Clinical trials: Gender Differences
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Tweens to Teens Project at Penn State
The goal of this study is to help investigators to understand more about the development of characteristics related to being male or female (what is called gender development).
- Trial name
- T2T@PSU (NCT01184651)
- Testing
- Questionnaires/Interviews
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 188 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Position Sense, Sex Characteristics
Shoulder Proprioception: a Comparative Study on Hand Dominance and Sex
The goal of this cross-sectional study is to examine the differences in proprioception sensation depending on sex and dominant side factors in healthy volunteers.
- Conditions
- Position Sense, Sex Characteristics, Glenohumeral Joint, Upper Extremity
- Trial name
- NCT06602427
- Testing
- Shoulder proprioception measurement using isokinetic dynamometer
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Inactivity, Physical, Aging
Oral 'Breath Test' to Measure Anabolic Sensitivity to a Protein Meal Across the Age and Physical Activity Spectrum
The purpose of this study is to determine how anabolic sensitivity, in response to the ingestion of a liquid protein meal, differs across the lifespan, between biological sexes, and with varying physical activity levels.
- Conditions
- Inactivity, Physical, Aging, Healthy Aging, Growth & Development
- Trial name
- NFRF (NCT06744491)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Cerebral Blood Flow, Cerebral Blood Flow Regulation
The Role of Estrogen and Testosterone in Determining Brain Blood Flow and Metabolic Regulation in Humans
Due to historical exclusion of females from research, there are gaps in the understanding of female physiology, how it differs from males, and how sex-specific hormones contribute.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Blood Flow, Cerebral Blood Flow Regulation, Sex Differences, Exercise
- Trial name
- NCT07212712
- Testing
- GnRH antagonist, Estradiol (E2), Testosterone
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Exercise, Metabolism
Metabolic Responses to Exercise and Recovery
Exercise benefits health through diverse metabolic processes and is central to healthy ageing. However, intense exercise also challenges the body, causing cellular damage that must be repaired.
- Trial name
- NCT06088108
- Testing
- Cornell treadmill exercise protocol
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Harmonic Wave
Pulse Spectrum Analysis of Pregnant Women
ABSTRACT Background: Pulse diagnosis is a core clinical technique used in Chinese medicine to establish a patient's physiologic or pathologic status.
- Trial name
- NCT04845360
- Testing
- pressure transducer (PSL-200GL, Kyowa Electronic Instrument Co. Ltd., Japan)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Adolescent Depression
Adolescent Mood During Puberty and Testosterone
Starting at puberty, female adolescents are nearly three-times more likely to develop internalizing disorders, like depression, while male adolescents are two-times more likely to develop externalizing disorders, like attention…
- Trial name
- AMPT (NCT06072677)
- Testing
- Healthy Minds Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Allergic Asthma, Asthma
Gender Differences and SNPs in Asthmatic Patients
The GINA 2020 guidelines suggest that asthma affects approximately 300 million persons worldwide. Even if there is a specific drug treatment for each stage of disease (From mild to severe) in some patients it is not efficacy and…
- Trial name
- NCT04567212
- Testing
- genetic evaluation, MicroRNA evaluation
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Catanzaro
Turner Syndrome
Sex Differences in Early Brain Development; Brain Development in Turner Syndrome
Relative risk for many psychiatric disorders differs dramatically in males and females. Early-onset disorders, such as autism, occur more often in males; other conditions, such as schizophrenia, occur at similar rates in males…
- Trial name
- NCT00877942
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 295 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Gender Role Disorder, Male to Female Type
Gender-specific aEEGs and Outcome in Preterms
Background and objectives: Male sex is a risk factor for poor neurodevelopmental outcome following preterm birth. The investigators aimed to investigate gender-related differences in amplitude-integrated electroencephalography…
- Trial name
- NCT01562236
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Malocclusion, Quality of Life
The Effect of Malocclusions on Oral Health Related Quality of Life
Malocclusions in adolescents may affect oral health related quality of life. The study aims at; 1. Evaluating two instruments measuring oral health related quality of life; "Child Perceptions Questionnaire 11-14" (CPQ 11-14)…
- Conditions
- Malocclusion, Quality of Life, Orthodontics, Adolescent
- Trial name
- NCT05038865
- Testing
- Malocclusion and Orthodontic Treatment
- Where
- 3 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 675 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Malmö University
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Adolescent Changes in Brain and Behavior in Boys and Girls With ADHD
The purpose of the study is to examine the developmental trajectory of response control in boys and girls with ADHD entering adolescence.
- Trial name
- NCT05927506
- Testing
- Other
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 312 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Effects of Season on Melatonin Secretion in Healthy Men and Women and Patients With Seasonal Affective Disorder
As the seasons change during the course of the year, many animals show major changes in their behavior and physiology. Many of these changes are triggered by changes in the length of time each night that the pineal gland produces…
- Trial name
- NCT00001485
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Healthy
Gender Difference in Response to Caffeine in Children and Adolescents
Caffeine use is on the rise in America, and one of the most popular sources is soda. Among youth ages 8-16, caffeine consumption has increased by over 70% in the past 30 years.
- Trial name
- NCT02119416
- Testing
- Low Caffeine Administration first (1mg/kg body weight), High Caffeine Administration first (2mg/kg body weight)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Gender Difference in V2 Receptor Function in Response to dDAVP Infusion, Nocturia
The Effect of Gender on Antidiuresis - Evaluated by Graded Low Dose Desmopressin Infusion
There is substantial evidence that women throughout life have significantly lower plasma levels of the antidiuretic hormone vasopressin (pAVP) compared to men.
- Conditions
- Gender Difference in V2 Receptor Function in Response to dDAVP Infusion, Nocturia, Nocturnal Enuresis
- Trial name
- NCT02068560
- Testing
- dDAVP infusion
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Rectal Cancer, Gender
Gender Differences in Robotic Surgery for Rectal Cancer: a Retrospective Study
Objective: To investigate gender-based differences in outcomes following robotic surgery for rectal cancer. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 155 patients (82 males, 73 females) who underwent robotic surgery for…
- Conditions
- Rectal Cancer, Gender, Complication,Postoperative, Surgery-Complications
- Trial name
- NCT06391060
- Testing
- Impact of Gender on Davinci rectal surgery
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Daorong Wang
Gender, Early Adolescent Behavior
Gender Differences of Neuroanatomical and Neurophysiological Correlates of Risk-proneness in Early Adolescents
Risk-taking in early adolescence have has been found to be normative and even formative as it might fulfill the youth's needs to experiment different sensations, make independent decisions and learn from their consequences.
- Trial name
- NCT03534375
- Testing
- The study is an observational cross sectional study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University