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Dietary Supplements for the Treatment of Angelman Syndrome (External Link)
AS is a neurologic disorder that may cause developmental delay, mental retardation, severe speech impairment, seizures, small head size, and problems with movement and balance in young children. AS is …
Baylor Role: Collaborator
Completed
Family Lifestyle Overweight Prevention Program (External Link)
The overall objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of a behavioral, family-based weight management program and a self-help only group for the prevention of obesity in adolescents. …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor
Completed
Diet, Exercise, Niacin, and Fenofibrate to Reduce Heart Disease Risk Factors in Individuals With HIV Lipodystrophy or Dyslipidemia (External Link)
BACKGROUND: HIV lipodystrophy syndrome is associated with both metabolic (e.g., dyslipidemia and insulin resistance) and anthropomorphic (e.g., lipoatrophy and central obesity) abnormalities. These defects are likely to predispose HIV patients …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor
Completed
Preventing Overweight in USAF Personnel: Minimal Contact Program (External Link)
The objective of this study is to compare the relative effectiveness of two approaches to weight management, using a controlled comparison experiment. The two approaches are: Minimal Contact Behavior Therapy …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor
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Gluconeogenesis in Very Low Birth Weight Infants Who Are Receiving Nutrition By Intravenous Infusion (External Link)
PROTOCOL OUTLINE: Patients are assigned to one of 6 study groups. Patients receive infusions of stable isotope tracers: [15N]urea IV beginning at -12 hours and continuing over 22 hours to …
Baylor Role: Collaborator
Completed
Study of Phenotype and Genotype Correlations in Patients With Contiguous Gene Deletion Syndromes (External Link)
PROTOCOL OUTLINE: Patients undergo clinical, cytogenetic, and molecular studies. These include radiographic, neurologic, developmental, and 24 hour sleep studies, ophthalmologic, otolaryngologic, speech and language, and audiologic exams, echocardiogram, and renal …
Baylor Role: Collaborator
Completed
Study of the Relationship Between Feeding and Late Onset Sepsis and/or Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Low Birth Weight Infants (External Link)
PROTOCOL OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double blind study in arms I and II. Patients are randomized to receive either fortified pasteurized donor human milk (arm I) or preterm formula …
Baylor Role: Collaborator
Completed
Phase II Study of the Effect of Leuprolide Acetate and Spironolactone on Insulin Resistance in Hyperandrogenic Women With Polycystic Ovarian Disease or Hyperandrogenism Insulin Resistance Acanthosis Nigricans Syndrome (External Link)
PROTOCOL OUTLINE: Participants are treated with subcutaneous leuprolide acetate followed by oral spironolactone. Each treatment is administered daily for 6 weeks, with a 6-week washout between drugs. Patients and controls …
Baylor Role: Collaborator