Clinical trials: Endothelial Injury
Metabolic Syndrome, Vascular Injury
Therapeutic Strategies to Reduce Endothelial Ischemia-reperfusion Injury
The objective of this clinical trial is to better understand how lactate, a naturally occurring energy substance, can be used to lessen damage to the vascular system in adults with a high cardiovascular disease risk.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Vascular Injury, Ischemic Preconditioning, Endothelial Function (reactive Hyperemia)
- Trial name
- NCT06825143
- Testing
- Ischemic preconditioning, Intravenous lactate infusion, No ischemic preconditioning (control)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gary Van Guilder
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT), Endothelial Injury
Pravastatin as a Prophylactic to Reduce Endothelial Injury in Pediatric Patients With Elevated Body Mass Index
Chemotherapy and radiation used in patients undergoing bone marrow transplant (BMT) disrupts the endothelial lining (a thin layer of cells inside the blood vessels) which is found all throughout the body including the kidney…
- Trial name
- NCT05524246
- Testing
- Pravastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Hyperglycemia
Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury of Human Endothelium: Role of Glucose and Statins
Anesthetic preconditioning (APC, a brief exposure to an anesthetic gas) has become an area of intense research interest because of its ability to protect tissue and organs from injury resulting from a cessation of blood flow and…
- Trial name
- NCT00995670
- Testing
- 5% dextrose, Vitamin C, Simvastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Sepsis
PyroEVs/PLIN3 Mediate Lipid Droplet-Mitochondrial Coupling in Sepsis Endothelial Injury
Objective: To investigate the correlation of PyroEVs and PLIN3 with the severity and prognosis of sepsis patients. Participants: Sepsis patients meeting the Sepsis 3.0 diagnostic criteria admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of…
- Trial name
- NCT07727265
- Testing
- No Intervention: Observational Cohort
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhongda Hospital
Healthy
Sitagliptin and Endothelial Dysfunction
Over the years, numbers of cardioprotective drugs have been evaluated to attenuate lethal ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injuries. There is little study whether sitagliptin protects against endothelial dysfunction induced by IR injury…
- Trial name
- NCT02406950
- Testing
- Sitagliptin
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kyunghee University Medical Center
Endothelial Dysfunction, Vascular Diseases
SGC Stimulation, Perioperative Vascular Reactivity, and Organ Injury in Cardiac Surgery
The goal of this mechanistic clinical trial is to learn about the effects of medications called soluble guanylyl cyclase stimulators on vascular function and markers of kidney and brain injury in patients having heart surgery.
- Conditions
- Endothelial Dysfunction, Vascular Diseases, Kidney Injury, Brain Disease
- Trial name
- SOLSTICE (NCT05812755)
- Testing
- Vericiguat
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), Platelet Derived Growth Factor (PDGF), Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF) in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
The main aim of the study is a comparison of serum and plasma concentration of VEGF (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor), HGF (Hepatocyte Growth Factor) and PDGF (Platelet Derived Growth Factor) with markers of myocardial injury…
- Trial name
- NCT00844987
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
Traumatic Brain Injury, Post-concussive Syndrome
Sildenafil for Cerebrovascular Dysfunction in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether sildenafil (Viagra®) is effective in improving cerebral blood flow and cerebrovascular reactivity inpatients who have persistent symptoms at least 6 months after a traumatic brain…
- Trial name
- NCT01762475
- Testing
- Sildenafil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Endothelial Dysfunction, Blood Brain Barrier Defect
Endothelial Injury Mechanism in Elderly Patients Undergoing Major Surgery
The incidence of postoperative cognitive injury is high in elderly patients, especially after major surgery. The relevant pathophysiological mechanisms are still unclear, and the possible mechanisms that have been proposed so far…
- Conditions
- Endothelial Dysfunction, Blood Brain Barrier Defect, Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT03639896
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Saline
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 464 people
- Sponsor
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
Cardiac Surgery
Risk of Oxygen During Cardiac Surgery Trial
The investigators will recruit and randomize 200 elective cardiac surgery patients to receive physiologic oxygenation (normoxia) or hyper-oxygenation (hyperoxia) during surgery to test the hypothesis that intraoperative…
- Trial name
- ROCS (NCT02361944)
- Testing
- Oxygen - normoxia, Oxygen - hyperoxia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 213 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Acute Kidney Injury, Cardiac Surgery Associated - Acute Kidney Injury
Perioperative Role Of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor In Cardiac Surgery-associated Acute Kidney Injury
The goal of this prospective observational study is to find out whether the protein vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) measured in blood and urine can predict which patients will develop acute kidney injury (AKI) after…
- Trial name
- PROVE-AKI (NCT07803328)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- Universität Münster
Acute Lung Injury
The Study of ELEctronic Cigarette Toxicity in a Human Model in Vivo Model of Inflammation and Vascular Dysfunction
To carry out a prospective cohort study of healthy volunteers, assessing differences between baseline pulmonary inflammation, response to LPS inhalation and endothelial function, as measured by flow mediated dilation between…
- Trial name
- SELECT (NCT02739438)
- Testing
- Electronic cigarette use, Cigarette use, Control group
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University, Belfast
Myocardial Injury
Perioperative Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients Undergoing Minor Abdominal Surgery
This study on minor surgery serves to explore whether a dose-response relationship exists between surgical stress and endothelial dysfunction in the early postoperative period.
- Trial name
- POETRYminor (NCT02690233)
- Testing
- Elective Surgery
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Zealand University Hospital
Sepsis, Acute Kidney Injury
miRNA in Septic Acute Kidney Injury
Acute kidney injury is a common and serious complication of sepsis and septic shock, which may be associated with a worse outcome of the patient's condition.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Acute Kidney Injury, Acute Kidney Injury Due to Sepsis
- Trial name
- NCT06498336
- Testing
- Laboratory examination to determine the presence of sepsis, Laboratory examination to determine the presence of sepsis and acute kidney injury, Laboratory examination to determine miRNA and biochemical parameters
- Where
- 2 sites in Czechia
- Volunteers
- 211 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Ostrava
Coronary Artery Disease, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Arginase Inhibition in Ischemia-reperfusion Injury
The present project is designed to test the hypothesis that arginase contributes to endothelial dysfunction induced by ischemia-reperfusion in patients with coronary artery disease.
- Trial name
- NCT02009527
- Testing
- N-hydroxy-nor-arginine, NaCl
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Cardiotoxicity, Cardiovascular Disease
Effect of Anthracyclines and Cyclophosphamide on Cardiovascular Responses
The present study aims to investigate the chronic effect of treatment with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide on neurovascular control and blood pressure in women undergoing adjuvant treatment for breast cancer.
- Conditions
- Cardiotoxicity, Cardiovascular Disease, Neurovascular Disorder, Endothelial Disfunction
- Trial name
- NCT04568161
- Testing
- Physical Characteristics, Muscular Sympathetic Nervous Activity, Cardiac Function
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Diabetes Mellitus
Hyperbaric Oxygenation in Diabetic Ulcer
Hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO) involves breathing of 100% oxygen under elevated ambient pressure. In correlation to the pressure level oxygen dissolves in the plasma resulting in an increase of total oxygen in the body.
- Trial name
- NCT02042339
- Testing
- Hyperbaric oxygen
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Spinal Cord Injuries, Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiopulmonary Changes Following Spinal Cord Stimulation in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury
The aim of this study is to examine the mechanisms of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (tSCS) for improving cardiovascular and pulmonary function in individuals with chronic motor-complete spinal cord injury (SCI) by…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiopulmonary Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT06379711
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation (tSCS)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Trauma ICU Patients, Endothelial Injury
Inflammation Severity and miRNA-126 in Trauma
Trauma triggers a complex immune response intended to eliminate danger signals and restore physiological balance. Early post-traumatic inflammation is primarily initiated by damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) and…
- Trial name
- NCT07291908
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Melike Cengiz
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Hypopnoea Syndrome, Biomarkers of Fibrin Clot Structure
New Markers to Measure Clotting in Patients With the Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Hypopnoea Syndrome
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Hypopnoea Syndrome(OSAHS)affects at least 4% of males and 2% of females. OSAHS is the combination of excessive daytime sleepiness, snoring and apnoeas (stopping breathing at night).
- Conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Hypopnoea Syndrome, Biomarkers of Fibrin Clot Structure, Biomarkers of Vascular Endothelial Injury
- Trial name
- NCT01525160
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Hywel Dda Health Board