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Feasibility and Acceptability of Using Weighted Blankets to Prevent and /or Mitigate Delirium
Heather Fudala, PhD - heather.fudala@vcuhealth.org
NCT06161480
Inclusion Criteria:
* 18 years of age or older.
* Requiring ICU level of care.
* Have a primary medical diagnosis.
* Proficient in English.
Exclusion Criteria:
* BMI less than 18.5.
* Significant deficit in cognitive functioning that is not expected to improve due to an end---stage disease stage or permanent injury (e.g., end-stage encephalopathy, traumatic or anoxic brain injury, dementia).
* Known pregnancy.
* Prisoners.
* Presence of skin injury (e.g., surgical wound, pressure injury, moisture injury) in an anatomical location where additional weight/pressure of blanket could prevent healing and /or lead to an expansion of the injury.
* Patients with skin injuries to areas easily left uncovered by the blanket (e.g., hands, feet) can be enrolled with additional communication to clinical team to leave areas uncovered to prevent additional injury.
* Paralysis effecting an area the weighted blanket will cover.
* Current neuromuscular blocking agent.
* Presence of recent/unhealed fractures on an area the blanket will cover (e.g., lower limb long bone, rib, pelvis, spine).
* History of claustrophobia reported by patient and/or their legally authorized representative (LAR).
* Fever of 37.5°C (99.5°F).
* Limited English proficiency. DEVICE: Weighted Blanket
Delirium
Does a Periaqueductal Gray-vagus Nerve Interface Malfunction Explain the Nat hx With Its Numerous Co-morbidities?
Gisela Chelimsky - Gisela.Chelimsky@vcuhealth.org
NCT06616363
POTS sample
Inclusion Criteria:
* symptomatic ≥ 40 bpm rise in heart rate in the first 10 min of a tilt table study without a drop in blood pressure
* Clinical symptoms of orthostatic intolerance
Exclusion Criteria:
* Pregnant or breastfeeding
* Cognitive defects that preclude answering questionnaires or following assessment directions
* Other chronic diseases
* Unstable medical conditions
* Use of narcotics
* Limited English proficiency
* Investigator discretion that participant would not be suitable to participate
* A phone older than 5 years old or unable to support EMA software
POST INFECTION
Inclusion Criteria:
* acute upper respiratory or gastrointestinal infection that required admission to the acute care units but not requiring an ICU stay
Exclusion Criteria:
* Pregnant or breastfeeding
* Chronic prescriptions, history of POTS or orthostatic symptoms, recent inpatient psychiatric admissions, substance use disorder, trauma such as a motor vehicle accident, surgery, or other significant physical or emotional trauma in the last 5 years
* Cognitive defects that preclude answering questionnaires or following assessment directions
* Other unstable chronic diseases
* Unstable medical conditions
* Use of narcotics
* Severe depression or anxiety (untreated / unstable)
* Limited English proficiency
* Investigator discretion that participant would not be suitable to participate
* A phone older than 5 years old or unable to support EMA software
HEALTHY CONTROLS
Inclusion Criteria:
* Apparently healthy with no known chronic illnesses
Exclusion Criteria:
* Pregnant or breastfeeding
* History of POTS or orthostatic symptoms, migraines, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, PTSD. Functional gastrointestinal disorders, fainting, dysmenorrhea, or other chronic pain syndrome, inpatient psychiatric admissions, substance use disorder, trauma such as a motor vehicle accident, surgery, or other significant physical or emotional trauma in the last 5 years
* Cognitive defects that preclude answering questionnaires or following assessment directions
* Other chronic unstable diseases
* Unstable medical conditions
* Use of narcotics
* Severe depression or anxiety (untreated / unstable)
* Limited English proficiency
* Investigator discretion that participant would not be suitable to participate
* A phone older than 5 years old or unable to support EMA software BEHAVIORAL: Questionnaires to be competed, BEHAVIORAL: Provide list of medication and lifetime events, BEHAVIORAL: Use phone App to record new life events, DEVICE: Will wear an activity monitor, OTHER: Periodic 24-hour urine sodium check, DIAGNOSTIC_TEST: A fMRI scan, DIAGNOSTIC_TEST: A bedside tilt test will be performed, OTHER: IV placed to collect blood samples, OTHER: Stool Sample
POTS - Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
PAG activation, Cardiovagal Modulation
Mobile Health for Adherence in Breast Cancer Patients
ctrrecruit@vcu.edu
NCT06112613
Inclusion Criteria:
* NON-PATIENT: Participants must be an oncology healthcare provider (i.e., oncologist, advanced practice provider, or oncology nurse)
* NON-PATIENT: Participants must have taken care of at least one patient randomized to Arm B (CONCURxP) who had less than 85% adherence rate at 12 months as measured by the WiseBag
* NON-PATIENT: Participant must speak English
* NON-PATIENT: Participant must be employed at an National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) site for at least 6 months
* NON-PATIENT: Participant must be able to provide informed consent to participate in this study
* PATIENT STEP 0: Patient must be \>= 18 years of age
* PATIENT STEP 0: Patient must be fluent in written and spoken English OR patient must be fluent in written and spoken Spanish
* PATIENT STEP 0: Patient must present with new or established pathologically proven hormone receptor (HR)+ HER2- metastatic breast cancer at the time of Step 0
* PATIENT STEP 0: Patient must have initiated any of the CKD4/6 inhibitors (palbociclib or Ibrance, ribociclib or Kisqali, abemaciclib or Verzenio) within 30 days prior to consenting to Step 0 or have received a prescription order with stated intent to initiate within 30 days following Step 0 consent
* NOTE: Patients who have been treated previously with anticancer treatments other than CDK4/6 inhibitors are eligible
* NOTE: CDK4/6 inhibitors must be provided/supplied as a single agent blister pack. If the medication is supplied as capsules in a pill bottle (e.g., Ibrance capsules), patient is not eligible
* NOTE: Ribociclib (Kisqali) and abemaciclib (Verzenio) are only available in blister packs. Palbociclib (Ibrance) is the only CDK4/6 inhibitor that might be available in a capsule formulation. However, this is an outdated formulation and is rarely prescribed as a new start. The format of ordered palbociclib can be determined based on the prescription order
* PATIENT STEP 0: Patients must not have been previously treated with any of the following CDK4/6 inhibitors: Palbociclib or Ibrance, ribociclib or Kisqali, and abemaciclib or Verzenio
* PATIENT STEP 0: Patients must not already be enrolled in a therapeutic clinical trial that monitors CDK4/6 inhibitors
* PATIENT STEP 0: Patient must confirm that they intend to receive their care or monitoring at an NCORP site
* PATIENT STEP 0: Patient must have a personal mobile phone in which they are able and willing to send and receive text messages
* NOTE: The restriction to those with mobile phone access with text messaging is based on the primary intention of the study which involves the use of text messaging to improve adherence
* PATIENT STEP 0: Patient must have an email address
* NOTE: The restriction to those with an email address is based on the primary intention of the study which involves patients responding to questions regarding their reasons for non-adherence after every missed dose to improve adherence
* PATIENT STEP 0: Patient must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
* NOTE: Patients with impaired decision-making capacity (IDMC) who have a legally authorized representative (LAR) or caregiver and/or family member available are not eligible
* PATIENT STEP 0: Patient must not have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status \>= 3 OR patient must not be deemed medically unable to participate in the study by the study investigators or an oncology clinician (i.e., referral to hospice)
* PATIENT STEP 0: Patient must not be enrolled in other trials offering financial assistance
* NOTE: Gift cards for survey completion, parking passes, or free medication provided as part of therapeutic trials are not considered financial assistance
* PATIENT STEP 1: Patient must meet all the eligibility criteria for Step 0
* PATIENT STEP 1: Patient must have signed a written informed consent form
* PATIENT STEP 1: Patient must have completed baseline survey within 30 days of the date of Step 0 Registration
* PATIENT STEP 1: Patients must have initiated their CDK 4/6 inhibitors within 30 days of the date of Step 0 registration OTHER: Electronic Health Record Review, OTHER: Health Promotion and Education, PROCEDURE: Health Telemonitoring, OTHER: Interview, BEHAVIORAL: Patient Navigation, OTHER: Survey Administration, OTHER: Text Message-Based Navigation Intervention
Anatomic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Breast Carcinoma, HER2-Negative Breast Carcinoma, Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Carcinoma
Cardiovascular Health & Early Stress
Paula Rodriguez Miguelez - prodriguezmig@vcu.edu
NCT06557707
Inclusion Criteria:
Cohort 1
* Men and pre-menopausal women
* 18-30 years old
Cohort 2
* males and females
* 9-17 years old
Exclusion Criteria:
Cohort 1
* Evidence of cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, hepatic or cerebral diseases
* Evidence of pregnancy or currently nursing.
* Having a history of chronic pain
* Having a history of rheumatoid arthritis
Cohort 2
* Evidence of cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, hepatic or cerebral diseases
* Evidence of pregnancy or currently nursing.
* Having a history of chronic pain
* Having a history of rheumatoid arthritis OTHER: Childhood stress
Stress
The Vanguard Study: Testing a New Way to Screen for Cancer
ctrrecruit@vcu.edu
NCT06995898
Inclusion Criteria:
* Ages 45-75 years old
* Agree to provide blood samples for possible MCD testing at enrollment and at 1 year following enrollment
* Agree to allow collection of information from their medical records for study-related purposes
* Understand and be able to complete informed consent and participant questionnaires in English, Spanish, or Arabic
* Note: Eligibility for Spanish and Arabic languages are at the Hub's discretion
Exclusion Criteria:
* Solid malignant tumor or blood cancer diagnosis, with or without treatment, within the last 5 years
* Note: Persons with a history of in situ cancers (e.g., ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast, cervical cancer in situ, atypical melanocytic hyperplasia or melanoma in situ) or nonmelanoma skin cancer are eligible
* Ongoing cancer diagnostic work-up
* Ongoing participation in another study of an investigational cancer screening test or technology
* Currently breastfeeding or pregnant, or planning to become pregnant in the next year PROCEDURE: Biospecimen Collection, DEVICE: Device Usage, OTHER: Electronic Health Record Review, PROCEDURE: Multi-Cancer Detection Test, PROCEDURE: Multi-Cancer Detection Test, OTHER: Questionnaire Administration
Bladder Carcinoma, Breast Carcinoma, Colorectal Carcinoma, Esophageal Carcinoma, Gastric Carcinoma, Liver Carcinoma, Lung Carcinoma, Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Ovarian Carcinoma, Pancreatic Carcinoma, Prostate Carcinoma
Health indicators, training, and performance among ultra-endurance athletes
Alexandra Lempke - alexandra.lempke@vcuhealth.org
Alexandra Lempke
HM20031840
HM20031840
A Study to Evaluate BMS-986470 in Healthy Volunteers and Participants With Sickle Cell Disease
BMS Clinical Trials Contact Center www.BMSClinicalTrials.com - Clinical.Trials@bms.com
NCT06481306
Inclusion Criteria
\- Cohort A.
i) Healthy male and female (who are not of childbearing potential) participants, as determined by the investigator based on medical history and other determinations. Females not of childbearing potential must have been amenorrhoeic for at least 12 months without an alternative medical cause and have follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels of at least 40 IU/L or have undergone a hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or bilateral salpingectomy.
ii) Body mass index (BMI) of 18.0 to 32.0 kg/m\^2, inclusive. BMI = weight (kg)/ (height \[m\])\^2 as measured at screening.
iii) No evidence of organ dysfunction or any clinically significant deviation from normal in physical examination, vital signs, ECG, or clinical laboratory assessments beyond what is consistent with the target population.
\- Cohort B.
i) Participants with a documented diagnosis of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) with genotype HbSS, HbSβ0-thal, or HbSβ+-thal.
ii) Participants with ≥ 4 vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs) within the previous 12 months or ≥ 2 VOCs within the previous 6 months.
iii) Participant has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.
iv) Must have the following laboratory values:.
A. Hemoglobin ≥ 5.5 and ≤ 12 g/dL (males) or ≥ 5.5 and ≤ 10.6 g/dL (females).
B. Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1500/μL.
C. Platelet count ≥ 100 × 10\^3/μL.
D. Absolute reticulocyte count \> 100 × 10\^3/μL or \> 50 × 10\^3/μL if taking hydroxyurea.
Exclusion Criteria
\- Cohort A.
i) Any significant medical condition or any condition that confounds the ability to interpret data from the study.
ii) Participant has any condition, including the presence of laboratory abnormalities, that places the participant at unacceptable risk if the participant was to participate in the study.
iii) Any major surgery or planned surgery (except GI surgery) within 12 weeks of the first study intervention administration.
\- Cohort B.
i) Participants with any condition, including significant acute or chronic medical illness, active or uncontrolled infection, or the presence of laboratory abnormalities, that places participants at unacceptable risk if participating in this study.
ii) Participants with more than 6 severe VOCs defined as VOCs requiring ≥ 24 hours of hospital admission within 12 months prior to the first dose of study intervention or any VOC requiring ≥ 24 hours of hospital admission within 30 days prior to the first dose of study intervention.
iii) Participants with any episode of acute chest syndrome within the last 6 months prior to the first dose of study intervention.
iv) Creatinine clearance (CrCl) \< 60 mL/min/1.72m2 using Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology (CKD-EPI) equation
* Cohort A and B.
i) Participant is receiving regularly scheduled RBC or platelet transfusions or has received a RBC transfusion within 28 days and a platelet transfusion within 14 days prior to starting treatment with BMS-986470.
* Other protocol-defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria apply.
DRUG: BMS-986470, DRUG: Placebo, DRUG: Famotidine
Anemia, Sickle Cell, Healthy Volunteers
Elucidating the Role of Cholinergic Degeneration in Cognitive Fluctuations in Lewy Body Dementia
Madison Clemons - Madison.Clemons@vcuhealth.org
NCT07284290
Inclusion Criteria:
Arm 1:
* Age range: 50 ≤ age \< 90.
* Diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), Parkinson disease dementia (PDD), Parkinson disease with Mild Cognitive Impairment (PD-MCI), Mild Cognitive Impairment with Lewy bodies (MCI-LB).
* DLB participants must fulfill criteria for clinically probable DLB based on the 2017 4th consensus report of the DLB consortium.
* PDD participants must meet criteria for clinically probable PD according to the MDS Clinical Diagnostic Criteria for Parkinson's Disease and must also meet criteria for probable PDD based on the 2007 Movement Disorders Society clinical diagnostic criteria.
* PD-MCI participants must meet criteria for clinically probable PD according to the MDS Clinical Diagnostic Criteria for Parkinson's Disease and meet criteria for Mild Cognitive Impairment on cognitive testing at screening.
* MCI-LB participants with must meet established research criteria.
* Capacity to provide informed consent or, if unable, availability of a legally authorized representative or guardian who can provide informed consent.
* Availability of informant (for participants meeting criteria for dementia).
* Ability and willingness to comply with the study-related procedures.
* Fluent in spoken and written English (due to cognitive testing)
Exclusion Criteria:
Arm 1
* History of cognitive disorder or psychiatric disorder other than that related to dementia with Lewy bodies or Parkinson disease dementia.
* History of deep brain stimulation or any neurosurgical procedure.
* History of structural brain disease or known significant cerebrovascular disease.
* History of seizures or epilepsy and/or use of sodium channel blockers, i.e. carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine, phenytoin, topiramate, lamotrigine, felbamate, zonisamide, rufinamide, lacosamide, eslicarbazepine, and valproate.
* Greater than two alcoholic drinks per day for men and one per day for women.
* Regular use of benzodiazepines or barbiturates. (If benzodiazepines are taken as needed only, these medications cannot be taken within 5 half-lives of screening visit or between screening visit and EEG.)
* Severe dementia (based on PI assessment of subject dependence level for instrumental activities of daily living)
* Any contraindication to brain MRI.
* Any medical condition that would interfere with ability to complete all study procedures.
* Participants must not be pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or father a child for the duration of the study
Inclusion Criteria:
Arm 2 (Cholinesterase inhibitor cohort) inclusion criteria:
* Completed Aim 1.
* Clinical diagnosis of LBD (DLB or PDD) with CF.
* Not taking a cholinesterase inhibitor and has not taken a cholinesterase inhibitor in the previous 90 days.
* Ability and willingness to comply with the ChEI Cohort procedures (including galantamine administration), or a caregiver willing and able to ensure compliance.
Exclusion Criteria:
Arm 2 (Cholinesterase inhibitor cohort) exclusion criteria:
* Severe hepatic impairment.
* Renal failure.
* Significant bradycardia (\<50 bpm) at screening or history of AV block.
* Any contraindication to galantamine administration based on PI discretion.
Inclusion criteria:
Arm 3 (Healthy Controls)
* Age range: 50 ≤ age \< 90.
* Healthy controls should not have any known neurologic conditions that could interfere with study procedures or results.
* Capacity to provide informed consent or, if unable, availability of a legally authorized representative or guardian who can provide informed consent.
* Availability of informant (for participants meeting criteria for dementia).
* Ability and willingness to comply with the study-related procedures.
* Fluent in spoken and written English (due to cognitive testing).
Exclusion Criteria:
Arm 3 (Healthy Controls)
* No History of cognitive disorder or psychiatric disorder other than that related to dementia with Lewy bodies or Parkinson disease dementia.
* No History of deep brain stimulation or any neurosurgical procedure.
* No History of structural brain disease or known significant cerebrovascular disease.
* No History of seizures or epilepsy and/or use of sodium channel blockers, i.e. carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine, phenytoin, topiramate, lamotrigine, felbamate, zonisamide, rufinamide, lacosamide, eslicarbazepine, and valproate.
* Any medical condition that would interfere with ability to complete all study procedures.
* Participants must not be pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or father a child for the duration of the study PROCEDURE: Syn-One skin biopsy, DIAGNOSTIC_TEST: Multi modal MRI, DIAGNOSTIC_TEST: Assessment of dynamic EEG features over 48-hour periods across all study aims, DIAGNOSTIC_TEST: Plasma biomarkers, DRUG: Galantamine HBr extended-release 8mg capsules (8mg ER).
Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Parkinson Disease Dementia, Healthy Controls
Parkinson Disease with Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment with Lewy Bodies