A Multi-Center Observational Study Assessing the Utility of an Immune Cell Function Assay in a Cardiac Sarcoid Population
Sarcoid is an autoimmune disease that can be found in any and every organ system. The greatest degree of morbidity and mortality comes from cardiac involvement where it can lead to sudden cardiac death, heart block, and heart failure. The basics of the treatment for cardiac sarcoid include appropriate preventative treatment for ventricular arrhythmias, guideline directed medical treatment for heart failure, and immunosuppression to decrease active cardiac inflammation. The amount of immunosuppression and with which medication is of expert opinion. Using PET scan, we can help assess for successful suppression of the disease, but often 2nd or 3rd line treatments are required after initial therapy strategy is deemed insufficient. As of now, there are no predictors of who will fail initial treatment. For this study, there are three different hypotheses. First, we suspect the baseline Immuknow tertile (low, medium, high) will correlate with the rate of response to first line immunosuppression with low being more likely than the combined medium/high grouping to be responsive on first clinically indicated PET follow up. Second, that a subsequent decrease in ImmuKnow grade, for those that start in the medium or high range, will be predictive of resolution of inflammation on cardiac PET. Lastly, we would like to assess whether an intermediate ImmuKnow assay, drawn at 1 month, would be predictive of response at 3 month follow up.The study population will include adults with a clinical or histological diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis found to have active inflammation on cardiac PET scan who are not currently on immunosuppressive therapy. This should be their first time undergoing treatment for cardiac sarcoid (i.e. not with disease recurrence). This will give us a uniform patient population that will not have effects of prior immunosuppression as to their response to current treatment, and not possibly already have treatment failure. We will also be storing biologic samples for future analysis. We believe that a change in the immunophenotype of an individual in response to treatment will be the hallmark of successful immunosuppression. We will be using these samples to assess this in the future.
A Multi-Center Phase 2/3 Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Parallel- Group Safety and Efficacy Study of Dapansutrile Tablets in Subjects with an Acute Gout Flare
This is a multi-center Phase 2/3 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled,parallel-group safety and efficacy study with a 7-day period of IMP treatment conducted insubjects with an acute gout flare.
A Multi-Center Prospective Non-Interventional Study of Real-World Effectiveness of Etrasimod in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis (ENDEAVOUR-UC)
The purpose of this research study is to observe the effectiveness of Etrasimod (Velsipity®) in adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC). The study consists of 52-weeks of follow-up from etrasimod initiation and an additional 28-day safety follow-up period.
A MULTI-CENTER PROSPECTIVE NON-RANDOMIZED PIVOTAL TRIAL EVALUATING THE SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE POLYMOTION HIP RESURFACING SYSTEM
This research study is being conducted to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of an investigational device, the Polymotion Hip Resurfacing System.
A Multi-Center Prospective Observational Study of Patients with Neuroinflammatory Disease
Patients meeting inclusion criteria for the study will be prospectively enrolled and followed over time to evaluate clinical variables and the natural history of these disorders. Additionally, we will analyze patient electroencephalograms, brain imaging studies, and collect blood, spinal fluid, tissue, and other biospecimens when available, for future biomarker, immunophenotyping, and genetic analyses.
A Multi-Center Prospective Registry to Evaluate the Continued Safety and Effectiveness of Arthrex Products used for Knee Sports Medicine Repair and Reconstruction
The study is being done to evaluate the effectiveness and safety profile of Arthrex knee products when used as standard of care for repair or reconstruction of soft tissues of the knee such as ligaments, tendons, or the meniscus.
A multi-center randomized (1:1) controlled phase 2 trial of STIMULAN VG with debridement and a course of systemic antibiotics vs standard of care (SoC) for the treatment of osteomyelitis associated with stage IV pressure ulcers.
This study is being performed to find out if the use of a new investigational product (meaning not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)) called STIMULAN-Vancomycin-Gentamicin (known as STIMULAN VG) is better for the treatment of stage IV pr
A Multi-Center Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety Tolerability Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of CK-4021586 in Adults with Symptomatic Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
The purpose of this study is to learn about the safety and how well participants tolerate various doses of CK-4021586 when taken orally over time.
A Multi-center Randomized Open-label Parallel-group Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of VS-101 in Combination with Chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
This is a Phase 2 study testing the study medicine VS-101 (an oral radiosensitizer) in combination with Chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in patients with head and neck cancer. Patients will be divided into three groups. Group 1 will receive 2 mg of VS-101 in combination with CRT. Group 2 will receive 5 mg of VS-101 in combination with CRT. Group 3 will receive only CRT. All patients will have their blood samples taken to see how the study medicine is changing their cancer and how their bodies are handling the medicine. The study team will also do genetic testing for all patients in the hope of learning more about the study medicine and helping patients feel better. All patients will be monitored for side effects and safety throughout the study.
A Multi-centered Double-blind Randomized Placebo-controlled Parallel Group Phase 2 Study of TEV-56286 for the Treatment of Patients with Multiple System Atrophy
The study is evaluating the safety and effectiveness of "TEV-56286" to treat multiple system atrophy (MSA). The total duration of participation is just over one year.