Clinical trials: Heart Defects
Congenital Heart Disease
Quality of Life Among Children With Congenital Heart Disease
Congenital heart diseases (CHD) are the first cause of congenital malformations with an incidence of 8 for 1000 births. Within the two past decades prenatal diagnosis has had a great impact on CHD prevalence.
- Trial name
- NCT01202916
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 316 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
D-Transposition of Great Arteries, Tetralogy of Fallot
Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Disease
Patients with congenital heart disease in whom the right ventricle is exposed to pressure or volume overload show progressive systolic dysfunction of the right ventricle, the fact of which conveys substantial morbidity and…
- Trial name
- NCT00412685
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
22q.11.2 Deletion/Duplication
Non-Invasive Chromosomal Evaluation of 22q11.2
This study is being conducted to develop and evaluate a cell-free fetal DNA test (Harmony) for non-invasive prenatal detection of 22q11.2 chromosomal deletion or duplication.
- Trial name
- 22Q (NCT02541058)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cindy Cisneros
Ventricular Septal Defect, Closure; Interventricular Septum
The Effect of Transcatheter Ventricular Septal Defect Closure on Heart Rate Variability Parameters
In this study; we evaluated the heart rate variability parameters of pediatric patients whose VSDs were closed with the transcatheter method before and after, and compared with the control group.
- Conditions
- Ventricular Septal Defect, Closure; Interventricular Septum, Autonomic Nervous System Imbalance
- Trial name
- NCT04859036
- Testing
- 24 hours ambulatory Holter monitoring
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kayseri City Hospital
Long QT Syndrome
Effect of Grapefruit on QT Interval in Healthy Volunteers and Patients With Congenital Long QT Syndrome
The list of medications that prolong the QT interval and can provoke torsade de pointes keeps expanding. This list includes not only antiarrhythmic drugs, but also medications with no cardiac indications.
- Trial name
- NCT02680080
- Testing
- Moxifloxacin, Grapefruit group
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Orphan Cholestatic Liver Diseases, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis
An Open Label, Single-dose, Single Period ADME Study of A4250 in Healthy Subjects
The primary objectives of the study are to assess the mass balance recovery after a single dose of carbon-14 [14C]-A4250 as a capsule and to provide plasma, urine and faecal samples for metabolite profiling and structural…
- Conditions
- Orphan Cholestatic Liver Diseases, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis, Alagille Syndrome, Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
- Trial name
- NCT03082937
- Testing
- 3 mg [14C]-A4250 capsule
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albireo
Turner Syndrome
Effect of Turner Syndrome on Number Sense
This study evaluates approximate number sense (ANS) in children, adolescents, and adult women with Turner syndrome compared to age-matched healthy peers.
- Trial name
- NCT03459651
- Testing
- ANS training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Long QT Syndrome
Long QT Syndrome Screening in Newborns
The purpose of this project is to test a new, very compact, 12-lead ECG device as a way to detect long QT syndrome (LQTS) in infants. The device -- called QTScreen -- was developed in Phase I of this project.
- Trial name
- NCT02412709
- Testing
- QTScreen ECG Recorder
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- QT Medical, Inc.
Turner Syndrome
Quantitative Liver Functions in Turner Syndrome With and Without Hormone Replacement Therapy
Several studies have demonstrated that Turner Syndrome patients have elevated liver enzymes readily suppressible by a short course of HRT.
- Trial name
- NCT00825617
- Testing
- Hormone replacement therapy
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
3D Modalities for Medical Student Education of Congenital Heart Disease
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if 3D-printed heart models and augmented reality can be useful modalities to teach medical students about congenital heart disease. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT07295730
- Testing
- 3D-printed heart models and augmented reality
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Congenital Heart Disease
Study of RV Remodeling in Congenital Heart Disease
The primary aims of this study are to 1. Develop an automated method of quantitation of RV remodeling in terms of regional RV surface curvature and area strain and assess the feasibility, repeatability and accuracy in normal…
- Trial name
- RVShape (NCT02791061)
- Testing
- Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imagine (MRI), Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), Echocardiography
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart Centre Singapore
Heart Disease Congenital
Support Tool for Families of High-Risk Children With Heart Disease During Hospital Admission and After Discharge
The goal of this study is to pilot the "support tool" in the Nemours Cardiac Center to assess acceptability and feasibility. This tool will be offered to 5 high-risk families, and they will be asked to complete a survey.
- Trial name
- NCT05926661
- Testing
- NCC Support Toolkit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Anorexia Nervosa, Cardiac Anomaly
Evaluation of CARdiac Abnormalities by Echocardiography and MRI in Malnourished Patients Suffering From Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder occurring in adolescent females, characterized by voluntary dietary restriction, intense fear of gaining weight, and disturbed body image perception.
- Trial name
- CARERA (NCT03600610)
- Testing
- gadolinium-enhanced cardiac MRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Turner Syndrome, Hypogonadism; Ovarian
Long Term Effects of Oral Versus Transdermal Estrogen Replacement Therapy in Turner Syndrome
This 14-month, phase IV, randomized controlled crossover trial aims to compare the effects of oral versus transdermal estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) in women with Turner syndrome (TS).
- Conditions
- Turner Syndrome, Hypogonadism; Ovarian, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Estrogen Replacement Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT06570460
- Testing
- 17-beta estradiol
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital
Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn
Plethismographic Perfusion Index in Neonates
Photoplethismography will be measured and compared in newborns suffering from patent ductus arteriosus and normal controls.
- Trial name
- NCT02380040
- Testing
- PPG
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants, Patent Ductus Arteriosus After Premature Birth
Prophylactic IV Paracetamol in Extremely Premature Infants
Purpose of the research Everyone is born with an opening between the chambers of the heart, called a ductus arteriosus. In most people, it closes on its own, but in infants born at less than 30 weeks or less than 1250 grams…
- Conditions
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants, Patent Ductus Arteriosus After Premature Birth, Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA), Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Premature Infants
- Trial name
- NCT07067177
- Testing
- Paracetamol (drug)
- Where
- 3 sites in Palestinian Territories
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Al-Quds University
Fontan Procedure, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Global and Regional Myocardial Strain and Power Output In Patients With Single Ventricles Using Novel MRI Techniques
The investigators are beginning a clinical research study here at UCSF to learn more about how hearts with single ventricles work.
- Conditions
- Fontan Procedure, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, Tricuspid Atresia, Double Inlet Left Ventricle
- Trial name
- NCT01107990
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
Bicuspid Echocardiac Study Team（BEST）
The Chinese Bicuspid Aortic Valve (BAV) Ultrasound imaging cohort study is a Chinese BAV ultrasound imaging cohort study. At present, a retrospective study cohort involving more than 30 hospitals has been established.
- Trial name
- BEST (NCT05656820)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Suzhou Municipal Hospital
Normal and Abnormal Cardiovascular Physiology
Technical and Translational Development of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) Imaging
Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an important non-invasive tool to study and diagnose cardiovascular disease. MRI scanners use strong magnetic fields and radio waves to create pictures of body organs.
- Trial name
- NCT03581318
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Do Elevated BNP Levels Predict Hemodynamically Significant PDAs
The purpose of this study is to determine if B type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels can be used to predict a hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus (PDA).
- Trial name
- NCT01497054
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albany Medical College