Clinical trials: Genetic Risk Factors
Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin-Dependent
Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors of Type 1 Autoimmune Diabetes and Its Early Complications
The aim of this study is to complete the identification of genetic factors (G) and to undertake the search of environmental factors (E) predisposing to type 1 diabetes (T1D) by constituting a cohort of 3500 T1D patients and a…
- Trial name
- ISIS-DIAB (NCT02212522)
- Testing
- Collect of environmental data on T1D patients before diagnosis, Collect of blood samples for DNA extraction and genetic characterization (GWAS), Collect of clinical data on the disease and its evolution
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Studying the Genetic Relationship of Rotator Cuff Tears
Genetic Factors Affecting Risks for Rotator Cuff Disease
This study will begin to evaluate the heritability of rotator cuff disease, and begin creation of a powerful resource for future genetic studies of rotator cuff disease.
- Trial name
- NCT01193647
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Stroke (CVA) or TIA, Diabetes
Risk Factors, Costs, and Impacts of ED Boarding
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the risk factors, costs, and operational impacts of emergency department boarding (patients admitted to the hospital but remaining in the emergency department awaiting…
- Conditions
- Stroke (CVA) or TIA, Diabetes, Asthma (Diagnosis), COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
- Trial name
- NCT07532564
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30,486 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Improving Outcome in Schizophrenia Through Identification of Genetic Risk Factors
The goals of this study are to replicate previous findings of genetic predictors of response to clozapine and other antipsychotic drugs.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Major Depression
- Trial name
- NCT00178932
- Testing
- genetic analysis, genetic assay
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Nephrotic Syndrome Steroid-Dependent, Nephrotic Syndrome Steroid-Resistant
Biomarkers and Outcome Predictors of Pediatric Nephrotic Syndrome: A Genetic, Transcriptomic, and Secretome Multiomics Study
Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome is a rare disease of the kidneys, which typically affects children. For most affected children there is the need of a prolonged treatment with drugs reducing the activity of the immune system, also…
- Conditions
- Nephrotic Syndrome Steroid-Dependent, Nephrotic Syndrome Steroid-Resistant, Nephrotic Syndrome in Children, Glomerulonephritis
- Trial name
- PRECISE (NCT06792448)
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Type 2 Diabetes, Inflammation
Targeting Risk Factors for Diabetes in Subjects With Normal Blood Cholesterol Using Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Every 3 minutes a new case of diabetes is diagnosed in Canada, mostly type 2 diabetes (T2D) increasing the risk for heart disease.
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes, Inflammation, Insulin Sensitivity/Resistance, Fatty Acids, Omega-3
- Trial name
- NCT04485871
- Testing
- Omega-3 fatty acids
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montreal
Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
STudy to Assess Rapid Disease Progression by Clinical and Genetic Factors In Glaucoma patientS That Are High Risk
The purpose of this study is to perform exploratory analyses to evaluate rates of functional and structural change in glaucoma, to identify predictors of rapid progression in patients with glaucoma and to identify possible…
- Trial name
- STARFISH (NCT01442896)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 133 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Dyslipidemia, Diabetes
Meta-analyses of the Effect of Important Food Sources of Sugars on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
Fructose-containing sugars have been implicated in the epidemics of obesity, diabetes and related cardiometabolic disorders. This view is supported by lower quality evidence from ecological observations, animal models, and select…
- Conditions
- Dyslipidemia, Diabetes, Prediabetes, Dysglycemia
- Trial name
- NCT02716870
- Testing
- Fructose-containing Sugars
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Brain Neoplasm, Primary, Brain Neoplasms, Malignant
Risk Factors for Adult-Onset Brain Tumors
Study Objective: Brain tumors are poorly understood. The purpose of this research is to examine whether factors in lifestyle play a role in brain tumor development.
- Conditions
- Brain Neoplasm, Primary, Brain Neoplasms, Malignant, Brain Neoplasms, Benign
- Trial name
- NCT00592865
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 850 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Coronary Artery Disease, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Correlation of Genetic Polymorphisms and Clinical Parameters With the Complexity of Coronary Artery Disease
The purpose of the research project is to investigate the potential association of 6 genetic polymorphisms with the complexity and the severity of coronary artery disease (SYNTAX score).
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Coronary Arteriosclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT03315234
- Testing
- SNPs associated with CAD
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Down Syndrome, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Vascular Health and Risk Factors in Children With Down Syndrome
This is a prospective, multicenter, cross-sectional study to evaluate prevalence of vascular risk factors in children with Down Syndrome and to determine the association between vascular disease risk factors and objective markers…
- Conditions
- Down Syndrome, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Atherosclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT04735874
- Testing
- Evaluate vascular disease risk factors in children with Down Syndrome, Determine the associations between cardiovascular disease risk factors and markers of early atherosclerosis in children with Down Syndrome
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Cystic Fibrosis, Endothelial Dysfunction
Vascular Health and Function in Cystic Fibrosis
The goal of this observational study is to learn whether blood vessel health and function differ between adults aged 40 years or older with cystic fibrosis (CF) who are taking CFTR modulator therapy and healthy adults of the same…
- Conditions
- Cystic Fibrosis, Endothelial Dysfunction, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
- Trial name
- CF-VHF (NCT07904325)
- Testing
- Non-invasive vascular, cerebrovascular and autonomic assessment
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Dyslipidemia, Diabetes
Meta-analyses of Fructose and Cardiometabolic Risk
Diabetes and heart associations continue to discourage high intakes of dietary fructose, a constituent part of the sucrose molecule that is found in fruits and vegetables as a natural sugar and in some processed foods and…
- Conditions
- Dyslipidemia, Diabetes, Prediabetes, Dysglycemia
- Trial name
- NCT01363791
- Testing
- Dietary fructose
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- John Sievenpiper
Diabetes Mellitus, Hyperglycemia
Durban Diabetes Study:A Study of the Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus in Urban South Africans of African Descent (DDS)
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is an emerging epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa, with an estimated prevalence of 6%. With around seven million cases of T2D in 2000, it is anticipated that over 18 million Africans will have the disease by…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Hyperglycemia, Hereditary Diseases, Glucose Intolerance
- Trial name
- DDS (NCT02416440)
- Testing
- blood sample
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of KwaZulu
Obesity Prevention
Assessing Obesity Related Risk Factors in Adult Population: A Genetic and Behavioral Study
This study aims to explore the association between Melanocortin-4 Receptor (MC4R) polymorphisms, eating habits, and social determinants of health in a heterogeneous adult population in Georgia, USA.
- Trial name
- ORF (NCT07341841)
- Testing
- Diet and exercise, Lifestyle Intervention, Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Augusta University
Colorectal Cancer
Association of Colorectal Cancer With Nutrition, Diet, Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, and Genetic Alterations in Taiwan
We will explore the genetic (including APC, k-ras, p53, MSI, etc.) and environmental (including family history, life style, diet, nutritional status, DM, serum IGF-I, IGFBP-3, etc.) risk factors of colorectal tumorigenesis.
- Trial name
- NCT00172757
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Pain
In Vitro Studies on Pharmacological Regulation and Genetic Risk Factors of Peripheral Human Nociceptors
This protocol is for a number of in vitro studies using human surgical biopsies and evaluating the pharmacology and genetics of human nociceptors ("pain detecting") neurons
- Trial name
- NCT00223366
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,007 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Melanoma, Dysplastic Nevus Syndrome
Clinical, Laboratory, and Epidemiologic Characterization of Individuals and Families at High Risk of Melanoma
This study will investigate how genetic and environmental factors contribute to the development of melanoma, a type of skin cancer, and related conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT00040352
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)
Tianjin Gestational Diabetes Prevention Program (TGDPP)
A total of 1,180 women diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) from 2005 to 2009 and their children have and continues to be randomly assigned to either the intervention group or the control group.
- Trial name
- GDM (NCT01554358)
- Testing
- Lifestyle intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 2,526 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tianjin Women and Children's Health Center
Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Overcoming Obstacles in Epigenetic Analysis of Human Twins
Background Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., however scientists have failed to learn fully what are the causes of this disease.
- Trial name
- Epitwin (NCT04279704)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine