WATCHMAN FLX™ Pro Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device with Alternative Post-Implant Monotherapy

Date Added
September 10th, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00141485
Researcher
Loren Morgan

List of Studies

Keywords
Cardiovascular, Heart, Vascular
Summary

This study will have a 1:1:1 randomization post the implantation of the WATCHMAN DLX Pro Device comparing three different medications used after the WATCHMAN FLX Pro Device is placed. The goal of this study is to see how safe and effective the medications are after the device is placed. The three different arms include the following: Aspirin only for 12-month study duration, reduce dose non-vitamin K antagonist (VKA) oral anticoagulant (NOAC), either commercially available apixaban (preferred) or rivaroxaban for first 3-months, followed by aspirin, or Aspirin +clopidogrel) for first 6 months followed by aspirin only.

Institution
MUSC Heart and Vascular Institute
Recruitment Contact
Jacqueline Sheriod-Scott
803-255-2927
sheriods@musc.edu

Exploring Caregiving Choice in the Adult Cancer Population: A Multi-Method Study

Date Added
September 9th, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00145673
Researcher
Jennifer Huggins

List of Studies

Keywords
Cancer, Non-interventional
Summary

Using surveys researchers will assess caregiver choice, caregiver quality of life (CQOL), caregiver sleep, caregiver stress, and caregiver burden (CB). Some participants answering surveys (approximately 20), will be chosen by researchers to participate in an interview to gain a deeper understanding of the perspectives of individuals who assume caregiving responsibilities without a personal sense of choice.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Jennifer Huggins
854.429.2454
hugginje@musc.edu

A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multiple Dose Ranging Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of Solrikitug in Participants with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (ZION)

Date Added
September 9th, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00145511
Researcher
Charlie Strange

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Keywords
Breathing, Inflammation, Pulmonary, Shortness of Breath
Summary

Solrikitug is an investigational drug, a drug that is still in development and testing, that can potentially benefit individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by the pathway that causes type 2 inflammation. Solrikitug is given as an injection in the arm. Eligible participants will be randomized to receive a single dose of study medication (Solrikitug 375mg), three doses (day 1, week 4 and week 8) or placebo (inactive drug). The study is double blinded so neither the treatment team nor the participant will know what drug treatment they received. Enrollment in the study is up to 32 weeks, 4 weeks for screening and 28 weeks for treatment and follow up. Assessments conducted at the study visits include, but are not limited to, medical history and medication review, physical exams, blood tests, EKGs to look at the heart, breathing tests and questionnaires.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Gwen Hayden
843-792-8438
blantonm@musc.edu

The Impact of Skin Disease on Self-Reported Quality of Life and Psychosocial Health in Youth with Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus

Date Added
September 9th, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00142882
Researcher
Lara Wine Lee

List of Studies


Keywords
Children's Health, Lupus, Pediatrics, Skin
Summary

Cutaneous lupus is a common manifestation of childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (cSLE), affecting up to 85% of patients. Skin involvement can cause irritation, scarring, hair loss, changes in skin color and appearance, which may negatively impact quality of life and mental health. This study aims to assess the impact of cutaneous lupus on quality of life and mental health in diverse pediatric populations, with the goal of identifying disparities and improving individualized care. We will use validated surveys to assess disease burden on quality of life.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Courtney Rowley
843-792-9784
rowle@musc.edu

A Randomized Phase III Study of BRAF-Targeted Therapy vs Cabozantinib in RAI-Refractory Differentiated Thyroid Cancer with BRAF V600Em

Date Added
September 5th, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00146753
Researcher
John Kaczmar

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

This study is for subjects who has been diagnosed with radioactive iodine refractory (RAIR) differentiated thyroid cancer. Subjects are expected to remain in the study for a minimum of 96 months. Drugs are FDA approved and is given in the form of Tablet to subjects. The procedures include urine protein test, CT, MRI. Risks include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, tiredness, weight loss, loss of appetite, changes in taste, redness, pain or peeling of palms and soles, High blood pressure. There is evidence that dabrafenib, trametinib and cabozantinib are effective in stabilizing and shrinking the type of cancer, we do not know which of these approaches are better at prolonging time until tumor growth. However, information learned from the trial may help other people in the future.

