Clinical trials: Epigenetics
Bronchiolitis Obliterans
Lung Function, LCI, Bronchial Inflammation and Epigenetics of Patients With BO
Bronchiolitis obliterans is a chronic disease in which a persistent inflammatory process leads to obliteration of the small airways.
- Trial name
- FRABO-03 (NCT02627833)
- Testing
- observation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital
Cow's Milk Allergy
Epigenetic Effects Involved in Children With Cow's Milk Allergy (EPICMA)
Lactobacillus GG (LGG) is able to exert long lasting effects in children with atopic disorders. Nutramigen LGG accelerates tolerance acquisition in infants with cow's milk allergy.
- Trial name
- NCT02466035
- Testing
- Extensively hydrolyzed casein formula plus Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Federico II University
Autism Disorders and Maternal Stress, Development Delay
Perinatal Autism Genetics and Epigenetics Study
The University of Iowa's Center for Disabilities and Development is researching how pregnancy, early childhood experiences, and genetic factors influence child development, with a focus on autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- Conditions
- Autism Disorders and Maternal Stress, Development Delay, Prenatal Stress, Social Behavior
- Trial name
- PAGES (NCT07738003)
- Testing
- Change in child's DNA methylation, Perinatal stress, Early social experience
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Thoracic Cancers, Malignant Pleural Mesotheliomas NOS
Evaluation of Cell Changes in Blood and Tissue in Cancers of the Lung, Esophagus and Lung Lining
Background: Chromatin is is the structural building block of a chromosome. It is found inside the nucleus of the cell and consists of a complex of DNA and protein.
- Conditions
- Thoracic Cancers, Malignant Pleural Mesotheliomas NOS, Lung Cancer NOS, Esophageal Cancers NOS
- Trial name
- NCT00242723
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,559 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Preterm Birth, Parent-Child Relations
Biological Underpinnings of Socio-emotional Regulation in Preterm Infants and Healthy Controls
Preterm infants (PT) often need to spend their first weeks of life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) where they are exposed to several adverse conditions.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Parent-Child Relations, Epigenetics
- Trial name
- NCT05253924
- Testing
- DNA methylation of target genes, EEG acquisition
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Tobacco Use Disorder, Smoking Cessation
p16 Methylation for Smoking Cessation
Smoking cessation is often difficult for smokers to achieve for a variety of reasons including: difficulty with nicotine withdrawal, failure to perceive the benefits of smoking cessation, and failure to perceive the risks…
- Conditions
- Tobacco Use Disorder, Smoking Cessation, Lung Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01038492
- Testing
- p16 Methylation and Lung Cancer Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Advanced Cancers
Study of Grifola Frondosa (Maitake), Azacitidine, and Lenalidomide
The goal of this clinical research study is to find the highest tolerable dose of the combination of Grifola frondosa extract, azacitidine, and lenalidomide that can be given to patients with advanced cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01200004
- Testing
- Azacitidine, Lenalidomide, Grifola Frondosa
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Epilepsy
Epigenetics and Gut Microbiota in Children With Epilepsy
The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet used in the treatment of epilepsy. The diet can be an efficient treatment option in children with drug resistant epilepsy, with more than 50 % seizure reduction in about 40…
- Trial name
- EpiMICRO (NCT04063007)
- Testing
- Ketogenic diet
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Breast Cancer
Biomarkers for Breast Cancer Risk in African American Women
Background: At present, women do not have very accurate tests to inform of them of their personal risk of developing breast cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01736306
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Low Birth Weight, Small for Gestational Age
Epigenetic Markers of B-Cell Function in Low Birth Weight Infants
Low birth weight (LBW) status (< 10% for gestational age at birth) is associated with increased risk for diseases such as type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and coronary artery disease…
- Conditions
- Low Birth Weight, Small for Gestational Age, Immunodeficiency
- Trial name
- NCT00925925
- Testing
- Cord blood collection for analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Asthma
The Role of Epigenetics in Inner City Asthma
As part of ongoing efforts to determine the causes of asthma and the progression of the disease, this study will gather data to explore the interaction of genetic and environmental factors in the cause and severity of asthma in…
- Trial name
- NCT01382836
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
The Study Focused on Reducing Tobacco Smoke Exposure for Child.
Effects of Tobacco Smoke Exposure on Epigenetic Signatures and Immunotoxicological Reactions
Researchers have noted that active smoke exposure was possibly related to epigenetic mechanism,and may further influence reactive immunotoxicological reaction on human beings.
- Trial name
- NCT01317628
- Testing
- Tobacco smoke reduction trial intervention program
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Preterm Birth, Mother-Infant Interaction
Continuous Delivery Room Skin-to-skin-study for Moderate and Late Preterm Infants
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to compare the effect of direct skin-to-skin contact in moderate and late preterm infants.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Mother-Infant Interaction, Infant Development
- Trial name
- COSY (NCT05975203)
- Testing
- skin-to-skin contact
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cologne
Blood Pressure, Depression
Essential Hypotension and Allostasis Registry
The essential arterial hypotension and allostasis registry is a prospective, observational research that has the purpose of demonstrating that essential blood pressure (BP) disorders and the associated comorbidities are a result…
- Conditions
- Blood Pressure, Depression, Panic Attack, Fibromyalgia
- Trial name
- ESSENTIAL (NCT02018497)
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- CES University
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Emotional Regulation
Emotional Regulation in Children With ND: the Role of Genomic Variation, Proteomic Patterns, and Early Experience
Children with neurodevelopmental disabilities (ND) represent an heterogeneous population characterized by a wide range of clinical diagnoses (e.g., cerebral palsy, sensory impairment, psychomotor retardation), which are…
- Conditions
- Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Emotional Regulation, Epigenetics, Parental Factors
- Trial name
- NCT05004090
- Testing
- DNA methylation analysis, Proteomics analysis, Still Face Paradigm
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 248 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Small Airways Diseases, Vaping
The Canadian Lung Outcomes in Users of Vaping Devices Study
Vaping is increasingly popular with both adolescent and adult Canadians, but the long-term health impacts remain unknown. We believe that the tools we currently have to detect lung disease in people who vape may be insufficient…
- Conditions
- Small Airways Diseases, Vaping, Vaping Related Disorder, Vaping Teens
- Trial name
- CLOUD (NCT06819969)
- Where
- 8 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Child Development, Early Child Development
Intergenerational Risk and Resilience of Rohingya in Displacement
The iRRRd study is an ongoing prospective longitudinal prenatal birth cohort study based in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Between February 2023 and March 2024, 2,888 pregnant women were enrolled (approximately 80% Rohingya refugees…
- Conditions
- Child Development, Early Child Development, Mental Health, PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Trial name
- iRRRd (NCT07758283)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 2,200 people
- Sponsor
- New York University
Cow's Milk Allergy
Epigenetic Effects Elicited By Lactobacillus GG In Children With Cow's Milk Allergy
Lactobacillus GG (LGG) is able to exert long lasting effects in children with atopic disorders. We have shown that Nutramigen LGG accelerates tolerance acquisition in infants with cow's milk allergy (CMA).
- Trial name
- NCT02062476
- Testing
- Lactobacillus GG
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Federico II University
Full Term Infants, Environmental Exposures
Epigenetic and Developmental Effects of In Utero Exposure to Environmental Toxicants
Metabolic diseases such as obesity and diabetes are modern day epidemics. Early life exposure to an adverse developmental environment, including environmental toxins, are linked to increased susceptibility to obesity, metabolic…
- Conditions
- Full Term Infants, Environmental Exposures, Adiposity
- Trial name
- NCT01815385
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Baker Gordon Syndrome, Rare Neurodevelopmental Conditions
Investigating Phenotypic, Epigenetic, and NeuroGenetic Traits in Rare and Ultra-rare Neurodevelopmental Disorders (Project PENGUIN)
Rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorders, such as Syt-1 or Baker Gordon Syndrome (BAGOS) arise from mutations in genes essential for brain development and function, often disrupting neurotransmission and neuronal connectivity.
- Conditions
- Baker Gordon Syndrome, Rare Neurodevelopmental Conditions, Rare Neurogenetic Conditions, Syt-1 Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT07329257
- Testing
- No Intervention: Observational Cohort
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia