Clinical trials: Endothelial Function and Arterial Stiffness, active
Chronic Respiratory Diseases, Cystic Fibrosis
Breath Analysis and Arterial Stiffness in Patients With Respiratory Diseases
Assessment of cardiovascular disorders using echocardiography and arterial stiffness; comparative noninvasive assessment of volatile organic compound (eVOC) exhale breath patterns in patients with different chronic respiratory…
- Conditions
- Chronic Respiratory Diseases, Cystic Fibrosis, Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
- Trial name
- NCT05727852
- Testing
- Breath test using the Compact PTR-TOF-MS, Portable cardiac monitor "CardioQvark", Assessment of arterial stiffness using the VaSera VS-1500N
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
HF - Heart Failure
Effect of Nurse-assessed Remote Ischemic Preconditioning on Improving Exercise Capacity, Endothelial Function, and Arterial Stiffness in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
The PIRIC-FEp study will be a randomized clinical trial in sedentary patients with heart failure and stable preserved ejection fraction.
- Trial name
- PIRIC-FEp Stud (NCT07024810)
- Testing
- remote ischemic preconditioning
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
Prediabetes (Insulin Resistance, Impaired Glucose Tolerance), Female
Wild Blueberries for Gut, Brain, and Cardiometabolic Health in Prediabetes
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the effectiveness of using a freeze-dried wild blueberry powder on cardiometabolic health, cognitive function, and gut microbiota composition in adult women with prediabetes.
- Conditions
- Prediabetes (Insulin Resistance, Impaired Glucose Tolerance), Female, Adult, Endothelial Function (Reactive Hyperemia)
- Trial name
- NCT06735651
- Testing
- Wild Blueberry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Georgia State University
Smoking Cessation, Arterial Stiffness
The Effect of Cytisine Treatment for Smoking Cessation on Cardiovascular Function in Adult Smokers
Introduction: Pharmacological interventions can enhance smoking cessation success and long-term abstinence. Cytisine, a plant derived alkaloid, is a selective partial agonist at alpha-4 beta-2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors…
- Conditions
- Smoking Cessation, Arterial Stiffness, Endothelial Dysfunction
- Trial name
- Cytisin-angio (NCT06885970)
- Testing
- Cytisinicline administration
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Athens
Aging
Passive Heat Therapy for Lowering Systolic Blood Pressure and Improving Vascular Function in Mid-life and Older Adults
This study aims to determine the effects of ~12 weeks of repeated hot water immersion ("heat therapy") vs. thermoneutral water immersion on blood pressure and vascular function in late middle-life to older (≥40 years) adults.
- Trial name
- NCT05300971
- Testing
- Heat therapy, Thermoneutral water immersion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Boulder
Hypertension (Without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus), High Blood Pressure
Wild Blueberries for Gut, Brain, and Heart Health in Adults With High Blood Pressure
The purpose of the study is to determine the effectiveness of wild blueberries on cardiovascular health, cognitive function, and gut microbiota composition in non-Hispanic Black and White adults with elevated blood pressure.
- Conditions
- Hypertension (Without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus), High Blood Pressure, Male, Female
- Trial name
- NCT06735599
- Testing
- Wild Blueberry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Georgia State University
Lipoprotein Disorder, Arterial Stiffness
The Effect of Lipoprotein (a) on Arterial Stiffness, Endothelial Function and Myocardial Deformation
1. Introduction Lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), is a type of lipoprotein that is structurally similar to LDL (low-density lipoprotein) but carries an additional protein called apolipoprotein (a). 2.
- Conditions
- Lipoprotein Disorder, Arterial Stiffness, Endothelial Dysfunction
- Trial name
- Lpa_endo (NCT07324902)
- Where
- 2 sites in Greece
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Athens
Heart Failure, Anthracycline-induced Cardiac Toxicity
Use of Dapagliflozin in Primary Prevention of Cardiotoxicity of Anthracycline Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients
The goal of this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial is to determine whether dapagliflozin, a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor, can help prevent anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity caused…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Anthracycline-induced Cardiac Toxicity, Endothelial Function (FMD), Arterial Stiffness
- Trial name
- Alpaca (NCT07245069)
- Testing
- Dapagliflozin 10 mg
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Perimenopause
Hemodynamics After Resistance Training
Women's blood vessel health gets worse after menopause, or "the change of life". Some women exercise less during menopause. Exercise can improve blood vessel health.
