We are conducting a study on depression and suicide risk, and participants can earn up to $300 for taking part. Suicide rates in the U.S. are rising, and new treatments are urgently needed. This study focuses on the brain chemical glutamate, which may play an important role in mood and mental health. We will compare glutamate levels at rest and during…
We are recruiting depressed adolescents ages 13-18 years. As a participant in our study, we will: (1) interview your child about current and past thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, (2) teach your child mindfulness strategies, (3) collect brain activity data with MRI (non-invasive) while your child practices mindfulness, and (4) send short surveys to your…
Depression and some antidepressants may be associated with an increased risk of breaking a bone. It is not clear why this could be the case. It is possible that depression and/or certain medications used for the treatment of depression cause bone loss, increase the risk of falls, are associated with lower physical activity, or effects on muscle function.…
Are you suffering from chronic depression? We are seeking participants for a depression treatment research study at Columbia University using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). This study develops a more accurate TMS to treat chronic depression. Participation includes clinical assessments and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). You will receive 27…
You are being asked to participate in this study because you have been diagnosed with a progressive desmoid tumor. The purpose of this study is to see if the study drug, called AL102 (referred to from now on as the study drug), is safe and effective in people with progressive desmoid tumors. The study will also look at how your body responds to the study…
The purpose of this study is to test an investigational device called the Echopulse for treatment of breast fibroadenomas in women. Fibroadenomas are benign (noncancerous) breast tumors. These lumps can occur alone, in groups, or as a complex of lumps together. Sometimes women feel these in the breast when doing regular self-breast exams, or they may be…
The purpose of this study is to test the good and bad effects of the drugs called belinostat and SGI-110 (guadecitabine). These drugs could shrink your cancer, but they could also cause side effects. The study doctors hope to learn if the study drugs will shrink the cancer more often than observed with other standard treatment options. We dont know if…
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of an investigational drug, unesbulin. This investigational drug is being studied in unresectable or metastatic, relapsed, or refractory leiomyosarcoma along with Dacarbazine. Dacarbazine is a drug that is FDA-approved for the treatment of other types of cancer and recommended by the…
The study drug, CFT8634, is an investigational therapy that has been shown in animal studies to help break down the BRD9 protein, an important protein in the body that helps SMARCB-null tumors, such as your own, to grow. CFT8634 is able to do so by using the body's own protein-recycling equipment. (In short, your cells are capable of breaking down…
The purpose of this research study is to determine the effectiveness and safety of envafolimab, an experimental drug that is not approved for use, when given alone or in combination with ipilimumab to stimulate your immune system to attack cancer cells. Envafolimab is an experimental (investigational) cancer drug that overrides the PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint,…
The experimental drug called INBRX 109 has been developed as a treatment for unresectable or metastatic conventional chondrosarcoma. The purpose of this study is to learn about the effects of the study drug, INBRX-109 on you, your immune system, and your cancer. This study is being done to understand if INBRX-109 is effective against your chondrosarcoma and…
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a new investigational drug, ATX-101, for the treatment of dedifferentiated liposarcoma and leiomyosarcoma. ATX-101 is an intravenous (IV) drug which blocks the interaction of a protein called PCNA with a number of stress response proteins. These interactions are thought to be important for cancer…
The purpose of this study is to learn about the safety, tolerability, and effectiveness of an investigational drug called milademetan as compared to the use of trabectedin. In this study, subjects will be randomly assigned (like flipping a coin) to receive one of two study drugs: milademetan or trabectedin. This is an open-label study, meaning you will know…
We are asking you to participate in a research study to learn if different ways of doing routine anesthesia and patient care before, during and after abdominal surgery can reduce breathing problems. The total time of the study is 3 months with daily visits by a member of our study team while you are in the hospital and 3 short follow-up calls after you…
This study uses smartphone technology to better understand changes in adolescent moods over time. As a participant in our study, we would: (a) interview your child about current and past thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and (b) collect data from your child's smartphone for 6 months through an app called the Effortless Assessment of Risk States (EARS;…
The purpose of this study is to: 1. Compare treatment with chemotherapy (paclitaxel) alone to using a combination of nivolumab plus chemotherapy (paclitaxel) treatment in patients with angiosarcoma who have not been treated with paclitaxel chemotherapy alone. 2. Evaluate the effect of nivolumab in combination with cabozantinib on angiosarcoma (cancer) in…
The purpose of this study is to test the study drug, BI 907828 for safety, effectiveness, and side effects when compared to receiving the standard treatment, doxorubicin, in subjects with dedifferentiated liposarcoma (DDLPS). BI 907828 has proven to minimize a critical protein interaction between MDM2 and p53, two proteins in your body, which when their…
We are conducting research to explore self-stigma around depression, racial/ethnic and cultural experiences, and barriers to care (e.g., embarrassment, limited access, low expectations/motivation). Self-stigma refers to negative beliefs a person has about themself due to their mental illness. We are looking for Latinx or Black young adults ages 18-25 who…
We are conducting research to explore the level of self-stigma around depression, racial/ethnic and cultural experiences, and barriers to care (e.g., embarrassment, limited access, low expectations/motivation). Self-stigma refers to negative beliefs a person has about themself due to their mental illness. We are looking for Latinx or Black young adults ages…
We are conducting a research study to explore discrimination around depression and barriers to care in youth ages 14-18. We will use what we learn to create videos to reduce such discrimination. Parental permission is required for this study. Adolescents (ages 14-18) will participate in an individual interview that will be approximately 45 minutes long. We…
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a new investigational drug, PTC596, used in combination with dacarbazine, for the treatment of locally recurrent, unresectable, or metastatic relapsed/refractory leiomyosarcoma, a type of soft tissue sarcoma. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether adding PTC596 to dacarbazine is safe…
The purpose of this study is to find out if an investigational drug, called ADP-A2M4, is safe and how well it works in attacking Synovial Sarcoma or Myxoid/Round Cell Liposarcoma (MRCLS) cancer cells. The study involves taking certain types of immune cells from the blood, called T cells, and changing them in a laboratory before putting them back into the…
This research study uses non-invasive brain imaging called functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). For fNIRS, a small infrared bulb shines light through the skull, and a special light detector is able to measure oxygen use in the brain. Our goal is to understand oxygen use by brain mitochondria cells in major depression and how this is affected by…
The goal of this study is to examine how effective and well-tolerated a possible new treatment for individuals who injure themselves frequently will be. All research procedures can be done from home no in-person visits are required. We are studying a minimal-risk form of electrical brain stimulation called transcranial direct current stimulation, or tDCS.…
We are currently enrolling individuals with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) to participate in this research study. This is a one-year open-label study to evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of an investigational drug called REL-1017 (esmethadone) when taken alone (monotherapy) or when taken with other antidepressants (adjunctive therapy). Study…
The purpose of this study is to test the safety of a study drug called AMG 232 given with radiation in patients with soft tissue sarcoma (STS) prior to surgery. The AMG 232 is investigational. It has been tested in other cancers but not yet in sarcoma. AMG 232 has not been tested using the dosing schedule in this study and it has not been tested with…
You are being asked to participate in this study because you have been diagnosed with a progressive desmoid tumor. The purpose of this study is to see if the study drug, called AL102 (referred to from now on as the study drug), is safe and effective in people with progressive desmoid tumors. The study will also look at how your body responds to the study…
Do you suffer from depression? Have standard treatments not been helpful? Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center are conducting a study of an experimental antidepressant called ketamine, which can provide rapid relief of depressive symptoms in some patients. The study involves an inpatient stay, during which participants undergo brain…
The purpose of this research study is to learn more about adding the drug ADI-PEG 20 to a standard treatment regimen called gem-tax (the chemotherapy drugs gemcitabine and docetaxel) for subjects with bone and soft tissue sarcoma, and how the addition of ADI-PEG 20 affects the tumors response to treatment and the side effects you experience.
Thepurposeof the study is to test whether or not QPI-1002 could be used to lessen or prevent acute kidney injury after heart surgery. Another purpose is to better understand the safety of QPI-1002.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a new combination treatment involving two drugs: selinexor and ixazomib, for the treatment of dedifferentiated liposarcoma, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, alveolar soft part sarcoma and Ewing sarcoma. The primary objective of the study is to determine the maximum tolerated…
We are performing functional MRI (fMRI) scans before starting and after completing an acute course of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) treatment. These scans are being performed to identify brain changes that occur after an acute course of ECT for participants with treatment-resistant depression. We also intend to perform two follow-up fMRI scans at two-…
We are studying the relationship between mitochondrial function and the experience of fatigue. Mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell. Cells within different organs contain hundreds to thousands of mitochondria, which sustain life and fuel energy-dependent processes that we do every day including muscle contraction and cognitive activity. They act…
We are seeking adolescents ages 13-17 to participate in a study on anhedonia. Anhedonia is the reduced ability to feel pleasure or enjoy things, and is a key feature of depression and other mental illnesses. If you believe your child is experiencing anhedonia, they may be eligible to participate in this study. If your child participates in this study, we…
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and effectiveness of the study drug nirogacestat for the treatment of desmoid tumors/aggressive fibromatosis (DT/AF). One group will receive the study medication, the other group will receive a placebo. After the initial phase of the study, participants may elect to participate in another phase of the…
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the short-term (1 year) and long-term (5 and 10 year) safetyand effectiveness of the JOURNEY II CR Total Knee System in patients with degenerative joint disease of the knee requiring primary total knee replacement. Clinical, radiographic, and health economic outcomes will be evaluated.
Patients who are either interested in discontinuing their current antidepressant or have discontinued an antidepressant in the past 6 weeks will be provided with an FDA approved medicine, Vortioxetine (brand name Trintellix). Treatment with Vortioxetine will start after the past antidepressant is discontinued. Vortioxetine dosage is adjustable throughout…
The goal of this open-administration treatment study of escitalopram (or duloxetine) is to evaluate the effect of antidepressant medication on treating the syndrome of frailty in older adults with depressive symptoms. Patients with significant depressive symptoms and 1 or more symptoms of the frailty syndrome (exhaustion, decreased energy, weight loss,…
The purpose of this study is to learn about the effects, safety, and proper dosage of tazemetostat in combination with doxorubicin for the treatment of soft tissue sarcoma. Doxorubicin is a common therapy for soft tissue sarcoma, but is not FDA approved in combination with tazemetostat. This study treatment combination may suppress or prevent tumor growth…
Approximately half of the individuals with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) present with major depressive disorder (MDD). Compared to PTSD alone, patients with comorbid PTSD-MDD demonstrate greater distress and poorer treatment outcome. The goal of this pilot study is to collect preliminary data on the feasibility, safety, and initial efficacy of an…
The researchers hope to study the effectiveness of an investigational drug called AL3818 in people who have metastatic (meaning their disease has spread) or advanced ), specifically alveolar soft partsarcoma (ASPS), leiomyosarcoma (LMS) and synovial sarcoma (SS). The main purpose of the study isto learn the percentage of patients that respond to treatment…
This study will allow cancer survivors an opportunity to learn whether light therapy is helpful to them in addressing common concerns of cancer survivors such as fatigue, feeling low, and/or trouble sleeping by engaging in an N-of-1 or individualized trial.
If you are depressed and have not received course of medication treatment for depression in the past, you may be eligible for a study involving brain imaging and research treatment at no cost to you. The research treatment is with a medication that is not FDA-approved for depression. The study uses two types of brain imaging, position emission tomography (…
You are being asked to be part of this study because you have been diagnosed with a bulge or aneurysm in your iliac arteries, the vessels that supply blood to the lower half of your body. As an aneurysm expands, the walls become weak and may rupture, causing a major loss of blood with a high risk of death and other serious complications. To avoid this risk…
The purpose of this study is to establish the safety profile of the study drug HuMax-AXL-ADC in a mixed population of patients with specified solid tumors. HuMax-AXL-ADC binds to a specific antigen called Axl, which is expressed on the tumor cells in the cancer types treated in this trial. When the trial drug binds to the antigen on the tumor cell, the…
This is a pre-marketing (Phase 2A) multi-site study of an investigational drug, ganaxolone, as a potential treatment for non-psychotic post-partum depression. Eligible subjects who agree by signing informed consent will spend four days on the 5-South Research Unit (5-S) of the New York State Psychiatric Institute. For 6 hours they will have an tube in a…
The main purpose of this research study is to test different doses of INCB059872 and see which doses are safe and tolerable in participants that have Ewing sarcoma. This study will research the effect that INCB059872 has on your cancer. Researchers will study the way INCB059872 come into and leave your body over time (pharmacokinetics). INCB059872 is a…
The purpose of this study is to determine if the study drug toripalimab is safe, to determine future doses to give to patients with cancer, and to measure the amount of toripalimab in the blood. Up to approximately 240 subjects will be enrolled in Part B. The dose given in Part B will be 240 mg. The dose was chosen based upon safety data obtained from…
We are conducting research to compare different ways of improving sleep and mood in teens. Treatment involves Behavioral Sleep Therapy and Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents targeting: depression trouble falling and staying asleep not feeling rested on waking feeling sleepy during the day. Study Procedures: ~ A free, thorough diagnostic evaluation…
The study is designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the InSpace device as a primary surgical treatment for a full thickness Massive Rotator Cuff Tears (MRCT) in comparison to Partial Repair of a full thickness MRCT performed during an arthroscopic procedure.
The purpose of this research study is to compare the safety and effectiveness of two drug-eluting stents that are used to open the blocked or narrowed blood vessel of the leg in patients with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD): the ELUVIA Stent and the Zilver PTX Stent.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of preoperative radiation therapy used in combination with the immunostimulatory agent talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC) to improve outcomes for patients with resectable soft tissue sarcomas, including soft tissue sarcoma (liposarcoma (excluding myxoid liposarcoma), leiomyosarcoma and…
If you're experiencing an acute psychiatric emergency, please stop negotiating this website and call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. This website is not designed to address an acute psychiatric emergency. Purpose: To find out whether intranasal ketamine, when added to standard antidepressant treatment, improves the outcome of treatment for…