Clinical trials: Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity
Cardiovascular Diseases, Hypercholesterolemia
Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Portfolio Diet Study #7
Presently in Canada, 29% of deaths are due to cardiovascular disease (CVD), costing $20.9 billion annually. The investigators have, therefore, brought together an unique network of investigators at different stages in their…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Hypercholesterolemia, Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- MRIPD#7 (NCT02078635)
- Testing
- Portfolio Plus Diet, DASH-like (high fibre) dietary advice
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Obesity Difficult Airway Airway Management, Obesity Adult Onset
OBESIAL: A Prospective Interventional Real-world Study of a Multidisciplinary Obesity Management Programme
The OBESIAL (Obesity Structured Intervention in Algeria) study aims to evaluate the clinical, metabolic, and organisational impact of a structured multidisciplinary obesity care pathway implemented under real-world conditions.
- Conditions
- Obesity Difficult Airway Airway Management, Obesity Adult Onset, Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk, Obesity Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Trial name
- OBESIAL (NCT07779343)
- Testing
- Semaglutide (Wegovy) weekly injection, Behavioral Treatment, Weight loss
- Where
- Algeria
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of Health Sciences, Algeria
Breast Cancer Females
Short-term Impacts of Endocrine Therapy on Cardiovascular and Brain Health Outcomes in Breast Cancer
Aromatase inhibitors are the most used endocrine therapy for hormone-positive breast cancer. While there is a clear linear relationship between the duration of aromatase inhibitor use and the cumulative incidence of…
- Trial name
- STRIVE (Acute) (NCT06781762)
- Testing
- N/A (Usual Care)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Hypertension (HTN)
Finerenone and Empagliflozin Combination in Obesity With Hypertension: A 12-Week Prospective, Parallel-design, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial
The EFFORT Study (Empagliflozin and Finerenone Combination in Obesity with Hypertension) is a 12-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial that aims to test whether combining empagliflozin (10 mg/day) with…
- Trial name
- NCT07678151
- Testing
- Empagliflozin and Finerenone
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- Heart Health Research Center
Atrial Fibrillation, Obesity and Obesity-related Medical Conditions
Metabolic Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation Elimination
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia. It is estimated that between 3 and 6 million Americans are currently living with AF, while 12 million people in the United States will have AF in 2030.
- Trial name
- METSAFE (NCT07027969)
- Testing
- Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass or Sleeve Gastrectomy, Anti-Obesity Medication (AOM) treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ali Aminian
Overweight or Obesity, Obesity, Abdominal
Hypocaloric Mediterranean Diet or Physical Activity to Lower Cardiometabolic Risk
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to test the effects of a hypocaloric Mediterranean diet or of physical activity in participants who take at least 2 antihypertensive drugs but do not reach blood pressure…
- Conditions
- Overweight or Obesity, Obesity, Abdominal, Hypertension
- Trial name
- MeDiPA (NCT04155112)
- Testing
- Physical activity, Hypocaloric Mediterranean diet
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Metabolic Disease, Obesity
Characterization of Patients With Uncommon Presentations and/or Uncommon Diseases Associated With the Cardiovascular System
Background: Researchers are interested in studying individuals who have known or suspected metabolic, inflammatory or genetic diseases that may put them at a high risk for heart diseases or diseases of their blood vessels.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Disease, Obesity, Li-Fraumeni Syndrome, Cardiomyopathy
- Trial name
- NCT01143454
- Testing
- NSR IDE-MRI: Research pulse sequences
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases
Anger and Cardiovascular Risk in Urban Youth
To examine anger and cardiovascular disease risk in urban youth. The project studied patterns of hemodynamic responses to social and nonsocial stressors, ambulatory blood pressure (BP), fasting insulin, fasting glucose, lipid…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Hypertension, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT00005383
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Overweight, Obesity, Noncomunicable Diseases
A Culturally Significant Cardiovascular Dance-based Intervention in Obese Women
The objective of this study is to analyze a culturally relevant cardiovascular dance-based intervention called Fitfolk in overweight or obese Mapuche women from a rural community in Padre las Casas.
- Trial name
- CC-Dance (NCT06903455)
- Testing
- Fit-folk cardio dance, Conventional physical exercise
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Catolica Silva Henriquez
Obesity, Maternal, Pre-Eclampsia; Complicating Pregnancy
Nutrition Optimization and Community Upliftment for Postpartum Recovery: Hypertension
The goal of this clinical trial is to better understand how different strategies, timing, and enhancements to medically tailored food delivery will address structural inequities in the food environment, empower communities to…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Maternal, Pre-Eclampsia; Complicating Pregnancy, Gestational Hypertension, Eclampsia; Complicating Pregnancy
- Trial name
- NOURISH-HDP (NCT06445543)
- Testing
- MFeast ENHANCED, MFeast Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Cardiovascular Diseases
Web-based Physical Activity Intervention to Promote Physical Activity
In this study insufficiently active adults with obesity will be assigned to either the Physical Activity for The Heart (PATH) intervention or an attention control group.
- Trial name
- NCT05803304
- Testing
- PATH Intervention, Attention Control Intervention, Physical activity tracker
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Diabete Mellitus, Hypertension
Faisalabad Initiative of Research and Management of NCDs
The burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) continues to rise globally, and they have become the leading cause of morbidity and mortality, accounting for over 70% of deaths worldwide¹.
- Conditions
- Diabete Mellitus, Hypertension, Hypercholerolemia, Obesity (Disorder)
- Trial name
- FIRM-NCD (NCT07676214)
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Getz Pharma
Metabolic Syndrome
Effect of a Grape Seed Extract (GSE) on Insulin Resistance
In people with the metabolic syndrome, the investigators hypothesize that administration of a single 300 mg dose of a grape seed extract (GSE) will reduce insulin resistance (how well cells in the body can take up and use…
- Trial name
- NCT01889368
- Testing
- Grape Seed Extract
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Obesity, Heart Failure
Sex and Obesity: Effects on Heart Failure Study
Sex has a major impact on myocardial metabolism and blood flow. In those without heart failure men's hearts tend to use proportionally more glucose and women's hearts use more fat and have higher blood flow.
- Trial name
- NCT00776035
- Testing
- PET (Positron Emission Tomography), Echocardiogram, ^15O-water
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Arrhythmia, Sudden Cardiac Death
Electrophysiological Phenotyping Of Patients at Risk of Ventricular Arrhythmia and Sudden Cardiac Death
Obesity, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and gene-specific dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) are common medical conditions. Small-scale studies have shown that these are associated with proarrhythmic changes on 12-lead electrocardiogram…
- Conditions
- Arrhythmia, Sudden Cardiac Death, Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, Obesity
- Trial name
- EPORVA (NCT03910725)
- Testing
- Electrocardiographic imaging
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus
Peru Longitudinal Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the change in disease prevalence over time in impoverished urban communities in Lima, Peru.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Dyslipidemias
- Trial name
- NCT03742219
- Testing
- Lifestyle Modification
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 861 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio University
Obesity, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children: An Opportunity for Cardiovascular Risk Modification
Heart disease is a major cause of ill-health and death in adults. The risk factors for heart disease, if present in children, carry over into adult life.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, Cardiovascular Disease
- Trial name
- TREAT (NCT02403492)
- Testing
- cPAP, cPAP, Continuation, cPAP, Discontinuation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Hypertension, Hypercholesterolemia
Effects of Purple Vegetables on Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Risk Factors
The hypothesis is that richly coloured purple vegetables, rich in polyphenolic compounds including anthocyanins will have higher antioxidant and other biological activities, than more lightly coloured versions of these foods.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Hypercholesterolemia, Type II Diabetes, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT01564498
- Testing
- vegetable
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Guelph
Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity
Translation of Pritikin Program to the Community
The broad, long-term aims of this scope of work are to investigate the effects of the Pritikin Program to the general population.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Weight Loss, Hypertension
- Trial name
- Prit-TN (NCT03929198)
- Testing
- Healthy Lifestyle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes
Evaluation of a Novel Self-Sampling Earwax Tool for Chronic Disease Biomarkers [TREARS STUDIES II]
Trears Biomarkers: A New Way to Manage Chronic Diseases Trears Biomarkers are changing how we care for chronic diseases by focusing on patients' needs.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes, Hypertension, Obesity and Obesity-related Medical Conditions
- Trial name
- Trears-II (NCT06932601)
- Volunteers
- 258 people
- Sponsor
- Trears