Fibrosis clinical trials at UC Davis
13 research studies open to eligible people
A Research Study to Test the Safety and Effectiveness of Experimental Treatment With Inhaled Nitric Oxide for Pulmonary Fibrosis
“This study aims to find out if the study drug, nitric oxide, may help treat pulmonary fibrosis (PF).”
open to eligible people ages 18-80
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled dose escalation and verification study to assess the safety and efficacy of pulsed inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) in subjects at risk for pulmonary hypertension associated with pulmonary fibrosis on long term oxygen therapy (Part 1 and Part 2) - REBUILD
Sacramento, California and other locations
A Study of Brensocatib in Participants With Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis
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open to eligible people ages 12-85
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of brensocatib at 10 mg and 25 mg compared with placebo on the rate of pulmonary exacerbations (PEs) over the 52-week treatment period.
Sacramento, California and other locations
A Study of Experimental Fenretinide (LAU-7b) for Cystic Fibrosis in Adults
open to eligible people ages 18 years and up
An International Phase II, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of LAU-7b administered once-daily for 6 months for the treatment of CF.
Sacramento, California and other locations
A Study of Experimental PLN-74809 in Cholangitis and Suspected Liver Fibrosis
open to eligible people ages 18-75
A Phase 2a, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, dose-ranging, placebo-controlled, study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and PK of PLN-74809 in participants with primary sclerosing cholangitis and suspected liver fibrosis
Sacramento, California and other locations
A Study of Experimental PRM-151 in Pulmonary Fibrosis
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open to eligible people ages 40-85
This phase III study will evaluate the efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics (PK) of recombinant human pentraxin-2 (rhPTX-2; PRM-151) zinpentraxin alfa, compared with placebo in participants with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
Sacramento, California and other locations
A Study of the Experimental Medicine Obeticholic Acid For Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) (accumulation of liver fat)
open to eligible people ages 18 years and up
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate whether obeticholic acid (OCA; INT-747) can lead to histological improvement in fibrosis with no worsening of NASH in adults with compensated cirrhosis due to NASH.
Sacramento, California and other locations
A Study Testing the Long-term Safety and Effectiveness of Experimental VX-445 Combination Therapy in Cystic Fibrosis
open to eligible people ages 12 years and up
This study will evaluate the long-term safety, efficacy, and pharmacodynamics of elexacaftor (ELX, VX-445) in triple combination (TC) with tezacaftor (TEZ) and ivacaftor (IVA) in subjects with cystic fibrosis (CF) who are heterozygous for the F508del mutation and a gating or residual function mutation (F/G and F/RF genotypes).
Sacramento, California and other locations
A Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Brensocatib Tablets in Adults With Cystic Fibrosis
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open to eligible people ages 18 years and up
The main objective of the study is to evaluate the pharmacokinetics of brensocatib in participants with cystic fibrosis following once daily oral administration of study drug and to evaluate the safety of brensocatib compared to placebo in participants with cystic fibrosis (CF) over the 4-week treatment period.
Portland, Oregon and other locations
A Study to Test the Effectiveness and Safety of Experimental VK2809 for Biopsy Proven Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
open to eligible people ages 18-75
The study includes 52 weeks, double-blind treatment period. Clinic visits will occur at Randomization and every four weeks from Week 4 through Week 52 and through End of Study period. The study includes a post-dosing study visit that will occur 4 weeks after the last dose of study drug. This visit represents the End-of-Study Visit (Week 56 Visit). Three hundred thirty-seven subjects will be enrolled into five treatment arms and there will be an equal distribution of males and females in each treatment arm. Subjects will be stratified by gender, fibrosis stage, and diabetes status.
Sacramento, California and other locations
Do you or your child have cystic fibrosis with an F508del mutation?
“You may be able to help the CF community by taking part in Vertex’s Skyline Program.”
open to eligible people ages 12 years and up
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of VX-121/tezacaftor/deutivacaftor (VX-121/TEZ/D-IVA) in CF participants who are heterozygous for F508del and a minimal function mutation (F/MF participants).
Sacramento, California and other locations
If you or your child has cystic fibrosis, you may be able to help the CF community!
“Thank you for considering the Skyline 103 Study!”
open to eligible people ages 12 years and up
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of VX-121/tezacaftor/deutivacaftor (VX-121/TEZ/D-IVA) in CF participants who are homozygous for F508del, heterozygous for F508del and a gating (F/G) or residual function (F/RF) mutation, or have at least 1 other TCR CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene mutation and no F508del mutation.
Sacramento, California and other locations
Phase 3 Study of Obeticholic Acid Evaluating Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
open to eligible people ages 18 years and up
Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) is a serious, life-threatening, bile acid related liver disease of unknown cause. Without treatment, it frequently progresses to liver fibrosis and eventual cirrhosis requiring liver transplantation or resulting in death. The investigational drug, Obeticholic Acid (OCA) is a modified bile acid and FXR agonist that is derived from the primary human bile acid chenodeoxycholic acid. The key mechanisms of action of OCA, including its choleretic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-fibrotic properties, underlie its hepatoprotective effects and result in attenuation of injury and improved liver function in a cholestatic liver disease such as PBC. The study will assess the effect of OCA compared to placebo, combined with stable standard care, on clinical outcomes in PBC participants.
Sacramento, California and other locations
Non-Invasive Evaluation of Liver Steatosis, Inflammation and Fibrosis
“Comparison of imaging techniques used to evaluate patients with liver disease”
open to eligible people ages 18 years and up
The goal of this study is to evaluate non-invasive imaging techniques for determining liver steatosis (fat), inflammation (abnormal tissue swelling), and fibrosis (abnormal tissue scarring).In addition, the study group will be using other test measures including personal demographics, laboratory blood test results, and imaging measurements to determine the severity of NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease), NASH (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis), inflammation, and fibrosis.
Sacramento, California
Our lead scientists for Fibrosis research studies include Guobao Wang.
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