Clinical trials: Gender Role
Hypertrophy, Physiologic Hypertrophy
Beta2-adrenergic Agonism and Muscle Remodelling
The study aims to investigate gender-specific adaptations to beta2-adrenoceptor stimulation with selective short- and long-acting beta2-agonist with emphasis on skeletal muscle in relation to performance enhancing effects and…
- Conditions
- Hypertrophy, Physiologic Hypertrophy, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT03565302
- Testing
- Formoterol, Terbutaline
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Morten Hostrup, PhD
Major Depressive Disorder, Perinatal Depression
The Role of Sex Steroids and Serotonin Brain Dynamics in Perinatal Mental Health
Hormonal transitions such as across pregnancy and postpartum may trigger depressive episodes in some women. It is not known why, but estrogen sensitivity may play a critical role.
- Trial name
- NCT03795688
- Testing
- Pregnancy
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vibe G Frøkjær, MD, PhD
Anomaly Heart, Turner Syndrome
Role of Cardiac AngioMR in Diagnosis of Cardiac and Vascular Anomalies in Adult Patients with Turner Syndrome
Considering the high prevalence of cardiovascular disease in Turner syndrome patients, noninvasive cardiac imaging is crucial for diagnosis and follow-up.
- Trial name
- NCT06178887
- Testing
- imaging
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena
Postoperative Pain, Opioid Use
Sex Hormones, Postoperative Pain and Opioid Use
Aim 1- To identify relationships between sex hormone levels and postoperative pain and opioid use. Aim 2: To determine whether the effects of testosterone on postoperative pain and opioid use are mediated by immune factors
- Trial name
- SPO (NCT06023225)
- Testing
- Pain, Opioid use
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Transsexualism
Testosterone and Its Metabolites in GID
The purposes of this study are: to determine the role of testosterone versus dihydrotestosterone with respect to the following physiological functions: bone metabolism, body composition, insulin resistance and lipid profile to…
- Trial name
- NCT00146146
- Testing
- testosterone undecanoate alone, testosterone undecanoate plus letrozole, testosterone undecanoate plus dutasteride
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unita Complessa di Ostetricia e Ginecologia
Sexual Behavior, Lifestyle
Reproductive Life Plan-based Counseling With Men
Many women and men in fertile age are at risk for sexual transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancies, and have insufficient knowledge of health promoting lifestyle prior to conception.
- Conditions
- Sexual Behavior, Lifestyle, Fertility, Pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT02736214
- Testing
- Reproductive Life Plan (RLP)
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 229 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Hyperuricemia
Sex-related Differences in Arterial Stiffness in Type 2 Diabetics: Role of Uric Acid
Three separate interventions will be undertaken with the primary outcome of improving pulse wave velocity. Initially, age and BMI-matched men and post-menopausal women, all with type 2 diabetes, will be treated with allopurinol…
- Trial name
- NCT03648996
- Testing
- Low-fructose diet, isocaloric, Allopurinol, Low-fructose, hypocaloric
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Nurse's Role, Gender
Building Your Successful Nursing Career
This study aims to evaluate a career planning mobile App specifically tailored for male nurses.This three-year experimental project aims to recruit 120 male nurses (60）in the experimental group and 60 in the control group).
- Conditions
- Nurse's Role, Gender, Professional Burnout
- Trial name
- NCT06519643
- Testing
- career planning application
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital
Role of the Protein Osteoprotegerin in the Bone Health of Women With Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD) is an inherited disorder that results from a mutation on the CYP21A2 gene. It affects the adrenal glands and is the most common cause of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH).
- Trial name
- NCT00694525
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Office of Rare Diseases (ORD)
IBS - Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Sex Differences in Effectiveness of CBT on IBS Project 3
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is the most well researched and most effective treatment for IBS targeting the brain-gut-microbiome (BGM) axis, and preliminary data show that this therapeutic effect is associated with a…
- Trial name
- U54_P3_CBT (NCT05155631)
- Testing
- COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Cerebral Blood Flow, Cerebral Blood Flow Regulation
The Role of Estrogen and Testosterone in Determining Brain Blood Flow and Metabolic Regulation in Humans
Due to historical exclusion of females from research, there are gaps in the understanding of female physiology, how it differs from males, and how sex-specific hormones contribute.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Blood Flow, Cerebral Blood Flow Regulation, Sex Differences, Exercise
- Trial name
- NCT07212712
- Testing
- GnRH antagonist, Estradiol (E2), Testosterone
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Gender Role Disorder, Male to Female Type
Gender-specific aEEGs and Outcome in Preterms
Background and objectives: Male sex is a risk factor for poor neurodevelopmental outcome following preterm birth. The investigators aimed to investigate gender-related differences in amplitude-integrated electroencephalography…
- Trial name
- NCT01562236
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Vasoconstriction, Vasodilation
Sympathetic Neurovascular Transduction: Role of Adrenergic Receptors and Sex Differences
The main purpose of this interventional study is to examine differences in resting blood pressure control between healthy males and females. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Trial name
- STARS (NCT05997732)
- Testing
- Phenylephrine Hydrochloride, Isoproterenol Hydrochloride, Norepinephrine Bitartrate
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Malnutrition, Stunted Growth
What Promotes Healthy Eating? The Roles of Information,Affordability,Accessibility,Gender, and Peers on Food Consumption
Pre-school undernutrition is a global problem with life long adverse consequences. One form of undernutrition, chronic undernutrition or stunting, affects 171 million children under the age of 5 worldwide.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Stunted Growth, Growth, Feeding, Complementary
- Trial name
- NCT03229629
- Testing
- Behavior change communication, Food Voucher (Monetary)
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 1,243 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Osteoporosis
Does Gender Play a Role in Bone-mineral Density Measurement Precision?
Bone mineral density (BMD) measurement using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is the current gold standard for osteoporosis diagnosis and therapy monitoring.
- Trial name
- NCT01324713
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Acute Myocardial Infarction
Examining Heart Attacks in Young Women
Heart disease and heart attacks pose a serious health risk to young women, and women tend to experience less successful recoveries after a heart attack than men do.
- Trial name
- VIRGO (NCT00597922)
- Where
- 92 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,985 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), Well-being/Quality of Life
Impacts of the Indashyikirwa Program on Intimate Partner Violence in Syria
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the Indashyikirwa program in enhancing women's empowerment and reducing Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in conflict-affected communities in Northeast Syria.
- Conditions
- Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), Well-being/Quality of Life, Decision Making, Gender-Based Violence
- Trial name
- NCT06735417
- Testing
- Indashyikirwa program
- Where
- Syria
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Security and Development Center gGmbH
Sex Disorders
The Effect of 5-Alpha Reductase on Testosterone in Men
The enzyme 5-alpha reductase is present in small amounts in muscle and converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Testosterone affects lean body tissue, muscle size, muscle strength, and sexual function in men.
- Trial name
- NCT00070733
- Testing
- testosterone enanthate, duastride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Endocrine Disease, Infertility
Hormonal Regulation of Puberty and Fertility
Background: The body produces gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) about every 2 hours. GnRH travels through the bloodstream to the pituitary gland, where it stimulates the gland to produce hormones called gonadotropins.
- Conditions
- Endocrine Disease, Infertility, Hypogonadism, Amenorrhea
- Trial name
- NCT01511588
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Mental Stress, Myocardial Ischemia
Heart-brain-axis and Psychosocial Stress
The main study objective is to prospectively determine the influence of sex-related risk factors and psychosocial variables on neuronal stress responses and myocardial perfusion in a population of 64 female and male individuals…
- Conditions
- Mental Stress, Myocardial Ischemia, Sex Role, Gender
- Trial name
- NCT06345573
- Testing
- Mental stress
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich