Clinical trials: Fibrosis
Myocardial Fibrosis, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Clinical and Therapeutic Implications of Fibrosis in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common genetic cardiomyopathy and remains the leading cause of sudden cardiac death in young people and an important cause of heart failure symptoms and death at any age.
- Trial name
- NCT00879060
- Testing
- Spironolactone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts Medical Center
Scar, Skin Scarring
Scar Appearance After Postoperative Hydrocolloid Dressing Versus Standard Petrolatum Ointment
Patients will be randomized either to receive standard daily dressing or hydrocolloid dressing using a randomization generator. After closing the wound with the sutures,the scar will be covered by a hydrocolloid dressing, which…
- Conditions
- Scar, Skin Scarring, Skin Cancer, Wound Heal
- Trial name
- NCT05618912
- Testing
- Hydrocolloid dressing, Petrolatum jelly dressing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Hepatitis B, Liver Cirrhosis
Application of HBV Rapid Tests as a Tool for Wide-Use Screening
With over 280 000 chronic carriers, 2,500 new annual cases and 1,300 deaths each year, hepatitis B is currently a frequent and potentially severe disease in France, despite efforts towards prevention and effective care.
- Conditions
- Hepatitis B, Liver Cirrhosis, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Trial name
- OPTISCREEN-B (NCT01767597)
- Testing
- ELISA testing, Rapid testing
- Where
- 5 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut de Médecine et d'Epidémiologie Appliquée - Fondation Internationale Léon M'Ba
Cystic Fibrosis, Bronchiectasis Adult
Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Vaccine for Immune Protection Against Infections
This is pilot study of the immunologic effects of intradermal Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination of adults with cystic fibrosis (CF), non-CF bronchiectasis (NCFB), and healthy volunteers.
- Conditions
- Cystic Fibrosis, Bronchiectasis Adult, Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria
- Trial name
- NCT04884308
- Testing
- BCG TICE Vaccine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Cystic Fibrosis
The Impact of Insulin Therapy on Protein Turnover in Pre-Diabetic Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Insulin replacement therapy may be effective in breaking the cycle of protein catabolism, undernutrition and overall clinical deterioration in pre-diabetic, insulin insufficient CF youth because of its potent anabolic effect.
- Trial name
- NCT02496780
- Testing
- novolog insulin, levemir insulin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Cholestasis, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Biliary Excretion of Conjugated Bile Acids in Humans Measured by 11C-cholylsarcosine PET/CT
We wish to develop a protocol for PET/CT examination of humans using the bile acid tracer 11C-cholylsarcosine. This is done by a series of PET/CT examinations of healthy humans and patients with cholestatic disorders.
- Conditions
- Cholestasis, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
- Trial name
- NCT01879735
- Testing
- 11C-CSar, ICG
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Scar Prevention
Safety and Efficacy Study of Different Dose Levels of EXC 001 to Improve the Appearance of Scars in Subjects Undergoing Elective Abdominoplasty
This study will compare how well EXC 001 works versus placebo in reducing the appearance of scars in subjects undergoing elective abdominoplasty. The study will also evaluate the safety of EXC 001 in healthy adult subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT01038297
- Testing
- EXC 001
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Liver Fibrosis
Liver Fibrosis Evaluation Using Ultrasound Shear Wave Imaging
The Researchers are trying to assess the effectiveness of a new ultrasound technique for non-invasive evaluation of liver fibrosis.
- Trial name
- NCT03637959
- Testing
- Mechanical Vibrations with Ultrasound Shear Wave Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Asthma, COPD
The Natural History of Small Airways Physiology in Diseased and Healthy States
Spirometry is a useful clinical tool for the assessment and monitoring of lung disease, however, it does not provide information on peripheral airways resistance.
- Conditions
- Asthma, COPD, Interstitial Lung Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
- Trial name
- NCT00677560
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Asthma, Obesity
Oxidative Stress in Asthma
40% of all asthma patients in the US are obese. Obese asthmatics have more severe disease than lean asthmatics and do not respond as well to conventional anti-inflammatory therapies.
