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Investigators developed REDCHiP (Reducing Emotional Distress for Childhood Hypoglycemia in Parents), an innovative video-based telemedicine intervention. In the pilot work, investigators found preliminary efficacy for REDCHiP in reducing parental FH, parenting stress, and children's HbA1c. The objective of this clinical trial is to conduct a randomized clinical trial (RCT) comparing REDCHiP to a relevant attention control intervention (ATTN) in families of young children, thereby continuing to establish its efficacy. The proposed R01 aims are: 1) To evaluate whether parents who receive REDCHiP report reductions in FH and parenting stress at post-treatment compared to parents who receive the ATTN; 2) To evaluate whether children of parents who receive REDCHiP have a lower HbA1c and less glycemic variability at post-treatment compared to children of parents who receive ATTN; 3) To examine whether families who receive REDCHiP maintain reductions in FH, parenting stress, and child HbA1c at a 3-month followup compared to families who receive ATTN.

This is a multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial with an adaptive design assessing the efficacy of setting the ventilator based on measurements of respiratory mechanics (recruitability and effort) to reduce Day 60 mortality in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The CAVIARDS study is also a basket trial; a basket trial design examines a single intervention in multiple disease populations. CAVIARDS consists of an identical 2-arm mechanical ventilation protocol implemented in two different study populations (COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients). As per a typical basket trial design, the operational structure of both the COVID-19 substudy (CAVIARDS-19) and non-COVID-19 substudy (CAVIARDS-all) is shared (recruitment, procedures, data collection, analysis, management, etc.).

Background: Secondary central nervous system lymphoma (sCNSL) is cancer that has spread to the central nervous system. Most drugs used to treat it do not cross the blood-brain barrier. This makes it hard to treat. Researchers hope that a new combination of drugs may be able to help. Objective: To find a better way to treat sCNSL. Eligibility: People ages 18 and older with sCNSL Design: Participants will be screened with: Medical history Physical exam Blood, urine, and heart tests Eye exam Tissue or tumor biopsy Collection of cerebrospinal fluid CT, PET, and MRI scans: Participants will like in a machine that takes pictures of the body. Bone marrow aspirations or biopsies: A needle will be inserted into the participant s hipbone. The needle will remove a small amount of marrow. Participants will take the study drugs in 21-day cycles. They will take some drugs by mouth. They will take others through a catheter: A small tube will be inserted into a vein in the arm, neck, or chest. They may have drugs given through a catheter placed through the brain or injected into the spinal canal. Participants will have regular visits during the study. These will include repeats of the screening test. They may also provide a saliva sample or have a cheek swab. Participants will have up to 4 treatment cycles. Participants will have a follow-up visit 30 days after their last treatment dose. Then they will have visits every 3-6 months for 3 years and then yearly....

This study has 2 parts. The first part is open to adults with different types of advanced cancer (solid tumors). The second part is open to people with specific types of soft tissue sarcoma, advanced lung cancer, and cancer in the stomach, bladder or bile ducts. The participants get a combination of 2 medicines called BI 907828 and ezabenlimab (also called BI 754091). BI 907828 is a so-called MDM2 inhibitor that is being developed to treat cancer. Ezabenlimab is an antibody that may help the immune system fight cancer (immune checkpoint inhibitor). When the study started, some participants got a third medicine called BI 754111 in addition. Treatment with BI 754111 was stopped because data from another study showed no additional effect of BI 754111. The purpose of the first part of the study is to find out the highest dose of BI 907828 that the participants can tolerate in combination with ezabenlimab. Once the best dose of BI 907828 for the combination with ezabenlimab is found, it will be used in the second part of the study. The purpose of the second part is to see whether the combination of BI 907828 with ezabenlimab is able to make tumors shrink. The participants are in the study as long as they benefit from and can tolerate treatment. During this time, they get infusions of ezabenlimab, and take tablets with BI 907828 every 3 weeks. The doctors check how many participants have health problems during the study. The doctors also monitor the size of the tumour.

The overarching aim of the study is to determine the role of insulin signaling on the neurobiological substrates subserving anhedonia within individuals with mood disorders (i.e., Bipolar Disorder (BD) and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)). Specific aims include: Molecular: Assessment of components of the insulin cascade, as well as of anhedonia and reward-related processes, using a proteomics and gene expression approach; Physiology: Measurement of peripheral sensitivity to insulin and metabolic correlates, including body mass index and dyslipidemia; Neural Circuits: Evaluation of the insulin sensitivity of prefrontal (e.g. prefrontal cortex) and striatal (e.g. nucleus accumbens, ventral tegmental area) networks in the resting-state and during an effort-based decision making test, using acutely administered intranasal insulin and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI); Behavioral: Measurement of willingness to make effort for rewards, as well as of other components of reward response and anhedonia, using validated behavioral tasks and clinical scales (e.g. Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale - SHPS). This initiative represents a proof-of-concept study that insulin is important to anhedonia, neurocognitive functioning, and behavioural deficits in MDD, representing a novel and safe therapeutic avenue.

The primarily objective of this study is to assess the effect of switching from Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumurate (TDF) to TAF based ART on bone mass and turnover among women on DMPA for contraception. HIV virologically suppressed women on DMPA will be switched from their TDF based regimen to Bictergravir /Emtricitabine / Tenofovir alafenamide (B/F/TAF; Biktarvy®) in a randomized fashion. HIV infected women on TDF and non-hormonal contraception will be switched to Biktarvy®).

Centra nervous system (CNF) damage in multiple sclerosis (MS), are mainly attributed to myelin destruction, axonal abnormalities and subsequent degeneration, and are responsible for serious deficiencies. Current therapies are focused on the treatment of inflammation with several types of anti-inflammatory agents. However, there is an urgent need for innovative therapies promoting neuroregeneration and particularly myelin repair. It has been demonstrated that testosterone can act through neural androgen receptors to promote proliferation and differentiation of oligodendrocyte precursors into mature oligodendrocytes in a cuprizone-induced animal model of demyelination. The rare clinical trials on testosterone are mainly exploratory. Here, we sought to demonstrate an effect of testosterone supplementation in testosterone-deficient patients in a multicenter, randomized, parallel-group, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 trial. The main objective will be to determine the neuroprotective and remyelinating effects of testosterone using tensor diffusion imaging techniques and thalamic atrophy analyzes. As secondary objectives, we would like to study the impact of testosterone supplementation on other conventional and unconventional MRI parameters and on clinical outcomes (cognition, fatigue, quality of life, impact on work / activity and anxiety / depression).

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of animal-assisted occupational therapy on patient's consciousness, measured via the achievement of predefined, patient-specific goals. 30 patients in a minimally conscious state will be included in this trial with randomized, controlled cross-over design. Patients will be randomized and allocated to either study arm 1 or 2 with an allocation ratio 1/1. In study arm 1, patients (N=15) receive three weeks of two AAT sessions per week followed by three weeks of two control sessions (TAU) per week. In study arm 2, patients (N=15) receive three weeks of two control sessions (TAU) per week followed by three weeks of two AAT sessions per week. Each session lasts 30 minutes. Goal attainment and secondary outcomes will be measured before the study start (pre-measurement, t0), at the end of the first 3 weeks therapy (post-measurement I, t1), at the start of the second 3 weeks (pre-measurement II, t2) as well as at the study end (post-measurement II, t3).

The aim of the present study is to answer the question whether deep neuromuscular blockade has a clinically significant impact on intra and postoperative pain, opioid requirement and anesthesia related outcomes and side effects for the early phase of recovery (24hs) after colorectal laparoscopic surgery.

This phase I study utilizes a 3+3 design with escalating cohorts of Carfilzomib at 20mg/m2, 27mg/m2, 36mg/m2, 45mg/m2, 56mg/m2, and 70mg/m2 to be administered concomitantly with Cyclophosphamide 2 gm/m2, Dexamethasone and Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)