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Clinical trials and research at Nova Southeastern University
As of November 12, 2026, Find a Trial lists 15 clinical trials run by Nova Southeastern University that are recruiting, in United States. By phase: Phase 2 (3), Early Phase 1 (1), Phase 1/2 (1). There are also 40 NIH-funded research projects at this institution, with $11.5 million in listed awards. Every study is explained in plain English. Data from ClinicalTrials.gov and NIH RePORTER, updated November 12, 2026.
- 15Clinical trials
- 40NIH research projects
- 1Country
Newest trials
All recruiting trials (15)
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Tongue-strengthening exercises for people with ALS
This program will test whether daily tongue-strengthening exercises can help people with ALS maintain or improve speech and swallowing.
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Electrical stimulation to reduce facial pain and improve jaw movement and chewing in people with motor neuron disease
This trial will try one 30-minute session of non-invasive facial electrical stimulation to see if it reduces jaw and facial pain and improves chewing and jaw movement for people with ALS or PLS.
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Sipavibart antibody treatment for Long COVID
This Phase II randomized, placebo-controlled trial will test whether the monoclonal antibody Sipavibart can reduce Long COVID symptoms in adults who had confirmed COVID-19 and still have symptoms after three months.
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Helping pregnant women manage stress
This study is testing ways to help pregnant women manage stress better to improve their health and the health of their babies.
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Online coaching program for NSU students to improve mental health
This study is testing a free online coaching program to see if it can help Nova Southeastern University students improve their mental health by reducing anxiety, depression, and stress.
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Impact of Oral Nutrition Before Gtube Feeding in ALS Patients
This study is testing if eating a special nutrition formula before getting a feeding tube helps people with ALS handle the tube feedings better and possibly slow down their disease.
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Breathwork practice to improve well-being in Parkinson's patients and their care partners
This study is testing if a special breathing and meditation practice can help improve the well-being of people with Parkinson's disease and their care partners.
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Comparing new bone graft materials for preserving jawbone after tooth extraction
This study is testing a new bone graft material to see if it can better preserve jawbone after tooth extractions compared to a standard option, helping people who need implants in the future.
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Using probiotics to treat Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
This study is testing if a new probiotic can help people aged 45 to 70 with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and possibly irritable bowel syndrome feel better.
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Breathing and swallowing training for people with ALS
This study is testing if breathing and swallowing training can help people with ALS breathe better and improve their quality of life.
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Examining the heart health of adults with trauma
This study tests if a healthy lifestyle program can improve heart health in adults with PTSD by helping them overcome challenges like stress and sleep problems.
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New treatment approaches for amblyopia using video games and perceptual learning
This study is testing whether playing special video games can help improve vision in people with amblyopia, both kids and adults.
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Comparing two treatments for intra-bony periodontal defects
This study is testing whether a new treatment using growth factors works better than a standard treatment for helping adults with deep gum pockets heal and regain healthy gum tissue.
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Testing N-Acetyl Cysteine for Gulf War Veterans with Chronic Symptoms
This study is testing if N-Acetyl Cysteine can help Gulf War veterans with chronic symptoms like fatigue and pain by improving their body's ability to fight stress and boost energy levels.
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Evaluating Bacopa for Gulf War Illness in Veterans
This study is testing whether Bacopa can help improve thinking and memory in Gulf War veterans who have Gulf War Illness.
NIH-funded research (40)
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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Fluoride's impact on children's tooth development and health
This grant investigates how fluoride affects growing teeth in children, aiming to understand how overexposure could cause dental and bone issues later in life.
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Fever-related heat and disturbed blood flow weaken the artery lining via a cellular stress pathway
This study will explore how fever-range heat and uneven blood flow together harm the inner lining of arteries, especially in areas prone to atherosclerosis, by triggering a specific cellular stress pathway.
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Epigenetic control of heart energy by noncoding RNAs in ketosis and fasting
A study in heart failure models to understand how long noncoding RNAs affect heart cell energy when people follow ketosis or intermittent fasting.
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P. gingivalis and stem cells in gum disease
This grant looks at how a gum bacteria may cause gum tissue stem cells to die, which could explain why periodontal disease damages teeth support.
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Digital speech markers to track bulbar decline in Spanish-speaking ALS patients
A smartphone app will collect Spanish-language speech data from ALS patients to detect early bulbar decline and help guide timely care.
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Hazardous Material Response Training for Maritime Industry Workers
A training program helps maritime workers learn how to respond safely to hazardous material incidents and protect themselves and the public.
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Hazardous Materials Training for Maritime Workers
A program to improve how maritime workers recognize and safely handle hazardous materials to prevent accidents and protect people and the environment.
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Project SEAMIST: Maritime safety training to protect workers and responders
A national program helps maritime workers and first responders get trained to stay safe when handling hazardous materials and during disasters.
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Weight stigma in future clinical psychologists: understanding change and core causes
A project will study how weight bias develops or changes in doctoral students in clinical psychology and what underlying factors drive it, with the goal of making training more respectful and effective for patients.
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Novel immunomodulators for melanoma therapy
A new approach tests small molecules that target spliceosome proteins to kill melanoma cells and boost immune response.
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Wireless surface EMG system to study real-world muscle activity
A new wireless EMG system will help researchers better understand how muscles work during real-life movements in healthy people, athletes, and during rehabilitation.
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Automated live-cell imaging platform for advanced Alzheimer’s research at NSU
A new high-end microscope will be installed at Nova Southeastern University to help researchers study Alzheimer’s disease and related conditions using live-cell and tissue imaging.
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Piezo1 and special blood vessels in gum disease
A researcher is studying how a brain-like sensor in blood vessels called Piezo1 helps form special vessels in the jaw bone to reduce bone loss in periodontitis, with goals that could lead to new treatments.
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Stratifying ME/CFS by exposure to fungal toxins
A study to understand how exposure to fungal mycotoxins may affect immune cells in ME/CFS patients and what this means for symptoms.
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Can nilotinib reverse high‑fat diet–related brain changes in Alzheimer's and do males and females respond differently?
This work looks at whether the leukemia drug nilotinib can improve brain energy, memory, and Alzheimer’s brain changes caused by a high‑fat diet, and whether effects differ for males and females.
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Improving a body-awareness questionnaire to better spot disordered eating
This project improves a questionnaire that measures how adults notice signals from inside their body so it can more reliably link body-awareness to disordered eating.
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Stem cell exosomes to probe immune cell problems in ME/CFS
This project tests whether tiny packets from bone‑marrow stem cells can reveal immune and energy problems in people with ME/CFS.
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Understanding how immune cells affect bone healing in gum disease
This study is looking into why healing takes longer for people with gum disease, focusing on certain proteins that might affect how well bones can regenerate, and it invites patients to help by sharing samples or information to improve our understanding of this process.
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Understanding how immune cells affect bone healing in gum disease
This study is looking into why people with gum disease have a harder time healing their bones, and it needs patients to help by sharing samples or information so researchers can find out how certain proteins and immune cells affect bone recovery.
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Understanding how immune cells affect bone healing in gum disease
This study is looking into why people with gum disease have a harder time healing their bones, and it needs your help to understand how certain immune cells might be getting in the way of recovery after treatment.
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How a common gum bacterium harms the stem cells that rebuild gums
This project looks at how the gum bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis causes stem cells in the gums to die and may explain why gum disease destroys tissue.
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Safer Ports: Hazardous-Materials and Disaster Training for Maritime Workers
This program offers practical safety and hazardous-materials training for adults who work on U.S. waterways, ports, and related industries.
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Understanding B Cells to Help Treat Gum Disease
This research explores how special immune cells called B10 cells can help calm inflammation and protect against bone loss in gum disease.
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Investigating how a high fat diet affects Alzheimer's disease differently in men and women and if nilotinib can help.
This study is looking at how a high-fat diet affects Alzheimer's disease differently in men and women, and it will test if a leukemia drug called nilotinib can help improve brain health and memory in mice that are on this diet.