- Trial name
- NCT04512547
- Testing
- Hyperpolarized 129XeMRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bastiaan Driehuys
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Liver Fibrosis
Study in Healthy Adults Evaluating PF-07202954
The study is planned as a 3 part design with investigator and participant blinded (sponsor-open), placebo controlled, randomized, dose escalation in Part 1 and Part 2; and a randomized, open label design, in Part 3 (if conducted).
- Trial name
- NCT04857437
- Testing
- PF-07202954 Repeat Dose, PF-07202954 Single Dose
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
Impact of Fructose on Metabolism, Energy Homeostasis and Magnetic Resonance Biomarkers in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
This study will advance several goals of the NIH Action Plan: 1) establish a multidisciplinary team to develop quantitative methodologies and imaging protocols for liver, 2) validate diagnostic criteria and methodologies for…
- Trial name
- NCT01930123
- Testing
- intravenous fructose challenge, Blood Draw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Manal F Abdelmalek
Liver Fibrosis, Hepatitis C Virus
Magnetic Resonance Elastography for Assessment of Liver Fibrosis (MK-0000-132)(COMPLETED)
This study will assess the repeatability of Magnetic Resonance Elastography (MRE) in both healthy volunteers and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)-infected patients with fibrosis and lay the groundwork for the validation of MRE as an…
- Trial name
- NCT00896233
- Testing
- MRE
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
NASH With Fibrosis
Single Dose ADME Study of [14C]-Rencofilstat in Healthy Male Subjects
This is a single-center, single-period, single-dose, open-label, non-randomized study to assess the mass balance recovery, metabolite profile and metabolite identification of 14C- labelled rencofilstat ([14C] CRV431).
- Trial name
- NCT05737433
- Testing
- [14C]-rencofilstat 225mg
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hepion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Sonoelastography, Elastography
Shear Wave Sonoelastography in Pediatric Liver Fibrosis
Reliable methods of evaluating liver fibrosis using noninvasive techniques in the pediatric population are limited and inconclusive.
- Conditions
- Sonoelastography, Elastography, Elastograms, Liver Fibrosis
- Trial name
- NCT02372682
- Testing
- Shear wave sonoelastography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 171 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Louis University
Keloid, Alopecia Areata
Pain Outcomes Following Intralesional Corticosteroid Injections
Corticosteroid therapy, including intralesional and topical applications, has many indications within the fields of Dermatology, Plastic Surgery, and Orthopedics.
- Conditions
- Keloid, Alopecia Areata, Acne, Hypertrophic Scar
- Trial name
- NCT03630198
- Testing
- Corticosteroid with lidocaine, Corticosteroid with normal saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Cicatrix, Carbon Dioxide Laser
Interventional Study to Evaluate the Appearance of Surgical Scars After Laser Therapy
This study evaluates the effect of a fractionated carbon dioxide laser on surgical scars of the face and neck over 12 months. Anyone with a surgical scar on the face and neck who has not had laser therapy may be eligible to…
- Trial name
- NCT02985151
- Testing
- Syneron-Candela CO2RE Laser
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Louis University
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Supplemental Oxygen in Pulmonary Fibrosis
To enhance understanding of supplemental oxygen-its utility in and adoption by patients with pulmonary fibrosis-by examining how patients perceive it and by determining how perceptions and patient-centered outcome measures change…
- Trial name
- NCT01961362
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Jewish Health
Cicatrix, Dermabrasion
Laser Resurfacing Versus Dermabrasion for Scar Revision
Dermabrasion has been the historical standard used for resurfacing scars on the skin. Recently, fractionated laser therapy has been FDA approved for scar resurfacing.
- Conditions
- Cicatrix, Dermabrasion, Coagulation, Laser
- Trial name
- NCT01176448
- Testing
- Fractionated laser, Dermabrasion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Cystic Fibrosis Related Bone Disease
Cystic Fibrosis Related Bone Disease: the Role of CFTR
The purpose of this study is to determine whether ivacaftor, a recently FDA-approved CFTR potentiator, improves bone micro-architecture and strength in patients with cystic fibrosis with at least one G551D CFTR mutation.
- Trial name
- NCT01549314
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital