Clinical trials: Risk Factor
Erythema Migrans, Post-Lyme Disease Symptoms
Comparison of Doxycycline and Cefuroxime Axetil for Treatment of Erythema Migrans: Clinical and Microbiological Outcome
Background: While doxycycline is a standard antibiotic for treatment of erythema migrans in Europe as well as in the USA, the effectiveness of cefuroxime axetil in the treatment of adult patients with erythema migrans has been…
- Trial name
- NCT01518192
- Testing
- doxycycline, cefuroxime axetil
- Where
- 2 sites in Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 544 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Graft vs Host Disease
Study of Pregnyl as Adjunct Therapy for High-Risk or Refractory Acute GVHD
The purpose of this study is to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of Pregnyl® when given in combination with standard immunosuppressive therapy in pediatric and adult patients with high-risk (Arm 1) or…
- Trial name
- NCT02525029
- Testing
- Pregnyl®
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Diet Modification, Substance Use Disorders
The Impact of a Parenting Intervention on Latino Youth Health Behaviors
The purpose of this study is to test if a parenting program can be used to prevent substance use among Latino youth and at the same time promote healthy eating.
- Conditions
- Diet Modification, Substance Use Disorders, Diabetes Mellitus Risk, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
- Trial name
- FPNG+ (NCT03517111)
- Testing
- Nutrition/substance use prevention, Substance use prevention only, Academic success program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 844 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Childhood Obesity
Translational Investigation of Growth and Everyday Routines in Kids
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of severe obesity on physical activity, sedentary behavior and cardiometabolic risk factors during childhood and adolescence and whether these associations are modified by…
- Trial name
- TIGER Kids (NCT02784509)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 342 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Aplastic Anemia
Thymoglobulin and Cyclosporine in Patients With Aplastic Anemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if combining the drugs thymoglobulin, methylprednisolone, cyclosporine, and G-CSF (NeupogenTM or NeulastaTM ) can help to control severe aplastic anemia (AA) or hypoplastic…
- Trial name
- NCT00806598
- Testing
- Thymoglobulin, Cyclosporine, Methylprednisolone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Buccal Misoprostol During Cesarean Section for Preventing Postpartum Hemorrhage
Objective: to demonstrate that buccal misoprostol administration during cesarean delivery in women with risk factors for uterine atony decreases the need for additional uterotonic medications, uterine atony and postpartum…
- Trial name
- NCT01733329
- Testing
- Misoprostol, Folic Acid
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 123 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario Dr. Jose E. Gonzalez
Behavioral Changes
An Intervention to Reduce Risk Factors for Adolescent Pregnancy
Investigators will assess the preliminary effects of Girls Invest, an innovative savings intervention that aims to reduce economic, social, and health behavior risks associated with disproportionately high rates of pregnancy…
- Trial name
- NCT04222959
- Testing
- Girls Invest Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University
Obesity
Effect of Vitamin D3 Supplementation on Insulin Resistance and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Obese Adolescents
The prevalence of obesity has reached epidemic proportions nationally as well as internationally. Currently, 16 % of American adolescents are obese.
- Trial name
- NCT00858247
- Testing
- Vitamin D3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Cooking for Health Optimization With Patients
Cooking for Health Optimization with Patients (CHOP) is the first known multi-site prospective cohort study with a nested Bayesian adaptive randomized trial in the preventive cardiology field of culinary medicine.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Nutrition Disorders, Diabetes
- Trial name
- CHOP (NCT03443635)
- Testing
- Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7,192 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Obesity in Children
Habituation to Food as a Risk Factor for Pediatric Obesity
The study is designed to assess habituation of behavioral responding for food as risk factors for increases in Standardized Body Mass Index (zBMI) over two years in non-overweight children.
- Trial name
- NCT02229552
- Testing
- Standardized Assessments
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 237 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Obesity
Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Inflammation and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Obese Adolescents
Large studies of children show that over half of the children in the United States of America do not have enough vitamin D stored in their bodies.
- Trial name
- NCT01217840
- Testing
- Drisdol (Ergocalciferol) Vitamin D2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Clostridium Difficile Infections
Molecular Epidemiology of Clostridium Difficile Infections in Children
Objectives: 1. Describe the molecular epidemiology of Clostridium Difficile infection in children in the Chicago area. 2. Determine the clinical spectrum and risk factors for Clostridium Difficile infection secondary to…
- Trial name
- NCT01957761
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary, Surgical Wound Infection
Incidence and Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infection After Intramedullary Nailing of Femoral and Tibial Fractures
Diaphyseal femoral and tibial fractures are in the spotlight within the traumatology-orthopedics scenario. Intramedullary nailing (IMN) remains the method of choice for treating these fractures, both open and closed ones.
- Trial name
- NCT03148067
- Testing
- Intramedullary nailing for fracture fixation
- Volunteers
- 225 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
AML, Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Phase I-II Study of Idarubicin, Cytarabine, and Sorafenib (BAY43-9006)
A primary goal of this clinical research study is to find the highest safe dose of sorafenib that can be given in combination with idarubicin and Ara-C for the treatment of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) and high-risk…
- Conditions
- AML, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00542971
- Testing
- Idarubicin, Sorafenib, Ara-C
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Reduction of Risk Factors for ACL Re-injuries Using a Novel Biofeedback Approach
ACL injuries are common among athletes and due to residual muscle weakness, limited knee motion and asymmetrical movement patterns after surgery many of these athletes will sustain secondary ACL injuries following return to…
- Trial name
- NCT03273673
- Testing
- Biofeedback Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Hypertension, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Activity Trackers for Improving BP
The study aims to determine if use of physical activity trackers coupled with provider feedback will increase awareness of young adults of their physical fitness and improve blood pressure levels.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Physical Activity, Chronic Kidney Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT03325426
- Testing
- FitBit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Pediatric Obesity
Development of the DRIVE Curriculum to Address Childhood Obesity Risk Factors
The purpose of this study is to help overweight or obese children to maintain or reduce their body mass index (BMI) through the home-based parent training program the investigators developed called DRIVE.
- Trial name
- NCT02160847
- Testing
- DRIVE Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Georgia State University
Asthma
Predictive Ability of Therapeutic Risk Factors in Pediatric and Adult Asthma Patients
The purpose of this study is to assess the predictive ability of three asthma risk markers: the ratio of controller medication to total asthma medication, an albuterol only marker, and an oral corticosteroid use marker, as well…
- Trial name
- NCT01346852
- Testing
- Asthma treatment with an asthma-related medication and at least one asthma controller medication
- Volunteers
- 101,437 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Pertussis Infection
Seroepidemiological Study of Pertussis and Other Infectious Diseases
Serum samples will be corrected twice from the same youth subjects with one year interval. Seroincidence of pertussis will be estimated by the elevation of Ig-G-PT in paired sera from an identical individual.
- Trial name
- NCT01929473
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 3,830 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gifu Prefecture Medical Association
Obesity
Improving Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Black Young Adults
The objectives of the study are to conduct a randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of the Smartphone intervention on % weight loss and maintaining % weight loss at 6 and 12 months in a sample (N=256) of Black community…
- Trial name
- NCT04412954
- Testing
- Smartphone + Text Messaging with Health Coach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 256 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University