COVID-19 clinical trials at UCSD
13 in progress, 5 open to eligible people
Community-engaged Optimization of COVID-19 Rapid Evaluation and TEsting Experiences
open to all eligible people
Throughout the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, rates of COVID-19 have been persistently high in San Diego County's central and southern communities near the United States/Mexico border. These regions predominantly house Latino residents, the ethnic minority community most impacted by COVID-19 in San Diego. In the Phase I project, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) partnered with San Ysidro Health (SYH) and the Global Action Research Center, to co-create and demonstrate the impact of a COVID-19 testing program in San Ysidro, one of the most impacted areas from COVID-19 in San Diego County. To date, the project tested >10,000 community members (92% Latino) and received requests to scale-out the testing program to additional primary care clinic sites. In this Phase III project, Community-engaged Optimization of COVID-19 Rapid Evaluation And TEsting Experiences (CO-CREATE-Ex) will extend work with the Phase I community and clinical partners to refine, specify, implement, and evaluate an implementation strategy bundle that optimizes COVID-19 testing, expanding beyond current polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing to FDA-authorized COVID-19 rapid antigen testing.
San Ysidro, California
RECOVER-AUTONOMIC Platform Protocol
open to eligible people ages 18 years and up
This study is a platform protocol designed to be flexible so that it is suitable for a wide range of settings within health care systems and in community settings where it can be integrated into COVID-19 programs and subsequent treatment plans. This protocol is a prospective, multi-center, multi-arm, randomized, controlled platform trial evaluating various interventions for use in the treatment of autonomic dysfunction symptoms, including cardiovascular complications and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), in PASC participants. The interventions tested will include non-pharmacologic care and pharmacologic therapies with study drugs.
La Jolla, California and other locations
Strategies and Treatments for Respiratory Infections & Viral Emergencies (STRIVE): Shionogi Protease Inhibitor (Ensitrelvir)
open to eligible people ages 18 years and up
Treatments are needed to improve outcomes among patients hospitalized for COVID-19, including direct-acting antiviral (DAA) agents to mitigate the pathology driven by ongoing viral replication. This trial will evaluate S-217622 (ensitrelvir), an anti-SARS-CoV2 3C-like protease inhibitor (PI) developed by Shionogi &; Co. Ltd. The study design is a randomized, placebo-controlled, multi-center international clinical trial that will evaluate the clinical efficacy of ensitrelvir when given in addition to standard of care (SOC) for inpatients with COVID-19. The SOC will be determined by local established guidelines and may include additional DAA (e.g., remdesivir) and immunomodulatory treatment strategies. Certain SOC treatments will be pre-specified prior to randomization.
San Diego, California and other locations
Strategies and Treatments for Respiratory Infections &Amp; Viral Emergencies (STRIVE): Immune Modulation Strategy Trial
open to eligible people ages 18 years and up
COVID-19 can trigger a dysregulated immune response, and previous studies have shown that immune modulation can improve outcomes in hospitalized patients. This trial is designed to determine whether intensification of immune modulation early in the course of the disease (while patients are on low flow oxygen) with abatacept (active arm) combined with standard of care (SOC) improves recovery as compared with placebo + SOC (placebo arm). For both groups, intensification of immunomodulation will be provided as part of SOC in case of signs of disease progression (patient requires high flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) or more support) and/or if the patient has rapidly increasing oxygen requirement.
San Diego, California and other locations
Researchers At UC San Diego Are Learning About the Benefits of Human Milk and How It Influences Infant and Child Health
open to eligible females ages 18 years and up
The purpose of the UCSD Human Milk Biorepository is to establish and maintain a repository of breast milk samples that can be used to learn more about how breast milk influences infant and child health.
San Diego, California
Chinese Herbal Formula for COVID-19
Sorry, in progress, not accepting new patients
This is a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to evaluate a 21-herb formula named modified Qing Fei Pai Du Tang (mQFPD) to treat COVID-19-positive outpatients with mild-to-moderate symptoms assigned to self-quarantined and home management. This the study aims to establish the safety and feasibility of the use of mQFPD vs placebo in 66 total subjects. Subsequent trials will evaluate other therapeutics as well as the efficacy of mQFPD in a larger study population.
San Diego, California and other locations
Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy for COVID-19
Sorry, accepting new patients by invitation only
Cognitive dysfunction, psychiatric symptoms, functional impairment, and disability following COVID-19 negatively impact Veterans' community functioning and quality of life, contribute to significant human suffering, and are costly to VHA. Rehabilitation is a critical priority for Veterans with long COVID. One promising treatment to improve functioning in Veterans with post-COVID-19 cognitive symptoms is Compensatory Cognitive Training (CCT). Previous studies have found that CCT is feasible, acceptable, and efficacious in Veteran populations with multiple sources of cognitive dysfunction. This randomized controlled trial aims to address important RR&D priorities by examining feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a COVID-19-specific rehabilitation intervention, CCT for long COVID (CCT-C) compared to a robust control condition. The proposed study has the potential to improve cognitive function, functional independence, and quality of life for Veterans with late or delayed effects of secondary conditions related to COVID-19 infections.
San Diego, California
IgPro20 in Post-COVID-19 POTS
Sorry, in progress, not accepting new patients
This is a prospective, phase 3, multicenter, double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled study to investigate the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of repeat doses of IgPro20 in participants with post SARS-CoV-2 infection 2019 postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (post-Coronavirus Disease 2019 [COVID-19] POTS [post-COVID-POTS]).
La Jolla, California and other locations
Mushroom-based Product for COVID-19
Sorry, in progress, not accepting new patients
This is a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to evaluate two polypore mushrooms, Fomitopsis officinalis and Trametes versicolor (FoTv), to treat COVID-19-positive outpatients with mild-to-moderate symptoms assigned to self-quarantined and home management. The study aims to establish the safety and feasibility of the use of FoTv vs placebo in 66 total subjects.
San Diego, California and other locations
RCT of Mushroom Based Natural Product to Enhance Immune Response to COVID-19 Vaccination
Sorry, in progress, not accepting new patients
This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the effect of two polypore mushrooms, Fomitopsis officinalis and Trametes versicolor (FoTv), for use as an adjunct to vaccination for COVID-19 in a general population at the time of COVID-19 vaccination.
San Diego, California
Working Towards Empowered Community-driven Approaches to Increase Vaccination and Preventive Care Engagement
Sorry, accepting new patients by invitation only
This study will optimize, implement, and test the impact of our multicomponent health program that includes three primary implementation strategies (Cultural Weavers and co-creation, mHealth strategies using culturally meaningful text and voice messages, and care coordination). The investigators will use a participatory approach to engage community members in co-creating and optimizing our mHealth outreach and enhanced care coordination program components. The investigators will use a hybrid type 3 effectiveness-implementation sequential multiple assignment randomized trial (SMART) design to assess the impact of our multicomponent health program on implementation and outcome measures.
La Jolla, California and other locations
NCI COVID-19 in Cancer Patients, NCCAPS Study
Sorry, in progress, not accepting new patients
This study collects blood samples, medical information, and medical images from patients who are being treated for cancer and have a positive test for SARS CoV-2, the new coronavirus that causes the disease called COVID-19. Collecting blood samples, medical information, and medical images may help researchers determine how COVID-19 affects the outcomes of patients undergoing cancer treatment and how having cancer affects COVID-19.
La Jolla, California and other locations
Long-term Impact of COVID on Children and Families
Sorry, in progress, not accepting new patients
This is a combined retrospective and prospective, longitudinal, observational meta-cohort of individuals age 0-25 years who will enter the cohort with and without SARS-CoV-2 infection at varying stages before and after infection. Individuals with and without SARS-CoV-2 infection and with or without PASC symptoms will be followed to identify risk factors and occurrence of PASC. This study will be conducted in the United States and participants will be recruited through inpatient, outpatient, and community-based settings. Study data including age, demographics, social determinants of health, medical history, vaccination history, details of acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, overall health and physical function, and PASC symptoms will be reported by participants or collected from the electronic health record using a case report form at specified intervals. Biologic specimens will be collected at specified intervals, with some tests performed in local clinical laboratories and others performed by centralized research centers or banked in the Biospecimen Repository. Advanced clinical examinations and radiologic examinations will be performed at local study sites with cross-site standardization.
La Jolla, California and other locations
Our lead scientists for COVID-19 research studies include Gordon Saxe Christina Chambers, PhD, MPH Pam Taub, MD Louise Laurent, MD/PhD Nicole Stadnick.
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