Clinical trials: Inflammation, Brain
Parkinson's Disease, Dementia
PET Imaging of Cyclooxygenases in Neurodegenerative Brain Disease
Background: About 5 million adults in the U.S. have Alzheimer s disease or another adult-onset neurodegenerative disorder. Many studies have found that inflammation in the brain contributes to these diseases.
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, ALS
- Trial name
- NCT04396873
- Testing
- 11C-MC1, 11C-PS13, 18f-florbetaben
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Biomarker, Lipid
Shotgun Mass Spectrometry-based Lipid Profiling in Chronic Inflammatory Diseases
Collect blood from patients admitted for coronary angiography to tubes with heparin, centrifuge and collect plasma. This will be frozen at -80C.
- Conditions
- Biomarker, Lipid, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT04786431
- Testing
- Blood collection for lipid profiling by LC-MS
- Volunteers
- 427 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Encephalitis, Meningitis
Precision Diagnosis of Acute Infectious Diseases; Neuroinflammatory Cohort
This study aims to use a clinically validated metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) assay to provide a demonstration of precision medicine for diagnosis of acute infectious disease in hospitalized patients.
- Trial name
- PDAID (NCT02910037)
- Testing
- mNGS for pathogen detection
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 214 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Cannabis Use, Alcohol Use
Alcohol and Cannabis Co-Use and the Gut-Brain Axis
This observational study aims to improve our understanding of how legal market cannabis use impacts acute and long-term alcohol use, the microbiota-gut-brain-axis (MGBA), and neurobehavioral alcohol use phenotypes such as…
- Conditions
- Cannabis Use, Alcohol Use, Inflammation
- Trial name
- FRACTAL (NCT04998006)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Carotid Artery Diseases, Carotid Artery Stenosis
A Lithium-Based Medication to Improve Neurological Outcomes After Surgical Carotid Reconstruction
There are 10.3 million cases of stroke registered in the world every year; 63% of them lead to death. According to World Health Organization, stroke is one of the most important risk factors of death and early disability.
- Trial name
- NCT05126238
- Testing
- Lithium Carbonate
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- Negovsky Reanimatology Research Institute
Carotid Stenosis, Caloric Restriction
Short-Term Endogenous Hydrogen Sulfide Upregulation
This research study will compare the impact of dietary restriction pre-operatively before carotid endarterectomy compared to the standard nutrition that a patient typically eats.
- Trial name
- NCT03303534
- Testing
- ScandiShake
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Cirrhosis, Hepatic Encephalopathy
Hepatic Encephalopathy and Albumin Lasting Cognitive Improvement
Hypothesis: Improvement in cognitive dysfunction with IV albumin in patients with cirrhosis with prior HE and MHE lasts for several weeks after albumin infusion has ended, and is due to persistent improvement in inflammatory…
- Trial name
- HEAL-LAST (NCT06052176)
- Testing
- Albumin Infusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Hunter Holmes Mcguire Veteran Affairs Medical Center
Multiple Organ Failure, End Stage Cardiac Failure
Timing of Acute Palliative Care Consultation in Critically Ill Patients
A prospective randomized controlled trial studying the ordering of palliative care consultations in the emergency department (Ig) versus later palliative care consultations in the hospital--ICU or hospital ward(Cg).
- Conditions
- Multiple Organ Failure, End Stage Cardiac Failure, End Stage Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5
- Trial name
- NCT02858778
- Testing
- Early order of palliative care consultation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Wayne State University
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
A Study of XPro1595 in Patients With Early Alzheimer's Disease With Biomarkers of Inflammation
The goal of this Phase 2 Alzheimer's study is to determine whether 1.0 mg/kg XPro1595 confers a benefit on cognition, function, and biomarkers of white matter and to further evaluate safety and tolerability.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Brain Diseases, Central Nervous System Diseases
- Trial name
- MINDFuL (NCT05318976)
- Testing
- XPro1595
- Where
- 41 sites in Australia, Canada and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 207 people
- Sponsor
- Inmune Bio, Inc.
Encephalitis
Pharmacokinetic Study of a Single Dose of AVI-4065 in Cerebral Spinal Fluid
AVI-4020 Injection, a phosphorodiamidate Morpholino oligomer (PMO), was found to cross the blood-brain barrier during a study of patients with presumptive West Nile virus disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00381433
- Testing
- AVI-4065 Injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.
Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP)
Neuroimmune Responses to Exercise in Chronic Back Pain
The goal of this mechanistic clinical trial is to learn how physical exercise affects the body and brain in people with chronic low back pain.
- Trial name
- eCLBP (NCT07497425)
- Testing
- Physical Exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Congestive Heart Failure, Infections
Does Detailed Informed Consent for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Mechanical Ventilation Impact Patients' Decisions and Outcomes?
There is evidence to suggest that patients make different end-of-life decisions if they understand the risks, benefits and alternatives of CPR and mechanical ventilation.
- Conditions
- Congestive Heart Failure, Infections, Sepsis, Acute Renal Failure
- Trial name
- NCT01878968
- Testing
- Script and CPR/Mechanical ventilation video.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
Brain, Aging
Biobank and Brain Health in Bordeaux.
B cube is a new generation cohort to study the determinants and natural history of brain aging, using molecular epidemiology, in a representative sample (N=2000) of the general population from the age of 55 (the approximate age…
- Conditions
- Brain, Aging, Cognitive Aging, Immunosenescence
- Trial name
- B-cube (NCT05322343)
- Testing
- Questionnaires, Fasting blood sampling., Saliva collection and nasal or nasopharyngeal swab
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 2,050 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Atherosclerosis, Coronary, Emotional Stress
Comprehensive Assessment of Interconnection Between Brain Emotional Activity and Coronary Plaque Instability
Emotional stress is associated with future cardiovascular events. However, the biological interconnection between brain emotional neural activity and acute plaque instability is not fully understood.
- Conditions
- Atherosclerosis, Coronary, Emotional Stress, Inflammation, Hematopoiesis
- Trial name
- NCT04853511
- Testing
- OCT-FLIM (optical coherence tomography-fluorescence life time)
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Korea University Guro Hospital
Cardiovascular Diseases, Acute Coronary Syndrome
The IndONEsia ICCU Registry: a Multicenter Cohort of Intensive Cardiovascular Care Units Patients in Indonesia
Patients in the Intensive Cardiovascular Care Unit (ICCU) often present with cardiovascular disease (CVD) issues accompanied by various non-cardiovascular conditions.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Heart Failure, Heart Disease, Coronary
- Trial name
- NCT06265714
- Where
- 9 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 12,950 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Aortic Stenosis
Effect of Steroids on Cerebral Inflammation and Neuronal Damage After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
The purpose of this study is to investigate if methylprednisolone is effective in reducing the cerebral inflammatory response after open heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass.
- Trial name
- NCT01755338
- Testing
- Methylprednisolone
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital
HIV-1-infection, Alcohol Drinking
Acute Neural and Immune Effects of Alcohol in People Living With HIV Infection
This study will examine whether moderate alcohol use in the context of HIV infection exacerbates inflammatory signaling in the immune system and brain.
- Trial name
- NCT04050735
- Testing
- Alcohol, ethyl, moderate dose
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis
Safety and Immunogenicity Study of Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis (VEE) Vaccine as Booster Vaccine in Adults
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of VEE vaccine, C-84, TSI-GSD 205, Lot 7, Run 1, and collect data on the incidence of occupational VEE infection in vaccinated personnel.
- Trial name
- VEE (NCT03531242)
- Testing
- 0.5 mL Inactivated, Dried, C-84, TSI-GSD 205, Lot 7, Run 1
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command
Alzheimer Disease
Exploratory Study of Low-Dose Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy With HeLaXON 1X in Patients With Mild Alzheimer's Disease Dementia
This randomized, sham-controlled, exploratory clinical trial will evaluate the efficacy and safety of HeLaXON, an investigational low-dose radiation therapy device, in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease dementia.
- Trial name
- LDRT-AD-03 (NCT07863011)
- Testing
- HeLaXON 1X Low-Dose Radiation Therapy
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- ReadyCure Inc.
Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity
Deciphering the Effect of Moderate Wine Consumption on Healthy Aging Through Postprandial Extracellular Vesicles.
This study aims to investigate how moderate wine consumption influences circulating extracellular vesicles (EVs) in healthy adults.
- Conditions
- Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Metabolic Disorders
- Trial name
- (WINEVOME) (NCT07361887)
- Testing
- White Wine, Red Wine, Water
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Seville