Dance is a complex activity involving the integration of rhythm, spatial patterns, synchronization to external stimuli and whole-body coordination. While regular exercise is often recommended for people with Huntington's Disease (HD), there are no studies examining the use of dance to improve balance and mobility and positively affect the quality of…
The DIMENSION Study is evaluating the safety and effect on cognitive symptoms of an investigational oral drug in adults with early Huntington's disease. Cognitive symptoms may include difficulty paying attention or trouble thinking through steps of an activity or complex problems. Symptoms may also include difficulty planning, remembering, and staying…
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness and safety of combining an investigational drug called BMS-986218 (also known as Anti-CTLA4-NF monoclonal antibody), or BMS-986218 plus nivolumab, with standard of care docetaxel (chemotherapy), in men who have metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) that progressed after a second-…
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…
The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical benefit (i.e., does it help to improve or slow down the cancer) of adding study drug JNJ-56021927 to combined treatment of abiraterone acetate plus prednisone to treat patients with metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC). This study will also evaluate the possible side effects of study…
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…
You are being asked to join this study because you have either been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will be having surgery to remove your prostate or you will be having a prostate biopsy to look for prostate cancer. This study is looking to see if a new imaging device, diffuse optical tomography (DOT), can detect prostate cancer. We will also see if DOT…
The purpose of this research study is to find out whether a new investigational drug called SRX246, which might be useful to Huntington's Disease (HD) patients who sometimes feel irritable, angry, or even aggressive, is well tolerated and safe when it is given two times a day by mouth at doses as high as 160 mg. As part of this study, we will use a…