Research and News Involving:
Completed Research
Adult, Completed Research, Dr. Gallego-Martinez, Drug, Ear Nose Throat, Inner Ear, Instituto Biosanitario de Granada Spain, Pre-clinical
Searching for Pharmacogenetic Targets in Meniere’s Disease Patients Principal Investigator: Dr. Alvaro Gallego-Martinez Disease: Meniere’s disease Research Description: Meniere’s disease is an inner ear disorder and evidence suggests that there is a genetic...
Completed Research, Developing World, Dr. Jatto, Drug, Ear Nose Throat, Hearing Loss, Infectious Disease, LMICs, Minority/Underrepresented, Pediatric, ReGRoW, University College Hospital Ibadan
Repurposing a Widely Available Antiseptic in Pediatric Chronic Ear Infections in Nigeria Principal Investigator: Dr. Mercy Jatto Disease: Chronic suppurative otitis media Research Description: Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is inflammation of the lining of...
Adult, Completed Research, Dr. Lewine, Drug, Military/Veteran, Neuro, University of New Mexico
Repurposing N-Acetylcysteine to Reduce Oxidative Stress, an Important Factor in Traumatic Brain Injury Principal Investigator: Dr. Jeffrey David Lewine Disease: Traumatic Brain Injury Research Description: Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) afflicts millions of...
Adult, Chicago, Completed Research, Dr. Voigt-Zuwala, Military/Veteran, Neuro, Nutraceutical, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Rush University Medical Center
Enhancing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatment for Veterans via Prebiotic Supplementation Principal Investigator: Dr. Robin Voigt-Zuwala Disease: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Description: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating...
Completed Research, CureAccelerator Live!, Dr. Rower, Drug, Ear Nose Throat, Hearing Loss, Infectious Disease, Inner Ear, Pediatric, Rare Disease, University of Utah
Repurposing the Antiviral Drug Valganciclovir to Treat Cytomegalovirus-Induced Hearing Loss Principal Investigator: Dr. Joseph Rower Disease: Hearing loss Research Description: Almost 400 children die each year from congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infections, and...
Adult, Completed Research, Dr. Grimes, Dr. Santa Maria, Drug, Ear Nose Throat, Inner Ear, Pre-clinical, Stanford University
Modulating inner ear fluid regulation to treat Meniere’s disease Principal Investigators: Kevin Grimes, MD; Peter Santa Maria, MD, PhD Disease: Meniere’s disease Research Description: Meniere’s disease affects approximately 600,000 patients in the United States...
Adult, Chicago, Completed Research, Dr. Rado, Drug, Infectious Disease, Northwestern University
Repurposing an Antidepressant to Prevent Hospitalization in COVID-19 Principal Investigator: Dr. Jeffrey Rado Disease: COVID-19 Research Description: In the fight against COVID-19, safe drugs are needed for patients with mild illness, with the goal of preventing the...
Adult, Completed Research, Dr. Park, Inherited Disorder, Ophthalmic, Other, Rare Disease, University of California, University of California Davis
Repurposing Bone Marrow Stem Cell Therapy for Vision Loss Caused by Retinitis Pigmentosa Principal Investigator: Dr. Susanna Park Disease: Retinitis Pigmentosa Research Description: Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a rare hereditary form of retinal degeneration that can...
Adult, Completed Research, Dr. Rizk, Drug, Ear Nose Throat, Inner Ear, Medical University of South Carolina
Assessing the efficacy of an antidepressant for improving vertigo attacks in Meniere’s disease Principal Investigator: Dr. Habib Rizk Disease: Meniere’s disease Research Description: Meniere’s disease is a major cause of vertigo, affecting around 190 people per...
Adult, Completed Research, Dr. Pathak, Drug, Ear Nose Throat, Inner Ear, Pre-clinical, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research
Investigating the effects of repurposed diuretic, steroid and immunosuppressive drugs in Meniere’s disease Principal Investigator: Dr. Shresh Pathak Disease: Meniere’s disease Research Description: Meniere’s disease (MD) is a disease that affects mainly adults and...
Adult, Completed Research, Developing World, Dr. Hamaluba, Drug, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, LMICs, Minority/Underrepresented, Other, ReGRoW
Testing the Safety of a Metal Poisoning Drug to Treat Snakebite in Kenya Principal Investigator: Dr. Mainga Hamaluba Disease: Snakebite Research Description: Every year, over 5 million people worldwide suffer from snakebite, which is fatal in over 100,000 individuals....
Adult, Completed Research, Developing World, Drug, Infectious Disease, LMICs, Minority/Underrepresented, Obafemi Awolowo University & Teaching Hospitals Complex, Prof. Adewole, ReGRoW
Treating Tuberculosis with the Lipid Lowering Drug Atorvastatin in Nigeria Principal Investigator: Prof. Olanisun Olufemi Adewole Disease: Tuberculosis Research Description: Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterial infection and is the leading infectious disease...
Adult, Cardio, Chicago, Combo, Completed Research, CureAccelerator Live!, Device, Dr. Eton, Dr. Havelka, Drug, Longest Day of Golf, Vascular
Saving Limbs from Chronic Ischemia: Helping Nature Do Its Magic Principal Investigator: Dr. George Havelka, Dr. Darwin Eton Disease: Chronic limb-threatening ischemia Research Description: Patients with Chronic Limb‐threatening Ischemia (CLI) suffer from impeded...
Chicago, Children's National Health System, Completed Research, Dr. Holterman, Dr. Nadler, Drug, Liver Disease, Longest Day of Golf, Pediatric, Rare Disease, University of Illinois at Chicago
Using a Cancer Drug to Treat a Rare Pediatric Liver Disease Principal Investigator: Dr. Evan Nadler, Dr. Ai-Xuan Holterman Disease: Biliary Atresia Research Description: Biliary atresia (BA) is a rare disease, occurring in approximately 1 in 10,000-20,000 live...
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Completed Research, Dr. Levine, Dr. Sochett, Drug, Metabolic Disorder, Mid-Atlantic, Pediatric, Rare Disease, The Hospital for Sick Children
Repurposing an Antibiotic to Treat a Defect in Vitamin D Metabolism Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Levine, Dr. Étienne Sochett Disease: CYP24A1 mutations, hypercalcemia, hypercalciuria Research Description: Patients with loss of function mutations in the CYP24A1...
Adult, Completed Research, Dr. Kim, Mid-Atlantic, Nutraceutical, Ophthalmic, University of Pennsylvania Medicine
Repurposing a Nutraceutical to Treat a Type of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Principal Investigator: Dr. Benjamin Kim Disease: Macular Degeneration Research Description: The retina is the light sensing tissue that lines the inside of the back of the eye. In the...
Completed Research, Dr. Riggins, Drug, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Mid-Atlantic, Oncology, Pediatric, Rare Disease
A Phase I Trial for Recurrent Pediatric Brain Cancers Using a Repurposed Generic Drug Principal Investigator: Dr. Gregory Riggins Disease: Medulloblastoma, Glioblastoma Research Description: Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor in children, and...
Adult, Completed Research, Device, Dr. Davalos, Dr. Martin, Mid-Atlantic, Oncology, Rare Disease, Virginia Tech University
Using an Approved Device to Increase the Immune Response in Pancreatic Cancer Patients Principal Investigator: Dr. Rafael Davalos Co-Investigator: Dr. Robert C.G. Martin Disease: Pancreatic Cancer Research Description: Irreversible electroporation (IRE) is a...
Completed Research, Dr. Leary, Drug, Oncology, Pediatric, Rare Disease, Seattle Children's
Repurposing Drugs for Recurrent Pediatric Brain Tumors Principal Investigator: Dr. Sarah Leary Disease: Pediatric Brain Cancer Research Description: Pediatric brain tumors are the most common solid tumor malignancy in children, and continue to be a leading cause of...
Adult, Chicago, Completed Research, Diagnostic, Dr. Borgia, Oncology, Rush University Medical Center
Repurposing a blood test to improve outcomes for high-risk lung cancer patients undergoing low-dose CT screening Principal Investigator: Dr. Jeffrey Borgia Disease: Lung Cancer Research Description: Early detection of lung cancer can save lives. Low‐dose computer...
