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Investigating Brain Changes in People with Cerebral Palsy

Condition: Neurological Disorders / Cerebral Palsy
Investigator: Jason Carmel, MD, PhD
Status: Currently Recruiting
A key part of the CP definition is that it's a non-progressive brain injury. However, as people with CP age, their function often deteriorates. This study seeks to determine whether changes in the brain structure may result in function changes, as they do in other types of brain injuries.
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Cerebral Palsy Patient Registry

Condition: Neurological Disorders / Cerebral Palsy
Investigator: Jason Carmel, MD, PhD
Status: Currently Recruiting
The Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center's (WFCPC) research team maintains a cerebral palsy (CP) patient registry of more than 1,000 enrolled patients. This registry contains information collected from children and adults with CP. The goal of the registry is to help us learn more about CP and neuromuscular diseases, to understand the quality of life…
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A study for patients with Cushing's disease using study drug osilodrostat

Condition: Endocrine & Metabolic Disease / Cushing's Disease
Investigator: Pamela Freda, MD
Status: Closed
This study is for individuals who have Cushings disease and want to join voluntarily in this study to find out if a study drug called osilodrostat (LCI699) is safe and has beneficial effects in people who have Cushings disease. Cushings disease is a rare but debilitating disease. Cushings disease is caused by a benign tumor of the pituitary gland. The tumor…
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Using New Tumor Markers in Blood (POMC, ACTH, and AgRP) to Diagnose and Track Cushing's Syndrome and Other Neuroendocrine Tumors

Condition: Endocrine & Metabolic Disease / Cushing's Disease
Investigator: Amanda Tsang
Status: Closed
The purpose of this study is to determine if measuring blood levels of proteins called POMC, AgRP, and chromogrannin A (CGA) can be used to diagnose and track tumor growth and recurrence in patients that have ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome, non-secreting pituitary tumors, and other neuroendocrine tumors. We invite you to participate if you have: a…
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A study for patients with Cushing's disease using study drug LCI699

Condition: Endocrine & Metabolic Disease / Cushing's Disease
Investigator: Pamela Freda, MD
Status: Closed
The purpose of this study is to confirm the effectiveness and safety of LCI699 in treating patients with Cushing's disease. Patients will be treated with the invesitigational drug LCI699 at doses up to 60 mg a day, and possibly for a short period of time with placebo. A placebo is a dummy drug ("pill") with no active medicine inside.
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A study to assess the documentation of Hepatic Encephalopathy in clinical practice

Condition: Liver Disease / Hepatic Encephalopathy
Investigator: Robert Brown, MD, MPH
Status: Closed
The purpose of this study is to find out how doctors describe hepatic encephalopathy episodes in patients medical records in the course of their regular practice. The aim of the study is simply to collect information from their medical records about how their episodes of overt hepatic encephalopathy are described. There is nothing that will be required of…
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Study for patients with with hepatic encephalopathy using drug, rifaximin

Condition: Liver Disease / Hepatic Encephalopathy
Investigator: Robert Brown, MD, MPH
Status: Closed
The purpose of this study is to compare the time to onset of an episode of overt HE, in subjects with previously demonstrated overt HE after treatment with rifaximin 550 mg BID and lactulose, or rifaximin 550 mg BID. Subjects will be screened to confirm eligibility into the study. Once confirmed, subjects will begin the treatment phase and will be randomly…
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