Clinical trials: Consumption
Crohn's Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease
A Comparison of Ultrasound Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Nerve Block Techniques
Postoperative pain can pose significant challenges in the postoperative recovery of patients undergoing major colorectal surgery. Traditionally, opioids have played an important role in treating postoperative pain.
- Conditions
- Crohn's Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Postoperative Pain
- Trial name
- NCT02538679
- Testing
- US TAP Bupivacaine/Epinephrine, Lap TAP Bupivacaine/Epinephrine
- Volunteers
- 127 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse
Effects of Levetiracetam (Keppra) on Alcohol Consumption
The overall goals of this study are to (1) expand knowledge about interactions of levetiracetam with alcohol by assessing the effects of levetiracetam compared to placebo in moderate and heavy social alcohol users and (2) to test…
- Trial name
- NCT01168687
- Testing
- Levetiracetam (Keppra)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Overweight, Obese
Inflammation, Polyphenols, and Genetics
Pilot study to determine whether daily consumption of blackraspberry powder (high in polyphenols) can reduce markers of inflammation and to determine whether genetics influence baseline levels of inflammatory markers as well as…
- Trial name
- NCT01568827
- Testing
- Blackraspberry Slurry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Repeated Sweet Food Consumption
Repeated Sweet Breakfasts and Subsequent Sweet Food Preferences and Intakes
This study will assess the impact of repeated sweet breakfast consumption versus repeated non-sweet breakfast consumption on subsequent sweet and non-sweet food preferences and intakes
- Trial name
- NCT03442829
- Testing
- Sweet food consumption, Non-sweet food consumption
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bournemouth University
Health
Acute Effects of Coffee on Appetite and Inflammation Markers, Glucose Metabolism and Energy Intake
The purpose of the study is to investigate whether caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee consumption has acute effects on subjective appetite feelings, energy intake and biochemical markers related to appetite, inflammation and…
- Trial name
- NCT01174576
- Testing
- caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harokopio University
Alcohol Consumption
Pilot Study of a Computer-Based Intervention for Alcohol Misuse in the Emergency Department
Alcohol misuse amongst youth is a significant clinical and public health problem. The Emergency Department (ED) is an important setting for the treatment of alcohol-related problems as it is often the first point of contact…
- Trial name
- NCT01146665
- Testing
- Computer-based PAF
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Pre-diabetes
Short-term Health Effects of Wild Blueberry Juice Consumption
Researchers at the University of Prince Edward Island want to learn about the health effects of wild blueberry juice.
- Trial name
- NCT02139878
- Testing
- Wild blueberry juice
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Prince Edward Island
Caffeine, Affect
Evaluating the Role of Expectations in Response to Caffeine Consumption: An RCT
The purpose of this project is to examine the effect of expectancy on mood and alertness after consumption of caffeine "treatment" or placebo "control" pill, given that participants know their probability for receiving the…
- Conditions
- Caffeine, Affect, Cognitive Ability, General, Mood
- Trial name
- NCT02461693
- Testing
- Caffeine
- Volunteers
- 205 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Heart Failure, Heart Diseases
Effects of Passive Heat Therapy on Oxygen Consumption and Cardiovascular Fitness in Adults
The purpose of this study is to determine if enhanced endothelial arterial distensibility observed with heat therapy translates into improved cardiorespiratory fitness.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Heart Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases, Endothelial Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT04026126
- Testing
- Heat Therapy Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Heart Diseases
Monocyte Priming When Consuming a Western Diet
To determine the mechanism of monocyte priming in humans, the study team will conduct a complete feeding trial in normal weight and metabolically healthy human subjects (20-45 years of age) using a western diet (WD)…
- Trial name
- NCT05348395
- Testing
- Experimental diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Chronic Pain
Marijuana Use, Strength Training, and Alcohol Consumption (MUSTAC) Study
Self-medication of pain by consuming alcohol and marijuana is common. However, the research regarding pain as a determinant for alcohol and marijuana use has relied on laboratory pain induction paradigms with limited clinical…
- Trial name
- NCT04791917
- Testing
- Eccentric Biceps Flexion, Concentric Biceps Flexion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Caries, Dental, Health Behavior
Interactive Parent-Targeted Text Messaging in Pediatric Clinics to Reduce Caries Among Urban Children
This is a randomized clinical trial to test the efficacy of a parent-targeted text message-based intervention program on caries incidence and oral health behaviors (child and parent).
- Trial name
- iSmile (NCT03294590)
- Testing
- OHT Parent targeted text messages, CWT Parent targeted text messages
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 754 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Alcohol Drinking, Weight Loss
The Effects of Alcohol Consumption on Central Adiposity
The objective of the proposed study is to enroll women with obesity that will undergo a controlled, energy restricted feeding intervention to test the effects of chronic ethanol consumption on adipose distribution and circulating…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Drinking, Weight Loss, Adiposity, Obesity
- Trial name
- CONSUME (NCT03521817)
- Testing
- Alcohol, No Alcohol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Dyslipidemia
The Effect of 3-Week Consumption of Soya Beverage Enriched With Plant Sterols on Serum LDL-C
This is a local, single-center, two-arm, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial that examines the LDL-C-lowering effect of the consumption of a soya beverage enriched with plant sterol for 3 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT02881658
- Testing
- Plant sterols-enriched soya beverage provided by Vitasoy, Soya beverage provided by Vitasoy
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 201 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Cardiovascular Diseases, Cancer
Online WIC Nutrition Education to Promote Farmers' Market Fruit and Vegetable Purchases and Consumption
This study is evaluating the WIC Fresh Start program, a theory-driven, web-based nutrition education lesson to promote farmers' market fruit and vegetable purchases and consumption among women enrolled in the Special Supplemental…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Cancer, Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT02565706
- Testing
- WIC Fresh Start Program, Existing Online Health Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 744 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- William Paterson University of New Jersey
Tobacco Use
A Study to Evaluate Changes in Smokers Using An Oral Tobacco-Derived Nicotine Product
The purpose of this study was to estimate changes in biomarkers of exposure (BOE) in adult cigarette smokers using an oral tobacco-derived nicotine (OTDN) product relative to adult smokers who continue smoking exclusively.
- Trial name
- NCT04079933
- Testing
- Oral tobacco-derived nicotine product (OTDN)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Altria Client Services LLC
Childhood Obesity
A Cluster Randomized Trial of the H2GO! Program
This proposal involves a collaboration with the Massachusetts Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs. The goal is to evaluate the efficacy of youth empowerment intervention targeting sugar-sweetened beverage consumption on childhood…
- Trial name
- NCT04265794
- Testing
- H2GO!
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 820 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Total Knee Arthroplasty
Dexamethasone in Total Knee Arthroplasty
The purpose of this study is to determine the most efficacious and safest dexamethasone dose given intraoperatively during total knee arthroplasty that reduces postoperative opioid consumption and pain, improves postoperative…
- Trial name
- NCT05018091
- Testing
- Dexamethasone 4mg, Dexamethasone 8 Mg/mL Injectable Suspension, Dexamethasone 16mg
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 438 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Alcohol Use Disorder, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Addressing Heavy Alcohol Use Consumption With Kudzu
Drinking multiple alcoholic drinks on a single occasion (binge drinking), has many negative health risks but interventions to address this behavior remain limited.
- Trial name
- A-HACK (NCT03709043)
- Testing
- Standardized kudzu, Sexually transmitted infection testing:, Medical Management (MM) counseling for alcohol use:
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Glenn-Milo Santos
Cardiovascular Disease
The Purple Grape Juice Study
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the largest contributor to morbidity and mortality in the Western world and is associated with high-calorie diet, high body mass, and a variety of other factors.
- Trial name
- NCT00551746
- Testing
- Purple Grape Juice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Intermountain Health Care, Inc.