Bronx, New York Clinical Trials

Measuring Cell-Free DNA (cfDNA) Levels in People With Follicular Lymphoma

The researchers are doing this study to measure and test cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in the blood before, during, and after first-line treatment for follicular lymphoma. They will look at whether cfDNA levels are related to a person's response to the usual first-line treatment for follicular lymphoma. Researchers also want to …

Perivenous Dexamethasone Therapy: Examining Reduction of Inflammation After Thrombus Removal to Yield Benefit in Acute Femoropopliteal DVT

This is a study of a medical procedure that utilizes a commercially available catheter (the Bullfrog® Micro-Infusion Device) to locally deliver a commercially available anti-inflammatory drug (dexamethasone sodium phosphate injection) around the deep veins after DVT recanalization, where DVT symptoms were present for up to 14 days prior to recanalization. …

M Michael Winter, MD

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis (HBOT-UC)

Chronic intestinal hypoxia and accompanying mucosal inflammation is a hallmark of ulcerative colitis (UC). Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) involves breathing 100% oxygen under increased atmospheric pressure to increase tissue oxygenation. Two small prospective randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that the delivery of HBOT to UC patients hospitalized for acute moderate …

C Chloe Roske

A Multimodal Parent-focused Intervention for Vulnerable Populations in the Bronx

For caregivers in the Bronx, the pandemic has caused unprecedented psychological distress; in addition to combating social determinants of health (SDOH), these families now face greater financial insecurity and challenges related to their school-aged children. Furthermore, social distancing requirements and limited telehealth resources for Bronx families have posed greater barriers …

The Tether™ - Vertebral Body Tethering System Post Approval Study

This study is an opportunity to provide continued reasonable assurance of the safety and probable benefit of The Tether HUD. The study will collect long term safety and efficacy information from patients who have had their idiopathic scoliosis treated via anterior vertebral body tethering (AVBT) with The Tether.

A Alexandra Rowden

A Single Dose of BRTX 100 for Patients With Chronic Lumbar Disc Disease (cLDD)

This is a double-blind, controlled, randomized study with blinded assessments using a single dose. Subjects that have a current diagnosis of chronic lumbar disc disease and meet eligibility criteria will be enrolled. Chronic lumbar disc disease is defined as back and/or radicular pain with degeneration of the disc confirmed by …

L Lama Nazzal, MD

Gut Kidney Axis in Enteric Hyperoxaluria

40 subjects with a confirmed diagnosis of IBD or \>6 months post-RYGB with a diagnosed USD event or kidney stone on imaging within the past three years and 40 healthy controls will be administered a high oxalate diet on Days 0-3 and Days 21-24 with a washout period on Days …

M Mariamne Reyna

Adaptive Radiation in Anal Cancer

This is a 20 patient pilot study to examine the feasibility of dose-adapted radiation therapy for the treatment of locally advanced anal squamous cell cancer. The tumor and a patient's anatomy may change during radiation treatment and daily adaption of the radiation plan (i.e., a new daily plan based on …

E Elizabeth Harrington, MS, CGC

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Families Project

This program provides family members of individuals with familial ALS the opportunity to contribute to research focused on learning more about why motor neuron degeneration begins and how or why it progresses. This study provides genetic counseling and testing to help participants understand and manage their risk and determine if …

M Martina Sobrero, MD

Psychopharmacological Treatment of Emotional Distress

This is an inpatient four-arm randomized control trial comparing single drug clonazepam (S arm), a two-drug combination clonazepam/olanzapine (D arm), and a three-drug combination clonazepam/olanzapine/buprenorphine (T arm) with treatment as usual (TAU arm) in the treatment of emotional distress, specifically the Suicide Crisis Syndrome (SCS). All participants in experimental arms …