Clinical trials: Genetic Predisposition
Invasive Streptococcal Infection, Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease
Genetic Susceptibility to Severe Streptococcal Infections
Invasive bacterial infection is a dangerous but relatively uncommon disease where bacteria spread deep into the body causing diseases like blood poisoning ('bacteraemia'), pneumonia, meningitis and others.
- Conditions
- Invasive Streptococcal Infection, Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease, Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease, Necrotising Fasciitis
- Trial name
- NCT01911572
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Diamond Blackfan Anemia, Dyskeratosis Congenita
Cancer in Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
Background: A prospective cohort of Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndrome (IBMFS) will provide new information regarding cancer rates and types in these disorders.
- Conditions
- Diamond Blackfan Anemia, Dyskeratosis Congenita, Fanconi Anemia, Shwachman Diamond Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT00027274
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Listeriosis
Genetic Susceptibility and Biomarkers in Listeriosis
Listeriosis is a rare, severe foodborne infection caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes (Lm). It manifests as septicemia, central nervous system (CNS) infection and maternal-fetal (MF) infection.
- Trial name
- MONALISAGENBIO (NCT02924220)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,080 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur
Melanoma, Skin Cancer
A Model for Genetic Susceptibility: Melanoma
The goal of this study is to find out if some people are more likely to get melanoma, a form of skin cancer, than others are. To do this we will compare people who have had more than one melanoma to people who have had only one…
- Trial name
- NCT00591500
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4,082 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Hyperlipidemia, Familial Combined, Coronary Disease
Understanding the Genetic Basis of Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia in Mexican Individuals
Familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCHL) is an inherited disorder characterized by elevated levels of cholesterol and triglycerides; it often occurs in Mexican individuals with coronary heart disease (CHD).
- Trial name
- NCT00365235
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 998 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Healthy, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Investigation Into the Use of Ultrasound Technique in the Evaluation of Heart Disease
The human heart is divided into four chambers. One of the four chambers, the left ventricle, is the chamber mainly responsible for pumping blood out of the heart into the circulation.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Trial name
- NCT00001632
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 195 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Li-Fraumeni Syndrome, Hereditary Cancer Syndromes
Biomarker Monitoring in TP53 Mutation Carriers
Purpose This study is an 'N-of-one' observational study focusing on individuals with a hereditary predisposition to cancer due to a genetic mutation in the TP53 gene.
- Conditions
- Li-Fraumeni Syndrome, Hereditary Cancer Syndromes, TP53 Gene Germline Mutation Carrier
- Trial name
- NCT02289326
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Scripps Health
Cannabis Use, Neurocognitive Dysfunction
Prospective Evaluation on Cognitive Function and Its Associated Genetic Vulnerability in Cannabis Users
Most of the studies assessing Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD) and neurocognitive functions are cross-sectional without examining the longitudinal changes in neurocognitive function at a within-subject level with respect to the…
- Conditions
- Cannabis Use, Neurocognitive Dysfunction, Genetic Predisposition
- Trial name
- SToP-C_PeCoG (NCT04373525)
- Testing
- Genome analysis
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Collection of Clinical Data That Will be Used in This Study and Will Form a Data Bank for Asthma in Saudi Arabia, Identify Known and NOVEL Genetic Risk Factors Contributing to Asthma Susceptibility
Novel Gentic Variations Contributing to Asthma Susceptability in Saudi Arabia
Research Problem Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world that affects approximately 300 million individuals worldwide.
- Conditions
- Collection of Clinical Data That Will be Used in This Study and Will Form a Data Bank for Asthma in Saudi Arabia, Identify Known and NOVEL Genetic Risk Factors Contributing to Asthma Susceptibility, Study the Mechanistic Roles of the Genetic Variants Within Major Asthma Susceptibility Genes
- Trial name
- NCT01216215
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King Saud University
Rheumatic Heart Disease, Mitral Stenosis
Genetic Susceptibility to Rheumatic Heart Disease in the Pacific Region
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether there are genetic differences between patients with rheumatic heart disease and members of the general population.
- Trial name
- NCT02188862
- Where
- 3 sites in Fiji, New Caledonia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,372 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Bronchiectasis, Cystic Fibrosis
Natural History of Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis is a chronic inflammatory and muco-obstructive condition that results in abnormal dilation of the airways, decline in lung function, frequent exacerbations, and chronic respiratory tract infections.
- Conditions
- Bronchiectasis, Cystic Fibrosis, Autoimmune Disease, Common Variable Immunodeficiency
- Trial name
- NCT00943514
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Colon Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
Does Genetic Susceptibility for Bleeding Affect Quantitative Faecal Immunochemical Test (qFIT) Results?
Quantitative faecal immunochemical testing (qFIT) is used to test for blood within faeces that cannot always be visible. The presence of blood in the stool has been shown to be a finding where there may be a problem within the…
- Trial name
- NCT05329870
- Testing
- SNP array
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Crohn's Disease, Genetic Predisposition
Abnormal Fecal Microbiota in Healthy Subjects at High Risk for Crohn's Disease
Transversal multicentric French study on the microbiota in patients with Crohn's disease and their first degree healthy relatives The primary objective is the comparison of microbiota between patients with CD, healthy controls…
- Trial name
- MAGIC (NCT02826330)
- Testing
- biomarkers
- Where
- 10 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Obesity, Hyperlipidemia
Body Worlds 3 Nutrition Display
Primary Aim # 1: Determine the willingness of the public to participate in an intervention trial - NutritionQuest's Alive!TM - available in a public forum.
- Trial name
- NCT00669500
- Testing
- Lifestyle intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,188 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Graves' Disease
Genetic Polymorphisms Associated With Cigarette Smoking and Risk of Graves' Disease
Cigarette smoking is a well-recognized risk factor of Graves' disease and, particularly, Graves' ophthalmopathy. Hence, germline polymorphisms of detoxification genes and genes belonging to the major DNA repair/apoptosis pathways…
- Trial name
- NCT00505011
- Volunteers
- 1,998 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Campinas, Brazil
Polymorphism, Genetic, Bacterial Infections
The Association of Gene Polymorphisms With Invasive Bacterial Infections in Neonates and Young Infants
Invasive bacterial infections (IBIs) are globally significant, with high mortality rates, particularly within the critical 0-3 month age bracket.
- Conditions
- Polymorphism, Genetic, Bacterial Infections, Infant
- Trial name
- NCT06985160
- Testing
- Specific single nucleotide polymorphisms
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ege University
Infectious Disease
Genetic Susceptibility to Severe Infections
Only a fraction of individuals infected with microbes develop clinical disease. This observation raises fundamental questions about the pathogenesis of infectious diseases.
- Trial name
- PREDISPOSITI (NCT06102070)
- Testing
- Blood samples drawing, Skin biopsy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Enterovirus 71, Host Genetics, Social, Behavior, Environmental Factors
Children's Susceptibility to Enterovirus 71 in Different Areas of Taiwan
EV71 has caused large epidemics with lots of fatal cases and cases with sequelae. However, the clinical syndromes and severity of the same EV71 strain are very diverse, ranging from asymptomatic (71%) to fatal (0.05%) disease…
- Trial name
- DMR100-IRB-010 (NCT01311921)
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Epidemiology
Genetic Susceptibility in Migrant Farmworker Children
Primary Objectives: 1. To test the hypothesis that children whose mothers are Migrant/Seasonal Farmworkers (MSFs) (occupationally-exposed to pesticides) may be at a higher risk for exhibiting mutagen-induced DNA damage than…
- Trial name
- NCT00501280
- Testing
- Interview
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 768 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Metabolic Disease, Neurological and Mental Health Conditions
Singapore PREconception Study of Long-Term Maternal and Child Outcomes
We aim to test the following primary hypothesis that nutrition, lifestyle, and maternal emotional health prior to pregnancy and/or during the first trimester alter the expression of metabolic or neurodevelopmental endophenotypes…
- Conditions
- Metabolic Disease, Neurological and Mental Health Conditions, Genetics Predisposition, Skin Condition
- Trial name
- S-PRESTO (NCT03531658)
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 1,054 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital