Clinical trials: Chronic Inflammation
Myositis
Physical Exercise as a Targeted Therapy in Patients With Chronic Rheumatic Muscle Inflammation
The objectives of this study are to test if hypoxia in muscle tissue is an important factor contributing to clinical symptoms in chronic rheumatic muscle inflammation and to evaluate if a 12 week endurance exercise program will…
- Trial name
- NCT01184625
- Testing
- Physical Exercise
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Renal Failure Chronic Requiring Hemodialysis, Hepatitis C
Prohepcidin, Inflammation and Iron Homeostasis in Hemodialysis Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C
The aim of this study is to address questions regarding the link among hepcidin, hematological iron markers, inflammation and hepatitis C in HD patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01272479
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Malnutrition Pregnancy, Malnutrition in Children
Early Life Malnutrition, Environmental Enteric Dysfunction and Microbiome Trajectories
Malnutrition in women of reproductive age remains a public health concern in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Malnutrition during pregnancy affects foetal growth with a tendency of the exposed infants to also develop it.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition Pregnancy, Malnutrition in Children, Malnutrition (Calorie), Environmental Enteric Dysfunction
- Trial name
- UZBCS-2 (NCT07195006)
- Testing
- Malnutrition in pregnancy as exposure, Poor WASH living conditions as exposure
- Where
- Zimbabwe
- Volunteers
- 368 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zimbabwe
Vitamin D Deficiency, Obesity
Vitamin D and Adipose Tissue Inflammation
Chronic, low-grade adipose tissue inflammation is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus. The cause of adipose tissue inflammation has remained largely unclear.
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Intestinal Permeability
- Trial name
- NCT01477034
- Testing
- Vitamin D3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Thalassemia Major, Chronic Periodontitis
Periodontal Therapy in Thalassemia Major Patients
The study aims to evaluate the effect of local non surgical periodontal therapy on the systemic pro-inflammatory markers in the β-thalassemia (TM-β) patients with chronic periodontitis and systemically healthy demographically…
- Trial name
- NCT03311243
- Testing
- Non surgical periodontal therapy, Chemical plaque control
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King Saud University
Pre-diabetes, Insulin Sensitivity
Understanding Dose Related Effects of Strawberry
The proposed research is designed to extend previous research findings building on the knowledge of strawberries as fruits that support a healthy immune and vascular system.
- Conditions
- Pre-diabetes, Insulin Sensitivity, Insulin Resistance, Inflammation
- Trial name
- STRW (NCT06173765)
- Testing
- freeze-dried whole strawberry powder 36 g powder, freeze-dried whole strawberry powder 12 g, freeze-dried control powder 0 g strawberry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clinical Nutrition Research Center, Illinois Institute of Technology
Autoimmune Diseases, Systemic Inflammatory Process
Vitamin D and Fish Oil for Autoimmune Disease, Inflammation and Knee Pain
The VITamin D and OmegA-3 TriaL (VITAL; NCT 01169259) is a randomized clinical trial in 25,871 U.S. men and women investigating whether taking daily dietary supplements of vitamin D3 (2000 IU) or omega-3 fatty acids (Omacor® fish…
- Conditions
- Autoimmune Diseases, Systemic Inflammatory Process, Knee Pain Chronic, Osteoarthritis
- Trial name
- VITAL (NCT01351805)
- Testing
- Fish Oil, Vitamin D
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25,871 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Cancer, Cancer Head Neck
Neuroinflammation in Chronic Systemic Symptoms (CSS)
The purpose of the present research protocol is to investigate and identify translocator protein 18kDa, MRI DTI, and EEG/ERPs, markers of Chronic Systemic Symptoms (CSS).
- Conditions
- Cancer, Cancer Head Neck, Neuroinflammatory Response, Chronic Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT04636723
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Obesity, Chronic Inflammation
Impact of Gut Hormones and Inflammatory Adipokines in Obese Patients Underwent Bariatric Surgery
Obesity and type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia and related metabolic disease has become a threat to our national life and health which is showing a trend.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Chronic Inflammation, Type 2 Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT02963662
- Testing
- laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gao Zhiguang
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Airway Disease
Innate Immunity in Ozone-induced Airway Inflammation in COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Patients with COPD are routinely exposed to indoor and outdoor air pollution, which appears to cause escalation of their…
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Airway Disease, COPD Exacerbation, Pollution; Exposure
- Trial name
- CO3PD (NCT04669743)
- Testing
- Ozone exposure
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Cognitive Change, Mood
The Effects of Resveratrol Supplementation on Inflammation and Cognitive Performance in Healthy Adults
Previous research has suggested that high levels of systemic inflammation can contribute to cognitive deficits and additional health problems; consumption of polyphenols have been shown to have an anti-inflammatory effect.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Change, Mood, Systemic Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT04314739
- Testing
- Resveratrol
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northumbria University
Chronic Granulomatous Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Natural History of Intestinal Inflammation in People With Primary Immune Dysregulations
Background: PIDD stands for primary immune dysregulation. It is a general term that includes many different inherited immune system disorders. The immune system is the part of the body that helps fight disease and infection.
- Trial name
- NCT03278912
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Obesity, Healthy
The Effect of Acute and Chronic Exercise at the Metabolic Syndrome and Markers of Inflammation in Obese Subjects
The human adipose and muscle -tissue produce and release a number of bioactive proteins which contributes to the chronic low grade of inflammatory status which is associated with obesity and plays an important role in the…
- Trial name
- NCT00700245
- Testing
- Exercise-only (EXO-12 weeks of regular supervised exercise without diet restriction), Diet-only (DIO-8 weeks of very low energy diet (VLED 600 kcal/d) followed by 4 weeks weight maintenance diet, Diet+exercise (DEX-8 weeks VLED 800 kcal/d + a four weeks weight maintenance diet combined with regular supervised exercise throughout the 12 weeks).
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital
COVID-19
Neuro-inflammation and Post-infectious Fatigue in Individuals With and Without COVID-19
Neuroinflammation can be an important regulator of long COVID, specifically fatigue and cognitive complaints. There is evidence that peripheral inflammation and neuro-inflammation are involved in fatigue and cognitive complaints…
- Trial name
- COVFATI (NCT05371522)
- Testing
- [18F]DPA-714 positron emission tomography (PET) scan
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Hemodialysis, Ischemia Preconditioning
Assessment of the Impact of Repeated Ischemic Preconditioning Episodes on Hemodynamic and Metabolic Parameters in Patients at Various Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease
The aim of our study is to evaluate the impact of repeated episodes of ischemic quenching on changes in blood pressure, heart rate and laboratory parameters of inflammation in patients with kidney diseases.
- Conditions
- Hemodialysis, Ischemia Preconditioning, Chronic Kidney Disease, Blood Pressure Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT07746102
- Testing
- Preconditioning with control ischemic episodes
- Where
- 2 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Lodz
Chronic Migraine
Suppressive Functions of Regulatory T Cells in Migraine
Migraine is a frequent, disabling condition, of great social and economical impact worldwide. This condition is more frequent in women and subjects with autoimmune and/or inflammatory diseases.
- Trial name
- SIIM-reg (NCT07067112)
- Testing
- Blood sampling, questionnaire and phone call
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Alcohol Drinking, Chronic Inflammation
30-to-90 Day Challenge: Effects of Alcohol Cessation on Health Outcomes
The objective for this project is to determine whether how certain behavioral and health functions change in persons with heavy drinking when they stop (or reduce) drinking for 30 days, and whether changes continue for up to 90…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Drinking, Chronic Inflammation, Neurocognitive Dysfunction, Liver Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT03353701
- Testing
- Contingency Management (CM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Bladder Infections and Inflammations
Chronic Indwelling Foley and Catheter Associated Trauma (CIF-CAT) Study
To determine whether an indwelling low profile Kohli Atraumatic Catheter causes less macro-morphologic inflammation and edema to the bladder mucosa than a traditional indwelling Foley catheter as assess by computerized image…
- Trial name
- NCT03790826
- Testing
- cystoscopy
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nellie Medical, LLC
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Endotoxin Challenge Study For Healthy Men and Women
The proposed study will examine the effect of pre-treatment with inhaled GSK256066 using a lung inflammation model induced by bronchoscopic instillation of bacterial endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide, LPS) in healthy volunteers.Data…
- Trial name
- NCT00515268
- Testing
- GSK256066
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
End Stage Renal Disease
High-Intensity Interval Training and Regulatory T Cells
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are a small population of T cells compromising of 1% to 5% of the total T cells in the body but they are playing a fundamental role in the maintenance of the immune homeostasis.
- Trial name
- NCT04774484
- Testing
- High Intensity Interval Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Francesc Marti