Clinical trials: Carotid Intima- Media Thickness
Diabetic Peripheral Angiopathy
A Study to Compare the Effects of Improving the Carotid Artery Intima Media Thickness and Changing Lipid Levels by Cilostazol/Ginkgo Leaf Extract and Aspirin in Diabetic Peripheral Angiopathy.
This study is to compare and evaluate the effect of improving the carotid IMT and lipid level of the Cilostazol/Ginkgo leaf extract group with the aspirin administrated group in patients with diabetic peripheral angiopathy.
- Trial name
- NCT05906199
- Testing
- Renexin CR 200/160mg, Aspirin 100mg
- Where
- 2 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- SK Chemicals Co., Ltd.
Atherosclerosis
Efficacy and Safety of Simvastatin-ezetimibe Combination Therapy Among Patients With SLE
This is a randomized single-blind trial. This study aimed to determine if intensive lipid-lowering therapy (simvastatin-ezetimibe combination therapy) could reduce the progression of atherosclerosis effectively and safely among…
- Trial name
- NCT02548936
- Testing
- Ezetimibe+Simvastatin Drug Combination
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Cardiovascular Diseases, Testicular Neoplasms
High-Intensity Aerobic Interval Training in Testicular Cancer Survivors
This study evaluates the impact of a supervised 12-week high-intensity aerobic interval exercise program (versus a self-directed exercise usual care group) on traditional and novel cardiovascular disease risk factors and…
- Trial name
- HIITTS (NCT02459132)
- Testing
- High-intensity aerobic interval exercise
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Erectile Dysfunction, Arterial Hypertension
Correlation Study of Vascular Parameters in Hypertensive Men With Erectile Dysfunction
The purpose of the study is to assess the correlation of FMD of brachial artery and carotid intima media thickness with ED severity and clinical response to vardenafil in hypertensive men.
- Conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction, Arterial Hypertension, Endothelial Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT01084187
- Testing
- Vardenafil
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario Pedro Ernesto
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
Heart Failure, Atherosclerosis
The "ABCDE" Score as a Five-step Vascular Ultrasound Examination in Heart Failure
Heart failure (HF) is a clinical syndrome caused by structural and/or functional cardiac abnormalities, resulting in a reduced cardiac output and/or elevated intra-cardiac pressures at rest or during stress.
- Trial name
- NCT03771209
- Testing
- ultrasound examination
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona
Atherosclerosis, HIV Infections
Effectiveness of Rosuvastatin at Preventing the Progression of Atherosclerosis in HIV Positive Patients
Rosuvastatin is a drug used to lower cholesterol, which also has other cardiovascular benefits. The goal of this project is to determine if rosuvastatin is effective at slowing the development of heart disease in people with HIV.
- Trial name
- NCT00673582
- Testing
- Rosuvastatin
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
End Stage Renal Disease, Hemodialysis
Sevelamer Hydrochloride and Femoral and Carotid Intima Media Thickness Progression in End Stage Renal Disease
Aims of the multi-center, randomized, treatment-controlled clinical trial are to compare the efficacy of sevelamer hydrochloride to calcium-containing phosphorus binders in reducing the rate of progression of femoral and carotid…
- Conditions
- End Stage Renal Disease, Hemodialysis, Intimal Media Thickness
- Trial name
- SUMMER (NCT01049815)
- Testing
- sevelamer hydrochloride, Calcium Carbonate
- Where
- 2 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Hyperlipidemia, Carotid Artery Diseases
Pitavastatin on Carotid Intima-media Thickness
This study is aimed to analyze the effects of aggressive and conventional lipid lowering therapy with Pravastatin on carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in patients with hyperlipidemia and abnormal thickening of IMT.
- Trial name
- PEACE (NCT00711919)
- Testing
- Pitavastatin
- Where
- 18 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Abdominal Obesity, Growth Hormone Deficiency
Effectiveness of Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone in Reducing Abdominal Fat in People Who Are Obese
Obesity, a condition that occurs when a person has too much body fat, affects about 31% of people in the United States. It is associated with increased risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and cardiovascular…
- Trial name
- NCT00675506
- Testing
- Growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH) 1-44
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Sedentary Time, Cognitive Function
Standing Desk Converter & Habitual Posture
This project will determine the short-term impact of a standing desk converter on: 1) objectively measured physical activity and posture levels, and 2) brain (cognition) and heart (blood pressure regulation) function.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Time, Cognitive Function, Blood Pressure Regulation
- Trial name
- NCT05970588
- Testing
- Standing Promotion Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Olga Theou
Epistaxis, Atherosclerosis
Carotid Intima Media Thickness (CIMT) in Epistaxis
Epistaxis is a very frequent emergency among adults and often needs specialised treatment in an ENT-department. Among others, atherosclerosis is often named as a reason for an increased risk for Epistaxis.
- Trial name
- NCT03092973
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Carotid Artery Diseases
Radiation-associated Carotid Artery Disease in Patients With Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Radiation-associated carotid vasculopathy is a common late sequelae in patients with head and neck cancer, which correlates with the incidence of stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT03568032
- Testing
- Measurement of intima media thickness of carotid artery, Detection and measurement of carotid plaques, Carotid Color Flow Duplex Testing
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 248 people
- Sponsor
- Fudan University
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
Diabetes Mellitus, Dyslipidemia
Prevalence of Subclinical Atherosclerosis and Its Associated Factors in Hyperlipidemic Korean Adults With Diabetes
This study is to investigate correlation between Carotid Intima Media Thickness (cIMT) and several factors such as; hs C-reactive protein (CRP), HbA1c, lipid profile in Korean diabetic patients with atherosclerosis.
- Trial name
- ALTO (NCT01264263)
- Where
- 3 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 181 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), Atherosclerosis
Colchicine for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
This study will test whether a low-cost anti-inflammatory medicine called colchicine can help protect the blood vessels of people with type 2 diabetes.
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Trial name
- Col-DM (NCT07837934)
- Testing
- Colchicine 0.5 MG Oral Tablet Once Daily
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Atherosclerosis, Chronic Kidney Disease
Vitamin D Supplementation in CKD - Vascular Function, Structure and Immune Regulation
A pilot study to assess feasibility of methods of an observer-blinded randomised controlled trial of the effect of vitamin D supplementation in Chronic Kidney Disease and low vitamin D levels on markers of vascular function (Flow…
- Trial name
- NCT04380467
- Testing
- Vitamin D (cholecalciferol)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- St George's, University of London
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
Ischemic Stroke
Carotid Intima-media Thickness in Japan Statin Treatment Against Recurrent Stroke(J-STARS Echo)
Carotid ultrasound can reveal the intima-media complex thickness(IMT), that has been reported to be a marker of atherosclerosis as well as a risk of cardiovascular events, and to be attenuated by…
- Trial name
- NCT00361530
- Testing
- Statin
- Where
- 2 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 854 people
- Sponsor
- Translational Research Center for Medical Innovation, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan