Clinical trials: Cardiac Health
Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases
Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH)
To assess the effectiveness of school-based risk reduction interventions involving three components: environmental changes related to food consumption, physical activity, and smoking policy in the school; classroom curriculum…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Atherosclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT00000467
- Testing
- diet, exercise, smoking cessation
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Primary Dysmenorrhea
Rhythmical Massage Compared With Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback in Women With Menstrual Pain (Dysmenorrhea)
A study to explore whether rhythmical massage and heart rate variability biofeedback can help to reduce pain in women suffering from menstrual pain (dysmenorrhea).
- Trial name
- NCT03712800
- Testing
- Rhythmical massage, HRV biofeedback
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- ARCIM Institute Academic Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Influence of Hydrocortisone on Immunologic Markers and Health Care Related Quality of Life in Patients After Cardiac Surgery
Hydrocortisone has been shown to improve the early outcome of high risk patients after cardiac surgery. A potential mechanism resulting in this effect may be its immunomodulatory action.
- Trial name
- NCT00490828
- Testing
- Hydrocortisone
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
Heart Failure
"A Nurse-led Motivational Interviewing Tailored Intervention for Improving Self Care Behaviours and Health Outcomes in Heart Failure Patients in Oman
This is a pilot randomized clinical trial that have employed a motivational interviewing intervention to enhance self-care in heart failure patients.
- Trial name
- MITI (NCT07721909)
- Testing
- Motivational interviewing, Standard Care (Treatment as Usual)
- Where
- Oman
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Sultan Qaboos University
Coronary Disease, Cardiovascular Diseases
Prospective Study of Health in Runners and Walkers
To compare rates of coronary heart disease (CHD), cancer, total mortality and exercise injuries in 68,000 runners and 68,000 walkers during four years of surveillance
- Conditions
- Coronary Disease, Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Coronary Heart Disease Risk Reduction
- Trial name
- NCT00005494
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Heart Failure, Congestive
Enhancing Caregiver Support for Heart Failure Patients: the CarePartner Study
Informal caregivers, assisted by health information technology may help to fill the gaps in VA care management of heart failure patients by enhancing support for patients' treatment adherence, behavior changes, and symptom…
- Trial name
- NCT00555360
- Testing
- HITCM+CP, HITCM only
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 372 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Heart Failure
Developing a Non-invasive Cardiac Functional Health Status Measurement Device
This is a single-center, non-randomized study.Enrolled patients will be placed on a tilt table and a stress test will be performed in a total of 4 different positions. Their blood pressure will be measured at each position.
- Trial name
- NCT01877343
- Testing
- CVInsight(TM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Ventricular Septal Defects, Persistent Common Atrioventricular Canal
Optimal Timing for Repair of Left to Right Shunt Lesions
The purpose of this study is to determine the optimal timing for repair of left-to-right shunt lesions such as ventricular septal defects and atrioventricular canals.
- Trial name
- NCT00229827
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Coronary Heart Disease
Randomized Trial of Behavioral Intervention Versus Standard Treatment
The purpose of this study is to determine the possible preventive effect of behavioural modification versus standard treatment after hospital discharge in CHD patients.
- Trial name
- SUPRIM (NCT00888485)
- Testing
- Behavioral interventional program
- Volunteers
- 362 people
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
Coronary Artery Disease
Improving Adherence to Post PCI Antiplatelet Therapy in Minority Populations
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if the use of a phone based motivational interviewing among minority populations who received a coronary stent can improve adherence to antiplatelet agents from approximately 51% to 66%…
- Trial name
- NCT01651208
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing (MINT), Mailed DVD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 452 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
mHealth, Adherence, Patient
Parental Experience in the Single Ventricle Interstage Utilizing a mHealth Innovation: A Comparative Case Study
The purpose of this study is to provide a rich description of the parental perspectives of utilizing a mHealth application for data transfer during the single ventricle interstage monitoring period.
- Trial name
- NCT03231020
- Testing
- Interview
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases
National Growth and Health Study (NGHS)
To determine if the Black-white differences in the development of obesity in pubescent females were due to differences in psychosocial, socioeconomic and other environmental factors.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Obesity, Coronary Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00005132
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Peers for Promoting Adolescent Transplant Health
Adolescents with solid organ transplants have poorer outcomes than adults, and do not respond as well to post-rejection treatment.
- Trial name
- Peers4PATH (NCT01450033)
- Testing
- Peer Mentoring, e-Communication with mentor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases
Whitehall II - Social and Occupational Influences On Health and Illness
To examine the effect on health and disease of the work environment, psychological workload, control over work pacing and content, opportunity for use of skills, social support at work; the moderating effect on these…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Coronary Disease, Myocardial Ischemia
- Trial name
- NCT00005680
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Marfan Syndrome
Marfan Syndrome Moderate Exercise Trial II
Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a distinctive connective tissue disorder that affects multiple organ systems including the heart, bones, ligaments, and eyes, and is associated with significant risk of aortic dissection.
- Trial name
- NCT05809323
- Testing
- Exercise Intervention Group, Control Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Kidney Transplantation, Liver Transplantation
Quality of Life in Pediatric Transplant Recipients
Adherence to medical regimens refers to what degree a patient chooses to follow the advice given by his/her healthcare provider.
- Conditions
- Kidney Transplantation, Liver Transplantation, Heart Transplantation, Lung Transplantation
- Trial name
- NCT00209196
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Health Risk Appraisal, Heart Disease
Will Veterans Engage in Prevention After HRA-guided Shared Decision Making?
The VA has committed to disseminate a web-based Healthy Living Assessment(HLA) tool and use it as the cornerstone of a personalized prevention plan to engage patients to improve their health behaviors that lead to high health…
- Conditions
- Health Risk Appraisal, Heart Disease, Prevention
- Trial name
- ACTIVATE (NCT01828567)
- Testing
- Shared decision making with a Prevention Coach
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 417 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Congenital Heart Surgery, Congenital Heart Defects
Death Following Congenital Heart Surgery
The purpose of this study is to elucidate the patterns of death following congenital heart surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00215072
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Single-ventricle, Congenital Heart Disease
Fontan Fitness Trial
The goal of this randomized control trial is to learn about physical fitness and exercise habits in children aged 10-17 with the Fontan Circulation through a home-based, digital exercise intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT06918795
- Testing
- Digital Exercise Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Heart Defects, Congenital, Mental Health Issue
Mind the Heart - Mental Health in Children and Adolescents With Congenital Heart Defects
The aim of the Mind the Heart study is to document the feasibility of an online parent/child administered screening model for mental disorders (MDs) in Danish children and adolescents with congenital heart disease (CHD).
- Trial name
- Mind the Heart (NCT05709470)
- Testing
- No-intervention
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 4,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet