Pine Bluff, Arkansas Clinical Trials

This is a multicenter, randomized, open-label, active-controlled Phase 3 study of the efficacy and safety of vadadustat versus darbepoetin alfa for the maintenance treatment of anemia in subjects with DD-CKD

This is a two-part study. Patients participating in Part A will be consented and trained on the completion of questionnaires about the severity of itching and overall health. Patients will be required to complete questionnaires during their visits to the dialysis center and also while at home on other days. ...

The purpose of this multi-center event-driven study in participants with anemia associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) to evaluate the safety and efficacy of daprodustat.

This study will consist of three study periods as follows: Screening Period of up to 6 weeks (8 weeks if on Mircera) Treatment Period: a minimum of 52 weeks, a maximum of up to 3 years. A Follow-up period of 4 weeks. A total of up to 820 patients will ...

Rural African Americans are disproportionately exposed to numerous stressors such as poverty, racism, and discrimination that place them at risk for experiencing elevated levels of depressive symptoms. Elevated levels of depressive symptoms can lead to a host of negative outcomes including both the development of and poor management of chronic ...

The investigators will test the effectiveness and fidelity of embedding the American College of Physicians (ACP) diabetes health literacy intervention among patient-centered medical homes throughout rural Arkansas. Proper diabetes self-care requires patients to have considerable knowledge, a range of skills, and to sustain multiple health behaviors. Self-management interventions are needed ...