Clinical trials: Circulatory Function
Heart Failure
Supplementation of Glutamine and Fish Oil Versus Placebo in Patients With Heart Failure
The aim of this study is to determine whether supplementation of glutamine and fish oil can improve peripheral skeletal muscle function and metabolism in patients with heart failure.
- Trial name
- GLUTFISH-HF (NCT01534663)
- Testing
- Glutamine and Fish Oil Supplementation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Atherosclerosis
Safety & Effectiveness on Vascular Structure and Function of ACZ885 in Atherosclerosis and Either T2DM or IGT Patients
This study will evaluate the effect of ACZ885 on vascular function in patients with documented atherosclerotic disease and T2DM or IGT.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Atherosclerosis, Prediabetic State
- Trial name
- NCT00995930
- Testing
- ACZ885
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 189 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Rehabilitation, Recovery of Function
Functional Viability Duck Duck Punch
This study has 2 parts: In one part of this study, people with stroke will either play a custom designed computer game for stroke rehabilitation called Duck Duck Punch or an off the shelf computer game with their weaker arm 3…
- Conditions
- Rehabilitation, Recovery of Function, Stroke
- Trial name
- DDPSBIR (NCT03053492)
- Testing
- Duck Duck Punch Play, Commercially Available Game Play
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Permanent Atrial Fibrillation
Rate Control Therapy Evaluation in Permanent Atrial Fibrillation (RATE-AF)
Atrial fibrillation is a common heart rhythm disturbance, causing important discomfort for patients, a high risk of stroke, frequent hospital admissions and a two-fold increase in death.
- Trial name
- RATE-AF (NCT02391337)
- Testing
- Bisoprolol, Digoxin
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 161 people
- Sponsor
- University of Birmingham
Heart Failure, Congestive
Bone Marrow Cell Transplantation to Improve Heart Function in Individuals With End-Stage Heart Failure
Heart failure is a condition in which the heart is unable to pump enough blood to the body's other organs. A heart transplant may be necessary for some individuals with end-stage heart failure.
- Trial name
- NCT00383630
- Testing
- Intramyocardial injection of bone marrow mononuclear cells, Intramyocardial injection of CD34+ selected bone marrow mononuclear cells, LVAD alone
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Multiple Myeloma
A Study of Belantamab Mafodotin Monotherapy in Multiple Myeloma Participants With Normal and Varying Degree of Impaired Renal Function
Belantamab mafodotin is an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) containing humanized anti- B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) monoclonal antibody (mAb).
- Trial name
- DREAMM12 (NCT04398745)
- Testing
- Belantamab mafodotin
- Where
- 4 sites in Greece, South Korea
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Mild Cognitive Impairment
NAD Therapy for Improving Memory and Brain Blood Flow in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment
This study will provide insight into whether a nutritional supplement, nicotinamide riboside (NR), improves memory and brain blood flow in older adults with low memory abilities.
- Trial name
- NCT03482167
- Testing
- Niagen®
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Coronary Artery Disease
Comparison of Prasugrel and Clopidogrel in Low Body Weight Versus Higher Body Weight With Coronary Artery Disease
The 5-milligram (mg) dose of prasugrel in low body weight (LBW) patients with coronary artery disease produces a pharmacodynamic response within the same therapeutic range as 10-mg dose in higher body weight (HBW) patients.
- Trial name
- FEATHER (NCT01107925)
- Testing
- prasugrel, clopidogrel
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Ireland and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Mitral Regurgitation
Molecular Mechanisms of Volume Overload-Aim 1(SCCOR in Cardiac Dysfunction and Disease)
The investigators hypothesize that beta-1 receptor blockade (ß1-RB) attenuates extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation and progressive adverse Left Ventricular (LV) remodeling and failure in the volume overload of mitral…
- Trial name
- P1A1 (NCT01052428)
- Testing
- metoprolol succinate (Toprol XL)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Stroke
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction to Improve Neuropsychological Functioning in Acquired Brain Injury
Thousands of Veterans suffer a stroke every year, and these individuals often suffer emotional and cognitive changes that negatively affect their quality of life as well as their ability to recover.
- Trial name
- NCT03969563
- Testing
- Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction, Brain Health Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Ischemic Stroke
Randomized, Controlled Trial of Extended-Release Niacin (Niaspan®) to Augment Subacute Ischemic Stroke Recovery
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety, tolerability, and to explore the possible benefit of extended-release niacin (Niaspan®) in attempting to improve the recovery of patients after ischemic stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT00796887
- Testing
- Extended-Release Niacin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Chronic Heart Failure With Preserved Systolic Function
Dapagliflozin in PRESERVED Ejection Fraction Heart Failure
The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of dapagliflozin, as compared with placebo, on heart failure, disease specific biomarkers, symptoms, health status and quality of life in patients with chronic heart…
- Trial name
- PRESERVED-HF (NCT03030235)
- Testing
- Dapagliflozin 10Mg Oral Tablet
- Where
- 26 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 324 people
- Sponsor
- Saint Luke's Health System
Spinal Cord Injury, Autonomic Dysreflexia
The Effects of Normalizing Blood Pressure on Cerebral Blood Flow in Hypotensive Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury
Dysregulation of blood pressure (BP), secondary to decentralized autonomic nervous system (ANS) control of the cardiovascular system, often results in chronic hypotension and orthostatic hypotension (OH) in persons with spinal…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Autonomic Dysreflexia, Baroreceptor Integrity, Sympathetic Integrity
- Trial name
- NCT02893553
- Testing
- Midodrine Hydrochloride, Pyridostigmine Bromide, Mirabegron
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Cardiotoxicity, Breast Cancer
PROactive Evaluation of Function to Avoid CardioToxicity
This study is intended to evaluate the ability of an intramyocardial strain analysis package with cardiac MRI to assist in the early detection and management of cardiotoxicity from therapeutics used to treat cancer.
- Conditions
- Cardiotoxicity, Breast Cancer, Lymphoma, Sarcoma
- Trial name
- PROACT (NCT03862131)
- Testing
- MyoStrain®
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease, Sarcopenia
Trial of Oral Glutamine on Mitochondrial Function in CKD
The primary goal of proposed investigation is to study the impact of oral glutamine supplementation on muscle mitochondrial and endothelial cell function measured mitochondrial energetics and vascular function using 31P magnetic…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Disease, Sarcopenia, Endothelial Dysfunction, Muscle Mitochondrial Function
- Trial name
- NCT02838979
- Testing
- First Intervention (14 days), Washout (3 weeks), Second Intervention (14 days)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Coronary Artery Disease
Comparison of Prasugrel and Clopidogrel in Very Elderly and Non-Elderly Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease
The 5-milligram (mg) maintenance dose (MD) of prasugrel in very elderly patients with coronary artery disease produces a pharmacodynamic response within the same therapeutic range as 10-mg MD in non-elderly patients.
- Trial name
- GENERATIONS (NCT01107912)
- Testing
- prasugrel, clopidogrel
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, Ireland and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 155 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Spinal Cord Injury
Recovery of Cardiovascular Function With Epidural Stimulation After Human Spinal Cord Injury
We propose to demonstrate that epidural stimulation (ES) can be used to recover significant levels of autonomic control of cardiovascular and respiratory function as well as the ability to voluntarily control leg movements below…
- Trial name
- NCT02037620
- Testing
- 5-6-5 Specify electrode, Restore Advance Pulse Generator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases
Aldosterone Antagonist Therapy for Adults With Heart Failure and Preserved Systolic Function
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of aldosterone antagonist therapy in reducing cardiovascular mortality, aborted cardiac arrest, and heart failure hospitalization in patients who have heart failure with…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Heart Failure, Congestive
- Trial name
- TOPCAT (NCT00094302)
- Testing
- Spironolactone
- Where
- 270 sites in United States, Argentina and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 3,445 people
- Sponsor
- Carelon Research
Activities of Daily Living, Accidental Fall
Bingocize: A Novel Mobile Application for Older Adult Health
This study tests the effectiveness of using a new mobile application (Bingocize®) to improve older adults' (a) adherence to an engaging exercise program, and (b) aspects of functional performance, health knowledge, dietary…
- Conditions
- Activities of Daily Living, Accidental Fall, Sarcopenia, Arteriosclerosis
- Trial name
- Bingocize (NCT03629912)
- Testing
- Socially-Based Exercise Intervention for Older Adults
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 241 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western Kentucky University
Aphasia, Cerebrovascular Accident
Treating Intention In Aphasia: Neuroplastic Substrates
The purpose of this study is to determine if an "intentional act" improves treatment response for patients with nonfluent aphasia. The treatment involves naming pictures and saying members of categories.
- Trial name
- NCT00567242
- Testing
- Word-finding with intention component, Word-finding with no intention component
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida