Clinical trials: Immune Functions
Mitigation of Immune Function Decrements in Response to Stress
Nutrition Interventions to Support the Immune System in Response to Stress
Physical and psychological stress on military personnel during training and operational missions can suppress immune function. Creating superficial skin wounds via suction blisters can be used to detect changes in immune…
- Trial name
- NCT02053506
- Testing
- Immune-enhancing nutritional beverage, Probiotics (BB-12)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Blood Pressure, HDL Low
Effects of a 10 Component Dietary Supplement on Health and the Quality of Life
This open-label field trial evaluates the effects of treatment with a multi-pathway dietary supplement (Stem Cell 100+) that has been commercially available for several years.
- Conditions
- Blood Pressure, HDL Low, Stress, Lung Function Decreased
- Trial name
- NCT03052491
- Testing
- Stem Cell 100+
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centagen, Inc.
Normal Immune Cell Function
Evaluation of Immune Signaling Networks in Healthy Human Volunteers
The purpose of this study is to better understand whether and to what extent the activity of immune cells in blood varies over time under normal conditions as assessed in healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT01882582
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Martin Angst
Disorder of Immune Function
Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Serum Zinc Level in Nursing Home Elderly
Background: Zinc supplementation has the potential to improve serum zinc levels and immunity of zinc deficient nursing home elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT01599572
- Testing
- zinc supplementation
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Digestive Health and Immune Function
The Addition of Whole Grains to the Diets of Adults: A Study of Digestive Health and Natural Defenses
The purpose of this study is to determine if substituting whole grains for refined grains in the diets of healthy adults over a period of 6 weeks alters the composition of the bacteria in the gut, and has beneficial effects on…
- Trial name
- NCT01902394
- Testing
- Whole grains, Refined grains
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Improvement in Immune Cell Function in Elderly Humans
GSH Supplementation on Cold/Flu Symptoms in Older Healthy Adults
A randomized, double blind placebo-controlled parallel intervention in adults over the age of 50 will be performed. Participants will receive a supplement capsule containing placebo (Crystalline Cellulose) or 500mg of Setria®…
- Trial name
- NCT02316925
- Testing
- Setria glutathione supplement, Crystalline Cellulose
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Cystic Fibrosis, Immune Function
Glutamine Supplementation in Cystic Fibrosis
Patients with cystic fibrosis develop frequent and potentially life-threatening lung infections. Recent studies suggest that the nutrient "glutamine" may help the body fight off infection.
- Trial name
- CFG (NCT01051999)
- Testing
- Glutamine, L-alanine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Immune System Processes, Inflammatory Activation and Modulation
The Sounds of Compassion: Testing How Specific Elements of Meditation Change Daily Life
Important health benefits of meditation may be conferred as much by what people actually do and say in their daily lives as by how they self-perceive the effect of training on their behavior and emotions.
- Conditions
- Immune System Processes, Inflammatory Activation and Modulation, ANS Function
- Trial name
- NCT01643369
- Testing
- Cognitive-Based Compassion Training, Adult Health Education Curriculum, Mindful Attention Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Immune System Processes, Inflammatory Activation and Modulation
The Compassion and Attention Longitudinal Meditation Study
The increasingly widespread use of meditation for stress-related emotional and medical conditions highlights the urgent need to rigorously evaluate mechanisms through which the benefits of practice might be conferred.
- Conditions
- Immune System Processes, Inflammatory Activation and Modulation, ANS Function
- Trial name
- CALM (NCT01251341)
- Testing
- Cognitive-Based Compassion Training, Mindful Attention Training, Adult Health Education Curriculum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 226 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Immune Function
Prebiotics and Immune Function in Middle Aged Humans
Prebiotics are naturally occurring carbohydrates found in a variety of edible plants. They are not digested by mammalian enzymes, and so reach the gut intact, where they are fermented by some species of intestinal bacteria.
- Trial name
- NCT00898599
- Testing
- Prebiotic
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Sub-optimal Cognitive Function, Sub-optimal Immune Function
Evaluating Whole Foods Supplementation on Cognition
A six-month study which investigated the effect of Ginkgo Synergy® and Choline or OPC Synergy® and Catalyn® on cognitive and immune function markers and quality of life among healthy older adults with no history of significant…
- Trial name
- NCT01672359
- Testing
- Ginkgo Synergy® and Choline, OPC Synergy® and Catalyn
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Improvement in Immune Cell Function in Healthy Humans
The Effect of Aged Garlic Extract Supplementation on Immune System
The purpose of this study is to determine whether consuming capsules of aged garlic extract is effective in enhancing function of NK and/or γδ T cell resulting in fewer cold and flu symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT01390116
- Testing
- Aged garlic extract, AGE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Cardiovascular Health, Immune Function
Effects of the Consumption of California Walnuts on Cardiovascular Health
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of the 4-week consumption of California walnuts on vascular function and immune health in postmenopausal women of ages 50-70.
- Trial name
- NCT01235390
- Testing
- Walnuts
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Immune Function in Blood, Liver Function in Blood
Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation in Cirrhosis Patients With Refractory Ascites
Liver cirrhosis (LC) is the final destiny in chronic liver disease.The quality of life in liver cirrhosis patients with refractory ascites are very wretched.
- Conditions
- Immune Function in Blood, Liver Function in Blood, Variation of Ascites, Characters of Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT01854125
- Testing
- autologous bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells transplantation, autologous bone marrow msenchymal stem cells transplantation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Nanjing PLA General Hospital
Health, Growth
Effect of an Infant Formula on Infant Growth, Health and Immune Functions
The specific objectives of this study are to evaluate the effects of bovine milk osteopontin added to infant formula on infant growth, health and immune functions.
- Conditions
- Health, Growth, Immune Functions
- Trial name
- NCT00970398
- Testing
- Infant formula supplemented with bovine milk Osteopontin, Standard infant formula
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biostime, Inc.
Gut Microbiota, Immune Function
The Effect of a Prebiotic, Probiotic and Synbiotic on the Gut Microbiota and Immune Response of Older Volunteers (GOS)
Healthy older volunteers will be recruited to a study where they will be given four different treatments over a 28 week period. These treatments include: a prebiotic, a probiotic, a synbiotic (prebiotic + probiotic) and a…
- Trial name
- NCT01586247
- Testing
- Synbiotic, Prebiotic, Probiotic
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Reading
Gut Microbiota, Bowel Function
A Study of a Prebiotic, a Probiotic and a Synbiotic Upon the Gut Microbiota and Immune Response of Healthy Volunteers
Healthy volunteers will be recruited to a study where they will be given four different treatments over a 28 week period. These treatments include: a prebiotic, a probiotic, a synbiotic (prebiotic + probiotic) and a placebo.
- Conditions
- Gut Microbiota, Bowel Function, Immune Function, Plasma Lipids
- Trial name
- XOS (NCT01545219)
- Testing
- Prebiotic, Bi-07, Synbiotic
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Reading