Clinical trials: Cell Function
Vaccination, Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Immune Response to Vaccinations in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a cellular therapy aiming at curing some hematological diseases. Upon transplantation, recipients experience a phase of profound immune suppression with loss of protective…
- Trial name
- VaccHemInf (NCT03659773)
- Testing
- immune biomarkers to evaluate vaccine response in HSCT recipients
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Healthy Volunteers
Consumption of Dairy Yogurt Enhanced Immune Function
To investigate the impact of consumption of dairy yogurt with rhamnogalacturonan (RG) in Korean citrus Hallabong peel polysaccharide on Natural Killer (NK) cell activity and circulating cytokine levels.
- Trial name
- NCT02535663
- Testing
- RG
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University
Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Exercise Intervention
Cognition in Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplanted Patients and Sports
Studies suggest that patients with hematological malignancies undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are at risk for cognitive decline and long-term cognitive dysfunction.
- Trial name
- CaSpo (NCT02533947)
- Testing
- Exercise, Control
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Healthy
Postprandial Effects of Mixed Herbs and Spices on Pathways Associated With Glucose Homeostasis and Inflammation on PBMCs of Healthy Subjects
This study aims to investigate the effect of mixed of herbs and spices on gene expression of pathways associated with glucose homeostasis, oxidative stress, inflammation and its interrelation with circulating miRNA, in the…
- Trial name
- NCT02931643
- Testing
- High fat challenge breakfast, High fat challenge breakfast with mixed-spices
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Diabetes Mellitus, Sport Injury
Cryopreserved Hair Follicles for Disease and Cell Replacement
To explore the application of cells expanded from plucked hair follicles after collection, transport, and cryopreservation, in disease modeling and cell-based therapies.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Sport Injury, Injury Traumatic
- Trial name
- NCT06764719
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Acorn Biolabs Inc.
Physical Fitness, Mitochondrial Function, Bioenergetics
Effects of Acute Exercise in Fasting and Fed States in Individuals With Different Aerobic Fitness Levels
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of aerobic fitness level, feeding status, and acute exercise on whole-body metabolic fuel utilization and mitochondrial function in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in…
- Conditions
- Physical Fitness, Mitochondrial Function, Bioenergetics, Mitochondria, Energy Metabolism
- Trial name
- NCT07813403
- Testing
- Acute Moderate-Intensity Cycling Exercise, Ad Libitum Mixed Meal
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Diabetes Mellitus, Steroid Diabetes
Sitagliptin Prophylaxis for Glucocorticoid-Induced Impairment of Glucose Metabolism in Males With the Metabolic Syndrome
The investigators will assess whether the DPP-inhibitor sitagliptin will ameliorate glucocorticoid-induced impairment of glucose metabolism and beta-cell dysfunction and thus could be used as a prophylaxis for…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Steroid Diabetes, Glucocorticoid-induced Diabetes, Beta-cell Function
- Trial name
- SPHINX (NCT00721552)
- Testing
- Sitagliptin 100 mg, Prednisolone 30 mg
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Alpha and Beta Thalassemia, Sickle Cell Disease
Collection of Human Biospecimens for Basic and Clinical Research Into Globin Variants
Background: Blood disorders like sickle cell disease and malaria affect many people around the world. Researchers want to learn more about blood disorders.
- Conditions
- Alpha and Beta Thalassemia, Sickle Cell Disease, Malaria, Human Physiology
- Trial name
- NCT03937817
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Type 2 Diabetes
Glucose Response, Excursions And Treatment (GREAT) Study
Patients with type 2 diabetes have very variable endogenous insulin secretion. While some patients have relatively preserved endogenous insulin with marked insulin resistance others may develop the very severe insulin deficiency…
- Trial name
- GREAT (NCT02506296)
- Testing
- DPPIV inhibitor -, Continuous glucose monitoring system.
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
Healthy, Uveitis
Vitamin and Unsaturated Fatty Acid Supplements in Healthy and Uveitis Human Subjects
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if dietary supplements containing vitamin and unsaturated fatty acid works to intervene T cell inflammatory factor expression in patients with uveitis and healthy subjects in adults.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Uveitis, Autoimmune Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT06491979
- Testing
- Vitamin A treatment, Monounsaturated fatty acid mixture, Polyunsaturated fatty acid mixture
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tianjin Medical University
Type 2 Diabetes
Beta-Cell Function After Near-Normalisation of Blood Glucose
The incretin effect is attenuated in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus partly due to impaired potentiation of beta-cell responsiveness to glucose by glucose dependent insulinotropic polypeptide and glucagon-like peptide-1…
- Trial name
- NCT00612950
- Testing
- glucagon-like peptide-1,, glucose dependent insulinotropic polypeptide, Saline
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hvidovre University Hospital
Endometriosis, Stem Cell Transplant
Bone Marrow Cell Engraftment of the Uterus and Genetic Studies of Reproductive Functioning
Background: Some transplant recipients have been found to have cells in their uterus that come from the donor. Researchers want to study uterine tissue from three different groups of women: (1) healthy volunteers, (2) people who…
- Conditions
- Endometriosis, Stem Cell Transplant, Healthy Volunteers
- Trial name
- NCT01468935
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Chronic Respiratory Diseases, Cystic Fibrosis
Breath Analysis and Arterial Stiffness in Patients With Respiratory Diseases
Assessment of cardiovascular disorders using echocardiography and arterial stiffness; comparative noninvasive assessment of volatile organic compound (eVOC) exhale breath patterns in patients with different chronic respiratory…
- Conditions
- Chronic Respiratory Diseases, Cystic Fibrosis, Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
- Trial name
- NCT05727852
- Testing
- Breath test using the Compact PTR-TOF-MS, Portable cardiac monitor "CardioQvark", Assessment of arterial stiffness using the VaSera VS-1500N
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
Cell Function
In Vitro Study of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell Function in Healthy Individuals and Patients
Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) will be collected from healthy volunteers and patients who present with different diseases that involve or implicate the immune system dysregulation (HIV infection, autoimmune diseases…
- Trial name
- NCT00342485
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Exercise Anaphylaxis
The Impact of High Intensity Exercise Upon EPC Number and Function in Young Women
The purpose of the study is to examine the effects of different exercise intensity training programs upon blood vessel function and circulating blood cells involved in blood vessel repair in young women.
- Trial name
- NCT01314573
- Testing
- Sprint interval exercise, Maximal continuous exercise
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leeds
Sickle Cell Disease, Pain
Integrative Medicine in Pain Management in Sickle Cell Disease, 2.0
The proposed research is to determine the clinical efficacy and neurobiological mechanisms of acupuncture analgesia in patients with sickle cell disease.
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Pain, Acupuncture, Quantitative Sensory Testing
- Trial name
- NCT06725550
- Testing
- needling acupuncture, laser acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Smoking, Endothelial Dysfunction
Electronic Hookah and Endothelial Cell Function
Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) are a rapidly growing global epidemic among adolescents and young adults. Unlike other ENDS such as e-cigarettes, e-hookahs are used through traditional water-pipes, allowing the…
- Trial name
- NCT04133376
- Testing
- Electronic hookah vaping with nicotine, Electronic hookah vaping without nicotine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Multiple Myeloma
Protocol to Obtain Blood and Bone Marrow Samples for Myeloma Research
The purpose of this study is to collect a blood or bone marrow sample from patients with multiple myeloma and from volunteers without myeloma.
- Trial name
- NCT01382615
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Liver Cirrhosis
Evaluation of Liver Regeneration With Autologous Peripheral Stem Cells
For patient with liver cirrhosis who need to right or extended right hepatectomy, we will treat with autologous peripheral stem cells transplantation to facilitate liver regeneration.
- Trial name
- NCT01108380
- Testing
- Plasma pheresis, Right portal vein embolization
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Steroids
Incretin Physiology Associated With Steroid Hormone Treatment
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the reduced incretin effect and the paradoxical glucagon responses during oral glucose ingestion and isoglycaemic iv glucose infusion observed in patients with type 2 diabetes are…
- Trial name
- NCT00713440
- Testing
- Oral glucose test (OGTT); isoglycaemic iv. clamp; liquid meal test; Gastric Emptying Rate; Prednisolone; Paracetamol
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen