Clinical trials: Cardiovascular Health
Chronic Kidney Disease, Cardiovascular Disease
Metformin in Kidney Disease
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major global health problem associated with substantial costs and resource utilization. Currently, CKD affects more than 500 million people worldwide.
- Conditions
- Chronic Kidney Disease, Cardiovascular Disease, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT02252081
- Testing
- metformin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Heart Failure
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Sildenafil at Improving Health Outcomes and Exercise Ability in People With Diastolic Heart Failure (The RELAX Study)
Diastolic heart failure (DHF), which affects older individuals and women at a disproportionate rate, is a condition that can lead to shortness of breath and fluid build-up in the lungs.
- Trial name
- RELAX (NCT00763867)
- Testing
- Sildenafil
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity
Beverages and Societal Health
The overall aim of the study is to compare the effects of three types of beverages - sugar-sweetened (SSB), artificially sweetened (ASB), and unsweetened (USB) - on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and body weight among…
- Trial name
- BASH III (NCT01295671)
- Testing
- Provision of beverages
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 203 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Heart Failure，Congestive
RELieving Increasing oEdema Due to Heart Failure
This trial will investigate the potential for patiromer-facilitated use of higher doses of mineralocorticoid antagonists in addition to standard care (compared to standard care alone) to improve congestion, well-being and…
- Trial name
- RELIEHF (NCT04142788)
- Testing
- Patiromer
- Where
- 11 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Cerebrovascular Accident
Home-based Telehealth Stroke Care: A Randomized Trial for Veterans
The purpose of the proposed study is to examine a Tele-rehabilitation (TR) intervention that uses tele-health technology to improve outcomes of stroke patients after discharge to home.
- Trial name
- NCT00384748
- Testing
- TR intervention, In-home messaging device., Usual care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Stroke, Acute Ischemic
Community Health Worker Assisted Task Specific and Cognitive Therapy at Home With Exposure After Stroke
CATCHES is a novel intervention for preliminary testing, integrating Task Specific Therapy at home guided by Community Health Workers (CHW) under supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist (PT) guided by telehealth based…
- Trial name
- CATCHES (NCT06314308)
- Testing
- CATCHES
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Apathy, Stroke Sequelae
Accelerated rTMS for Post-Stroke Apathy
This pilot study will investigate the safety, feasibility, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of accelerated high-dose repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) targeting the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) to…
- Conditions
- Apathy, Stroke Sequelae, Stroke (CVA) or TIA, Stroke/Brain Attack
- Trial name
- NCT05878457
- Testing
- MagVenture MagPro Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Activities of Daily Living, Accidental Fall
Bingocize: A Novel Mobile Application for Older Adult Health
This study tests the effectiveness of using a new mobile application (Bingocize®) to improve older adults' (a) adherence to an engaging exercise program, and (b) aspects of functional performance, health knowledge, dietary…
- Conditions
- Activities of Daily Living, Accidental Fall, Sarcopenia, Arteriosclerosis
- Trial name
- Bingocize (NCT03629912)
- Testing
- Socially-Based Exercise Intervention for Older Adults
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 241 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western Kentucky University
Chronic Heart Failure
Optimization of the Ambulatory Monitoring for Patients With Heart Failure by Tele-cardiology
Targeted population: Patients with heart failure causing hospitalization during the last twelve months. Hypothesis: The number of all cause deaths and hospitalizations will be smaller for the Telecardiology group than for the…
- Trial name
- OSICAT (NCT02068118)
- Testing
- Telecardiology program
- Where
- 38 sites in France, Martinique
- Volunteers
- 990 people
- Sponsor
- CDM e-Health
Hypertension
A Pharmacist Intervention to Improve Mother and Child Health
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a research pharmacist can improve the health of new mothers and their babies. The main questions it aims to answer are: Will postpartum women who had elevated blood pressure during…
- Trial name
- NCT06073054
- Testing
- Research Pharmacist
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Healthy
The Effects of External Nasal Dilator Strips on Sleep and Cardiovascular Health
The goal of this interventional study is to learn if wearing an external nasal dilator strip while sleeping changes objective and perceived sleep quality, immediate post-waking blood pressure, and immediate-post waking heart rate…
- Trial name
- NCT06403098
- Testing
- External Nasal Dilator Strip
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Anticoagulants, Atrial Fibrillation
Improving Anticoagulation Control in VISN 1
Over 100,000 VHA patients receive anticoagulants (blood thinners) each year to prevent blood clots (including strokes). Too much anticoagulation increases the risk of serious or even fatal bleeding, and too little anticoagulation…
- Conditions
- Anticoagulants, Atrial Fibrillation, Venous Thromboembolism
- Trial name
- NCT01653405
- Testing
- Multifaceted behavioral intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,260,576 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Myocardial Ischemia, Acute Coronary Syndrome
Cardiac Rehabilitation for Heart Event Recovery (HER)
The purpose of this study is to compare women's cardiac rehabilitation program adherence across three program models.
- Conditions
- Myocardial Ischemia, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Heart Disease, Coronary Artery Disease
- Trial name
- CR4HER (NCT01019135)
- Testing
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 169 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Heart Failure
Biventricular Pacing After Cardiopulmonary Bypass
The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of optimized temporary biventricular pacing (BiVP) in patients undergoing open-heart surgery with preoperative LV dysfunction and an intraventricular conduction delay.
- Trial name
- BIPACS (NCT00498940)
- Testing
- Optimization Testing, Temporary Biventricular Pacing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- Henry M. Spotnitz
Cardiovascular Diseases
Using Digital Data to Predict CHD
This project seeks to identify and characterize features derived from digital data (e.g. social media, online search, mobile media) which are associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) and related risk factors, and develop…
- Trial name
- NCT04574882
- Testing
- Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 781 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Diabetes Mellitus, Cardiovascular Disease
SPREAD-NET: PRactices Enabling Adapting and Disseminating in the Safety NET
The investigators propose to compare the effectiveness of 3 strategies (low, medium, high intensity) at supporting CHCs' implementation of the ALL Initiative (an intervention shown to reduce patients' cardiovascular disease (CVD)…
- Trial name
- SPREAD-NET (NCT02325531)
- Testing
- Low support, Medium support, High support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 166 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Amputation, Diabetes Mellitus
Dysvascular Amputation Self-Management of Health
The purpose of this study is to determine if walking biobehavioral intervention improves physical activity after dysvascular lower limb amputation.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Diabetes Mellitus, Peripheral Artery Disease
- Trial name
- DASH (NCT04083456)
- Testing
- Walking Biobehavioral Intervention, Attention Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Congestive Heart Failure
Improving Patient Prioritization During Hospital-homecare Transition
This research work is focused on building and evaluating one of the first evidence-based clinical decision support tools for homecare in the United States.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Congestive Heart Failure, Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Dyspnea
- Trial name
- PREVENT (NCT04136951)
- Testing
- PREVENT clinical decision support
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,915 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Hypertension With Complications and Secondary Hypertension, Overweight and Obesity
Study of the Long-term Effects of Exercise on Heath Indicators in Older People
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) represent the most frequent cause of death among the elderly population. Hypertension, unfavorable lipid profile, obesity and physical inactivity are among the main risk factors for CVD.
- Conditions
- Hypertension With Complications and Secondary Hypertension, Overweight and Obesity, Lipid Metabolism Disorders, Sarcopenia
- Trial name
- NCT01874132
- Testing
- Exercise training
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Impact of Community Health Workers on Adherence to Therapy for Non-Communicable Chronic Disease in Chiapas, Mexico
This study evaluates the effectiveness of community health workers when added to routine care for patients with diabetes and high blood pressure in rural clinics in Chiapas, Mexico.
- Trial name
- NCT02549495
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital