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HIV+ Deceased Donor Heart Transplant Study for HIV+ Recipients

Description:

This will be a prospective single-center interventional trial to compare the outcomes of HIV-positive heart transplant recipients by the HIV status of the donor; HIV-positive vs. HIV-negative and learn whether heart organ transplantation from HIV+ deceased donors is as safe and effective in HIV+ recipients as transplants from HIV- deceased donors. Patient will undergo standard evaluation for eligibility of transplantation by the primary heart transplant team. If patient meets eligibility criteria, they will be informed about the study and consent will be obtained. Informed consent will be obtained in a private clinic or inpatient hospital room in a confidential setting. HIV-positive or HIV-negative offers will be made by Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) (serving as a means of "natural randomization" and this information will also be collected, along with the information regarding any information for primary offer declines from the patients as well as other clinical indications to decline an organ offer. As a result of this, there will be two main groups in the study participants that will undergo analysis: 1. patients/recipients that are HIV+ who receive an organ from an HIV+ donor (HIV D+/R+ group) 2. patients/recipients that are HIV+ who receive an organ from an HIV negative donor (HIV D-/R+ group) Only study participants will be able to receive organ offers from both HIV-positive and HIV-negative organ donors whichever is available first regardless of HIV status. This is the only study intervention. Baseline visit parameters will be obtained during a routine heart transplant visit. There will be no additional procedures or blood collection after the baseline study visit. Study data will be collected from chart review of routine post-transplant follow-up visits at weeks 52 (1 year), 104 (2 years), and 152 (3 years) after the transplant.

Contact(s):

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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Ricardo.LaHoz@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Ricardo La Hoz

Gender: ALL

Age: 18 Years to old

Phase: NA

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT06659952

IRB Number: STU-2024-0777

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Inclusion Criteria:

All individuals with advanced heart failure and HIV infection who meet the study inclusion and exclusion criteria will be eligible for participation in the study. * Participant meets the standard criteria for heart transplant at the local center. * Participant is able to understand and provide informed consent. * Participant meets with an independent advocate per the HOPE Act Safeguards and Research Criteria. * Documented HIV infection (by any licensed assay, or documented history of detectable HIV-1 RNA).\* * Participant is ≥ 18 years old. * Opportunistic complications: if prior history of an opportunistic infection, the participant has received appropriate therapy and has no evidence of active disease. Medical record documentation should be provided whenever possible.\* * CD4+ (cluster of differentiation 4+) T-cell count: ≥ 200/μL within 16 weeks of transplant.\* * HIV-1 RNA is below 50 copies RNA/mL.\*/\*\* Viral blips between 50-400 copies will be allowed as long as there are not consecutive measurements \> 200 copies/mL. \*\*Organ recipients who are unable to tolerate ART due to organ failure or recently started Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) may have detectable viral load and still be eligible if a safe and effective antiretroviral regimen to be used by the recipient after transplantation is described. * Participant is willing to comply with all medications related to their transplant and HIV management. * For participants with a history of aspergillus colonization or disease, no evidence of active disease. * The participant must have or be willing to start seeing a primary medical care provider with expertise in HIV management. * Agreement to use contraception; according to the FDA Office of Women's Health (http://www.fda.gov/birthcontrol), there are a number of birth control methods that are more than 80% effective. Female participants of child-bearing potential must consult with their physician and determine the most suitable method(s) from this list to be used from the time that study treatment begins until after study completion. * Participant is not suffering from significant wasting (e.g. body mass index \< 21) thought to be related to HIV disease.

Exclusion Criteria:

Individuals who meet any of these criteria are not eligible for enrollment as study participants: * Participant has a history of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) or primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma.\* * Participant is pregnant or breastfeeding. (Note: Participants who become pregnant post-transplant will continue to be followed in the study and will be managed per local site practice. Women that become pregnant should not breastfeed.) * Past or current medical problems or findings from medical history, physical examination or laboratory testing that are not listed above, which, in the opinion of the investigator, may pose additional risks from participation in the study, may interfere with the participant's ability to comply with study requirements or that may impact the quality or interpretation of the data obtained from the study.

Interventions: OTHER: HIV-positive heart transplant

Conditions: HIV Infection, Advanced End Stage Heart Failure

Keywords: HIV positive donor, HIV positive recipient, Heart transplant

Sites: UT Southwestern

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A Study to Investigate the Effect of Lepodisiran on the Reduction of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Adults With Elevated Lipoprotein(a) - ACCLAIM-Lp(a)

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of lepodisiran in reducing cardiovascular risk in participants with high lipoprotein(a) who have cardiovascular disease or are at risk of a heart attack or stroke. The study drug will be administered subcutaneously (SC) (under the skin).

Contact(s):

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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Therese.Vallina@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Parag Joshi

Gender: ALL

Age: 18 Years and over

Phase: PHASE3

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT06292013

IRB Number: STU-2024-0522

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Interventions: DRUG: Lepodisiran Sodium, DRUG: Placebo

Conditions: Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD), Elevated Lp(a), Cardiovascular

Keywords: ASCVD, LY3819469, lepodisiran

Sites: UT Southwestern

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Polypill for Prevention of Cardiomyopathy (PolyPreventHF)

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This study will investigate the utility of a polypill-based strategy for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and high risk of heart failure (HF), as assessed via the WATCH-DM risk score. Polypill therapy will consist of empagliflozin 12.5 mg, losartan 50 or 100 mg, and finerenone 10 mg daily. The study duration is 6 months, and participants will be randomized to either polypill therapy or usual care. The primary outcome is change in peak VO2 and adherence to usual care. The investigators hypothesize that the use of a polypill is feasible and improves medication adherence and peak VO2 as compared to those receiving usual care.

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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Myriam.Bustillo-Rubio@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Ambarish Pandey

Gender: ALL

Age: 18 Years to 100 Years old

Phase: PHASE1

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT06143566

IRB Number: STU-2023-0725

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Interventions: DRUG: Polypill

Conditions: Type 2 Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular

Keywords: Type 2 Diabetes, Diabetic Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, Polypill

Sites: UT Southwestern

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MAGNITUDE: a Phase 3 Study of NTLA-2001 in Participants with Transthyretin Amyloidosis with Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM)

Description:

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a single dose of NTLA-2001 compared to placebo in participants with ATTR-CM.

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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Ruth.Ikpefan@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Justin Grodin

Gender: ALL

Age: 18 Years to 90 Years old

Phase: PHASE3

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT06128629

IRB Number: STU-2024-0146

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Interventions: BIOLOGICAL: NTLA-2001, DRUG: Placebo

Conditions: Transthyretin Amyloidosis (ATTR) with Cardiomyopathy

Keywords: TTR, Amyloidosis, Cardiomyopathy, NTLA-2001, ATTR-CM, Transthyretin, ATTR, TTR-mediated amyloidosis, Amyloidosis, Hereditary, Amyloidosis, Hereditary, Transthyretin-Related Amyloidosis, Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy, TTR cardiomyopathy, Wild-type TTR, V122I, Amyloidosis, Wild Type

Sites: UT Southwestern

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Efficacy of LoDoCo in Improving Exercise Capacity Among Patients With HFpEF and Inflammation

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The purpose of this research study is to determine the effectiveness of low dose colchicine (LoDoCo) on measures of exercise capacity, physical function, frailty, and quality of life, among patients with heart failure with chronic stable preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and systemic inflammation. The use of LoDoCo in this study is considered investigational as it has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of exercise capacity in patients with HFpEF. Participants will undergo a 1-day screening that includes a blood draw and physical examination. If deemed eligible for the study, participants will undergo a baseline visit within 2 weeks of screening visit that includes physical examination, exercise testing, echocardiography and completion of quality-of-life surveys. Participants will also be randomized at this visit (randomly assigned to a group) to receive either LoDoCo or placebo (inactive substance) for 3 months. Participants will be called back at 3 months for repeat physical examination, blood draws, echocardiography, exercise testing and completion of quality-of-life surveys. Each visit will take about 3 hours. Total study duration is about 3 months.

Contact(s):

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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Lajjaben.Patel@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Ambarish Pandey

Gender: ALL

Age: 50 Years and over

Phase: PHASE2

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT06130059

IRB Number: STU-2023-0964

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Inclusion Criteria:

* 1. Informed consent was obtained before any study-related activities. Study-related activities are any procedures that are carried out as part of the study, including activities to determine suitability for the study.
• Age 50 years or above at the time of signing the informed consent. 3. Serum hs-CRP 2 mg/L at the time of baseline testing. 4. Diagnosis of chronic HFpEF within 6 months of enrolment must have one of the following: a. Structural Heart Disease with one of the following on echocardiography within 12 months of enrolment. i. LA volume index \> 34 ml/m2. ii. LA diameter ≥ 3.8 cm. iii. LA length ≥ 5.0 cm. iv. LA area ≥ 20 cm2. v. LA volume ≥ 55 mL. vi. Intraventricular septal thickness ≥1.1 cm. vii. Posterior wall thickness ≥1.1 cm. viii. LV mass index ≥115 g∕m2 in men or ≥ 95 g∕m2 in women. ix. E/e' (mean septal and lateral) ≥ 10. x. e' (mean septal and lateral) \< 9 cm/s b. Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) at rest³15 mmHg or Left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP) ³18 mmHg, (PCWP) with exercise ³25 mmHg or (³ 2 mmHg/L/min) c. HF hospitalization or urgent/unplanned visit with a primary diagnosis of decompensated heart failure which required intravenous loop diuretic treatment, within the last 9 months prior to enrolment in combination with NT-proBNP ≥ 125 pg/mL within 1 month of enrolment for patients without ongoing atrial fibrillation/flutter. If ongoing atrial fibrillation/flutter at screening NT-proBNP must be ≥ 300 pg/mL 5. Ambulatory participants who can perform cardiopulmonary exercise testing. 6. Stable doses of HF-specific medications within the last 1 month. 7. Stable level of physical activity 8. Stable dose of any weight loss medications.

Exclusion Criteria:

* 1. Do not otherwise meet the inclusion criteria. 2. Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or may be considering pregnancy during the study period.
• Renal impairment: eGFR \<30mL/min 4. Severe valvular heart disease is considered likely to require intervention. 5. Life expectancy \<1 year. 6. Unable to perform cardiopulmonary exercise testing. 7. ALT or AST \>2.5 ULN at time of screening

Interventions: DRUG: Low Dose Colchicine, DRUG: Placebo

Conditions: Heart Failure, Inflammation, Heart

Sites: UT Southwestern

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IMPRoving Outcomes in Vascular DisEase- Aortic Dissection (IMPROVE-AD)

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The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether an upfront invasive strategy of TEVAR plus medical therapy reduces the occurrence of a composite endpoint of all-cause death or major aortic complications compared to an upfront conservative strategy of medical therapy with surveillance for deterioration in patients with uncomplicated type B aortic dissection.

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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, christian.marsh@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Michael Shih

Gender: ALL

Age: 21 Years to old

Phase: NA

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT06087029

IRB Number: STU-2023-1176

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Interventions: PROCEDURE: TEVAR, OTHER: Guideline directed medical therapy and surveillance of dissection

Conditions: Type B Aortic Dissection, Heart

Keywords: TEVAR

Sites: Parkland Health & Hospital System

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Modulation of SERCA2a of Intra-myocytic Calcium Trafficking in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (MUSIC-HFpEF)

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The goal of this clinical trial is to test an experimental gene therapy in participants with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, also known as diastolic heart failure. The main questions it aims to answer are: - safety and tolerability of the gene therapy; and - whether the gene therapy helps the heart ventricles relax during filling. Participants will undergo a one-time infusion of the gene therapy in the cardiac catheterization laboratory and then be followed for safety and effects on left-sided filling pressures while exercising. The first year will have multiple in-person visits followed by 4 years of biannual phone calls.

Contact(s):

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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Therese.Vallina@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Justin Grodin

Gender: All

Age: 50 Years and over

Phase: Phase 1

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT06061549

IRB Number: STU-2023-0378

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Interventions: Biological: AAV1/SERCA2a

Conditions: Heart Failure, Diastolic, Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Sites: UT Southwestern

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Effect of RBT-1 on Reducing the Risk of Post-Operative Complications in Subjects Undergoing Cardiac Surgery and Sub-Study of Clinical Protocol REN-007: A Population Pharmacokinetic (popPK) Evaluation of RBT-1

Description:

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of RBT-1 on reducing the risk of post-operative complications in subjects undergoing cardiac surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Sub-study: To evaluate the pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of a single administration of RBT-1 (45 mg SnPP/240 mg FeS) by means of a popPK approach in subjects scheduled to undergo cardiac surgery

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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Kristen.Matlock@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Michael Jessen

Gender: All

Age: 18 Years and over

Phase: Phase 3

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT06021457

IRB Number: STU-2023-0650

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Inclusion Criteria:

• Male or female, ≥18 years of age at Screening.
• Planned to undergo non-emergent CABG and/or cardiac valve surgery requiring CPB; non-emergent surgery must allow for study drug infusion ≥24 but ≤48 hours prior to surgery.
• If female, subjects must use an effective method of birth control or abstain from sexual relations with a male partner (unless has undergone tubal ligation or hysterectomy or is at least 1 year postmenopausal) for the duration of their study participation.
• If male, subjects must use an effective method of birth control or abstain from sexual relations with a female partner for the duration of their study participation, unless the subject has had a vasectomy ≥6 months prior to infusion with study drug.
• Willingness to comply with all study-related procedures and assessments.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Surgery planned to occur <24 hours from the start of study drug infusion.
• Presence of acute organ dysfunction (AKI, acute decompensated heart failure, acute respiratory failure, stroke, etc) as assessed by the Investigator at the time of Screening.
• Surgery to be performed without CPB.
• Chronic kidney disease (CKD) requiring dialysis.
• Hypokalemia and/or hypomagnesemia within 24 hours prior to study drug infusion; electrolytes can be replenished if low.
• Cardiogenic shock or requirement for inotropes, vasopressors, or other mechanical devices, such as intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP).
• Known history of cancer within the past 2 years, except for carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast, early-stage prostate cancer, or adequately treated non-melanoma cancer of the skin.
• Known or suspected sepsis at time of Screening.
• Asplenia (anatomic or functional).
• History of hemochromatosis, iron overload, or porphyria.
• Known hypersensitivity or previous anaphylaxis to SnPP or FeS.
• Female subject who is pregnant or breastfeeding.
• Participation in a study involving an investigational drug or device within 30 days prior to study drug infusion.
• In the opinion of the Investigator, for any reason, the subject is an unsuitable candidate to receive RBT-1.

Interventions: Drug: RBT-1, Drug: Placebo

Conditions: Post-Operative Complications in Cardiac Surgery, Heart, Kidney

Keywords: Cardiac Surgery, CABG, Valve, Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Preconditioning

Sites: UT Southwestern

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Direct Access Carotid Artery Stenting Using the Neuroguard IEP System (PERFORMANCE III)

Description:

The PERFORMANCE III study is a prospective, multicenter single-arm, open label study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Neuroguard IEP® Direct System for the treatment of carotid artery stenosis in subjects at elevated risk for carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Eligible patients greater than or equal to 20 years of age and less than or equal to 80 years of age, are those who have been diagnosed with either de-novo atherosclerotic or post CEA restenotic lesion(s) in the internal carotid arteries (ICA) or at the carotid bifurcation with greater than or equal to 50% stenosis if symptomatic or greater than or equal to 70% stenosis if asymptomatic.

Contact(s):

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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Madison.Baehner@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Michael Siah

Gender: ALL

Age: 20 Years to 80 Years old

Phase: NA

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05845710

IRB Number: STU-2023-0722

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General Inclusion Criteria
• Male and non-pregnant, non-breastfeeding female subjects whose age is ≥ 20 or ≤ 80 years of age.
• Subject is willing and capable of complying with and understands all study protocol requirements, including the specified follow-up visits, and can be contacted by telephone.
• Subject has signed a written informed consent form that has been approved by the local governing Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the respective clinical site.
• Subject is diagnosed with carotid artery stenosis treatable with carotid artery stenting via direct carotid access and is considered a high operative risk for carotid endarterectomy (CEA).
• Subject is diagnosed with either:
• Symptomatic carotid stenosis ≥ 50% as determined by angiography, CTA, or duplex ultrasound. Symptomatic is defined as having stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA) in the ipsilateral hemisphere supplied by the target vessel carotid lesion or ipsilateral transient monocular blindness (amaurosis fugax) within 180 days prior to the procedure; or
• Asymptomatic carotid stenosis ≥ 70% as determined by angiography, CTA, or duplex ultrasound.
• Subject has a lesion located in the internal carotid artery (ICA) and/or common carotid artery (CCA).
• Subject has a modified Rankin Scale of ≤ 2 at the time of procedure.
• Females of child-bearing potential have a negative pregnancy test within 24 hours prior to the index procedure.
• Subject is willing and able to take dual anti platelet therapy for a minimum of 30 days following the index procedure.
• Subject meets at least one physiologic or one anatomic high-risk criteria. Anatomic High-Risk Conditions for CEA
• Target lesion at or above C2 (level of jaw). 2. Prior head and neck surgery in the region of the carotid artery. 3. Tracheostomy or tracheostoma. 4. Surgically inaccessible lesion or hostile neck which the investigator deems safe for direct carotid access including but not limited to:
• Prior neck irradiation
• Radial neck dissection
• Cervical spine immobility 5. Prior ipsilateral CEA. 6. Prior cranial nerve injury. 7. Severe tandem lesions. 8. Occlusion of the contralateral CCA or ICA. 9. Severe bilateral ICA stenosis. Physiological High-Risk Conditions for CEA
• Subject is ≥ 70 years of age (maximum 80 years) at the time of enrollment.
• Subject has NYHA Class III or IV congestive heart failure (CHF).
• Subject has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with FEV1 \< 50, on intermittent or chronic oxygen therapy, or a resting PO2 of ≤ 60 mmHg (room air). 4 Subject has left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤ 35%. 5. Subject has angina class 3 or 4 or unstable angina. 6. Subject has a history of recent myocardial infarction (between 30 days and 6 weeks prior to index the procedure).
• Subject has coronary artery disease with two or more vessels with ≥ 70% stenosis.
• Subject has planned coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or peripheral vascular surgery between 31 and 60 days after index procedure.
• Subject has restenosis following a prior carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Angiographic Inclusion Criteria
• Subject has a lesion located in the internal carotid artery (ICA) and/or common carotid artery (CCA).
• Single de novo or restenotic (post carotid endarterectomy \[CEA\]) target lesion or severe tandem lesions that can be covered by a single Neuroguard stent.
• Target lesion is treatable with a single stent of up to 40 mm in length.
• Index vessel diameter (segment covered by the mid-portion of the stent) is between 4.0 mm and 6.0 mm at the site of the target lesion.
• Distal vessel diameter at the site of Neuroguard filter deployment is between 4.0 mm and 7.0 mm.
• Distal common carotid artery diameter (segment covered by proximal portion of the stent) is between 4.0 mm and 8.0 mm.
• Sufficient landing zone exists in the cervical internal carotid artery distal to the target lesion to allow for the safe and successful deployment of the integrated Neuroguard filter.
• At least 5 cm of atherosclerosis free space in the ipsilateral common carotid artery between the sheath insertion site and the proximal edge of the target lesion.
• Common carotid artery reference diameter is at least 6 mm.
• Target vessel must meet diameter requirements as set forth in the Neuroguard IEP Direct System Instructions for Use (IFU). General Exclusion Criteria
• Life expectancy of less than one year in the opinion of the investigator at the time of enrollment.
• Currently requiring an organ transplantation.
• An evolving acute stroke
• Anticipated or existing potential sources of emboli including left ventricular aneurysm, aortic or mitral mechanical heart valve, severe calcific aortic stenosis (valve area \< 1.0 cm2), endocarditis, moderate to severe mitral stenosis, known previously symptomatic patent foramen ovale (PFO), left atrial thrombus, any intracardiac mass.
• Deep being thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE) treated within the past 12 months.
• Recently (\< 60 days) implanted heart valve.
• Subject has experienced any episode of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter within the past 6 months or has a history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter requiring chronic anticoagulation.
• History of chronic atrial flutter or chronic atrial fibrillation.
• Anticoagulation with Phenprocoumon (Marcumar®), warfarin, direct thrombin inhibitors, or anti-Xa agents within 14 days of the index procedure.
• Subject with a known hypercoaguable state.
• Acute febrile illness (temperature ≥ 100.4°F or 38°C) or active infection.
• Subject with a SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 infection within 21 days prior to the index procedure.
• Acute myocardial infarction \< 30 days prior to index procedure.
• Any major surgical procedure (i.e., intraabdominal or intrathoracic surgery or any surgery / interventional procedure involving cardiac or vascular system) 30 days prior to or within 30 days following the index procedure.
• History of disabling stroke with substantial residual disability (modified Rankin score ≥ 3).
• Subject has had a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or amaurosis fugax within 48 hours prior to the index procedure.
• Known severe carotid stenosis contralateral to the target lesion requiring treatment within 30 days of the index procedure.
• Any other neurological deficit not due to stroke that may confound neurological assessments.
• Subject has contralateral laryngeal or vagus nerve injury.
• Subject has severe dementia.
• Subject has intracranial tumor.
• Known hypersensitivity to nitinol or its components (e.g., nickel, titanium).
• History of intracranial hemorrhage within the 12 months prior to the index procedure.
• History of gastrointestinal (GI) bleed within 30 days prior to the index procedure that would interfere with antiplatelet therapy.
• Any condition that precludes proper angiographic assessment or makes direct carotid artery access unsafe (e.g., severe hepatic impairment, malignant hypertension, morbid obesity).
• Subject has less than 5 cm between the direct carotid access site and the proximal edge of the target lesion.
• Known hypersensitivity to contrast media that cannot be adequately premedicated.
• Hemoglobin (Hgb) \< 8 gm/dL, platelet count \< 100,000, international normalized ratio (INR) \> 1.5 (irreversible), or heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
• Subject has a serum creatinine \> 2.5 mg/dL on the day of the index procedure.
• History or current indication of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy including thrombocytopenia or an inability to receive heparin in amounts sufficient to maintain an activated clotting time (ACT) at ≥ 250 seconds, or uncorrectable severe anemia.
• Contraindication, intollerance or allergy to standard of care study medications, including antiplatelet therapy or aspirin.
• Previously enrolled in this study or currently enrolled in another interventional device or drug study that has not yet reached the primary endpoint.
• Potential for subject non-compliance with protocol-required follow up or antiplatelet medication in the opinion of the investigator.
• Subject is otherwise unsuitable for intervention or surgery in the opinion of the investigator. Angiographic Exclusion Criteria
• Total occlusion of the target carotid artery.
• Previously placed stent in the target vessel or the planned arteriotomy site.
• Excessive circumferential calcification of the target lesion, defined as \> 3 mm of thickness of calcification seen in orthogonal views on fluoroscopy or on CTA.
• Qualitative characteristics of ipsilateral common carotid artery, ipsilateral external carotid artery, or target lesion that preclude or make difficult the safe introduction of the direct access sheath.
• Angiographic evidence of a mobile filling defect or fresh thrombus in the target carotid artery.
• Presence of "string sign" of the target lesion (a sub-totally occluded, long segment of the true lumen of the artery with markedly reduced contrast flow).
• Non-atherosclerotic carotid stenosis (e.g., dissection, fibromuscular dysplasia).
• Proximal/ostial CCA stenosis ≥ 50% or intracranial stenosis more severe than the target lesion.
• Subject in whom direct carotid access is not possible, including severe tortuosity or stenosis that requires additional endovascular procedures or that prevents safe and expeditious vascular access.
• Subject with intracranial pathology, that in the opinion of the investigator, makes the patient inappropriate for study participation (e.g., arteriovenous malformation, intracranial tumor, microangiopathy or large vessel cerebral vascular disease, etc.) or that would confound the neurological evaluation.
• Angiographic, CT, MR or ultrasound evidence of atherosclerosis of the common carotid artery that would preclude or make difficult safe placement of the sheath and other endovascular devices to the target artery as needed for carotid stenting.
• Angiographic, CT, MR or ultrasound evidence of severe tortuosity of the cervical internal carotid artery. Severe vascular tortuosity is defined as 2 or more bends of 90 degrees or more within 4 cm of the target lesion.
• Angiographic, CT, MR or ultrasound evidence of angulation or tortuosity (≥ 90 degree) of the common carotid artery (CCA) that will transmit a severe loop to the internal carotid after sheath placement.
• Subject with \> 50% stenosis in the common carotid artery (CCA) proximal to the target lesion.

Interventions: DEVICE: Neuroguard IEP Direct System

Conditions: Carotid Stenosis, Carotid Artery Diseases, Cardiovascular

Keywords: carotid artery stent

Sites: UT Southwestern

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The Rhythm Evaluation for AntiCoagulaTion With Continuous Monitoring of Atrial Fibrillation (REACT-AF)

Description:

REACT-AF is a multicenter prospective, randomized, open-label, blinded endpoint (PROBE design), controlled trial comparing the current Standard Of Care (SOC) of continuous Direct Oral Anticoagulation (DOAC) use versus time-delimited (1 month) DOAC guided by an AF-sensing Smart Watch (AFSW) in participants with a history of paroxysmal or persistent Atrial Fibrillation (AF) and low-to-moderate stroke risk.

Contact(s):

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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Vukile.Mlambo@utsouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Mark Link

Gender: ALL

Age: 22 Years to 85 Years old

Phase: PHASE3

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05836987

IRB Number: STU-2023-0473

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Inclusion Criteria:

• 22-85 years of age.
• English speaking participants. Spanish-only speakers may be included in the future at select sites appropriately translated.
• History of non-permanent atrial fibrillation.
• CHA2DS2-VASC score of 1-4 for men and 2-4 for women without prior stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), The CHA2DS2-VASc score is a point-based system used to stratify the risk of stroke in Atrial Fibrillation (AF) patients. The acronym CHA2DS2-VASc stands for congestive heart failure, hypertension, age ≥75 (doubled), diabetes, stroke (doubled), vascular disease, age 65 to 74 and sex category (female). Congestive heart failure defined as: The presence of signs and symptoms of either right (elevated central venous pressure, hepatomegaly, dependent edema) or left ventricular failure (exertional dyspnea, cough, fatigue, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, cardiac enlargement, rales, gallop rhythm, pulmonary venous congestion) or both, confirmed by non-invasive or invasive measurements demonstrating objective evidence of cardiac dysfunction and/or ejection fraction \< 40%.
• The participant is on a DOAC at the time of screening and willing to stay on DOAC for duration of study.
• Willing and able to comply with the protocol, including: * Possession of a smart watch-compatible smart phone (iPhone that supports the latest shipping iOS) with a cellular service plan * Be willing to wear the smart watch for the suggested minimum of 14 hours a day * Expected to be within cellular service range at least 80% of the time
• Willing and able to discontinue DOAC
• The participant is willing and able to provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Valvular or permanent atrial fibrillation.
• Current treatment with warfarin and unwilling or unable to take a DOAC.
• The participant is a woman who is pregnant or nursing.
• The participant is being treated with chronic aspirin, another anti-platelet agent, or chronic NSAIDS outside of current medical guidelines (e.g., primary stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation, primary prevention of cardiovascular events, pain relief, fever, gout) and is unwilling or unable to discontinue use for the study duration.
• Existing cardiac rhythm device or indication for a permanent pacemaker, Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) or Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) device or planned insertable cardiac monitor. Insertable cardiac monitors are permitted unless they are being used to guide anticoagulation treatment.
• Known or suspected symptomatic or asymptomatic atrial fibrillation lasting ≥ 1 hour/month over the last 3 months.
• Any documented single AF episode lasting ≥ 1 hour on standard of care or study-provided external cardiac monitor of \> 6 days duration performed within 45 days prior to randomization. Shorter monitoring durations may be acceptable for inclusion at the discretion of the site PI based on the totality of monitoring data and approval of the study PI.
• Ablation for AF within the last 2 months.
• Prior or anticipated left atrial appendage occlusion or ligation.
• Mechanical prosthetic valve(s) or severe valve disease.
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
• Participant needs DOAC for reasons other than preventing stroke or arterial embolism resulting from AF (i.e., preventing Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) or PE) or needs permanent OAC (i.e., congenital heart defects, prosthetic heart valve).
• Participants deemed high risk for non-cardioembolic stroke (i.e., significant carotid artery disease defined as stenosis \> 75%) based on the investigator's discretion.
• The participant is enrolled, has participated within the last 30 days, or is planning to participate in a concurrent drug and/or device study during the course of this clinical trial. Co-enrollment in concurrent trials is only allowed with documented pre-approval from the study manager; there is no concern that co-enrollment could confound the results of this trial.
• The participant has a tattoo, birthmark, or surgical scar over the dorsal wrist area on the ipsilateral side that the AFSW may be worn.
• The participant has a tremor on their ipsilateral side that the AFSW may be worn.
• Any concomitant condition that, in the investigator's opinion, would not allow safe participation in the study (e.g., drug addiction, alcohol abuse).
• Known hypersensitivity or contraindication to direct oral anticoagulants.
• Documented prior stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic) or transient ischemic attack.
• Reversible causes of AF (e.g., cardiac surgery, pulmonary embolism, untreated hyperthyroidism). AF ablation does not constitute reversible AF.
• \> 5% burden of premature atrial or ventricular depolarizations on pre-enrollment cardiac monitoring.
• History of atrial flutter that has not been treated with ablation (participants in atrial flutter and have been ablated are eligible for enrollment).
• Stage 4 or 5 chronic kidney disease.
• Conditions associated with an increased risk of bleeding: * Major surgery in the previous month * Planned surgery or intervention in the next three months that would require cessation of anticoagulation \> 2 weeks. * History of intracranial, intraocular, spinal, retroperitoneal, or atraumatic intra- articular bleeding * Gastrointestinal hemorrhage within the past year unless the cause has been permanently eliminated (e.g., by surgery) * Symptomatic or endoscopically documented gastroduodenal ulcer disease in the previous 30 days * Hemorrhagic disorder or bleeding diathesis * Need for anticoagulant treatment for disorders other than AF * Uncontrolled hypertension (Systolic Blood Pressure \>180 mmHg and/or Diastolic Blood Pressure \>100 mmHg)

Interventions: DEVICE: AFSW Guided DOAC, DRUG: Continuous DOAC therapy

Conditions: Atrial Fibrillation, Heart

Keywords: Atrial Fibrillation, Anticoagulation, AF-sensing Smart Watch, Ischemic Stroke, Systemic Embolism

Sites: UT Southwestern

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The GORE VBX FORWARD Clinical Study: A Comparison of the GORE® VIABAHN® VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis to Bare Metal Stenting for Patients With Complex Iliac Occlusive Disease

Description:

The objective of this prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled clinical trial is to demonstrate the superiority of the VBX Device for primary patency when compared to bare metal stenting in complex iliac occlusive disease.

Contact(s):

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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Antonio.SolanoAvendano@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Melissa Kirkwood

Gender: ALL

Age: 18 Years and over

Phase: NA

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05811364

IRB Number: STU-2023-0754

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Age ≥ 18 years at time of informed consent signature * Informed Consent Form (ICF) is signed by the subject * Subject can comply with protocol requirements, including follow-up * Patient has symptomatic claudication, rest pain, or minor tissue loss (Rutherford Category 2-5) * Patient has de novo or restenotic lesion(s) found in the common and/or external iliac artery(ies) * Patient has: Unilateral or bilateral single or multiple lesions (\>50% stenosis or chronic total occlusion) each between 4 and 11 cm in length * Patient has a target vessel diameter visually estimated to be approximately between 5 mm and 13 mm * Patient has a sufficient (\<50% stenotic) common femoral artery and at least one sufficient (\<50% stenotic) femoral artery (deep or superficial). * Patient has at least one sufficient (\<50% stenotic) infrapopliteal run-off vessel.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Life expectancy \<1 year * Patient is pregnant at time of informed consent. * Patient has a known allergy to stent or stent graft components (including nitinol, stainless steel, or heparin). * Patient has severe chronic renal insufficiency (serum creatinine level \> 2.5mg/dL) and not undergoing hemodialysis. * Patient has evidence of a systemic infection. * Patient has a known intolerance to antithrombotic medications that prevent compliance with study or control device Instructions for Use. * Patient has had vascular catheterization of the lower extremities within 30 days of randomization (excluding diagnostic angiograms for the study procedure). * Patient has previous stenting in the iliac arteries. * Patient has previous surgical bypass in the target limb. * Patient is currently participating in another investigative clinical study unless received written approval by the sponsor. * Patient has a lesion requiring drug-coated balloon angioplasty, atherectomy, lithotripsy, or any ablative device to facilitate stent delivery. * Patient has an abdominal aortic artery lesion or aneurysm. * Patient has a lesion that requires stent placement within 2 cm of the inguinal ligament. * Patient has isolated common iliac artery stenosis that can be treated with a single device (i.e., common iliac artery stenosis that does not require kissing stents or extend into the external iliac artery). * Patient has outflow disease that requires concomitant interventions (i.e. common femoral endarterectomy or femoral / tibial revascularization).

Interventions: DEVICE: Stenting of the Common and/or External Iliac Arteries with the GORE® VIABAHN® VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis, DEVICE: Stenting of the Common and/or External Iliac Arteries with Bare Metal Stent

Conditions: Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Other Hematopoietic

Sites: UT Southwestern

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ARTEMIS: Ravulizumab to Protect Patients With CKD From CSA-AKI and MAKE (ARTEMIS)

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The primary objective of this study is to assess the efficacy of a single dose of ravulizumab IV compared with placebo in reducing the risk of the clinical consequences of AKI (MAKE) at 90 days in adult participants with CKD who undergo non-emergent cardiac surgery with CPB.

Contact(s):

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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, salina.shrestha@utsouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Michael Jessen

Gender: All

Age: 18 Years to 90 Years old

Phase: Phase 3

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05746559

IRB Number: STU-2023-0186

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Interventions: Drug: Placebo, Drug: Ravulizumab

Conditions: Chronic Kidney Disease, CKD, Cardiac Disease, Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Kidney

Keywords: Chronic Kidney Disease, CKD, Cardiac Disease, cardiopulmonary bypass

Sites: UT Southwestern

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DEFIANCE: RCT of ClotTriever System Versus Anticoagulation In Deep Vein Thrombosis (DEFIANCE)

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This study is a prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial of an interventional strategy using the ClotTriever System to achieve and maintain vessel patency (ClotTriever Intervention Arm) versus conservative medical management using anticoagulation therapy alone (Conservative Medical Management Arm) in the treatment of subjects with symptomatic unilateral iliofemoral DVT. The study will collect data on demographics, comorbidities, details from the DVT diagnosis and treatment, and clinical outcomes through the 6-month follow up visit.

Contact(s):

Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Jarrett.Hubbard@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Michael Siah

Gender: All

Age: 18 Years and over

Phase: N/A

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05701917

IRB Number: STU-2023-0117

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Inclusion Criteria
• Age ≥ 18 years
• Proximal lower extremity unilateral DVT involving at least the common femoral, external iliac, or common iliac veins, alone or in combination
• Symptom onset within 12 weeks of enrollment in the study
• Significant symptoms, as defined by a Villalta score > 9
• Willing and able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria
• Bilateral iliofemoral DVT
• Prior venous stent in the target venous segment
• IVC aplasia/hypoplasia or other congenital anatomic anomalies of the IVC or iliac veins
• IVC filter in place at the time of enrollment
• Limb-threatening circulatory compromise (e.g., phlegmasia)
• Clot in transit including IVC thrombus presenting as extension of >2cm into the IVC from the CIV
• Symptomatic PE with right heart strain where the physician judges that a DVT intervention is inappropriate at this time.
• Inability to be a candidate for intervention due to medical or technical reasons based on physician judgement
• Severe allergy, hypersensitivity to, or thrombocytopenia from heparin
• Severe allergy to iodinated contrast agents that cannot be mitigated
• Hemoglobin < 8.0 g/dL, INR > 1.7 before warfarin was started, or platelets < 50,000/µl which cannot be corrected prior to enrollment
• Severe renal impairment (estimated GFR < 30 ml/min) in patients who are not yet on dialysis
• Inability to provide therapeutic anticoagulation per Investigator discretion
• Uncontrolled severe hypertension on repeated readings (systolic > 180mmHg or diastolic > 105mmHg)
• Recently (< 30 days) had DVT interventional procedure
• Subject is participating in another study that may interfere with this study
• Life expectancy < 6 months or chronic non-ambulatory status
• Known hypercoagulable states that, in the opinion of the Investigator, cannot be medically managed throughout the study period
• Subject has any condition for which, in the opinion of the Investigator, participation would not be in the best interest of the subject (e.g., contraindication to use of ClotTriever per local approved labeling, compromise the well-being or that could prevent, limit, or confound the protocol-specified assessments)
• Subject has previously completed or withdrawn from this study
• Patient unwilling or unable to conduct the follow up visits per protocol

Interventions: Device: ClotTriever System, Drug: Commercially available/market approved anticoagulation medication including but not limited to: Heparin Sodium, Coumadin, Rivaroxaban, Apixaban, etc.

Conditions: Venous Thromboembolism, Deep Venous Thrombosis, Post-Thrombotic Syndrome

Keywords: Venous Thromboembolism, Deep Venous Thrombosis, Post-Thrombotic Syndrome, Anticoagulation, Percutaneous Mechanical Thrombectomy

Sites: UT Southwestern

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A Study of Olezarsen (ISIS 678354) Administered Subcutaneously to Participants With Severe Hypertriglyceridemia (SHTG)

Description:

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of olezarsen in participants with SHTG.

Contact(s):

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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, CHANDNA.VASANDANI@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Zahid Ahmad

Gender: All

Age: 18 Years and over

Phase: Phase 3

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05681351

IRB Number: STU-2023-0297

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Interventions: Drug: Olezarsen

Conditions: Severe Hypertriglyceridemia

Keywords: ISIS 678354, Olezarsen

Sites: UT Southwestern

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A Research Study to Look at How Ziltivekimab Works Compared to Placebo in People With Heart Failure and Inflammation (HERMES)

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This study will be done to see if ziltivekimab can be used to treat people living with heart failure and inflammation. Participants will either get ziltivekimab or placebo. Participants will get study medicine for once-monthly injections either in a pre-filled syringe to inject the study medicine into a skinfold or a pen-injector to inject the study medicine into flat skin. The study is expected to last for up to 4 years. Participants will have up to 20 clinic visits. Participants will have to use a study app on their phone to record and share information about all their injections of study medicine and to fill in questionnaires.

Contact(s):

Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Daniel.Ayodele@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Alvin Chandra

Gender: ALL

Age: 18 Years and over

Phase: PHASE3

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05636176

IRB Number: STU-2023-0359

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) greater than equal to 2 milligrams per liter (mg/L) at screening (visit 1) Disease specific - cardiovascular * At least one of the following:
• N-terminal-pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) greater than equal to 300 picograms per milliliter (pg/mL) at screening (Visit 1) for patients without ongoing atrial fibrillation/flutter. If ongoing atrial fibrillation/flutter at screening (visit 1), NTproBNP must be greater than equal to 600 pg/mL. Note that the screening electrocardiogram (ECG) must be obtained the same day as sampling for NT-proBNP.
• Hospitalisation or urgent/unplanned visit with a primary diagnosis of decompensated heart failure which required intravenous loop diuretic treatment, within the last 9 months prior to screening (visit 1) in combination with NT-proBNP greater than equal to 200 pg/mL at screening (Visit 1) for patients without ongoing atrial fibrillation/flutter. If ongoing atrial fibrillation/flutter at screening (visit 1), NT-proBNP must be greater than equal to 600 pg/mL. * Diagnosis of heart failure (New York Heart Association \[classification\] \[NYHA\] Class II-IV). * Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) greater than 40 percentage (%) documented by echocardiography within 12 months prior to or at screening (visit 1). The LVEF must be documented in medical records and the most recent measurement must be used to determine eligibility with no interim event signalling potential deterioration in ejection fraction (e.g., myocardial infarction \[MI\] or heart failure \[HF\] hospitalisation). * Structural heart disease and/or functional heart disease documented by echocardiography within 12 months prior to or at screening (visit 1) showing at least one of the following: * Left atrial (LA) volume index greater than 34 milliliter per meter square (mL/m\^2). * LA diameter greater than equal to 3.8 centimeter (cm). * LA length greater than equal to 5.0 cm. * LA area greater than equal to 20 cm square. * LA volume greater than equal to 55 milliters (mL). * Intraventricular septal thickness greater than equal to 1.1 cm. * Posterior wall thickness greater than equal to 1.1 cm. * Left ventricular (LV) mass index greater than equal to 115 grams per meter square (g⁄m\^2 ) in men or greater than equal to 95 g⁄m\^2 in women. * E/e' (mean septal and lateral) greater than equal to 10. * e' (mean septal and lateral) less than 9 centimeter per second (cm/s). * No heart failure hospitalisations or urgent heart failure visits between screening (visit 1) and randomisation (visit 2).

Exclusion Criteria:

Medical conditions - cardiovascular * Myocardial infarction, stroke, unstable angina pectoris, transient ischaemic attack, or heart failure hospitalisation, within 30 days prior to screening (visit 1). * Systolic blood pressure greater than equal to 180 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) at screening (visit 1). If the systolic blood pressure is 160-179 mmHg, the patient should be receiving greater than equal to 3 antihypertensive drugs. (Note: Potential participants may be retested for this criterion within the visit window and without rescreening, at the discretion of the investigator). * Heart rate above 110 or below 40 beats per minute as evaluated on the electrocardiogram (ECG) performed at screening (visit 1) (Note: Potential participants may be retested for this criterion within the visit window and without rescreening, at the discretion of the investigator). * Planned coronary, carotid or peripheral artery revascularisation known during the screening period (visit 1). (Note: Planned coronary angiogram is not exclusionary). * Planned cardiac device or atrial flutter/atrial fibrillation ablation procedure known during the screening period (visit 1). * Major cardiac surgical, non-cardiac surgical, or major endoscopic procedure (thoracoscopic or laparoscopic) within the past 60 days prior to randomisation (visit 2) or any major surgical procedure planned at the time of randomisation (visit 2). * Heart failure due to infiltrative cardiomyopathy (e.g., sarcoid, amyloid), arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, Takutsubo cardiomyopathy, genetic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or obstructive cardiomyopathy, active myocarditis, constrictive pericarditis, cardiac tamponade, uncorrected more than moderate primary valve disease. * Primary pulmonary hypertension, chronic pulmonary embolism, severe pulmonary disease including COPD. * Any other condition judged by the investigator that could account for heart failure symptoms and signs (e.g., anaemia, hypothyroidism). Medical conditions - infections/immunosuppression
• Clinical evidence of, or suspicion of, active infection at the discretion of the investigator.

Interventions: DRUG: Ziltivekimab, DRUG: Placebo

Conditions: Heart Failure

Sites: UT Southwestern

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The GORE® VIAFORT Vascular Stent Iliofemoral Study

Description:

This study is a prospective, non-randomized, multicenter, single-arm, clinical study to evaluate the performance, safety and efficacy of the GORE® VIAFORT Vascular Stent for treatment of symptomatic iliofemoral venous obstruction.

Contact(s):

Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, christian.marsh@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Michael Siah

Gender: ALL

Age: 18 Years and over

Phase: NA

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05489588

IRB Number: STU-2023-1240

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Preoperative

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patient is at least 18 years of age. * Patient is willing and able to comply with all follow-up evaluations as well as any required medication or compression regimen. * Patient is able to provide informed consent. * One of the following: Clinical severity class of CEAP 'C' classification ≥3 or rVCSS pain score ≥2. * Intention to treat the target areas with only the GORE® VIAFORT Vascular Stent. * Estimated life expectancy ≥1 year. * Patient is ambulatory (use of assistive walking device such as a cane or walker is acceptable). * Patient has adequate inflow to the target lesion(s), per investigator/sub-investigator discretion, involving at least a patent femoral or deep femoral vein. * Presence of non-malignant symptomatic unilateral iliofemoral venous obstruction. Preoperative

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patient has DVT in the target areas with symptom onset date greater than 14 days but less than or equal to 90 days prior to treatment. * Patient is a pregnant or breastfeeding woman, or a woman planning to become pregnant through the 12-month visit. * Patient has clinically significant (e.g., symptoms of chest pain, hemoptysis, dyspnea, hypoxia, etc.) pulmonary embolism (confirmed via Computed Tomography Angiography) at the time of enrollment. * Patient has a known uncorrectable bleeding diathesis or active coagulopathy meeting the following definitions: uncorrected INR\>2 (not as a result of warfarin or DOAC therapy), OR platelet count \<50,000 or \>1,000,000 cells/mm3, OR white blood cell count \<3,000 or \>12,500 cells/mm3. * Patient has impaired renal function (eGFR \<30 mL/min/1.73m2) or is currently on dialysis. * Patient has uncorrected hemoglobin of \<9 g/dL. * Patient has known history of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) or patients with hypercoagulable states that are unwilling to take anticoagulant medications on a long-term basis. * Patient has known homozygous inherited coagulation defect or Protein C/S deficiency. * Patient has a planned surgical intervention (other than pre-stenting procedures such as thrombolysis or thrombectomy) within 30 days prior to or within 30 days after the planned study procedure. * Patient has had or requires open deep venous surgery in the target limb. * Patient is currently participating in another investigational drug or device study that has not completed the primary endpoint or that clinically interferes with the endpoints of this treatment, in the opinion of the investigator/sub-investigator. Observational studies are permitted. * Patient has had a previous major (i.e., above the ankle) amputation of the target lower limb. * Patient has known sensitivity to device materials or contraindication to antiplatelets, thrombolytics, anticoagulants (including patients with known prior instances of Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia type 2 (HIT-2)), or iodinated contrast. * Patient has had prior stenting or grafts in the target vessels. * Patient has a known or suspected active systemic infection at the time of the index procedure. Patients with a chronic infection (e.g., HIV, hepatitis C) that is well controlled under their current treatment regimen may be eligible. * Patient has known history of intravenous drug abuse within one year of treatment. * Patient has significant peripheral arterial disease (chronic Rutherford Type 2 or greater, acute Rutherford Type IIa or greater). * Patient has a BMI \>40. * Patient is actively undergoing or plans to begin cancer treatment. Intraoperative

Inclusion Criteria:

* Presence of non-malignant unilateral obstruction of the common femoral vein, external iliac vein, and/or common iliac vein defined as occlusion or at least 50% reduction in target vessel lumen as measured by procedural IVUS and venogram. * Patient can accommodate an appropriately sized GORE® VIAFORT Vascular Stent as per reference vessel diameter (see IFU), as determined by intraoperative IVUS post pre-dilation. * Patient must have appropriate access vessels to accommodate the delivery sheath for the selected device size. * Patient has adequate landing zones free from significant disease requiring treatment within the native vessels beyond the proximal and distal margins of the lesion. * Patient has adequate inflow to the target lesion(s), per investigator/sub-investigator discretion, involving at least a patent femoral or deep femoral vein. * Lesion can be traversed with a guidewire. * Disease involves only unilateral iliofemoral venous segments with intent to stent all affected iliofemoral segments. Patients with disease extending into the inferior vena cava or contra-lateral iliofemoral veins who are anticipated to require endovascular or surgical treatment within 12 months after investigational device implant will be excluded. * Patient does not have significant (i.e., \>20% residual thrombosis) acute thrombus within the target stent area at the time of investigational device placement. Patients with acute thrombus within the target stent area must have thrombus successfully treated prior to investigational device placement. Successful thrombus treatment is defined as reestablishment of antegrade flow with ≤20% residual thrombosis as confirmed by IVUS and venogram, AND freedom from bleeding, vascular injury, or hemodynamically significant pulmonary embolism. After successful thrombus treatment, investigational device placement can occur within the same procedure.

Interventions: DEVICE: GORE® VIAFORT Vascular Stent

Conditions: Venous Thromboses, Venous Disease, Venous Leg Ulcer, Venous Stasis, Venous Ulcer, Venous Stenosis, Venous Occlusion, Vein Thrombosis, Vein Occlusion, Vein Disease, Cardiovascular

Keywords: VIAFORT, Vein Stent, Venous Thrombosis, Venous Stenosis, Gore, Venous Occlusion

Sites: UT Southwestern

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Safety, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics of Tafamidis in Patients with Transthyretin-mediated Amyloidosis Post Orthotopic Heart Transplantation

Description:

Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CA) is a relentlessly progressive disease that can progress to end stage heart failure, at which point recently approved transthyretin production silencing or structure stabilizing therapies provide no clinical benefit. For well-selected individuals, heart transplantation is an excellent therapeutic option to improve survival. Historically, concomitant liver transplantation has been used to halt the progression of non-cardiac transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) manifestations, especially for individuals with TTR genotypes associated with significant neuropathy. However, despite this, patients continue to experience progressive non-cardiac manifestations, particularly gastrointestinal and neuropathic, which can have a substantial influence on post-heart transplantation morbidity. Concomitant liver transplantation is also associated with substantial morbidity and its future therapeutic role is questionable with recently established therapies for ATTR. Therefore, there is a clear unmet need to determine the utility and safety of ATTR targeted therapies for patients with recent heart transplantation for end-stage ATTR-CA. The central hypothesis of this proposal is that in patients who have received a heart transplantation for end-stage ATTR-CA, tafamidis therapy will be efficacious and well-tolerated. We aim to determine the safety and efficacy of tafamidis in stable patients who have undergone heart or combined heart/liver transplantation for ATTR (wild-type or variant) cardiac amyloidosis. The proposed study will be a single-arm intervention clinical trial with tafamidis. Because of the efficacy of tafamidis for both variant ATTR-CA and wild-type ATTR-CA, there is no clinical equipoise for an inactive-comparator placebo arm. The primary endpoint of this study will be serial change in plasma transthyretin (TTR) levels from baseline to 12 months at 3-month intervals. The secondary endpoints of this study will include serial changes in neuropathy assessments, modified body mass indices, incident transplant-specific adverse events, and pharmacokinetics of tafamidis. Observations from this study will establish the role of tafamidis use for the management of ATTR in patients after transplantation for end-stage ATTR-CA.

Contact(s):

Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, YAMEI.CHENG@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Justin Grodin

Gender: ALL

Age: 18 Years to 90 Years old

Phase: PHASE4

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05489523

IRB Number: STU-2022-0583

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Interventions: DRUG: Tafamidis 61 MG

Conditions: Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis, Heart

Keywords: heart transplantation, transthyretin amyloidosis, ATTR, tafamidis

Sites: UT Southwestern

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Subclinical Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis in V122I TTR Carriers

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Approximately 1.5 million of the 44 million Blacks in the United States are carriers of the valine-to-isoleucine substitution at position 122 (V122I) in the transthyretin (TTR) protein. Virtually exclusive to Blacks, this is the most common cause of hereditary cardiac amyloidosis (hATTR-CA) worldwide. hATTR-CA leads to worsening heart failure (HF) and premature death. Fortunately, new therapies that stabilize TTR improve morbidity and mortality in hATTR-CA, especially when prescribed early in the disease. However, hATTR-CA is often diagnosed at an advanced stage and conventional diagnostic tools lack diagnostic specificity to detect early disease. The overall objectives of this study are to determine the presence of subclinical hATTR-CA and to identify biomarkers that indicate amyloid progression in V122I TTR carriers. The central hypothesis of this proposal is that hATTR-CA has a long latency period that will be detected through subclinical amyloidosis imaging and biomarker phenotyping. The central hypothesis will be tested by pursuing 2 specific aims: Aim 1) determine the association of V122I TTR carrier status with CMRI evidence of amyloid infiltration; Sub-aim 1) determine the association of V122I TTR carrier status with cardiac reserve; Aim 2) determine the association between amyloid-specific biomarkers and V122I TTR carrier status; and Sub-aim 2) determine the association of amyloid-specific biomarkers with imaging-based parameters and evaluate their diagnostic utility for identifying subclinical hATTR-CA. In Aim 1, CMRI will be used to compare metrics associated with cardiac amyloid infiltration between a cohort of V122I TTR carriers without HF formed by cascade genetic testing and age-, sex-, and race-matched non-carrier controls. For Sub-Aim 1, a sub-sample of carriers and non-carrier controls enrolled in Aim 1 will undergo novel exercise CMRI to measure and compare cardiac systolic and diastolic reserve. Aim 2 involves measuring and comparing amyloid-specific biomarkers in V122I TTR carriers without HF with samples matched non-carriers (both from Aim 1) and individuals with symptomatic V122I hATTR-CA from our clinical sites. These biomarkers detect and quantify different processes of TTR amyloidogenesis and include circulating TTR, retinol binding protein 4, TTR kinetic stability, and misfolded TTR oligomers. Sub-aim 2 will establish the role of these biomarkers to detect imaging evidence of subclinical hATTR-CA disease.

Contact(s):

Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Amy.Browning@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Justin Grodin

Gender: ALL

Age: 30 Years to 80 Years old

Phase:

Healthy Volunteers:

System ID: NCT05489549

IRB Number: STU-2022-0404

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(V122I TTR carriers (or matched non-carriers))

Inclusion Criteria:

* Men and women ages 30-80 who are V122I TTR carriers (or matched non-carriers) without history of HF (this will be assessed by study personnel) and defined as: a) No history of hospitalization within the previous 12 months for management of HF; b) Without an elevated B-type natriuretic peptide level ≥100 pg/mL or NT-proBNP ≥360 pg/mL within the previous 12 months; or c) No clinical diagnosis of HF from a treating clinician * Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* A self-reported history or clinical history of HF * Other known causes of cardiomyopathy * History of light-chain cardiac amyloidosis * Prior type 1 myocardial infarction (non-ST segment elevation myocardial Infarction {NSTEMI} or ST-elevation myocardial infarction {STEMI}) * Cardiac transplantation * Body weight \>250 lbs * Estimated glomerular filtration rate ≤30 mL/min/1.73 m2 * Inability to safely undergo CMRI (For participants with symptomatic V122I hATTR-CA, we will enroll probands with HF from Aim 1 or patients with suspected symptomatic V122I hATTR-CA from the three study sites.)

Inclusion Criteria:

* Men and women ages 30-80 who have symptomatic V122I hATTR-CA as determined by a history of HF (this will be assessed by study personnel) and defined as: a) History of hospitalization within the previous 12 months for management of HF; b) An elevated B-type natriuretic peptide level ≥100 pg/mL or NT-proBNP ≥360 pg/mL within the previous 12 months; or c) A clinical diagnosis of HF from a treating clinician. * Have an established or suspected diagnosis of hATTR-CA based on either a) Biopsy confirmed by Congo red (or equivalent) staining with tissue typing with immunohistochemistry or mass spectrometric analysis or immunoelectron microscopy, OR b) positive technetium-99m (99mTc)-pyrophosphate or -bisphosphonate scan, combined with accepted laboratory criteria without abnormal M-protein. * TTR gene sequencing that is pending or that is confirming the V122I variant * Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* Other known causes of cardiomyopathy * History of light-chain cardiac amyloidosis * Cardiac transplantation * Liver transplantation * Previous treatment with a TTR stabilizer (tafamidis, acoramidis) within the prior 14 days or TTR any silencer (inotersen, patisiran, eplontersen) * Estimated glomerular filtration rate ≤30 mL/min/1.73 m2

Conditions: Amyloidosis, Hereditary, Amyloidosis Cardiac, Amyloidosis, Familial, Transthyretin-Related (ATTR) Familial Amyloid Cardiomyopathy, Transthyretin Gene Mutation, Cardiovascular

Keywords: Amyloidosis, Transthyretin Amyloidosis, V122I TTR, p.Val142Ile TTR, Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

Sites: UT Southwestern

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Heat Waves and the Elderly - Cooling Modalities

Description:

The purpose of this study is to assess how well cooling modalities work in reducing cardiovascular stress of the elderly to heat wave conditions

Contact(s):

Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Taysom.Wallace@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Craig Crandall

Gender: ALL

Age: 65 Years and over

Phase: NA

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is also accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05484739

IRB Number: STU-2022-0625

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Interventions: OTHER: Water Spray, OTHER: Fan, OTHER: Water Spray and Fan, OTHER: Control

Conditions: Aging, Hyperthermia

Keywords: aging, heat wave, cardiovascular, low-energy cooling

Sites: UT Southwestern

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An Extension Study to Assess Long-Term Safety of Eplontersen in Adults With Transthyretin-Mediated Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM)

Description:

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of extended dosing with eplontersen in participants with ATTR-CM.

Contact(s):

Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Therese.Vallina@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Justin Grodin

Gender: ALL

Age: 18 Years and over

Phase: PHASE3

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05667493

IRB Number: STU-2023-0810

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Interventions: DRUG: Eplontersen

Conditions: Transthyretin-Mediated Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (ATTR CM), Cardiovascular

Keywords: Amyloidosis

Sites: UT Southwestern

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Pediatric Influence of Cooling Duration on Efficacy in Cardiac Arrest Patients (P-ICECAP) (ICECAP)

Description:

This is a multicenter trial to establish the efficacy of cooling and the optimal duration of induced hypothermia for neuroprotection in pediatric comatose survivors of cardiac arrest. The study team hypothesizes that longer durations of cooling may improve either the proportion of children that attain a good neurobehavioral recovery or may result in better recovery among the proportion already categorized as having a good outcome.

Contact(s):

Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Kirstie.LeDoux@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Joshua Wolovits

Gender: All

Age: 2 Days to 17 Years old

Phase: N/A

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05376267

IRB Number: STU-2022-0800

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Interventions: Device: Therapeutic Hypothermia

Conditions: Cardiac Arrest, Out-Of-Hospital, Hypothermia, Induced, Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain

Keywords: Bayesian Adaptive Clinical Trial, Hypothermia, therapeutic, Coma, Pediatric

Sites: Children’s Health

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Validation of Early Prognostic Data for Recovery Outcome After Stroke for Future, Higher Yield Trials (VERIFY)

Description:

VERIFY will validate biomarkers of upper extremity (UE) motor outcome in the acute ischemic stroke window for immediate use in clinical trials, and explore these biomarkers in acute intracerebral hemorrhage. VERIFY will create the first multicenter, large-scale, prospective dataset of clinical, transmagnetic stimulation (TMS), and MRI measures in the acute stroke time window.

Contact(s):

Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, HEATHER.PAUP@UTSOUTHWESTERN.EDU

Principal Investigator: Benjamin Nguyen

Gender: All

Age: 18 Years and over

Phase:

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is also accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05338697

IRB Number: STU-2021-1134

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Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 18 years or older
• Unilateral stroke due to ischemia or intracerebral hemorrhage
• Motor deficits in the acutely affected UE, defined as a Shoulder Abduction and Finger Extension (SAFE) score ≤ 8 out of 10 points (i.e., excluding full or nearly full motor strength in both shoulder abduction and finger extension) within 48 to 96 hours of stroke onset (or time last known well).
• Provision of signed and dated informed consent form within 48 to 96 hours of stroke onset (or time last known well).
• Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study
• Fluent in English or Spanish

Exclusion Criteria:

• UE injury or conditions on paretic side that limited use prior to the stroke.
• Legally blind.
• Dense sensory loss indicated by a score of 2 on NIHSS sensory item
• Unable to abduct the shoulder or extend the fingers of the non-paretic arm/hand/wrist on verbal command
• Isolated cerebellar stroke
• Bilateral hemisphere acute strokes
• Co-enrollment in a trial of an intervention targeting the incident stroke (acute treatment or rehabilitation/recovery intervention) after baseline assessments for VERIFY are initiated
• Known or expected inability to maintain follow-up with study procedures through 90 days
• Cognitive or communication impairment precluding informed consent by the participant.
• Major medical, neurological, or psychiatric condition that would substantially affect functional status
• Non-cerebrovascular diagnosis associated with unlikely survival at 90 days
• Pregnancy
• Contraindication to noncontrast MRI (i.e., certain metallic implants, metallic foreign bodies or severe claustrophobia)
• Contraindication to TMS (i.e., cardiac pacemaker or other electronic devices in the body at or above the level of the seventh cervical vertebra, such as cochlear implant, cortical stimulator, deep brain stimulator, vagus nerve stimulator, cervical spine epidural stimulator, or ventriculoperitoneal shunt; Skull defect related to current stroke; Seizure after onset of current stroke; Seizure within the last 12 months while taking anti-epileptic medications; Previous serious adverse reaction to TMS)
• Unable to perform behavioral assessments within 48-120 hours of symptom onset
• Unable to receive TMS or get MRI within 72-168 hours of symptom onset
• Anticipated inability to perform study procedures within 168 hours of symptom onset.

Interventions: Diagnostic Test: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

Conditions: Stroke, Stroke, Acute, Stroke, Ischemic, Stroke Hemorrhagic, Brain and Nervous System, Other

Sites: UT Southwestern

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Impact of Intensive Treatment of SBP on Brain Perfusion, Amyloid, and Tau (IPAT Study) (IPAT)

Description:

The purpose of this study is to determine if intensive lowering of systolic blood pressure (SBP), using FDA approved medications (antihypertensive), reduces Alzheimer's Disease pathology (i.e., excessive brain amyloid and tau protein deposition) in older adults at high risk for memory decline or dementia.

Contact(s):

Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, TristynHall@texashealth.org

Principal Investigator: Rong Zhang

Gender: ALL

Age: 60 Years to 85 Years old

Phase: PHASE2

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05331144

IRB Number: STU-2021-1210

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 60-85, all races/ethnicities, and both sexes are eligible; * Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) ≥ 26 to exclude gross dementia; based on clinical judgment, may be rescreened in ≥ 7 days; * Individuals with SBP ≥ 130 and SBP ≤ 180 if on 0 or 1 antihypertensive medications; ≥130 and ≤170 on up to 2 medications; ≥130 and ≤160 on up to 3 medications; ≥130 and ≤150 on up to 4 medications. Those on antihypertensives are eligible. If an individual, not treated for hypertension (HTN), has a SBP ≥ 125 mmHg, consider rescreening after 24 hours; * Willingness to be randomized into the treatment groups and ability to return to clinic for follow-up visits over 24 months; * Fluency in English or Spanish or both, adequate visual and auditory acuity to allow neuropsychological testing; * Participants must have a regular healthcare provider.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Clinically documented history of stroke, focal neurological signs or other major cerebrovascular diseases based on clinical judgment or MRI/CT scans such as evidence of infection, infarction, or other brain lesions; * Diagnosis of AD or other type of dementia, or significant neurologic diseases such as Parkinson's disease, seizure disorder, multiple sclerosis, history of severe head trauma or normal pressure hydrocephalus; * Evidence of severe major depression (GDS ≥ 12, may be rescreened after 12 weeks or longer if evidence of reactive depression or temporary mood disturbances) or clinically significant psychopathology, (e.g., psychosis and schizophrenia); if hospitalized in past year, can be rescreened in 6 months; or presence of a major psychiatric disorder that in the investigator's opinion, could interfere with adherence to research assessments or procedures. * Unstable heart disease based on clinical judgment (e.g., heart attack/cardiac arrest, cardiac bypass procedures within previous 6 months and congestive heart failure), or other severe medical conditions; * History of atrial fibrillation and evidence on ECG with any of the following: active symptoms of persistent palpitation, dizziness, history of syncope, chest pain, dyspnea, orthopnea, shortness of breath at rest, or paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea within the past 6 months; resting heart rate of \< 30 or \> 110 bpm; taking class I or III antiarrhythmic drugs including flecainide, propafenone, dronedarone, sotalol, dofetilide, and amiodarone; or clinical concerns for safely participating in lowering blood pressure. * Systolic BP equal or greater than 180 mmHg and/or diastolic BP equal or greater than 110 mmHg, may be rescreened in 1 week. * Orthostatic hypotension, defined as the third standing SBP \< 100mmHg, may be rescreened after 2 weeks; * History of significant autoimmune disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis or polymyalgia rheumatica; * Significant history of alcoholism or drug abuse within the last five years; * Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, defined as hemoglobin A1C \> 7.5%, or requiring insulin treatment; * Regularly smoking cigarettes within the past year; * Pacemaker or other medical device of metal that precludes performing MRI; * Women with a potential for pregnancy, lactation/childbearing (2 year post-menopausal or surgically sterile to be considered not childbearing potential); * Participant enrolled in another investigational drug or device study, either currently or within the past 2 months; * Severe obesity with BMI \> 40 ; clinical judgment should be applied in all cases to assess patient safety and anticipated compliance; * Allergy to angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), i.e., drugs that have a suffix "-sartan"; allergy to amlodipine; * Abnormal screening laboratory tests (e.g., liver ALT and AST \> 3 x ULN, GFR \< 30 or Hct \< 28%); may be rescreened after 2 weeks or longer; * A medical condition likely to limit survival to less than 3 years; * Participant has any condition(s) judged by the study investigator to be medically inappropriate, risky or likely to cause poor study compliance. For example:
• Plans to move outside the clinic catchment area in the next 2 years;
• Significant concerns about participation in the study from spouse, significant other, or family members;
• Lack of support from primary health care provider;
• Residence too far from the study clinic site such that transportation is a barrier including persons who require transportation assistance provided by the study clinic funds for screening or randomization visits;
• Residence in a nursing home; persons residing in an assisted living or retirement community are eligible if they meet the other criteria;
• Other medical, psychiatric, or behavioral factors that, in the judgment of the site PI or clinician, may interfere with study participation or the ability to follow the study Protocol.
• Couples or significant partners who live together cannot be enrolled or participate simultaneously in the study.

Interventions: DRUG: Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs, losartan) and Calcium Channel Blockers (CCB, amlodipine), OTHER: PCP

Conditions: Cognitively Normal Older Adults, Hypertension, Subjective Cognitive Decline, Family History of Dementia, Brain and Nervous System

Keywords: Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Cognitive Function, Blood Pressure, Amyloid, Tau

Sites: UT Southwestern

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Neoadjuvant Lenvatinib and Pembrolizumab for IVC Tumor Thrombus

Description:

This study will be evaluating safety and efficacy of the combination of lenvatinib and pembolizumab neoaadjuvant therapy prior to surgical resection of locally advanced renal cell carcinoma with IVC tumor thrombus.

Contact(s):

Call 833-722-6237
canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Vitaly Margulis

Gender: ALL

Age: 18 Years and over

Phase: PHASE2

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05319015

IRB Number: STU-2021-1240

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Inclusion Criteria:

• Male/female participants who are at least 18 years of age on the day of signing informed consent
• Have histologically confirmed cT3-4,N0-1,M0-1 (clinical stage III-IV) diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma (any subtype) with level II-IV inferior vena cava tumor thrombus as per the Mayo classification of macroscopic venous invasion in renal cell carcinoma:
• Level 1 tumor thrombus is either at the entry of renal vein or within the IVC \< 2 cm from the confluence of renal vein and IVC
• Level II tumor thrombus extends within the IVC \> 2 cm above the confluence of renal vein and IVC, but still remains below the hepatic veins.
• Level III tumor Thrombus involves the intrahepatic IVC.
• Level IV tumor thrombus extends above diaphragm or into the right atrium.
• The primary tumor and thrombus may be assessed to be resectable or unresectable at the time of enrollment.
• Male participants: A male participant must agree to use a contraception as detailed in Appendix 3 of this protocol during the 120 day neoadjuvant treatment period and for at least 90 days after the last dose of study treatment and refrain from donating sperm during this period. Female participants: A female participant is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant, not breastfeeding, and at least one of the following conditions applies:
• Not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) OR
• A WOCBP who agrees to follow the contraceptive guidance during the treatment period and for at least 30 days after the last dose of study treatment.
• The participant (or legally acceptable representative if applicable) provides written informed consent for the trial.
• Have measurable disease based on RECIST 1.1. Lesions situated in a previously irradiated area are considered measurable if progression has been demonstrated in such lesions.
• Have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1. Evaluation of ECOG is to be performed within 14 days prior to the first dose of study intervention.
• Criteria for known Hepatitis B and C positive subjects Hepatitis B and C screening tests are not required unless: * Known history of HBV or HCV infection * As mandated by local health authority Hepatitis B positive subjects: Participants who are HBsAg positive are eligible if they have received HBV antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks and have undetectable HBV viral load prior to randomization. Participants should remain on anti-viral therapy throughout study intervention and follow local guidelines for HBV anti-viral therapy post completion of study intervention. Hepatitis C positive subjects: Participants with history of HCV infection are eligible if HCV viral load is undetectable at screening.
• Participants must have completed curative anti-viral therapy at least 4 weeks prior to randomization
• HIV-positive participants may be enrolled.
• HIV-infected participants must have well-controlled HIV on ART, defined as:
• Participants on ART must have a CD4+ T-cell count ≥350 cells/mm3 at the time of screening 2. Participants on ART must have achieved and maintained virologic suppression defined as confirmed HIV RNA level below 50 or the LLOQ (below the limit of detection) using the locally available assay at the time of screening and for at least 12 weeks before screening 3. It is advised that participants must not have had any AIDS-defining opportunistic infections within the past 12 months.
• Participants on ART must have been on a stable regimen, without changes in drugs or dose modification, for at least 4 weeks before study entry (Day 1) and agree to continue ART throughout the study 5. The combination ART regimen must not contain any antiretroviral medications that interact with CYP3A4 inhibitors/inducers/substrates (https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-interactions-labeling/drug-development-and-drug-interactions-table-substrates-inhibitors-and-inducers)
• Have adequate organ function as defined in the following table (Table 4). Specimens must be collected within 14 days prior to the start of study intervention.

Exclusion Criteria:

• A WOCBP who has a positive urine pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to allocation (see Appendix 3). If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required.
• Has received prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti PD L2 agent or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or co-inhibitory T-cell receptor (eg, CTLA-4, OX 40, CD137).
• Has received prior systemic anti-cancer therapy including investigational agents prior to allocation.
• Has received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study intervention. Participants must have recovered from all radiation-related toxicities, not require corticosteroids, and not have had radiation pneumonitis. A 1-week washout is permitted for palliative radiation (≤2 weeks of radiotherapy) to non-CNS disease.
• Has received a live vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of study drug. Examples of live vaccines include, but are not limited to, the following: measles, mumps, rubella, varicella/zoster (chicken pox), yellow fever, rabies, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), and typhoid vaccine. Seasonal influenza vaccines for injection are generally killed virus vaccines and are allowed; however, intranasal influenza vaccines (eg, FluMist®) are live attenuated vaccines and are not allowed. COVID-19 vaccines are permitted provided they are not live attenuated vaccines.
• Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study intervention with the exception of participating in the exploratory imaging trial utilizing 89Zr-DFO-Atezolizumab ImmunoPET/CT (STU-2019-0714).
• Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy (in dosing exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of study drug.
• Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past year. Participants with basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ (eg, breast carcinoma, cervical cancer, bladder in situ) that have undergone potentially curative therapy are not excluded.
• Has known active CNS metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. Participants with previously treated brain metastases may participate provided they are radiologically stable, i.e. without evidence of progression for at least 4 weeks by repeat imaging (note that the repeat imaging should be performed during study screening), clinically stable and without requirement of steroid treatment for at least 14 days prior to first dose of study intervention.
• Has more than three different sites of metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
• Has severe hypersensitivity (≥Grade 3) to pembrolizumab and lenvatinib and/or any of its excipients.
• Has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years (i.e. with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs). Replacement therapy (eg., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a form of systemic treatment and is allowed.
• Has a history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or has current pneumonitis.
• Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy.
• Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the study, interfere with the participant's participation for the full duration of the study, or is not in the best interest of the participant to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator.
• Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial.
• Is pregnant or breastfeeding or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the study, starting with the screening visit through 120 days after the last dose of trial treatment.
• Has had an allogenic tissue/solid organ transplant.
• Has prolongation of QTcF interval to \>480 ms.
• Has a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) below the institutional (or local laboratory) normal range, as determined by multigated acquisition (MUGA) or echocardiogram (ECHO).
• Patients with an ejection fraction (LVEF) of 50 or greater are eligible to enroll on the study
• Patients with an ejection fraction (LVEF) of 40 to 49 are eligible to enroll on the study if they they DO NOT have signs of New York Heart Association Class III or IV congestive heart failure: i. NYHA Class III signs of congestive heart failure include marked limitation of physical activity - ordinary activity or movements cause significant fatigue, heart palpitations, or shortness of breath ii. NYHA Class IV signs of congestive heart failure include being unable to carry out physical activity without discomfort, having symptoms of heart failure at rest, if physical activity or movement is undertaken, discomfort increase c. Patients with an ejection fraction (LVEF) of 39 or less are not eligible to enroll on the study.
• Has clinically significant cardiovascular disease within 12 months from first dose of study intervention, including New York Heart Association Class III or IV congestive heart failure, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, cerebral vascular accident, or cardiac arrhythmia associated with hemodynamic instability. Note: Medically controlled arrhythmia would be permitted.
• If urinalysis reveals proteinuria of 2+ or 500mg/dL greater based on the scale below, the patient will need to undergo a 24 hour urine collection, if the patient has 2000mg/24 hour or great of protein in the 24 hour the urine collection they are NOT ELIGIBLE for the study. If urinalysis protein is negative, trace, 1+, or urinalysis protein is reported in the range 0-499mg/dL protein, the patient IS ELIGIBLE to enroll on the study and does not need to complete a 24 hour urine collection:
• 1+ = 200 - 500 mg/24 hours
• 2+ = 500 - 1500 mg/24 hours
• 3+ = over 2500 mg/24 hours
• 4+ = over 3000 mg/24 hours.
• Uncontrolled blood pressure defined as consistently elevated blood pressure with a Systolic BP\>140 mmHg or diastolic BP \>90 mmHg in spite of an optimized regimen of antihypertensive medication are not able to enroll on the study. However, patients with borderline, isolated, or occasional elevation of blood pressure readings are eligible to enroll on the trial. If the treating physician believes the blood pressure elevation is transient the patient may enroll and blood pressure will be monitored during the study. Patients with persistent hypertension may be initiated on antihypertensive medication by the treating physician if deemed necessary and may enroll on the study. The treating physician may also adjust antihypertensive medication in the attempt to achieve a normal blood pressure while the patient is in screening and on study. It is at the discretion of the enrolling physician to continue adjusting the hypertension medication while the patient is enrolled and treated on the study to maintain adequate blood pressure readings.
• HIV-infected participants with a history of Kaposi's sarcoma and/or Multicentric Castleman's Disease.
• Patients with active Hepatitis B infection (defined as HBsAg positive and/or detectable HBV DNA).
• Patients with active Hepatitis C infection (defined as anti-HCV Ab positive and detectable HCV RNA).
• Hepatitis B and C screening tests are not required unless there is a known history of HBV and HCV infection or as mandated by local health authority.

Interventions: DRUG: Neoadjuvant Lenvatinib, DRUG: Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab, PROCEDURE: Radical nephrectomy, IVC thrombectomy, retroperitoneal lymph node dissection, DRUG: Adjuvant Pembrolizumab

Conditions: Renal Cell Carcinoma, Kidney, Cardiovascular

Keywords: Renal Cell Carcinoma, IVC tumor thrombus, Neoadjuvant therapy, Immunotherapy, Nephrectomy

Sites: UT Southwestern

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RAdiolabeled Perfusion to Identify Coronary Artery Disease Using WAter to Evaluate Responses of Myocardial FLOW (RAPID-WATER-FLOW)

Description:

This a Phase 3, prospective, open-label, multicenter study of \[15-O\]-H2O injection for PET imaging of subjects with suspected CAD. Approximately 182 evaluable participants with suspected CAD referred for testing will be included in the study at approximately 10 study sites in the United States and Europe. Approximately 215 participants will be enrolled to account for an estimated 15% drop-out rate. Screening assessments will occur prior to enrollment to confirm eligibility. All participants will receive two doses of \[15-O\]-H2O as part of a single PET imaging session (one dose at rest and one during pharmacological stress with adenosine). A safety follow-up phone call will occur 24 ± 8 hrs after completion of the \[15-O\]-H2O scan.

Contact(s):

Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Michael.Fulkerson@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Orhan Oz

Gender: ALL

Age: 18 Years and over

Phase: PHASE3

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05134012

IRB Number: STU-2022-0565

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Inclusion Criteria:

• Male and female participants ≥18 years;
• Informed consent form (ICF) read, signed, and dated prior to any study procedures being performed;
• Participants who fall into any one of the following categories:
• Have been referred for an ICA directly of after non-invasive testing (e.g., SPECT or PET MPI, stress echo, CCTA, ETT).
• Had an ICA with no intervention. However, if any stenosis \>40% but ≤70% was observed, an FFR or iFR assessment was performed.
• Had a CCTA with normal coronaries or minimal CAD (no stenosis \>25%). The SPECT study, PET 15O-H2O study, and ICA or CCTA testing need to be completed within a 30-day window, with time 0 defined as the date of the first of these three tests.
• Women of Child Bearing Potential (WOCBP) must be non-pregnant, and non-lactating. For women of childbearing potential, the results of a urine human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) pregnancy test (with the result known on the day of drug administration) must be negative; these participants must be practicing appropriate birth control from time of the screening visit until the end of the follow-up period. For women who are either surgically sterile (have a documented bilateral tubal ligation or oophorectomy and/or hysterectomy) or are post-menopausal (cessation of menses for more than 1 year), enrollment in the study without a pregnancy test at screening is allowed.
• Male will need to use contraceptive methods until end of the follow-up period.
• Participants are able to comply with all study procedures as described in the protocol.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants are unable to undergo (even partially) any of the imaging procedures;
• Participants with a known history of cardiac disease including:
• myocardial infarction, previous coronary revascularization, or chronic ischemic cardiomyopathy
• primary myocardial disease such as cardiac amyloidosis or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• known left ventricular dysfunction
• moderate or severe aortic or mitral stenosis or regurgitation
• Participants in whom adenosine stress testing is contraindicated, including but not limited to:
• Participants with severe COPD or chronic asthma.
• Participants with second- or third-degree atrioventricular block without a pacemaker.
• Participants with claustrophobia to an extent that would limit their ability to undergo SPECT and PET imaging (patients whose claustrophobia is known to be readily controlled with drugs or psychological support may be enrolled).
• Participants who are on sildenafil (Viagra) or oral dipyridamole (Persantine, Aggrenox) therapy or on any PDE5 inhibitor (i.e. tadalafil, avanafil, vardenafil),and for whom its use cannot be terminated or suspended for ≥24 hours prior to treatment of study drug.
• Participants with significant co-morbidities that would prevent appropriate completion of the protocol procedures.
• Participants who have participated in another research study using investigational drugs within the 30 days prior to enrollment or through the duration of the trial (patients in observational studies with approved agents and participants known to be on placebo may be enrolled).
• Participants who have previously participated in this study.
• Subjects scheduled for, or planning to undergo, any interventional cardiac procedures between enrollment and ICA (pathway 1) or signing of informed consent and 15O-H2O PET MPI (pathway 2 and 3)

Interventions: DRUG: [O-15]-Water PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI)

Conditions: Coronary Artery Disease, Cardiovascular

Keywords: Myocardial Blood Flow (MBF), Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI), RAPID-WATER-FLOW, Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Oxygen-15, Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)

Sites: UT Southwestern

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Preventing Cognitive Decline by Reducing BP Target Trial (PCOT)

Description:

The PCOT study is a multi-site randomized trial of patients 70 years or older with high BP. The main goal of the study Preventing Cognitive Decline by Reducing BP Target Trial (PCOT) is to conduct a large pragmatic clinical trial (PCT) to test the hypothesis that patients who receive care with a combination of clinical decision support (CDS) and team-based care delivered in primary care practices will have better blood pressure control and a lower incidence of mild cognitive impairment and dementia than patients receiving usual medical care. Patients will be recruited from UT Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Health \& Hospital System.

Contact(s):

Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, venkatraghavan.sundaram@phhs.org

Principal Investigator: Miguel Vazquez

Gender: ALL

Age: 70 Years and over

Phase: NA

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05106036

IRB Number: STU-2021-0735

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Interventions: OTHER: Clinical Support Decision Tool

Conditions: Cognitive Decline, Blood Pressure, Hypertension

Sites: UT Southwestern; Parkland Health & Hospital System

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A Randomized, Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the Route 92 Medical Reperfusion System (SUMMIT MAX)

Description:

The SUMMIT MAX study is a prospective, randomized, controlled, interventional clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Route 92 Medical MonoPoint® Reperfusion System for aspiration thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke patients.

Contact(s):

Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Charlton.Starcke@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Roberta Novakovic

Gender: All

Age: 18 Years to 85 Years old

Phase: N/A

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05018650

IRB Number: STU-2022-0053

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Inclusion Criteria:

• The consent process has been completed and documented according to applicable country regulations and as approved by the IRB / Ethics Committee
• Age >=18 years and <= 85
• Patient presenting with clinical signs consistent with an acute ischemic stroke
• Baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score >= 6
• Pre-stroke modified Rankin Score (mRS) <= 1
• Baseline ASPECTS >= 6
• Endovascular treatment initiated (defined as time of first angiogram) within 8 hours from time last known well
• If indicated, thrombolytic therapy shall be initiated per clinical guidelines. If eligible for thrombolytic therapy, subjects should be treated as soon as possible and lytic use should not be delayed regardless of potential eligibility for mechanical neurothrombectomy.
• The patient is indicated for aspiration neurothrombectomy with the Route 92 Medical Reperfusion System as determined by the Investigator
• Angiographic confirmation of a large vessel occlusion of the M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery or distal internal carotid artery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Known pregnancy or breast feeding
• In the Investigator's opinion, any known comorbidity (including COVID-19 positivity) that may complicate treatment or prevent improvement or follow-up
• Known serious, advanced, or terminal illness with anticipated life expectancy < 12 months
• Known history of severe allergy to contrast medium
• Known to have suffered a stroke in the past 90 days
• Known connective tissue disorder affecting the arteries (e.g. Marfan syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome)
• Any known previous cerebral hemorrhagic event
• Any known pre-existing coagulation deficiency
• Known hemorrhagic diathesis, coagulation factor deficiency, or oral anticoagulant therapy with INR >3.0
• Known baseline platelet count <50,000/µL
• Known baseline blood glucose of <50 mg/dL or >400 mg/dL
• Known to be participating in another study involving an investigational device or drug
• Clinical symptoms suggestive of bilateral stroke or stroke in multiple territories.
• Computed Tomography (CT) or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) evidence of recent/ fresh cerebral hemorrhage (the presence of microbleeds is allowed)
• Baseline CT or MRI showing intracranial tumor (except small meningioma <= 2cm) or significant mass effect with midline shift due to the tumor
• Presumed septic thrombus, or suspicion of bacterial endocarditis
• Inability to access the cerebral vasculature in the opinion of the neurointerventional team
• Unlikely to be available for a 90-day follow-up (e.g. no fixed home address)
• Evidence of carotid dissection
• Evidence of cervical carotid artery high-grade stenosis or occlusion (i.e., tandem occlusion)
• Active or recent history of drug abuse (within last 6 months)
• Known history or presence of aneurysm or arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in the territory of the target lesion
• For all patients, severe sustained hypertension with SBP >200 and/or DBP >120; for patients treated with IV tPA, sustained hypertension despite treatment with SBP >185 and/or DBP >110
• Treatment with heparin within 48 hours with a partial thromboplastic time more than two times the laboratory normal
• Renal failure with serum creatinine >3.0 or Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) <30
• Ongoing seizure due to stroke
• Evidence of active systemic infection
• Known cancer with metastases
• Cervical carotid stenosis requiring balloon angioplasty or stenting at the time of the procedure
• Angiographic evidence of multiple cerebrovascular occlusions (e.g., bilateral anterior circulation, anterior/posterior circulation)
• Angiographic evidence of known or suspected underlying intracranial vasculopathy or atherosclerotic lesions responsible for the target occlusion
• Angiographic evidence or suspicion of aortic dissection

Interventions: Device: Route 92 Medical Reperfusion System

Conditions: Acute Ischemic Stroke, Brain and Nervous System

Sites: UT Southwestern

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Olanzapine Versus Megestrol Acetate for the Treatment of Loss of Appetite Among Advanced Cancer Patients

Description:

This phase III trial compares the effects of olanzapine versus megestrol acetate in treating loss of appetite in patients with cancer that has spread to other places in the body (advanced). Olanzapine may stimulate and increase appetite. This study aims to find out if olanzapine is better than the usual approach (megestrol acetate) for stimulating appetite and preventing weight loss.

Contact(s):

Call 833-722-6237
canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Namrata Peswani

Gender: ALL

Age: 18 Years and over

Phase: PHASE3

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT04939090

IRB Number: STU-2021-1170

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Women and men of reproductive potential should agree to use an appropriate method of birth control throughout their participation in this study due to the teratogenic potential of the therapy utilized in this trial. Appropriate methods of birth control include abstinence, oral contraceptives, implantable hormonal contraceptives or double barrier method (diaphragm plus condom) * Diagnosis of advanced cancer * Patient-reported 2-month weight loss of at least 5 pounds (2.3 kilograms) and/or physician-estimated caloric intake of less than 20 calories/kilogram of body weight per day * The patient must perceive loss of appetite and/or weight as a problem; and have an appetite score of 4 or worse on the "Please rate your appetite...." question that requires a patient response on a 0-10 numeric rating scale * Not receiving ongoing tube feedings or parenteral nutrition at the time of registration * Not currently using systemic adrenal steroids (with the exception of short-term dexamethasone within 3 days of chemotherapy for control of chemotherapy side effects) * No use of androgens, progesterone analogs, or other appetite stimulants within the past month * Patient should not have poorly controlled hypertension or congestive heart failure at registration * Patient should not have an obstruction of the alimentary canal, malabsorption, or intractable vomiting (defined as vomiting more than 3 times per day over the preceding week) * Not currently using olanzapine for another medical condition or had previously used olanzapine for chronic nausea or for any pre-existing psychotic disorder * Patient should not have had a previous blood clot at any time in the past * No history of poorly controlled diabetes * No symptomatic leptomeningeal disease or known brain metastases as these patients may have difficulty taking oral medications * No history of hypersensitivity to olanzapine or megestrol acetate * No COVID-19 infection in the past that, in the opinion of the treating physician, had left patients with compromised taste, which has not resolved at the time of registration * Not pregnant and not nursing, because this study involves an investigational agent whose genotoxic, mutagenic and teratogenic effects on the developing fetus and newborn are unknown. Therefore, for women of childbearing potential only, a negative urine or serum pregnancy test done =\< 14 days prior to registration is required * Age \>= 18 years * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0, 1 or 2 * Estimated life expectancy of 3 months or longer * Serum creatinine =\< 2.0 mg/dL * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =\< 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN) * Fasting glucose \< 140 mg/dL * Granulocytes \> 1000/hpf * No treatment with another antipsychotic agent, such as risperidone, quetiapine, clozapine, butyrophenone within 30 days of enrollment * In order to complete the mandatory patient-completed measures, participants must be able to speak and/or read English or Spanish. Sites seeking to enroll Spanish-speaking patients should have access to Spanish speaking staff on site or through the use of a translation service to be able to conduct the informed consent discussion in Spanish, and to conduct the weekly phone calls

Exclusion Criteria:

* Psychiatric illness which would prevent the patient from giving informed consent * Medical condition such as uncontrolled infection (including human immunodeficiency virus \[HIV\]), uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or cardiac disease which, in the opinion of the treating physician, would make this protocol unreasonably hazardous for the patient * Patients who cannot swallow oral formulations of the agents * Patients with impaired decision-making capacity (such as with a diagnosis of dementia or memory loss) are not eligible for this study * No presence of a hormone-sensitive tumor, such as breast, endometrial, or prostate cancer (this exclusion criterion is intended to circumvent any confounding antineoplastic effects of megestrol acetate)

Interventions: DRUG: Olanzapine, DRUG: Megestrol Acetate, OTHER: Questionnaire Administration

Conditions: Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Anorexia, Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm, Anklylosing Spondylitis, Anus, Bones and Joints, Brain and Nervous System, Breast - Female, Breast - Male, Carcinoid Tumor, Cardiovascular, Cervix, Colon, Corpus Uteri, Ear, Esophagus, Eye and Orbit, Gall Bladder, Head and Neck, Heart, Hodgkins Lymphoma, Ill - Defined Sites, Kaposis sarcoma, Kidney, Larynx, Leukemia, Not Otherwise Specified, Leukemia, Other, Lip, Oral Cavity and Pharynx, Liver, Lung/Thoracic, Lymphoid Leukemia, Lymphoma, Melanoma, skin, Multiple Myeloma, Mycosis Fungoides, Myeloid and Monocytic Leukemia, Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, Nose, Other, Other Digestive Organ, Other Endocrine System, Other Female Genital, Other Hematopoietic, Other Male Genital, Other Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs, Other Skin, Other Urinary, Ovary, Pancreas, Prostate, Psychiatric Disorders, Rectum, Sarcoma, Small Intestine, Soft Tissue, Stomach, Throat, Thyroid, Unknown Sites, Urinary Bladder, Uterine (Endometrial), Vulva

Sites: UT Southwestern

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Aging and Disease Course: Contributions to Lifespan Neurobiology of Schizophrenia

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The 2020 NIMH Strategic Plan for Research calls for investigations targeting neurobiology of mental illness across the lifespan. Growing evidence suggests that lifespan neurobiology of schizophrenia (SZ) incorporates two distinct dimensions: aging and disease course. However, their clinical correlates, associated biomarker trajectories, and implications for treatment are unknown. This study will investigate differential aspects of SZ neurobiology captured by aging and disease course, in order to develop specific biomarkers which may offer actionable targets for SZ stage-dependent intervention. The study is predicated on a novel mechanistic Model of SZ Trajectories across the Adult Lifespan, positing distinct biological fingerprints within the anterior limbic system for aging and disease course in SZ: (1) alterations in the circuit's function and structure that occur earlier in the lifespan and are larger in magnitude than the alterations expected with normal aging (accelerated aging dimension); and (2) regionally-specific anterior limbic "hyperactivity" in early SZ, with a subsequent transformation into "hypoactivity" in advanced SZ (disease course dimension). In a sample of SZ and matched healthy controls (n=168, 84/group) aged 18-75 years the investigators will ascertain a broad panel of biomarkers \[via multimodal brain imaging: optimized 1H-MRS, high-resolution task-based fMRI, perfusion (Vascular Space Occupancy) and structural MRI\], along with comprehensive cognitive and clinical assessments. All measures will be acquired at baseline and repeated at 2-year longitudinal follow-up. Using cutting-edge computational approaches, the study will examine (i) effects of aging and SZ course on anterior limbic system biomarkers; (ii) lifespan trajectories for different biomarkers; (iii) patterns of limbic system biomarkers in age- and SZ course-based subgroups (e.g., Younger vs. Older, Early-Course vs. Advanced SZ), as well as in data-driven subgroups (e.g., those with vs. without accelerated aging profiles); and (iv) associations between biomarkers and cognitive and clinical outcomes. This research will advance the field by providing novel biomarkers that capture unique neurobiological contributions of aging and disease course in SZ, and will motivate future studies on SZ mechanisms across the lifespan and development of precision treatments.

Contact(s):

Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Monserrat.Feria-Vargas@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Elena Ivleva

Gender: ALL

Age: 18 Years to 75 Years old

Phase:

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is also accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT04951700

IRB Number: STU-2021-0413

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Inclusion Criteria:

* 18-65 years of age (SZ); 18-75 years of age (CON) * Women and men * All races and ethnicities * Psychiatric diagnoses: Patient participants (SZ): Meet DSM-5 criteria for schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder Healthy control participants (CON): No personal history of lifetime psychiatric disorders, or a family history of psychotic disorders in 1st-or 2nd- degree relatives * Able to read, speak, and understand English * Able and willing to provide written informed consent; and willing to commit to the study protocol, including 2-year longitudinal follow-up

Exclusion Criteria:

• Compromised cognitive function: Both SZ and CON participants: Estimated premorbid intellectual ability \<75 age-corrected score on Wide Range Achievement Test-4/Word Reading Subtest (WRAT-4) CON participants: \<26 score on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) * Neurological or medical disorder that may affect brain function (history of stroke, head injury with a loss of consciousness \>10 min, seizure disorder, AIDS, poorly controlled hypertension, poorly controlled diabetes, decompensated lung disease, etc.) * Co-morbid DSM-5 diagnosis of drug/alcohol use disorder in prior 3 months * Current treatment with benzodiazepine or non-benzodiazepine sedatives/hypnotics, and/or anticonvulsants * Presence of ferromagnetic objects in body * Weight or body size exceeding MRI scanner capacity \[\>300 lbs\] * Claustrophobia in MRI scanner * Pregnant women * Breastfeeding women (VASO scan will not be administered. All other imaging modalities are safe to administer.) * Impaired kidney function: Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) \< 30 ml/min/1.73m2 (VASO scan will not be administered due to an association between Gadolinium-based MR contrast use and Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis in individuals with severely impaired renal function. All other imaging modalities are safe to administer.) * History of hypersensitivity to any MRI contrast agent (VASO scan will not be administered. All other imaging modalities are safe to administer.)

Interventions: OTHER: Other

Conditions: Schizophrenia, Aging, Disease Course, Biomarker, Neuroimaging, Cognitive Dysfunction

Sites: UT Southwestern

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PROGRESS: Management of Moderate Aortic Stenosis by Clinical Surveillance or TAVR (PROGRESS)

Description:

This study objective is to establish the safety and effectiveness of the Edwards SAPIEN 3 / SAPIEN 3 Ultra / SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA Transcatheter Heart Valve systems in subjects with moderate, calcific aortic stenosis. Following completion of enrollment, subjects will be eligible for enrollment in the continued access phase of the trial.

Contact(s):

Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Ruth.Ikpefan@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Anthony Bavry

Gender: ALL

Age: 65 Years and over

Phase: NA

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT04889872

IRB Number: STU-2024-0557

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Interventions: DEVICE: SAPIEN 3 / SAPIEN 3 Ultra / SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA

Conditions: Aortic Stenosis, Calcific, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Cardiovascular

Keywords: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), SAPIEN 3, SAPIEN 3 Ultra, SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA, Moderate aortic stenosis, Aortic stenosis, Transcatheter heart valve

Sites: UT Southwestern

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