clinical trial Archive — Page 12 of 16
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April 8, 2020
Study launched to test hydroxychloroquine as treatment for COVID-19
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March 5, 2020
One-two punch for cancer
A drug combination effectively killed aggressive blood cancers in cell and animal models; now it’s being tested in patients. -
February 13, 2020
Clinical trial tests device that detects parathyroid glands
Vanderbilt is testing a device to assist in locating parathyroid glands during surgery. -
December 5, 2019
Multisite study focuses on opioid use during pregnancy
The Vanderbilt Maternal Addiction Recovery Program is participating in a 12-site clinical trial that will compare two forms of the medication buprenorphine in treating opioid use disorder during pregnancy, and the results could have a potentially significant impact on clinical practice. -
September 4, 2019
Novel treatment for Prader-Willi syndrome being tested at VUMC
A novel treatment for Prader-Willi syndrome, one of the most common genetic causes of obesity, may improve the insatiable hunger that patients with the disorder experience. -
August 14, 2019
All of Us Research Program Takes Aim at Precision Population Health
Scarcely a year after its national launch, the “All of Us” research program, which aims to accelerate the prevention and treatment of disease, has enrolled more than 230,000 research participants — more than a fifth of its recruitment goal of 1 million people. All -
July 8, 2019
Clinical study tests drug that may prevent cancer metastasis
A clinical study of a drug that may block cancer metastasis is currently enrolling patients at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.