Clinical trials: Epigenetics
Head and Neck Cancer, Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Epigenetic Changes in Head and Neck Cancer
With this study, the investigators will investigate the epigenetic changes, which may contribute to the development of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas.
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Cancer, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Head and Neck Neoplasms
- Trial name
- NCT04260074
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University Hospital
Aging
The Effects Of Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) On Age Related Biomarkers And Epigenetics
The goal of this clinical trial is to assure the safety of long term therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) with and without Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) and its effects on biomarkers and epigenetic biologic clocks in forty…
- Trial name
- NCT06534450
- Testing
- Therapeutic Plasma Exchange, IVIG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dobri Kiprov
Healthy Volunteers, Non-Healthy/Non-Frail
Genetic and Epigenetic Signatures of Translational Aging Laboratory Testing (GESTALT)
Background: Biomarkers are substances in people's blood and tissues. They help researchers understand diseases and signs of aging.
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers, Non-Healthy/Non-Frail, Frail
- Trial name
- NCT02339012
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Stress, Cognitive Impairment
Mindfulness-Based Health Promotion Program for Educators (MBHP - Educa).
In the last few decades, the world has seen a significant increase in the occurrence of occupational diseases related to Burnout Syndrome (professional exhaustion) and stress in educators.
- Conditions
- Stress, Cognitive Impairment, Burnout Syndrome
- Trial name
- Mindfulness (NCT03839030)
- Testing
- MBHP-Educa
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marcelo Demarzo, MD, PhD
Chronic Low Back Pain (Non-specific, Uncomplicated), Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP)
Chronic Low Back Pain Comorbidities: Unravelling Impaired Glucose Metabolism
Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a global health problem. The first step for developing effective treatments is a better understanding of underlying mechanisms, including its comorbidities.
- Trial name
- GLOW (NCT07734714)
- Testing
- Glucose beverage, Isomaltulose beverage, Standardized breakfast
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Diabetic Retinopathy, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
Genetics and Markers of Degenerative and Inflammatory Eye Diseases
This study will identify genes that are associated with inflammation or degeneration of the retina (membrane lining the back of the eye that relays vision signals to the brain).
- Conditions
- Diabetic Retinopathy, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), Uveitis
- Trial name
- NCT00647439
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 609 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Eye Institute (NEI)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Innate Immunity in COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) causes obstruction to airflow when breathing out. It is a leading cause of chronic lung disease, hospitalization and death.
- Trial name
- NCT05743582
- Testing
- Bronchoscopy for sample collection, Blood donation
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 189 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Cancer, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Time Restricted Eating in Haematological Malignancies
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if time restricted eating (TRE), a form of intermittent fasting, can impact health outcomes in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
- Trial name
- NCT06862323
- Testing
- Time-Restricted Eating
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Exercise Induced Asthma, House Dust Mite Allergy
Epigenetic Regulation of Exercise Induced Asthma
The purpose of this study is to investigate the micro ribonucleic acid (mRNA) profiles of patients with EIA without allergic sensitization and EIA with house dust mite sensitization compared to that of healthy controls.
- Trial name
- NCT05174689
- Testing
- Exercise challenge in the cold chamber (ECC), mRNA profile, standard diagnostic
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital
Full Term Infants, Environmental Exposures
Epigenetic and Developmental Effects of In Utero Exposure to Environmental Toxicants
Metabolic diseases such as obesity and diabetes are modern day epidemics. Early life exposure to an adverse developmental environment, including environmental toxins, are linked to increased susceptibility to obesity, metabolic…
- Conditions
- Full Term Infants, Environmental Exposures, Adiposity
- Trial name
- NCT01815385
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Stunting, Development, Child
Methylation, mIcrobiome, NUtritional sTatus, and dEvelopment of Stunted Children
The investigators will conduct a case-control study among under-two children in Lombok Timur, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The power required to detect changes in epigenetic markers may not be sufficient in the cohort study.
- Conditions
- Stunting, Development, Child, DNA Methylation, Epigenetics
- Trial name
- MINUTES (NCT05779904)
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SEAMEO Regional Centre for Food and Nutrition
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)
Imprinting in Metabolic Diseases - Identifying Epigenetic Mechanisms in Human Gestational Diabetes Through Cell-free DNA
This clinical trials aims to investigate the impact of parental metabolism during pregnancy on fetal epigenetic signatures. The metabolic profiles of both parents will be evaluated through a blood sample collected from the father…
- Trial name
- Epi_GDM (NCT07436195)
- Testing
- Metabolic and epigenetic characterization of parents ans fetuses
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulm
Coronary Artery Disease, Acute Coronary Syndrome
DNA Methylation Analysis in Acute Coronary Syndrome and Atrial Fibrillation: DIANA Clinical Trial
Although epigenetics has been identified as one of the most relevant pathophysiological components in the development of cardiovascular diseases, there is still considerable difficulty in finding markers of epigenetic damage…
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Atrial Fibrillation
- Trial name
- NCT04371809
- Testing
- DNA methylome
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Cannabis Use
Cannabis Use and Epigenetic Alterations in Human Male Sperm Cells
This is a follow-up project to a proof-of-concept study to determine if Cannabis use in male humans is associated with changes in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methylation profile of sperm.
- Trial name
- NCT03614637
- Testing
- Cannabis use abstinence for 11 weeks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Healthy
Effect of a Multivitamin/Multimineral/Phytochemical Dietary Supplement on Indices of Human Health
This is a global transcriptomics and epigenetic pilot study designed to identify changes in gene expression and DNA methylation patterns following the consumption of an MVM/phytochemical supplement in a small group of healthy…
- Trial name
- NCT03146312
- Testing
- MVM/phytochemical supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USANA Health Sciences
Infertility
Epigenetic Safety of Assisted Reproductive Technology
The primary purpose of the study is to investigate the relationship between different protocols of assisted reproductive technology and the epigenetic safety of the offspring.
- Trial name
- NCT04065945
- Testing
- Completion questionnaires/providing biological samples
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Women's Hospital School Of Medicine Zhejiang University
Obesity
Dietary Intervention and Assessment of Obesity-related Gene Methylation Levels in Overweight Women
The clinical study aimed to study the effect of an intervention with foods containing folate and hazelnut oil to assess whether this diet could modulate the methylation levels of two obesity-related genes, LEP and POMC, in…
- Trial name
- NCT04523532
- Testing
- Dietary folate and hazelnut oil
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thamires Ribeiro Chaves
Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity
Long-term Effects of Lifestyle Intervention During Pregnancy in High Risk Women and in Their Offspring - Role of Environmental, Genetic and Epigenetic Factors
SUBJECTS: All participants in the RADIEL-study (2008-2011) who delivered (n=535), will be invited to this follow-up study, with their children (age 3-5 years) and the father.
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT02048839
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 680 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Taurine, Aging, Biological
Effects Of Daily Taurine Intake For 6 Months On Biological Age and Body Metabolism Indicators As Well As Physical Fitness In 55-75-year-old Women And Men
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effect of taking 4 grams of taurine by older adults on aging processes over a period of 6 months.
- Conditions
- Taurine, Aging, Biological, Physical Activity, Metabolic Health
- Trial name
- TauAge (NCT06613542)
- Testing
- 4g of taurine daily
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
Heart Rate, Heart Rate Variability
Air Pollution, Epigenetics and Cardiovascular Health: A Human Intervention Trial
In this study, the pills formulated are being used to try to ameliorate the effect of air pollution on epigenetic changes, specifically DNA methylation, potentially linked with particulate matter air pollution inhalation and…
- Conditions
- Heart Rate, Heart Rate Variability, Inflammation
- Trial name
- EPI-Air (NCT01864824)
- Testing
- methyl donor
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)