Clinical trials: Cerebral Arteriosclerosis
Arteriosclerosis, Intracranial Arteriosclerosis
Identifying the Anti-Blood-Clotting Compounds in Garlic
This study will seek to identify the compound(s) in garlic that is (are) responsible for its ability to prevent the formation of blood clots (prevent platelet aggregation) and to determine the maximally effective dose and…
- Trial name
- NCT00200785
- Testing
- garlic powder added to ambient water, garlic powder added to boiling water
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases
Diabetes, Lipoproteins and Accelerated Vascular Disease
To better understand the excess cardiovascular disease associated with diabetes mellitus.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Coronary Disease, Atherosclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT00005479
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 164 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Ischemic Stroke, Ischemia
Biomarkers of Acute Stroke in Clinic
The proposed study will investigate the clinical use of the ISCDX test that may differentiate between diverse stroke etiologies as listed below: Aim 1: Differentiate between cardioembolic and large artery atherosclerotic ischemic…
- Conditions
- Ischemic Stroke, Ischemia, Atrial Fibrillation, Transient Ischemic Attack
- Trial name
- BASIC (NCT03897478)
- Testing
- ISCDX blood test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Ischemia Care LLC
Coronary Arteriosclerosis, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Benefits Of Using Various Starting Doses Of Atorvastatin On Achievement Of Cholesterol Targets
European physicians tend to always use the lowest dose of statins to initiate therapy even in subjects who require large reductions in cholesterol.
- Conditions
- Coronary Arteriosclerosis, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Cerebrovascular Accident, Dyslipidemia
- Trial name
- ACTFAST 2 (NCT00442325)
- Testing
- Atorvastatin (Lipitor)
- Where
- 32 sites in Greece, Hungary and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 595 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer's Upjohn has merged with Mylan to form Viatris Inc.
Stroke, Intracranial Atherosclerosis
Treatment Targets for Inflamed Intracranial Atherosclerosis on Vessel Wall MRI
Intracranial atherosclerosis (ICAS) accounts for 10 to 40%, depending on ethnicity, of the 700,000 ischemic strokes in the United States every year.
- Trial name
- NCT03084523
- Testing
- Ferumoxytol Injectable Product
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Atherosclerosis
Aliskiren Effect on Aortic Plaque Progression
This study is being done to assess the effectiveness of short term (~9 months) Aliskiren/Placebo therapy to slow down the progression of atherosclerotic disease in thoracic and abdominal aorta.
- Trial name
- ALPINE (NCT01417104)
- Testing
- Aliskiren
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Dementia, Dementia, Vascular
Home-based Family Caregiver-delivered Music and Reading Interventions for People With Dementia
This international study evaluates the impact of home-based caregiver-delivered music and reading interventions for people with dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Dementia, Vascular, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Dementia, Mixed
- Trial name
- HOMESIDE (NCT03907748)
- Testing
- Music Intervention, Reading Intervention
- Where
- 5 sites in Australia, Germany and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 864 people
- Sponsor
- Anglia Ruskin University
Colorectal Neoplasms
Yield and Safety of Colonoscopy in Patients Older Than 80 Years
The aim of the study is to study the risk of colorectal cancer and polyps in people older than 80 years compared to the younger age group.
- Trial name
- NCT00590434
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 169 people
- Sponsor
- Midwest Biomedical Research
Carotid Artery Stenosis, Cerebral Infarction
Bacteria in Atherosclerotic Plaques and Adverse Events
This study is a prospective, multicenter cohort study conducted in western China. The registry study is primarily conducted at the Department of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, with participation from the Departments of…
- Conditions
- Carotid Artery Stenosis, Cerebral Infarction, Diabetes, Bacteria
- Trial name
- NCT06935279
- Testing
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Tang-Du Hospital
Memory Disorders, Alzheimer's Disease
Prevention of Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer's Disease by Ingested Interferon Alpha
In this phase I-II parallel design, randomized, double-blind clinical trial we will determine if 3,000 or 30,000 units ingested hrIFN-a prevents deterioration of cognitive functioning in patients with dementia of Alzheimer's type…
- Trial name
- NCT00031018
- Testing
- Aricept, IFN-alpha2A
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Carotid Artery, Carotid Arteriosclerosis
Predicting High-Risk Carotid Plaque: Integrating radioMics and biomEchanics
Non-pharmacological interventional study for the development of a predictive model aimed at identifying unstable carotid plaques in asymptomatic patients at first diagnosis, with the use of biological material and…
- Trial name
- PRIME (NCT07877480)
- Testing
- Radiomic features analysis
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 420 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Coronary Heart Disease NOS
Heart Rate and Initial Presentation of Cardiovascular Diseases (Caliber)
Study of heterogeneity in associations between heart rate and the initial presentation of 12 cardiovascular diseases.
- Conditions
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Coronary Heart Disease NOS, Unheralded Coronary Death, Intracerebral Haemorrhage
- Trial name
- NCT01947361
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,961,286 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Atherosclerosis
Progression of Early Subclinical Atherosclerosis
The overall objective of this study is to characterize the prevalence and progression rate of subclinical atherosclerotic lesions and to study their association to the imaging characteristics of atheroma plaques and to the…
- Trial name
- PESA (NCT01410318)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 4,184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundación Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III
Dementia, Dementia, Vascular
Feasibility of the SmartPrompt for Improving Everyday Function in Dementia
Difficulty completing everyday tasks is a primary reason for the high cost of care, loss of caregiver paid hours, and general caregiver burden associated with dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Dementia, Vascular, Dementia Alzheimers, Dementia, Mixed
- Trial name
- SmartPrompt (NCT04313582)
- Testing
- SmartPrompt smartphone application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Acute Ischemic Stroke
Association of Apolipoprotein B-48 Level and Large arterY Atherosclerotic iSchemic Stroke(ABYSS)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the serum apoB48 level is associated with atherosclerotic ischemic stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT01233986
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- Hallym University Medical Center
High Resolution Vessel Wall Imaging, Recurrent Stroke
Plaque Characteristics Predict Recurrent Stroke in MCA Stroke Patients
The epidemiology of TOAST classification in Asian patients seems to differ due to the higher rates of large-artery atherosclerosis.
- Conditions
- High Resolution Vessel Wall Imaging, Recurrent Stroke, Stroke, Mechanism, Atheroscleroses, Intracranial
- Trial name
- NCT06404242
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City (UMC)
Dementia-related Psychosis
Relapse Prevention Study of Pimavanserin in Dementia-related Psychosis
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of pimavanserin compared to placebo in preventing relapse of psychotic symptoms in subjects with dementia-related psychosis who responded to 12 weeks of open label…
- Trial name
- NCT03325556
- Testing
- Pimavanserin 34 mg, Pimavanserin 20 mg
- Where
- 83 sites in United States, Bulgaria and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 392 people
- Sponsor
- ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Longitudinal Cognitive Assessment by BoCA
The Boston Cognitive Assessment (BoCA) is a self-administered online test intended for longitudinal cognitive monitoring. BoCA uses random not-repeating tasks to minimize learning effects.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Vascular Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia
- Trial name
- BoCA (NCT04114994)
- Testing
- Boston Cognitive Assessment (BoCA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alzheimer's Light LLC
Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases, Dementia, Mixed
WHIte MAtter Hyperintensity Shape and Glymphatics
In a society with increased life expectancy, the economic, social and personal burden of dementia increases. Dementia is often caused by a combination of neurovascular and neurodegenerative diseases.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases, Dementia, Mixed, Dementia, Vascular, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- WHIMAS (NCT06010511)
- Testing
- 3T MRI scan, 7T MRI scan, Neuropsychological assessment
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Leiden University Medical Center
Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment
HOme-based Brain Monitoring With a GARment-EEG to Study Cognitive Decline in the Aging Population
This study will investigate the validity of the HOGAR EEG/PSG monitoring kit designed by Bitbrain as a tool for characterizing and assessing cognitive function in older adults, as well as for detecting and predicting cognitive…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia Alzheimers, Dementia, Mixed
- Trial name
- Hogar (NCT06993207)
- Testing
- Home Lab
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bitbrain