Clinical trials: Cardiovascular Prevention
Aging
CALERIE: Comprehensive Assessment of Long-Term Effects of Reducing Intake of Energy
The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that two years of sustained 25% caloric restriction (CR) in men age 21-50 (inclusive) and women age 21-47 (inclusive) will slow aging and protect against age-related disease…
- Trial name
- NCT00427193
- Testing
- Caloric Restriction (CR), Control
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 238 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Type2 Diabetes
PilAm Go4Health Weight Loss Program to Prevent Heart Disease
This is a pilot randomized controlled trial intervention to improve lifestyle behaviors (physical activity and health diet) for Filipino Americans with type 2 diabetes on metformin.
- Trial name
- NCT02290184
- Testing
- PilAm Go4Health Weight-loss Program, Active Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation
Safety and Effectiveness of Apixaban Compared to Warfarin in Secondary Prevention in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
The purpose of this study are 1) to characterize the primary and secondary prevention patients, 2) to calculate incidence rates of stroke/SE or major bleeding in each cohort and 3) to investigate for Japanese secondary prevention…
- Trial name
- NCT05321810
- Testing
- Apixaban, Warfarin
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 193,565 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Venous Thromboembolic Disease, Deep Vein Thrombosis
Venous Thromboembolic Prophylaxis After Trauma: Three Times a Day Unfractionated Heparin Versus Twice a Day Enoxaparin
The rate of venous thromboembolic events in trauma patients at high risk for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism receiving low dose unfractionated heparin every 8 hours will be equivalent or less than a similar group of…
- Conditions
- Venous Thromboembolic Disease, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism
- Trial name
- NCT01729559
- Testing
- 5000 Units unfractionated Heparin Q 8 hr, 30mg enoxaparin Q12 hr
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 495 people
- Sponsor
- Scripps Health
Atherosclerosis, Ischemia
Trial to Assess the Ocular Safety of Vorapaxar (SCH 530348) in Participants With Atherosclerosis (Study P05183)
This study is designed to evaluate the long-term ocular safety of SCH 530348 (vorapaxar) in participants with established atherosclerotic disease who are enrolled into the TRA 2°P - TIMI 50 Study (P04737) (NCT00526474).
- Conditions
- Atherosclerosis, Ischemia, Myocardial Infarction, Cerebrovascular Accident
- Trial name
- NCT00617123
- Testing
- Vorapaxar 2.5 mg
- Volunteers
- 258 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
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
Atrial Fibrillation
Vitamin C for Prophylaxis of Post-operative Atrial Fibrillation in On-pump Cardiac Surgery Procedures
The purpose of this study is to determine whether vitamin C is effective in the prophylaxis of post-operative atrial fibrillation in on-pump cardiac surgery
- Trial name
- NCT01107730
- Testing
- Vitamin C, L-Carnitine
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Attikon Hospital
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Pacing Therapy
Post-Myocardial Infarction Remodeling Prevention Therapy
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility of pacing as a therapy to prevent adverse remodeling of the myocardium following an acute myocardial infarction (MI) in patients at highest risk for adverse myocardial…
- Conditions
- Acute Myocardial Infarction, Pacing Therapy, Cardiac Remodeling, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- PRomPT (NCT01213251)
- Testing
- Single Site Pacing, Dual Site Pacing
- Where
- 26 sites in United States, Denmark and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
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
Atrial Fibrillation, Esophagectomy
Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation Following Esophagectomy
The investigators hypothesize that the medication amiodarone decreases the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) following esophagectomy surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00420017
- Testing
- Amiodarone, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
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
Coronary Artery Bypass
Prasugrel for Prevention of Early Saphenous Vein Graft Thrombosis
This is a randomized-controlled clinical trial that will randomize 120 patients undergoing clinically-indicated coronary artery bypass graft surgery to prasugrel at a dose of 10 mg daily or matching placebo for 12 months…
- Trial name
- NCT01560780
- Testing
- Prasugrel
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Venous Thromboembolism, Thromboprophylaxis
Aspirin and Enoxaparin for VTE in Trauma
The purpose of this study is to determine if the addition of antiplatelet therapy (i.e. aspirin) to low-molecular-weight-heparin (i.e.
- Conditions
- Venous Thromboembolism, Thromboprophylaxis, Trauma
- Trial name
- NCT02396732
- Testing
- Aspirin, Enoxaparin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
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
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
Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease With Med or Veg Diets
The study is a randomized, open, cross-over trial designed to test whether a vegetarian diet would benefit the cardiovascular risk profile of the participants, compared with a Mediterranean diet.
- Trial name
- CARDIVEG (NCT02641834)
- Testing
- Vegetarian diet, Mediterranean diet
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi
Atrial Fibrillation
SDM for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation
The objective of this project is to evaluate a treatment decision aid for patients with atrial fibrillation.
- Trial name
- SDM4Afib (NCT02905032)
- Testing
- Decision Aid
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,186 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Thrombophilia
A Comparison of Sequential Compression Devices and Foot Pumps in the Obstetric Population
The researchers at Johns Hopkins University believe that the foot pump will be superior to sequential compression devices in comfort and patient compliance which may increase provider efforts to prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT)…
- Trial name
- NCT00356434
- Testing
- Kendall A-V foot impulse pump, model 6060, Kendall sequential compression device, model 9525
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Role of PPAR-y Agonists in Immunomodulation and Vascular Prevention in SLE (PPAR-SLE)
Background: Lupus causes a person s immune system to attack the body. It can cause blood vessel problems, heart attack, or stroke. Researchers want to see if the drug pioglitazone may help.
- Trial name
- NCT02338999
- Testing
- PET/CT, Pioglitazone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Atrial Fibrillation, AFib
Stroke Feasibility Study
This is a feasibility study to assess the safety and efficacy of the AtriCure AtriClip when placed via Minimally Invasive Surgical Deployment to the Left Atrial Appendage.
- Trial name
- NCT01997905
- Testing
- AtriClip LAA Exclusion Device
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- AtriCure, Inc.