After leaving the hospital and finishing therapies, stroke survivors often do not have the supports they need to fully recover. Many live with problems for a long time after their stroke, such as trouble walking or doing everyday tasks like cleaning, grocery shopping, or cooking. Research suggests that healthy habits, like moving more, eating well, and being at a healthy weight, can improve most of these disabilities. These habits can be hard to form alone though, especially in rural areas that may not have many healthy foods or places to exercise. The goal of this research project is to test StrongPeople StrongHearts, a health program, to see if it helps stroke survivors in South Carolina make better choices for their health and improve their quality of life. The program will be delivered online so that survivors in rural areas can be in the program. One group will also receive a weekly grocery box tailored to their needs to improve access to healthy foods. This study could help increase access to research-based programs for stroke survivors who do not have the supports they did soon after their stroke.
This is a multicenter, randomized, open-label, Phase 3 study in participants with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma to evaluate the benefits of teclistamab in combination with lenalidomide and teclistamab alone versus lenalidomide alone as maintenance therapy after autologous stem cell transplant.
This is a Phase 2 platform research study that is assessing three different investigational medications (versus placebo) for hospitalized adults who have Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). As a platform study, each of the three treatment groups will receive a different investigational drug (or placebo) depending on the severity of their ARDS. Participants will also receive standard treatment as determined by the treating physician.
The Propel study is for adults up to 75 years of age with Generalized Myasthenia Gravis (gMG) and looks at the efficacy of IMVT-1402 which is a once weekly subcutaneous investigational drug. The study contains a screening period, two blinded treatment periods, and a follow-up period. Treatment period one is 12 weeks, and participants will be randomized to 600 mg IMVT-1402, 300 mg IMVT-1402, or placebo during this time. Treatment period two is 14 weeks, and all participants will receive either 600 mg IMVT-1402 or 300 mg IMVT-1402 during this time. Total participation in the study will be about 35 weeks. Various medications used as standard of care for gMG will be allowed in this study, so participation does not necessarily require stopping current gMG treatment.
The purpose of this research study is to demonstrate that telerehabilitation targeting arm movement, when added to usual care, can improve arm function and reduce global disability after stroke, compared to usual care alone.
Telerehabilitation uses technology like video calls to provide therapy and medical support from a distance. This means patients can get care from their therapists without going to a clinic or hospital, making it easier for people, especially those with mobility issues or who live far away, to receive treatment
The purpose of this study is to compare the usual treatment alone to the usual treatment plus dose escalated radiation. This study seeks to find if this approach is better or worse than standard of care for locally advanced pancreatic cancer. Treatment and follow up for this study may be up to 8 years. The procedures include CT or MRI scans, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Risks include stomach pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, tiredness, muscle aches, and weight loss. You may or may not receive a direct benefit from participating in this trial, however, information learned from the trial may help other people in the future.
Preterm and term infants with brain injury frequently have difficulty learning to feed by mouth. Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) may be paired with the motor activity of feeding to boost brain circuits involved with feeding. This study will test a taVNS-paired bottle system in a blinded, randomized, controlled trial in infants who have reached term age and failed to learn to feed. Our preliminary data indicates that most infants improve their volume of oral feeds with the BabySTrong system, and 50-70% achieve full oral feeds and avoid placement of a gastrostomy tube (G-tube) or home nasogastric tube. The BabySTrong feeding system may improve oral feeding volumes and help infants and their families avoid a long hospital stay while trying to learn to feed.
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.
Children with amblyopia (lazy eye) are often treated with patch therapy. Patch therapy often results in leftover amblyopia and has many challenges associated with its use. This study will determine how traditional patch therapy results compare to those achieved with the Luminopia digital therapeutic system.
This study is a database evaluating data in patients with chronic pancreatitis that are seen and evaluated in a surgery clinic and ultimately under surgery for chronic pancreatitis with total pancreatectomy with islet cell transplant. Patients will receive the standard of care for this operation. This is not a clinical trial, and no changes will be made to their care. Data will be collected to review outcomes only. They may be asked to fill out study related questionnaires or surveys.