Clinical trials: Cardiac Inflammation
Sepsis, Myocardial Injury
COronary Microcirculation and Troponin Elevation in Septic Shock
Plasma cardiac troponin (cTn) elevation is an indicator of increased mortality in patients with sepsis yet the underlying cause of troponin elevation in sepsis is not known.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Myocardial Injury, Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction, Endothelial Dysfunction
- Trial name
- COMTESS (NCT06294730)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Atrial Fibrillation
Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone System (RAAS), Inflammation, and Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation (AF)
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent, sustained type of irregular heartbeat and affects over 2 million Americans. Post-operative AF, which leads to significant morbidity and a prolonged hospital stay, complicates 20% to…
- Trial name
- NCT00141778
- Testing
- Ramipril, Spironolactone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 455 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Depression - Major Depressive Disorder
Slow-Paced Breathing and Electrical Vagus Nerve Stimulation as Add-on Treatments for Depression
Depression is a common mental health condition, and standard psychiatric therapies do not always lead to satisfactory recovery. As a result, there is an urgent need for effective, complementary treatments.
- Trial name
- Add-Vagus (NCT07844733)
- Testing
- Slow-Paced Breathing, Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS), Treatment as Usual (TAU)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Elisabeth Balint
Sepsis, Congenital Heart Disease
Study of Hemodynamics of Neonates by Echocardiography and USCOM
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the hemodynamic values of neonates that are healthy and those with various congenital heart diseases and sepsis by using echocardiography and USCOM.
- Trial name
- HNEU (NCT01045252)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, Inflammation
Novel Approaches for Improving Vascular Function in Veterans With HFpEF
This project will evaluate the impact of L-Citrulline, tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), and atorvastatin administration on physical capacity and vascular function in Veterans with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).
- Trial name
- NCT06312748
- Testing
- L-Citrulline, BH4, Atorvastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Cirrhosis, Liver, Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy
Echocardiography-guided Cirrhosis and Liver Failure-Intensive Care Protocol Sepsis
Point-of-care echocardiography is used to guide septic shock resuscitation in patients with severe sepsis in the intensive care unit (ICU), but without systematic evidence for efficacy in critically patients with Cirrhosis and…
- Conditions
- Cirrhosis, Liver, Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy, Septic Shock
- Trial name
- ECLIPSE-I (NCT07286643)
- Testing
- POCUS, Fixed Resuscitation Strategy based on Target MAP
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Febrile Neutropenia, Endocarditis
Diagnosis of Septicaemia by Detection of Microbial DNA in Blood in Severe Infections
The primary purpose is to improve and quicken the microbial diagnosis in severe infections, since only one third of the cases are documented by blood cultures and adequate anti-infective therapy in the 48 hours reduced mortality…
- Conditions
- Febrile Neutropenia, Endocarditis, Severe Sepsis
- Trial name
- EVAMICA (NCT00709358)
- Testing
- Detection of microbial DNA in blood by SeptiFast®, detection of microbial DNA in blood by blood culture
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Metformin for Older Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Met-PEF will be a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to examine the effects of 20 weeks of 1500 mg/day of metformin on physical function, quality of life (QOL), microbiome diversity, leaky gut, and systemic…
- Trial name
- Met-PEF (NCT05093959)
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI), Microplastics
Microplastics and Nanoplastics (MNPs) in Patients With ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)
Air pollution and microplastics pose major public health threats. Emerging data have shown that micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) are ubiquitous environmental pollutants accumulating in human tissues, triggering inflammation and…
- Conditions
- ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI), Microplastics, Nanoplastics, Pollution Exposure
- Trial name
- STEMI-Plastics (NCT06965023)
- Where
- 10 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera "Sant'Andrea"
Myocardial Inflammation
COUREUR Study Myocardial Inflammation in Cyclist Part 1
The study will evaluate myocardial inflammation in cyclists after high intense and sustained exercise. Our hypothesis is that strenuous exercise in recreational cyclists may be associated with myocardial inflammation.
- Trial name
- NCT04940650
- Testing
- exercise testing, Echocardiography
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jessa Hospital
Myocard Infarctus
New Predictors in Determining the Need for Invasive Treatment in Non-STEMI
Non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) is a heterogeneous disease with a wide range of treatment options from the medical follow-up to early invasive treatment due to complete occlusion of the culprit artery.
- Trial name
- non-STEMI (NCT04763213)
- Testing
- Coronary Angiography
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 276 people
- Sponsor
- Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Chronic Migraine, Headache
Comprehensive Approach to Lifestyle Modification in Chronic Migraine
Migraine is a highly prevalent neurological disorder and one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, substantially affecting quality of life and individuals during their most productive years.
- Trial name
- CALM-Migraine (NCT07802860)
- Testing
- Comprehensive Lifestyle Intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
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
Coronary Artery Disease, Anemia
Clinical and Chemical Outcomes Following Cardiac Surgery: The Post-Operative Effects of MUF
It is hypothesized that on-line modified ultrafiltration (MUFF) post-cardiopulmonary bypass will result in improved patient outcomes over the 12-hour post-operative period as compared to control and off-line MUFF.
- Trial name
- MUF (NCT01864395)
- Testing
- Centrifugation Method, Online MUF, Offline MUF
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
HIV Associated Polyneuropathy
Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Mechanisms for HIV-Associated Peripheral Neuropathy
This study looks at a non-invasive ear stimulation treatment to better understand nerve pain in people living with HIV. The study aims to assess how the body and nervous system respond to this treatment, including changes in…
- Trial name
- NCT07822932
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (AVNS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Stable Atherosclerotic Coronary Disease
Effect of Superba Krill on Inflammation in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
Atherosclerotic coronary heart disease is a condition thought to involve low-grade inflammation. Several reports, clinical and epidemiological, have demonstrated that intake of fish oil may be beneficial in attenuating the…
- Trial name
- NCT01092793
- Testing
- Krill, Fish oil
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
Colchicine for the Prevention of Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Single-Center, Strategy-Stratified, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Post-operative atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
- Trial name
- NCT07611019
- Testing
- Colchicine 0.5 MG oral tablet twice daily
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Long COVID-19, Post-COVID-19 Syndrome
Exercise and Post-COVID/ Long-COVID: Effects of Different Training Modalities on Various Parameters in People Affected by the Sequelae of COVID-19
The current COVID-19 pandemic is the most severe health crisis of the 21st century. This is not only due to the deaths caused by the disease.
- Conditions
- Long COVID-19, Post-COVID-19 Syndrome, COVID-19
- Trial name
- NCT05204511
- Testing
- endurance training, concurrent training
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- University of Vienna
Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Diseases
Framingham: Inflammation, Genes & Cardiovascular Disease
To investigate the contribution of genetic and environmental factors to vascular inflammation, and to define the extent to which inflammatory phenotypes and genotypes predict subclinical and clinical cardiovascular disease (CVD).
- Conditions
- Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT00083863
- Volunteers
- 7,374 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Autonomic Dysfunction
Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Systemic Lupus Erythematous
This trial uses a double blinded, randomized 1:1 (active:sham) placebo controlled, parallel group design, investigating the effects of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus…
- Conditions
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Autonomic Dysfunction, Autonomic Neuropathy, Fatigue
- Trial name
- SLE-VNS (NCT05315739)
- Testing
- Non-invasive transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet