Clinical trials: Cardiac Cachexia
Obesity and Obesity-related Medical Conditions, Diabetes
Routine Validation and Reproducibility Testing of Laboratory Assays and Research Techniques Used for Endocrine, Cardiometabolic, and Musculoskeletal Disorder Research (VALD)
The purpose of this research study is to validate (check the accuracy of) laboratory assays, intravenous catheter insertion, and equipment or devices and their reproducibility, which is necessary to perform high quality research…
- Conditions
- Obesity and Obesity-related Medical Conditions, Diabetes, Atherosclerotic Disease, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- VALD (NCT07083557)
- Testing
- Endothelial cell collection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bettina Mittendorfer
Heart Failure, Sarcopenia
Mechanism of Sarcopenia in Heart Failure
The aim of the study is to provide information on the interaction between socioeconomic factors, daily physical activity, nutrition and lifestyle on loss of muscle mass and muscle function in patients with heart failure.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Sarcopenia, Cachexia
- Trial name
- MUSCLE-CHF (NCT05063955)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital
Heart Failure
Body Composition Ultrasound for Patients With Heart Failure
This study aims to determine whether skeletal muscle ultrasound is a useful technique for measuring low muscle mass in patients with heart failure (HF).
- Trial name
- NCT03948776
- Testing
- BodyMetrix body composition ultrasound, BodyMetrix body composition ultrasound only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts Medical Center
Sepsis, Cardiac Arrest
Thigh Muscle Mass and Muscle Wasting in Patients in the Emergency Department
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate whether thigh muscle mass and muscle wasting are associated with mortality in patients who visit the emergency department.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Cardiac Arrest, Acute Respiratory Failure, Patients Who Visit Emergency Department
- Trial name
- NCT05978154
- Testing
- Thigh muscle mass and muscle wasting (exposure)
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Korea University Ansan Hospital