Clinical trials: Predisposition, Genetic
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Molecular Genetics Study of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Characterization of NCP Susceptibility Gene(s)
The objective of this study is to characterize genes associated either with susceptibility or resistance to the development nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) in a Chinese population where the incidence of NPC is as high as 50 in…
- Trial name
- NCT00341146
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 6,490 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Genetic Predisposition
Next Generation to Identify Genetic Causes of Disease in Patients Participating in NICHD Clinical Protocols
Background: The purpose of this study is to identify changes in genes that cause human diseases. We would like to obtain some of you or your child s DNA and test for changes in genes that may contribute to a disease in you or…
- Trial name
- NCT01375543
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Genetic Study of Familial Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Familial aggregation is well recognized in some cancers. Though a number of familial cancer predisposition syndromes have been described, the nature of inherited genetic alterations in patients with a strong history of familial…
- Trial name
- NCT03067584
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Birth Defects, Cleft Palate
Svangerskap, Arv, Og Miljo (Pregnancy, Heredity and Environment)
This proposal describes a population-based case-control study of all Norwegian infants born with cleft lip or palate over a five-year period. The study will be jointly supported by the U.S.
- Conditions
- Birth Defects, Cleft Palate, Cleft Lip
- Trial name
- NCT00340977
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 4,091 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
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
Atrial Fibrillation, Thrombosis
Association of Genetic Polymorphisms With Atrial Fibrosis and Thrombogenic Substrate in Patients With Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequently encountered cardiac arrhythmia. Emerging data suggests that common genetic variants are associated with the development of AF.
- Conditions
- Atrial Fibrillation, Thrombosis, Stroke, Genetic Predisposition
- Trial name
- ANATOLI-AF (NCT03560219)
- Testing
- Biomarkers, Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Echocardiography, Flow Mediated Dilatation, Genetic Analysis
- Volunteers
- 225 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Ankara Hospital
Asthma in Children, Allergy in Children
Project 500 CHILD Study
This proposal relates to the testing of several specific hypotheses in a subset of 500 participants in the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study.
- Conditions
- Asthma in Children, Allergy in Children, Environmental Exposure, Genetic Predisposition
- Trial name
- NCT03225534
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Do Patients With Early Post Operative Recurrence of Pelvic Organ Prolapse Have a Genetic Predisposition?
The objective is to explore the genetic predisposition to early pelvic organ prolapse after adequate surgical repair by exploring the association between pelvic organ prolapse recurrences and certain polymorphisms.
- Trial name
- NCT01614587
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Atlantic Health System
Lead Poisoning
Exposure, Dose, Body Burden and Health Effects of Lead
This is a study of the effects that lead has on the health of the central nervous system (for example, memory), peripheral nervous system (for example, sensation and strength in the hands and fingers), kidneys, blood pressure…
- Trial name
- NCT00013819
- Volunteers
- 944 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Overweight, Obesity
Anti-inflammatory Dietary Intervention in Overweight and Obese Adolescents
The number of overweight and obese children has increased in Ireland at a greater rate than worldwide trends. The poor eating patterns that drive adolescent obesity leads to an increase in the number of unhealthy inflammatory…
- Trial name
- NCT01665742
- Testing
- Supplement containing fish oil, vitamin C, alpha-tocopherol, green tea extract and lycopene
- Where
- 3 sites in Ireland
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- University College Dublin
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
Diabetic Nephropathy
Sex-specific Association With Kidney Disease
Oxidative stress is involved in the pathophysiology of diabetic nephropathy. The superoxide-generating nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-oxidase 2 (NOX2, encoded by the CYBB gene) and the antioxidant enzyme glutathione…
- Trial name
- NCT01810822
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 1,396 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
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
Spina Bifida, Anencephaly
Study of Genetic Risk Factors for Spina Bifida and Anencephaly
The purpose of this study is to describe the genetic contribution to the neural tube defects spina bifida (SB) and anencephaly (A), which includes identifying patients, defining the roles of certain genes, and studying…
- Trial name
- SBRR (NCT00031122)
- Testing
- No Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Breast Neoplasms, Ovarian Neoplasms
Outcomes of Education and Counseling for BRCA1 Testing
This study will identify how personal beliefs, values and family experiences affect a person's decision as to whether or not to be tested for changes in a gene called BRCA1 or BRCA2.
- Trial name
- NCT00001468
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Cancer
Physicians Survey on Genetic Testing
Research and development in genetic testing for cancer susceptibility genes has advanced rapidly in recent years, allowing healthy individuals, cancer patients, and their families to determine if they carry mutations which…
- Trial name
- NCT00341107
- Volunteers
- 1,350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)