Clinical trials: Aortic Stiffness
High Blood Pressure
Heart and Blood Pressure Study: The Effect of Aortic Impedance on Myocardial Relaxation
Does dilation of blood vessels (vasodilation), which decreases aortic stiffness, have a greater effect on heart myocardium relaxation (diastole) than vasodilation which affects mean pressure equally without improving aortic…
- Trial name
- NCT00204984
- Testing
- oral hydralazine and intravenous nesiritide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Healthy Volunteers, Vascular Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
Non-Invasive Quantitative Imaging of Human Local Arterial Wall Elasticity Using Supersonic Shear Imaging
Arterial stiffness is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events and death. Most of existing technique need dedicated device for arterial stiffness evaluation and indirect calculation of intra arterial pressure.
- Trial name
- ULTRAFASTECHO (NCT01096264)
- Testing
- SSI and SphygmoCor® evaluations
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- French Cardiology Society
Prehypertension, Gout
Study of Febuxostat Effect on Blood Pressure in Patients With High Normal Blood Pressure
High normal blood pressure, also called prehypertension, is a significant problem. High uric acid in the blood, the same thing that causes gout, may cause higher blood pressures.
- Conditions
- Prehypertension, Gout, Pulse Wave Velocity, Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT01472692
- Testing
- Febuxostat
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Hypertension, Diabetes
Safety Study to Lower the Risk of Heart Failure is Also Effective in Reducing Stiffness of the Arteries
The study is being done to see if a drug shown to lower the risk of heart failure is also effective in reducing the stiffness of the arteries.
- Trial name
- EFFORT (NCT00829296)
- Testing
- nebivolol, Metoprolol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Hypertension, Systolic, Stiffness, Aortic
Sympathetic Regulation of Large Artery Stiffness in Humans With ISH
Stiffening of your blood vessels, particularly the large vessels from your heart (called the aorta and carotids) you age contributes to the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) such as heart attack and stroke.
- Trial name
- SELECT (NCT04423627)
- Testing
- Clonidine, Hydrochlorothiazide
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Coronary Artery Disease, Arterial Stiffness, Blood Pressure
Expanded Studies on the SCAPIS Stockholm Reexamination Cohort
The Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS) is a unique, large-scale national research initiative involving 30,000 randomly selected individuals aged 50-64, recruited between 2014 and 2018.
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Arterial Stiffness, Blood Pressure, AORTIC VALVE DISEASES, Mitral Valve Stenosis and/or Insufficiency
- Trial name
- SCAPIS-ReEx (NCT07476703)
- Testing
- Coronary computer tomography (CCTA), Echocardiograhy and aortic ultrasound, Liver elastography
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danderyd Hospital
Obesity
Effect of Acute Dietary Supplementation With Grape Seed Extract on Aortic Stiffness, Arterial Pressure, and Blood Vessel Dilation in Collegiate Obese Individuals at Rest
This study investigated if elevated BP and aortic stiffness characterized in obese individuals are attenuated following acute grape seed extract supplementation.
- Trial name
- NCT04389060
- Testing
- Grape seed extract
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- California Baptist University
Hypertension, Diabetes
Aliskiren vs Hydrochlorothiazide in Hypertensive Type II Diabetic Patients on Resistance Arteries
This study will be performed only at the Jewish General Hospital. It will investigate the effect of treatment with aliskiren, an inhibitor of renin, a substance produced by the kidney that constricts arteries and raises blood…
- Trial name
- NCT01480791
- Testing
- Aliskiren vs. hydrochlorothiazide, Hydrochlorothiazide
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital
Coronary Arterial Disease (CAD), Arterial Stiffness
SCAPIS 2 Cardio - Vibrometer Based Pulse Wave Analysis and CVD Risk Assessment
This clinical investigation will evaluate a novel contactless technology for assessing arterial stiffness and pulse wave characteristics and explore its potential in assessment of coronary artery disease, aortic stenosis and…
- Conditions
- Coronary Arterial Disease (CAD), Arterial Stiffness, Aortic Valve Disease, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- NCT07001007
- Testing
- Coronary Computer Tomography (CCTA), Laser Doppler Vibrometry and single-lead ECG, Echocardiography
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HJN Sverige AB/Neko Health
Mitral Stenosis
Assessment of Exercise Capacity, Muscle Oxygenation and Aortic Stiffness in Patients With Mitral Stenosis
Heart valve diseases are the most common cause of mortality and morbidity after coronary artery disease, hypertension, and heart failure.
- Trial name
- NCT07394998
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Healthy
Acute Effect of Nitrate From Natural Dietary Sources on Arterial Stiffness and Blood Pressures in Healthy Individuals
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the acute effect of a meal high in dietary nitrates on aortic augmentation index, brachial and aortic blood pressures, and subendocardial viability ration (SEVR).
- Trial name
- DNAB (NCT01604993)
- Testing
- Spinach soup, Asparagus soup
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Vascular Stiffness, Endothelial Dysfunction
Targeting Inflammation to Treat Cardiovascular Aging
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States with older age being a primary risk factor.
- Conditions
- Vascular Stiffness, Endothelial Dysfunction, Diastolic Dysfunction
- Trial name
- TIVA (NCT01775865)
- Testing
- Salsalate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gary L. Pierce
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 2 Diabetes
The Effect of 4 Weeks of L-Citrulline Supplementation on Macro- and Microvascular Function in Type 2 Diabetes
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of 4 weeks of Citrulline supplementation on macro- and microvascular function during acute hyperglycemia in middle-aged and older adults with type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT06016478
- Testing
- L-citrulline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University
if Aortic Stiffness, Myocardial Wall Strain
RITHM - Resonance Imaging Trial for Heart Biomarkers in Adolescent/Young (AYA) Cancer Survivors
Cardiovascular events are the leading non-cancer cause of mortality after childhood cancer, occurring at a significantly younger age than in the general population.
- Trial name
- NCT01719094
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Arterial Calcification, Aortic Stiffness
Short and Long-term Results of Arterial Stiffness and Central Aortic Pressure After Kidney Transplantation
Central blood pressure and pulse wave velocity were measured using a Complior Analyse device in Short and Long-term after kidney transplantation.
- Conditions
- Arterial Calcification, Aortic Stiffness, High Blood Pressure (& [Essential Hypertension])
- Trial name
- PWV/CP/KTx (NCT02443454)
- Testing
- Device: Complior Analyse System, Tanita BC 418- Bioelectrical impedance analysis
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Warsaw
Cardiovascular Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease
Effect of ACE-inhibitors on Aortic Stiffness in Elderly Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
The goal of this proposal is to investigate the potential for ACE-inhibitors (ACE-I)(drugs primarily used to treat hypertension or congestive heart failure) to prevent or delay cardiovascular disease (CVD) in older adults with…
- Trial name
- NCT00874432
- Testing
- angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, lisinopril
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Heart Failure, Liver Fibrosis
Magnetic Resonance Elastography as a Method to Estimate Stiffness of Soft Tissues
Magnetic resonance elastography is a novel non-invasive MRI technique to obtain stiffness of soft tissues such as liver, heart, kidneys, etc.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Liver Fibrosis, Cardiac Transplant Rejection, Aortic Aneurysms
- Trial name
- MRE (NCT01757730)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arunark Kolipaka
Glucose Intolerance, Aortic Stiffness
Healthy Aging Through Functional Food
The purpose of this study is to determine whether dietary inducers of glyoxalase 1 are effective in improving metabolic and vascular health.
- Conditions
- Glucose Intolerance, Aortic Stiffness, Vasodilation
- Trial name
- HATFF (NCT02095873)
- Testing
- Glyoxalase 1 (Glo1) inducer
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Warwick
Aortic Stiffness, Hypertension
Validation of the Schiller BR-102 Plus PWA Device to Measure Central and Peripheral Hemodynamics
The significance of parameters of the central hemodynamic is based upon their strong association with left ventricular hypertrophy and target organ damage at the heart.
- Trial name
- BR-102 (NCT02596165)
- Testing
- Pulse wave analysis measurement with Schiller BR-102 Plus PWA device
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Basel