North Carolina is currently home to 2617 active clinical trials, seeking participants for engagement in research studies. These trials take place at a variety of cities in the state, including Durham, Charlotte, Winston-Salem and Chapel Hill. 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.
Oxygen Toxicity: Mechanisms in Humans
NCT05761756
Recruiting
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the mechanisms of oxygen toxicity in scuba divers. The main questions it aims to answer are: * How does the training of respiratory muscles affect oxygen toxicity? * How do environmental factors, such as sleep deprivation, the ingestion of commonly utilized medications, and chronic exposure to carbon dioxide, impact the risk of oxygen toxicity? * How does immersion in water affect the development of oxygen toxicity? Participants will be asked t... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 45 years
Trial Updated:
03/13/2025
Locations: Duke University Health Sustem, Durham, North Carolina
Conditions: Oxygen Toxicity, Hypercapnia, Seizures
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Neuroimaging Correlates and Feasibility of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to Improve Smoking Cessation Outcomes in Veterans With Comorbid PTSD
NCT05723588
Recruiting
Tobacco use is the number one preventable cause of the death in the United States, and is high among US Veterans, and those who have experienced trauma are more likely to smoke. Despite the efficacy of current evidence-based treatments for smoking cessation, there is a critical need for alternative treatments. This project seeks to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a smoking cessation treatment for Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who smoke. The treatment combines s... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 75 years
Trial Updated:
03/13/2025
Locations: Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC, Durham, North Carolina
Conditions: Tobacco Use Disorder
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A Study of LSTA1 When Added to Standard of Care Versus Standard of Care Alone in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
NCT05712356
Recruiting
The goal of this clinical trial is to test a new drug plus standard treatment compared with standard treatment alone in patients with previously untreated cholangiocarcinoma or those that have progressed after first-line treatment for cholangiocarcinoma. The main questions it aims to answer are: * is the new drug plus standard treatment safe and tolerable * is the new drug plus standard treatment more effective than standard treatment
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
03/13/2025
Locations: Novant Health Cancer Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina
Conditions: Cholangiocarcinoma, Gallbladder Cancer, Gallbladder Carcinoma, Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, Bile Duct Cancer, Gall Bladder Cancer, Gall Bladder Carcinoma
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The WISER Study: Web Based Methods for Enhancing Resilience
NCT05636072
Recruiting
This is a research study to find out if web-based resilience tools can increase well-being. Enrolled participants will try out one or more brief positive psychology tools. The tools ask participants to reflect on positive experiences or to do an activity (e.g., write a letter of gratitude). The study is entirely online and participants will be prompted to participate via email or text messages. The study team is interested in the effects of the tools on stress, depression, and burnout in adult... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
03/13/2025
Locations: Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina
Conditions: Burnout
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A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of Satralizumab in Patients With Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease
NCT05271409
Recruiting
The main objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of satralizumab compared with placebo based on time from randomization to the first occurrence of an adjudicated MOGAD relapse in the double-blind (DB) treatment period
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
12 years and above
Trial Updated:
03/13/2025
Locations: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Conditions: Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease (MOGAD)
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A Study of Tucatinib With Trastuzumab and mFOLFOX6 Versus Standard of Care Treatment in First-line HER2+ Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
NCT05253651
Recruiting
This study is being done to find out if tucatinib with other cancer drugs works better than standard of care to treat participants with HER2 positive colorectal cancer. This study will also determine what side effects happen when participants take this combination of drugs. A side effect is anything a drug does to the body besides treating your disease. Participants in this study have colorectal cancer that has spread through the body (metastatic) and/or cannot be removed with surgery (unresect... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
03/13/2025
Locations: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Conditions: Colorectal Neoplasms
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Automated Applanation Tonometry
NCT05235321
Recruiting
Goldmann Applanation Tonometry (GAT) is considered the clinical gold standard for eye pressure measurements and yet it is known to be a subjective measurement with limited repeatability and limited portability. The purpose of this study is to develop an automated and objective method for performing applanation tonometry using standard ophthalmic equipment as well as using 2 portable prototypes.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
03/13/2025
Locations: Duke Eye Center, Durham, North Carolina
Conditions: Glaucoma, Glaucoma, Suspect
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Clozapine for the Prevention of Violence in Schizophrenia: a Randomized Clinical Trial
NCT05208190
Recruiting
Two-hundred and eighty individuals with schizophrenia who have a recent history of violent acts will be randomized in this 2-arm, parallel-group, 24-week, open-label, 7-site clinical trial to examine the effects of treatment with clozapine vs antipsychotic treatment as usual (TAU) for reducing the risk of violent acts in real-world settings
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 65 years
Trial Updated:
03/13/2025
Locations: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Conditions: Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
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Cancer and Mild Cognitive Impairment Dyadic Intervention
NCT05144516
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to see whether programs that include both a patient and their spouse or a patient and family caregiver (known as a dyad) are helpful for families in which one member of the dyad has cancer and mild memory difficulties and/or concerns. Participant and their spouse or participant and their family caregiver will have six, 60-minute video-conference sessions which will be scheduled at their convenience. The investigator will loan participants a tablet computer (iPad) to... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 100 years
Trial Updated:
03/13/2025
Locations: Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Conditions: Cancer, Cognitive Impairment
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Development & Validation of Preoperative Objective Physiological Evaluation
NCT05092126
Recruiting
This study will compare the measured oxygen consumption (VO2) obtained during sub-maximal exercise testing with the estimated VO2 derived from a non-exercise questionnaire.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
03/13/2025
Locations: Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina
Conditions: Cardiorespiratory Fitness
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Retinal Microanatomy in Retinopathy of Prematurity (BabySTEPS2)
NCT04995341
Recruiting
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a disorder of development of the neural retina and its vasculature that can impact vision in vulnerable preterm neonates for a lifetime. This study tests high-speed optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology compared to conventional color photographs at the bedside of very preterm infants in the intensive care nursery, to characterize previously unseen abnormalities that can predict a need for referral for ROP treatment, or poor visual or neurological devel... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
All
Trial Updated:
03/13/2025
Locations: Duke University Eye Center, Durham, North Carolina
Conditions: Retinopathy of Prematurity
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Navigation Study: Durham
NCT04438031
Recruiting
The purpose of the proposed study is to evaluate the implementation and impact of a new, community-wide prevention program, "Navigation", on maternal and infant health and well-being. This program recruits mothers at the OB/GYN or pediatrician's office and provides up to several visits (prenatally, 12 months, 24 months, and 36 months) to assess family needs, establishes connections between the family and primary health care or other community providers, and then follows up one month later to con... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
0 years and above
Trial Updated:
03/13/2025
Locations: Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Conditions: Prenatal; Postnatal
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