Clinical trials: Cytokine Levels
Postoperative Inflammatory Response
Steroids in Bilateral Total Knee Replacement
Inflammation related to cytokine release is known to occur with surgery. The cytokine IL6, a major marker of inflammation is known to increase during total joint replacement surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01399268
- Testing
- Hydrocortisone, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Total Hip Replacement
Effect of Steroids on Thrombosis (Blood Clot Formation) and Inflammation in Patients Undergoing Hip Surgery
Studies have shown that surgery causes some reactions in your body consistent with inflammation. When the inflammation is extensive, it may affect different parts of the body including the lungs.
- Trial name
- NCT01782859
- Testing
- Prednisone, Hydrocortisone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
Fingolimod Effect on Cytokine and Chemokine Levels
The main purpose of this study was to measure the serum levels of cytokines and chemokines that are known to increase during multiple sclerosis relapses.
- Trial name
- NCT02373098
- Testing
- Fingolimod 0.5 mg
- Where
- 3 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting
Effects of Chiropractic Care on Cytokine Levels in Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease associated with an imbalance between pro- and anti-inflammatory markers (cytokines) resulting in a demyelinating and neurodegenerative disease.
- Trial name
- NCT04972929
- Testing
- Spinal Manipulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Urinary Tract Infection, Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection
Effects of Antibiotic Prophylaxis on Recurrent UTI in Children
Approximately, 3% of males and 8% of females will develop a urinary tract infection (UTI) during childhood, and most of these will be effectively treated by short-term antibiotic therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT02357758
- Testing
- Antibiotic Prophylaxis
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease
Nociceptors, Neurotrophic Factors and Cytokine Expression in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 (TRPV1) receptor and proteinase-activated receptor 2 (PAR2) have been implicated in the mechanism of acid induced inflammation in gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
- Trial name
- NCT02114216
- Testing
- endoscopic mucosal biopsy
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Periodontitis
Local and Systemic Antimicrobials in Non-surgical Periodontal Therapy
The main treatment of every patient with periodontitis is non-surgical periodontal treatment (NSPT) with the ultimate goal to arrest inflammation.
- Trial name
- NCT05608564
- Testing
- Piperacillin and Tazobactam in gel form, Amoxicillin and Metronidazole
- Where
- Serbia
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Belgrade
Bipolar Depression
A Trial of the Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Inhibitor Palmitoylethanolamide in Bipolar Depression
The purpose of this study is to o evaluate the antidepressant efficacy of the PEA in Bipolar Depression and the association between antidepressant response with endogenous cannabinoids and cytokine levels
- Trial name
- NCT06229977
- Testing
- Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA), Treatment as Usual (TAU)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Rodrigo Machado-Vieira, MD, PhD, MSc
Autism
Efficacy and Safety of Lenalidomide for Treatment of Autistic Spectrum Disorders
The purpose of this study is to determine if lenalidomide (Revlimid®)reduces proinflammatory cytokines including TNF-alpha and may actually alter the clinical course of autism for some children.
- Trial name
- NCT00996931
- Testing
- lenalidomide
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Sutter Medical Foundation
Coronary Artery Disease, Atherosclerosis
Rilonacept to Improve Artery Function in Patients With Atherosclerosis
This study will determine whether an experimental drug called Rilonacept can improve artery function in patients with atherosclerosis, a disease in which fatty deposits in arteries cause the vessels to stiffen, impeding blood…
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Atherosclerosis, Inflammation, Endothelial Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT00417417
- Testing
- Rilonacept
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Ocular Rosacea, Dry Eye
Efficacy of IPL Treatment of Dry Eye and Ocular Rosacea
Dry eye disease (DED) is a common condition that causes ocular discomfort and reduces visual acuity. The two categories of DED are evaporative dry eye and aqueous deficient dry eye.
- Trial name
- NCT03194698
- Testing
- Intense Pulsed Light Treatment (IPL), Meibomian Gland Expression
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic