Clinical trials: Lipid Disorders
Psoriasis, Metabolic Syndrome
Effects of TNF-alpha Antagonism (Etanercept) in Patients With the Metabolic Syndrome and Psoriasis
People with psoriasis have significantly higher rates of obesity, diabetes, heart failure and high blood pressure than the general public.
- Conditions
- Psoriasis, Metabolic Syndrome, Hyperlipidemia, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT00477191
- Testing
- Etanercept
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency, Wolman Disease
Safety, Tolerability, Efficacy, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of Sebelipase Alfa in Children With Growth Failure Due to Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency
This was an open-label, repeat-dose, intra-participant dose-escalation study of SBC-102 (sebelipase alfa) in children with growth failure due to lysosomal acid lipase (LAL) Deficiency.
- Trial name
- NCT01371825
- Testing
- Sebelipase alfa (SBC-102)
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, Egypt and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Diseases
Intensive Glycemic Control and Skeletal Health Study
The purpose of the ACCORD-BONE Study is to investigate the effects of intensive glycemic control for type 2 diabetes (in ACCORD participants) on factors related to bone health, including, fractures, falls, and bone mineral…
- Conditions
- Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Diseases, Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertension
- Trial name
- ACCORD-BONE (NCT00324350)
- Testing
- hypoglycemic agents, hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase inhibitors, hypertensive agents
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 7,287 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Colorectal Cancer, High Cholesterol
Online Trial Examining Validity of the Shared Decision Making Process Survey With Video Vignettes
This study will recruit subjects online and randomly assigned them to one of four arms. The arms vary by clinical decision (colorectal cancer screening or treatment of high cholesterol) by video order (poor shared decision making…
- Trial name
- NCT04317274
- Testing
- Good high cholesterol video, Poor high cholesterol video, Good colon cancer screening video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 401 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
HIV Infection, Coronary Heart Disease
High Intensity Lipid Lowering Following Acute Coronary Syndromes for Persons Living With HIV
HILLCLIMBER is a randomized, controlled, open-label phase II trial of moderate dose statin therapy (pravastatin 40mg daily) versus high-dose statin therapy (rosuvastatin 20-40mg daily) in HIV-infected persons taking…
- Trial name
- HILLCLIMBER (NCT02841774)
- Testing
- Pravastatin, Rosuvastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Matthew Feinstein
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Effect of Diabetes Mellitus on Cholesterol Metabolism
HMG CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) are commonly used to treat high cholesterol (HC) in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM).
- Conditions
- Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Hypercholesterolemia
- Trial name
- NCT00879710
- Testing
- simvastatin or ezetimibe
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Hyperlipidemia, Diabetes
Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) Detection and Management of Metabolic Syndrome in Patients With Mental Illness
The study was a 12-month, multi-centered, quasi-experimental design to assess point-of-care (POCT) screening/monitoring of subjects on antipsychotic agents for metabolic syndrome.
- Conditions
- Hyperlipidemia, Diabetes, Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT02029989
- Testing
- Glucose and lipids, Glycosylated Hemoglobin A1c, Blood Pressure and Heart Rate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Late Infantile Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
Long-term Metazym Treatment of Patients With Late Infantile Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD)
This is a single center, open-label study of patients with late infantile MLD. All patients were previous treated 26 weeks in the phase I trial (EudraCT number: 2006-005341-11, NCT00418561).
- Trial name
- NCT00633139
- Testing
- Recombinant human Arylsulfatase A (rhASA)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Shire
Obesity, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Coordinating Pragmatic Primary Care Population Management for Obesity
The C3PO pilot and feasibility study uses a rigorous, mixed-method research design to provide information needed to refine and implement a technology-mediated primary care outreach intervention approach before conducting a larger…
- Trial name
- C3PO (NCT03998046)
- Testing
- Outreach Support for Weight Loss Goal Setting and Self-Weighing, Outreach Decision Support to Encourage Linkages to Intensive Community Lifestyle Interventions, Adaptive Tailoring of Information Delivery and Intensity of Primary Care Outreach Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Barth Syndrome
A Trial to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Elamipretide in Subjects With Barth Syndrome
A randomized, double-blind cross over trial to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of elamipretide in subjects with Barth syndrome.
- Trial name
- TAZPOWER (NCT03098797)
- Testing
- Elamipretide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Stealth BioTherapeutics Inc.
Hypercholesteremia
Rosuvastatin in the Long-term Treatment of Hypercholesterolaemic Subjects With Coronary Heart Disease
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate that 76 weeks of treatment with rosuvastatin calcium 2.5-20 mg results in no progression of coronary artery atherosclerotic volume as measured by intravascular ultrasonography…
- Trial name
- NCT00329160
- Testing
- Rosuvastatin, HMG CoA inhibitor
- Where
- 27 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 214 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Hypercholesterolemia
Effect of Beta-Glucan on Cholesterol Lowering
The primary aim of this study is to determine whether the cholesterol-lowering efficacy of barley b- glucan varied as function of molecular weight (MW) and the total daily amount consumed.
- Trial name
- NCT01408719
- Testing
- Control, 3g LMW beta-glucan, 5g LMW beta-glucan
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Lipid Disorder
EMERALD (Emergency Medicine Cardiovascular Risk Assessment for Lipid Disorders)
The EMERALD intervention involves 1) ordering an Emergency Department (ED) lipid panel, 2) calculating 10-year Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk using the Pooled Cohort Equations, 3) prescribing a moderate- or…
- Trial name
- EMERALD (NCT05742841)
- Testing
- moderate- or high-intensity statin/ rosuvastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Refractive Error
Clinical Comparison of Silicone Hydrogel Monthly Lenses
The purpose of this study is to compare AIR OPTIX® plus HydraGlyde (AOHG) contact lenses to ACUVUE® VITA® (VITA) contact lenses for total lipid uptake (total of surface and bulk uptake) after 30 days of wear by high lipid…
- Trial name
- NCT03169153
- Testing
- Lotrafilcon B contact lenses, Senofilcon C contact lenses
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- Alcon Research
Body Fat Disorder
Tissue Optimization on Cryolipolysis Procedures for Fat Layer Reduction
Evaluate the effects of tissue optimization before and during cryolipolysis procedures on the outcome of non-invasive fat reduction using the ZELTIQ System.
- Trial name
- TOPS (NCT01728857)
- Testing
- The Zeltiq System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zeltiq Aesthetics
HIV Infections, Cardiovascular Disease
Myocardial Function & FFA Metabolism in HIV Metabolic Syndrome
We hypothesize that the hearts of HIV+ people with The Metabolic Syndrome use and oxidize fats and sugars inappropriately, and that this may impair the heart's ability to pump blood.
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, Cardiovascular Disease, Insulin Resistance, HIV Lipodystrophy
- Trial name
- WU197 (NCT00656851)
- Testing
- Pioglitazone, Exercise Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Hyperlipoproteinemia Type I, Hypertriglyceridemia
Orlistat for the Treatment of Type I Hyperlipoproteinemia
Patients with Type I Hyperlipoproteinemia (T1HLP) have a rare form of hypertriglyceridemia marked by significant chylomicronemia and recurrent episodes of acute pancreatitis.
- Trial name
- T1HLP (NCT02767531)
- Testing
- Orlistat
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Hypercholesterolemia
Effects of Ezetimibe With Simvastatin in the Therapy of Adolescents With HeFH (Study P02579)
This is a randomized, double-blind, controlled, parallel-group, multicenter, Phase-3 study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ezetimibe with simvastatin taken alone in subjects ages 10-17 years with Heterozygous Familial…
- Trial name
- NCT00129402
- Testing
- ezetimibe with simvastatin, simvastatin
- Volunteers
- 248 people
- Sponsor
- Organon and Co
Myocardial Lipid
Myocardial Lipid and Creatine of Heart Failure on MRS
The objective of this 3-year project is to develop myocardial MRS, in particular lipid (triglyceride) and creatine resonances, as imaging biomarkers for patients with heart failure (HF).
- Trial name
- NCT02378402
- Testing
- Proton (1H-) magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Dry Eye Syndrome, Lipid Deficiency
Evaluation of SYSTANE® BALANCE in Dry Eye Subjects With Lipid Deficiency
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the repeated use of SYSTANE® BALANCE on stabilizing the tear film of dry eye patients with an unstable tear film.
- Trial name
- NCT01688726
- Testing
- SYSTANE® BALANCE eyedrops, Minims® Saline 0.9% eyedrops
- Volunteers
- 91 people
- Sponsor
- Alcon Research