1,246 Clinical Trials for Various Conditions
The investigators are assessing how seasonal changes affect kidney function biomarkers in post-menopausal women, an understudied group. While heat stress can reduce kidney function, previous research has not accounted for physical activity, diet, hydration, or sun exposure.
Many studies have consistently shown that females across sports under consume carbohydrate. Registered dietitians working with athletes have also reported female athletes chronically under consume carbohydrate. The primary objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of education versus education plus interpreted individual metabolic (exercise) testing results to change attitudes and beliefs of female athletes regarding carbohydrate intake. The secondary objective is to assess the effectiveness of the education alone on attitudes and beliefs towards consuming carbohydrate in female athletes. The study hypothesis is that education alone will not significantly impact attitudes and beliefs, and that metabolic testing and the interpretation of the individual results will alter attitudes and beliefs toward carbohydrate intake.
In this pilot study the investigators are testing whether an injury prevention program will help improve quality of movement and decrease number of injuries in collegiate women's lacrosse athletes. The primary purpose is to determine whether an injury prevention program including individualized movement instruction along with an educational program is better than an educational program alone for improving movements that can increase risk of injury and decreasing number of injuries. The investigators will recruit women's lacrosse athletes from the San Diego State University women's lacrosse team. Enrolled participants will be divided up into two groups of 10 individuals. Both groups will participate in an injury prevention educational program including a lecture component with pictures and videos, and a practice component in which athletes will be provided with group instruction on how to perform the activities and then will have an opportunity to practice all activities. In addition to the educational program, athletes in the individualized movement instruction group will be provided individualized feedback on their movements when performing activities from the injury prevention program during 3 sessions throughout the season. The primary outcomes that will be evaluated include lower body movement during a jumping and balance task as measured using a 3D motion capture system. The investigators hypothesize that participants who receive the individualized feedback in addition to the education program will display greater improvements in movements that increase injury risk when compare to the education only intervention group.
Circadian rhythm disruption caused by shift work alters metabolic and hormonal pathways, which accelerates chronic disease onset, leading to decreased quality and quantity of life. Preclinical studies indicate that optimizing nutrient and sleep/rest timing can mitigate these effects. Female nightshift healthcare workers will be recruited to participate in a randomized crossover trial in which participants will be expected to follow the prescribed lifestyle intervention for eight weeks during the first or second eight-week periods of the study.
The investigators will compare whether advertisements on Google or Facebook are more effective to reach women in the Pacific Northwest about treatment options for urinary incontinence through the American Urogynecologic Society's patient education website, VoicesForPFD.org. The investigators hypothesize there is no difference in the overall population engagement between these two platforms due to anticipated higher reach through Facebook based on user characteristics but higher engagement through Google due to higher user interest on this platform.
Is well known that obesity is increasing in the United States (US) and particularly among Hispanic/ especially in in socially disadvantaged groups. Studies have shown that the prevalence of metabolic syndrome is about 1.5 times higher among Mexican American females living in the US compared to non-Hispanic females. Culturally among Hispanic/Latino females some activities like grocery shopping and meal cooking in households that most likely impact other family members. Culturally grounded interventions can be made readily tailored and translated into real-world settings by utilizing collaborative, community based participatory approaches. The overall objective of this study is to offer a diabetes prevention program to the community, targeting adult females with Hispanic/Latino background population that could benefit from a sustainable change behavior program to reduce the risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease. Sessions will be conducted in Spanish or English according to participants' preferences. The program format is to meet for one year. Cadence will be once a week for the next 16 weeks (Core curriculum), then once a month (maintenance curriculum). In addition to the DPP curriculum a structured physical activity component will be added, with the objective of facilitating achievement of program goals. Other culturally tailored activities will be included like: grocery shopping, recipes community walking maps and other available community resources. In addition the investigators will utilize a qualitative approach to gather information about project's feasibility and acceptability. To do so, investigators plan to conduct 60 minutes focus groups and semi structured interviews at the end of the 16 week core-program and at the end of the program (program participants and staff members).
This parallel, randomized, non-inferiority trial will examine whether a ten week qigong intervention is not inferior to a ten week exercise-nutrition comparison group in reducing fatigue in cancer survivors. To build a more mechanistic understanding of physiological changes associated with fatigue reduction, it will secondly collect several different types of data to build an integrative brain-body model of vigor in cancer survivorship including: 1. data related to neural correlates of body awareness: cortical EEG data measuring each subject's ability to use attention to control neurons in primary somatosensory cortex (replication of Kerr et al 2011 study in mindfulness), and resting state fMRI measures of insular connectivity with nodes of the default mode network and salience network 2. data related to inflammation measured via inflammatory cytokines (e.g., interleukin-6 and tnf-alpha) 3. data related to cardiorespiratory functioning including cardiac impedance (ICG) and mechanical lung function 4. data related to parasympathetic and sympathetic signaling between the nervous system and the rest of the periphery.
Female sexual dysfunction, including sexual arousal disorder, has a significant clinical impact, affecting millions of women in the United States alone. Peripheral nerve stimulation, such as posterior tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) and dorsal genital nerve stimulation (DGNS) can modulate neural circuits for bladder and fecal continence. The investigators hypothesize that periodic DGNS and PTNS will modulate autonomic neural circuits and promote improvements in sexual function in women with sexual arousal disorder. Subjects will be randomized to receive one of the stimulation approaches. Subjects will have weekly 30-minute sessions across twelve weeks.
This is a Phase 2, single center, single-dose, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 2-way crossover study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of SST-6007 in women with FSAD. A sufficient number of participants will be enrolled to yield 30 (approximately 15 pre-menopausal and 15 post-menopausal) participants to complete the SST-6007/Placebo Double-Blind, Dosing Phase of the study (Visit 2 and Visit 3).
A six-month interventional program to determine the biological and psychosocial effects of hula as a form of physical activity for female breast, cervical, endometrial or ovarian cancer survivors living on Oahu.
This is a Phase 1, multicenter, open-label, single-dose study to evaluate the safety and tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD) of NBI-77860 in subjects with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). The study will be conducted in approximately 15 adolescent females (12-18 years of age) with a documented medical diagnosis of classic 21-hydroxylase deficiency CAH. The study will include three independent dose cohorts of NBI-77860 (approximately 5 subjects per dose cohort). Ascending doses will be evaluated as part of a sequential-cohort design.
The female upper genital tract is a unique compartment involved in HIV pathogenesis.
This research study is to see if smartphone applications help college women remember to take birth control better than pharmacist consultation alone. Patients will participate in this study for 6 (six) months. The study will have two groups. Patients will be randomly assigned to one group or the other. The control group will be counseled by the pharmacist on the importance of taking birth control as prescribed. The study group will get the same counseling, but will also be set up to receive reminders to take medication on a smartphone application called Dosecast.
To determine the efficacy of intravaginal diazepam for the treatment of pelvic pain associated with pelvic floor hypertonic disorder.
The purpose of the research is to evaluate the effect of azilsartan medoximil on blood pressure and urinary aldosterone levels in postmenopausal females.
An international, multi-center, single arm, prospective clinical study designed to assess the safety and efficacy of the Coloplast Altis single incision sling system for females with stress urinary incontinence (SUI).
The purpose of this study is to describe the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of VA106483 in female subjects.
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy (ability to provide a beneficial treatment of the disease) of pralatrexate for the treatment of female patients with advanced or metastatic breast cancer who have failed prior chemotherapy. Patients will receive vitamin B12 and folic acid supplementation.
Beta-blockers (BB) are an important treatment for high blood pressure and heart disease. However beta-blockers can cause sexual dysfunction (SD) and this common side effect limits successful use of this class of medications. Sexual side effects often result in drug discontinuation, compromising therapy goals. The investigators are conducting the study to determine if nebivolol, a newer beta blocker that is selective for receptors in the heart and causes vasodilation in the body causes fewer sexual side effects, or even improves sexual function, compared with metoprolol succinate.
The purpose of this study is to see if creatine, which is a naturally occurring chemical in the body, is effective for treating Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in female teenagers. Creatine may have effects of interest in the brain. The reason for the MRI component of this study is to learn about new ways to see inside the brain. The investigators will use magnetic fields and radio waves to look at the brain and chemicals in the brain. The investigators hope that this technique will have medial use in the future. The primary hypothesis of the study is that oral creatine supplementation will have a beneficial effect as adjunctive therapy in female adolescents with MDD who are non-responders to an adequate trial of the SSRIs Fluoxetine or Escitalopram.
Female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD) is a frequent finding in women in middle age and more prevalent in post-menopausal women. Topical alprostadil is currently under development for the treatment of FSAD. The purpose of this research is to determine if this formula of alprostadil is safe and effective in women with FSAD. We will be comparing alprostadil to placebo. Each participant will be treated for 1 month with active alprostadil and 1 month with placebo without knowing which they are using. This way, the investigators can compare the effects of alprostadil to the effects of an inactive topical gel. Post-menopausal women with FSAD will be recruited. The women interested in participating in the study will first meet with investigators and answer questions to make sure they are eligible for the study and fit the diagnosis of FSAD. Once enrolled, subjects will fill out questionnaires about their medical history, social history, and psychosocial history. They will also undergo medical examination. At this introductory research visit they will fill out baseline questionnaires, give medical history, undergo physical exam and have blood drawn. The informed consent will be reviewed and will be signed by the participant at this time. The subject will then return for the 1st treatment visit at which time vital signs like blood pressure and heart rate will be taken, external genitalia will be examined and study drug will be dispensed after randomly being assigned to either alprostadil or placebo. After instruction, the subject will use first dose in the clinic and be monitored for 2 hours looking for changes in vital signs or local genitalia reaction. If no problems are noted, subject will be sent home with study drug and Female Sexual Encounter Profile Cards (FSEP). The patient will fill out these cards with each sexual encounter. After 1 week patient will be contacted by phone and asked about side effects or concerns. After 4 weeks the subject will return for another study visit at which time FSEP cards and left over study drug will be collected, questionnaires will be filled out, labs will be drawn and subject will undergo exam of external genitalia. The subject will then be sent home for a 2 week washout period. The subject will return after this 2 week period with no study medication; she will then return and the above process will be repeated with either alprostadil or placebo (whichever she did not receive the first time).
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an obesity prevention program when administered to female college freshmen.
Study to provide initial data to assess the safety and efficacy of tegaserod use in patients with dyspepsia that are being treated with proton pump inhibitors (PPI's) for heartburn.
In this study, an intervention is tested that is designed to reduced risky sexual behaviors in adolescent females. Study design: * randomized, controlled study * participants: 640 girls aged 15-19 years old * length of follow-up: 1 year after the intervention is completed Study hypothesis: The experimental condition will significantly reduce risky sexual behaviors in adolescent females as measured by: * lower incidence of STI's at 6 and 12 months, as compared to baseline * decreased incidence of risky sexual behaviors * increased knowledge of the level of risk of certain behaviors * increased knowledge of safer sexual behaviors that can prevention HIV infection * increased motivation to reduce sexual risk * increased behavioral skills to reduce risk of HIV infection
The Project ÒRÉ intervention is a half-day community-based HIV/STI intervention program for friendship groups of adolescents that is tailored to African American culture. The four participating community sites will be assigned to either the Project ÒRÉ intervention or a standard health promotion program. Sexually experienced African American adolescent females will recruit members of their friendship group for the five-hour program. All participants will complete questionnaires before and immediately following the programs and another one 3 months later. Immediately following the program some of the Project ÒRÉ groups will also participate in a focus group to provide feedback about the program.
The main objectives are to determine sweat sodium concentration \[Na+\], whole body sweat rate (WBSR) and rate of sweat sodium loss (RSSL) in female athletes aged 13 and above during their normal planned training session across various sports (basketball, soccer, volleyball, cheer, flag football and softball).
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate if KSHN001034 demonstrates safety, tolerability, and a comparable pharmacokinetic (PK) profile to the reference product, Faslodex® (fulvestrant), which is used for the treatment of hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. Participants will: Receive either the test product (KSHN001034) or the reference product (Faslodex®) administered intramuscularly (IM) or subcutaneously (SC) at doses of low, medium, or high , with doses conducted in 5 cohorts and these participants will be healthy postmenopausal female volunteers. Dosing will be administered in a sequential cohort-wise manner across five cohorts, with DSMB oversight for safety monitoring and dose escalation. Primary Endpoint: Safety and tolerability will be assessed based on the occurrence, severity, and relationship of adverse events (AEs), including serious adverse events (SAEs). Secondary Endpoint: Pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters will be evaluated, including Cmax (maximum concentration), Tmax (time to maximum concentration), AUC (area under the curve), and T1/2 (half-life).
The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of multiple doses of itraconazole on the pharmacokinetics (PK) of AZD5004 in healthy participants (Part A), and to assess the impact of multiple doses of AZD5004 on the PK of Combined Oral Contraceptives (COCs) in healthy female participants (Part B).
This pilot study investigates the regular use of non-invasive dorsal genital nerve stimulation (DGS) for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction (FSD). The researchers aim to determine whether subjects with FSD can correctly follow an at-home treatment regimen and to demonstrate that DGS can improve FSD arousal symptoms in premenopausal and postmenopausal women.
The goal of the study is to learn what happens to different forms of sotatercept medications in a healthy person's body over time. Researchers want to know if there is a difference in the healthy person's body when different forms of sotatercept medications are given.