We are doing this study to test the use of a drug called bromocriptine for women with a condition called Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM). The study will look at how the heart muscle improves in women taking bromocriptine compared to a group of women given a placebo or inactive pill.
Although supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), including atrial flutter (AF), are the most common causes of intended in-utero fetal therapy, none of the medication used to date has been evaluated for their effects on the mother and her baby in a randomized controlled clinical trial (RCT). In the absence of such evidence, there is no consensus for the optimal…
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and long-term effects of CK-3773274 and to learn how well it is tolerated at different, increasing dose levels in participants with HCM.
This study will test a computer-based behavioral intervention to decrease cocaine use. Those who fail to achieve cocaine abstinence after the first 4 weeks while receiving the behavioral treatment will continue the behavioral treatment and be randomly assigned to one of two groups (one group will receive Adderall-XR (MAS-ER) and the other group will receive…
This is a Phase 3 multi-center open label randomized clinical trial. The purpose of this study is to learnmore about which anti-rejection (or immunosuppressive) medications best protect infants, children,adolescents, and young adults after they have had a heart transplant. Two different drug regimens will bewill be compared. All of these drugs are FDA-…
The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of the investigational drug, Mavacamten, to a placebo (an inactive drug). This is being done to evaluate whether Mavacamten is safe in obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients and helps to improve symptoms or ability to exercise. Mavacamten is an investigational drug. This means that it has…
Over time, children and young adults who have had a Fontan operation may find they are more tired, have difficulty breathing and cannot exercise as well as before. Currently, there are no approved medicines to prevent this decline. The purpose of this research study is to learn whether children who have had the Fontan operation can improve their ability to…
The purpose of this outpatient study is to examine if oral Spironolactone (100mg/day) in addition to loop diuretics (water pills) can improve signs and symptoms of fluid retention in patients with heart failure and prevent hospitalization.
This research study will evaluate the effectiveness of CEP-417 (Mesenchymal Precursor Cells (MPCs)) when administered through an injection catheter to your heart muscle improving your symptoms, helping your heart function better, improving your quality of life, and in reducing the number of times you may need to be hospitalized due to your heart failure.…
The purpose of this trial is to determine if people with impaired heart function, that may have been induced with chemotherapeutic drugs and/or radiation, will have improved heart function with a cardiac device that can pace the heart more efficiently using cardiac resynchronization therapy.
The study is a two group outpatient study, one group receiving medications (Adderall-XR and topiramate) and one group receiving a placebo (inactive sugar pill). The study is looking at the safety and effectiveness of Adderall-XR (MAS-ER) and topiramate in the treatment of cocaine dependence. It is a 14-week trial that requires patients to attend visits 3…