Clinical trials: Endothelial Injury
Endothelial Dysfunction
Endothelial Function After Cardiac Surgery
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether patients receiving human albumin for plasma volume replacement during cardiac surgery have improved postoperative endothelial function compared to patients receiving 6%…
- Trial name
- NCT02882074
- Testing
- Human albumin, Hydroxyethyl starch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
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
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
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
Spinal Cord Injury, Chronic Inflammation
Impact of Passive Heat on Metabolic, Inflammatory and Vascular Health in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury
SCI results in higher incidence of heart disease and diabetes and heart disease is the most common cause of death. Chronic inflammation, deleterious changes in vascular structure and impaired glucose metabolism are risk factors…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Chronic Inflammation, Glucose Metabolism, Endothelial Function
- Trial name
- SCIPHS (NCT04971408)
- Testing
- passive heat stress, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Kidney Injury, Proteinuria
Isosorbide Mononitrate For Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Induced Kidney Injury
The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that isosorbide mononitrate prevents deterioration of renal function in patients receiving anti-angiogenic therapies that target vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF).
- Conditions
- Kidney Injury, Proteinuria, Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT04051957
- Testing
- Isosorbide Mononitrate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Vascular System Injuries, Lipid Metabolism Disorders
Influence of Caloric Restriction and Resveratrol in the Sirtuin System in Women and Men Aged 55 to 65 Years
Women have a natural protection that gives them greater longevity. One hypothesis most commonly used is the estrogen protection in the premenopausal period.
- Conditions
- Vascular System Injuries, Lipid Metabolism Disorders, Endothelial Disfunction
- Trial name
- NCT01668836
- Testing
- Resveratrol, Caloric restriction
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- InCor Heart Institute
Trauma, PTSD
Key Dimensions of PTSD and ED
This study will test whether endothelial dysfunction could be the early subclinical mechanism by which posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) increases cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, and whether posttraumatic fear-a key…
- Conditions
- Trauma, PTSD, Endothelial Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT03778307
- Testing
- Psychophysiological fear conditioning and extinction task, Eyetracking task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Acute Kidney Injury
Effect of Nitric Oxide in Cardiac Surgery Patients With Endothelial Dysfunction.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether nitric oxide is effective in the treatment of acute kidney injury in cardiac surgical patients with sign and laboratory data suggesting endothelial dysfunction undergoing…
- Trial name
- MGHK23 (NCT02836899)
- Testing
- Nitric Oxide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital