Albany, New York Clinical Trials

A Alexander Bracey, MD

Single Lumen Midline Catheter vs Long Peripheral Intravenous Cather for Difficult Intravenous Access in the ED

Many patients in the emergency department have veins that are difficult to get an intrevenous (IV) catheter into (called "difficult IV access"). These patients may require other methods to obtain access to a vein for administration of the necessary medications. The 2-inch long IV is most commonly used in emergency …

K Kathryne Kostamo, MD

Impact of Patient Selected Visual Art in the Hospital Room During Antepartum Admission on Hospital Satisfaction Scores and Patient Experience

The purpose of this study is to assess whether patient-selected visual art for patients admitted to the antepartum unit will increase hospital satisfaction compared to routine care.

S Shayna Hollander

Evaluation of the Safety and Effectiveness of the CereVasc® eShunt® System in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

Prospective, multi-center, randomized, controlled trial of the eShunt System in the treatment of patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus.

N Nadine Jaoudeh, MD

Onyx™ Liquid Embolic IDE Clinical Study

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Onyx™ LES in the treatment of subjects with active arterial bleeding in the peripheral vasculature outside of the heart and brain.

S Study Director

Prevalence of Antibodies and Cytokines in Participants With Chronic Granulomatous Disease

This research study is designed to assess the prevalence of specific antibodies and inflammatory cytokines in adult and pediatric participants with CGD.

G Gabriela E Halder, MD, MPH

Sequence of Midurethral Sling Placement During Robotic Sacrocolpopexy

This study looks at the best time to place a midurethral sling (MUS), which is a small piece of mesh used to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI) (leaking urine when you cough, laugh, or exercise). The sling is placed during a type of surgery called robotic sacrocolpopexy (RSC). This surgery …

A Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Benfotiamine in Patients With Early Alzheimer's Disease (BenfoTeam)

The purpose of this study is to learn more about the safety, effectiveness and tolerability of the study drug called Benfotiamine which may delay or slow the progression of the symptoms of early Alzheimer's disease.

H Hannah Wyneken

Choosing Wisely: De-implementing Fall Prevention Alarms in Hospitals

This is a Hybrid II de-implementation study to reduce use of fall prevention alarms in hospitals. The intervention consists of tailored, site-specific approaches for three core implementation strategies: education, audit/feedback and opinion leaders. Hospital units will be randomized to low-intensity or high-intensity coaching for the implementation of the tailored strategies.

Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of PT027 Compared With PT007 Administered As Needed in Participants 12 to < 18 Years of Age With Asthma

The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of budesonide/albuterol metered-dose inhaler (BDA MDI) with albuterol sulfate metered-dose inhaler (AS MDI), both administered as needed, on the annualized rate of severe asthma exacerbations in adolescents with a documented clinical diagnosis of asthma and at least one severe exacerbation …

J Jessica Heath, MD

Protocol For Genomically Profiling, Collecting, Archiving And Distributing Blood And Bone Marrow Specimens From Children And Young Adults With Hematologic Malignancy

This research study is a genomic profiling and repository study for children and young adults who have leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or myeloproliferative syndrome (MPS). Genes are the part of cells that contain the instructions which tell cells how to make the right proteins to grow and work. Genes are …