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Clinical trials and research at Creighton University
As of November 12, 2026, Find a Trial lists 4 clinical trials run by Creighton University that are recruiting, in United States. 1 was first registered in the last 30 days. There are also 52 NIH-funded research projects at this institution, with $24.2 million in listed awards. Every study is explained in plain English. Data from ClinicalTrials.gov and NIH RePORTER, updated November 12, 2026.
- 4Clinical trials
- 52NIH research projects
- 1New in 30 days
- 1Country
Newest trials
| Study | Phase | Where | Status | Registered |
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| Rural Veterans and Care Partners Walking Program | — | Omaha, Nebraska | Recruiting | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Smartphone app program to help rural adults stick with exercise | — | Emporia, Kansas and 1 other locations | Recruiting | Sep 12, 2025 |
| Movement-speed biofeedback to improve muscle activation and self-perception in older adults with sarcopenia | — | Omaha, Nebraska | Recruiting | Feb 28, 2025 |
| Subthreshold vestibular stimulation to improve balance and motion perception | — | Omaha, Nebraska | Recruiting | Dec 13, 2024 |
All recruiting trials (4)
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Rural Veterans and Care Partners Walking Program
A virtual walking program is tested to see if it can help Veterans with mild cognitive impairment and their care partners in rural areas walk more each day.
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Smartphone app program to help rural adults stick with exercise
This project will try a smartphone app to help middle-aged and older adults in rural Kansas and Nebraska keep up with an exercise program aimed at lowering Alzheimer's and related dementia risk.
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Movement-speed biofeedback to improve muscle activation and self-perception in older adults with sarcopenia
This test will see if giving older adults with sarcopenia feedback on how fast they move during leg-press exercises helps preserve movement speed, increase muscle activation, and change motivation and perceived effort.
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Subthreshold vestibular stimulation to improve balance and motion perception
This test will see if very-low-level (subthreshold) vestibular stimulation, alone or combined with balance training, helps adults with unilateral or bilateral vestibular hypofunction and healthy adults improve balance and motion perception.
NIH-funded research (newest 40 of 52)
Early-stage science funded by the US National Institutes of Health. Most of these projects don't enroll patients, but they show what is being worked on.
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Epigenetic control of brain development and behavior linked to KMT5B
A study to understand how changes in a gene called KMT5B affect brain development and behaviors related to autism, by looking at how this gene influences IGF signals in the brain and body.
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Noise-related hearing loss and brain-to-ear feedback in hearing protection
A small, patient-friendly study will look at how loud noise changes the brain’s control over hearing and whether this affects conditions like tinnitus or sensitivity to sound.
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Identifying which drugs used for infections and inflammation may harm hearing
Researchers are using computer models and animal studies to flag medicines that could cause hearing loss, with the goal of safer treatments for adults.
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Redox regulation of Borrelia burgdorferi infectivity
Scientists are studying how the Lyme disease bacteria use redox signals to become infectious, with the aim of understanding how to prevent infection.
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How prion strains might jump species and change over time
This research will explore how different prion strains and substrains could influence the spread of prion diseases to new animal hosts and possibly humans.
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New approach to calm the airways in therapy-resistant asthma
A new small-molecule treatment targeting p63RhoGEF could reduce airway tightness and inflammation in people with asthma that doesn’t respond well to standard therapies.
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Targeting brain inflammation after global brain injury from cardiac arrest
This grant tests a new treatment aimed at reducing brain inflammation after cardiac arrest to protect memory and thinking in people who survive a cardiac arrest.
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Understanding how the brain handles listening when teens have hearing loss
This grant supports a trainee in learning how the brain processes listening effort in adolescents and how hearing loss affects this process.
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Novel trifunctional compounds for glaucoma therapy to lower eye pressure and protect nerves
A new eye medicine designed to both lower eye pressure and protect vision in glaucoma patients is being developed and tested for safety and effectiveness.
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Peripheral auditory signaling and the cochlear efferent system
A study in adults will look at how hearing loss changes the brain’s feedback system to the ear and why that might make hearing worse.
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Understanding how Ménière’s disease progresses using an inner-ear model
This grant studies how hearing loss from Ménière’s disease develops in an animal model to uncover the biology of the inner ear.
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Auditory and Vestibular Technologies Core for translational hearing research
A core facility at Creighton University helps researchers study hearing and balance by providing advanced instruments and expert support for experiments in mouse and zebrafish models.
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Administrative Core to Drive Translational Hearing Center
This NIH grant funds an Administrative Core at the Translational Hearing Center to organize, mentor, and sustain a multidisciplinary effort aimed at preserving and restoring hearing and balance.
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Translational Hearing Center: advancing ear and balance health
A multi-institution program aims to grow translational research to preserve and restore hearing and balance, helping children and older adults who struggle with ear and vestibular disorders.
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Understanding how stress hormones affect Meniere’s disease
A scientist is studying whether stress-related hormones change inner ear fluids and contribute to Meniere’s disease symptoms.
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Plant-based treatments to protect hearing from certain antibiotics
This project tests natural compounds to protect people’s hearing from damage caused by aminoglycoside antibiotics.
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Keeping the BubR1 protein stable during aging and stress
This research looks at why the BubR1 protein breaks down as we age or under stress and seeks ways to preserve it to help prevent age-related problems like cancer.
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How brain immune cells (microglia) are controlled by long non-coding RNAs
Researchers are looking at whether long non-coding RNAs control microglia activity that leads to brain inflammation in conditions like multiple sclerosis.
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Why some people with epilepsy don't start breathing again after seizures
This project looks at how the body's breathing-restart reflex fails after severe seizures in people with epilepsy who are at risk for sudden unexpected death (SUDEP).
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Using gentle motion to retrain balance for people with double-sided vestibular loss
Very small, barely noticeable head motions are being used to retrain the balance system and reduce dizziness and instability in adults with vestibular loss on both sides.
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Investigating how fluid balance affects hearing loss in a specific animal model.
This study is looking at how problems with fluid in the inner ear can cause hearing loss and balance issues, and it's aimed at helping people with conditions like Meniere's disease by finding new ways to treat these problems.
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Improving emodepside's effectiveness against adult filarial worms
Researchers are working to boost how well the drug emodepside kills adult filarial worms that cause lymphatic filariasis.
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How the KMT5B gene may shape brain growth, hormone signals, and behavior
Researchers are looking at whether changes in the KMT5B gene alter hormone signals in the brain and body that could contribute to autism and related behavioral differences.
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A New Treatment for Brain Inflammation After Cardiac Arrest
This project looks for new ways to protect the brain and improve memory after someone experiences a cardiac arrest.
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How the Lyme bacterium survives oxidative stress to cause infection
This project looks at how the Lyme disease bacterium uses a regulator called DksA to survive oxidative and nitrosative stress, which could matter for people with or at risk for Lyme disease.
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Natural therapies to protect against hearing loss from certain antibiotics
This study is looking at a natural compound called piperlongumine to see if it can help protect against hearing loss caused by certain antibiotics, and it's using zebrafish to find the best versions of this compound that might help people who are at risk of losing their hearing from these medications.
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A New Way to Help People with Severe Asthma
This research explores a new molecule called CXN-8 to help people with severe asthma that doesn't respond well to current treatments.
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Understanding how different prion variations spread between species
This work helps us understand how different types of prions, which are infectious proteins, change and spread from animals to humans, especially focusing on diseases like Chronic Wasting Disease.
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Investigating how specific proteins affect B cell development
This study is looking at how certain proteins help B cells, which are important for your immune system, grow and develop properly, and it hopes to find new ways to help people with immune problems or cancers related to B cell issues.
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Finding which common infection and anti-inflammatory medicines can harm hearing
This project looks for which antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs might cause hearing loss in adults.
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Understanding how BubR1 protein stability affects aging and stress responses
This study is looking at how a protein called BubR1 changes as we get older and how this might be linked to age-related diseases like cancer, with the goal of finding ways to keep BubR1 levels stable to help improve health as we age.
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Exploring how stress hormones affect Meniere's disease
This study is looking at how stress hormones might affect the inner ear and contribute to Meniere's disease, which causes hearing loss and dizziness, in hopes of finding new ways to help people with this condition.
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A facility for advanced auditory and vestibular research
This study is all about creating a special resource center that helps scientists who are looking into how our hearing and balance systems work, providing them with the tools and support they need to do their research better and work together.
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Developing new drugs for hearing disorders
This study is working on developing new and better medications for hearing problems, and it's for anyone who struggles with these issues, as well as for future researchers who want to help in this important area.
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Creating a center to improve hearing and balance treatments
This study is working to create a special center that brings together scientists to find new ways to help people keep or regain their hearing and balance, so that in the future, patients can benefit from better treatments.
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A center focused on improving hearing and balance for children and older adults.
This study is working on new ways to help people with hearing loss and balance problems, especially kids learning to talk and older adults facing memory issues, by turning scientific discoveries into real treatments.
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Improving the effectiveness of a new drug for treating filarial infections.
This study is looking at how to make a promising drug called emodepside even better for treating infections caused by a type of worm that leads to lymphatic filariasis, a condition that affects many people around the world.
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How a specific gene affects brain development and behavior related to autism
This study is looking at how a gene called KMT5B affects brain development and behavior, especially in people with autism, to help us understand more about what causes autism and similar conditions.
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Improving balance and stability in individuals with vestibular issues
This study is exploring a new way to help people with balance and dizziness issues caused by bilateral vestibular hypofunction (BVH) by using gentle movements to train the brain, which might improve balance and reduce symptoms like blurry vision and falls.
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Investigating causes of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
This study is looking at why some people with severe epilepsy have sudden unexpected deaths and aims to find ways to help their bodies recover better during seizures, so they can stay safe and healthy.
Quick answers
How many clinical trials run by Creighton University are recruiting right now?
4, as of November 12, 2026. 1 of them was first registered in the last 30 days. We update this list each time we refresh our data from ClinicalTrials.gov.
Where are these trials running?
All of them have sites in United States. Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.
How do I join one?
Open a study, check the "Is this trial a fit for you?" section, then contact the study team listed on the page. They will ask a few screening questions. Asking is free and does not commit you to anything. Talk it over with your doctor first.
Find the studies that fit you
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