Clinical trials: Inflammation Vascular
Vascular Stiffness, Endothelial Dysfunction
Targeting Inflammation to Treat Cardiovascular Aging
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States with older age being a primary risk factor.
- Conditions
- Vascular Stiffness, Endothelial Dysfunction, Diastolic Dysfunction
- Trial name
- TIVA (NCT01775865)
- Testing
- Salsalate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gary L. Pierce
Pre-Eclampsia, Pre-Term
Vascular Inflammation and Anti-inflammatory Supplements After Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
Women who had an adverse pregnancy outcome (APO), such as preeclampsia, preterm birth, or gestational diabetes, have a higher risk for heart disease.
- Conditions
- Pre-Eclampsia, Pre-Term, Intrauterine Growth Restriction, Hypertension in Pregnancy
- Trial name
- VIA (NCT04633551)
- Testing
- Anti-inflammatory supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Atherosclerosis
Inflammation and Vascular Function in Atherosclerosis
The purpose of this study is to determine whether reducing inflammation in blood vessels with an aspirin-like drug called salsalate will improve blood vessel function.
- Trial name
- NCT00760019
- Testing
- salsalate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Pre-diabetes, Obesity
Vascular Function, Endothelin, and Inflammation in Pre-diabetic Obesity Versus Lean Healthy Controls
Aims: 1. Does inflammation contribute importantly to concurrent defects in vascular and metabolic dysfunction in human pre-diabetic obesity? 2.
- Trial name
- NCT00837590
- Testing
- Chronic salsalate, Acute Salsalate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Gut Inflammation, Hypertension
Gut Organoid and Microbiome Interactions in Hypertension
The study compared basic properties of gut epithelia of hypertensive and normotensive reference subjects. The study determined if there are fundamental differences in the gut epithelium in hypertension compared to normotension.
- Trial name
- NCT04497727
- Testing
- Gene Expression
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Oxidative Stress, Inflammation
Effect of Dietary Supplemental Fish Oil in Alleviating Health Hazards Associated With Air Pollution
This study aims to evaluate whether dietary supplementation with fish oil can protect against the cardiopulmonary alterations linked to air pollution
- Conditions
- Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, Blood Pressure, Vasoconstriction
- Trial name
- NCT03255187
- Testing
- Fish oil supplementation, Sunflower seed oil supplementation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fudan University
Vascular Inflammation, Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular Inflammation Reduction Trial - Inflammation Imaging Study
Vascular inflammation, a central feature of atherosclerosis, participates in the initiation, perpetuation and instability of plaques.
- Trial name
- CIRT (NCT02576067)
- Testing
- Low dose methotrexate
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 123 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Salt Sensitivity of Blood Pressure, Hypertension
CARDIA-Salt Sensitivity of Blood Pressure (SSBP)
Salt sensitivity of blood pressure (SSBP) is defined as the change in blood pressure (BP) in relation to change in salt intake. An increase in BP from low- to high-salt diet is common and associated with an increased risk of…
- Trial name
- NCT04258332
- Testing
- High Salt Diet, Low Salt Diet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 281 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Contraception
Synthetic vs Natural Estrogen in Combined Oral Contraception
The main objective of the study is to compare the metabolic effects of natural estradiol and synthetic ethinylestradiol used in combined oral contraception in healthy women.
- Trial name
- SYLVI (NCT02352090)
- Testing
- Ethinyl estradiol / dienogest, Estradiol valerate / dienogest, Dienogest
- Where
- 2 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Obesity
Characterization of Brachial Arterial t-PA Release, Endothelial Function, Obesity and Inflammation
T-PA release is impaired in obese subjects. In order to have a better mechanistic understanding of t-PA release, we will compare t-PA release to Flow Mediated Vasodilation, Radial Artery Tonometry, and other markers of…
- Trial name
- P1A3B (NCT00780481)
- Testing
- Bradykinin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Hypertension, Diabetes
Free Fatty Acids-Induced Hypertension in Obese Subjects (Aim #2)
The purpose of this study is to see if salsalate, an Nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-κB) mediated inflammation inhibitor, or carvedilol, an α- and β-blocker, will protect against free fatty acid induced hypertension, insulin…
- Trial name
- FFAADA (NCT02406586)
- Testing
- Salsalate, Carvedilol, Intralipid 20%
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Other Acute Illnesses Presenting to the Hospital, Heart Failure
Evaluation of Implementation of a National Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training Program
This VA QUERI Partnered Evaluation Initiative will evaluate the impact of an immersive Point-of-care Ultrasound (POCUS) Training Course on provider skill acquisition and retention; the frequency of POCUS use by trained providers…
- Conditions
- Other Acute Illnesses Presenting to the Hospital, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, Deep Venous Thrombosis
- Trial name
- NCT03296280
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Endothelial Dysfunction, Biochemical Markers
Acute Effects of E-Cigarette Aerosol Inhalation
This study comprises a portion of a larger study designed to compare results of vascular function in non-smokers to vascular function in healthy smokers chronically exposed to nicotinized electronic cigarette aerosol versus…
- Trial name
- NCT03479203
- Testing
- Electronic Cigarette Aerosol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Pre-hypertension, JNC 7 Stage I Hypertension
Center of Research Translation (CORT) Project 2
We propose a novel intervention for reducing BP that could have a preferential impact in patients with hyperuricemia and gout. There is a great need for new anti-hypertensives, particularly among those with gout.
- Trial name
- NCT02038179
- Testing
- Allopurinol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Anxiety
Does Treating Anxiety Symptoms With ACT Improve Vascular Inflammation and Function?
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief, intensive 1-day psychotherapy group intervention (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT), compared to a 12 week time control group on anxiety symptoms, vascular…
- Trial name
- ACT on Anxiety (NCT02915874)
- Testing
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Cardiovascular Disease
Efavirenz Versus Rilpivirine on Vascular Function, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress
The purpose of this study is to compare the cardiovascular profiles of efavirenz and rilpivirine, which are two drugs used to treat HIV infection.
- Trial name
- NCT01585038
- Testing
- Efavirenz, Rilpivirine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Aging, Inflammation
Effect of Age and Fitness on Vascular Function and Oxidative Stress During Acute Inflammation
This study focuses on whether high cardiorespiratory fitness in older adults has a protective effect on the vascular response to acute inflammation in comparison to low-fit older and young adults.
- Trial name
- NCT03889158
- Testing
- Typhoid Vaccine, Ascorbic Acid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
HIV Infection
Comparing Blood Vessel Endothelial Function in HIV-Infected People and Matched HIV-Uninfected People
The blood vessels that carry blood from the heart to the rest of the body are normally capable of relaxing and constricting when needed to provide more or less blood to the body.
- Trial name
- NCT00919724
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Diabetes, Hypertension
FFA Hypertension and Inflammation in Lean and Obese Subjects
Although a large number of obese patients develop high blood pressure, the cause is unknown. The purpose of this study is to look at the effect of high fatty acids (a type of fat) in the development of high blood pressure in…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Hypertension, Obesity
- Trial name
- FFAADA (NCT00721617)
- Testing
- Intralipid 20%, Normal Saline, Oral fat load
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Arterial Occlusive Disease, Intermittent Claudication
ARREST PAD (Peripheral Arterial Disease)
This trial will test the hypothesis that inflammation and insulin resistance contribute to reduced walking distance in subjects with intermittent claudication by impairing vascular reactivity and skeletal muscle metabolic…
- Conditions
- Arterial Occlusive Disease, Intermittent Claudication, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT00153166
- Testing
- atorvastatin and pioglitazone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital