Clinical trials: Cardiovascular Prevention
Thrombosis
A Study of the Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Apixaban Versus Vitamin K Antagonist (VKA) or Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH) in Pediatric Subjects With Congenital or Acquired Heart Disease Requiring Anticoagulation
To investigate the safety and pharmacokinetics of apixaban in children with congenital or acquired heart disease who have a need for anticoagulation.
- Trial name
- NCT02981472
- Testing
- Apixaban, Vitamin K Antagonist (VKA), Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH)
- Where
- 46 sites in United States, Argentina and 12 more
- Volunteers
- 192 people
- Sponsor
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
Atrial Fibrillation, Lung Cancer
Study of Amiodarone Given Before Lung Surgery to Prevent Atrial Fibrillation After Lung Resection
Atrial fibrillation is a very common complication of pulmonary resection. Patients who develop atrial fibrillation require additional treatment and are more likely to stay in the hospital for longer period of time increasing the…
- Trial name
- NCT00300495
- Testing
- Amiodarone, Control arm, standard care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus
Evaluation of a Letter Intervention Promoting a Plant-based Diet
The researchers' mission is to promote healthier eating behavior and to reduce costs associated with healthcare. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of mailing randomly selected participants a letter promoting a…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03880838
- Testing
- Personal testimonial, Forks Over Knives Documentary, Commitment nudge
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11,234 people
- Sponsor
- Geisinger Clinic
Turner's Syndrome
Growth Hormone Treatment for the Prevention of Short Stature in Young Girls With Turner Syndrome Before the Age of 4 Years
The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of recombinant human growth hormone (r-hGH) treatment in girls with Turner Syndrome under the age of 4 years.
- Trial name
- NCT01066052
- Testing
- r-hGH
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Cardiovascular Diseases
The LEARN Study for CVD Prevention
The investigator is testing a virtual environment (VE) to address prevention of HIV-related comorbidities.
- Trial name
- LEARN (NCT05242952)
- Testing
- Gaming in a virtual environment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Dementia-related Psychosis
Relapse Prevention Study of Pimavanserin in Dementia-related Psychosis
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of pimavanserin compared to placebo in preventing relapse of psychotic symptoms in subjects with dementia-related psychosis who responded to 12 weeks of open label…
- Trial name
- NCT03325556
- Testing
- Pimavanserin 34 mg, Pimavanserin 20 mg
- Where
- 83 sites in United States, Bulgaria and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 392 people
- Sponsor
- ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Coronary Artery Disease
Interactive Voice Response Telephone Technology for the Treatment of Smoking in Patients With Heart Disease
A randomized control trial is planned to evaluate an interactive voice response (IVR) mediated follow-up and triage system, against usual care, to help smokers hospitalized with Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) to quit smoking.
- Trial name
- IVR (NCT00449852)
- Testing
- Interactive Voice Response
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 440 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Graft Versus Host Disease
Sirolimus, Tacrolimus, and Antithymocyte Globulin in Preventing Graft-Versus-Host Disease in Patients Undergoing a Donor Stem Cell Transplant For Hematological Cancer
RATIONALE: Giving chemotherapy and total-body irradiation before a donor peripheral blood stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells.
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Graft Versus Host Disease, Infection, Leukemia
- Trial name
- NCT00589563
- Testing
- anti-thymocyte globulin, cyclophosphamide, etoposide
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Hypertension, Diabetes
Biomarker Guided Therapies in Stage A/B Heart Failure
Despite advances in cardiovascular care, the occurrence of heart failure (HF) is steadily increasing. The increase in HF rates poses enormous challenges, as once an individual becomes symptomatic or requires hospitalization with…
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02230891
- Testing
- Carvedilol, Spironolactone, Usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infection
TYRX™ Envelope for Prevention of Infection Following Replacement With a CRT or ICD
The purpose of this study is to compare the incidence of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infection and CIED mechanical complication after CIED replacement with a high-power cardiac implantable electronic device…
- Trial name
- Centurion (NCT01043705)
- Where
- 52 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,262 people
- Sponsor
- TYRX, Inc.
Atrial Fibrillation, Thromboembolism
A Study to Assess the Safety of a Potential New Drug in Comparison to the Standard Practice of Dosing With Warfarin for Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation
This study is to assess the safety of a potential new drug DU-176b for the prevention of stroke/systemic embolic event (SEE) in individuals with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF).
- Trial name
- NCT00504556
- Testing
- Edoxaban (DU-176b), warfarin
- Where
- 91 sites in United States, Belarus and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 1,146 people
- Sponsor
- Daiichi Sankyo
Venous Thromboembolism
An Observational Study On The Safety And Tolerability Of Prolonged Thrombosis Prophylaxis With Fragmin®
The objective of this study is to observe the safety, tolerability, and compliance in the use of Fragmin® for prolonged thromboprophylaxis in post-surgery high-risk orthopedic patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01046903
- Testing
- Fragmin® (Dalteparin Sodium)
- Volunteers
- 503 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Venous Thromboembolism, Multiple Myeloma
Apixaban for Primary Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Multiple Myeloma
Patients living with multiple myeloma (MM) have an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) due to the disease itself and the use of targeted therapies, including immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs).
- Trial name
- NCT02958969
- Testing
- Apixaban
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Gregory Piazza
Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Lymphoid Leukemia
Adoptive Immunotherapy in Relapsed Hematological Malignancy: Early GVHD Prophylaxis
Determine the relapse-free, donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI)-free survival in patients receiving the investigational regimen.This is a randomized phase II clinical trial, comparing two different dosing schedules of mycophenolate…
- Conditions
- Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Lymphoid Leukemia, Lymphoma, Leukemia
- Trial name
- NCT02593123
- Testing
- mycophenolate mofetil, Sargramostim, Filgrastim
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Venous Thromboembolism, Traumatic Brain Injury
Delayed Versus Early Enoxaparin Prophylaxis After Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Brain injured patients are at high risk for forming blood clots in the legs and lungs. For non-brain injured trauma patients, we decrease the chances of these blood clots forming by placing the patients on a low dose of the blood…
- Trial name
- DEEP (NCT01014403)
- Testing
- enoxaparin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)
Acute Medically Ill VTE Prevention With Extended Duration Betrixaban Study (The APEX Study)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether extended prophylaxis with oral betrixaban can prevent blood clots in the leg and lung that sometime occur in patients hospitalized for an acute medical illness and to compare these…
- Trial name
- APEX (NCT01583218)
- Testing
- Betrixaban, Enoxaparin
- Where
- 462 sites in United States, Argentina and 32 more
- Volunteers
- 7,513 people
- Sponsor
- Portola Pharmaceuticals
Myocardial Infarction, Cardiovascular Death
Prevention of Cardiovascular Events (eg, Death From Heart or Vascular Disease, Heart Attack, or Stroke) in Patients With Prior Heart Attack Using Ticagrelor Compared to Placebo on a Background of Aspirin
This study is being carried out to see if a new drug called ticagrelor given twice daily in addition to the ASA therapy decreases the frequency of cardiovascular events (e.g., death from heart disease, heart attack, or stroke).
- Conditions
- Myocardial Infarction, Cardiovascular Death, Atherothrombosis, Stroke
- Trial name
- PEGASUS (NCT01225562)
- Testing
- Ticagrelor 90 mg, Ticagrelor 60 mg
- Where
- 826 sites in United States, Argentina and 29 more
- Volunteers
- 21,379 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Cardiovascular Disease
Quality Improvement and Personalization for Statins
The investigators developed novel quality improvement intervention consisting of a personalized decision support tool, an educational program, a performance measure, and an audit and feedback system to encourage the adoption of…
- Trial name
- QUIPS (NCT02820870)
- Testing
- Statin Decision Support Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Chagas Disease, Heart Failure
Efficacy and Safety of Sacubitril/Valsartan Compared With Enalapril on Morbidity, Mortality, and NT-proBNP Change in Patients With CCC
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of sacubitril/valsartan 200 mg BID compared with enalapril 10 mg BID, in addition to conventional heart failure (HF) treatment, in improving a hierarchical composite of…
- Trial name
- PARACHUTE-HF (NCT04023227)
- Testing
- Sacubitril/valsartan, Enalapril
- Where
- 79 sites in Argentina, Brazil and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 922 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Safety and Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of Nitrite for Prevention of Cerebral Vasospasm
The purpose of the study is to examine the safety of a 14 day infusion of sodium nitrite, and to study the pharmacokinetics of nitrite, during a 14 day infusion in patients with ruptured cerebral aneurysms.
- Trial name
- NCT00873015
- Testing
- Sodium nitrite, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Hope Pharmaceuticals