Takoma Park, Maryland Clinical Trials
A listing of Takoma Park, Maryland clinical trials actively recruiting patient volunteers.
Found 1,121 clinical trials
Prospective Evaluation of Next Generation CT Reconstruction (NextGenIR)
Background Computed Tomography (CT) is a scan that makes detailed pictures of the body. It uses radiation to do that. In 2011, about 85.3 million CT scans were done in the United States. But there is growing concern about the health effects of radiation. There are new and different ways …
Mood Alterations in the Patients With Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Treated With BCG
The purpose of this study is to evaluate mood changes in patients with Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer who are receiving intravesical Bacillus Calmete-Guerin (BCG). Patients with Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer receiving intravesical treatments are eligible to participate in this study. Participation involves providing research blood and urine samples prior to …
NIH Investigative Deep Phenotyping Study of Gulf War Veteran Health (Project NIH IN-DEPTH)
Background Gulf War illness (GWI) affects up to 210,000 U.S. veterans who served in the Middle East during the Gulf War in 1990-1991. Symptoms include fatigue, muscle and joint pain, forgetfulness, headaches, rashes, and sleep disturbances. Routine exams cannot determine the cause of GWI. Researchers need more information to understand …
Psychological Treatments for Youth With Severe Irritability.
Background When children have severe irritability and temper outbursts, they can be so cranky or angry that it leads to problems at home, in school, and with friends. This is called Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) and there have been no psychological treatments developed specifically for children with this problem. …
Neuroimaging and Neuropsychological Outcomes in Urea Cycle Disorders
In proximal urea cycle disorders (UCD), particularly ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD), hyperammonemia (HA) causes increased brain glutamine (Gln) which perturbation is thought to be at the core of the neurological injury. In contrast, in distal UCD such as citrullinemia (argininosuccinate synthetase deficiency; (ASSD) and argininosuccinic aciduria (argininosuccinate lyase deficiency); (ASLD) …
Natural History of Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 7 (SCA7)
Background Spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7) is disease in which people have problems with coordination, balance, speech and vision. It is caused by a change in the ATXN7 gene. A mutation in this ATXN7 gene causes changes in eye cells, which can lead to vision loss. There is no cure …
Establishment of Genomic and Phenotypic Database for Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C
Background Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) disease is a rare, progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects mainly the brain, liver, and spleen but also other parts of the body. There is no cure for NPC, and symptoms only get worse over time. Symptoms can include seizures, difficulty moving or talking, or dementia. …
A Study to Assess Growth in Children With Idiopathic Short Stature
Study 111-903 will generate baseline growth data in children with ISS by collecting growth measurements and other variables of interest.
The Effect of Sex Steroid Replacement Therapy in the Hypogonadism and Transgender Active-Duty Population
It has been known that both estrogen and testosterone are the major sex steroids regulating bone metabolism and other physiological changes in both male and female, respectively. In postmenopausal women, osteoporosis is a major concern secondary to the lack of estrogen. These patients also experience a number of physiological changes …
CtDNA Based MRD Testing for NAC Monitoring in TNBC
A prospective, multicenter, observational study to evaluate the correlation of Molecular Residual Disease (MRD) detection using circulating tumor DNA guided test to pathological complete response (pCR) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in stage I-III triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). Results from this study aim to improve MRD detection and disease outcomes …
