Clinical trials: Cardiac Health
Healthy, Arrhythmia
Prospective Study to Validate the Clinical Accuracy of the Norbert Device to Measure Pulse Rate
The study will evaluate the mean average error (MAE) of measuring pulse rate using the Norbert Device (ND) as compared to a reference heart rate measured using an electrocardiogram (ECG).
- Trial name
- NCT05640323
- Testing
- Norbert Device
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norbert Health
Patient Participation, Heart Defects, Congenital
Liver Disease, Myocardial Fibrosis and Collaterals in the Adult Fontan Patient a Metabolomics and Proteomics Approach
Out objective is to identify the mechanisms that promote hepatic and myocardial fibrosis, and collateral vessel formation in patients with complex congenital heart disease and Fontan circulation.
- Conditions
- Patient Participation, Heart Defects, Congenital, Liver Diseases, Collateral Circulation, Any Site
- Trial name
- NCT04764305
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University Innsbruck
No Condition
Fast vs. Slow Pranayama for Breathing, Heart, Balance, and Well-Being in Students
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effects of slow and rapid pranayama techniques on respiratory, cardiovascular, balance, and psychosocial parameters in healthy adults aged 18-35 years.
- Trial name
- NCT07320742
- Testing
- Slow Pranayama, Fast Pranayama
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Coronary Artery Disease
Optimizing Audit and Feedback for Primary Care
There remains a large gap between ideal and actual care provided to patients with chronic diseases. Performance feedback reports are often used as a foundation for quality improvement interventions.
- Trial name
- NCT00996645
- Testing
- Worksheet to facilitate goal-setting and action plans
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Health Behavior, Quality of Life
Yoga Effects on Heart Rate Variability and Electroencephalography
Since yoga breathing exercises are traditionally used to tranquilize the mind, and have a well-known positive effect on the cardiovascular system, it is our hypothesis that a respiratory yoga exercise named bhastrika pranayama…
- Trial name
- NCT01866683
- Testing
- 1 month respiratory training, 1 month waiting period
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Gender Based Violence, Women's Health
Dil Mil (Hearts Together)
A growing body of research indicates that gender-based violence (GBV) is a major global public health challenge. Yet, there is a dearth of evidence to guide program planning and policy-making efforts to reduce GBV.
- Trial name
- NCT01337778
- Testing
- Primary care for Daughters-in-Law, The Dil Mil Intervention
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 539 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Physical Activity, Heart Failure
WHISH-2-Prevent Heart Failure
The WHISH-2-Prevent Heart Failure (HF) study is an ancillary study to the Women's Health Initiative Strong and Healthy (WHISH) exercise pragmatic trial.
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Heart Failure, Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction, Heart Failure With Normal Ejection Fraction
- Trial name
- NCT03099889
- Testing
- Physical Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49,936 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island
Fetal Movement
Maternal Perception of Fetal Movements Evaluation Using and Analyzing the Variables of Antepartum Computerized Cardiotocography: An Exploratory Study.
Several studies analysed the association of fetal movement counting with perinatal mortality and fetal outcomes. However, no one examined the relationship of the maternal perception of fetal movement with the fetal wellbeing…
- Trial name
- NCT04397874
- Testing
- ; Computerized cardiotocography (cCTG)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Respiratory Function Tests，Heart Function Tests, Cardiopulmonary Function
Xiangya Cardiopulmonary Health and Disease Cohort
Xiangya Cardiopulmonary Health and Disease Cohort (XY-CPHDC) is a non-intervention study grounded in real-world data. It is designed as a bidrectional clinical cohort combined retrospective and prospective design, in order to…
- Trial name
- XY-CPHDC (NCT06972784)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Resting Heart Rate, Blood Glucose Control
Assessing the Effects of Cool Roofs on Indoor Environments and Health
Ambient air temperatures in Asian, Latin American, African, and Pacific climate hotspots have broken record highs in 2024, driven by man-made climate change. Solutions are needed to reduce heat exposure in communities.
- Conditions
- Resting Heart Rate, Blood Glucose Control, Depression, Heat-related Symptoms
- Trial name
- REFLECT (NCT06579950)
- Testing
- Cool roof
- Where
- 5 sites in Burkina Faso, Fiji and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 3,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aditi Bunker
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
Risk Reduction Behavior, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Corazon de la Familia (Heart of the Family)
The Corazón de la Familia study is a randomized controlled trial to examine the effects of a novel family-focused lifestyle modification intervention to reduce risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) among…
- Conditions
- Risk Reduction Behavior, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT03196024
- Testing
- Family-focused intervention arm, Individual-focused intervention arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 526 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gia Mudd
Mental Health, Mindfulness
Perspective on Thoughts and Feelings as a Predictor of Psychological Well-being in Daily Life, in a Community Sample
This project examines the psychological construct of decentering - a mindfulness-related construct marked by an observer perspective on one's ongoing mental processes.
- Trial name
- NCT03336710
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 380 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Stress, Psychological, Physiological
Effects of Yoga on Objective and Self-reported Health Indicators Among Female and Male Individuals
The purpose of this study is to determine whether inversions (specific yoga postures in which the heart is higher than the head) and other dynamic and static yoga postures affect heart rate variability, oxygen uptake, blood…
- Trial name
- NCT01305096
- Testing
- Yoga intervention
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Obesity, Heart Failure, Diastolic
Improving Metabolic Health in Patients With Diastolic Dysfunction
The purpose of this study is to determine whether 1 year of supervised exercise training in obese individuals at high risk for developing HF, incorporating high intensity interval training (HIIT) two to three times per week in…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Heart Failure, Diastolic, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- MTG (NCT03448185)
- Testing
- High intensity exercise, Omega-3 fish oil, Yoga
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Menopause, Depression
Depression, Aging, Stress and Heart Health Study
Depression is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), and this comorbidity contributes significantly to the morbidity and mortality of women.
- Conditions
- Menopause, Depression, Heart Disease in Women, Stress
- Trial name
- DASHH (NCT05570721)
- Testing
- Trier Social Stress Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Mental Health, Parenting / Maternal Behavior
Healing Hearts: A Mindfulness App for Parents Navigating Divorce or Separation
This study examines online programs for parents navigating divorce or separation. Researchers will study whether a self-guided mindfulness app called Healing Hearts, followed by a self-guided online parenting program called the…
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Parenting / Maternal Behavior, Parenting Anxiety, Parenting Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT07871916
- Testing
- Healing Hearts, electronic New Beginnings Program, Curated internet resources
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Burnout, Professional, Stress, Psychological
Foundational Programs to Combat Clinician Stress
This is a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial in which clinicians from University of Pennsylvania Health Systems (UPHS) including Penn Medicine- Lancaster General Health (LGH) and Massachusetts General Hospital…
- Conditions
- Burnout, Professional, Stress, Psychological, Stress, Physiological, Psychological Well-Being
- Trial name
- FACCTS (NCT07220421)
- Testing
- Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) Breathing and Sahaj Meditation, Health Education Program (HEP)
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lancaster General Hospital
Cardiovascular Diseases
Optimizing a Self-compassion Intervention Designed to Improve Physical Activity Among Women at Risk for Heart Disease
The investigators aim to optimize an intervention which teaches women at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) to cope with this risk using self-compassion (an attitude of kindness towards oneself) in order to adopt a physically…
- Trial name
- NCT05209373
- Testing
- Intervention Condition, Positive Control Condition
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Family Heart Health Educational Program (The FIT-Heart Study)
The primary objective of the FIT Heart Study was to test the effectiveness of a hospital-based standardized screening and educational intervention targeted to family members of patients hospitalized with CVD, to increase…
- Trial name
- FIT-Heart (NCT00728637)
- Testing
- Family Passport to Heart Health Program, General Educational Materials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 501 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University