Clinical trials: Central Nervous System Inflammation
Uveitis, Intermediate Uveitis
Safety Study of Suprachoroidal Triamcinolone Acetonide Via Microneedle to Treat Uveitis
This study is designed to determine the safety and tolerability of a single microinjection of triamcinolone acetonide (TRIESENCE®) into the suprachoroidal space (SCS) of patients who have non-infectious uveitis.
- Conditions
- Uveitis, Intermediate Uveitis, Posterior Uveitis, Panuveitis
- Trial name
- NCT01789320
- Testing
- triamcinolone acetonide (Triesence®)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Clearside Biomedical, Inc.
Mild, Moderate, or Severe Alzheimer's Disease
A Phase 2 Study to Assess the Safety of EI-1071 and the Effects of EI-1071 on Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's Disease Patients
An open-label, exploratory, phase II, proof-of concept, clinical study to assess the safety and tolerability of EI-1071 and the effects of EI-1071 on neuroinflammation in patients with mild, moderate, or severe Alzheimer's disease
- Trial name
- NCT06745583
- Testing
- EI-1071 tablet, oral
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Elixiron Immunotherapeutics Inc.
Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson Disease
Biomarkers of Synaptic Damage in Multiple Sclerosis
A prospective and retrospective cohort study of about five years will be performed on blood and cerebrospinal fluid samples taken for diagnostic reasons from recruited patients within the Neuromed Neurology Unit.
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03217396
- Testing
- lumbar puncture
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Neuromed IRCCS
HIV Dementia
Modulation of Monocyte Activation by Atorvastatin in HIV Infection
Activated monocytes play a key role in the pathogenesis of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND). Individuals with HAND have expanded populations of activated monocytes.
- Trial name
- NCT01263938
- Testing
- Atorvastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Brain Death
Brain Death: Inflammatory Response, Apoptosis, and Endotoxin Tolerance
We hypothesized that brain death is associated with an early systemic inflammatory response, possibly combined with activation of apoptotic cell death, two events that may contribute to induce rapid organ dysfunction.
- Trial name
- NCT00615225
- Testing
- Muscle biopsy
- Where
- 3 sites in Belgium, France
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Delafontaine Hospital
Delayed Cerebral Ischemia After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Ischemic Stroke of Large or Medium Vessels
Thrombo-inflammation in Acute Neurovascular Diseases: Definition of New Therapeutic Targets (TARGETS)
The objective of this observational study is to compare the relative concentrations of various thrombo-inflammatory markers at different follow-up time points in: patients with or without delayed cerebral ischemia after…
- Trial name
- NCT07354321
- Volunteers
- 499 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- François Delvoye
Coronary Artery Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Exercise Training in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease and Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is an important risk factor in the development of cardiovascular disease, and people with type 2 diabetes have a two- to four-fold increased risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Atherosclerosis
- Trial name
- EXCADI (NCT01232608)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 137 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases, Inflammation
INflammation and Small Vessel Disease Study
A prospective observational cohort study in patients with cerebral small vessel disease deterring whether changes in systemic inflammation predict brain white matter damage measured using MRI and cognitive decline.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases, Inflammation, Stroke
- Trial name
- INSVD (NCT05746221)
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cambridge
Spinal Cord Injuries
Spinal Cord Injury - Exercise
Long lasting inflammation in the body is related to cardiovascular and respiratory disease, which are the two most common causes of death in people living with spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Trial name
- NCT05376449
- Testing
- HealthPartners NeuroWell Exercise Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Intraventricular Hemorrhage
PUFAs in Preterm Infants
The research endeavors to examine the critical composition of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs) in premature infants across different gestational stages and under varying disease conditions, and delineate the metabolic…
- Conditions
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Intraventricular Hemorrhage, BPD - Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Sepsis
- Trial name
- PIPI (NCT06045130)
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- The First Hospital of Jilin University
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Effects of Growth Hormone Supplementation to Adults With Growth Hormone Deficient on Metabolism and Adipose Tissue Molecular Phenotype
This study is designed as a follow up study to that performed in 2005. In the Baseline study (2005) extensive clinical whole body metabolic phenotyping was combined with in depth molecular and cellular biology analyses aimed at…
- Trial name
- GHAT (NCT01616095)
- Where
- 3 sites in Slovakia
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Slovak Academy of Sciences
Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Early Redox Biomarker Changes After Stellate Ganglion Block in Traumatic Brain Injury
Oxidative stress is a key mediator of secondary brain injury after traumatic brain injury (TBI). The stellate ganglion block (SGB) has been shown to modulate cerebral hemodynamics and neuroinflammation in brain-injured patients…
- Trial name
- NCT07844811
- Testing
- Ultrasound-guided stellate ganglion block (parent study)
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Carotid Artery Plaque, Ankylosing Spondylitis
Effects of Rosuvastatin on Carotid Artery Plaques in Patients With Inflammatory Joint Disease
Patients with rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) are at greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
- Conditions
- Carotid Artery Plaque, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Trial name
- RORAAS (NCT01389388)
- Testing
- Rosuvastatin
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- Diakonhjemmet Hospital
Biomarkers, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Predictive BioMArkers of AlTERed NeurologicAL Trajectories Consequent to PrenataL InflammatorY Insults
Inflammation during pregnancy represents an important risk factor for the development of neuropsychiatric disorders in the offspring.
- Conditions
- Biomarkers, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Inflammation, Brain
- Trial name
- MATERNALLY (NCT06852703)
- Testing
- Infection during pregnancy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Clinico Humanitas
Gaucher Disease Type I, Oxidative Stress
Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Gaucher Disease
The objective of this study is to evaluate oxidative stress and/or inflammation in patients with Gaucher disease type I using a series of biomarkers and correlate with measurements of currently used diagnostic biomarkers.
- Conditions
- Gaucher Disease Type I, Oxidative Stress, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT02437396
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Stroke, Ischemic, Inflammation
MR Evidence of Cardiac Inflammation Post-Stroke
The present study is an investigator initiated, single-centre, prospective, proof-of-concept cohort study aiming to enroll 44 patients with acute middle cerebral artery (MCA) ischemic stroke, involving the right (n=22) and left…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Ischemic, Inflammation, Myocardial Injury
- Trial name
- MIRACLE (NCT05714618)
- Testing
- Gadolinium-enhanced cardiac MRI, B Natriuretic Peptide, Systemic inflammatory markers
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Luciano A. Sposato
Cardiac Arrest, Inflammation
Immunoinflammatory Response in Post Cardiac Arrest Syndrome (PCAS)
This is a prospective, observational study to investigate molecular mechanisms mediating the systemic inflammatory process, and changes to metabolism, and their impact on brain injury, survival, and functional outcomes after…
- Conditions
- Cardiac Arrest, Inflammation, Obesity, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE)
- Trial name
- PCAS (NCT02664831)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MaineHealth
Cognitive Impairment, Carotid Artery Plaque
The Role of Large Artery Plaque Imaging Features in Predicting Inflammation and Cognition
The invesigators propose a clinical study on patients undergoing carotid surgery (endarterectomy). The invesigators will determine carotid artery imaging features associated with (1) vessel wall inflammation, (2) downstream brain…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment, Carotid Artery Plaque, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT03068442
- Testing
- Imaging with flutemetamol F 18 PET/CT
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Scott Mcnally
Encephalitis, Central Nervous System Infections and Inflammations
Brazil ICU Encephalitis Surveillance
Our proposal is to develop a sentinel syndromic surveillance strategy to identify encephalitis cases possibly related to emerging pathogens admitted to ICUs in Brazil.
- Conditions
- Encephalitis, Central Nervous System Infections and Inflammations, Intensive Care Neurological Disorder, Prognosis
- Trial name
- NCT05370573
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 451 people
- Sponsor
- D'Or Institute for Research and Education
Stroke, Acute Stroke
Inflammation and Post-Stroke Depression
This study is being done to see if there is a relationship between stroke, post-stroke depression, and measures of inflammatory and/or stress compounds in the blood.
- Trial name
- NCT02368145
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Alexander Kusnecov, Ph.D.