Clinical trials: Cardiac Inflammation
Ventricular Arrythmia, Non-ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Comparing Immune System Suppression to Medication for Unexplained Heart Function and Irregular Heartbeat
Ventricular tachycardia (VT, a potentially fatal condition where the ventricle of the heart beats rapidly) superimposed on non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM, a disease of heart with broad etiologies except coronary artery…
- Conditions
- Ventricular Arrythmia, Non-ischemic Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmogenic Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy
- Trial name
- IMMUNE VT (NCT06635863)
- Testing
- Prednisone 40mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Roderick Tung
Arterial Stiffness, CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
Pulse Wave Analysis and Velocity in Patients With Chronic Renal Failure: a Cross-sectional Observational Study to Assess Association With Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, Uremic Toxins and Inflammation.
The aims of the presented study are as follows: 1. To evaluate the endothelial function and arterial stiffness in a large cohort of prevalent CKD patients by means of non-invasive applantion tonometry. 2.
- Conditions
- Arterial Stiffness, CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Trial name
- NCT01579032
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Coronary Artery Disease, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Pericardial Fat and Inflammation in HIV Patients and Controls
The investigators propose to correlate 1) cardiac MRI pericardial adipose volume, 2) the presence of pericardial monocytes and 3) circulating immune biomarkers in persons with and without CHD and HIV infection compared to…
- Trial name
- NCT02399384
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Heart Failure
Supplementation of Glutamine and Fish Oil Versus Placebo in Patients With Heart Failure
The aim of this study is to determine whether supplementation of glutamine and fish oil can improve peripheral skeletal muscle function and metabolism in patients with heart failure.
- Trial name
- GLUTFISH-HF (NCT01534663)
- Testing
- Glutamine and Fish Oil Supplementation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Shock, Cardiogenic, Extra-Corporeal-Life-Support ( ECLS)
Impact of Adrenoreceptor Expressions on Inflammatory Pattern in Refractory Cardiogenic Shock Under VA ECMO
Refractory cardiogenic shock is characterized by a decreased in cardiac output with hypo-responsiveness to increasing doses of catecholamines resulting in a profound tissular ischemia.
- Conditions
- Shock, Cardiogenic, Extra-Corporeal-Life-Support ( ECLS), Autonomic Nervous System Diseases, Inflammation
- Trial name
- ADRECMO (NCT03327493)
- Testing
- Biological
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Myocardial Fibrosis, End Stage Renal Failure on Dialysis
MRI Assessment of Myocardial Fibrosis Associated With Monocyte Phenotype in End Stage Renal Failure
Firstly, this study aims to understand how cardiac fibrosis mediated by inflammatory microvascular disease evolves during advanced chronic kidney disease and end stage renal failure and importantly how this changes with…
- Conditions
- Myocardial Fibrosis, End Stage Renal Failure on Dialysis, Chronic Kidney Disease, Stage IV (Severe), Chronic Kidney Disease Stage V
- Trial name
- CM3 (NCT03857633)
- Testing
- Cardiac MRI 1 - With Gadolinium Contrast, Cardiac MRI 2 - With Gadolinium Contrast, Cardiac MRI 3 - Without Gadolinium Contrast
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
PEDIATRIC ACUTE MYOCARDITIS
ANAKINRA IN THE TREATMENT OF PEDIATRIC ACUTE MYOCARDITIS
Double blind RCT aiming to compare the efficacy of Anakinra vs placebo, on top of the standard of care, on restoration of myocardial function at 3 days following treatment initiation, in children admitted for acute myocarditis in…
- Trial name
- ANAPEM (NCT07371689)
- Testing
- Anakinra, KINERET®
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Cardiogenic Shock, Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)
CRP Apheresis in Infarct-Related Cardiogenic Shock
Cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction remains associated with high short-term mortality despite guideline-directed therapy.
- Trial name
- CRP-SHOCK (NCT07687017)
- Testing
- Selective C-reactive protein apheresis (PentraSorb®-CRP), Standard of care
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Leipzig Heart Science gGmbH
Coronary Artery Disease, Myocardial Infarction
Barts Sex-CAD Database - Sex Hormones and Inflammatory Status in Coronary Artery Disease
There is a lack of understanding of how Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) - meaning the blocking or furring up of the arteries of the heart - starts and progresses in women.
