Clinical trials: Endothelial Dysfunction
Vascular, Endothelial
Feasibility of Digital Thermal Monitoring to Assess Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilation in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT)
The Vendys II, an FDA-approved device, uses finger digital thermal monitoring (DTM) after a period of blood flow restriction to evaluate vascular health.
- Conditions
- Vascular, Endothelial, Endothelial Dysfunction, Endothelix
- Trial name
- NCT05029752
- Testing
- Vendys II Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Pediatric Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Study of Post-meal Blood Sugar Peaks in Association With Vascular Disease in Childhood Obesity
The main purpose of this study is to determine whether treatment with acarbose attenuates post-prandial glycemic excursions in non-diabetic/pre-diabetic obese children as determined by continuous glucose monitoring systems…
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Impaired Glucose Tolerance, Cardiovascular Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00846521
- Testing
- Acarbose
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Sickle Cell Disease
A Phase 2 Study of the Effects of 6R-BH4 in Subjects With Sickle Cell Disease
This Phase 2a, multicenter, open-label, dose-escalation study is designed to assess the safety and biologic activity of daily oral administration of 4 escalating doses of sapropterin dihydrochloride over 16 weeks in subjects with…
- Trial name
- NCT00445978
- Testing
- Sapropterin Dihydrochloride
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- BioMarin Pharmaceutical
Obesity, Endothelial Dysfunction
Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Endothelial Function in Obese Adolescents
Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to endothelial dysfunction in adults. Obese adolescents have a high prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency as well as evidence of endothelial dysfunction.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Endothelial Dysfunction, Vitamin D Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT01746264
- Testing
- Vitamin D3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Type 1 Diabetes
PREVENTKD (Prevent Risks by Early interVEntion at Nighttime in Type 1 Diabetes for Kidney Disease)
The purpose of this study is to determine if the early treatment with a blood pressure medication (an ACE Inhibitor) can prevent or delay the development of kidney disease (microalbuminuria) in patients with Type 1 diabetes who…
- Trial name
- PREVENTKD (NCT00729365)
- Testing
- Ramipril
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Endothelial Dysfunction, Obesity
Leptin Infusion and Endothelial Vasomotor Response
Adipose tissue is an active endocrine organ producing several hormones with circulatory and metabolic effects. In 1994, the hormone leptin was discovered.
- Conditions
- Endothelial Dysfunction, Obesity, Vasodilation, Venous Occlusion Plethysmography
- Trial name
- LIVARM (NCT04374500)
- Testing
- Leptin infusion plus vasodilators in healthy men, Leptin infusion in healthy men, Vasodilators in CAD patients
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stefan Soderberg
Phenylketonuria
Phenylketonuria, Oxidative Stress, and BH4
The purpose of this study is to see how tetrahydrobiopterin therapy (BH4; also known as sapropterin dihydrochloride or Kuvan) affects measures of oxidative stress and endothelial function in patients with Phenylketonuria (PKU).
- Trial name
- NCT01395394
- Testing
- Kuvan, Meal Challenge
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Obesity, Atherosclerosis
Endothelial Dysfunction in Obese Children
The purpose of this study is to objectify the effect of diet and exercise on early markers of atherosclerosis in obese children.
- Trial name
- EDOC (NCT01461226)
- Testing
- Exercise training, Usual care
- Where
- 3 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp