Clinical trials: Cell Function
Sepsis, Endotoxemia, Immunosuppression
The Effects of Human Endotoxemia on Functional Capacity of Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells
We will investigate whether human endotoxemia induces changes in human bone marrow cells and their downstream effector cells. To comprehensively investigate underlying mechanisms behind functional and transcriptional changes in…
- Trial name
- LPS-BM (NCT05570643)
- Testing
- LPS
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
NSCLC (advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer)
Pharmacokinetic Study of HS-10365 Capsule in Subjects with Hepatic Impairment and Normal Hepatic Function
This study will be conducted in subjects with moderate Hepatic Impairment, mild hepatic Impairment and normal hepatic function. The study will be conducted in two stages.
- Trial name
- NCT06823258
- Testing
- HS-10365
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jiangsu Hansoh Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
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
Heart; Surgery, Heart, Functional Disturbance as Result, Pediatric ALL
Oblique Versus Transverse Orientation Approach for Internal Jugular Venous Cannulation in Pediatrics
this study aimed to compare oblique versus transverse orientation approach in jugular venous cannulation in term of cannulation success in pediatric heart surgery patients
- Trial name
- NCT05656937
- Testing
- internal jugular venous cannulation
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Sjogren's Syndrome
Functional Analysis of Salivary Glands and Correlation With Sialoscintigraphy in Sjogren's Syndrome
Sjögren's syndrome is a complex autoimmune disorder. The investigators hypothesize that striated ductal cells may function as non-professional antigen-presenting cells in Sjögren's syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT06536075
- Testing
- Sialoscintigraphy
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Function of High Density Lipoproteins in Acute Coronary Syndromes
High density lipoproteins (HDL) have many effects that protect against cardiovascular diseases. In an acute heart attack (acute coronary syndrome -ACS), HDL change in composition and structure, reflecting the inflammatory…
- Trial name
- HDL_ACS (NCT01278875)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia
Measuring Changes in Blood in Patients at High Risk of Cytomegalovirus Infection After Undergoing Donor Bone Marrow Transplant or Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant
RATIONALE: Tests that measure certain changes in blood in patients at high risk of cytomegalovirus infection may help doctors learn more about predicting cytomegalovirus infection after donor stem cell transplant.
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT00716911
- Testing
- ganciclovir, polymerase chain reaction, flow cytometry
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Exercised Induced Asthma, Asthma
The Effects of Prebiotics on Gut Bacterial Parameters, Immune Function & Exercise-Induced Airway Inflammation.
The current study aims to explore the role of prebiotic supplementation in adults with and without Asthma/Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction (A/EIB).
- Trial name
- NCT02872675
- Testing
- HOST-DM059, Maltodextrin
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nottingham Trent University
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Insulin Action During Pregnancy in Woman at High Risk for Gestational Diabetes
The project objective is to validate a new indirect estimate of insulin status in both pregnant African-American women and Caucasian women in southern Louisiana who are at risk for gestational diabetes mellitus.
- Trial name
- DRM (NCT00687479)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 175 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Woman's
Insulin Resistance Syndrome X, Pancreatic Beta Cell Function
Mechanism of Fatty Acid-Induced Impairment of Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion
A prolonged elevation of plasma free fatty acids (FFA) impairs glucose stimulated insulin secretion. The concept of fatty acid impairment of glucose stimulated insulin secretion (lipotoxicity) has now been well accepted.
- Trial name
- NCT00188773
- Testing
- N-acetylcysteine, intralipid, heparin
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Functional Investigation of Endothelial Function and Regenerative Cell Exhaustion
FIERCE is an observational cross-sectional study. Approximately 90 individuals living with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and/or individuals living without diabetes will be randomized (2:1).
- Trial name
- FIERCE (NCT06108388)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Canadian Medical and Surgical Knowledge Translation Research Group
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Oral, Chemosensory and Trigeminal Functions in Allo-HSCT
The goal of this prospective, cohort study is to learn about smell, taste and trigeminal dysfunction in patients receiving allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT).
- Trial name
- NCT06003660
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oslo
Vascular Diseases
Autophagy Maintains Vascular Function Through a Novel Glycolysis-linked Pathway Regulating eNOS
Aging is inevitable and is the primary risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease. The molecular mechanisms that drive vascular dysfunction in the context of aging are incompletely understood.
- Trial name
- NCT04200560
- Testing
- Rhythmic Handgrip Exercise, Chronic Exercise Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Vitamin K and Glucose Metabolism in Children at Risk for Diabetes (Vita-K 'n' Kids Study)
The undercarboxylated fractions of the two vitamin K-dependent proteins osteocalcin and matrix Gla protein have been shown to play key roles in type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (at least in mouse models).
- Conditions
- Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Insulin Sensitivity, Prediabetes
- Trial name
- NCT01972113
- Testing
- Low-Dose Vitamin K2 (menaquinone-7; 45 mcg/d), High-Dose Vitamin K2 (menaquinone-7; 90 mcg/d)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Augusta University
Overweight
Diurnal Variability in the Regulation of Beta-cell Function and Insulin Sensitivity in Overweight People
The purpose of this research study is to learn more about how our body produces sugar, breaks down fat for fuel, and makes insulin (the major hormone that controls the production of blood sugar and fat breakdown) during a 24-hour…
- Trial name
- 24Hr (NCT02011581)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Endocrine, Nutritional, Metabolic and Immunity Disorders
Wheat Bioactives and Immune Function
The purpose of this research was to understand the effects of bioactive compounds found in wheat cereal on human immunity. Subjects came in for a baseline blood draw, consumed whole wheat bran cereal daily for 21 days, and…
- Trial name
- NCT02210234
- Testing
- 50 grams of whole wheat bran cereal, 100 grams of whole wheat bran cereal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Chronic HBV Infection, Drug Withdrawal
Effects of T-bet B Cells in Persistent Virus Control After Discontinuance of NAs in CHB Patients
The immune mechanism of the nucleos(t)ide analogs (NAs) in inhibiting HBV replication effectively while having a low sustained virus control rate after drug withdrawal is unclear.
- Trial name
- NCT06029634
- Testing
- T-bet B cell
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Changhai Hospital
Type 2 Diabetes
Impact of Breakfast Composition on Glycemic and Incretin Responses in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes
This study examined the effect of a high protein or high carbohydrate breakfast on the glucose and insulin response following the breakfast meal, as well as the subsequent response following the lunch meal.
- Trial name
- NCT02180646
- Testing
- High protein breakfast, High carb breakfast
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Hyperlipidemia
Differential Effects of a Diet Supplementation With Plant Sterol Esters on Human Monocytes
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of a diet supplementation with plant sterol esters on serum lipids, plant sterol concentrations and monocyte subpopulations.
- Trial name
- PSE-MO (NCT00928616)
- Testing
- margarine + plant sterol esters
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Saarland
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Theca Cell Function in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
The mechanism for increased androgen production in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is not well understood. Excess androgen production by the ovary is stimulated by increased pituitary luteinizing hormone (LH)…
- Trial name
- NCT00747617
- Testing
- recombinant human chorionic gonadotropin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego