Clinical trials: Stiffness
Arteriosclerosis
Association Between Peripheral Artery Stiffness and Cardiovascular Disease
Arterial pulse wave velocity (PWV) is strongly correlated with atherosclerosis, and the PWV of carotid or femoral artery could predict the severity of arterial atherosclerosis.
- Trial name
- NCT00201565
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Counterstrain, MyotonPRO
The Effect of Counterstrain Technique on Muscle Stiffness and Pain on Trapezius Tender Points in Medical Students
Medical students are prone to developing neck pain due to prolonged studying and poor posture. This can manifest as tender points in the upper trapezius region.
- Conditions
- Counterstrain, MyotonPRO, Tender Points
- Trial name
- NCT05226611
- Testing
- Counterstrain
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York Institute of Technology
Muscle Spasticity, Gait Disorders, Neurologic
Ultrasonographic Assessment of Muscle Morphology, Function, and Clinical Findings in Spastic Cerebral Palsy
This study focuses on children with spastic cerebral palsy and aims to examine how muscle morphology and tissue characteristics, as assessed by ultrasound, may relate to functional motor abilities.
- Conditions
- Muscle Spasticity, Gait Disorders, Neurologic, Cerebral Palsy, Spastic
- Trial name
- US-sCP (NCT07118228)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli University
Infected Distal Femoral Fractures, Knee Stiffness
Preventing Knee Stiffness in Infected Distal Femoral Fractures in Children
The goal of this observational study is to prevent keen stiffness health in in Infected Distal Femoral Fractures in Children. This prospective study aimed to compare the effects of early patellar traction versus no patellar…
- Trial name
- ABCCI (NCT07864441)
- Testing
- Patellar Traction
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- The Second Hospital of Qinhuangdao
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
The Efficiency of Different Exercise Methods in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
The vertebral column is a structure that transfers the weight of the head and torso to the lower extremity, provides trunk movements and protects the spinal cord.A three dimensional deformity involving lateral flexion of the…
- Trial name
- NCT05985902
- Testing
- Core Stabilization Exercises, Schroth Exercises
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Bezmialem Vakif University
Single-ventricle, Fontan Procedure
Hemodynamic, Vascular and Muscular Parameters of Exercise Capacity in Single-Ventricle Patients With Fontan Procedure
After the Fontan procedure applied in patients with a functional or anatomical single ventricle, patients are faced with significant morbidity and mortality risk.
- Conditions
- Single-ventricle, Fontan Procedure, Hemodynamic Instability, Arterial Stiffness
- Trial name
- NCT05011565
- Testing
- Demographic and Clinical Characteristics, Maximal Exercise Capacity, Submaximal Exercise Capacity, Hemodynamic Parameters, Muscle Strength, Muscle Oxygenation, Vascular Function
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Malnutrition in Children, Liver Stiffness
Effect of Malnutrition on Liver and Spleen Stiffness in Children
This prospective observational study aims to evaluate the effect of malnutrition on liver and spleen stiffness in children using shear wave elastography.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition in Children, Liver Stiffness, Spleen Stiffness, Shear Wave Elastography
- Trial name
- SWE (NCT06932445)
- Testing
- Shear Wave Elastography
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mehmet Akif AĞIR
Single-ventricle, Stenosis
Transcatheter Fontan Stenting: Impact on Hepatic Stiffness and Exercise Capacity
The goal of this observational study is to assess the clinical impact following Fontan stent placement for extracardiac Fontan conduit (EFC) stenosis in patients with single-ventricle Fontan-palliated patients ages 12-21 years…
- Trial name
- NCT07073612
- Testing
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET), Shear Wave Elastography Scan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Fontans
Fontan Associated Liver Disease
Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD), including the development of cardiac cirrhosis and liver neoplasms (benign and malignant), occurs in a majority of patients with congenital heart disease palliated with the Fontan…
- Trial name
- NCT03914196
- Testing
- Liver Stiffness Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Hypertension
Blood Pressure Follow-up Study in Two Chinese Cohorts(C-BPCS)
Essential hypertension is a complex trait which results from interaction between environmental factors and genetic factors. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of interaction between environmental factors and…
- Trial name
- C-BPCS (NCT02734472)
- Testing
- Incidence and risk factors of hypertension
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 5,298 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital Xi'an Jiaotong University
Psoriatic Arthritis, Atherosclerosis
Vascular Effects of Achieving Minimal Disease Activity in Psoriatic Arthritis - a 2 Year Prospective Cohort Study
Objectives To investigate the effect of achieving minimal disease activity (MDA) using a protocolized treatment strategy on the progression of subclinical atherosclerosis and arterial stiffness in psoriatic arthritis (PsA)…
- Conditions
- Psoriatic Arthritis, Atherosclerosis, Arterial Stiffness
- Trial name
- NCT02232321
- Testing
- PsA MDA
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 113 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chronic Kidney Disease, Pediatric
The Cardiovascular Comorbidity in Children With Chronic Kidney Disease Study
Children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at high risk for cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality. Recent studies suggest that pediatric patients with even moderately impaired kidney function may be…
- Conditions
- Chronic Kidney Disease, Pediatric, Cardiovascular Disease
- Trial name
- 4C (NCT01046448)
- Where
- 50 sites in Austria, Belgium and 13 more
- Volunteers
- 650 people
- Sponsor
- Heidelberg University
Hyperkyphosis, Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Validation of Clinical Assessment of Spinal Stiffness
This study aims to validate and verify the reliability of the clinical measures used in the daily routine by doctors and therapists that allow assessing the spinal stiffness in all spatial planes.
- Trial name
- NCT05924581
- Testing
- Clinical assessment of spinal stiffness
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Scientifico Italiano Colonna Vertebrale
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD
Hypertension in Children and Young People at Risk of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
The goal of this project is to measure the prevalence of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) and hypertension in the general population of children and young people at risk of ADPKD, using magnetic resonance…
- Trial name
- HIYA-PKD (NCT07260071)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiac Fibrosis
The Effects of Inositol on Glucose Metabolism in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome at Risk of Cardiac Fibrosis
The study aims to evaluate the effects of an oral supplementation based on inositols and alpha-lactalbumin on principals metabolic parameters in patients with metabolic syndrome at risk of cardiac fibrosis
- Trial name
- NCT05689710
- Testing
- Inositol and alpha-lactalbumin
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Lo.Li.Pharma s.r.l
Idiopathic Toe Walking
Kinesio Taping Effectiveness on Idiopathic Toe Walking
Idiopathic Toe Walking (ITW) is a diagnosis normally of exclusion and likely, consequently, is approached in vastly varying ways of intervention, including serial casting, Botox injections and physical therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT02025582
- Testing
- Kinesio Tape of the Ankle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Early Vascular Ageing in the YOUth
This is a single-center observational study on adolescents to determine predictors of the early steps of the formation of atherosclerosis and to quantify their influence on Intima-Media-Thickness of the carotid artery and the…
- Conditions
- Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Pathology
- Trial name
- EVA4YOU (NCT04598685)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 1,517 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VASCage GmbH
Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Non-Invasive Evaluation of Myocardial Stiffness by Elastography in Pediatric Cardiology (Elasto-Pédiatrie)
First, investigators must determine the physiological standards across age classes of myocardial stiffness estimated by Elastography in ultrafast (estimated right ventricular stiffness [VD] and left ventricular [LV]).
- Trial name
- NCT02619825
- Testing
- Echography, Elastography
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- French Cardiology Society
Type 1 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Complications
Vascular Complications in Children From T1D Diagnosis
Cardiovascular disease is a complication of type 1 diabetes (T1D), a life-long disease, usually diagnosed in childhood. The goal of this project is to determine the timing and factors leading to vascular damage in children from…
- Conditions
- Type 1 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Complications, Child, Adolescent
- Trial name
- NCT05790785
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Vitamin K and Glucose Metabolism in Children at Risk for Diabetes (Vita-K 'n' Kids Study)
The undercarboxylated fractions of the two vitamin K-dependent proteins osteocalcin and matrix Gla protein have been shown to play key roles in type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (at least in mouse models).
- Conditions
- Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Insulin Sensitivity, Prediabetes
- Trial name
- NCT01972113
- Testing
- Low-Dose Vitamin K2 (menaquinone-7; 45 mcg/d), High-Dose Vitamin K2 (menaquinone-7; 90 mcg/d)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Augusta University