Viral Infections Clinical Trials
A listing of Viral Infections medical research trials actively recruiting patient volunteers. Search for closest city to find more detailed information on a research study in your area.
Found 21 clinical trials
Evaluation of in vivo Neuroinflammation Using 18F-NOS (PET/CT) in HIV Positive and Negative Subjects with Opioid Use Disorder and Healthy Controls
Study Purpose: The goal of this study is to learn more about how opiate use and HIV affects inflammation in the brain. We will study this using a type of Positron Emission Tomography (PET/CT) scan using a radioactive imaging drug called 18F-NOS that can be used to measure inflammation in …
Technology for Detection of SARS-Cov-2 in HIV-Positive Cancer Patients
The main purpose of this study is to try a new type of laboratory test for COVID-19 (also called SARS-CoV-2 or novel coronavirus). COVID-19 is a new disease, so not enough is known about it yet. This study hopes to collect more information about who is most as risk from …
Using Natural Language Processing to Identify Depression in Patients with HIV
The purpose of this study is to develop algorithms that may help detect depressive symptoms in social media posts, specifically among men who have sex with men and who have HIV.
Randomized Controlled Trial Examining the Effects of Meal Timing Among Obese Individuals
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE We are currently screening for this study, but all in-person visits are on hold until the COVID-19 virus state of emergency is lifted. The timing of food consumption is now recognized as a significant contributor to body weight regulation and metabolic functioning. …
A Multiple-Site Phase 1/2 Safety and Efficacy Trial of AGTC 402 a Recombinant Adeno-associated Virus Vector Expressing CNGA3 in Patients with Congenital Achromatopsia Caused by Mutations in the CNGA3 Gene
Achromatopsia is an inherited retinal disorder characterized by markedly reduced visual acuity, nystagmus, photoaversion (intolerance to bright light), a small central scotoma, eccentric viewing, and complete or severe loss of color discrimination. The genetic mutations of the disease can be established in the majority of individuals. Approximately 25% are caused …
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Women Involved in Supporting Health (WISH), a Peer-Led Intervention to Improve Postpartum Retention in HIV Care
The purpose of the study is to learn more about programs that can improve the health and wellbeing of mothers and their babies during the period after delivery. Women living with HIV experience diverse health problems in the period directly after delivery. These problems are related to poor medical visit …
Phase 1 Study of Convalescent Plasma for Severely ill Mechanically Ventilated Participants with COVID-19 Caused by SARS-CoV-2
Only patients admitted to the hospital and on a ventilator for treatment of COVID-19 are eligible to participate. The purpose of this study is to develop a possible new treatment for COVID-19 disease which uses antibodies against this virus. Antibodies are natural proteins made by the body that attack viruses and …
Phase I trial for the Prevention of Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS) with Cyclosporine in Patients with Moderate COVID-19
Recruiting hospitalized patients within Penn MedicineThe purpose of this study is to determine if it is safe to take Cyclosporine for up to two weeks in patients who have COVID-19 infection. The reason this is important for people afflicted with the COVID-19 virus is that an over active immune system …
An Adapted Friendship Bench for adolescents living with and at risk for HIV in Botswana: a mental health needs assessment and feasibility study
We will assess depression, anxiety, and substance use in adolescents at risk for a living with HIV. We will also assess the feasibility, acceptability and safety of a previously adapted version of the Friendship Bench (Bench). The Friendship Bench is a youth lay counsellor technique modelled after a previous study …
Suicide and Trauma in Persons living with HIV
Rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance use, sleep disorders and suicide are disproportionately higher in persons living with HIV (PLWH). The Syndemic Model of Substance Abuse, Intimate Partner Violence, and HIV (SAVA Syndemic), refers to the frequent co-occurrence and mutual influence between these conditions. The SAVA Syndemic has not …
