A listing of Barrett's Esophagus medical research trials actively recruiting patient volunteers. Search for closest city to find more detailed information on a research study in your area.
Patients with bloating associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) will be invited to participate in the study. Study to investigate the role of bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract (gut microbiome) in various patients with IBS. The purpose of this study is to characterize the gut bacteria and their associated molecules …
Lymphoma survivors who were treated with prior radiation therapy have been shown to have an increased risk of cancers of the gastrointestinal system. This increased cancer risk may be due to damage to cells in your gastrointestinal system that is caused at the time of radiation. This research is being …
Do you often struggle to fall asleep at night? The University of Pennsylvania, in partnership with Advanced Medical Electronics, have developed a low-risk, non-pharmacologic intervention that can be implemented on mobile devices for the treatment of insomnia. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of this smartphone-delivered behavioral …
In the last decade, both the incidence and the survival of acute leukemia has been increasing. Therefore, detection of associated illnesses is important. We have recently observed that patients with acute leukemia treated with anthracyclines develop a high rate of symptomatic heart failure. To avoid this life-threatening illness, early detection …
Non-invasive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is now FDA-approved for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). However, there is growing evidence that the targeting strategy for delivering TMS treatment would yield superior clinical outcomes if it were more tailored to individual neuroanatomy. In this study, we plan to examine whether …
Elevations in plasma levels of branched chain amino acids (BCAAs, comprising leucine, valine, and isoleucine), a large component of protein, are strongly associated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, but mechanisms for this relationship are unclear. This protocol will determine whether excess BCAAs worsen free fatty acid-induced insulin resistance. …
The study is at the Penn Memory Center at the University of Pennsylvania and is under the direction of David Wolk, M.D.. We are currently recruiting normal control participants ages 75 years and older. The purpose of this study is to collect, store and analyze cognitive data and biological samples, …
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 …
In order to achieve 200 per-protocol subjects, approximately 250 eligible subjects, age 18 years or older, with a history of paroxysmal or persistent NVAF who are scheduled to undergo an elective catheter ablation procedure will randomize in a 1:1 ratio to receive either rivaroxaban 20 mg orally, once-daily, preferably administered …
The purpose of this study is 1) to examine the acute effects of nicotine free e-cigarette aerosol on vascular function in healthy, non-smokers and 2) to examine and compare vascular function in healthy smokers chronically exposed, at baseline and after 12 months, to nicotinized e-cigarette aerosol versus conventional cigarettes as …