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Clinical Research Opportunities

Penn Medicine is conducting studies to develop new ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease. You might be eligible to participate

Penn Medicine is conducting studies to develop new ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease. You might be eligible to participate

Penn Medicine is conducting medical studies to develop new diagnostic and clinical treatments to improve current standards of care.

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DECIDE

99 years or below
Female
The purpose to evaluate whether outcomes in pregnant individuals with gestational diabetes randomized to metformin are not inferior to those in pregnant individuals randomized to insulin for the composite adverse neonatal outcome. Participants will be randomized to treatment with either insulin or metformin. Study visits include monthly check in visits, 6 week postpartum visit, and 2 year postpartum visit with mother and child.

MERCURY (Monoclonal inEbilizumab Randomized placebo- Controlled aUtoimmune hepatitis Research studY)

99 years or below
All genders
This is a randomized, multicenter, double-blind, phase 2/3 study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of inebilizumab in participants with active autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) who are inadequately responding and/or are intolerant to standard of care (SOC). The study consists of 2 parts, a phase 2 dose confirmation and safety part (Part 1) and an efficacy evaluating phase 3 (Part 2). The combined data from both Part 1 and Part 2 will be included in the primary analysis. The target population includes adults who have a definitive diagnosis of AIH and have either inadequate response to at least 9 months of SOC or is intolerant to SOC within 6 months of screening. The Primary objective for Part 1 is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of inebilizumab in participants with AIH. The Primary objective of Part 2 is to evaluate the efficacy of inebilizumab on AIH disease activity and glucocorticoid (GC) use in the management of AIH.
UPCC 22219 Dynamic Nuclear Polarization-MR Spectroscopic Imaging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Metabolism to Predict Response Following Locoregional or Systemic Therapy

UPCC 22219 Dynamic Nuclear Polarization-MR Spectroscopic Imaging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Metabolism to Predict Response Following Locoregional or Systemic Therapy

18 years - 99 years
All genders
Phase 2
Interventional
The research study is being conducted to evaluate a new imaging technique for detecting the response of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) to locoregional or systemic therapy. Locoregional therapies or LRT are called Transarterial Chemoembolization or TACE, Transarterial Radioembolization or TARE and Microwave Ablation or MWA. Systemic therapies or ST are therapy drugs that spread throughout the body to treat cancer cells. They include chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, targeted drugs, and immunotherapy.
Precision Depression Adalimumab Trial

Precision Depression Adalimumab Trial

18 years or above
All genders
The Precision Psychopathology +Dynamic Immunopsychiatry (PPDI) Lab is looking for people who are currently experiencing depression to participate in a clinical trial designed to measure the effect of an anti-inflammatory medication (adalimumab) on persisting depression symptoms in people already taking an anti-depressant.  
UPCC 07623 Effect of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors on Coronary Microvasculature

UPCC 07623 Effect of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors on Coronary Microvasculature

18 years or above
All genders
Observational
This is an observational study that includes patients with breast cancer or non-small cell lung cancer who will be treated with immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy. The investigators will use echocardiograms, blood draws, and PET stress tests to understand how ICI therapy affects the heart and circulatory system.

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Clinical research studies currently seeking healthy individuals.

Virtual Studies

Also called Online or Decentralized studies. Some may be a mix of remote and in-person visits. 

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