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

A Phase 3, Single-arm, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of UGN-104, a Novel Formulation of UGN-101, for the Treatment of Patients With Low-grade Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer (LG-UTUC)

Date Added
September 3rd, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00145445
Researcher
Matvey Tsivian

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Keywords
Cancer/Genitourinary, Drug Studies
Summary

This study is for subjects that have been diagnosed with low-grade upper tract urothelial cancer (LG-UTUC). This study is to evaluate the tumor ablative effect of the study drug (UGN-104). Subject are expected to reman in the study for a minimum of 15months or longer.

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

Peripheral Nerve Stimulation with the SPRINT® System in Chronic Posterior Sacroiliac Joint Complex Pain

Date Added
September 3rd, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00140724
Researcher
Ameet Nagpal

List of Studies

Keywords
Pain
Summary

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate patient outcomes following treatment with the SPRINTĀ® Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS) System for chronic posterior sacroiliac joint complex (PSIJC) pain. The PNS system is a temporary nerve stimulator, which provides non-surgical treatment that reduces pain by sending electrical pulses to the nerves that carry signals to/from your spinal cord. SPRINT PNS system is currently FDA approved to treat pain after surgery, pain after trauma, and pain that is difficult to treat. The study will consist of 3 total visits for each participant, over the course of roughly 6 months.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Lisa Mock
8438762211
mockl@musc.edu

Open Pilot Trial of an Integrated Intervention for PTSD/AUD Symptoms Following Recent Trauma

Date Added
September 2nd, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00146740
Researcher
Christine Hahn

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Keywords
Women's Health
Summary

This study is for people who have experienced a traumatic event in the past one year and drink alcohol. The research involves completing a five week behavioral treatment for stress and alcohol use. Participants will complete surveys during visits. Participants may also be asked to complete a interview about their experiences.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Christine Hahn
8437923386
hahnc@musc.edu

TMS-iEEG Causal Mapping of Cognitive-Emotional Network Dynamics in Epilepsy

Date Added
September 2nd, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00146626
Researcher
Lisa McTeague

List of Studies


Keywords
Brain, Depression, Epilepsy, Mental Health, Psychiatry
Summary

Patients with drug-resistant epilepsy often experience problems with mood, thinking, or behavior that cannot be explained by seizure activity alone. This study will examine how cognitive and mood-related brain regions communicate in patients undergoing routine intracranial electroencephalogram (iEEG) seizure assessment in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). While the clinical electrodes are in place, we will apply brief single magnetic pulses (single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation, or spTMS) to the scalp in specific brain regions and record the brain's electrical response through the existing electrodes; no additional surgery is required. We will compare the responses to stimulation of an emotionally and cognitively relevant region (left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex) with a contrast site (primary motor cortex). We will also investigate whether momentary brain rhythms and seizure-related electrical activity affect responses propagation through the brain. The findings may help identify measurable brain signaling patterns ("biomarkers") to understand how cognitive-emotional brain networks work in people with epilepsy and inform future personalized non-invasive brain stimulation methods for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Corbin Ping
(843) 608-0329
pingc@musc.edu

Integrating corticospinal tract assessment via sTMS and taVNS-augmented CIMT in infants with hemiplegia

Date Added
September 2nd, 2025
PRO Number
Pro00146198
Researcher
Dorothea Jenkins

List of Studies


Keywords
Brain, Central Nervous System, Infant, Pediatrics, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Studies, Stroke Recovery
Summary

Newborns who are born premature or infants who suffer brain injury are at risk for motor problems. The common motor skills of reaching and grasping that infants have to learn can be weaker on one side of the body, depending on the site of the brain injury. These skills are routinely practiced with an occupational therapist once or twice a week, to help the infant strengthen these skills. A high intensity therapy program of constraint induced movement therapy (CIMT) may be available for the infant, but it takes from 40-120 hours total treatment time for most infants to improve their motor skills.
Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) stimulates a branch of a major nerve by the ear, called the vagus nerve, that may help improve your child's ability to learn motor skills. CIMT involves placing a soft mitt constraint on the stronger arm and hand while encouraging your child to use the weaker arm and hand during intensive therapy sessions. By using both CIMT and the nerve stimulation together, we hope your child's movement skills will improve more than with therapy alone.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of taVNS to improve motor skills when paired with the minimal amount of CIMT and whether a measure of the strength of the brain circuit to the arm and hand muscles can tell us how well a child may respond to this therapy.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Dorothea Jenkins
843-792-2112
jenkd@musc.edu



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