Clinical trials: Cardiac Inflammation
Coronary Atherosclerosis, Coronary Artery Calcification
Firefighter Aged Garlic Extract Investigation With CoQ10 as a Treatment for Heart Disease (FAITH)
1. Statement of Problem According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 43.7% of all firefighters that died on the job experienced sudden cardiac death. The job also affords an incredible amount of stress.
- Conditions
- Coronary Atherosclerosis, Coronary Artery Calcification, Coronary Stenosis
- Trial name
- NCT00860847
- Testing
- Aged garlic extract and Coenzyme Q10
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Other Acute Illnesses Presenting to the Hospital, Heart Failure
Evaluation of Implementation of a National Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training Program
This VA QUERI Partnered Evaluation Initiative will evaluate the impact of an immersive Point-of-care Ultrasound (POCUS) Training Course on provider skill acquisition and retention; the frequency of POCUS use by trained providers…
- Conditions
- Other Acute Illnesses Presenting to the Hospital, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, Deep Venous Thrombosis
- Trial name
- NCT03296280
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Effect of Exenatide on Liver and Heart Fat and Inflammation
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of exenatide on liver and heart (myocardial) fat and inflammation.
- Trial name
- NCT01951651
- Testing
- Exenatide, Glipizide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Coronary Artery Disease
Effect of Acute Statin Treatment in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
The goal of this study is to determine if one dose of simvastatin will decrease the inflammatory response to coronary intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT00588471
- Testing
- Simvastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Obesity, Pre-diabetes
SGLT2 Inhibitor Effects on Inflammation and Heart Disease in Obesity Pilot
Obesity is associated with increased cardiometabolic disease risk due, in part, to heightened chronic inflammation arising from adipose tissue.
- Trial name
- NCT04907214
- Testing
- Empagliflozin 25 MG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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
Major Depressive Disorder, Depression
Anti-INFLammatory to Address Mood and Endothelial Dysfunction (INFLAMED)
The objective of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether an anti-inflammatory medication, pentoxifylline, reduces depressive symptoms and improves artery function.
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Depression, Depressive Symptoms, Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
- Trial name
- INFLAMED (NCT01625845)
- Testing
- Pentoxifylline, Standard Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Congenital Heart Disease in Children, Inflammatory Response
STeroids to REduce Systemic Inflammation After Infant Heart Surgery
This study's objective is to determine the pharmacokinetics (PK)/pharmacodynamics (PD), safety and efficacy of methylprednisolone in infants undergoing heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass.
- Trial name
- STRESS (NCT03229538)
- Testing
- Methylprednisolone, Isotonic saline
- Where
- 23 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,263 people
- Sponsor
- Kevin Hill
Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Pneumonia
Ceftriaxone to PRevent pneumOnia and inflammatTion aftEr Cardiac arresT (PROTECT)
Randomized-controlled trial and microbiome assessment to understand the risk-to-benefit ratio of prophylactic antibiotics (Ceftriaxone) vs placebo in patients with pneumonia and inflammation after cardiac arrest outside the…
- Trial name
- PROTECT (NCT04999592)
- Testing
- Standard of care without prophylaxis, Antibiotic prophylaxis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- David J. Gagnon
Coronary Heart Disease, Metabolic Syndrome
Coronary Flow Reserve to Assess Cardiovascular Inflammation (CIRT-CFR)
Coronary flow reserve (CFR, calculated as the ratio of hyperemic over rest myocardial blood flow) is emerging as a powerful quantitative prognostic imaging marker of clinical cardiovascular risk.
- Conditions
- Coronary Heart Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes Mellitus
- Trial name
- CIRT-CFR (NCT02786134)
- Testing
- PET scan, Echocardiogram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Heart Failure, Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Efficacy of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Therapy in Preventing Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients With CF-LVAD
This study evaluates the efficacy of high-dose fish oil in decreasing rates of gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices.
- Trial name
- NCT03784963
- Testing
- Omega 3 fatty acids
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
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
Coronary Artery Disease
Study Effect of VIA-2291 on Vascular Inflammation
This is a dose ranging study to compare the effect of VIA-2291 vs. Placebo on various inflammatory biomarkers in patients with recent acute coronary events
- Trial name
- NCT00358826
- Testing
- VIA-2291
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 191 people
- Sponsor
- Tallikut Pharmaceuticals, Inc.