Clinical trials: Effects of Vibration
Concussion, Mild, Post-Concussion Symptoms
Effects of Bright Light Therapy in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) or "concussions" are an increasingly prevalent injury in our society. Patients with post-concussion syndrome have been shown to have deficits on tests of short term memory, divided attention…
- Conditions
- Concussion, Mild, Post-Concussion Symptoms, Sleep Problems
- Trial name
- NCT01747811
- Testing
- wavelength-1 bright light, wavelength-2 bright light
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Assess the Blood-Oxygen-Level-Dependent (BOLD) Signal Changes in the Brain by Paracetamol as Measured by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) in Subjects With Osteoarthritis (OA)
Blood-Oxygen-Level-Dependent (BOLD) responses to painful mechanical stimulation of the OA knee following treatment with four consecutive doses (at 8 hour intervals) on giving sustained released paracetamol treatment or placebo…
- Trial name
- NCT01105936
- Testing
- Paracetamol
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Effect of Rosiglitazone Versus Placebo on Cardiovascular Performance and Myocardial Triglyceride
The purpose of this study is to determine if rosiglitazone treatment improves integrated cardiovascular performance in patients at risk for congestive heart failure.
- Trial name
- NCT00424762
- Testing
- rosiglitazone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Renal Cell Cancer
Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Measuring Effects of Pazopanib Hydrochloride in Patients With Metastatic Kidney Cancer
The purpose of this study is to find out what effects pazopanib (pazopanib hydrochloride) (also called Votrient®) may have on MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans, blood pressure, and various proteins in the blood.
- Conditions
- Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Renal Cell Cancer, Stage IV Renal Cell Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01599832
- Testing
- pazopanib hydrochloride, laboratory biomarker analysis, dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS), High On-treatment Platelet Reactivity (HTPR)
The Effect of IV Cangrelor and Oral Ticagrelor Study
Major heart attacks are caused by a number of factors, the two major of which are furring up of a coronary artery with atheroma and then sudden clot formation on this area leading to a blockage and interruption of blood flow.
- Conditions
- Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS), High On-treatment Platelet Reactivity (HTPR), Microvascular Obstruction (MVO), ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)
- Trial name
- NCT02733341
- Testing
- Cangrelor, Ticagrelor
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust
Depression
Emotional and Cognitive Control in Late-Onset Depression
This study may help identify how abnormalities in brain systems that control the ability to ignore irrelevant information may contribute to the development of depression in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT01728194
- Testing
- Escitalopram, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
REPAIR: Right vEntricular Remodeling in Pulmonary ArterIal hypeRtension
The study evaluates the effect of macitentan on right ventricular and hemodynamic properties in patients with symptomatic pulmonary arterial hypertension. Patients are treated with macitentan for 1 year.
- Trial name
- REPAIR (NCT02310672)
- Testing
- Macitentan
- Where
- 41 sites in United States, Australia and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 89 people
- Sponsor
- Actelion
Spinal Cord Injuries, Slow Breathing
Slow Yogic-Derived Breathing and Respiration and Cardiovascular Variability in Spinal Cord Injury Patients
This research will aid in understanding of slow-breathing and its effect on heart rate and blood pressure in people with a spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Trial name
- SCOGA (NCT05480618)
- Testing
- Slow Breathing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Malocclusion
Effect of Cyclic Loading (Vibration) on Orthodontic Tooth Movement
To gather data indicating whether or not the OrthoAccel device speeds tooth movement in people who use orthodontics (braces).
- Trial name
- NCT00830947
- Testing
- OrthoAccel Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- OrthoAccel Technologies Inc.
Perinatal Depression, Post Partum Depression
Characterizing the Neural Substrates of Irritability in Women: an Experimental Neuroendocrine Model
The proposed study involves experimentally manipulating reproductive hormones in nonpregnant, euthymic women to create a scaled down version of the changes that occur during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
- Conditions
- Perinatal Depression, Post Partum Depression, Depression, Postpartum, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT04051320
- Testing
- Leuprolide Acetate 3.75 MG/ML, Estradiol 2 Mg tablet, Micronized progesterone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Multiple Sclerosis
ATX-MS-1467 in Multiple Sclerosis
This is a multi-center, open-label, single arm, baseline-controlled Phase 2a trial to evaluate the clinical and biological effects of ATX-MS-1467 in subjects with relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS) and to assess the maintenance of…
- Trial name
- NCT01973491
- Testing
- ATX-MS-1467
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Multiple Sclerosis
Fingolimod Versus Interferon Beta 1b in Cognitive Symptoms
The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate, by means of a specific cognitive test battery (Brief Repeatable Battery and Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System scale), the slowing/reduction of cognitive dysfunction progression…
- Trial name
- Cognition (NCT01333501)
- Testing
- Fingolimod, Interferon beta 1b
- Where
- 26 sites in Germany, Italy
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Alzheimer Disease
Evaluating Simvastatin's Potential Role in Therapy
The purpose of this study is to see how simvastatin, a cholesterol-lowering drug, affects processes related to the development of Alzheimer's disease, including: 1) levels of a substance called beta-amyloid-42 found in the spinal…
- Trial name
- ESPRIT (NCT00486044)
- Testing
- Simvastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Rheumatoid Arthritis
A Study of Tocilizumab in Combination With Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) in Participants With Moderate to Severe Active Rheumatoid Arthritis With an Inadequate Response to DMARDs
This open-label, single-arm study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in combination with DMARDs in participants with moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis who have an inadequate response to DMARDs.
- Trial name
- NCT00996606
- Testing
- DMARDs, Tocilizumab
- Where
- 11 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Parkinson's Disease
31P-MRS Imaging to Assess the Effects of CNM-Au8 on Impaired Neuronal Redox State in Parkinson's Disease
REPAIR-PD is a single-center open label pilot, sequential group, investigator and patient blinded study to assess the CNS metabolic effects, safety, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of CNM-Au8 in patients who have been…
- Trial name
- REPAIR-PD (NCT03815916)
- Testing
- Gold Nanocrystals
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Clene Nanomedicine
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Tic Disorders
Effects of Ondansetron in Obsessive-compulsive and Tic Disorders
This project investigates the use of 4 weeks of 24 mg/day ondansetron as compared to placebo on symptoms and brain functioning in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and tic disorders (TD).
- Conditions
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Tic Disorders, Tourette Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03239210
- Testing
- Ondansetron
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Pain, Procedural, Pain, Postoperative
The Effect of Vibration and Cold on Pain and Anxiety Associated With Chest Tube Removal Following CABG
Removal of chest tubes after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery can cause severe pain and anxiety, which may negatively affect the recovery process.
- Conditions
- Pain, Procedural, Pain, Postoperative, Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Chest Tubes
- Trial name
- CABG (NCT06217263)
- Testing
- Vibration device, Vibration device&Cold application pack
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Irradiation; Adverse Effect
Measurement of the Radiation Dose Cuticles Using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR)
This study is to test the effectiveness a new method (called EPR dosimetry) that could be used to measure radiation doses to fingernails that occur as a result of unplanned exposure to radiation, such as might occur from the…
- Trial name
- NCT00904189
- Testing
- Standard of care given for treatment of cancer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
No Condition, Focus is Neural Effects of Mindfulness Training on Attention
Neural Effects of Mindfulness Training on Attention
The purpose of this study is to examine behavioral and neural changes resulting from Mindfulness Meditation Training (MMT), and to use this knowledge in advancing our understanding of the mechanisms of attention.
- Trial name
- NCT00379210
- Testing
- Mindfulness Meditation Training (MMT), Nutrition Education course
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Morbid Obesity, Liver Fat
Low-calorie Diet and Body Composition Prior to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Losing weight before undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery may reduce liver fat content and size thereby improving surgical outcomes.
- Trial name
- LCD (NCT02144597)
- Testing
- Liquid formula low-calorie diet (LCD), Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), Control diet
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London