Clinical trials: Cardiovascular Prevention
Pancreatic Cancer, Venous Thromboembolism
Dalteparin for Primary Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis in Pancreatic Cancer Patients
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if dalteparin can lower the risk of VTE occurring in the legs and lungs. This will be tested in patients with pancreatic cancer who are going to receive chemotherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT00966277
- Testing
- Dalteparin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis
SONOlysis in Prevention of Brain Infarctions dUring Carotid Stenting and caroTid EndaRterectomy
The aim of the project is to demonstrate a fibrinolytic effect of sonothrombolysis (continual transcranial Doppler monitoring) using 2 MegaHertz (MHz) diagnostic probe on the reduction of risk of brain infarctions due to the…
- Trial name
- SONOBUSTER (NCT01591005)
- Testing
- sonolysis, endarterectomy, carotid stenting
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 242 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Ostrava
Stroke Hemorrhagic, Depression
Poststroke Depression in Hemorrhagic Stroke
A double-blinded placebo-controlled randomized trial to evaluate the effect of preventative treatment of depression in survivors of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH), a type of stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT03826875
- Testing
- Fluoxetine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Venous Thromboembolism, Secondary Prevention
Safety of Dabigatran Etexilate in Blood Clot Prevention in Children
This open-label, single arm prospective cohort study will assess the safety of dabigatran etexilate in secondary prevention of venous thromboembolism in paediatric patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02197416
- Testing
- dabigatran etexilate
- Where
- 62 sites in United States, Austria and 20 more
- Volunteers
- 214 people
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Deep Venous Thrombosis
Catheter-Related Early Thromboprophylaxis With Enoxaparin (CRETE) Trial
The purpose of this phase 2a, multi-center, randomized controlled study, is to explore the efficacy of early prophylaxis against catheter-associated deep venous thrombosis (CADVT) in critically ill children.
- Trial name
- CRETE (NCT03003390)
- Testing
- Enoxaparin
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
HIV, Tuberculosis
Sustainable East Africa Research in Community Health
The SEARCH study aims to test evidenced-based innovative community based interventions that lead to the elimination of HIV in rural communities in East Africa using a multi-disease approach.
- Conditions
- HIV, Tuberculosis, Hypertension, Diabetes
- Trial name
- SEARCH (NCT01864603)
- Testing
- Universal ART in a streamlined care model, Annual Community Health Campaigns, Targeted PrEP and Targeted testing interventions
- Where
- 3 sites in Kenya, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 150,395 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Atrial Fibrillation
Non-interventional, Retrospective Cohort Study to Explore OAC Treatment in Korea
The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate comparative effectiveness and safety outcomes of therapies to prevent thromboembolic events in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation by using Korean nationwide health…
- Trial name
- NCT03572972
- Testing
- Apixaban, Dabigatran, Rivaroxaban
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 64,684 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Cerebrovascular Accident
JASAP: Japanese Aggrenox Stroke Prevention vs. Aspirin Programme
Phase III study to compare the preventive effect of recurrent brain infarction and safety of Aggrenox (combination drug containing sustained-release dipyridamole 200 mg/acetylsalicylic acid 25 mg) twice daily vs.
- Trial name
- NCT00311402
- Testing
- Aggrenox capsule, Acetylsalicylic Acid (ASA)
- Where
- 151 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 1,295 people
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Venous Thromboembolism, Haemorrhage
Efficacy of RIvaroxaban for Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism After Knee Arthroscopy
Study Objective: To assess the value of Rivaroxaban for the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after knee arthroscopy (KA) taking the placebo as standard of reference.
- Trial name
- ERIKA (NCT01629381)
- Testing
- Rivaroxaban
- Where
- 9 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University of Padova
Weight Loss, Postpartum Weight Retention
Postpartum Weight Loss for Women at Elevated Cardiovascular Risk
The aim of this study is to test the feasibility and effectiveness of a 16-week online behavioral weight loss program compared to usual care to promote weight loss in the postpartum period among women with cardiovascular risk…
- Conditions
- Weight Loss, Postpartum Weight Retention, Hypertension in Pregnancy, Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy
- Trial name
- EMPOWER-Mom (NCT04914819)
- Testing
- Online Behavioral Weight Loss Program, Virtual weigh-in
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Thromboembolism
Factor Xa Inhibitor, PRT054021, Against Enoxaparin for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolic Events (EXPERT)
Randomized study of PRT054021 40 mg and 15 mg bid vs. enoxaparin 30 mg q12h for the prophylaxis of venous thromboembolic events after unilateral knee replacement surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00375609
- Testing
- Betrixaban, Enoxaparin
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 215 people
- Sponsor
- Portola Pharmaceuticals
Senile Purpura, Bateman's Purpura
Broad Band Light for the Treatment and Prevention of Senile Purpura
There will be five subjects over the age of 65, each with at least one ecchymotic lesion on each arm measuring at least one cm, and five control subjects under the age of 35, both who will be randomized to undergo 4 Sciton Broad…
- Trial name
- NCT03690375
- Testing
- Broad Band Light (BBL)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Siperstein Dermatology
Intracranial Aneurysms, Seizures
Seizure Prophylaxis in Aneurysm Repair
Seizures are a potential complication of surgical repair of intracranial aneurysms. In order to prevent seizures, many surgeons administer prophylactic anti-epileptic medication during the intra-operative and post-operative…
- Trial name
- NCT01974700
- Testing
- Levetiracetam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Impaired Glucose Tolerance, Prediabetic State
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Risk and Prevention in Early Glucose Intolerance
The purpose of this study is to determine whether cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk markers, β-cell function, and insulin sensitivity can be improved by targeting mechanisms of both diabetes and CVD - using an antioxidant, an…
- Trial name
- NCT00122447
- Testing
- Aspirin, Alpha lipoic acid, Olmesartan
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Cardiovascular Diseases
Visualization of Asymptomatic Atherosclerotic Disease for Optimum Cardiovascular Prevention
The purpose of VIPVIZA is to assess the impact of pictorial information about asymptomatic atherosclerotic disease to both physician and patient, for improving physicians' adherence to prevention guidelines and patient perception…
- Trial name
- VIPVIZA (NCT01849575)
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 3,532 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Diabetes Prevention Translation: the Healthy Lifestyle Project
The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), a large research study conducted in the United States, found that lifestyle intervention was effective in lowering risk for development of type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT01050205
- Testing
- Current Intervention, Delayed Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 223 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Hyperlipidemia
Specified Drug-use Survey of the Granular Capsule Formulation of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters: OCEAN3
The purpose of this survey is to determine the incidence rate of cardiovascular (CV) events associated with long-term treatment with and without omega-3 fatty acid ethyl esters (Lotriga Granular Capsules) in high-risk…
- Trial name
- NCT02285166
- Testing
- Omega-3 fatty acid ethyl esters, Standard antihyperlipidemic therapy other than administration of omega-3 fatty acid ethyl esters (Lotriga).
- Where
- 2 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 15,330 people
- Sponsor
- Takeda
Cerebral Infarction
Post-marketing Study of Cilostazol (Cilostazol Stroke Prevention Study 2)
The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of cilostazol in preventing recurrence of cerebral infarction and the safety of long-term administration of the drug (100 mg, twice daily) in patients with cerebral…
- Trial name
- NCT00234065
- Testing
- Cilostazol, Aspirin
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 2,800 people
- Sponsor
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Graft-Versus-Host Disease Prophylaxis in Treating Patients With Hematologic Malignancies Undergoing Unrelated Donor Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant
This randomized phase III trial studies how well graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis works in treating patients with hematologic malignancies undergoing unrelated donor peripheral blood stem cell transplant.
- Conditions
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Aggressive Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
- Trial name
- NCT01231412
- Testing
- Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Cyclosporine, Fludarabine Phosphate
- Where
- 11 sites in United States, Denmark and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 174 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Chemotherapy and Unrelated Donor Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients With Cancers of the Blood and Immune System
Background: Major problems with stem cell transplantation (SCT) for cancer treatment are a lack of suitable donors for patients without a human leukocyte-antigen (HLA) tissue-matched sibling and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD)…
- Conditions
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin's Disease, Acute Leukemia
- Trial name
- NCT00520130
- Testing
- Rituximab, Cyclosporine, Allogenic stem cell transplant (ASCT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)