Clinical Research Directory

Centralized Prescribing for Statins

This pilot study consists of a pair of pragmatic clinical trials that will evaluate two separate methods for optimizing referral of eligible patients to a centralized pharmacy service for statin management: 1) A stepped wedge clinical trial, with randomization at the level of the provider, evaluating a visit-based nudge for referral to pharmacy services versus usual care; 2) A cluster randomized trial, with randomization at the level of the practice, evaluating a non-visit based nudge for referral to pharmacy services versus usual care.

Penn Medicine Healthy Heart

To leverage access to patients across the primary care network, EPIC tools for identifying eligible patients, and the Way to Health platform to launch and enroll a program that will be evaluated in a clinical trial that is focused on changing patient behavior and powered to detect differences in improving blood pressure and cholesterol over 6 months for Penn Medicine patients in West/Southwest Philadelphia and Lancaster.

Imaging the Pathogenesis of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease

Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) can lead to vascular cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID). The hallmark of CSVD is the appearance and progression of white matter hyperintensities (WMH) on MRI. The goal of this study it to recruit and follow individuals at risk for WMH progression and use serial MRI scanning to gain insights into the pathogenesis of CSVD.

A Study of HRS-1301 Tablets in Healthy Subjects and Those With Impaired Kidney Function

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate pharmacokinetics of HRS-1301 tablets in subjects with impaired kidney function in comparison with healthy subjects, to develop dose recommendations for patients with renal impairment.

Developing a Learning COmmunity to Increase eNgagemeNt and Enrollment in Cardiovascular Clinical Trials (CONNECT)

The CONNECT: "Developing a learning COmmunity to increase eNgagemeNt and Enrollment in cardiovascular Clinical Trials" is comprehensive, participant-centered learning platform designed to increase diversity in cardiovascular disease research among women and Black and Latino adults. CONNECT will deploy electronic health record (EHR)-informed and community-engaged recruitment approaches to identify and recruit adults with cardiovascular disease or a cardiovascular disease risk factor to join CONNECT. Participants who join CONNECT will receive tailored educational information on cardiovascular health and research participation via text message. Participants will also have the opportunity to be connected to ongoing cardiovascular research studies based on basic demographic information and areas of interest. The educational information will be sent to participants for 12 months. The CONNECT platform will be used to evaluate recruitment methods. The investigators hypothesize the proportion of women and Black and Latin adults enrolled in trials that partner with CONNECT will be higher following the use of CONNECT for recruitment. Investigators also hypothesize that participating in CONNECT will increase participants' clinical trial awareness, trust, and willingness to participate in clinical trials.

Biological Sample Repository for Gastrointestinal Disorders

The goal of this observational study has the purpose of collecting biological samples from obese patients undergoing evaluation for weight loss by means of medical or endoscopic therapies; and of post bariatric surgery patients presenting with short- and long-term surgical complications. The aim is to enhance the overall understanding of the mechanisms leading to obesity, weight loss, failure to lose weight, and weight regain following treatment. Additional goals are to determine the efficacy of endoscopic and surgical procedures, to identify potential therapeutic targets and disease biomarkers that predict response to therapy.

Social Needs Screening and Chronic Diseases Study (WE CARE)

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the implementation of the WE CARE social determinants of health (SDOH) screening and referral intervention with an antiracist lens in primary care settings can lead to a meaningful decrease in chronic disease by monitoring conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, depression, hyperlipidemia, and asthma through clinical measures. The main question it aims to answer is: Does the WE CARE SDOH screening and referral intervention applying an antiracism lens informed implementation strategies have the potential to reduce racial/ethnic health inequities in chronic diseases for minoritized patients?

Virtual Diabetes Group Visits Across Health Systems

The purpose of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness of a virtual diabetes group visits on patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Black Impact: The Mechanisms Underlying Psychosocial Stress Reduction in a Cardiovascular Health Intervention

Lower attainment of cardiovascular health (CVH), indicated by the American Heart Association's Life's Simple 7 (LS7; physical activity, diet, cholesterol, blood pressure, body mass index, smoking, glycemia) and Life's Essential 8 (LE8; LS7+sleep) metrics, is a major contributor to Black men having the shortest life-expectancy of any non-indigenous race/sex group. Unfortunately, a paucity of literature exists on interventions aimed at improving CVH among Black men. The team of clinician scientists and community partners co-developed a community-based lifestyle intervention titled Black Impact: a 24-week intervention for Black men with less-than-ideal CVH (\<4 LS7 metrics in the ideal range) with 45 minutes of weekly physical activity, 45 minutes of weekly health education, and engagement with a health coach, group fitness trainer, and community health worker. Single-arm pilot testing of the intervention (n=74) revealed high feasibility, acceptability, and retention and a 0.93 (95% confidence interval: 0.40, 1.46, p\<0.001) point increase in LS7 score at 24 weeks. Secondary outcomes included improvements in psychosocial stress (i.e., perceived stress, depressive symptoms), patient activation, and social needs. Thus, robustly powered clinical trials are needed to determine the efficacy of Black Impact and to evaluate the underlying interpersonal and molecular pathways by which Black Impact improves psychosocial stress and CVH. Thus, the investigators propose a randomized, wait-list controlled trial of Black Impact. This novel, community-based intervention to provide a scalable model to improve CVH and psychosocial stress at the population level and evaluate the biological underpinnings by which the intervention mitigates cardiovascular disease risk. The proposed study aligns with American Heart Association's commitment to addressing CVH equity through innovative, multi-modal solutions.

The Role of Proprotein-convertase-subtilisin/Kexin-type 9 in Kidney Damage in Nephrotic Syndrom

Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is characterized by gross proteinuria (\>3.5 g/day), hypoalbuminaemia, edema and often hyperlipidemia. Hyperlipidemia is correlated with increased morbidity and mortality. The study aim is to investigate the role of the protein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) in hyperlipidemia of NS, which has been suggested to play an important role. This is done by testing the following hypotheses: 1. PCSK9 is increased in patients with NS and hyperlipidemia compared to kidney-healthy controls 2. The level of PCSK9 in plasma correlates to the degree of proteinuria. 3. PCSK9 i increased in the kidney tissue of patients with NS The study will compare plasma levels of PCSK9 in correlation with degree of protein in the urine between test persons with NS and kidney healthy controls. Furthermore the investigators will study the the degree of PCSK9 in the kidney in biopsies obtained from test persons with nephrotic syndrome and test persons without proteinuria.

Effect of ANKASCIN 568-P Products Regulating Blood Lipid

This study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-controlled trial (24 weeks in total), divided into three periods (screening, treatment, and discontinuation follow-up)

Study to Evaluate the Effect of Improving Systolic BP and LDL-C Compared to Conventional Treatments and the Convenience of Taking Medication of Olostar Tab

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Olostar Tablet on blood pressure and lipid profiles, obtain safety-related information for subgroups that failed to participate in the clinical trials, and to evaluate variables that affect treatment effectiveness.

Akkermansia Muciniphilia and Metabolic Side Effects of ADT

The overriding objectives of this study are: 1. Primary outcomes: 1. To confirm that administration of oral acetate increases the proportion of A. muciniphilia in the stool samples of patients with metastatic, castration-sensitive prostate cancer compared to a standard of care arm. 2. To confirm tolerability and assess for side effects of oral acetate supplementation. 2. Secondary outcomes: 1. To determine if increased counts of A. muciniphilia correlate with improved metabolic parameters and improved bone health.

Lifestyle Medicine: Establishing Clinical Approaches to Chronic Disease for Rural Patients

Developed nations worldwide are currently enduring a health crisis, as chronic diseases continue to decrease quality of life and promote additional disease states or even death for much of the population. Rural populations are at a particular disadvantage, as they lack access to health clubs, wellness programs and similar resources that are more available in urban areas. Although pharmaceutical therapies have continued to show therapeutic advancements, the rates of disease onset and death from chronic disease has not seen similar improvements, and in fact continue to worsen. Excitingly, significant evidence has been published demonstrating an affordable, effective treatment to directly treat and prevent these chronic diseases, but few have demonstrated successful implementation of this therapy, which is improved lifestyle. Specifically, physical activity and healthy body composition are powerful therapeutics that have been demonstrated to effectively combat and prevent chronic diseases. Additionally, improving these lifestyle factors are often more effective than pharmaceutical interventions without the wide range of side effects. Unfortunately, barriers exist on multiple tiers in the practice of family medicine that demote the implementation of lifestyle medicine. To better serve patients at risk of, or suffering from chronic disease, the investigators are seeking to establish a lifestyle medicine prescription program for rural West Virginia. This program will provide patient education on the benefits of physical activity, body composition, and help patients identify strategies to implement healthy lifestyle choices that can be sustainable for the long-term. Patients will be advised on local opportunities to increase physical activity (yoga studio, martial arts, fitness facilities, aquatic center, etc.) and provided access to the facilities they are most likely to adhere to regularly. They will also be provided training on exercise techniques, equipment, and facilities to increase familiarity and comfort in these settings.

PCSK 9 Inhibitor Added to High-Intensity Statin Therapy to Prevent Cardiovascular Events in Patients With ACS After PCI

The primary objective was to evaluate the effect of PCSK 9 Inhibitor (initiated within 4 h from PCI for the culprit lesion) with high-intensity statin treatment, compared to placebo with high-intensity statin treatment, on cardiovascular events (including cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke, re-hospitalization due to acute coronary syndromes or heart failure, or any ischemia-driven coronary revascularization) in patients with acute coronary syndrome and multiple lesions. Alirocumab was used before June 10, 2025; Tafolecimab has been used from June 10, 2025 onward.

Efficacy and Safety of Pitavastatin and PCSK9 Inhibitors in Liver Transplant Patients

To study the efficacy and safety of pitavastatin and PCSK9 inhibitors in liver transplant patients on ongoing immunosuppressive therapy.

Effects of Omega-3 PUFA on Lipids, Inflammatory Factors and Body Composition in Patients with Hyperlipidemia

Patients with hyperlipidemia will be allocated into intervention or control group randomly. Participants of intervention group will be provided with Omega-3 PUFA, while participants of control group will be provided with placebo which looked same as the drug of intervention group. During the study, all participants can have nutritional counseling and education for low-fat diet. The lipids, inflammatory factors, weight, and body composition will be assessed and recorded before, at the middle, and end of the study.

Food is Medicine vs Lifestyle Medicine For Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic (CKM) Syndrome

The investigators are piloting a 3 month community-based lifestyle medicine program that incorporates experiences and education in urban agriculture, nutrition, culinary arts, and physical fitness to test the hypothesis whether this improves clinical and socio-behavioral outcomes of participants with Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic (CKM) syndrome (high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, heart disease, and obesity) in comparison to the current medical care model (usual care) or providing healthy produce (medically tailored groceries).

Implementation of a Peer Leader-facilitated Dyadic Intervention

This Pilot Study Large Application builds upon the results of our prior work to 1) Implement and pilot test a peer leader-facilitated 12-week dyadic intervention (Community Health among Asian Indian immigrants (CHAI) Dyad study) using a cluster randomization design, to decrease CVD risk among first generation AI immigrants; and 2) Assess the feasibility/acceptability of a full-scale intervention. Twenty marital dyads from the site randomly assigned as the intervention site will receive the 12- week peer leader-facilitated dyadic intervention, while 20 dyads from the site randomly assigned as the "usual care" control group site will receive a basic cardiovascular lifestyle modification program. Both groups will meet weekly (90 min. classes) for 12 weeks in a hybrid format (a combination of face to face and remote learning). The intervention is designed to address factors that we identified in our previous study as contributing to a syndemic of cardiovascular disease among AI immigrants including acculturation stress, family history and genetic risk, physical inactivity, as well as a high fat, high-carbohydrate, high-calorie diet.

Multi Center Clinical Study on the Lipid-lowering Efficacy and Safety of Menggongzi Tibetan Tea Special Drink

About 179 million people die from cardiovascular disease each year, accounting for approximately 31% of global deaths. It is expected that this number will exceed 236 million by 2030, and the economic burden caused by this disease is increasing year by year.At present, the number of people suffering from cardiovascular diseases in China is as high as 330 million, and the mortality rate accounts for more than 40% of the total deaths caused by diseases, and is in a continuous upward trend.Long term dyslipidemia will increase the incidence rate and mortality of atherosclerotic diseases.Tibetan tea contains catechins, caffeine, amino acids, vitamins, and various mineral components, which have significant effects in reducing cholesterol, improving carbohydrate metabolism, lowering blood sugar, losing weight, softening human blood vessels, and other aspects.At present, there are no research reports on the lipid-lowering effect of Mongolian Gongzi Tibetan Tea Special Drink, and most studies on the lipid-lowering effect of Tibetan Tea are animal experiments or clinical observational studies. Therefore, this study intends to use a randomized controlled trial to explore the lipid-lowering efficacy and safety of Mongolian Gongzi Tibetan Tea Special Drink in patients with hyperlipidemia.

Bempedoic Acid Pregnancy Surveillance Program

Bempedoic acid pregnancy surveillance program

Integrated Diagnosis and Treatment of CKD on Outcomes

Objective: To establish a study cohort and follow up of patients with CKD in our hospital, and evaluate the status of integrated CKD diagnosis and treatment according to guidelines in the real world, as well as the clinical prognosis of patients with different stratification. Methods: By establishing a cohort of 1000 patients with CKD and conducting long-term follow-up, integrated diagnosis and treatment for CKD was performed, namely: Regular monitoring, control of blood pressure, blood glucose, blood lipid, correction of anemia, minerals - bone metabolic abnormalities, malnutrition, acid and alkali, and electrolyte disorder, diet and exercise, such as the guidance of integrated management, non intrusive, observational studies, prospective cohort were analyzed retrospectively, describe the implementation of the integration of diagnosis and treatment, chronic kidney disease (CKD) Stratified analysis and risk factor analysis were performed for cardiovascular disease and other main endpoint events, so as to objectively reflect the status of integrated treatment of CKD and provide data support for continuous quality improvement of CKD diagnosis and treatment and improvement of clinical prognosis of patients.