety and Tolerability of BHV-7000 in Subjects with Refractory Focal Onset Epilepsy

Date Added
January 24th, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00137514
Researcher
Zeke Campbell

List of Studies


Keywords
Epilepsy
Summary

This research study is being done to see the long term effectiveness and safety of a new drug called BHV-7000 as a possible treatment for focal seizures for patients who are taking anti-seizure medications (ASMs) and still experience seizures. You could be eligible to participate in the study if you completed the first double blind study successfully and your study doctor see's that you meet all the criteria for this study.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Robin Bulgarino
18437921115
bulgarino@musc.edu

ICoN-1: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Treatment With MNKD-101 (Clofazimine Inhalation Suspension) When Added to Guideline-Based Therapy in Participants with Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infection (Part A) Followed by an Open-Label Extension (Part B)

Date Added
February 7th, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00136819
Researcher
Patrick Flume

List of Studies


Keywords
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM)
Summary

Part A of this study will compare the effects of Clofazimine Inhalation Suspension to placebo. The purpose of this study is to find out if Clofazimine Inhalation Suspension can treat NTM lung disease by getting rid of the bacteria from the lungs and to make sure that Clofazimine Inhalation Suspension is safe for use. The participant will continue with current treatment for NTM lung disease in this study. To test if the bacteria are gone from the lungs, sputum will be tested on a regular basis (every month) to see if the culture changes from positive to negative. Participants will be randomly assigned by chance (like drawing numbers from a hat) to either Clofazimine Inhalation Suspension or placebo.

After the participant completes the study treatment in Part A, they will be eligible to receive Clofazimine Inhalation Suspension in Part B.

Approximately 234 participants will take part in the study at approximately 120 sites globally.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Isabella Brookshire
8437920965
recruitment@musc.edu



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