Clinical trials: Carotid Atherosclerosis
Dyslipidemia, Atherosclerosis
Effects of Nicotinic Acid Plus Simvastatin Versus Simvastatin Alone on Carotid and Femoral Intima-Media Thickness in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease (NASCIT)
Dyslipidaemia is characterized by low plasma levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c), elevated triglycerides and an increase in low density lipoprotein (LDL-c) particles, and has been unequivocally established as a…
- Trial name
- NASCIT (NCT00712049)
- Testing
- simvastatin, Nicotinic Acid
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Stroke, Atheroscleroses
A Cohort Study on Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Outcomes
A standardized tool for grading carotid atherosclerotic plaques-dubbed Carotid Plaque-RADS (Reporting and Data System)-has recently been developed.
- Trial name
- NCT07178015
- Testing
- ultrasound scanning
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 855 people
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
Coronary Artery Disease
Carotid Atherosclerosis: MEtformin for Insulin ResistAnce Study
Hypothesis: Treatment with metformin in overweight non-diabetic individuals with coronary heart disease and on standard cardiovascular risk reducing agents including statins will have a beneficial impact on carotid artery…
- Trial name
- CAMERA (NCT00723307)
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 173 people
- Sponsor
- Professor Naveed Sattar
Carotid Atherosclerosis
The Study of Blood Pressure Variability to Impact Arterial Stiffness and Carotid Atherosclerosis
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether and what extent blood pressure variability is associated with arterial stiffness and carotid atherosclerosis, furthermore to compare the difference in the relationship of the…
- Trial name
- NCT01466699
- Volunteers
- 1,235 people
- Sponsor
- Yan Li
Atherosclerosis, Atheroscleroses, Coronary
SIALIDASE INHIBITION AS ANTIATHEROSCLEROTIC THERAPY
The aim of this double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter study is to evaluate the pathogenetic effects of the dietary supplement "Tertinat" on a fundamental mechanism of atherosclerosis development: its ability…
- Conditions
- Atherosclerosis, Atheroscleroses, Coronary, Carotid Atherosclerosis
- Trial name
- SIAT (NCT06590012)
- Testing
- Tertinat
- Where
- 10 sites in Russia
- Volunteers
- 1,228 people
- Sponsor
- Institute for Atherosclerosis Research, Russia
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Atherosclerosis of Artery
Molecular Mechanisms and Carotid Atherosclerosis
The role of methylase system and Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) in the accelerated atherosclerotic progression of diabetic patients is unclear.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Atherosclerosis of Artery, Atherosclerotic Plaque
- Trial name
- NCT03962686
- Testing
- statin Oral Tablet plus PCSK9i
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Carotid Atherosclerosis
Intelligent Detection of Carotid Plaque and Its Stability Based on Deep Learning Dynamic Ultrasound Scanning
This study intends to build a model through deep learning that can automatically and accurately detect plaques, calculate the lumen stenosis rate and evaluate the stability of plaques based on the carotid transverse axis dynamic…
- Trial name
- NCT05230576
- Testing
- Deep learning training cohort, Deep learning validation cohort
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Jia Liu
Carotid Atherosclerosis, Carotid Artery Disease
ACCULINK for Revascularization of Carotids in High Risk Patients "The ARCHeR Trial"
1. To evaluate the safety and efficacy of the over-the-wire (OTW) ACCULINK (tm) System in patients deemed to be either at high risk or unsuitable for carotid endarterectomy (CEA) 2.
- Trial name
- NCT00180518
- Testing
- Over-the-wire & Rapid Exchange ACCULINK (tm) Carotid Stent & ACCUNET (tm) embolic protection system
- Volunteers
- 581 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Atherosclerosis of Artery, Metabolic Syndrome
Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque Load and Neck Circumference
The aim of this study is to establish a deep learning model to automatically detect the presence and scoring of carotid plaques in neck CTA images, and to determine whether this model is compatible with manual interpretations.
- Conditions
- Atherosclerosis of Artery, Metabolic Syndrome, Machine Learning
- Trial name
- NCT05040958
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Non-diabetic Chronic Kidney Disease, Atherosclerosis
Serum Omentin-1 and Carotid Atherosclerosis In Non-Diabetic Chronic Kidney Disease
The aim of the study is to evaluate whether a low level of serum omentin-1 is associated with carotid atherosclerosis and mediated by inflammation.
- Trial name
- NCT01701830
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli Derince Education and Research Hospital
Carotid Artery Stenosis, Carotid Atherosclerosis
New Ischemic Cerebral Lesions After Endarterectomy vs. Stenting for the Treatment of Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis
Background and purpose. Even if periprocedural cerebral microembolism associated with carotid endarterectomy or stenting usually does not manifest as clinically overt stroke, neuropsychological disturbances resulting from these…
- Conditions
- Carotid Artery Stenosis, Carotid Atherosclerosis, Stroke, Ischemic
- Trial name
- CARECarotid (NCT03764306)
- Testing
- Carotid Artery Stenting, Endarterectomy carotid artery
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Jagiellonian University
Atherosclerosis
Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
The aim of this study is to evaluate subclinical atherosclerosis in children and adolescents with juvenile SLE by measuring carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), and to determine its associations with traditional cardiovascular…
- Trial name
- NCT07545408
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Atherosclerosis, Healthy
PET Imaging of Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptors in Patients With Carotid Atherosclerosis
Inflammation in the vascular wall is important in atherosclerosis and the blockage of the artery. The peripheral benzodiazepine receptor is involved in inflammation and in this protocol we will attempt to take pictures, using PET…
- Trial name
- NCT00547976
- Testing
- [C-11]PBR28
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Carotid Atherosclerosis
Sonodynamic Therapy Manipulates Atherosclerosis Regression Trial on Patients With Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques
Sonodynamic therapy (SDT) is a new treatment for carotid atherosclerotic plaque. The aim of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of this technique.
- Trial name
- SMART-C (NCT03382249)
- Testing
- Sonodynamic therapy (SDT), pseudo-SDT
- Where
- China
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
Cardiovascular Diseases, Metabolic Disease
Vascular Lab Resource (VLR) Biorepository
This is a study of biomarkers obtained from prospectively collected subject samples and their correlation with cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Metabolic Disease, Peripheral Artery Disease, Carotid Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05628948
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Carotid Stenosis
Carotid Ultrasound Sub-Study of the Familial Atherosclerosis Study-observational Study
This observational study looks at Carotid Stenosis in two groups of subjects using a non-invasive procedure, B-mode ultrasound. One group of subjects has had long-term intensive lipid altering therapy (lowering LDL-C plus raising…
- Trial name
- FATS (NCT00976014)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Intermittent Claudication
Effect of NCX4016 on Walking Distance in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease (PAOD)
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is almost invariably associated with a generalized atherosclerotic involvement of the arterial tree and endothelial dysfunction.
- Trial name
- NCT01256775
- Testing
- NCX-4016
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 442 people
- Sponsor
- NicOx Research Institute S.r.l.
Stroke, Carotid Stenosis
PET-MRI Imaging in Patients With Symptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis
Ischaemic stroke is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. In patients with recent stroke, the 18F-fluoride positron emission tomography-computed tomography highlights high-risk culprit carotid plaque and is more…
- Trial name
- NCT03215550
- Testing
- CEA, 18F PET-MRI, Transcranial Doppler
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Coronary Artery Disease
Coated or Chewable Aspirin and a Hybrid Strategy to Mitigate Adverse Effects of Air Pollution in Stable Atherosclerotic Disease
Although both enteric-coated and plain formulations of aspirin are being used commonly, there are no high-quality comparisons between these formulations with respect to clinical efficacy outcomes in patients with atherosclerotic…
- Conditions
- Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Coronary Artery Disease, Ischemic Heart Disease, Ischemic Stroke
- Trial name
- COATED-AIR (NCT06541691)
- Testing
- Enteric-coated aspirin, Plain aspirin, Hybrid strategy
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center
Coronary Artery Disease, Cerebrovascular Disease
RESTORE-IT-Study of Rifalazil in Chlamydia Pneumoniae Seropositive Patients With a History of Atherosclerotic Disease
The objective of this study is to evaluate an antibiotic therapy called Rifalazil to determine its effect on hardening of the carotid arteries.
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Cerebrovascular Disease, Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00385385
- Testing
- Rifalazil
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- ActivBiotics