Clinical trials: Cardiac Health
Obesity, Overweight
Predicting Adherence to a Heart-Healthy Diet in Lean and Obese Individuals
Background: Sticking to a diet plan can be difficult, but is important for many different health reasons. Some people seem to have a harder time following and sticking to a diet plan than others.
- Trial name
- NCT01862796
- Testing
- Underfeeding diet, Weight maintaining diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Cardiovascular Disease, Hypertension
Phase II Study of Heart Polypill Safety and Efficacy in Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular is a major cause of mortality in Iran, accounting for 45.7% of deaths. In Golestan (North Eastern Iran) preliminary findings from follow-up of the Golestan Cohort are consistent with national figures: with 45% (at…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Disease, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Heart Disease
- Trial name
- Polypill (NCT00603590)
- Testing
- Polypill
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 475 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Heart Failure
Developing a Non-invasive Cardiac Functional Health Status Measurement Device
This is a single-center, non-randomized study.Enrolled patients will be placed on a tilt table and a stress test will be performed in a total of 4 different positions. Their blood pressure will be measured at each position.
- Trial name
- NCT01877343
- Testing
- CVInsight(TM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Circadian Dysregulation
Body Weight, Sleep, and Heart Health
A multidisciplinary investigation examining the circadian mechanisms regulating cardiovascular (CV) risk, with an additional focus on obesity.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Circadian Dysregulation, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03388788
- Testing
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanning of cardiac function at 3 time points across the 24 hour circadian cycle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Preeclampsia Postpartum, Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
A Community Health Worker Intervention to Address Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
United States maternal mortality and preterm birth rates are among the highest among high-income countries due in part to a combination of racial, regional and socioeconomic disparities in access to care and overall health.
- Trial name
- AW2H (NCT06353256)
- Testing
- usual postpartum care, usual postpartum care + community health worker intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Smoking Cessation
Study To Evaluate Cardiac Assessments Following Different Treatments Of Smoking Cessation Medications In Subjects With And Without Psychiatric Disorders.
Non-treatment extension to study A3051123, aimed at collecting data on cardiovascular safety for all participants in the A3051123 trial for an additional 28 weeks, allowing for a total of 52 weeks of cardiovascular safety data…
- Trial name
- CATS (NCT01574703)
- Testing
- varenicline tartrate, bupropion hydrochloride, Nicotine Replacement Therapy Patch
- Where
- 134 sites in United States, Argentina and 14 more
- Volunteers
- 4,595 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Tobacco Smoking
Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback for Smoking Cessation Treatment
The purpose of the study is to conduct an open trial examining the feasibility and acceptability of an adapted heart rate variability biofeedback and smoking cessation treatment that was using a primarily virtual remote…
- Trial name
- HRVB-SCT (NCT05224050)
- Testing
- Cognitive-Behavioral Smoking Cessation, Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback, Nicotine patch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Cardiovascular Disease, Psychological Stress
Mindful Hearts Study: Mindfulness to Reduce Stress
The purpose of this study is to determine how a stress reduction program, called Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), compared to a health education program, improves well being and reduces the risk of heart disease in…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Disease, Psychological Stress, Stroke, Coronary Artery Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01784796
- Testing
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Health Education Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 164 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Diabetes, Heart Disease
Family Health History in Diverse Care Settings (FHH)
The outcome of this research will be a demonstration that family health history (FHH) risk data can be used efficiently to deliver more effective healthcare in geographically and ethnically diverse clinical care environments.
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Heart Disease, Cancer
- Trial name
- FHH (NCT01956773)
- Testing
- MeTree
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,620 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Myocardial Infarction, Stroke
Women's Health Initiative Strong and Healthy Study
The WHISH trial applies state-of-the science behavioral principles and currently available technologies to deliver a physical activity intervention without face-to-face contact to ~25,000 older U.S. women expected to consent.
- Conditions
- Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Cardiovascular Mortality, Hip Fractures
- Trial name
- WHISH (NCT02425345)
- Testing
- Physical Activity
- Volunteers
- 49,331 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Maternal Stress, Maternal Anxiety
Feasibility of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback With In-patient Pregnant Women
Purpose: The investigators plan a feasibility study on an easily disseminated biofeedback tool to reduce stress among hospitalized and expecting mothers.
- Conditions
- Maternal Stress, Maternal Anxiety, Maternal Health Services
- Trial name
- NCT02119936
- Testing
- Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Tool
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Coronary Heart Disease, Cardiac Rehabilitation
Reducing Risk in Cardiac Rehabilitation: Partners Together in Health (PaTH) Intervention Study
The objective of the proposed study, using an experimental, two-group (n = 30 couples in each group) repeated measures design, was to pilot test the effects of the PaTH Intervention versus a usual care group in improving the…
- Trial name
- PaTH (NCT00926848)
- Testing
- Partners Together in Health (PaTH) Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Heart Diseases
Developing and Testing a Personalized Evidence-based Shared Decision-making Tool for Stent Selection
The goal of this study is to gather input from patients who have undergone PCI, their family and/or caregivers, and clinicians to develop a patient decision aid.
- Trial name
- DECIDE-PCI (NCT02046902)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 586 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri, Kansas City
COPD, Heart Failure
Personalized Experiences to Inform Improved Communication for Minorities With Life Limiting Illness
The purpose of this research is to develop patient-centered palliative care interventions to improve patient-provider communication and Quality of Life (QoL) of ethnic and racial minority patients living with life-limiting…
- Conditions
- COPD, Heart Failure, Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03391115
- Testing
- Storytelling Intervention for Patient Participants, Storytelling Intervention for Nurse Participants
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Heart Failure, Obesity
Fatty Acid Radiotracer Comparison Study in Heart Failure Patients
A single center, open-label baseline controlled imaging study to designed to assess whether Positron Emission Tomography (PET) measurements of myocardial Fatty Acid (FA) metabolism performed with [18F]FluorbetaOx correlates with…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Health Normal Volunteer Subjects
- Trial name
- NCT01648296
- Testing
- [18F]FluorbetaOx
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Heart Rate Variability
The Heart of the Community Study
Community service providers (CSPs), such as promotores and other community health staff, play an essential role in preserving health and treating disease in underserved Hispanic/Latinx (HL) communities with disproportionately…
- Trial name
- NCT05560893
- Testing
- Relational Savoring Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Pregnancy, Fetal Monitoring
Use of In-Home Non-Stress Monitoring Device for Fetal Monitoring: A Nonsignificant Risk (NSR) Device Study
This study evaluates the safety and performance of the PregnaOne System, a non-significant risk (NSR) investigational medical device for in-home fetal monitoring in pregnant women during the third trimester.
- Trial name
- NCT07223996
- Testing
- PregnaOne System
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nestmedic Spolka Akcyjna
Diabetes, Asthma
Integrated Care (IC) Models for Patient-Centered Outcomes
Multiple chronic conditions (MCC) are widely recognized as the U.S. public health challenge of the 21st century. These physical and behavioral health conditions take a large toll on those living with chronic diseases, including…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Hypertension
- Trial name
- IC (NCT03451630)
- Testing
- High-Touch, High-Tech, Optimal Discharge Planning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Respiration Disorders, Body Composition, Beneficial
The Austrian LEAD (Lung hEart sociAl boDy) Study
The LEAD study is the first longitudinal cohort investigating respiratory, cardiac, and metabolic health in a reference population of Austria.
- Conditions
- Respiration Disorders, Body Composition, Beneficial, Metabolic Health
- Trial name
- LEAD (NCT01727518)
- Testing
- As the LEAD study is an observational cohort study, there is no intervention to report.
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 14,966 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Lung Health
Cardiovascular Diseases, Adherence, Medication
Personalized Patient Data and Behavioral Nudges to Improve Adherence to Chronic Cardiovascular Medications
The study plans to learn if sending different text messages, serving as reminders or encouragement, may help patients take their medication more often if they have had trouble keeping up with their medicines.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Adherence, Medication, Medication Adherence, Diabetes Mellitus
- Trial name
- NCT03973931
- Testing
- Nudge
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9,501 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver