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Study of Brain Activity and Decision-Making in Marijuana Smokers

Condition: Addiction / Marijuana
Investigator: Suzette Evans, PhD
Status: Closed
RESEARCH VOLUNTEERS: Healthy male and female (age 21-60) MARIJUANA SMOKERS needed to study effects of marijuana on brain activity and decision-making. The study involves 2-3 outpatient visits and a 5-day/5-night stay at the NYS Psychiatric Institute and includes Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans. Compensation for time could be between $870-$1230 (…
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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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Medication treatment of marijuana use and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity disorder

Condition: Addiction / Marijuana
Investigator: Frances Levin, MD
Status: Closed
The study is an outpatient treatment study of the safety and benefit of extended-release mixed amphetamine salt (Adderall-XR) in the treatment of individuals with cannabis use disorder and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The study is a 13-week trial and requires participants to come twice per week. The primary objective of the study is to…
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A study for patients with Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension using study drug Bimatoprost SR

Condition: Eye / Glaucoma
Investigator: Lama Al-Aswad, MD, MPH
Status: Closed
This study is for patients with Glaucoma. The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety and effectiveness of a study drug called Bimatoprost Sustained Release (SR) compared to treatment with eye drug Timolol. The Bimatoprost SR is an implant that is very small, is biodegradable (dissolves naturally in the body), and contains the bimatoprost drug.
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Nutritional Supplements and Visual Field Testing (ages 40-80)

Condition: Eye / Glaucoma
Investigator: Jeffrey Liebmann, MD
Status: Closed
Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. The most important test to detect progression is visual field testing. However, this test is very subjective, often unreliable, and variable. One of the main causes of unreliable tests is the lack of attentiveness or concentration during the test. Previous studies have shown that listening…
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Research Study of New Treatment Called NT-501 (Encapsulated Cell Therapy (ECT) Implant) for Glaucoma

Condition: Eye / Glaucoma
Investigator: George Cioffi, MD
Status: Closed
Glaucoma is a given name of a group of diseases that affect the retinal ganglion cells in the eye and the optic nerve. Glaucoma cause degeneration of the retinal ganglion cells in the retina and their projections (axons) that form the optic nerve. Retinal ganglion cells and their axons transmit all of our vision information from the eye to the brain through…
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