Clinical trials: Risk Factors
Myositis, Dermatomyositis
Environmental Risk Factors for the Anti-synthetase Syndrome
Background: Like other complex diseases, autoimmune diseases are the result of numerous causes, including genetic and environmental factors.
- Conditions
- Myositis, Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, Juvenile Dermatomyositis
- Trial name
- NCT01276470
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 580 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Eating Disorders
Epidemiological Studies of Eating Disorders in Gifted Dance Students(1st Year)
This is the first-year part of a two-phase prospective study. The aims of the study are to investigate the prevalence rate of eating disorders in Taiwan, it's correlated psychosocial risk factors and establish the validity index…
- Trial name
- NCT00173173
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 2,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Dietary Habits
Dietary Factors and Risk of Gallbladder Carcinoma in China
The purpose of this study is to see how people's diets, other aspects of their lifestyles affect their chances of getting gallbladder carcinoma in China.
- Trial name
- DRGBC001 (NCT03546296)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yingbin Liu, MD, PhD, FACS
Obesity, Childhood, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
The QUebec Adipose and Lifestyle InvesTigation in Youth (QUALITY) Cohort
The QUebec Adipose and Lifestyle InvesTigation in Youth (QUALITY) Cohort study is a unique and comprehensive longitudinal study of 630 Caucasian children and their parents that was designed to investigate the natural history and…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Pediatric ALL
- Trial name
- QUALITY (NCT03356262)
- Volunteers
- 630 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Preterm, Assessment
GMA and Peri in Moderate-late Preterms
To analyze the relationship between the early diagnosis of cerebral palsy with the risk factors of this pathology in moderate and late premature infants
- Conditions
- Preterm, Assessment, Risk Factor, Cerebral Palsy
- Trial name
- NCT04073836
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
Childhood Obesity
Etiological Factors, Risk Factors and Early Stages of Chronic Disease in Different Degrees of Childhood Overweight
Children and adolescents with overweight and obesity are predisposed to significant health problems. It is known that childhood obesity can adversely affect almost every organ system, and if left untreated, the major impact of…
- Trial name
- NCT02091544
- Testing
- Lifestyle intervention
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
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
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM), Healthy Control
Environmental Determinants of Type 1 Diabetes Risk
To analyze the environmental risk factors for type 1 diabetes in China.
- Conditions
- Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM), Healthy Control, Relatives to/Carers of Patients
- Trial name
- NCT07835724
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 11,240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Healthy
Observational Usage Study of Statins in Primary Care in France
To describe the way statins are used in France in primary care, that is to determine patients profile (particularly CV risk factors), to determine the way statins are initiated by general practitioners, to evaluate aftercare and…
- Trial name
- NCT00680082
- Where
- 25 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 2,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Thyroid Cancer
Hereditary Risk Factors for Thyroid Cancer
Thyroid cancers can occur sporadically, but can also be found as tumors that cluster in families with other cancers or genetic syndromes.
- Trial name
- NCT02747888
- Testing
- •Referral to Genetic Counselor, if indicated
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Childhood Obesity
Shape Up Kids Fitness Ancillary
The overall objective of this study is to quantify the decision-making process and underlying biases around leisure activity behaviors using the Activity Preference Assessment (APA), a novel psychological task.
- Trial name
- NCT03624582
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Gestational Diabetes
Risk Factors and Diagnostic Performance of Predictors as a Screening Technique for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Background Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a condition that can have negative impacts on both mother and baby. Detecting GDM early is crucial, and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) has been suggested as a possible screening…
- Trial name
- NCT06109597
- Testing
- 75 g glucose tolerance test
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 247 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King Abdulaziz Medical City
Breast Cancer
Nutrition-Related Biomarkers in Predicting Breast Cancer Risk in Women
RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about nutrition-related changes that identify biomarkers related to cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00900367
- Testing
- high performance liquid chromatography, laboratory biomarker analysis, spectroscopy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Obesity, Childhood
Food Genetics Behavior Study
A genetic risk for obesity does not always translate to the development of obesity among children, which points to the presence of risk-modifying factors that likely relate to energy balance behaviors as key behavioral drivers.
- Trial name
- FOODIE (NCT05783765)
- Testing
- Heightened Drive to Eat
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 317 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Risk Factors for Intimate Partner Violence
Evaluating Girls Invest: A Mobile-Enabled Economic Empowerment Intervention for Girls to Reduce Risk for Partner Violence
The research aims to refine and evaluate Girls Invest, a newly developed economic empowerment intervention, to reduce economic and social risks associated with high rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) among adolescent girls…
- Trial name
- NCT06942481
- Testing
- Girls Invest, Waitlist control
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Biomarkers of Type 1 Diabetes in Children and Their Healthy Siblings
This prospective observational cohort study evaluated genetic, immunologic, and environmental factors associated with type 1 diabetes in children.
- Trial name
- NCT07627230
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 1,034 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Privolzhsky Research Medical University
Overweight/Obesity
Reducing Diabetes Risk Factors in American Indian Children: Tribal Turning Point
This study will evaluate a behavioral intervention designed to reduce risk factors for type 2 diabetes in American Indian youth aged 7-10 years.
- Trial name
- TTP (NCT03573856)
- Testing
- Active Living, Health and Safety
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 188 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Cystic Fibrosis (CF), Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Exacerbation
Identifying the Causes and Risk Factors of Pulmonary Exacerbations in Cystic Fibrosis
The CF-Tracker study is a community surveillance study, designed to understand the causes of exacerbations in people with cystic fibrosis (CF) (pwCF).
- Trial name
- CF-Tracker (NCT06940531)
- Where
- 18 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alexander Horsley
Death, Carotid Artery Disease
NOR-SYS: The Norwegian Stroke in the Young Study
NOR-SYS is a clinical research program about young ischemic stroke patients from 15 to 60 years. Patients, partners and the couple´s adult children who are at least 18 years old, are all invited to ultrasound examinations due to…
- Conditions
- Death, Carotid Artery Disease, Cardiovascular Disease, Peripheral Artery Disease
- Trial name
- NOR-SYS (NCT01597453)
- Testing
- Lifestyle counseling
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 1,062 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Haukeland University Hospital
Caries,Dental
Caries in Adolescents (Karies Hos Ungdom)
In this study the objective is to establish in depth knowledge about adolescents' oral health characteristics, - practices and - needs.
- Trial name
- NCT05935813
- Testing
- Study characteristics of adolescents affected by dental caries
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 115,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kompetansesenteret Tannhelse Midt (TkMidt)