Clinical trials: Gender Differences
Alcohol Use Disorder
Sex Differences, Cognitive Training & Emotion Processing
This pilot project addresses two understudied questions related to neurocognitive deficits observed in treatment-seeking alcoholics.
- Trial name
- NCT03137654
- Testing
- Affective Training, Neutral Training
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Brain Blood Flow Responses to Stress: Sex Differences
Twenty-six otherwise healthy adults between 18-40 years of age composed of 13 males and 13 females will be enrolled in this study to determine how sex and sex hormones influence cerebral blood flow (CBF) control in healthy young…
- Trial name
- NCT06253702
- Testing
- Indomethacin, Orilissa, Testosterone gel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Alcohol Abuse
Sex Differences in Risk for Alcohol Abuse
This study will determine the neural and hormonal mechanisms underlying sex differences in sensitivity to the disinhibiting effects of alcohol in heavy drinkers.
- Trial name
- NCT04543942
- Testing
- Alcohol, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mark Fillmore
Cerebrovascular Disorders
HYPEROXIA Responses and ROS
30 participants (15 males and 15 females) who are ≥18 - ≤ 40 years old and considered healthy will be enrolled into this study to test the role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in regulating cerebral blood flow (CBF).
- Trial name
- NCT05958303
- Testing
- Antioxidant Cocktail
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Aging
Sex Differences in Vascular Responses to Exercise
A key early event in cardiovascular disease development is endothelial dysfunction, characterized by impaired flow-mediated dilation.
- Trial name
- NCT04128215
- Testing
- Control Period, Exercise Period
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Sex Differences
Sex Differences in the Dilatory Response of Compound 21
When blood pressure changes, Angiotensin II is produced and released into the bloodstream. This substance can make blood vessels smaller (i.e., vasoconstriction) by acting through Angiotensin II type I receptors (AT1R) to…
- Trial name
- NCT05576155
- Testing
- Compound 21, Compound 21 + losartan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anna Stanhewicz, PhD
Healthy
Gender Difference in Response to Caffeine in Children and Adolescents
Caffeine use is on the rise in America, and one of the most popular sources is soda. Among youth ages 8-16, caffeine consumption has increased by over 70% in the past 30 years.
- Trial name
- NCT02119416
- Testing
- Low Caffeine Administration first (1mg/kg body weight), High Caffeine Administration first (2mg/kg body weight)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Nicotine Addiction, E-Cig Use
Sex Differences in E-cig Perception: Study 1
The primary objective is to examine the influence of sex on sensory effects, appeal, and reinforcing value of nicotine containing e-cigs in popular flavor components; sweet and cooling.
- Conditions
- Nicotine Addiction, E-Cig Use, Cigarette Smoking, Sex Differences
- Trial name
- NCT05432830
- Testing
- E-liquid Flavor 1, E-liquid Flavor 2, E-liquid Flavor 3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Cerebral Arterial Diseases
Human Cerebral Blood Flow Regulation
To determine cerebrovascular control mechanisms in humans and provide mechanistic knowledge to offer new sex-specific therapeutic options for cerebrovascular diseases.
- Trial name
- Gas Challenge (NCT04265053)
- Testing
- Indomethacin 25 MG/50 MG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Cigarette Smoking-Related Carcinoma
Gender Differences in Switching From Smoking Regular Cigarettes to E-Cigarettes
This early phase I trial studies potential differences between men and women when switching from the use of combustible cigarettes to the National Institute on Drug Abuse's Standard Research E-Cigarette (SREC).
- Trial name
- NCT03856515
- Testing
- Nicotine Replacement, Questionnaire Administration, Electronic Cigarette
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 169 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Marijuana Dependence
Hormones and Reduction in Co-users of Marijuana and Nicotine
The purpose of this study is to examine the role of progesterone (a naturally occurring hormone found in both men and women) on reducing marijuana use.
- Trial name
- NCT02579421
- Testing
- Progesterone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Sex, Cigarette Smoking
Mapping Brain Glutamate in Humans: Sex Differences in Cigarette Smokers
The proposed study evaluated sex differences in glutamate (Glu), with a focus on the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC), anterior insula, and thalamus, as well as how it is influenced by sex (males vs.
- Trial name
- NCT05279053
- Testing
- Abstinence and Smoking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles