Clinical trials: Cerebral Arterial Diseases
Atrial Fibrillation, Coronary Heart Disease
EMPOWER-1: A Multi-site Clinical Cohort Research Study to Reduce Health Inequality
Health inequality and genetic disparity are a significant issue in the United Kingdom (UK). This study focuses on diseases that are associated with significant morbidity and mortality in the UK, and specifically examines the…
- Conditions
- Atrial Fibrillation, Coronary Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- EMPOWER (NCT03987633)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Future Genetics Limited
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease
The Swedish BioFINDER Study
The present study aims at combining biochemical methods with various types of imaging techniques to identify the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Vascular Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT01208675
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Skane University Hospital
Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases
Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Women (Healthy Women Study)
To determine cardiovascular risk factors and the change in risk factors during and following the menopause.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Depression, Carotid Artery Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT00005160
- Volunteers
- 532 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Coronary Heart Disease
Ethnicity and Onset of Cardiovascular Disease: A CALIBER Study
Specific cardiovascular diseases, such as stroke and heart attack, have been shown to vary by ethnic group. However, less is known about differences between ethnic groups and a wider range of cardiovascular diseases.
- Conditions
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Coronary Heart Disease, Sudden Cardiac Death, Intracerebral Haemorrhage
- Trial name
- NCT02176174
- Volunteers
- 1,068,318 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Aneurism
Genetic Profile In Patients With Ruptured and Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms
The project will involve multiple units within our Institute (Neurosurgery, Cerebrovascular Diseases, Neurology IV), as well as additional neurosurgical centers across Italy, for the enrollment of patients with saccular…
- Trial name
- ANEUBIO (NCT07233915)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 252 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Carotid Artery Diseases, Healthy Volunteers
Multicenter Normal Reference Study of Carotid Artery Ultrafast Pulse Wave Velocity (UFPWV)
To establish the range of BS and ES (m/s) of normal carotid artery by using ultrafast pulse wave velocity (UFPWV), and to explore the influencing factors.
- Trial name
- NCT03351127
- Testing
- Carotid ultrasound examination
- Where
- 44 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shengjing Hospital
Ulcerative Colitis (UC), Crohn's Diseases
Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With IBD
In this study the Research Hospital San Donato Policlinic ask the participation with the aim to evaluate the risk of cardiovascular complication (i.e. stroke, myocardial infarction) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
- Conditions
- Ulcerative Colitis (UC), Crohn's Diseases, Cardiovascular Risk
- Trial name
- DICOM-IBD (NCT07663201)
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Policlinico S. Donato
Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Dementia
Blood-brain Barrier Leakage in Dementia. A Dynamic Contrast-enhanced MRI Study
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD) are the most common forms of dementia. Yet, the cause of these diseases is still unknown. A potentially important initiating factor is a disrupted blood-brain barrier.
- Trial name
- NCT02018913
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Frontotemporal Dementia, Dementia
Care of Persons With Dementia in Their Environments (COPE) in Programs of All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE)
The protocol is organized into three Phases - In Phase I an online training program will be developed in "Care of Persons with Dementia in their Environments" (COPE) -an evidence-based bio-behavioral dementia program -using…
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Dementia, Dementia, Multi-Infarct Dementia, Vascular Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT04165213
- Testing
- Care of Older Persons in their Environment (COPE) online module training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Moyamoya Disease, Intracranial Hemorrhages
5T MRI and Metabolomics-Based Hemorrhage Risk Prediction in Moyamoya Disease
Intracranial hemorrhage is a leading cause of death and disability in patients with moyamoya disease (MMD), yet clinically available tools for predicting long-term hemorrhage risk are lacking.
- Conditions
- Moyamoya Disease, Intracranial Hemorrhages, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT07781579
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Hospital
Carotid Atherosclerosis
PET Detection of CCR2 in Human Atherosclerosis
: Use of novel radio-pharmaceutical 64CUDOTA-ECL1i to evaluate arterial atherosclrosis
- Trial name
- NCT04537403
- Testing
- Group 1-64CU-DOTA-ECL1i (radioactive imaging medicine), Group 2 64CU-DOTA-ECL1i (radioactive imaging medicine)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Intracranial Atherosclerosis
ICAS Screen Based on RIC
Intracranial atherosclerosis stenosis (ICAS) is a leading cause of ischemic stroke worldwide and increase the global burden of stroke, especially in the Asian population.
- Trial name
- RICAS (NCT06610578)
- Testing
- fundus imaging
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 2,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Aging, Brain Metabolic Disorder
Monitoring of Brain Metabolites Using Proton and Deuterium MR Techniques
MR pulse for whole brain optimal Deuterium (2H) Metabolic Imaging and EPSI (echo planar spectroscopic imaging) based SLOW-edited 1H-MRSI will be developed and optimized for use at an UHF scanner at 7 Tesla.
- Conditions
- Aging, Brain Metabolic Disorder, Carotid Stenosis, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- SIGNATURES2023 (NCT06705010)
- Testing
- Application of new pulse sequence package SIGNATURES2023 to healthy controls, Application of new pulse sequence package SIGNATURES2023 to 4 groups of patients (pilot)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Carotid Artery Stenosis, Image
Evaluation of Brain Health and Surgical Efficacy in Patients With Carotid Artery Stenosis
The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between the recovery of cerebrovascular morphology and cognitive function before and after surgical treatment in patients with carotid artery stenosis and their…
- Trial name
- NCT05848921
- Testing
- magnetic resonance image, Neuropsychological scale
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Accelerated Non-Atherosclerotic Brain Arterial Aging Relationship to Alzheimer's Disease
The aging of the United States (US) population will lead to a steep rise in Alzheimer disease (AD). There is an urgent need for novel therapies that may tackle this looming societal problem.
- Trial name
- NCT04510168
- Testing
- 11C-ER176, [F-18]MK-6240, Florbetaben
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 238 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jose Gutierrez, MD, MPH
Coronary Disease
The Impact of Caffeine on Brachial Endothelial Function in Healthy Subjects and in Patients With Ischemic Heart Disease
Prior work (Chris, M. et al, Clinical Science 2005; 109, 55-60) has demonstrated that drinking a cup of coffee (80-100 mg of caffeine) an hour before endothelium-dependent FMD (flow-mediated dilatation) of the brachial artery…
- Trial name
- NCT00564824
- Testing
- Caffeine
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Regional Anesthesia Morbidity, Carotid Artery Diseases
Effect of Regional Versus General Anesthesia on Thirty-day Outcomes Following Carotid Endarterectomy: a Matched-pairs Cohort Study.
The goal of this observational study is to assess the effect of regional versus general anesthesia on carotid endarterectomy thirty-day outcomes.
- Conditions
- Regional Anesthesia Morbidity, Carotid Artery Diseases, Perioperative/Postoperative Complications
- Trial name
- NCT05706688
- Testing
- Anesthetic technique (regional versus general)
- Volunteers
- 37,204 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Diseases
Immunomodulatory Effects of PCSK9 Inhibition
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) represents the leading cause of death worldwide. While medications, such as statins, significantly reduce atherosclerotic CVD (ASCVD) risk by lowering low density lipoprotein levels, they may also…
- Conditions
- Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Diseases, Atherosclerosis, Arterial Inflammation
- Trial name
- INSPIRAR (NCT05720156)
- Testing
- 99mTc-tilmanocept SPECT/CT scanning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Herpes Zoster (HZ), Vascular Dementia
A Study That Collects Participant Data and Biospecimens to Analyze Pathogenic Exosomes That Mediate Increased Vascular Dementia Risk in Individuals With Herpes Zoster.
The purpose of this observational research study is to study if patients with herpes zoster, also known as Shingles, have a higher risk of vascular dysfunction (problems with blood vessels, including stroke) and vascular dementia…
- Trial name
- R01 (NCT06903078)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 375 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Center for Clinical Studies, Texas
PTSD, Trauma
PPG Project 3 - PET/MRI of the Brain-hematopoiesis-atherosclerosis Axis in PTSD Patients
Project 3 of the PPG grant "Stress and Atherosclerotic Plaque Macrophages A Systems Biology Approach," funded by the NHLBI, examines the relationship between psychosocial stress and atherosclerotic inflammation, cell…
- Conditions
- PTSD, Trauma, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT03279393
- Testing
- fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET/MRI
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zahi Fayad