Clinical trials: Atherosclerosis
Hypertension, Aging
Wild Blueberries and Cardiovascular Health in Middle-aged/Older Men and Postmenopausal Women
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Aging is the primary risk factor for CVD, in large part due to adverse modifications to the arteries.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Aging, Endothelial Dysfunction, Men
- Trial name
- WB2020 (NCT04530916)
- Testing
- Blueberry Powder
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular Disease
Isometric Resistance Exercise on Accelerated Atherosclerosis in Hypertension
Background: Hypertension (HT) is the most common condition worldwide, predisposing to atherosclerotic disease. However, most HT patients have suboptimal BP control despite anti-HT medications.
- Trial name
- IRE-HT (NCT07665034)
- Testing
- Squatting Exercise, Stretching (Yoga) Exercise
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Metabolic Disease, Obesity
Characterization of Patients With Uncommon Presentations and/or Uncommon Diseases Associated With the Cardiovascular System
Background: Researchers are interested in studying individuals who have known or suspected metabolic, inflammatory or genetic diseases that may put them at a high risk for heart diseases or diseases of their blood vessels.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Disease, Obesity, Li-Fraumeni Syndrome, Cardiomyopathy
- Trial name
- NCT01143454
- Testing
- NSR IDE-MRI: Research pulse sequences
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Asthma, Atherosclerosis
Study of the Effect of Innate on the Inflammatory Response to Endotoxin
Background: Innate immunity is the process by which white blood cells and other parts of the immune system sense and respond to potential infections by causing an inflammation.
- Conditions
- Asthma, Atherosclerosis, Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT01143480
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 725 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Coronary Atherosclerosis of Native Coronary Artery
Cardiovascular Risk Stratification on the Basis of Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
In the modern population, mortality and disability from cardiovascular diseases is predominant and is realized as a major medical and social problem.
- Trial name
- CRUISERS (NCT06399328)
- Testing
- Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samara State Medical University
ASCVD, LDL-C
Test 2 Treat: Can we Improve the Testing and Treatment of High Cholesterol in Patients Who Have Been Hospitalized for a Cardiac Event by Providing Education to Doctors and Patients?
The goal of this implementation trial is to learn if providing education to doctors and patients who have had a heart event works to prevent future heart problems. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Trial name
- T2T (NCT06471036)
- Testing
- Care Champion Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Healthy, Obesity
New Heart Imaging Techniques to Evaluate Possible Heart Disease
Background: Imaging tests, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), can provide information about heart and blood vessels. The tests let doctors can see the amount of blood vessel narrowing and vessel wall thickness.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Obesity, Diabetes, Healthy Volunteers
- Trial name
- NCT01399385
- Testing
- MR Imaging Techniques - 1, MR Imaging Techniques - 2, MR Imaging Techniques - 3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Cardiometabolic Health
How Animal and Plant Protein Shakes Change the Body's Nutrient and Health Responses
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn how different protein types affect the body's metabolism and immune system in healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07121010
- Testing
- Animal-Based Protein Smoothie, Plant-Based Protein Smoothie, Plant-Based Protein Smoothie with Leucine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Normal and Abnormal Cardiovascular Physiology
Technical and Translational Development of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) Imaging
Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an important non-invasive tool to study and diagnose cardiovascular disease. MRI scanners use strong magnetic fields and radio waves to create pictures of body organs.
- Trial name
- NCT03581318
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD), Coronary Artery Disease
wCAR-Austria: A Women-Specific Score to Assess Cardiovascular Risk in Women Aged 40 to 65
The wCAR-Austria Study is a multicentre, prospective, interventional study evaluating a novel women-specific cardiovascular risk score (wCAR) in 800 women aged 40-65 years across Austria.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD), Coronary Artery Disease, Atheroscleroses
- Trial name
- wCAR-Austria (NCT07849127)
- Testing
- Arm 1: wCAR-CARE - Precision Prevention (Arm A), Guideline-directed standard of care
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Women's Heart Austria
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Acute Coronary Syndromes
Placebo-controlled Study of Single and Multiple Ascending Doses of UDP-003 in Healthy Human Participants and Followed by an Open-label Patient Cohort
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if UDP-003 is safe in healthy human participants and patients, assess the pharmacokinetics (PK)/pharmacodynamics (PD) of UDP-003 in healthy human participants and patients and its…
- Trial name
- CTx-001 (NCT06813339)
- Testing
- UDP-003
- Where
- 3 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cyclarity Therapeutics, Inc.
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
YN001 in Healthy Subjects and Patients With Coronary Atherosclerosis
This study consists of two parts. The SAD and MAD of part I are a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single and multiple ascending dose study in healthy adult subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT06048588
- Testing
- YN001, rosuvastatin calcium tablets
- Where
- 6 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Inno Medicine Co., Ltd.
Clonal Hematopoiesis, Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential
CHIP in Health and Disease
Clonal hematopoiesis (CH), including clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP), is an age-associated condition characterized by the expansion of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell clones carrying acquired somatic…
- Conditions
- Clonal Hematopoiesis, Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential, Clonal Cytopenia of Undetermined Significance (CCUS), Myelodysplastic Syndrome
- Trial name
- CHIP2 (NCT07780552)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VASCage GmbH
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
Detecting Peripheral Artery Disease With the Pulse
1) The purpose of this study is to assess segmental pulse arrival time (PAT) as an alternative biomarker to detect lower-extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD), and to investigate the impacts of local skin heating and foot…
- Trial name
- NCT07226193
- Testing
- Segmental pulse arrival time assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Atherosclerosis, Periodontitis
Impact of Non-surgical Periodontal Therapy in the Improvement of Early Endothelial Dysfunction in Subjects With Periodontitis.
A randomized-controlled clinical trial is conducted in order to evaluate the impact of non-surgical periodontal treatment on endothelial dysfunction parameters in subjects with periodontitis and without any cardiovascular disease.
- Trial name
- NCT05906797
- Testing
- Non-surgical periodontal treatment by Q-SI, Non surgical periodontal debridement using MINST approach
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Catania
Acute Coronary Syndrome, Stroke
Florbetaben for Imaging of Vascular Amyloid
The Primary Objective is to determine if a new nuclear tracer (named 18F-Florbetaben) used with nuclear imaging (PET imaging) can detect inflamed plaque in patients with recent ACS or stroke/TIA.
- Conditions
- Acute Coronary Syndrome, Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack, Atherosclerosis of Artery
- Trial name
- FERMATA (NCT06091319)
- Testing
- [18F]-Florbetaben PET and CT imaging
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation
Healthy Adult, Healthy
PET Imaging of Natriuretic Peptide Receptor C (NPR-C) in Carotid Atherosclerosis With 64Cu-NODAGA-CANF (Volunteer - Dosimetry Study)
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the biodistribution, safety, and calculate the radiation dosimetry of the novel atherosclerotic PET imaging radiotracer, 64Cu-NODAGA-CANF, in normal healthy adult volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT07800481
- Testing
- 64Cu-NODAGA-CANF
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Atherosclerosis, Wounds and Injuries
Machine Learning for Handheld Vascular Studies
The use of handheld arterial 'stethoscopes' (continuous wave Doppler devices) are ubiquitous in clinical practice. However, most users have received no formal training in their use or the interpretation of the returned data.
- Trial name
- DopplerZAM (NCT02932176)
- Testing
- Non-invasive vascular testing, machine-learning algorithm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular Disease, Metabolic Syndrome
Associations Between Dietary Patterns, LDL Aggregation, and Cardiometabolic Health
This study aims to investigate the extent to which vegan or plant-based, omnivorous, and carnivore dietary patterns affect LDL aggregation susceptibility (the affinity for LDL cholesterol particles to clump together in the…
- Conditions
- Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Dyslipidaemia, Endothelial Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT07474233
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool John Moores University
Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty, Atherosclerosis of Arteries of the Extremities, Unspecified
Skin Microcirculation in Patients With Lower Limb Atherosclerosis
The aim of this study is to explore the ability of the non-invasive device ODI-Tech® to monitor changes in microvascular blood flow in patients with lower limb ischemia undergoing the procedure percutaneous transluminal…
- Trial name
- SMILLA (NCT07312383)
- Testing
- Examination with the ODI-Tech medical device
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ODI Medical AS