Clinical trials: Innate Immune System
HIV, HIV/AIDS
Reducing Proviral HIV DNA With Interferon-a
The purpose of this study is to determine if treatment with pegylated interferon alpha 2b (peg-IFN-α2b) will reduce the amount of integrated HIV DNA in peripheral blood cells and tissues of individuals with chronic HIV infection…
- Trial name
- BEAT-HIV (NCT02227277)
- Testing
- Peg-IFN-α2b
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- The Wistar Institute
Innate Immunity, Mucosal Immunity
Lung Immune Challenge Study: Controlled Exposure to Inhaled Resiquimod (R848)
Respiratory viral infections can be a cause of significant illness, particularly in vulnerable individuals as seen in the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Conditions
- Innate Immunity, Mucosal Immunity, Asthma, Viral Infection
- Trial name
- NCT06488118
- Testing
- R848, Saline
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akhilesh Jha
HIV Infections
Antiviral Activity of Peg-IFN-Alpha-2A in Chronic HIV-1 Infection
The objective of the study is to compare two different doses of Peg-INF-α-2A (90 or 180 ug/wk) for their ability to maintain viral control when initiated 5 weeks before ART (antiretroviral therapy) interruption in HIV positive…
- Trial name
- NCT00594880
- Testing
- Pegylated Interferon-alpha 2a, 180 mcg/week sc, Pegylated Interferon-alpha 2a, 90 mcg/week sc
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- The Wistar Institute
Severe Asthma
Type 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells in Severe Pediatric Asthma
The main objectives of this study are to show that the number of type 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2) of the bronchial mucosa and in bronchoalveolar lavages (BAL) are higher in asthmatic children than in non-asthmatics, that the…
- Trial name
- CLASSE (NCT03784781)
- Testing
- Biopsy, Blood collection, Bronchoalveolar lavage
- Where
- France
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Bronchiolitis Obliterans
LCI and Bronchial Inflammation in Patients With BO
The investigators here compare lung function parameters (RV, RV/TLC and FEF75) with the results of the Lung Clearance index (LCI) .
- Trial name
- FRABO-02 (NCT02495597)
- Testing
- no intervention - just observational
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital
HIV Infections
Early Immune Responses to Vaccination - A Substudy to HVTN 205
HVTN 908 is a sub study of the HIV vaccine trial, HVTN 205. The purpose of this sub study is to better understand how a person's immune system responds to vaccines, particularly HIV vaccines.
- Trial name
- NCT00908323
- Testing
- JS7 DNA vaccine, MVA/HIV62 vaccine
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Asthma
Circulating Innate Lymphoid Cell Type 2 (ILC2) Levels and Asthma: a Case-control Study
The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate differences in ILC2 blood levels between asthma patients and control patients.
- Trial name
- ILC2-Asthma (NCT03128762)
- Testing
- ILC2 levels in blood
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Allergy and Immunology, Infection Viral
Evaluation of Immune Response in COVID-19 Patients
The aim of the project is to evaluate the immunological features of COVID-19 patients. Patients are recruited without any pharmacological treatments restriction.
- Trial name
- IMMUNOVID (NCT04438629)
- Testing
- COVID-19 treatment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona
Metastatic Breast Cancer
Characterization of Innate Immune System in Patients With Luminal Advanced Breast Cancer
This is a multicentre, prospective, observational, no post-authorization study. This study will be opened for recruitment approximately for 12 months for a pilot phase including at least 25-30 patients and 6 controls and for 12…
- Trial name
- NIKOLE (NCT04370522)
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spanish Breast Cancer Research Group
Liver Diseases, Hepatectomy
Liver Regeneration After Liver Resection
The aim of this study is to characterize Kupffer cell activity and activation of the innate immune response in the early phase of liver regeneration after right hepatectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT01220986
- Testing
- Liver biopsy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Influenza
The Human Mucosal Immune Responses to Influenza Virus (SLVP026)
This study will examine the immune responses to the seasonal influenza vaccine in single cells of the nasal passages when compared with cells in circulating blood.
- Trial name
- NCT03023553
- Testing
- Fluzone®, FluMist®
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
All Types of Solid Cancer
Characterisation of TLR4+ Blood Cells in Patients With Solid Cancer
The potential of immunotherapy in the treatment of cancer is now well documented. While excessive activation of the immune system may be associated with severe reactions and/or auto-immune syndromes, it is now clearly established…
- Trial name
- ODYSSEE (NCT06131775)
- Testing
- Blood sampling
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Pouchitis, Ulcerative Colitis
Microbiota and Immune microEnvironment in Pouchitis
Microbiota and innate immunity in pouchitis: predisposing factors and modulation of the inflammation with probiotics. Around 20-25% of ulcerative colitis patients undergo restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch anal…
- Conditions
- Pouchitis, Ulcerative Colitis, Ileal Pouch
- Trial name
- MEP1 (NCT03136419)
- Testing
- Lactobacillus casei DG
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University of Padova
Chronic Pain, Central Sensitisation
Childhood Adversity, Inflammatory Reactivity and Persistent Pain
The goal of this observational study is to investigate how adverse experiences during childhood are linked to people experiencing persistent pain and fatigue in adulthood. The questions the investigators aim to answer are: 1.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Central Sensitisation, Immune Response, Adverse Childhood Experiences
- Trial name
- CAIR (NCT06127693)
- Testing
- Tetravalent Influenza Vaccine, High-frequency electrical stimulation
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cape Town
Allergic Rhinitis
Observation on the Efficacy and Mechanism of SLIT With Dust Mite Allergen for PAR
Allergic rhinitis is a common and recurrent ear, nose and throat (ENT) disease. It is a chronic or seasonal condition affecting 10% to 20% of the world's population.
- Trial name
- SLIT (NCT05570383)
- Testing
- Dust mite drops (trade name: Changdi, Zhejiang Tawu Biotechnology Co. Ltd.).
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- People's Hospital of Anshun City of Guizhou Province
Cirrhosis, Liver, Immune Suppression
S100A8/A9 and Innate Immunity in Liver Disease
This observational study evaluates the concentration of immune protein S100A8/A9 in different liver failure syndromes, its interaction with the immune system and validity as an immunotherapeutic target to improve survival in…
- Conditions
- Cirrhosis, Liver, Immune Suppression, Liver Failure, Acute on Chronic, Ascites Hepatic
- Trial name
- NCT05793983
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St George's, University of London
Giant Cell Arteritis, Polymyalgia Rheumatic (PMR)
Giant Cell Arteritis - Ways to Precision Medicine
Long-term follow-up of aortal adverse events, as well as glucocortioid-associated adverse events in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA).
- Trial name
- NCT07084480
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Wuerzburg University Hospital
Bronchiolitis Obliterans
Bronchial Inflammation in Patients With Bronchiolithis Obliterans
The investigators plan to study the variability of lung function parameters and bronchial inflammatory markers in 20 patients with bronchiolitis obliterans at the age of 6 to 25 years compared with an age- and sex-matched control…
- Trial name
- FRABO-02 (NCT01633385)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital
Multiple Sclerosis, Relapse
Effect of Ocrelizumab on Brain Innate Immune Microglial Cells Activation in MS Using PET-MRI With 18F-DPA714
Ocrelizumab is a humanized anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody that showed in phase III trials a powerful effect on relapse rate and lesion load accumulation in the relapsing form of multiple sclerosis (RMS).
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Relapse, Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
- Trial name
- INN-MS (NCT03691077)
- Testing
- Ocrelizumab
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Cardiovascular Diseases
Activation Innate Immune System in Type 1 Diabetes
Hyperglycemia is a well-known cardiovascular risk factor. It has also been shown that episodes of hyperglycemia increase the risk for cardiovascular diseases despite return to normoglycemia, a phenomenon termed 'glycemic or…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Cardiovascular Diseases, Innate Immune System, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT03441919
- Testing
- PET-CT (positron emission tomography - computer tomography), Blood drawn
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center