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Myocardial Infarction, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Atherosclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT06327984
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London
Opioid Use Disorder, Bloodstream Infection
Retention and Re-Engagement in Treatment for Addiction Following Serious Injection Related Infections (RETAIN)
This project is a pilot study of an adapted intervention of an existing Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) treatment retention intervention called Recovery Management Checkups (RMC).
- Conditions
- Opioid Use Disorder, Bloodstream Infection, Osteomyelitis, Endocarditis
- Trial name
- RETAIN (NCT06489535)
- Testing
- RETAIN, Unrelated videos
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Myocardial Infarction
The Role of Inflammation in Myocardial Infarction
The aim of this research is to study the prognostic role of a selected combination of cytokines and adipokines in patients with myocardial infarction, as well as to determine their role in the development of adverse cardiac…
- Trial name
- INFINITY (NCT06065514)
- Where
- 4 sites in Cyprus, Greece
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Nicosia General Hospital
Breast Cancer, Cancer-related Fatigue
Behavioral Activation for Cancer-Related Fatigue After Breast Cancer Surgery
Cancer-related fatigue is common after breast cancer surgery and may persist during adjuvant treatment and early survivorship. This randomized controlled trial evaluated whether an 8-week graded behavioral activation intervention…
- Trial name
- NCT07799909
- Testing
- Behavioral Activation, Care as Usual
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- Huaidong Cheng
Community-Acquired Pneumonia, Exacerbation of Chronic Heart Failure
Feasibility and Outcomes of Older Patients Hospitalization
Hospitalization is a traumatic event for the patient and his family at any age nevertheless in the older age. One of its consequences is the difficulty to resume previous activity of daily living especially in older (over 75…
- Conditions
- Community-Acquired Pneumonia, Exacerbation of Chronic Heart Failure, Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Cellulitis
- Trial name
- NCT00489021
- Testing
- sub-acute hospitalization
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Coronary Disease, Myocardial Ischemia
Nitric Oxide Inhalation Therapy to Relieve Chest Pain in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
This study will test whether inhaling nitric oxide gas can improve blood flow to the heart, ventricular function, exercise tolerance in patients with coronary artery disease and chest pain that has not improved with medical or…
- Trial name
- NCT00014040
- Testing
- Nitric Oxide and INOpulse Delivery System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Sepsis
The Biomarker and Cardiac Function in Sepsis
The development and severity of sepsis induced myocardial dysfunction can be monitored from the serum biomarker.
- Trial name
- NCT00800631
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Acute Cellular Graft Rejection, Cardiac Sarcoidosis
[68Ga]Ga-PentixaFor PET/CT in Acute Myocardial Inflammation
Acute myocardial inflammation is an heterogenic syndrome involving different clinical pathologies with different outcome. For the purpose of this study protocol, we focuse on three entities of this syndrome, namely the acute…
- Conditions
- Acute Cellular Graft Rejection, Cardiac Sarcoidosis, Myocarditis Due to Drug
- Trial name
- NCT05499637
- Testing
- [68Ga]Ga-PentixaFor PET/CT
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- John O. Prior
Coronary Artery Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
PIPAF Platelets in the Pathogenesis of Ageing Associated Frailty
This is a prospective observational study aimed at testing the existence of an association between frailty, inflammatory status, and degree of platelet activation and reactivity in elderly subjects with type 2 diabetes or…
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- PIPAF (NCT05798637)
- Testing
- Standard of care
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia
Heart Failure
A Study Of The Usage Of Statins In A Community Heart Failure Population
Inflammation and fibrosis may be important contributors to worsening heart failure. As well as lowering cholesterol, statins are also known to reduce inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein which are elevated in severe…
- Trial name
- NCT00795912
- Testing
- Atorvastatin
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St Vincent's University Hospital, Ireland
Heart Transplantation
Brachial Artery t-PA Release in Heart Transplant Recipients
Bradykinin stimulates t-PA release from intact vessels, but not from endothelial cells in culture. It has been proposed that the nerves of blood vessels are the source of bradykinin stimulated t-PA release.
- Trial name
- P1A3C (NCT00780637)
- Testing
- Bradykinin
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
The MICRON Study - A Steno 1 Substudy
The goal of this observational study is to compare cardiac and renal oxygen consumption among subjects with type 1 diabetes treated with either multifactorial intervention or according to the current standard care.
- Trial name
- MICRON (NCT07270172)
- Where
- 5 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus