Clinical trials: Inflammation Vascular
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
Inflammation, Coagulation
Intervention Study on the Health Impact of Air Filters in Chinese Adults
This study aimed to evaluate whether a short-term indoor air purifier intervention improves cardiopulmonary health based on a randomized double-blind crossover trial
- Conditions
- Inflammation, Coagulation, Blood Pressure, Pulmonary Function
- Trial name
- NCT02239744
- Testing
- Air purifiers
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fudan University
Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)
Association Between SYNTAX Score and Leukoglycemic Index In Patients Wiht Acute Coronary Syndrome
This study looks at people who come to the hospital with acute coronary syndrome, a serious heart condition. When these patients first arrive, doctors take routine blood tests.
- Trial name
- NCT07276256
- Testing
- leukoglycemic index calculation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 552 people
- Sponsor
- Kırıkkale University
Alzheimer's Disease
Health Evaluation in African Americans Using RAS Therapy
The purpose of this study is to determine if telmisartan, an FDA approved blood pressure medication, may also have beneficial effects on Alzheimer's disease prevention in African Americans, who are at high risk for Alzheimer's…
- Trial name
- HEART (NCT02471833)
- Testing
- Telmisartan 20mg, Telmisartan 40mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Subjective Memory Loss in Older Persons
Study of the Effects of Cerefolin NAC on Inflammation Blood Markers in Older Individuals With Memory Complaints
The purpose of this six-month research study is to determine if Cerefolin NAC reduces levels of substances in the blood that may be associated with thinking ability and the health of brain cells in subjects with memory concerns…
- Trial name
- NCT00597376
- Testing
- Cerefolin NAC (a medical food)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Coronary Artery Disease
Inflammation and Coronary Endothelial Function
The investigators are studying whether anti-inflammatory agents can improve abnormal coronary artery function in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and abnormal coronary artery endothelial function.
- Trial name
- NCT02366091
- Testing
- Methotrexate, Colchicine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
HIV, Vascular Diseases
Pentoxifylline and Combination Antiretroviral Therapy to Improve Blood Vessel Function in HIV-Infected People
People infected with HIV have a greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease than people not infected with HIV. This may be due to increased inflammation in the blood vessels.
- Conditions
- HIV, Vascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases, Atherosclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT00864916
- Testing
- Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), Pentoxifylline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
HIV-1-infection, Elevated Cardiovascular Risk
A Study to Evaluate the Effects of Cenicriviroc Mesylate on Arterial Inflammation in People Living With HIV
The study was conducted to determine if cenicriviroc mesylate (CVC) would decrease vascular inflammation as measured by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging of the aorta…
- Trial name
- NCT05630885
- Testing
- CVC 150 mg, CVC 300 mg
- Where
- 19 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Cardiovascular Diseases, Aging
Cardio-vascular Protective Effects of Wolfberry in Middle-aged and Older Adults
This purpose of this study is to assess the impact of consuming wolfberry on cardiovascular risk in Singapore's middle-aged and older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT03535844
- Testing
- Wolfberry, Healthy diet
- Where
- 2 sites in Singapore
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
Psoriasis, Cardiovascular Diseases
Vascular Inflammation in Psoriasis - Apremilast
The purpose of the VIP-A study is to determine the effect of apremilast on aortic vascular inflammation, cardiometabolic biomarkers and body composition in patients with moderate-severe psoriasis.
- Trial name
- VIP-A (NCT03082729)
- Testing
- Apremilast
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
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
Aortic Stenosis, Inflammation
Inflammation and Thrombosis in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
The central hypothesis of this study is that TAVR leads to platelet deposition and inflammatory cell activation that can be attenuated by the potent anti-platelet and/or pleiotropic effects of ticagrelor.
- Conditions
- Aortic Stenosis, Inflammation, Thrombosis
- Trial name
- NCT02486367
- Testing
- Clopidogrel, Ticagrelor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Total Knee Arthroplasty
Effect of Low Dose Corticosteroids on Perioperative Markers of Thrombosis and Fibrinolysis in Total Knee Arthroplasty
One postoperative complication following unilateral or bilateral total knee arthroplasty is thrombosis (blood clot formation). In this prospective, double-blinded randomized controlled clinical trial, researchers are…
- Trial name
- NCT01815918
- Testing
- Hydrocortisone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
HIV
A Study of the Gut Barrier and Blood Vessel Inflammation in Individuals With and Without HIV
The purpose of this research study is to determine whether teduglutide can repair a "leaky" gut, decrease inflammation, and prevent or treat plaque, a build-up of fat and other materials in the blood vessels of the heart, in…
- Trial name
- NCT02431325
- Testing
- Teduglutide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury After Neonatal Cardiac Surgery, Inflammatory Reaction After Neonatal Cardiac Surgery
Efficacy of Nitric Oxide Administration in Attenuating Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury During Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Around 7500 neonates born yearly in the United States have complex congenital heart disease that require surgical repair in the first few days of life.
- Trial name
- NCT02151877
- Testing
- Inhaled Nitric Oxide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Hereditary Periodic Fevers
A Study of Canakinumab in Patients With Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis or Hereditary Periodic Fevers Who Participated in the CACZ885G2301E1, CACZ885G2306 or CACZ885N2301 Studies
The objective of this extension protocol is to collect safety data (serious and non-serious adverse events) and to provide continuous canakinumab to patients in France who completed study CACZ885G2301E1(NCT00891046), CACZ885G2306…
- Trial name
- NCT02334748
- Testing
- canakinumab
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
COVID19, Diabetes Mellitus
Effect of a NSS to Reduce Complications in Patients With Covid-19 and Comorbidities in Stage III
The disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, has derived a pandemic in which its evolution and complications depend on the immune capacity of the host.
- Conditions
- COVID19, Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT04507867
- Testing
- Nutritional support system (NSS), Conventional nutritional support designed by hospital nutritionists
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Anahuac University
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
Sepsis, Hypotension
Fluid Responsiveness Evaluation in Sepsis-associated Hypotension
This study assesses the mean difference in fluid balance at ICU discharge and associated patient outcomes, based on a dynamic assessment of fluid responsiveness in septic patients with refractory hypotension in an ICU setting.
- Trial name
- FRESH (NCT02837731)
- Testing
- Treatment Starling SV monitor
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Cheetah Medical Inc.
Coronary Artery Disease, Angiotensin Converting Enzyme
The RAS, Fibrinolysis and Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Each year over a million patients worldwide undergo cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).1 CPB is associated with significant morbidity including hemodynamic instability, the transfusion of allogenic blood…
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Angiotensin Converting Enzyme, Angiotensin Receptor Blockers, Cardiopulmonary Bypass
- Trial name
- NCT00607672
- Testing
- Ramipril, Candesartan
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University