Clinical trials: Cardiac Inflammation
POSTOPERATIVE DELIRIUM AND POSTOPERATIVE COGNITIVE DECLINE, Heart Rate Variability
Predicting Postoperative Delirium With Heart Rate Variability Obtained by Analgesia Nociception Index
The aim of this pilot study is to establish a correlation between perioperative heart rate variability (HRV) as an expression of the shift in the balance of the autonomic nervous system and the occurrence of postoperative…
- Conditions
- POSTOPERATIVE DELIRIUM AND POSTOPERATIVE COGNITIVE DECLINE, Heart Rate Variability, Biomarkers
- Trial name
- DANI (NCT06709482)
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University Innsbruck
Acute Coronary Syndromes
Inflammation and Acute Coronary Syndromes
Subproject 1: Optimize prevention after acute coronary syndromes (ACS) by improving caregiver and patient education (http://elips.hug-ge.ch/eng/index_eng2.htm) Subproject 2: Discover novel genomic biomarkers of ACS in leukocyte…
- Trial name
- SPUM-ACS (NCT01000701)
- Where
- 4 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Diabetes-related Complications
Myocardial Regional Function by Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography in the Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes
Summary. Theoretical Rationale: The left ventricular myocardial performance results from a complex interplay between linear deformations (longitudinal, circumferential and radial) and twist/ untwist mechanics.
- Trial name
- NCT02505451
- Testing
- dobutamine
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Avignon
Coronary Heart Disease
Adipose Tissue and Inflammation in Coronary Heart Disease
The aims of the present project are to study possible differences in inflammatory gene expression and protein secretion in various compartments of adipose tissue being exposed during open cardiac surgery in patients with coronary…
- Trial name
- ATICH (NCT02760914)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
Gabapentin and Pregabalin Effects on Inflammation and Cardiac Function in Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
This prospective, controlled, observational cohort study will evaluate short-term changes in inflammatory biomarkers and subclinical cardiac function in adults with peripheral neuropathic pain who are prescribed gabapentin or…
- Trial name
- NCT07755514
- Testing
- Gabapentin, Pregabalin
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Giresun University
Tako-tsubo Cardiomyopathy
Pathogenesis of Acute Stress Induced (Tako-tsubo) Cardiomyopathy: Energy Shut-Down or Intense Inflammation?
Tako Tsubo Cardiomyopathy (TTC), also known as "Broken Heart Syndrome", is a disorder of the heart that occurs most commonly in women (although it occasionally occurs in men) and is usually related to a stressful event.
- Trial name
- TERRIFIC (NCT02897739)
- Testing
- Magnetic resonance imaging, Acute Inflammatory Activation study, PET CT
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aberdeen
Coronary Arterial Disease (CAD)
The Effect of Cardiac Rehabilitation on Oxidative DNA Damage and Inflammation in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
The objective of this study was to determine the levels of 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), an indicator of oxidative stress, and to demonstrate oxidative DNA damage in cardiac rehabilitation treatment in patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT06867926
- Testing
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TC Erciyes University
Coronary Heart Disease
Safety and Efficacy of APL180 in Healthy Volunteers and Patients With Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)
The purpose of this study is to determine: (1) the safety and pharmacokinetics of APL180 administered as a single intravenous infusion in healthy volunteers, and (2) the safety, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of single and…
- Trial name
- NCT00568594
- Testing
- APL180
- Where
- 11 sites in United States, Belgium and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Novartis
Primary Prevention
Genetical, Anthropometrical and Biochemical Factors Influencing High Risk Subclinical Atherosclerosis
Subclinical atherosclerosis is the atherosclerotic process identified before clinical symptoms and thus it can be a useful marker of future cardiovascular events. It can be evaluated by many methods.
- Trial name
- NCT02487615
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 340 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Inflammation and the Heart
Studies have shown that people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a higher rate of heart disease than people that do not have RA. we believe this is caused by the inflammation produced by RA.
- Trial name
- NCT01589770
- Testing
- cardiac Magnetic Resonance imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Cardiovascular Injury
Cardiovascular Effects of Exposure to Ozone
The Multicenter Ozone Study in Elderly Subjects will investigate whether short-term exposure of elderly volunteers to ambient levels of ozone in a controlled exposure setting causes acute cardiovascular responses as assessed by…
- Trial name
- MOSES (NCT01487005)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Health Effects Institute
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
INFLACOR - Clinical and Genetic Predictors of Inflammation Related Complications After Heart Surgery
The aim of the study is to evaluate a clinically and economically most effective diagnostic algorithm for prediction of inflammatory response related complications in patients undergoing heart surgery with use of cardiopulmonary…
- Trial name
- INFLACOR (NCT01020409)
- Testing
- cardiac surgery with CPB use
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 525 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Gdansk
Sepsis, Septic Cardiomyopathy
Identification of Cardiovascular and Molecular Prognostic Factors for the Mid- and Long-term Outcome of Sepsis
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition which can affect people of any age. An infection triggers a host response resulting in organ failure.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Septic Cardiomyopathy, Cardiomyopathies
- Trial name
- ICROS (NCT03620409)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 308 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jena University Hospital
Heart Failure, Sepsis
Skeletal Muscle Oxygenation in Critically Ill
It is possible to measure skeletal muscle tissue oxygenation (StO2) using near infrared spectroscopy(NIRS). It is performed non invasively.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Sepsis, Septic Shock, Cardiogenic Shock
- Trial name
- NCT00384644
- Testing
- NiRS measurment of tissue oxygenation
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Inflammation
Effects of Transvenous Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Immune Response: a Pilot Study
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of transvenous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) on the immune response. In the human endotoxemia model, intravenously administered endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide [LPS]) elicits a…
- Trial name
- NoSIRS (NCT01944228)
- Testing
- Vagal Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Atrial Fibrillation
Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Role of Inflammation, Oxidative Stress Injury and Effect of Statins
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of statin therapy for prevention of atrial fibrillation (AF) in pacemaker and non-pacemaker patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in the absence of significant coronary…
- Trial name
- PAFRIOSIES (NCT00321802)
- Testing
- Simvastatin
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Heart Failure
Probiotics and Inflammatory Status in Patients With Heart Failure
Cachexia is a very common condition in patients with advanced heart failure (HF) and is considered a predictor of mortality. Studies have been carried out in an attempt to discover the mechanisms that leads to cachexia in order…
- Trial name
- PROBHF (NCT03968549)
- Testing
- Probiotic
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
HIV/AIDS, Myocardial Infarction
Inflammation and Cardiovascular Health in Women
Systemic immune activation and inflammation are believed to play a significant role in the development and clinical course of myocardial infarction (MI).
- Trial name
- NCT04224181
- Testing
- Cardiac PET, 99mTc-tilmanocept SPECT/CT, Contrast Enhanced Coronary and Aortic Computed Tomography Angiography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Malaria, Pregnancy Malaria
Cardiac Safety of Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine Amongst Pregnant Women in Tanzania
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is currently recommended by the World Health Organization for use as intermittent preventive treatment against malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) in areas of moderate to high malaria transmission.
- Conditions
- Malaria, Pregnancy Malaria, Cardiotoxicity, Cardiac Safety
- Trial name
- NCT02909712
- Testing
- sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHA-PQP)
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 201 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Respiratory Inflammation, Systemic Inflammation
Woodsmoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Function
Air pollution is linked to respiratory and cardiovascular disease. Wood smoke is a common air in many parts of the world and previous studies indicate that wood smoke induce oxidative stress in the respiratory tract.
- Trial name
- NCT01488500
- Testing
- Bronchoscopy
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh