An Open-label Extension Study Evaluating the Long-term Safety and Efficacy of Seralutinib Orally Inhaled for the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)

Date Added
April 24th, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00137101
Researcher
Rahul Argula

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Keywords
Pulmonary Hypertension
Summary

This is a multicenter, open-label extension (OLE) study to see how safe and effective an inhaled medication called seralutinib is for people with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH). The primary objective of this study was to assess improvement in cardiopulmonary hemodynamics as measured by change in pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) from baseline to Week 24. The secondary objective of this study was to assess improvement in exercise capacity as measured by change in six-minute walk distance (6MWD) from baseline to Week 24.

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

A Phase 2, Double-Blind, Proof of Concept Study to Evaluate Mazdutide Compared with Placebo in Participants with Alcohol Use Disorder

Date Added
April 23rd, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00142519
Researcher
Sarah Book

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Keywords
Substance Use
Summary

This is a 28-week-long treatment study for people with Alcohol Use Disorder who want to stop or cut down their drinking. The purpose of this study is to determine whether an investigational medication, Mazdutide, affects craving for alcohol and/or alcohol drinking while taking the study drug. Participants will be randomly assigned to Mazdutide or a matched placebo

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Konstantin Voronin
843-792-4887
voronin@musc.edu

Randomized Phase III Trial of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy with Response-Adapted Treatment Versus Standard-of-Care Treatment for Resectable Stage III/IV Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Date Added
April 22nd, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00144157
Researcher
William Albergotti

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Keywords
Cancer/Skin, Drug Studies, Men's Health, Stage III, Stage IV, Women's Health
Summary

This phase III study evaluates whether cemiplimab can shrink or prevent the return of cancer when combined with the usual approach for skin cancer more effectively than the usual approach alone. This study will enroll adults diagnosed with stage III/IV cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. If eligible to participate in this study participants will be randomly assigned to 1 of 2 groups. Group 1 will receive the usual surgery used to treat this type of cancer. After surgery, they may get the usual type of radiation, depending on the results from the tumor tissue removed during surgery. Group 2 will receive cemiplimab before surgery every 3 weeks for up to 12 weeks. They may also receive radiation after surgery depending on the tumor tissue results from surgery. If treated with cemiplimab before surgery, then tumor tissue results will also determine whether or not they receive cemiplimab every 6 weeks for up to 24 weeks, after surgery, and radiation if given. Participants will be asked to complete quality of life questionnaires to understand how they are feeling during treatment and the effects of the treatment. Participants will be checked for sides effects 3 to 4 months for 2 years after treatment. After that, every 6 months for 1 year and then annually. The main risks are tiredness, diarrhea or constipation, nausea, rash or itching, change in thyroid function, and risk of progression of the cancer to require earlier surgery or to become inoperable. Alternatives to this treatment is standard of care surgery and radiation. The study benefit is cemiplimab may help in shrinking or stabilizing this type of skin cancer.

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

Auxora for the Treatment of AKI and Modulation of Injurious "Crosstalk" with the Lung: A Randomized Control Trial (KOURAGE)

Date Added
April 22nd, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00143675
Researcher
Blaithin McMahon

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Keywords
Kidney
Summary

This study is designed to help doctors understand how to safely - and at what dose – to give the study drug to patients suffering from acute kidney injury with accompanying acute hypoxic respiratory failure (AHRF). The study is testing Auxora (study drug) against placebo (a substance that has no medical effect).

Your chance of receiving a dose is 50% (for every 1 who receives placebo, 1 receives a dose of Auxora). This selection process is called randomization (like a ‘flip of a coin') and neither you nor your study doctor will know to which group you have been assigned. Every patient in the study will receive his/her dose of Auxora or placebo once a day, for 5 days in a row.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Zerlinna Teague
(843) 792-0965
recruitment@musc.edu

A Phase 2, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Pemvidutide in the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in Subjects with Obesity or Overweight

Date Added
April 17th, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00142892
Researcher
Robert Malcolm

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Keywords
Alcohol, Obesity, Weight Control
Summary

This is a Phase 2, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of pemvidutide in the treatment of AUD in subjects with obesity or overweight.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Matthew Woodson
8437924442
woodsonm@musc.edu

cfDNA Assay Multicenter Prospective Observational Validation for Early Cancer Detection, Minimal Residual Disease, and Relapse (CAMPERR)

Date Added
April 9th, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00143358
Researcher
Gerard Silvestri

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Keywords
Cancer
Summary

This study aims to develop a new blood test to detect and identify many different types of cancer, using a special technique that looks at tiny changes in your DNA. Some participants will be followed over time to see if this method can also find leftover cancer cells (after treatment), and if it could warn if the cancer comes back. However, this test still under development, so there are no results reported back to participants. The goal is to create a reliable tool that one day could help doctors diagnose and monitor cancer(s) more effectively.

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

cfDNA Assay Multicenter Prospective Observational Validation for Early Cancer Detection, Minimal Residual Disease, and Relapse (CAMPERR)

Date Added
April 9th, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00143358
Researcher
Gerard Silvestri

List of Studies


Keywords
Cancer
Summary

This study aims to develop a new blood test to detect and identify many different types of cancer, using a special technique that looks at tiny changes in your DNA. Some participants will be followed over time to see if this method can also find leftover cancer cells (after treatment), and if it could warn if the cancer comes back. However, this test still under development, so there are no results reported back to participants. The goal is to create a reliable tool that one day could help doctors diagnose and monitor cancer(s) more effectively.

Institution
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center
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

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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

A multi-center, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial to assess efficacy and safety of omecamtiv mecarbil in patients with symptomatic heart failure with severely reduced ejection fraction

Date Added
April 8th, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00143419
Researcher
Brian Houston

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Keywords
Cardiovascular, Heart
Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out if the investigational drug/study medicine (omecamtiv mecarbil) can reduce the risk of the effects of heart failure (HF), hospitalization, transplantation, or death. It is hoped that the study medicine increases the heart's ability to pump blood throughout the body, but we need to learn more about its effect in patients who suffer the most from HF symptoms. "Investigational" means that the study medicine is still being tested in research studies and has not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The study drug will be taken by mouth twice daily.

Participation in this study will last for approximately 3 years, however, participation could last from a few weeks to a few years depending on your time of enrollment. These visits will include physical exams, blood draws, electrocardiograms (ECG), echocardiogram (Echo), blood draws, questionnaires along with receiving the study drug. Participants will receive the study drug and have a 2 week wash out period to ensure tolerance. From there, participants will be randomized to either the treatment group (and receive the medication) or the control group (and not receive the medication). The treatment assignment is determined by randomization, where a computer selects at random which treatment group you will be in (like drawing straws). Neither the subject, nor the blinded study personnel will know which group subjects are in. Neither the subject nor the study doctor or study staff will decide what group subjects are assigned.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Shaquanda Goodwine
843-876-5783
shr37@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



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