Clinical trials: sponsored by Emory University
Stroke
Premotor Cortex: A New Target for Stroke Motor Rehabilitation
The goal of the study is to determine the effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) over the premotor cortex on training-related improvements in motor performance and associated neural plasticity.
- Trial name
- NCT02565199
- Testing
- rTMS Over Contralateral Hemisphere of Premotor Cortex, rTMS Over Ipsilateral Hemisphere of Premotor Cortex, Control 1: rTMS Timed 400 ms After Movement-related EMG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
HIV
Mental Health and Medication Adherence Among MSM in South Africa
The goal of this behavioral study is to improve psychological well-being and optimization of HIV prevention and care outcomes for Men who have sex with men (MSM) in South Africa.
- Trial name
- NCT06880172
- Testing
- WeCare
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
HPV
Assessing Durable Antibody Response to HPV Vaccination
This is a single center, longitudinal cohort study in which subjects will receive 9-valent HPV vaccine according to package insert (i.e., one dose of 9-valent HPV vaccine on day (D) 0 followed by a second dose 2 months later and…
- Trial name
- NCT05031078
- Testing
- Gardasil-9, Lidocaine injections
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Cardiovascular Diseases
Web-based Physical Activity Intervention to Promote Physical Activity
In this study insufficiently active adults with obesity will be assigned to either the Physical Activity for The Heart (PATH) intervention or an attention control group.
- Trial name
- NCT05803304
- Testing
- PATH Intervention, Attention Control Intervention, Physical activity tracker
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Obesity
Active You: Walk, Dance, and Tone Your Abs to Reduce Your Risk of Diabetes
The phenomenon of physical activity (PA) avoidance in obesity has been detailed in the literature, but there is a lack of programs designed to address the root causes.
- Trial name
- NCT06127251
- Testing
- PATH Intervention, Control Group, Physical activity tracker
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
HIV
Mobile Health Intervention to Increase HIV Testing and Linkage to Care
This 5-year project will test an mobile health approach to improve HIV self-testing (HST) and linkage to HIV-related care among high-risk men in China.
- Trial name
- NCT05484895
- Testing
- WeTest-WeLink, Control condition
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Sexually Transmitted Infection
Daily Doxycycline to Inform Sexually Transmitted Infection Prophylaxis Regimens
The goal of this project is to collect data regarding the concentrations of doxycycline in mucosal tissues after daily dosing for 7 days in people assigned male sex at birth (AMAB) and assigned female sex at birth (AFAB) to…
- Trial name
- NCT06545656
- Testing
- Doxycycline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Meningitis
Meningococcal Serogroup ACYWX Conjugate Vaccine in Comparison With MenACWY-TT Conjugate Vaccine
Infants aged 9 months will be randomized to receive a meningococcal vaccine at 9 months or 15 months. Infants randomized to the 9-month age group will be further randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive a single dose of the…
- Trial name
- NCT05093829
- Testing
- NmCV-5, MenACWY-TT
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 1,325 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Influenza
Revealing Protective Immunity to Influenza Using Systems Immunology
The goals of this study are to better understand the human immune response to influenza vaccines, specifically the live attenuated (weakened) influenza vaccine given as a nasal spray.
- Trial name
- PRISM (NCT06501963)
- Testing
- Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Mobile Phone Use, Hiv
Mobile HIV Prevention App for Black Women
Black women have a significantly higher risk of acquiring HIV compared to their non-Black counterparts. The purpose of this study is to refine and test a mobile HIV Prevention and Reproductive Health app developed specifically…
- Conditions
- Mobile Phone Use, Hiv, Stigma, Social
- Trial name
- In-the-kNOW (NCT05080972)
- Testing
- in-the-kNOW mobile app, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
COVID-19
Promoting Engagement and COVID-19 Testing for Health
PEACH2 is a community-based study, targeting individuals affected by diabetes. Study participants will be randomized into the PEACH2 Intervention Arm or the Control Arm.
- Trial name
- PEACH2 (NCT06141850)
- Testing
- COVID-19 Test Reporting, Personalized Nudges via Text Messaging, Non-personalized Nudges via Text Messaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Cholera
Immunologic Responses to a Live Attenuated Oral Cholera Vaccine
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the antibody response to the cholera vaccine, Vaxchora®, in healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT03251495
- Testing
- Vaxchora
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Healthy
Aldena STAR Particles
The objective of this study is to find out the best method of applying STAR particles to the skin. STAR particles are very small particles with microneedles on the surface that can increase and create small punctures in the skin.
- Trial name
- NCT06004973
- Testing
- STAR Particles, Gel without STAR Particles
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Vaccine Response
Systems Biological Assessment of Statin Effect on Vaccine Responses
This study is being done to answer the question: Does the use of statin lipid-lowering medication change the effect of influenza vaccine? The research team will use the knowledge gained from answering this question to understand…
- Trial name
- NCT06024096
- Testing
- Atorvastatin, Quadrivalent seasonal influenza vaccine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Doxy-Post-exposure Prophylaxis
The goal of this project is to collect data regarding the ability of various oral doses of doxycycline to penetrate mucosal tissues in men and women to inform the combination of doxycycline with antiretrovirals (ARVs) for the…
- Trial name
- DOXY-PEP (NCT05853120)
- Testing
- Doxycycline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
The Blued+ Combination HIV Prevention Pilot Study in China
The proposed research includes a longitudinal pilot study to assess the feasibility and acceptability of Blued+. This combination HIV prevention intervention will integrate a combination package of HIV prevention services into…
- Trial name
- Blued+ (NCT06647173)
- Testing
- Blued+ Service Platform
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 423 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Psychological Distress, Cardiometabolic Syndrome
Shift-and-persist and Cardiometabolic Markers Among Women in Puerto Rico
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a 4-week mindfulness program among young women in Puerto Rico with elevated stress.
- Trial name
- NCT06250738
- Testing
- Mindfulness-based Stress reduction program: Virtual, Home exercises
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Rapid Sequence Intubation
Pre-oxygenation With Real Time End-tidal Oxygen Measurements Versus Single Breath Measurements
This study examines the performance of a nasal cannula end-tidal oxygen (EtO2) measurement as compared to the gold standard of single breath end-tidal oxygen measurements in healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT03840486
- Testing
- Non-rebreather mask (NRBM), Non-invasive ventilator mask (NIV), Nasal cannula EtO2 sensor
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Pharmacy-based Pre-exposure Prophylaxis
The proposed research will develop a culturally appropriate pharmacy pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) delivery model for black men who have sex with men (BMSM) who live in high poverty, racial minority neighborhoods.
- Trial name
- NCT04393935
- Testing
- Pharmacy Delivered PrEP Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Cancer, Pediatric Cancer
Education Tools to Support Pediatric Survivor Care
This study aims to evaluate the impact of electronic educational materials on adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors' knowledge about late effects, perceived benefits, self-efficacy, and intentions to engage in lifelong…
- Trial name
- NCT04257058
- Testing
- Electronic educational material
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University