Clinical trials: Carotid Body
Type 2 Diabetes
Targeting the Carotid Bodies to Reduce Disease Risk Along the Diabetes Continuum
Our overall goal is to advance our understanding of the contribution of the carotid body chemoreceptors in glucose regulation and the development of type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT05219994
- Testing
- Hyperoxia Exposure, Normoxia Exposure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Hypertension,Essential
First-In-Human Study Evaluating a Novel Catheter Device in Subjects With Treatment-Resistant Hypertension
The carotid body is located at the bifurcation of the internal and external carotid arteries. It is a chemoreceptor that plays a role in the sympathetic nervous system and in the development and maintenance of hypertension.
- Trial name
- NCT03314012
- Testing
- Catheter-Based Carotid Body Ablation
- Where
- 7 sites in Australia, Czechia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Cibiem, Inc.
Hypertension
Carotid Body Removal for the Treatment of Resistant Hypertension: a Pilot Study
This is a pilot study to assess the effectiveness, safety and feasibility of carotid body removal in patients with high blood pressure (hypertension) resistant to medical treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT01729988
- Testing
- Carotid body excision
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Noblewell
Primary Prevention
Genetical, Anthropometrical and Biochemical Factors Influencing High Risk Subclinical Atherosclerosis
Subclinical atherosclerosis is the atherosclerotic process identified before clinical symptoms and thus it can be a useful marker of future cardiovascular events. It can be evaluated by many methods.
- Trial name
- NCT02487615
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 340 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Hypoxia
Carotid Body Function in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
This trial will assess chemosensitivity differences of the carotid bodies in individuals with T2DM, compared to healthy controls. During baseline and hyperinsulinemia.
- Trial name
- CBHypoxia (NCT05237076)
- Testing
- Hyperinsulemic-Euglycemic Clamp & Hypoxic Ventilatory Response (HVR)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leiden University Medical Center
Accidental Falls, Aged
Whole-Body Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Older Adults Presenting to the Emergency Department After a Fall
Falls are one of the most common reasons older adults visit the emergency department. In many older patients, a fall that looks "mechanical" is actually caused by an underlying medical problem such as syncope, heart disease…
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Aged, Syncope
- Trial name
- NCT07886164
- Testing
- Whole-body point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli City Hospital
Hypertension, Whole Body Vibration
Effects of Whole Body Vibration and Resistance Exercise on Carotis Intima Media and Muscle Architecture in Hypertension
Exercise is of great importance in the treatment of hypertension, which is expressed as a very serious disease, the prevalence of which is increasing day by day in the world and can cause many complications that are common in…
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Whole Body Vibration, Muscle Architecture, Carotid Intima Media Thickness
- Trial name
- NCT05775835
- Testing
- Whole body vibration and strengthening exercise, Whole body vibration exercise, Strengthening exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Suleyman Demirel University
Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes
Changes of Biomarkers in Response to Training and Antioxidant Treatment
The aim of the study is to compare the effects of an intensive 4 weeks exercise training program with or without additional treatment with antioxidants.
- Trial name
- NCT00638560
- Testing
- Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Antioxidant treatment
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leipzig
Obesity
Longitudinal Assessment of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Parameters in Obese and Lean Children
The investigators hypothesize that cardiovascular and metabolic alterations due to obesity already manifest at childhood age. To identify these alterations and risk factors, the investigators have established a cohort of 177…
- Trial name
- NCT01605123
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leipzig
Hypertension
Endovascular Carotid Body Ablation in Patients With Treatment- Resistant Hypertension: A Safety and Feasibility Study
This is a prospective, observational, multicenter trial to evaluate the safety and feasibility of selective endovascular unilateral carotid body ablation in patients with treatment-resistant hypertension.
- Trial name
- NCT02099851
- Testing
- Carotid body ablation (Cibiem)
- Where
- 2 sites in Czechia, Poland
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Noblewell
Peripheral Chemosensitivity
The Breath-2 Trial
This is a randomized, cross over, experimental trial in which carotid body function will be evaluated in 35 healthy subjects during partial muscle relaxation and after recovery from muscle relaxation
- Trial name
- NCT05149872
- Testing
- Muscle relaxation, Reversal
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leiden University Medical Center
Primary Hypertension
The Safety and Efficacy of Carotid Body Modulation Therapy in Hypertensive Patients by External Ultrasonic Micro-bubble
The investigators intend to find a noninvasive method for CB modulation therapy and find a simple and convenient indicator for assessing CB activity.
- Trial name
- NCT06116357
- Testing
- External Ultrasonic Micro-bubble
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jing Huang
Visceral Obesity, Atherosclerosis
Abdominal Fat and Imaging Measurements of Heart Disease
Although it is frequently mentioned in the media that overweight and obesity have reached epidemic proportions worldwide and in this country, some Canadians are perplexed and sometimes confused about the role of obesity in…
- Conditions
- Visceral Obesity, Atherosclerosis, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT01447745
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 357 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Atherosclerosis, HIV Infections
Rosiglitazone (Avandia®) Treatment in HIV: Its Effect on Blood Vessels
This trial will study the effect of rosiglitazone on the progression of atherosclerosis (hardening of blood vessels) through improvements of the sugar and fat metabolism (body buildup, breakdown and excretion of sugar and fat).
- Trial name
- NCT00143624
- Testing
- Rosiglitazone maleate
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Exercise
The Munich Cardiovascular Adaptation in Young Athletes Plus Study
The aim of the 3-year longitudinal study is to investigate the cardiovascular system's response to training loads in young athletes.
- Trial name
- MuCAYAplus (NCT06259617)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
Hypertension, Coronary Artery Disease
Cardiovascular Epidemiology in Russian Federation
The study addresses epidemiology of cardiovascular risk factors and major cardiovascular diseases in Russian Federation (urban and rural population). 12 regions of 1600 participants in each will be included.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Coronary Artery Disease, Diabetes, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- ESSE-RF (NCT02449460)
- Where
- 2 sites in Russia
- Volunteers
- 18,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal State Budgetary Institution, V. A. Almazov Federal North-West Medical Research Centre, of the Ministry of Health
Heart Failure, Peripheral Chemoreceptor Hypersensitivity
Study on Reflex Response During Temporary Stimulation and Inhibition of Chemoreceptors of Carotid Bodies - a Pilot Study
The isolated response of the carotid bodies to local stimulation with adenosine has not been researched in humans. There are single reports indicating that intravenous administration of adenosine causes hyperventilation through…
- Trial name
- NCT01939912
- Testing
- Adenosine
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Noblewell
Hypotension, Sepsis
Carotid Doppler Ultrasound for the Measurement of Intravascular Volume Status
Ultrasound represents an attractive non-invasive method to assess hemodynamic status. Understanding dynamic changes in hemodynamics in situations such as hypovolemia, sepsis, and cardiogenic shock can potentially help improve…
- Trial name
- NCT02907931
- Testing
- Point of Care Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Carotid Artery Diseases, Morbid Obesity
The Relationship Between Morbid Obesity and Carotid Artery Stenosis
The correlation between metabolic syndrome and carotid artery stenosis is well established. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between morbid obesity and carotid artery stenosis.
- Conditions
- Carotid Artery Diseases, Morbid Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03306771
- Testing
- Ultrasound Duplex
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
Obesity
Assessing the Effects of Alfacalcidol Intake on Expression of Involed Gene in Metabolism in Obese Subjects
Obesity-induced chronic inflammation is a key component of the pathogenesis of insulin resistance. Mounting evidence has demonstrated anti-inflammatory characteristics for vitamin D.
- Trial name
- NCT01752244
- Testing
- Alfacalcidol
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences