Louisiana is currently home to 923 active clinical trials, seeking participants for engagement in research studies. These trials take place at a variety of cities in the state, including New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport and Metairie. Whether you're a healthy volunteer interested in paid medical research or someone seeking trials related to a specific condition, the state offers a diverse array of opportunities in your vicinity.
Strength and Muscle Related Outcomes for Nutrition and Lung Function in CF
Recruiting
The goal of the study is to examine multiple markers of anthropometrics, body composition, sarcopenia and frailty and compare them to dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) output, which is considered the current clinical gold-standard tool to measure body composition. The result of this study will provide detailed data regarding the nutrition and body composition within this Cystic Fibrosis population and also provide a baseline evaluation for use of these biomarkers in the future studies inclu... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
02/09/2024
Locations: Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Conditions: Cystic Fibrosis
Lung EpiCheck Biomarkers Development Study
Recruiting
This study is part of the development of a non-invasive lung cancer screening test which aim to identify early-stage lung cancer in patients at high risk for lung cancer.
Gender:
All
Ages:
Between 20 years and 80 years
Trial Updated:
02/08/2024
Locations: Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Regional Urology, Shreveport, Louisiana
Conditions: Lung Cancer
Ramucirumab Plus Pembrolizumab vs Usual Care for Treatment of Stage IV or Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Following Immunotherapy, Pragmatica-Lung Study
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares the effect of the combination of ramucirumab and pembrolizumab versus standard of care chemotherapy for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer that is stage IV or that has come back after a period of improvement (recurrent). Ramucirumab is a monoclonal antibody that may prevent the growth of new blood vessels that tumors need to grow. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may in... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
02/06/2024
Locations: Louisiana Hematology Oncology Associates LLC, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Conditions: Recurrent Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8
Diet-Induced Changes in GEnetic Material
Recruiting
This is a pilot study in 10 men to test the hypothesis that perturbations in substrate flux and the circulating metabolic and pro-inflammatory milieus during a high-fat diet paradigm will modulate DNA methylation of genes in sperm associated with obesity and cardiometabolic dysfunction.
Gender:
Male
Ages:
Between 20 years and 35 years
Trial Updated:
02/01/2024
Locations: Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Conditions: Diet, Healthy, Body Weight, Metabolic Disturbance
A Trial of a Multimodal Lifestyle Intervention to Optimize Survivorship After Cancer
Recruiting
To examine the efficacy of a 10-week multimodal lifestyle program, versus waitlist control, on cardiorespiratory fitness capacity and body weight in survivors of cancer.
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
02/01/2024
Locations: Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Conditions: Neoplasm Malignant
The Effects of Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery on Lipid Metabolism, Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells, and Cancer Cell Biology
Recruiting
This study aims to determine the relationship between lipid kinetics changes and blood immunosuppressive cells by metabolic surgery in two patient cohorts.
Gender:
Female
Ages:
Between 35 years and 60 years
Trial Updated:
01/25/2024
Locations: Pennington Biomedical Resarch Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Conditions: Obesity
A Study of NTX-1088, a Monoclonal Antibody Targeting the Poliovirus Receptor (PVR, CD155), as Monotherapy and Combined With Pembrolizumab
Recruiting
This is a Phase 1,open-label, multi-center, first-in-human, 2-part (Part 1: dose escalation and Part 2: expansion) study, evaluating multiple doses and schedules of intravenously (IV) administered NTX-1088, with or without pembrolizumab, in patients with advanced solid malignancies (i.e., locally advanced or metastatic).
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
01/25/2024
Locations: Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana
Conditions: Cancer, Tumor, Solid, Advanced Solid Tumor, Metastatic Cancer, Locally Advanced Solid Tumor
A Phase 3 Study Evaluating Efficacy and Safety of Lanifibranor Followed by an Active Treatment Extension in Adult Patients With (NASH) and Fibrosis Stages F2 and F3 ( NATiV3 )
Recruiting
This Phase 3 study is conducted to evaluate lanifibranor in adults with NASH and liver fibrosis histological stage F2 or F3
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
01/24/2024
Locations: Gastroenterology Associates - Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Conditions: NASH - Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
A Study of Pazopanib With or Without Abexinostat in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (RENAVIV)
Recruiting
This is a randomized, Phase 3, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of pazopanib plus abexinostat versus pazopanib plus placebo in patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
01/22/2024
Locations: Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana
Conditions: Renal Cell Carcinoma
Treatment to Regress to Normoglycemia in Women With a Recent History of GDM
Recruiting
The purpose of the study is to determine the efficacy of semaglutide 1mg (Ozempic®) to aid recently postpartum women with dysglycemia and a history of GDM to regress to normoglycemia; thereby filling a gap in efficacious pharmacologic intervention options for clinicians to support postpartum diabetes recovery and reduce future risk of T2DM in young women.
Gender:
Female
Ages:
Between 18 years and 45 years
Trial Updated:
01/18/2024
Locations: Woman's Hospital, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Conditions: Pre Diabetes, Postpartum Disorder
Lifestyle Intervention for Improving Insulin Resistance and Concern for Health
Recruiting
The primary objective of this study is to test the effect of a diet and exercise program in older adults with insulin resistance and a motivation disorder known as apathy. The main questions the study aims to answer are: Does the diet and exercise program improve insulin resistance and apathy? Does the addition of soybean to the diet enhance the effect? Participants will be given all meals for 12 weeks and will exercise under supervision. They will undergo a test of insulin sensitivity and comp... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
Between 50 years and 75 years
Trial Updated:
01/17/2024
Locations: Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Conditions: Insulin Sensitivity, Apathy
High-Dose Vitamin D Supplementation for ADT-Induced Bone Loss in Older Prostate Cancer Patients
Recruiting
This phase III trial tests whether high-dose vitamin D works in treating androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT)-induced bone loss in patients with prostate cancer who are undergoing androgen-deprivation therapy. Vitamins are substances that the body needs to grow and develop normally. Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium. Calcium is one of the main building blocks of bone. A lack of vitamin D can lead to bone diseases such as osteoporosis or rickets. This trial may help researcher determine if hi... Read More
Gender:
Male
Ages:
60 years and above
Trial Updated:
01/16/2024
Locations: Ochsner Medical Center Jefferson, New Orleans, Louisiana
Conditions: Stage I Prostate Cancer AJCC v8, Stage II Prostate Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Prostate Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVA Prostate Cancer AJCC v8