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Improving a tool to measure how well people understand their internal body signals to help with eating disorders.
This study is looking at a tool that helps people understand how well they notice and respond to their body's signals, especially for those dealing with eating disorders, to make sure it works for everyone and can improve support for their emotional and physical health.
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Investigating new treatments for Alzheimer's disease using diabetes medications and natural compounds.
This study is looking at how new diabetes medications and a natural compound might help improve memory and brain health in mice that show signs of Alzheimer's, with the hope of finding better treatments for both diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.
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Investigating how MSC exosomes affect immune cell function in ME/CFS
This study is looking at how tiny particles from bone marrow cells might help us understand the immune and energy problems in people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), and patients can help by sharing blood samples to support this important research.
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Exploring how a healthy lifestyle can reduce heart disease risk in people with PTSD
This study is looking at how a program that helps people with PTSD make healthier lifestyle choices can improve their heart health, focusing on things like stress, finances, and medications.
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Creating a humanized mouse model to study gum disease
This study is looking at how a specific protein called Semaphorin 4D affects gum disease and bone loss by using special mice that can have human immune cells, which helps researchers learn more about the disease and find new ways to treat it.
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Understanding and addressing weight stigma in clinical psychology training.
This study is looking at how negative feelings about weight can impact the health of people who are heavier or feel that way, and it’s also training psychology students to communicate better and be more understanding, so they can provide kinder and more supportive care to those affected.
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How certain lipids affect bone cells in gum disease.
This study is looking at how a substance made by bacteria linked to gum disease affects bone cells that help with bone healing, aiming to find new ways to help people with periodontitis keep their bones healthy.
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Investigating how fluorinated pollutants affect tooth development in children
This study is looking at how certain chemicals called PFAS might affect the way children's teeth develop, especially in kids aged 0-11, to help find ways to prevent dental problems like fluorosis.
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How a specific bacteria affects stem cells in the gums
This study is looking at how a specific bacteria in the gums affects the health of important cells that help heal tissue, with the goal of finding new ways to prevent tissue and bone loss in people with gum disease.
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Understanding how immune cells affect bone healing in gum disease
This study is looking into why people with gum disease, called periodontitis, have trouble healing their bones after treatment, and it hopes to find new ways to help improve healing for those patients.
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Advanced imaging technology for studying bone and tissue health
This study is all about getting a new, better imaging machine to help researchers take detailed 3D pictures of bones and blood vessels, which will help them learn more about important health topics like bone healing, cancer, and HIV.
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Investigating how mild traumatic brain injury affects blood vessels in the brain related to Alzheimer's disease.
This study is looking at how mild brain injuries might affect blood vessel health in the brain and increase the risk of dementia, using mice to help us understand what happens after such injuries, so we can find new ways to protect brain health.
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Understanding how SIRT1 helps cells respond to fluoride exposure in dental health.
This study is looking at how a protein called SIRT1 helps tooth-building cells handle stress from fluoride, which is used to protect teeth, and aims to find new ways to prevent dental fluorosis while keeping fluoride's benefits.
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How diabetes affects inflammation and infection around dental implants
This study is looking at how high blood sugar from diabetes might lead to gum problems around dental implants, and it aims to find ways to prevent these issues for people with diabetes by understanding the bacteria in their mouths better.
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How a healthy lifestyle can reduce heart disease risk in people with PTSD
This study is looking at how a healthy lifestyle program can help adults with PTSD improve their heart health and overall well-being by encouraging better sleep and more physical activity over a year.
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Investigating how bacterial growth affects antibiotic effectiveness
This study is looking at how the number of certain bacteria, like Klebsiella pneumoniae and E. coli, affects how well antibiotics work against them, with the goal of finding better ways to treat infections caused by these germs.
Quick answers
How many clinical trials run by Nova Southeastern University are recruiting right now?
15, as of November 12, 2026. 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.
What phases are they in?
Phase 2: 3, Early Phase 1: 1, Phase 1/2: 1. Trials with no phase listed are usually device, behavioural or observational studies.
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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