Clinical trials: Immune System Function
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
Gut Microbiome, Gastrointestinal Microbiome
A Non-Interventional Pilot Study to Explore the Role of Gut Flora in Disease
This study seeks to correlate microbiome sequencing data with information provided by patients and their medical records.
- Conditions
- Gut Microbiome, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT04031469
- Testing
- There is no intervention in this study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ProgenaBiome
Asthma, Cough
Mannitol-Induced Cough Challenge in Healthy Controls and Subjects With Mild Allergic Asthma
The study aim is to investigate if changes in osmolarity using mannitol challenge can evoke coughing reproducibly in mild allergic asthmatics compared with healthy controls and if salbutamol can affect this.
- Trial name
- MICC (NCT03620422)
- Testing
- Mannitol, Salbutamol 5mg/mL, Sodium Chloride 0.9% Inhl 3Ml
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Asthma in Children, Lung Function Decreased
Lung Function Variability in Children and Adolescents
Long-term variability analysis of peak expiratory flow (PEF) and forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) has been successfully used in research to predict the exacerbation of the disease in adult individuals with asthma.
- Trial name
- LUV (NCT04163146)
- Testing
- Measurements of PEF and FEV1
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Patras
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), Extracellular Vesicles; Generation and Function
Role of Extracellular Vesicles as Biomarkers of Pulmonary Involvement in Patients With Lymphangioleiomyomatosis and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare lung disease, linked to Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) or occurring sporadically, and involves abnormal mTORC1 activation.
- Trial name
- NCT07304856
- Testing
- Pulmonary Function Test, Analysis of Extracellular Vesicles
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Milan
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Obesity
The Alberta NutrIMM Study - Nutrition and Immunity
This study will investigate the effect of body weight, diet, and high blood sugar levels, under controlled feeding conditions, on immune function in individuals with and without obesity.
- Trial name
- NutrIMM (NCT04291391)
- Testing
- North American-type diet
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Multiple Sclerosis
Aerobic Training Effects on Motor and Cognitive Performances in MS: an Exploratory Study With Structural and Functional MRI
Aerobic training (AT) induces cardiovascular, metabolic and muscular changes and has been proposed as a promising rehabilitative approach in elderly adults and in neurological patients to improve both motor and cognitive…
- Trial name
- NCT04097418
- Testing
- Aerobic training compared to conventional motor training
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele
Adjuvant Chemotherapy, Colon Cancer
Modulation of Immune Response by Oral Zinc Supplementation in Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer
In leukocytes of patients undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer treatment: a)identify genes modulated by oral supplementation of zinc; b) evaluate the effects of oral zinc supplementation on humoral immunity and…
- Conditions
- Adjuvant Chemotherapy, Colon Cancer, Immunity
- Trial name
- NCT01261962
- Testing
- zinc
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Obstructive Jaundice, Disease as Reason for ERCP
Immune Function in Patients With Obstructive Jaundice
Patients with obstructive jaundice (OJ) often require surgical, endoscopic or radiological interventions to facilitate biliary drainage and relieve jaundice.
- Conditions
- Obstructive Jaundice, Disease as Reason for ERCP, Immune Dysfunction, Immune Tolerance
- Trial name
- NCT01367821
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection
Pharmacokinetics, Safety And Toleration Of Maraviroc Administered To Subjects With Various Degrees Of Renal Impaired And Normal Renal Function
The purpose of this study is to assess whether a dosing adjustment is needed in patients with renal impairment.
- Trial name
- NCT00717067
- Testing
- Maraviroc, Ritonavir, Saquinavir
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ViiV Healthcare
Micronutrient Deficiency, Cardiovascular Disease
Health2016: Monitoring Chronic Disease and Risk Factors in the General Population
Health2016 is a general population cross-sectional study aimed at completing af monitoring program for monitoring chronic disease and risk factors in the period 2006 to 2016.
- Conditions
- Micronutrient Deficiency, Cardiovascular Disease, Allergy, Respiratory Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02720809
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen
Healthy Children
To Investigate the Effects of Bifidobacterium Animalis Subsp. Lactis XLTG11 on Growth and Development, Incidence of Allergy and Immune Function in Infants
This study is a 180-day randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial involving healthy infants and young children under 3 years of age with elevated allergy risk.
- Trial name
- NCT07490587
- Testing
- Probiotic
- Where
- 2 sites in China, Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 366 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Min-Tze LIONG
Respiratory Disease
Luftibus in the School: a Study on the Respiratory Health of Schoolchildren.
This study assessed the respiratory health of schoolchildren from the canton of Zurich by combining self-reported information on respiratory symptoms with lung function test results and air pollution measurements.
- Trial name
- LUIS (NCT03659838)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Asthma
Airflow Obstruction and Biomarkers of Airway Inflammation During and Following Acute Exacerbations of Childhood Asthma
This study is a longitudinal single-center pilot study designed to describe changes in lung function and levels of noninvasive biomarkers of airway inflammation in children ages 6-18 years over two months following…
- Trial name
- NCT01227070
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Diabetes
Insulin Deprivation on Brain Structure and Function in Humans With Type 1 Diabetes
What are the effects of transient insulin deprivation on brain structure, blood flow, mitochondrial function, and cognitive function in T1DM patients? What are the effects of transient insulin deprivation on circulating exosomes…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Diabetes, Diabetes Complications
- Trial name
- NCT03392441
- Testing
- Insulin Deprivation in Type 1 Diabetic Patients
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Vascular Function, Healthy
Effects of Sodium Chloride or Its Substitute Salt Potassium Chloride on Vascular Function
This is a prospective, monocentric, randomized trial to investigate how sodium chloride or its substitute potassium chloride acutely affects vascular function by ingestion via a salted soup.
- Conditions
- Vascular Function, Healthy, Diabetes
- Trial name
- ESCAPE-SALT (NCT05970601)
- Testing
- Soup
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prof. Dr. med. Johannes Stegbauer
Asthma
The Effect of Single Dose Paracetamol on the Lower Airways of Asthmatic and Healthy Children
Asthma is a common inflammatory airway disease. Several researches have demonstrated a possible connection between asthma and exposure to paracetamol.
- Trial name
- NCT01073748
- Testing
- paracetamol
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin-Dependent, Hypercholesterolemia
Statins in Children With Type 1 Diabetes and Hypercholesterolemia
Children with type1 diabetes (T1DM) have increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) due to chronic increase in the blood sugars and inflammation.
- Trial name
- NCT01236365
- Testing
- Atorvastatin
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Severe Asthma
Effect of Biologicals on Alternative Functions of Eosinophils in Severe Asthma
The investigators will measure different cytokines in the sputum (interleukin ((IL))-3, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor ((GM-CSF)), IL5, IL-13, IL-33, IL-4, IL-25 thymic stromal lymphopoietin ((TSLP)) and…
- Trial name
- NCT04520165
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD), X-Linked Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (XSCID)
Evaluation of Patients With Immune Function Abnormalities
This study will evaluate patients with abnormal immune function that results in recurrent or unusual infections or chronic inflammation.
- Conditions
- Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD), X-Linked Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (XSCID), Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency 1 (LAD), Graft Versus Host Disease (cGvHD)
- Trial name
- NCT00128973
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)