Clinical trials: Cell Function
Vestibular Schwannoma, Inner Ear Disease
Vestibular Precision: Physiology & Pathophysiology
This project will investigate the role of noise in the vestibular system, and in particular its effects on the variability (precision) of vestibular-mediated behaviors.
- Conditions
- Vestibular Schwannoma, Inner Ear Disease, Dizziness, Neurofibromatosis 2
- Trial name
- NCT04890132
- Testing
- VOR precision training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Sickle Cell Anemia
State Of The Art Functional Imaging In Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is a serious blood disease with blood vessel changes leading to brain injury and stroke. Studies show about 11% of patients with SCA will develop obvious stroke before age 20 years, with children less…
- Trial name
- NCT01137721
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
The Genetics and Functional Basis of Inherited Platelet, White Blood Cell, Red Blood Cell, and Blood Clotting Disorders.
Blood contains red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, as well as a fluid portion termed plasma. We primarily study blood platelets, but sometimes we also analyze the blood of patients with red blood cell disorders…
- Trial name
- NCT00230165
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rockefeller University
Turner Syndrome
Risk of Diabetes in Young Turner Syndrome Patients
Turner Syndrome is a common genetic disorder. Seventy percent of adults with Turner Syndrome have abnormalities in glucose metabolism which can lead to diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT02160717
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 in Obese
From Skin Fibroblasts to Neural Stem Cells to Investigate in Vitro the Impact of Diabetes on Adult Neurogenesis
Obesity and glucose intolerance or overt diabetes are increasing at an alarming rate in the population, and are bound to become a public health issue and a major cause of disability, loss of independence and high social costs in…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 in Obese, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 in Nonobese, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT05755321
- Testing
- Skin biopsy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Prader-Willi Syndrome, Obesity
Plasma Adiponectin Level and Vascular Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cell Function in Children With Prader-Willi Syndrome
Context: Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disorder characterized by childhood-onset obesity and endocrine dysfunction that leads to cardiovascular disability and early death within the first 3 decades of life.
- Trial name
- NCT01479322
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Heart; Surgery, Heart, Functional Disturbance as Result, Pediatric ALL
Oblique Versus Transverse Orientation Approach for Internal Jugular Venous Cannulation in Pediatrics
this study aimed to compare oblique versus transverse orientation approach in jugular venous cannulation in term of cannulation success in pediatric heart surgery patients
- Trial name
- NCT05656937
- Testing
- internal jugular venous cannulation
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Vitamin K and Glucose Metabolism in Children at Risk for Diabetes (Vita-K 'n' Kids Study)
The undercarboxylated fractions of the two vitamin K-dependent proteins osteocalcin and matrix Gla protein have been shown to play key roles in type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (at least in mouse models).
- Conditions
- Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Insulin Sensitivity, Prediabetes
- Trial name
- NCT01972113
- Testing
- Low-Dose Vitamin K2 (menaquinone-7; 45 mcg/d), High-Dose Vitamin K2 (menaquinone-7; 90 mcg/d)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Augusta University
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Familial Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia 1
Baby Detect : Genomic Newborn Screening
Newborn screening (NBS) is a global initiative of systematic testing at birth to identify babies with pre-defined severe but treatable conditions.
- Conditions
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Familial Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia 1, Phosphoglucomutase 1 Deficiency, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young
- Trial name
- BabyDetect (NCT05687474)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 6,824 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
Fanconi Anemia
Gene Function in Bone Marrow Cells From Patients With Fanconi Anemia and From Healthy Participants
RATIONALE: Studying samples of bone marrow from patients with Fanconi anemia and from healthy participants in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to Fanconi…
- Trial name
- NCT00896740
- Testing
- microarray analysis, biopsy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Sickle Cell Disease
Muscle Function and Its Biological and Physiological Determinants in Sickle Cell Disease
Background : Sickle cell patients have profound remodeling of their muscle microcirculation networks with signs of amyotrophy. However, the consequences of these muscle alterations on the functional status of muscles are unknown.
- Trial name
- DREPAMUSCLE (NCT03243812)
- Testing
- Blood sampling, Maximum Voluntary Contraction (MVC) test force, Localized muscle endurance test
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Melanoma
Using High Resolution Function Imaging To Detect Melanoma and Dysplastic Nevi
A novel infrared imaging tool to aid in the clinical detection of atypical pigmented lesions and melanoma is developed. Goals include evaluation of the utility of high-resolution infrared scanning of cutaneous lesions in the…
- Trial name
- NCT01118832
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Acute Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
A High Intensity Electronic Health Intervention for the Reduction of Learning Disparities in Childhood Cancer Survivors
This clinical trial evaluates a high intensity electronic health (eHealth) intervention program for reducing learning disparities in children with cancer.
- Conditions
- Acute Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT05428176
- Testing
- Best Practice, Internet-Based Intervention, Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 332 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia
Natural Killer Index From Hematopoietic Stem Cell Graft
Numerous studies about the potential role of NK alloreactive during a n hematopoietic stem cells graft are based on genotypical analyses of the KIR receptors and on genotypic incompatibilities between KIR and HLA for couple…
- Conditions
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia, Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
- Trial name
- NCT00435864
- Testing
- Blood test
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Intellectual Deficiency, Asymptomatic Carrier of the Mutation of the Gene MYT1L
Development of the Tool " iPSC " for the Functional Study of Mutations Responsible for Mental Retardation
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mental retardation (MR) is defined by an intelligence quotient (IQ) < 70 and touches between 1 to 3 % of the general population.
- Conditions
- Intellectual Deficiency, Asymptomatic Carrier of the Mutation of the Gene MYT1L, Healthy Volunteers
- Trial name
- Rementips (NCT02980302)
- Testing
- Cutaneous biopsy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
PCOS
Theca Cell Function in Adolescents With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
In women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the cardinal physiological abnormality is excessive ovarian androgen production marked by increased serum testosterone (T) and androstenedione (A) levels.
- Trial name
- NCT01154192
- Testing
- Dexamethasone, recombinant human chorionic gonadotropin (r-hCG)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Acute Lymphatic Leukemia, Lymphoma
More Than Just X-Rays - Imaging of Chemotherapy-induced Morphological and Functional Cardiovascular and Lung Changes After Childhood ALL and Other Cancers - a Monocentric Late Effects Study (MaximALL)
In this study, we investigate the cardiopulmonary health of survivors who underwent cancer treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) or lymphoma during childhood, compared with healthy controls.
- Trial name
- MaximALL (NCT07705178)
- Testing
- QOL assessment, Neuropsychological, Spirometry, DLCO measurement
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Pediatric Solid Malignancies, Pediatric Hematological Malignancies
Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) Formation Following Chemotherapy and Their Role in Antitumor Activity
Examine neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) formation, in relation to other neutrophil functions like chemotaxis, superoxide production, hydrogen peroxide production, and the presence of myeloperoxidase, in pediatric patients…
- Trial name
- NCT01533779
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
COVID-19
Endothelial Function and COVID-19
The present study aims to investigate the endothelial vasodilator function in patients with COVID-19
- Trial name
- NCT04525443
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Spain
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital San Carlos, Madrid
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Diabetes Mellitus
Urine Extracellular Vesicles: Non-invasive Biomarkers of Β-cell Function and Novel Therapeutic Agents in Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus is a common chronic disease with a huge socioeconomic burden worldwide. Type 1 Diabetes(T1D) accounts for nearly 95% of diabetes in pediatric age and a lifelong dependence on exogenous insulin.
- Trial name
- EvsBioDiabetes (NCT06832215)
- Testing
- Blood and urine samples collection
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, EPE