Clinical trials: Cardiac Inflammation
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Oxidative Stress
Ginger in the Modulation of Inflammatory Cytokines and Oxidative Stress in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
The study aims to evaluate the effect of ginger supplementation on inflammatory cytokines and markers of oxidative stress in patients with Coronary Artery Disease (CAD).
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Oxidative Stress, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT07596979
- Testing
- Ginger
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal Fluminense
Major Depressive Disorder, Cardiovascular Diseases
Emotion Regulation Training to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Depressed Young Adults in Southern Mississippi
The proposed study will investigate the utility of a single-session emotion regulation training to reduce CVD risk among young adults diagnosed with MDD living in Southern MS.
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Cardiovascular Diseases, Inflammation, Blood Pressure
- Trial name
- NCT05425290
- Testing
- Single-session emotion regulation training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Mississippi
Coronary Artery Disease, Atherosclerosis
Rilonacept to Improve Artery Function in Patients With Atherosclerosis
This study will determine whether an experimental drug called Rilonacept can improve artery function in patients with atherosclerosis, a disease in which fatty deposits in arteries cause the vessels to stiffen, impeding blood…
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Atherosclerosis, Inflammation, Endothelial Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT00417417
- Testing
- Rilonacept
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome
Air Pollution, Inflammation and Acute Coronary Syndrome
The objectives of this study are: 1) To determine whether patients with acute coronary syndrome, the level of environmental exposure to particulate air pollutants in the week prior to admission, are related to concentrations of…
- Trial name
- AIRACOS (NCT01799148)
- Testing
- Particulate air pollutants
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 307 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación Canaria Rafael Clavijo para la Investigación Biomédica
Atrial Fibrillation, Neuropsychology
Silent Cerebrovascular Lesion and Cognitive Decline Prevention by Cholesterol Lowering in Elderly AF Patients
In elderly patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) the presence of silent brain infarcts and neurocognitive deficit is high despite adequate treatment with oral anticoagulation.
- Conditions
- Atrial Fibrillation, Neuropsychology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Inflammation
- Trial name
- SPACE (NCT00449410)
- Testing
- Atorvastatin, ezetimibe
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Ischemic Heart Disease
Effects of Vildagliptin/Metformin Combination on Markers of Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Inflammation in Diabetics With Coronary Artery Disease
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that combined vildagliptin-metformin therapy is associated with clinically significant reductions in biological markers of inflammation, pro-thrombogenicity, and atherosclerosis as…
- Trial name
- VAAST (NCT01604213)
- Testing
- Metformin plus vildagliptin, Metformin only
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Organ Failure, Multiple, Inflammation
Red Cell Rejuvenation for the Attenuation of Transfusion Associated Organ Injury in Cardiac Surgery
The REDJUVENATE Trial proposes to test the hypothesis that postoperative organ injury and inflammation will be less if patients undergoing cardiac surgery who are at risk of large volume blood transfusion (defined as the…
- Conditions
- Organ Failure, Multiple, Inflammation, Sepsis
- Trial name
- NCT03167788
- Testing
- rejuvesol Solution, Standard Care
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Sponsor
- University of Leicester
COVID-19 Associated Cardiac Involvement, Remodeling, Left Ventricle
Myocardial Protection in Patients With Post-acute Inflammatory Cardiac Involvement Due to COVID-19
Long COVID or Postacute sequelae of COVID-19 infection (PASC) are increasingly recognised complications, defined by lingering symptoms, not present prior to the infection, typically persisting for more than 4 weeks.
- Conditions
- COVID-19 Associated Cardiac Involvement, Remodeling, Left Ventricle, Remodeling, Vascular, Left Ventricular Dysfunction
- Trial name
- MYOFLAME-19 (NCT05619653)
- Testing
- Prednisolone, Losartan
- Where
- 5 sites in Austria, Germany
- Volunteers
- 279 people
- Sponsor
- Valentina Puentmann
Heart Failure, Congestive
ACCLAIM - Advanced Chronic Heart Failure CLinical Assessment of Immune Modulation Therapy
The purpose of this study is to test the safety and efficacy of the Celacade™ system in reducing the risk of mortality and cardiovascular hospitalizations in patients with chronic systolic heart failure.
- Trial name
- NCT00111969
- Testing
- Celacade™ system
- Volunteers
- 2,016 people
- Sponsor
- Vasogen
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
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Coronary Artery Disease
Melatonin Impact on the Outcomes of Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury During Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery
The ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury of the myocardium initiates a variety and complex sets of inflammatory reactions that may both exaggerate local injury as well as provoke injury of distant organ function .
- Trial name
- NCT05552586
- Testing
- Melatonin
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Heart Failure, Myocardial Ischemia
METhotrexate Therapy Effects in the Physical Capacity of Patients With ISchemic Heart Failure (METIS Trial)
The aim of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of methotrexate to improve physical capacity in patients with symptomatic ischemic heart failure.
- Trial name
- METIS (NCT00759811)
- Testing
- Methotrexate
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul
Neurological Diseases, Heart or Respiratory Failure,, Sepsis, Trauma.
Effects of Tracheal Intubation on Ventilation With a Laryngeal Mask During Percutaneous Dilatation Tracheostomy
The length of tracheal intubation may affect the subsequent ventilation with a laryngeal mask during percutaneous tracheostomy.
- Trial name
- NCT00771784
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Padova
Heart Failure
Pilot Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Anakinra (Recombinant Human Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist) in Heart Failure
This is an open-label, non-randomized, pilot-study to evaluate the effect of Interleukin-1 blockade on exercise capacity in patients with heart failure.
- Trial name
- NCT01300650
- Testing
- Anakinra
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Coronary Atherosclerosis, Inflammation
Treatment of Coronary Atherosclerosis by Insulin Sensitizers in Insulin-Resistant Patients
In this study, we, the investigators at National Taiwan University Hospital, will evaluate the efficacy of pharmacological therapy targeted to reduce insulin resistance (pioglitazone) on the progression and compositional change…
- Conditions
- Coronary Atherosclerosis, Inflammation, Coronary Heart Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00155350
- Testing
- pioglitazone
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Sudden Cardiac Death, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Time and Dose Evaluation of Stearidonic Acid (SDA) to Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) in Red Blood Cells
The purpose of this study is to assess the relationships between dose and time of consumption of stearidonic acid (SDA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) on EPA enrichment of red blood cell (RBC) membranes in men and women.
- Conditions
- Sudden Cardiac Death, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Cardiovascular Disease
- Trial name
- NK (NCT01038440)
- Testing
- Safflower Oil, EPA, SDA
- Volunteers
- 137 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Solae, LLC
Heart; Dysfunction Postoperative, Cardiac Surgery, Cytokine Release Syndrome
Study of the Clinical Scoring System and Cytokines for Prediction of Inflammatory Response in Major Surgery
Cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and hepatic surgery are major operations, associated with a systemic inflammatory response syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT01353157
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Khon Kaen University
Supraventricular Arrhythmia, Septic Shock
Rate, Rhythm or Risk Control for New-onset Supraventricular Arrhythmia During Septic Shock: a Randomized Controlled Trial
New-onset supraventricular arrhythmia (NOSVA) is reported in 40 % of patients with septic shock and is associated with hemodynamic alterations and mortality.
- Trial name
- CAFS (NCT04844801)
- Testing
- Risk control strategy, Heart-Rate control strategy:, Rhythm control strategy:
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Acute Heart Failure
Efficacy and Safety of corticoSTEROids Added to Standard Therapy in Patients With Acute Heart Failure (STERO-AHF)
STERO-AHF is a pilot, prospective, multicenter, randomized, open-label, controlled study aimed to evaluate the diuretic efficacy and early clinical benefit of corticosteroid therapy administered for 7 days, in addition to…
- Trial name
- STERO-AHF (NCT05809011)
- Testing
- Dexamethasone, Prednisone
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia
Myocardial Infarction, Inflammation
IRon Nanoparticle Enhanced MRI in the Assessment of Myocardial infarctioN
Ferumoxytol is an example of a 'smart' magnetic resonance contrast agent that consists of ultrasmall superparamagnetic particles of iron oxide (USPIOs) and is avidly taken up by macrophages.
- Trial name
- IRNMAN (NCT01995799)
- Testing
- Ferumoxytol enhanced MRI
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh