Clinical trials: Carrier State
Hereditary Amyloidosis, Transthyretin-Related, Asymptomatic Carrier State
Observational Study of Neurofilament Light Chain (NfL) as a Biomarker in Asymptomatic Carriers of the Transthyretin (TTR) Variants and Patients With Hereditary Transthyretin-mediated (hATTR) Amyloidosis With Polyneuropathy
This is a single-center observational study evaluating the potential value of NfL as a biomarker for diagnosis, detection of disease onset, monitoring of disease progression, and treatment response in asymptomatic carriers of TTR…
- Trial name
- NCT06360289
- Testing
- Standard of Care
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 346 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Aquagenic Wrinkling of Palms, Carrier State
Aquagenic Wrinkling Prediction
The goal of this observational study is to determine whether an aquagenic wrinkling procedure (i.e., soaking hands in a water bath for up to 20 minutes) can be used as a screening tool for cystic fibrosis carrier status.
- Trial name
- NCT06831110
- Testing
- Aquagenic Wrinkling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Haemophilus Influenzae Type B, Carrier State
Study to Eliminate Hib Carriage in Rural Alaska Native Villages
Hib disease rates in rural Alaska before introduction of HIb conjugate vaccine were among the highest in the world. Since vaccine introduction, rates have fallen by 90% but the disease has not been eliminated.
- Trial name
- NCT00153556
- Testing
- Hib conjugate vaccine (HbOC, Wyeth Vaccines)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention