Clinical trials: Associated Conditions
Cardiovascular Disease, Healthcare Associated Infectious Disease
Optimizing Prevention of Healthcare-Acquired Infections After Cardiac Surgery (HAI)_2
The investigators will conduct qualitative interviews of hospital personnel regarding HAI prevention practices, and use coded data from these interviews to assist in developing standardized practices.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Disease, Healthcare Associated Infectious Disease, Sternal Superficial Wound Infection, Deep Sternal Infection
- Trial name
- NCT02073760
- Testing
- There is no intervention. The investigators are interviewing cardiac surgery staff with knowledge of infection prevention.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Cartilage Diseases
Molecular Biomarkers Associated With Degenerative Joint Disease in the Knee
This investigation describes a novel complex of structural degradation proteins that is associated with pain in individuals with meniscal pathology undergoing arthroscopic partial meniscectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT01006278
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Scuderi, Gaetano J., M.D.
Intubated ICU Patients, Ventilator Associated Pneumonia ( VAP)
Innate Immune Immunoparalysis and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Critically Ill Elderly Patients
This prospective observational cohort study aims to evaluate the role of innate immune immunoparalysis in the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients.
- Conditions
- Intubated ICU Patients, Ventilator Associated Pneumonia ( VAP), Immunoparalysis
- Trial name
- IMP-VM (NCT07551258)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge
Diet Habit, Pollution; Exposure
Children's Health Study Diet and Air Pollution
This study is built upon the existing data in the Children's Health Study to examine the longitudinal association between childhood exposure to air pollutants and changes in diet among adolescents.
- Conditions
- Diet Habit, Pollution; Exposure, Child Obesity
- Trial name
- CHS DIET (NCT03379298)
- Volunteers
- 3,142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Obesity
Investigation of Genetic Marker Associated With Obesity in Koreans
A single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis of DNA obtained from peripheral blood of the obese patients and the normal control will be performed to find genetic marker for obesity
- Trial name
- IGM-OK (NCT01341860)
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kyunghee University Medical Center
Chronic Kidney Disease
CKDu in Sugarcane Workers in Guatemala
The objective of this research project is to investigate specific behaviors and exposures related to sugarcane work and their association with non-communicable diseases, specifically Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Origin…
- Trial name
- NCT03049527
- Testing
- Education, Incentives and Feedback
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 531 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Bariatric Surgery Candidate, Bone Loss
Weight Loss With Risedronate for Bone Health
This is a pilot project to determine the feasibility of recruiting, enrolling, treating, and following 24 older sleeve gastrectomy patients into a randomized controlled trial (RCT) examining the efficacy of bisphosphonate use…
- Conditions
- Bariatric Surgery Candidate, Bone Loss, Weight Loss
- Trial name
- WERISE (NCT03411902)
- Testing
- Risedronate Sodium 150 MG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Delirium
Is Dexmedetomidine Associated With a Lower Incidence of Postoperative Delirium When Compared to Propofol or Midazolam in Cardiac Surgery Patients
The purpose of this chart review study is to determine whether the use of dexmedetomidine, a selective α2-adrenergic receptor agonist with sedative, analgesic, and antinociceptive properties, would be associated with a lower…
- Trial name
- NCT00417664
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Propofol, Midazolam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Pancreatic Cancer, Chronic Pancreatitis
Intravenous Lidocaine for Pain Associated With Pancreatic Cancer and Chronic Pancreatitis
Pain is a major clinical problem for many patients with pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis (CP).In pancreatic cancer, nearly 75% of patients suffer from pain at the time of diagnosis, with over 90% of patients in advanced…
- Trial name
- LIDOPAN (NCT05906615)
- Testing
- Lidocaine IV
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Pain
Efficacy of IV Lidocaine at Alleviating Pain Associated With Propofol Infusion in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Sedation
This protocol describes a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial intended to demonstrate the effectiveness of lidocaine at reducing pain associated wiht propofol infusion for short-term deep sedation in children.
- Trial name
- NCT00786916
- Testing
- normal saline, lidocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akron Children's Hospital
Cannabis Use, Neurocognitive Dysfunction
Prospective Evaluation on Cognitive Function and Its Associated Genetic Vulnerability in Cannabis Users
Most of the studies assessing Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD) and neurocognitive functions are cross-sectional without examining the longitudinal changes in neurocognitive function at a within-subject level with respect to the…
- Conditions
- Cannabis Use, Neurocognitive Dysfunction, Genetic Predisposition
- Trial name
- SToP-C_PeCoG (NCT04373525)
- Testing
- Genome analysis
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Infertility, Female, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Obesity, Insulin Resistance Infertility (POMODORI) Cohort
Enrolling of 150 female patients of fertile age diagnosed with PCOS, insulin resistance, infertility, or mitochondrial disease, and the same number of age- and sex-matched controls are planned.
- Conditions
- Infertility, Female, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Insulin Resistance, Primary Ovarian Insufficiency
- Trial name
- POMODORI (NCT06167135)
- Where
- Hungary
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Semmelweis University
Fluid Retention Tissue, Perfusion; Complications
Weightlessness Associated Cephalad Fluid Shifts; The Potential to Evaluate Venous and Lymphatic Dysfunction
In the weightlessness of space and significant alterations of terrestrial 1 g (1 gravity equivalent) head-to-foot hydrostatic pressure gradients, astronauts experience a dramatic fluid redistribution of ~ 2 liters from the legs…
- Trial name
- NIID (NCT06405282)
- Testing
- Manual Lymphatic Drainage, Near infrared spectroscopy, Temperature
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nova Southeastern University
Korean, Male
The Effect of Education on Decreasing the Prevalence and Severity of Neck and Shoulder Pain
Neck and shoulder pain (NSP) is fairly common among high school students in Korea. Presumably, the high prevalence of NSP in Korean adolescents is a consequence of an inappropriate static position for a prolonged period of time.
- Conditions
- Korean, Male, Adolescents
- Trial name
- NCT01727960
- Testing
- Education and posture correction
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 1,302 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Soonchunhyang University Hospital
Halitosis, Dentistry
Effect of Dental Education Duration on Halitosis and Associated Factors
The study population will consist of undergraduate dental students enrolled at Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Faculty of Dentistry.
- Trial name
- NCT07740876
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital
Upper Limb Injury
The RISMUS Cohort Study: Risk Among Music Students.
This observational cohort study involves repeated cross-sectional observations in order to identify those factors associated with increased risk of PRMDs among music students.
- Trial name
- RISMUS (NCT03622190)
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen Margaret University
Intolerance to "Conventional" Bread
Tolerance to an Artisanal Bread in a Population Intolerant of the Conventional Bread and Study of Associated Markers
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of consuming an "artisanal" bread for 15 days on gastrointestinal symptoms in individuals intolerant to "conventional" bread.
- Trial name
- TOLERBREAD (NCT07568223)
- Testing
- Artisanal Bread
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
Pneumonia, Pediatric Disorder
Standardization of Mid-Level Providers Using Point of Care Ultrasound to Diagnose Pediatric Pneumonia
The POCUS training program aims to bring sustainable, affordable access to POCUS to patients in need of diagnostic services in Uganda.
- Conditions
- Pneumonia, Pediatric Disorder, Diagnostic and Monitoring Radiological Devices Associated With Adverse Incidents
- Trial name
- POCUS (NCT03969342)
- Testing
- Point of care ultrasound training
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bridge to Health Medical and Dental
Travel-Related Illness, Malaria
Infection Tracking in Travellers. The Project Aims to Identify Profiles of Travel-associated Illness and to Follow up on Long-term Sequelae of Arboviral Infections and Malaria
The investigators hypothesize that sex, age, area of exposure and purpose of travel are associated with different travel-related infections. The investigators also hypothesize that certain infections will have long-term sequelae.
- Conditions
- Travel-Related Illness, Malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya
- Trial name
- ITIT (NCT04672577)
- Testing
- Observational study
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Patricia Schlagenhauf
Chronic Insomnia, Sleepiness
Sleep Time and Insomnia Factors Among Professional Flight Members
Sleep is a physiological function that plays an essential role in many somatic, cognitive or psychological processes. Although the criteria for sleep effectiveness are multiple, its quantity is unanimously recognized as a major…
- Trial name
- SOMNAVI (NCT04761796)
- Testing
- Sleeping condition self-questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 2,700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées