Clinical Trials

Are you 15 to 40 years old and have severe sickle cell disease? This study is comparing long-term outcomes for patients who receive blood and bone marrow transplants and those who receive standard treatment with medicines. Participants also have an option of contributing blood samples to be stored for future research. Participants must be 15 to 40 years old and have severe sickle cell disease. This study is located in Madison, Wisconsin.

Are you scheduled for a stem cell transplant with cord blood? This study will assess the safety and effectiveness of certain cord blood transplants. The study will help researchers learn the best methods for collecting, storing, and using cord blood in transplants. To participate in this study, you must have a disorder that compromises your body’s ability to make blood cells. This study is located in Bethesda, Maryland.

Do you live in Iowa and want to work with a pharmacist to manage your high blood pressure? This study will test a program that uses pharmacists to help people manage high blood pressure. You will be given a blood pressure monitor to take readings at home and text them to a pharmacist. You will then either talk to the pharmacist once or be part of the more intensive program where the pharmacist develops a care plan and monitors you for a year. To participate in this study, you must be older than 21, have had a systolic pressure greater than 145 mm Hg or diastolic pressure greater than 95 mm Hg at your previous clinic visit, and be a patient at the Family Medicine, River Crossings, Scott Blvd, or Muscatine University of Iowa Clinics. This study is located in Iowa.

Are you pregnant and also diagnosed with high blood pressure? This study aims to study the benefits and risks of medicine to treat pregnant women who have mild high blood pressure (

Are you an adult with high blood pressure and currently a patient at the University of Iowa River Crossing, Family Medicine, or Scott Boulevard clinic? This study is exploring whether working closely with a pharmacist to monitor blood pressure can help improve symptoms of high blood pressure compared with infrequent discussions with a pharmacist via text and phone calls. To participate in this study, you must be between 21 and 100 years old. This study takes place in Iowa City, Iowa.

Are you a 30- to 55-year-old smoker or non-smoker who would like to support better understanding of COPD risk factors? This study aims to find early signs of COPD in adults who have a high risk of this condition. Researchers will compare results from questionnaires, lung tests, and other tests in people who smoke and in people who do not smoke to look for factors that predict which people will develop COPD. To participate in this study, you must either currently smoke or have no history of smoking. This study takes place in multiple locations in the United States.

Are you a healthy adult or an adult who has been diagnosed with an interstitial lung disease (ILD)? This study will test whether administering an inhaled gas called hyperpolarized 129Xe before magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) better detects changing disease activity. To participate in the study, you must be age 18 or older and have no history of smoking for the past 5 years. This study will take place in Iowa City, Iowa; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Durham, North Carolina.

Have you been diagnosed with LAM? This study is trying to understand the genes and proteins that are responsible for causing lung damage in patients with LAM. To participate in this study, you must be between 16 and 99 years old and diagnosed with LAM. This study is located in Bethesda, Maryland.

Are you an adult female who has been diagnosed with LAM? This study is examining which delivery method of albuterol—inhaled or nebulizer—is better at improving lung function in adult women who have LAM. This study is located in Bethesda, Maryland.

Do you or does your child have a lipid disorder and want to improve future diagnosis and treatment? This study is exploring how different diagnostic tests can help us understand how lipid disorders, including high blood cholesterol, affect the body. Information from this study may help improve the way lipid disorders are diagnosed or treated in the future. To participate, you or your child must be at least 2 years old. The study is being conducted in Bethesda, Maryland.