A listing of Viral Infections medical research trials actively recruiting patient volunteers. Search for closest city to find more detailed information on a research study in your area.
The Universal COVID-19 Biobank – a component of the Penn Medicine Biobank – is collecting and storing biological specimens as well as information about people who may or may not have been exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus as well as those who have developed COVID-19 disease. This information will be …
Achromatopsia is an inherited retinal disorder characterized by markedly reduced visual acuity, nystagmus, photoaversion (intolerance to bright light), a small central scotoma, eccentric viewing, and complete or severe loss of color discrimination. The genetic mutations of the disease can be established in the majority of individuals. Approximately 25% are caused …
The purpose of this study is to obtain lymph node samples to understand how the immune system makes a response to vaccinations. In particular, we will study the immune cells within lymph nodes, where we think important parts of the vaccine response occur. We believe that if we study only …
The purpose of the study is to learn more about programs that can improve the health and wellbeing of mothers and their babies during the period after delivery. Women living with HIV experience diverse health problems in the period directly after delivery. These problems are related to poor medical visit …
The main purpose of this study is to collect tissue from people diagnosed with HIV-associated cancer. We will use these samples to look for genetic changes associated with HIV- and other virus-related cancers. This may lead to better ways of preventing, detecting, and treating HIV-associated cancers.
This purpose of this study is to see if an investigational inhaled medication is safe and effective for the treatment of parainfluenza virus(PIV) in patients with weakened immune systems. Key eligibility criteria are being diagnosed with PIV having received a solid organ or stem cell transplant at any time in …
Only patients admitted to the hospital and on a ventilator for treatment of COVID-19 are eligible to participate. The purpose of this study is to develop a possible new treatment for COVID-19 disease which uses antibodies against this virus. Antibodies are natural proteins made by the body that attack viruses and …
Recruiting hospitalized patients within Penn MedicineThe purpose of this study is to determine if it is safe to take Cyclosporine for up to two weeks in patients who have COVID-19 infection. The reason this is important for people afflicted with the COVID-19 virus is that an over active immune system …