- Trial name
- HeART (NCT07022340)
- Testing
- Resistance Training Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Hypertension
Endothelin Receptor Function and Acute Stress
Our bodies respond differently to stress. Animal studies by the investigators have found that endothelin-1 plays a role in regulating blood pressure in response to stress.
- Trial name
- End-Stress (NCT02116335)
- Testing
- Bosentan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Augusta University
Periodontal Disease (PD), Cardio Vascular Disease
PMPR and Chlorhexidine on Periodontal Disease and Vascular Function
Gum inflammation is called gingivitis. Gum disease, known as periodontal disease, is a long-term inflammation of the gums and bone around teeth, leading to tooth loss.
- Conditions
- Periodontal Disease (PD), Cardio Vascular Disease, Oral-Systemic Link, Vascular Dysfunction
- Trial name
- CHX-PMPR-PERIV (NCT07311512)
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine (0.2%) mouthwash
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Mahdi Mutahar
Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21)
Vascular Function in Adults With Down Syndrome
Adults with Down syndrome (Ds) are often thought to have a lower risk of heart and blood vessel disease because they tend to have lower blood pressure (BP) and fewer heart attacks than people without Ds.
- Trial name
- VDS (NCT07630207)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
The Cardiovascular Effect of GLP-1 Agonist, SGLT2 Inhibitor and Their Combination
A. Four groups of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with high or very high cardiovascular risk or heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) will be studied before and at 6 and 12 months of treatment: 60 patients…
- Trial name
- NCT03878706
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- University of Athens
Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source, Endothelial Dysfunction
Impaired Endothelial Integrity in Patients With Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source (ESUS)
The investigators will measure endothelial glycocalyx, aortic elastic properties, oxidative stress, and their association with left ventricular (LV) and left atrial (LA) function in ESUS, cardioembolic, atherosclerotic, lacunar…
- Trial name
- ESUS (NCT03609437)
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 215 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Athens
Prehypertension (Elevated Blood Pressure) or Hypertension, Obesity and Obesity-related Medical Conditions
Evaluation of Physical Fitness and Hemodynamics Across a Diverse Population
In this study, investigators will use the IFT 30-15 test, a six-minute walking test, and a treadmill test to assess the participants' cardiorespiratory fitness.
- Trial name
- ACT-ON-s1 (NCT06669715)
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ljubljana
Heart Failure
Arterial Stiffness and Endothelial Function in Heart Failure
Heart Failure (HF) is a global condition affecting at least 26 million people worldwide. Despite advances in treatment, HF patients continue to experience poor health outcomes.
- Trial name
- ASEF-HF (NCT07713719)
- Testing
- Study Assessment
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Coventry University
Hypertension
Acute Effect of Photobiomodulation in Individuals with Hypertension
This is a randomized, double-blind and sham-controlled clinical trial that aims to evaluate and compare the acute effect of full-body photobiomodulation (PBM) and modified ILIB (Intravascular laser irradiation of blood) on blood…
- Trial name
- NCT06678698
- Testing
- Panel Effective Photobiomodulation Therapy, Modified ILIB Photobiomodulation Therapy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos
Prediabetes, Prediabetes (Insulin Resistance, Impaired Glucose Tolerance)
Peanuts for Cardiometabolic, Brain, and Intestinal Health
The overall objective of this 14-month randomized crossover study is to seek evidence demonstrating that daily consumption of peanuts and peanut products improve cardiometabolic, cognitive, and intestinal health in a racially…
- Conditions
- Prediabetes, Prediabetes (Insulin Resistance, Impaired Glucose Tolerance), Cognition, Microvascular Function
- Trial name
- NCT06867198
- Testing
- Peanuts
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Georgia State University
Preeclampsia, Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy
Multiparametric Assessment of Maternal Vascular Function in the Prediction of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
The present study is a single-centre prospective study that will enrol pregnant women during their first trimester of pregnancy (11+0 - 13+6 weeks of gestation).
- Trial name
- EDIPE (NCT05999851)
- Testing
- Arterial applanation tonometry, In vivo endothelial glycocalyx measurement, Serum markers of angiogenesis and endothelial dysfunction
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna