University of Texas Medical Branch

Patients with a history of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and abnormal growth hormone secretion, as measured by glucagon stimulation test, will be treated with replacement growth hormone therapy for a period of 6 months. Testing of cognition, exercise, fatigue, brain activation and morphology, body composition and measurements of quality of life will be performed before and after the treatment period. Fecal sampling for characterization of the GI microbiome will occur monthly over the treatment period. Each mTBI subject will be required to enroll with an eligible control from their household that will also provide fecal samples monthly during the treatment period of their mTBI partner. GI microbiomes will be compared between mTBI patients and their household controls at baseline as well as over the treatment period.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Aug 2018

open study

This study is examining the effects of growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH) on mild cognitive impairment (MCI). GHRH will be given at a dose of 1mg/day for 10 weeks to subjects with MCI as well as healthy controls.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Jul 2017

open study

This study is a randomized controlled double-blinded multi-center clinical trial enrolling female hip fracture patients who are 65 and older. It will compare the effects of six months of supervised exercise training combined with daily topical testosterone gel, to six months of supervised exercise and inactive gel, and to Enhanced Usual Care. One third of the participants will receive topical testosterone gel and a supervised exercise training program; one third will receive topical inactive gel and a supervised exercise training program; one third will receive a home exercise program. All participants will receive nutritional counseling, and calcium and vitamin D supplements.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Sep 2017

open study

The Clover trial is evaluating an investigational vaccine that may help to prevent Clostridium difficile infection. Participants in the study are adults 50 years of age and older, who are at risk of developing Clostridium difficile infection. The study will assess whether the vaccine prevents the disease, and whether it is safe and well tolerated. Each subject will receive 3 doses of Clostridium difficile vaccine or placebo and be followed for up to 3 years after vaccination for potential Clostridium difficile infection.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Mar 2017

open study

This is a randomized, double-blinded, Phase II study in healthy males and non-pregnant females, 18-64 years of age. This clinical trial is designed to assess the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of a pre-pandemic 2017 monovalent inactivated influenza A/H7N9 virus vaccine (2017 H7N9 IIV) manufactured by Seqirus Inc (Seqirus) administered at different dosages (3.75 microgram mcg, 7.5 mcg and 15 mcg of hemagglutinin (HA) per dose) given with MF59(R) adjuvant manufactured by Seqirus Inc., or without adjuvant (15 mcg of HA per dose). Phosphate buffered saline (PBS) diluent manufactured by Patheon Manufacturing Services LLC will be used to achieve certain targeted doses. Approximately 371 subjects who are in good health and meet all eligibility criteria will be randomized into one of 4 study groups. The study will be conducted at up to 7 Vaccine and Treatment Unit (VTEU) sites and will last approximately 17 months, with subject participation duration of approximately 13 months. The Primary Objectives of the study are: 1) To assess the safety and reactogenicity following receipt of two doses of 2017 H7N9 IIV administered intramuscularly (IM) at different dosages approximately 21 days apart given with or without MF59(R) adjuvant; 2) To assess the serum hemagglutinin inhibition (HAI) and neutralizing (Neut) antibody responses approximately 21 days following receipt of two doses of 2017 H7N9 IIV administered IM at different dosages approximately 21 days apart with or without MF59(R) adjuvant.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Nov 2018

open study

This study is designed to evaluate the safety and tolerability of V114 and Prevnar 13™ in healthy infants. This study will include both full-term infants (≥37 weeks gestational age) and premature infants (<37 weeks gestational age). Premature infants will be included in a Premature Infant Immunogenicity Substudy, which will assess immunogenicity and safety following administration of V114 or Prevnar 13™.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Dec 2018

open study

This study is designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of V114 and Prevnar 13™ in healthy infants switched from Prevnar 13™ to V114 during the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) immunization schedule.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Oct 2018

open study

This study evaluates the use of AMAG-423 (Digoxin Immune Fab) in addition to expectant management in the treatment of severe preeclampsia as compared to placebo.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Apr 2017

open study

Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. It is not yet known whether giving radiation with concomitant and adjuvant temozolomide versus radiation with adjuvant PCV is more effective in treating anaplastic glioma or low grade glioma.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Sep 2009

open study

This randomized phase III trial studies Tokyo-172 strain bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) solution with or without a vaccination using Tokyo-172 strain BCG to see how well it works compared with TICE BCG solution in treating patients with bladder cancer that has not spread to muscle. BCG is a non-infectious bacteria that when instilled into the bladder may stimulate the immune system to fight bladder cancer. Giving different versions of BCG with vaccine therapy may prevent bladder cancer from returning.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Feb 2017

open study

A randomized controlled trial of 2,700 women to assess whether treatment of obstructive sleep apnea with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in pregnancy will result in a reduction in the rate of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Jul 2018

open study

This study is designed to 1) describe the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of V114 and Prevnar 13™ in pneumococcal vaccine-naïve adults at increased risk for pneumococcal disease and to 2) describe the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of PNEUMOVAX™23 when administered 6 months after receipt of either V114 or Prevnar 13™. Increased risk for pneumococcal disease is defined as 1) an underlying medical condition, 2) behavioral habits such as smoking, or 3) living in a community/environment with increased risk of disease transmission.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Jul 2018

open study

This study will evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of Human Cytomegalovirus (CMV) vaccine V160 administered in a 2-dose or 3-dose regimen in healthy seronegative women 16 to 35 years of age. Participants will receive blinded V160 on Day 1, Month 2, and Month 6 (3-dose regimen), V160 on Day 1 and Month 6 and placebo at Month 2 (2-dose regimen), or placebo on Day 1, Month 2, and Month 6, and will be followed to approximately Month 36. The primary hypothesis of the study is that administration of a 3-dose regimen of V160 will reduce the incidence of primary CMV infection compared to placebo.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Apr 2018

open study

A randomized placebo-controlled trial of 11,000 women to assess whether tranexamic acid as prophylaxis lowers the risk of postpartum hemorrhage in women undergoing a cesarean delivery.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Mar 2018

open study

This randomized phase II trial studies how well cisplatin works with or without veliparib in treating patients with triple-negative breast cancer and/or BRCA mutation-associated breast cancer that has come back or has or has not spread to the brain. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Veliparib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. It is not yet known if cisplatin is more effective with or without veliparib in treating patients with triple-negative and/or BRCA mutation-associated breast cancer.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Jul 2016

open study

The aim of the study is to evaluate efficacy and safety of empagliflozin versus placebo on top of guideline-directed medical therapy in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Mar 2017

open study

This randomized phase III trial studies how well aspirin works in preventing the cancer from coming back (recurrence) in patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) breast cancer after chemotherapy, surgery, and/or radiation therapy. Aspirin is a drug that reduces pain, fever, inflammation, and blood clotting. It is also being studied in cancer prevention. Giving aspirin may reduce the rate of cancer recurrence in patients with breast cancer.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Dec 2016

open study

This phase II trial studies how well atezolizumab works in treating patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer that has come back and has not responded to treatment with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG). Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as atezolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Feb 2017

open study

The primary objective of this study is to obtain de-identified, clinically characterized, whole blood specimens for use in assessing new biomarkers for the detection of neoplasms of the lung. Subjects will be men and women, 35 years of age and older, with a CT confirmed nodule measuring 6-30 mm.

Type: Observational

Start Date: Apr 2016

open study

The purpose of this study is to determine the clinical efficacy of a novel dynamic compression intramedullary nail for tibiotalocalcaneal (TTC) arthrodesis.

Type: Observational

Start Date: May 2019

open study

This randomized phase II trial studies how well cabozantinib s-malate, crizotinib, savolitinib, or sunitinib malate work in treating patients with kidney cancer that has spread from where it started to nearby tissue or lymph nodes or to other places in the body. Cabozantinib s-malate, crizotinib, savolitinib, and sunitinib malate may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. It is not yet known whether giving cabozantinib s-malate, crizotinib, or savolitinib will work better in treating patients with kidney cancer compared to sunitinib malate.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Apr 2016

open study

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether a blood pressure treatment strategy during pregnancy to achieve targets that are recommended for non-pregnant reproductive-age adults (<140/90 mmHg) compared ACOG- recommended standard during pregnancy (no treatment unless BP is severe) is effective and safe.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Jun 2015

open study

The study plans to determine the relationship between plasma concentrations of 17-OHPC (hydroxyprogesterone caproate) and the rate of preterm birth. The study is a randomized, open label study of pregnant women with one or more prior spontaneous preterm births. Subjects are randomized to a weekly single injection of either 250 or 500mg 17-OHPC (hydroxyprogesterone caproate).

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Feb 2018

open study

Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as etoposide, carboplatin and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. It is not yet known which radiation therapy regimen is more effective when given together with chemotherapy in treating patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer. This randomized phase III trial is comparing different chest radiation therapy regimens to see how well they work in treating patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Mar 2008

open study

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical and virologic benefit of pimodivir in combination with Standard-of-Care (SOC) treatment compared to placebo in combination with SOC treatment.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Jan 2018

open study