Clinical trials: Healthy (Controls)
Pneumococcal Disease
Nasopharyngeal Carriage Study in Healthy Kenyan Toddlers
This study evaluated the change in nasopharyngeal carriage (NPC) of Streptococcus pneumoniae (SPn), hypothesizing that it would be reduced post-vaccination with Streptococcus pneumoniae whole cell vaccine with aluminum hydroxide…
- Trial name
- NCT02146365
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 297 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PATH
Vitiligo
The Investigation on the Expression of High Mobility Group Protein Box-1 (HMGB1) in Peripheral Blood of Vitiligo Patients and Healthy Controls According to Clinical Features, Treatment and Disease Activity
Vitiligo is an acquired depigmented disorder that causes white spots on the skin due to the loss of melanocytes. It is a common disease which accounts for 0.5-1% of the whole population.
- Trial name
- NCT03741738
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University
Parkinson Disease
Observational Small Intestine and Blood Fingerprint (SmIle) Study in Parkinson's Disease
Observational cross-sectional study in PD patients and healthy controls (HC) using an investigational medical device consisting of a passive small intestine microbiome aspiration (SIMBA) system (capsule) that is ingested orally…
- Trial name
- SmIle (NCT06003608)
- Testing
- Fluid biopsy capsule, Levodopa-Carbidopa Immediate Release
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nimble Science Ltd.
Healthy, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Supporting Episodic Memory With Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Healthy Controls and Dementia Patients
Previous studies showed that anodal tDCS applied over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) improved episodic memory performance, indicating a possible use as an intervention for patients suffering from memory impairments.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03227185
- Testing
- real anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Diabetes Mellitus, Peripheral Neuropathy
Diabetes Peripheral Neuropathy and Small-fibre Nerve Damage: A Comparative Study
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether patients with diabetes-related peripheral neuropathic pain also have non-recognized damage to the intestine caused by autonomic neuropathy.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Peripheral Neuropathy, Small Fibre Neuropathy, Autonomic Neuropathy
- Trial name
- NCT01160887
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Haukeland University Hospital
Liver Fibrosis
Study of Hydroxynidone Capsules in Patients With Hepatic Impairment and Matched Healthy Controls
This trial adopts a single-center, single-dose, open-label, non-randomized, parallel-controlled design. It will be conducted in participants with varying degrees of hepatic impairment, as well as in participants with normal…
- Trial name
- NCT07394309
- Testing
- Hydronidone capsules
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Continent Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd.
Hyperthyroidism
Exercise Capacity, Physical Activity Levels in Patients With Hyperthyroid
The primary aim of the study is to evaluate physical activity level and functional exercise capacity in patients with hyperthyroid.
- Trial name
- NCT04825964
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Type 2 Diabetes
Processed Meat and Brain Regions Related to Reward and Addiction
The purpose of this study is to 1. Compare effects of two isocaloric meals (processed meat hamburger vs. vegetarian sandwich) in response to the postprandial period by using functional brain imaging of reward circuitry implicated…
- Trial name
- RewCrav (NCT02474147)
- Testing
- Processed meat hamburger, Vegan sandwich
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Spinal Cord Injuries, Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
SCIVAX: Biomarkers of Immune Dysfunction and Vaccine Responsiveness in Chronic SCI
The purpose of this observational research study is to better understand immune responses to vaccines against viruses (influenza or SARS-CoV2).
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury, Healthy Controls, Flu Vaccine
- Trial name
- SCIVAX (NCT05869968)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia
Characterization of Sweat Gland Function in Patients With Recessively Inherited Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia
Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (HED) is a complex genetic disorder characterized by lack of sweat glands, sparse hair, and missing or malformed teeth.
- Trial name
- NCT01109290
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Erlangen
Hepatic Impairment
A Phase I Study to Investigate the Effect of Hepatic Impairment of AZD9550 and AZD6234
The purpose of this study is to examine the safety and tolerability of AZD6234 and AZD9550 in participants with hepatic impairment and participants with normal hepatic function.
- Trial name
- NCT07546760
- Testing
- AZD6234, AZD9550
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Bronchiectasis Adult, Healthy Controls Group - Age and Sex-matched
Cardiopulmonary Responses to 6-Minute Stepper Test in Bronchiectasis Versus Healthy Controls
Individuals with bronchiectasis exhibit productive cough and recurrent lung infections as well as reduced exercise capacity, physical activity level, and respiratory and peripheral muscle strength.
- Trial name
- NCT06631261
- Testing
- No intervention; Observational study
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Circulating Oxytocin Changes in Response to MDMA vs. Placebo in Adult Patients With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Matched Healthy Controls
This study is to investigate the physiological mechanism of oxytocin system stimulation using 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) as a physiological tool (acute oxytocin releases), not as a medication.
- Trial name
- OxySPECTRUM (NCT07555132)
- Testing
- MDMA
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Stroke, Healthy
Walking With the EksoNR in Stroke Patients and Healthy Controls: Biomechanical Changes and User Experience.
Further studies are needed to provide more detailed information on the potential effects of robotic gait training in general, as well as on the influence on gait movement patterns in particular.
- Trial name
- NCT05334030
- Testing
- High Swing Assistance, Neutral Swing Assistance, High Swing Resistance
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
DENV Without Warning Signs, DENV with Warning Signs
Innovative Multidisciplinary Strategies for Combating Severe Dengue
The goal of this observational study is to identify biomarkers and host factors associated with dengue severity in patients from dengue-endemic regions.
- Conditions
- DENV Without Warning Signs, DENV with Warning Signs, Severe Dengue, Healthy Controls Group - Age and Sex-matched
- Trial name
- COMBAT (NCT06751836)
- Testing
- Infection and no infection
- Where
- 2 sites in Guatemala, India
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Cortisol Activity in Patients With Prader-Willi Syndrome and Healthy Controls
The purpose of the study is to find out if people with Prader-Willi syndrome have a difference in the protein which changes inactive cortisone to the active stress hormone cortisol.
- Trial name
- NCT00932932
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Cystic Fibrosis
Bone Microarchitecture at the Radius: a Pilot Comparison Between Children With Cystic Fibrosis and Healthy Controls
Cystic fibrosis (CF) affects an estimated 30,000 people in the United States and is caused by a mutation in the gene encoding a protein called CF transmembrane regulator (CFTR).
- Trial name
- NCT01331980
- Testing
- Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT), Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Healthy, Healthy Adult
Assessment of Lung Function (Lufu) at Sea Level LA vs. High Altitude HA in Healthy Individuals
To study the effect of a re-ascent to high altitude (Quito Ecuador: 2850m) after a one-week stay at sea level (after prior descent from 2850m) on lung function and pulmonary resistance/reactance in healthy individuals, who live…
- Conditions
- Healthy, Healthy Adult, High Altitude Effects, High Altitude
- Trial name
- NCT07804537
- Testing
- Re-ascent from sea level to 2850m
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Silvia Ulrich Somaini
Neuromuscular Diseases
Muscle Oxygenation in Effort in Neuromuscular Diseases
Previous studies showed modifications of muscle oxygenation parameters in muscular dystrophies du to an impairment or an absence of dystrophin.
- Trial name
- OXYNEMU (NCT02789059)
- Testing
- muscle oxygenation
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
type1diabetes, Hunger
Postprandial Gut Hormone Responses in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
The study will compare the postprandial responses to a test meal between subjects with type 1 diabetes and healthy control subjects, in terms of gut hormone levels, meal induced thermogenesis, hunger and satiety perception, as…
- Conditions
- type1diabetes, Hunger, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT04430946
- Testing
- Standardized test meal
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens