Clinical trials: Family Member
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Microbiome and Genetic Analysis of Familial IBD
Inflammatory bowel disease(IBD) is a chronic inflammatory condition for gastrointestinal tract. Regarding its pathogenesis, there has been numerous studies to reveal the complex association between genetic and environmental…
- Trial name
- NCT03515070
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kyunghee University Medical Center
Coronavirus, Anxiety Depression
When Distance is an Act of Love: Exploring the Use of Video Diaries for Family Members of Intensive Care Patients
Due to Covid-19, intensive care (ICU) patients are not allowed visitors or have severely restricted visiting. After being admitted to ICU most patients are unconscious or extremely weak and therefore cannot speak on a phone or…
- Trial name
- NCT04870450
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Anemia, Aplastic, Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenia
Partially Matched Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients With Refractory Severe Aplastic Anemia or Refractory Cytopenias
Due to an overall and disease free survival of 85% to 100%, allogeneic blood or bone marrow stem cell transplantation using an HLA matched sibling donor is the therapy of choice for patients with severe aplastic anemia (SAA).
- Conditions
- Anemia, Aplastic, Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenia, Diamond-Blackfan Anemia, Kostmann Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT00244010
- Testing
- Allogeneic stem cell transplant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Carcinoid Neuroendocrine Cancer
Study Investigating MEN1 and SDHD in Familial Carcinoid Tumors
There is a high incidence among the first degree relatives of the carcinoid patients, indicating the involvement of genetic components in its initiation and pathogenesis.
- Trial name
- NCT00672269
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Rutgers University
Non-Medullary Thyroid Cancer
Clinical and Genetic Studies in Familial Non-medullary Thyroid Cancer
Background: Researchers are studying types of thyroid cancer that seem to cluster in families. Non-medullary thyroid cancer accounts for the vast majority of all types of thyroid cancer, but little is known about possible genes…
- Trial name
- NCT01109420
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Melanoma (Skin)
Studying Genes to Identify Melanoma in Patients in Iceland and Their Family Members
RATIONALE: Studying the genes expressed in samples of blood from patients with cancer and their family members may help doctors identify biomarkers related to cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00346008
- Testing
- mutation analysis, high performance liquid chromatography, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- Iceland
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Iceland Genomics Corporation
Very Long-chain acylCoA Dehydrogenase (VLCAD) Deficiency, Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase Deficiencies (CPT1, CPT2)
Compassionate Use of Triheptanoin (C7) for Inherited Disorders of Energy Metabolism
This is a compassionate use study to allow patients already taking triheptanoin (C7) through previous studies to continue to receive the supplement.
- Conditions
- Very Long-chain acylCoA Dehydrogenase (VLCAD) Deficiency, Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase Deficiencies (CPT1, CPT2), Mitochondrial Trifunctional Protein Deficiency, Long-chain Hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT01461304
- Testing
- triheptanoin
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Jerry Vockley, MD, PhD
Bipolar Disorder (BD), Bipolar Disorder I or II
FOCUS Bipolar: Families Opening Conversations for Understanding Signs
Bipolar disorder often runs in families, but early symptoms in youth can go unrecognized for years. This project evaluates a structured, family-centered approach to informed screening for youth ages 7-21 who have a biological…
- Conditions
- Bipolar Disorder (BD), Bipolar Disorder I or II, Bipolar Disorder Family Members, Screening Tool
- Trial name
- FOCUS Bipolar (NCT07622927)
- Testing
- Co-design Workshop (Observational Procedure), Alpha Testing (Observational Procedure), Beta Testing (Observational Procedure)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Anxiety, Depression
Impact of Information Strategy Based on Booklet on Anxiety in Family in ICU
Anxiety and depression are symptoms frequently met in ICU patients and relatives. Risk factors are known: disease severity, age, gender. Another risk factor is lack of information from the medical staff and nurses.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Depression, Post-traumatic Stress Disorders
- Trial name
- FAMILLE (NCT01365377)
- Testing
- booklet deliverance and use in the process of daily information
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Groupe Hospitalier Pitie-Salpetriere
Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Cascade Testing In Identifying At-risk Family Members Of Individuals With Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) In PCP
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of two models of cascade testing in identifying at-risk family members of individuals diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH).
- Trial name
- NCT07653555
- Testing
- Cascade testing, Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Celiac Disease
Evidence-based Screening Strategies for Celiac Disease
Main aim: To find evidence-based screening strategies for celiac disease in high risk groups and to find new biomarkers or biomarker combinations for celiac disease diagnostics and follow-up.
- Trial name
- NCT03136731
- Testing
- Celiac disease antibody screening
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 3,517 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Katri Kaukinen
Eating Disorders
Multi-Family Group Therapy for Adult Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders are a debilitating and serious mental illness. This illness is associated with medical complications, psychological and social impairment.
- Trial name
- MFGT (NCT02106728)
- Testing
- Multi-Family Therapy, Supportive Family Therapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 117 people
- Sponsor
- Gina Dimitropoulos
ICU Patient
The ICU Care Knowledge Study
Family members have poor overall understanding of ICU patients' prognosis, resuscitation status and care, defined a priori as less than 75% correct responses to the yes/no ICU care questions.
- Trial name
- NCT00305981
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Onychomycosis, Tinea Pedis
Spread of Dermatophytes Among Families
The objective is to demonstrate person-to-person spread of dermatophytes of the skin and nails among family members, as measured by fungal culture and DNA typing of the dermatophytes isolated.
- Trial name
- NCT00233493
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Frontotemporal Dementia, Family Members
Genetic Frontotemporal Dementia Initiative for Neurodevelopment
This is an international multi-centre cohort study of first and second degree family members of individuals who carry Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) mutations in MAPT, GRN or C9ORF72 repeat expansions for youths between the ages…
- Trial name
- GENFI-NeuroDev (NCT05779813)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western University
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Cystic Fibrosis
The Carrier Rates of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in Family Members of Children With Cystic Fibrosis
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) is the bacterium that causes one of the most consequential lung infections in people with CF. Many young children do not have Pa in their lungs but will become infected as they get older.
- Trial name
- NCT01616862
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Zafer Soultan
Older Adults, Advance Care Planning
Motivational Interviewing to Enhance Advance Care Planning for Older Adults and Caregivers After Emergency Visits
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a motivational interviewing (MI) intervention in enhancing advance care planning (ACP) among older adults who have visited the Emergency Room (ER) in the past six months and their…
- Conditions
- Older Adults, Advance Care Planning, Advance Directives, Family Members
- Trial name
- NCT06090240
- Testing
- Dyadic MI-ACP intervention, Elderly alone MI-ACP
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Myotonic Dystrophy, Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
Myotonic Dystrophy and Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy Registry
Myotonic dystrophy (DM) and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) are inherited disorders characterized by progressive muscle weakness and loss of muscle tissue.
- Conditions
- Myotonic Dystrophy, Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy, Muscular Dystrophy, Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1
- Trial name
- NCT00082108
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Family Members of: Newborns Extremely Premature, Family Members of: New Pediatric Oncology Patients
Impact of Serious Pediatric Illness on Parent and Sibling Health
To estimate the impact of having a child with serious illness (SI) on the health and healthcare of other members of the child's family.
- Conditions
- Family Members of: Newborns Extremely Premature, Family Members of: New Pediatric Oncology Patients, Family Members of: Critical Congenital Heart Defect Patients, Family Members of: Children Severe Neurological Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT03971344
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 161,000 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Influenza
Acute Respiratory Infection Consortium
Recently, the emergence and rapid global dissemination of novel swine-origin influenza A virus (H1N1) with unique epidemiologic characteristics has heightened awareness and concern of this viral pathogen, and its potential for…
- Trial name
- ARIC (NCT01021098)
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,018 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine