Clinical Research Directory

Pilot Study of an mHealth Intervention for Living Donor Follow-up

The investigators are interested in whether or not the use of a mobile health (mHealth) application increases the rate of follow-up compliance among living kidney donors. The investigators aim to test this by randomly assigning living kidney donors to the intervention (use of mHealth application to complete required living kidney donor follow-up at 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years) or control arm (standard of care) upon discharge from their initial donation hospitalization, and tracking follow-up compliance over time. The study population will be approximately 400 living kidney donors who undergo donor nephrectomy at Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital (200/year for 2 years). The investigators will also recruit patients from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center into the study, however, these study participants are not a part of the Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT).

AE05ML Device for ML Hem-o-lok Polymer Clip Delivery in Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures Observational Registery Study

This clinical registry study aims to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the AE05ML device for ligating vessels and tissue structures during laparoscopic surgery using Hem-o-lok® Medium Large (ML) polymer clips. The primary objective is to assess the device's safety and performance, with secondary objectives focusing on device performance characteristics and operator feedback.

Use of Financial Incentives to Increase Live Kidney Donor Follow-up Compliance

This study evaluates whether using small financial incentives increases patient compliance with nationally-mandated living kidney donor follow-up at 6-months, 1-year, and 2-years after donation. Half of participants will receive a financial incentive (mailed gift card) after completing required follow-up activities (brief questionnaire and lab draw), while the other half will be asked to complete the required follow-up activities but will not receive a financial incentive (current standard of care).

A Trial of Belzutifan (PT2977, MK-6482) in Combination With Cabozantinib in Patients With Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (ccRCC) (MK-6482-003)

This is an open-label Phase 2 study which will evaluate the efficacy and safety of belzutifan in combination with cabozantinib in participants with advanced ccRCC. Belzutifan and cabozantinib will be administered orally once daily.

Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Safety of a Remote Automated Ultrasound Diagnostic System for Automated Ultrasound Examinations: a Prospective, Multicenter Study

The purpose of this clinical trial is to verify the safety and effectiveness of the remote automatic ultrasound diagnosis system produced by Wuhan Cooper Technology Co., Ltd. for automatic ultrasound examination. It aims to answer the main questions: Can the robot complete automatic ultrasound scanning of multiple systems and organs such as liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, kidney, thyroid, carotid artery, etc.? Will there be medical safety issues during the robot\'s scanning process?