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This is a non-randomized, open label, multi-site, single dose, Phase 3 study in approximately 35 adults and pediatric subjects > 2 and < 50 years of ages with SCD. The study will evaluate hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation (HSCT) using LentiGlobin BB305 Drug Product, an autologous CD34+ cell-enriched population that contains hematopoietic stem cells transduced with LentiGlobin BB305 lentiviral vector (LVV) encoding beta A-T87Q-globin gene, suspended in cryopreservation solution in the final immediate container for the intended medical use.

The purpose of this study is to describe, under real-world conditions, the safety and effectiveness of larotrectinib in patients with locally advanced or metastatic TRK fusion cancer for whom a decision to treat with larotrectinib has been made before enrollment.

The purpose of this study is to see if the study drug, elezanumab, is safe and able to improve function in patients with acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (SCI).

This phase II trial studies how well radiation therapy with or without cisplatin works in treating patients with stage III-IVA squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck who have undergone surgery.

Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading.

Status Epilepticus(SE) is a serious condition that needs fast treatment to stop the seizures and prevent permanent brain damage. The purpose of this research is to find out if ganaxolone can stop or decrease the seizure activity in participants who have SE and if ganaxolone is safe compared to placebo when given to participants who are on other anti-seizure medications.

A prospective, multi-center, 2:1 randomized (AGENT to POBA), controlled, single-blind, superiority trial. Up to 40 sites in the United States, at least 480 subjects will be enrolled in the trial. An interim analysis will be performed prior to the end of the initial enrollment of 480 patients. The final sample size may be increased up to a maximum of 600 subjects enrolled in the trial.

The objective of this study is to compare the safety and effectiveness of the Route 92 Medical Reperfusion System to predicate AXS Vecta Aspiration System.

The purpose of this study is to see if the study drug, elezanumab, is safe and able to improve cognitive and/or motor functioning in an individual following the occurrence of acute ischemic stroke. This is a 52-week, Phase 2a, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled, multicenter proof-of concept study.

The objective of this study is to investigate whether percutaneous PFO closure with the Occlutech Flex II PFO Occluder is non-inferior to the AMPLATZER™ PFO Occluder and Gore® Cardioform Septal Occluder in closure of the PFO, prevention of recurrent embolic stroke, and device/procedure related Serious Adverse Events (SAE)

The purpose of this study is to determine whether treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with positive airway pressure starting shortly after acute ischemic stroke or high risk TIA (1) reduces recurrent stroke, acute coronary syndrome, and all-cause mortality 6 months after the event, and (2) improves stroke outcomes at 3 months in patients who experienced an ischemic stroke.

Abbott developed the AMPLATZER™  PFO Occluder as a minimally invasive, transcatheter PFO closure treatment to further reduce the risk of recurrent stroke among patients with PFO and cryptogenic stroke beyond that achieved with medical management. This additional risk reduction is achieved by blocking the pathway for a venous embolism from reaching the body's arterial system and the brain.

ARCADIA is a multicenter, biomarker-driven, randomized, double-blind, active-control, phase 3 clinical trial of apixaban versus aspirin in patients who have evidence of atrial cardiopathy and a recent stroke of unknown cause. Eleven hundred subjects will be recruited over 2.5 years at 120 sites in the NIH StrokeNet consortium. Subjects will be followed for a minimum of 1.5 years and a maximum of 4 years for the primary efficacy outcome of recurrent stroke and the primary safety outcomes of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage and major hemorrhage other than intracranial hemorrhage.

The purpose of this research study is to explore the challenges of recognizing stroke in young adults, the process of making treatment decisions, and the patient’s understanding of the risk of recurrence and long term consequences of stroke. This study consists of a 30 to 60 minute interview of patients with prior stroke (ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack, or intracerebral hemorrhage) who were 18-50 years of age at the time of stroke onset.

This is a global, multi-center, noninterventional study that will collect data on patients with PD under standard-of-care treatment according to local routine clinical practice. The primary objective of the study is to assess the impact of the frequency of assessments on the variability over time, reliability, and compliance for the PD diary in patients with PD in whom medications do not provide adequate control of symptoms.

The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether LYS228 can be developed for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections

Aortic stenosis (AS) affects over 12.6 million adults and causes an estimated 102,700 deaths annually. There is interest in novel approaches to identify valve disease earlier the disease course before symptoms occur. We previously used machine learning (ML) to develop a system for fully automated AS screening. Here we are validating the performance of this new method for identifying AS.

To determine whether these contributions of the Mineralocorticoid Receptor to vascular function and disease determined in animal models are also implicated in human vessels and to address the impact of sex, age, cardiovascular risk factors, and potentially race, which cannot be completely recapitulated in vitro or in mouse models.

This study will evaluate infant vision health based on the history of prenatal drug exposure. Data from this study will be used to create a new process which will include vision health as part of the discharge planning for infants with prenatal drug exposure admitted to Tufts Children’s Hospital

This is an observational study to assess the the burden of neuropathic involvement in wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Botulinum Toxin Type A PUrified Neurotoxin Complex (BOTOX) compared to placebo for the treatment of upper limb essential tremor.