Clinical trials: L-Arginine
Smooth Muscle Dysfunction Syndrome (SMDS)
Nicotinamide Riboside (NR) to Treat Moyamoya-like Cerebrovascular Disease in Smooth Muscle Dysfunction Syndrome (SMDS)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether SMDS patients treated with NR at the proposed dose exhibit decreased glucose uptake in the aorta, to determine if NR treatment results in measurable changes of blood NAD+ and NR…
- Trial name
- NCT06280482
- Testing
- Nicotinamide riboside (NR)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Circulatory Perfusion Disorder, Congenital Heart Disease
Early Use of Vasopressin in Post-Fontan Management
This is an investigator initiated, prospective, single-center, double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of post-operative low dose vasopressin infusions as an early treatment of low systemic perfusion in pediatric…
- Conditions
- Circulatory Perfusion Disorder, Congenital Heart Disease, Single-ventricle
- Trial name
- VAMP (NCT03088345)
- Testing
- Vasopressin, Arginine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Dental Caries
2-year Caries Clinical Study: Arginine Fluoride-Free Toothpastes vs. NaF Toothpaste
The objective of this study is to evaluate the anticaries efficacy for three dentifrices (1.5% arginine in a calcium base, 8.0% arginine in a calcium base, and 0.32% sodium fluoride in a silica base) in a two-year caries clinical…
- Trial name
- NCT05560945
- Testing
- 0.32% Sodium Fluoride Dentifrice Toothpaste, 1.5% Arginine Dentifrice, 8.0% Arginine Dentifrice
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colgate Palmolive
Gastroschisis, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
An Exploratory Physiological Study of Post-operative Recovery in Surgical Neonates and Dimethylarginine:Arginine Levels
The SuNDiAL study will measure levels of two naturally occurring amino acids: Arginine and Asymmetric Dimethylarginine (ADMA) in neonates undergoing abdominal surgery in the first 5 days of life due to congenital abdominal…
- Conditions
- Gastroschisis, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Duodenal Atresia, Oesophageal Atresia With Tracheo-Oesophageal Fistula
- Trial name
- SuNDiAL (NCT06731855)
- Testing
- Abdominal Surgery for congenital gut malformation in the first 5 days of life.
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
Leukemia, Lymphoma
Ganciclovir Plus Arginine Butyrate in Treating Patients With Cancer or Lymphoproliferative Disorders Associated With the Epstein Barr Virus
RATIONALE: The Epstein Barr virus can cause cancer and lymphoproliferative disorders. Ganciclovir is an antiviral drug that acts against the Epstein Barr virus.
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Lymphoma, Precancerous Condition, Small Intestine Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00006340
- Testing
- arginine butyrate, ganciclovir
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, France and 2 more
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Blood Pressure
Oral L-Citrulline and ADMA in Pregnancy
The purpose of this study is to determine if oral of L-citrulline (3 grams/day) for 3 weeks provided in mid-pregnancy to obese subjects will decrease the plasma ADMA/L-arginine ratio, lower maternal blood pressure, improve…
- Trial name
- NCT00743210
- Testing
- L-citrulline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Chronic Hepatitis C, Chronic Hepatitis B
Safety Profiles of Liver Biopsy in Hemodialysis Patients With Chronic Viral Hepatitis Pre-treated With Vasopressin
Percutaneous liver biopsy (PLB) is the gold standard for grading necroinflammation and staging fibrosis in patients with chronic viral hepatitis.
- Conditions
- Chronic Hepatitis C, Chronic Hepatitis B, Biopsy, Hemodialysis
- Trial name
- NCT00635310
- Testing
- Percutaneous liver biopsy
- Where
- 5 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 3,520 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Vaso-occlusive Pain Episodes
Arginine Therapy in Sickle Cell Disease-VOC Clinical Trial
Vaso-occlusion contributes significantly to morbidity in sickle cell disease (SCD). Vaso-occlusive painful episodes (VOE) are common and debilitating, causing the majority of emergency department visits.
- Trial name
- NCT01796678
- Testing
- Arginine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Kidney Failure
1-deamino 8-d-arginine Vasopressin (DDAVP) in Percutaneous Ultrasound-guided Renal Biopsy
The investigators evaluated the effect of pre-biopsy treatment with 1-deamino-8-D-arginine (DDAVP) on the incidence of post-biopsy bleeding complications.
- Trial name
- NCT00748072
- Testing
- DDAVP, saline solution
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bari
Sickle Cell Anemia
Evaluation of Hydroxyurea Plus L-arginine or Sildenafil to Treat Sickle Cell Anemia
Patients with sickle cell disease have abnormal hemoglobin (the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to the body). This abnormality causes red blood cells to take on a sickle shape, producing disease symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT00056433
- Testing
- Hydroxyurea, L-Arginine, Sildenafil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Argininosuccinic Aciduria, Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Arginine and Buphenyl in Patients With Argininosuccinic Aciduria (ASA), a Urea Cycle Disorder
Urea cycle disorders are inherited illnesses in which the body does not produce enough of the chemicals that remove ammonia, a byproduct of protein metabolism, from the blood stream.
- Conditions
- Argininosuccinic Aciduria, Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors, Urea Cycle Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00345605
- Testing
- Sodium Phenylbutyrate, Arginine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Brendan Lee
Type 2 Diabetes
Nutraceutical Citrulline in Pregnancy
The purpose of this study is to determine if oral of L-citrulline (3 grams/day) for 3 weeks provided in mid-pregnancy to pregnant women with type 2 diabetes will increase the plasma L-arginine/ADMA ratio, lower maternal blood…
- Trial name
- NCT02772887
- Testing
- L-Citrulline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Glioblastoma, High-Grade Glioma (WHO III-IV)
Combination ADI-PEG 20, TMZ, and RT for Treatment of Newly Diagnosed High-grade Glioma (HGG)
This is an open label, intra-patient dose escalation, to evaluate ADI-PEG 20, in combination with Temozolomide (TMZ) and radiation therapy (RT) in children, adolescents and young adult patients with newly diagnosed high grade…
- Conditions
- Glioblastoma, High-Grade Glioma (WHO III-IV), High-grade Glioma, Diffuse Midline Glioma, H3 K27M-Mutant
- Trial name
- NCT07389278
- Testing
- ADI-PEG 20 (Arginine deiminase pegylated), Temozolomide (TMZ), Standard of Care Radiation Therapy (RT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- Sabine Mueller, MD, PhD
Preterm, Nutritional Deficiency
An Exploratory Study of Increased Preterm Arginine INTake (PAINT18)
PAINT18 is a nutrition study focusing on the effect of arginine supplementation on immune function in preterm infants. The investigators will explore the effect of current intravenous feeding (parenteral nutrition (PN)…
- Conditions
- Preterm, Nutritional Deficiency, Immune System and Related Disorders
- Trial name
- PAINT18 (NCT05299112)
- Testing
- Arginine
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Fluids Administration During Combined Clonidine-Arginine Growth Hormone Stimulation Test
The diagnosis of Growth Hormone deficiency in childhood requires the performance of an artificial pharmacological stimulation tests.
- Trial name
- NCT04465565
- Testing
- 9% Sodium Chloride (NaCl) IV
- Where
- Israel
- Sponsor
- Rabin Medical Center
Pregnancy, Malaria
L-ArGinine to pRevent advErse prEgnancy Outcomes (AGREE)
There are few safe, effective, and affordable interventions to improve pregnancy outcomes in low resource settings where the highest rates of poor birth outcomes occur.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Malaria, Nutrition, Placental Development
- Trial name
- AGREE (NCT05934318)
- Testing
- L-citrulline
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 2,960 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Islets of Langerhans Transplantation, Diabetes Mellitus
Arginine-stimulated Indication of Early Outcome After Islet Transplantation
Through islet transplantation, functional β-cell mass can be restored. Allogeneic islet transplantation is a treatment modality for a select group of patients with complicated type 1 diabetes mellitus.
- Conditions
- Islets of Langerhans Transplantation, Diabetes Mellitus, Chronic Pancreatitis
- Trial name
- ALADDIN (NCT05540197)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Leiden University Medical Center
Arginine Vasopressin Deficiency, Oxytocin Deficiency
Identifying Oxytocin Deficiency in Pediatric Patients With Pituitary Disease
An open-labeled, interventional pilot trial, 10 youth with AVP-D and 10 PD matched for age, sex, and BMI will be recruited from Pediatric Endocrinology and Neuroendocrinology at Massachusetts General Hospital and in the…
- Conditions
- Arginine Vasopressin Deficiency, Oxytocin Deficiency, Pediatric Disease, Hypopituitarism
- Trial name
- Pedi-EVOLVE (NCT07568509)
- Testing
- Norethindrone Acetate-Ethinyl Estradiol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Beta-Thalassemia
Phase II Study of Arginine Butyrate With or Without Epoetin Alfa in Patients With Thalassemia Intermedia
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine whether arginine butyrate with or without epoetin alfa can stimulate gamma-globin chain production to a degree that decreases anemia and results in hematologic improvement in patients with thalassemia…
- Trial name
- NCT00006136
- Testing
- arginine butyrate, epoetin alfa
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Diagnosing Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency
The purpose of this study was to validate the growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH) plus arginine (GHRH+arg) stimulation test and it´s cut-off limits for diagnosis of adult growth hormone deficiency using the growth hormone…
- Trial name
- NCT03018886
- Testing
- GHRH plus arginine test
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital