Clinical trials: Arteriosclerosis
Coronary Artery Disease
Effects of Sublingual and Transdermal Administration of Nitroglycerin for Coronary CT Angiography on Image Quality
To evaluate image quality of coronary CT angiography (cCTA) after sublingual and transdermal administration of Nitroglycerin. Aim of this prospective research study is to investigate equivalence on image quality after sublingual…
- Trial name
- NCT02961946
- Testing
- Nitroglycerin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 198 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Coronary Artery Disease
Switching From DAPT to Dual Pathway Inhibition With Low-dose Rivaroxaban in Adjunct to Aspirin in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
Recent studies indicate that anti-factor-Xa inhibition with low-dose rivaroxaban may have a role in the reduction of ischemic recurrences in patients with atherosclerotic disease manifestations.
- Trial name
- SWAP-AC (NCT04006288)
- Testing
- Clopidogrel, Prasugrel, ticagrelor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Hypogonadism, Atherosclerosis
Testosterone Replacement in Older Men and Atherosclerosis Progression
As men grow older, their testosterone levels decrease with age. One-third of men, 70 years of age or older, have low testosterone levels.
- Trial name
- TEAAM (NCT00287586)
- Testing
- Testosterone Gel (Androgel)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 308 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
An International Study to Evaluate Diagnostic Efficacy of Flurpiridaz (18F) Injection PET MPI in the Detection of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
This is a Phase 3, prospective, open-label, international, multicentre study of Flurpiridaz (18F) Injection for PET MPI in patients referred for ICA because of suspected CAD.
- Trial name
- NCT03354273
- Testing
- PET MPI, SPECT MPI, Pharmacological stress agents
- Where
- 53 sites in United States, Canada and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 730 people
- Sponsor
- GE Healthcare
Heart Diseases, Coronary Artery Disease
Intraoperative Echocardiography in Low-Risk CABG Surgery
This goal of this study is to better understand when and where intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) should (or should not) be used during coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgeries.
- Conditions
- Heart Diseases, Coronary Artery Disease, Chest Pain, Stenosis Coronary
- Trial name
- NCT06154265
- Testing
- TEE probe
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Coronary Artery Disease
The PLATINUM Clinical Trial to Assess the PROMUS Element Stent System for Treatment of De Novo Coronary Artery Lesions in Small Vessels
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the PROMUS Element™ Everolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System for the treatment of patients with up to 2 de novo atherosclerotic coronary artery lesions.
- Trial name
- PLATINUM SV (NCT01498692)
- Testing
- PROMUS Element Coronary Stent System
- Where
- 23 sites in United States, Australia and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Coronary Artery Disease
Comparison of StentOptimizer With IntraVenous Ultrasound and 2D Quantitative Coronary Angiography
The primary objective of this study is to determine the diagnostic efficiency and accuracy of using the StentOptimizer. The ability of StentOptimizer to influence post deployment treatment strategy will be assessed and compared…
- Trial name
- NCT00973921
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Paieon Inc.
Peripheral Artery Disease, Peripheral Vascular Disease
BARD® Study of LIFESTREAM™ Balloon Expandable Covered Stent Treating Iliac Arterial Occlusive Disease
Collect confirmatory evidence of the safety and effectiveness of the Balloon LIFESTREAM™ Stent Graft for the treatment of stenoses and occlusion in the iliac arteries.
- Conditions
- Peripheral Artery Disease, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Arterial Occlusive Disease
- Trial name
- BOLSTER (NCT02228564)
- Testing
- Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA), LIFESTREAM™ covered stent
- Where
- 20 sites in United States, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 155 people
- Sponsor
- C. R. Bard
Diabetic Nephropathies, Coronary Artery Disease
A Multicenter Clinical Trial of Allopurinol to Prevent Kidney Function Loss in Type 1 Diabetes
Despite improvements during the past 20 years in blood glucose and blood pressure control, diabetic kidney disease remains one of the most important causes of health problems in patients with diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT02017171
- Testing
- Allopurinol
- Where
- 30 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 530 people
- Sponsor
- Alessandro Doria
Accidental Falls, Fall Due to Loss of Equilibrium
OHI--Randomized Control Trial to Evaluate Efficacy, Acceptability, and Perception of Benefit of an Innovative Custom AFO
The investigators propose a randomized control trial to evaluate long term effects and effectiveness of Moore Balance Brace (MBB) ankle foot orthoses (AFO) in reducing risk of falling in older adults.
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Fall Due to Loss of Equilibrium, High Risk of Falls Due to Mobility Limitation, Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT02819011
- Testing
- MBB AFO, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Bijan Najafi, PhD
Coronary Artery Disease, Diabetes Mellitus
Clopidogrel Versus Ticagrelor in Type-2 Diabetes
CLOTILDIA is a single-center, prospective, randomized, open label, cross-over study evaluating the effects of ticagrelor versus high-dose clopidogrel on endothelial function and platelet reactivity in patients with type-2…
- Trial name
- NCT02742987
- Testing
- Ticagrelor, Clopidogrel, Standard medical therapy
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Campus Bio-Medico University
Diabetes, Diabetic Foot Ulcer
Electrical Stimulation to Accelerate Wound Healing
A clinical study at the Baylor College of Medicine, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, is being proposed to test the efficacy of a novel electrical stimulation platform named the Tennant Biomodulator designed…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Diabetic Foot Ulcer, Peripheral Neuropathy, Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03821675
- Testing
- Electrical Stimulation - Active
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Cardiovascular Diseases, Coronary Artery Disease
Use of Lexiscan for Myocardial Stress Perfusion Computed Tomography With a 3rd Generation Dual Source CT System
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, tolerability, safety, and image quality of low-radiation, dynamic perfusion CT of the heart in patients with suspected ischemic chest pain and a moderate or severe…
- Trial name
- NCT03103061
- Testing
- Lexiscan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Heart Diseases
Metoprolol to Reduce Perioperative Myocardial Injury
The purpose of this research study is to test if a commonly used, FDA-approved medication, called metoprolol, given at the conclusion of anesthesia following surgery, and during postoperative admission, reduces the possibility of…
- Trial name
- ORION (NCT03138603)
- Testing
- Metoprolol Tartrate
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Contrast-induced Acute Kidney Injury
Biochemical Effects of Remote Ischemic Pre-Conditioning on Contrast-induced Acute Kidney Injury
This a prospective, double-blind, sham-controlled, randomized clinical trial to study the effects of remote ischemic preconditioning on acute kidney injury, vascular and renal biomarkers in patients with non-ST elevation…
- Trial name
- BRICK (NCT03236441)
- Testing
- RIPC
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Oladipupo Olafiranye, MD, MS
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Behavioral Economic Approaches to Increase Physical Activity Among Patients With Elevated Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
The objective of this study is to use a randomized, controlled trial to test the effectiveness of using gamification, financial incentives, or both to increase physical activity among patients with elevated risk for…
- Trial name
- BE ACTIVE (NCT03911141)
- Testing
- Gamification, Financial
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,062 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Atherosclerosis
Rosiglitazone Versus a Sulfonylurea On Progression Of Atherosclerosis In Patients With Heart Disease And Type 2 Diabetes
The purpose of this study is to test the safety and effectiveness of rosiglitazone against a sulfonylurea in reducing or slowing the development of atherosclerosis in the blood vessels of the heart.
- Trial name
- NCT00116831
- Testing
- Glipizide, rosiglitazone maleate
- Where
- 156 sites in United States, Argentina and 18 more
- Volunteers
- 672 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Coronary Artery Disease
Cangrelor Ticagrelor Transition Study
To demonstrate that patients treated with cangrelor can be directly switched to oral ticagrelor and that patients treated with ticagrelor can be switched to cangrelor without a significant decrease in the extent of inhibition of…
- Trial name
- NCT01766466
- Testing
- cangrelor, Ticagrelor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- The Medicines Company
Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Disease
Post-Market CorPath Registry on the CorPath 200 System in Percutaneous Coronary Interventions
To collect data on the routine patterns of use, safety and effectiveness, including the clinical and technical performance of the CorPath 200 System, in the delivery and manipulation of coronary guidewires and stent/balloon…
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Disease, Myocardial Ischemia, Heart Diseases
- Trial name
- PRECISION (NCT01917682)
- Testing
- CorPath-assisted Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Where
- 16 sites in United States, Israel
- Volunteers
- 754 people
- Sponsor
- Siemens Healthineers Endovascular Robotics, Inc.
Aortic Aneurysm, Penetrating Ulcer
TX2® Low Profile TAA Endovascular Graft
The Zenith® TX2® Low Profile TAA Endovascular Graft study is a clinical trial approved by US FDA to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Zenith® TX2® Low Profile TAA Endovascular Graft indicated for the treatment of…
- Conditions
- Aortic Aneurysm, Penetrating Ulcer, Vascular Disease
- Trial name
- TX2® LP (NCT01151020)
- Testing
- Zenith® TX2® Low Profile TAA Endovascular Graft
- Where
- 33 sites in United States, Germany and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Cook Research Incorporated