Clinical trials: Firefighters
Coronary Atherosclerosis, Coronary Artery Calcification
Firefighter Aged Garlic Extract Investigation With CoQ10 as a Treatment for Heart Disease (FAITH)
1. Statement of Problem According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 43.7% of all firefighters that died on the job experienced sudden cardiac death. The job also affords an incredible amount of stress.
- Conditions
- Coronary Atherosclerosis, Coronary Artery Calcification, Coronary Stenosis
- Trial name
- NCT00860847
- Testing
- Aged garlic extract and Coenzyme Q10
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Smokeless Tobacco Cessation
Smokeless Tobacco Cessation Intervention for Firefighters
The investigators are asking professional firefighters across North Carolina to take part in focus groups to discuss the specific needs of firefighters in smokeless tobacco cessation.
- Trial name
- NCT05111041
- Testing
- #EnufSnuff.TXT- First Responder, Enough Snuff Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Study Comparing Three Doses of MDMA Along With Therapy in Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if MDMA-assisted therapy is safe and effective and reducing PTSD symptoms in veterans with chronic PTSD.
- Trial name
- NCT01211405
- Testing
- Low dose MDMA-assisted therapy, Medium dose MDMA-assisted therapy, Full dose MDMA-assisted therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Resilient Pharmaceuticals
Heat Stress Disorders
Enhanced Firefighter Rehab Trial: The Role of Aspirin in Preventing Heat Stress Induced Platelet Activation
The purpose of this study is to determine if aspirin taken by firefighters prevents platelets from becoming sticky when body temperature rises during work in protective clothing.
- Trial name
- EFFoRT (NCT01066923)
- Testing
- Daily aspirin (ASA), Active cooling, Acute aspirin (ASA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dave Hostler
Post-fire Rehabilitation of Firefighters in Sauna
Evaluation of Post-Exposure Sauna Treatment of Firefighters - A Pilot Study
Firefighters are at increased risk of cancer, and both inhalation and dermal routes contribute to overall exposure to carcinogens, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).
- Trial name
- NCT03429348
- Testing
- Sauna Rehabilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
COVID-19, Coronavirus
Will Hydroxychloroquine Impede or Prevent COVID-19
This is a prospective, multi-site study designed to evaluate whether the use of hydroxychloroquine in healthcare workers (HCW), Nursing Home Workers (NHW), first responders (FR), and Detroit Department of Transportation bus…
- Conditions
- COVID-19, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Infections, SARS-CoV 2
- Trial name
- WHIP COVID-19 (NCT04341441)
- Testing
- Hydroxychloroquine - Daily Dosing, Hydroxychloroquine - Weekly Dosing, Monitoring Visit - Baseline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 624 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Adults, Firefighters
Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation: Piloting a Road to PTSD Prevention in First Responders
The goal of this study is to test whether active duty firefighters find it possible and suitable to do cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) at home, and test whether CES influences measures of depression and posttraumatic…
- Trial name
- NCT06203717
- Testing
- Alpha-Stim AID cranial electrotherapy stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Butler Hospital
Shift-Work Sleep Disorder, Insomnia
Fire Fighter Fatigue Management Program: Operation Healthy Sleep
Firefighters work some of the most demanding schedules known under highly stressful and demanding conditions. The need to work frequent extended shifts and long work weeks leads to acute and chronic partial sleep deprivation as…
- Conditions
- Shift-Work Sleep Disorder, Insomnia, Restless Leg Syndrome, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Trial name
- NCT01988129
- Testing
- Sleep disorders education and screening
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,189 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital