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Marfan Syndrome Moderate Exercise Pilot (External Link)
Marfan syndrome (MFS) affects multiple organ systems including the heart, bones, ligaments, and eyes, and is associated with significant risk of aortic dissection. Given anecdotal reports of aortic dissection, limited …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor
Recruiting
Li-Fraumeni & TP53 (LiFT UP): Understanding and Progress (External Link)
This research study looks to enroll as many people with LFS or TP53 gene variants as possible in order to: - Better estimate cancer risks in individuals with TP53 variants …
Baylor Role: Collaborator
Recruiting
Technology Development for Noninvasive Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis Using Whole Fetal Cells From Maternal Peripheral Blood (External Link)
This is a revision to a project entitled "Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis by Genomic Sequencing: A Prospective Evaluation." This study proposes to test the utility and accuracy of a new form …
Baylor Role: Collaborator
Recruiting
Pragmatic Pediatric Trial of Balanced Versus Normal Saline Fluid in Sepsis (External Link)
Approximately 5,000 children die from septic shock each year in the United States (US); thousands more die worldwide. Most children admitted with sepsis receive initial resuscitation in an emergency department …
Baylor Role: Collaborator
Active, Not Recruiting
Adolescent Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening in the Emergency Department (External Link)
Adolescents are disproportionately affected by sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The STI epidemic among youth is a national public health priority as noted in the Healthy People 2020 objectives, which specifically …
Baylor Role: Collaborator
Recruiting
Statins In Intracerbral Hemorrhage (External Link)
SATURN is a multi-center, pragmatic, prospective, randomized, open-label, and blinded end-point assessment (PROBE) clinical trial. A total of 1,456 patients presenting within 7 days of a spontaneous lobar ICH while …
Baylor Role: Collaborator
Recruiting
The Effect of Fluids on Aortic VTI During C-section (External Link)
Pregnancy is associated with a myriad of physiologic changes, including expansion of blood volume, decrease in oncotic pressure, and increased cardiac output. Comorbidities including maternal hypertension, renal or cardiac disease …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor
Completed
Genotype-Informed Versus Empiric Management of VirEmia (External Link)
Background and rationale: Children and adolescents living with HIV and receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) suffer high rates of treatment failure, predominantly caused by suboptimal adherence to therapy and/or viral drug …
Recruiting
Causal Mechanisms in Adolescent Arterial Stiffness (External Link)
Aortic stiffness measured in adolescence or adulthood determines current hypertension, predicts future incidence of hypertension, and future atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) events. International hypertension guidelines list severe aortic stiffness as …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor
Recruiting
Linking Endotypes and Outcomes in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (External Link)
Investigators will measure pre-determined biomarkers with known or suspected association with ARDS severity or outcome. Simultaneously, investigators will measure gene expression of peripheral blood. Both plasma biomarkers and gene expression …
Baylor Role: Collaborator