Clinical trials: Carotid Intima- Media Thickness
Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Diseases
INvestigating the Lowest Threshold of Vascular bENefits From LDL Lowering With a PCSK9 InhibiTor in healthY Volunteers
The INTENSITY-LOW study aims to answer if there are any limits to LDL reduction in relation to benefitting vascular health from a mechanistic viewpoint, and therefore potentially limitations to primary prevention in healthy…
- Trial name
- NCT03273972
- Testing
- Written Informed Consent, Inclusion/Exclusion check, Full Clinical Chemistry and Haematology Bloods
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Blood Pressure, Carotid Intima Media Thickness
Cardiopulmonary Outcomes and Household Air Pollution Trial
The purpose of this randomized controlled field trial is to determine whether a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) stove and fuel distribution intervention reduces personal and kitchen exposure to household air pollutants and improves…
- Conditions
- Blood Pressure, Carotid Intima Media Thickness, Endothelial Function, Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory
- Trial name
- CHAP (NCT02994680)
- Testing
- Three-burner LPG stove, Delivery of LPG tanks, Vouchers for LPG tanks
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 181 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Cardiovascular Disease, Cigarette Smoking
Cardiovascular Disease Biomarkers in Smokers and Moist Snuff Consumers
This cross-sectional study was primarily a cardiovascular disease (CVD) study designed a) to compare selected CVD biomarker data between subjects who were long-term consumers of cigarettes or moist snuff and non-consumers of…
- Trial name
- NCT01692353
- Testing
- Subject's usual brand (UB) tobacco product
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Atherosclerosis, Menopause
Estrogen Exposure and Atherosclerosis in Postmenopausal Women
One hundred Spanish postmenopausal women accepted to be investigated for cardiovascular risk actors including clinical features, serum biochemical parameters, single nucleotide polymorphisms for estrogen receptor, and imaging…
- Conditions
- Atherosclerosis, Menopause, Estrogens, Carotid Intima-media Thickness
- Trial name
- NCT02951949
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Atherosclerosis, Vascular Disease
The Effect of Folic Acid on Atherosclerosis, Cognitive Performance and Hearing
The purpose of this study is to determine if folic acid supplementation can slow down atherosclerotic progression, age-related cognitive decline and age-related hearing loss.
- Conditions
- Atherosclerosis, Vascular Disease, Cognitive Decline, Hearing Loss
- Trial name
- NCT00110604
- Testing
- folic acid (0.8 mg)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 835 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University
Prader-Willi Syndrome, Obesity
Plasma Adiponectin Level and Vascular Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cell Function in Children With Prader-Willi Syndrome
Context: Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disorder characterized by childhood-onset obesity and endocrine dysfunction that leads to cardiovascular disability and early death within the first 3 decades of life.
- Trial name
- NCT01479322
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Thalassemia
Adiponectin, IL-6 and hsC-RP in Relation to Carotid Intima-media Thickness in B-thalassemia Patients
Every year, 100,000 neonates are born with hemoglobinopathies around the world. Thalassemia is the most common heterogeneous disease of the human being .
- Trial name
- NCT03170245
- Testing
- Interleukin-6, HsC-RP, Adiponectin level
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Cardiovascular Diseases, Carotid Intimal Media Thickness
Association of Mean Platelet Volume and Cardiovascular Disease in Children With End Stage Renal Disease.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the major risk factor for death in end stage renal diseases (ESRD). Approximately 80% of ESRD patients have some degrees of left ventricular abnormalities at initiation of dialysis.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Carotid Intimal Media Thickness, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, Mean Platelet Volume
- Trial name
- NCT03759002
- Testing
- Imaging, Blood sampling
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Atherosclerosis
Women's Isoflavone Soy Health (WISH) Trial
The purpose of this study is to determine whether soy supplementation can reduce hardening of the arteries and cognitive decline in postmenopausal women.
- Trial name
- NCT00118846
- Testing
- 25 gm soy protein supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Cardiovascular Imaging, Echocardiography
Assessment of Cardiac and Carotid Ultrasound Measurements in a Cohort of Healthy Children in Italy
This observational ambispective cohort study aims to establish reference values for cardiac structure and function, coronary artery dimensions, and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) in a healthy pediatric population living in…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Imaging, Echocardiography, Carotid Intima-Media Thickness
- Trial name
- NORMECO (NCT07666451)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Carotid Intima- Media Thickness
A Study to Derive Normative Distribution of CIMT and to Determine Its Correlation With Cardiovascular Risk Factors
This non-interventional, prospective, multi-centric, cross-sectional study is aimed to obtain the distribution of measurements of CIMT in Indian subjects and will involve approx. 30 investigative sites from all over the country.
- Trial name
- Score-India (NCT01551875)
- Where
- 24 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Healthy, Adults
RF Based QIMT & QAS Study on Chinese Adults
This study intends to establish the normal reference values of carotid artery intima-media thickness and vascular elasticity of Chinese adults based on ultrasound radio frequency technology through a multi-center large-sample…
- Conditions
- Healthy, Adults, Carotid Intima-media Thickness, Vascular Stiffness
- Trial name
- NCT04881292
- Where
- 34 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tang-Du Hospital
Atherosclerosis
Predictor of Advanced Sub-Clinical Atherosclerosis (PASA) Study
The study will evaluate the clinical utilization of skin Cholesterol (SC) for cardiovascular risk assessment in asymptomatic individuals at low, intermediate and high risk based on Framingham global risk estimates.
- Trial name
- NCT00258999
- Testing
- Skin Cholesterol Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Diseases
Early Detection of Atherosclerosis: a Randomized Trial in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases.
The incidence of cardiovascular diseases is still high and further efforts should be done in primary prevention. The main objective is to quantify the burden of subclinical atherosclerosis using non-invasive techniques,and to…
- Trial name
- PRIMARIA (NCT00734123)
- Testing
- Simvastatin or Atorvastatin, Enalapril, Aspirin or clopidogrel
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 2,948 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Arnau de Vilanova
Atherosclerosis
ELITE: Early Versus Late Intervention Trial With Estradiol
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of oral 17B-estradiol (estrogen) on the progression of early (subclinical) atherosclerosis and cognitive decline in healthy postmenopausal women.
- Trial name
- NCT00114517
- Testing
- 17B-estradiol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 643 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Carotid Atherosclerosis
Study of Anti-atherosclerotic Activity of Inflaminat in Asymptomatic Participants With Subclinical Atherosclerosis
The purpose of this study is to investigate the anti-atherosclerotic effect of long-term anti-inflammatory therapy (Inflaminat) in asymptomatic participants with subclinical atherosclerosis of carotid arteries.
- Trial name
- NCT01743404
- Testing
- Inflaminat
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute for Atherosclerosis Research, Russia
Other Endothelial Dystrophy
The Effect of Plant-based Diets (Vegetarian and Vegan) on Endothelial Function and Atherogenic Parameters
The investigators' hypothesis is that a plant-based diet may be beneficial if nutritional deficiencies will be corrected. The aims of the present proposal are to 1) study endothelial functions of subjects on well-defined…
- Trial name
- NCT02153138
- Testing
- Endo-pat 2000, carotid intima media thickness Ultrasound, Dexa- Bone densitometer & Bone ultrasonometer System
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Obesity, Adolescent
Insulin Resistance, Lipid Profile, CRP, IL-18 and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT) Diameter in Obese Adolescents
Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a marker for detecting endothelium dysfunction, and has become a non-invasive method that is very useful in detecting and evaluating subclinical atherosclerosis in obese children and…
- Trial name
- CIMT (NCT06152068)
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Airlangga