Clinical trials: Selenium
Arsenical Melanosis, Arsenical Keratosis
Selenium in the Treatment of Arsenic Toxicity and Cancers
Context: Approximately 100 million people throughout the world consume water contaminated with arsenic at levels above carcinogenic thresholds, including 40 million in Bangladesh alone, with up to one-fourth of deaths attributed…
- Conditions
- Arsenical Melanosis, Arsenical Keratosis, Arsenical Cancers, Arsenicosis
- Trial name
- SETAC (NCT01442727)
- Testing
- sodium selenite
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 819 people
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in Nigeria Registry
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a global disease with significant morbidity and mortality, and Nigeria probably has the highest burden of the disease in the world.
- Trial name
- PEACE (NCT03081949)
- Testing
- Oral Sodium Selenite 200 µg/day for 3 months
- Where
- 2 sites in Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital
Prostate Cancer
Selenium in Preventing Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: Selenium supplements may stop or delay the development of prostate cancer in patients at high risk of prostate cancer. It is not yet known which dose of selenium may be more effective in preventing prostate cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00978718
- Testing
- high-selenium baker's yeast, selenium
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Autoimmune Thyroiditis
Selenium Supplementation in Youths With Autoimmune Thyroiditis
To investigate whether the supplementation of organic selenium at the "adult" dose (200 mcg per day in the form of L-selenomethionine) has a favorable impact on thyroid function, including the titer of anti-thyroid antibodies…
- Trial name
- THYROSEL (NCT02644707)
- Testing
- L-selenomethionine
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Precancerous/Nonmalignant Condition, Prostate Cancer
Vitamin E, Selenium, and Soy Protein in Preventing Cancer in Patients With High-Grade Prostate Neoplasia
RATIONALE: Chemoprevention therapy is the use of certain substances to try to prevent the development or recurrence of cancer. Vitamin E, selenium, and soy protein may be effective in preventing the development of prostate…
- Trial name
- NCT00064194
- Testing
- selenium, soy protein isolate, vitamin E
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 310 people
- Sponsor
- NCIC Clinical Trials Group
Depression - Major Depressive Disorder
Selenium Supplementation for Improving Depression in Children and Adolescents: Efficacy and Mechanistic Study
The purpose of this study is to investigate the role and mechanisms of selenium in depression among children and adolescents, aiming to provide new insights for understanding the pathogenesis and treatment of depression in this…
- Trial name
- NCT07203144
- Testing
- selenium yeast supplementation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 172 people
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Childhood Obesity
Efficacy Evaluation of a Mixed Compound of Antioxidants in Terms of Endothelium Damage/Function in Pediatric Subjects With Obesity.
The aim of our study was to test the effects on endothelium of a combination of curcumin, resveratrol, plus zinc, magnesium, selenium and Vitamin D in a cohort of pediatric subjects with obesity.
- Trial name
- OBELIX (NCT04723849)
- Testing
- Auxilie® Immuplus, Envicon Medical, Verona, Italy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Universita di Verona
Trace Element Excess
Chromium Contamination of Parenteral Nutrition
It has been observed that patients on total parenteral nutrition (TPN) have high plasma chromium level. There is reason to believe that TPN solutions contain chromium and possibly other trace elements as contaminants.
- Trial name
- NCT03906890
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Pityriasis Versicolor
The Comparative Assessment of Mycological Efficacy, Safety, Recurrence, and Cost-effectiveness of Selenium Sulfide 1.8% Shampoo Versus Ketoconazole 2% Shampoo in Pityriasis Versicolor: a Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial
There are several topical treatment for Pityriasis Versicolor including ketoconazole and selenium sulfide. Ketoconazole is a broad spectrum anti-fungal drug from imidazole group that has been reported to be effective in PV.
- Trial name
- NCT04007237
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Critical Illness, Nutritional Deficiency
Trace Element Repletion Following Severe Burn Injury
Major burn patients are characterized by large exudative losses of Cu, Se and Zn. Trace element (TE) repletion has been shown to improve clinical outcome.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Nutritional Deficiency, Trace Element Deficiency, Burn Injury
- Trial name
- NCT03204669
- Testing
- Trace elements replacement
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 139 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Autoimmune Thyroiditis, Hashimotos Thyroiditis
Selenium Treatment in Autoimmune Thyroiditis (AIT)
Selenium suppresses autoimmune destruction of thyrocytes and decreases titers of serum TPOAb in AIT patients. Older 4 clinical trials approved the efficacy of the daily dose of 200micg.
- Trial name
- NCT00271427
- Testing
- L-Selenomethionine
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Ege University
Arsenic Poisoning
High-selenium Lentils Versus Arsenic Toxicity
About 45 million people in Bangladesh are chronically exposed to unacceptable levels of arsenic in their drinking water. Chronic arsenic poisoning leads to cancers, and vascular diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT02429921
- Testing
- high-selenium lentils, Low-Se lentils
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Covid19
COVID-19: Collecting Measurements of Renin-angiotensin-system Markers, Such as Angiotensin-2 and Angiotensin 1-7
Investigators study meet the World Health Organization definition of a clinical trial because it is a prospective study in which participants will be assigned to intervention groups to investigate the effects on health outcomes.
- Trial name
- Tomeka (NCT04537585)
- Testing
- Tomeka®, "Vernonia amygdalina"
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Guyguy K Tshima, MD
Malaria
Micronutrients and Child Health Study
The purpose of this study is to determine to what extent supplementation with zinc and other micronutrients are efficacious in preventing malaria in young Tanzanian children.
- Trial name
- MACH (NCT00623857)
- Testing
- Zinc, Vitamins and minerals other than zinc, Vitamins plus zinc and other minerals
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 612 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University
Lymphatic Malformations
Selenium in the Treatment of Complicated Lymphatic Malformations
The investigators propose a pilot trial to obtain preliminary information regarding the safety and response rate of patients with symptomatic lymphatic malformations treated with oral Selenium.
- Trial name
- NCT01212965
- Testing
- Selenium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Burns
The Effect of Selenium Supplementation Among Pediatric Patients With Burns
The selenium status of children with major burns is suboptimal which may increase the incidence of infection. Se requirements during critical illness are not known.
- Trial name
- NCT00860379
- Testing
- Selenium1, Selenium2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Shriners Hospitals for Children
HIV Infection
Correlation of HIV Levels With Clinical and Immunologic Outcome in Children Treated With Didanosine
Recent studies have shown that patients receiving state-of-the-art treatment for HIV infection (highly active antiretroviral therapy, or HAART) show discordant responses to therapy-that is, they improve both clinically and…
- Trial name
- NCT00026676
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Endothelial Dysfunction, Regulation of Acute Inflammatory Response
Endothelial Dysfunction and Selenium Status in Children With Acute Systemic Inflammatory Response
The overall hypotheses of this project is that severe sepsis is associated with endothelial dysfunction in pediatric patients and that selenium deficiency is associated with changes in biological markers of endothelial…
- Conditions
- Endothelial Dysfunction, Regulation of Acute Inflammatory Response, Selenium Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT02619344
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of São Paulo
Prostate Cancer
Selenium in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: Selenium may prevent or slow the growth of prostate cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying how well selenium works in treating patients with prostate cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00752739
- Testing
- selenium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Prostatic Neoplasms, Prostate Cancer
Selenium and Prostate Cancer: Clinical Trial on Availability to Prostate Tissue and Effects on Gene Expression
The aim of this study is to determine whether selenium supplementation leads to changes in selenium levels and gene expression profiles in prostate tissue.
- Trial name
- SePros (NCT00446901)
- Testing
- Selenium
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University