Clinical trials: Mechanism
Physical Inactivity, Walking
Daily Goal Setting to Increase Everyday Physical Activity and Promote Cognitive Health in Midlife
The purpose of this study is to determine whether interaction with an adaptive Fitbit-based goal setting application can increase levels of everyday light intensity physical activity in middle-aged adults.
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Walking, Cognitive Health, Self-regulation
- Trial name
- NCT05826379
- Testing
- Adaptive Daily Goal Setting, Interim Goal Prompt
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Musculoskeletal Pain, Fibromyalgia
Neural Mechanisms of Light Driven Analgesia
The goal of this study will be to understand the biological mechanisms that are responsible to light-driven analgesia. Light presented to the retina has been shown to have pain relieving properties in pre-clinical and clinical…
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Pain, Fibromyalgia, Healthy Controls Group - Age and Sex-matched
- Trial name
- NCT07245303
- Testing
- S-cone modulating visual stimulus, Equal Energy White Visual Stimulus, Green light visual stimulus (S-OFF)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Healthy Volunteers, Neurophysiology
Investigating the Transcutaneous vs. Transcranial Mechanisms of Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation (eTNS) Using fMRI
Transcutaneous Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation (eTNS) is a non-invasive technique that modulates brain activity by applying electrical currents to the forehead.
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers, Neurophysiology, fMRI Research
- Trial name
- NCT07657260
- Testing
- Topical Lidocaine, Direct Current eTNS (DC-eTNS)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xidian University
Cardiovascular Disease
Investigation of the Atherogenic Effects of Uric Acid-modified in Endothelial Dysfunction and the the Preventional Mechanism by Anthocyanidines
The purpose of this study is to confirm the protective effect and mechanism of anthocyanins on hyperuricemia patients with Cardiovascular disease.
- Trial name
- NCT02797028
- Testing
- Anthocyanidins capsule, Allopurinol
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command
Anorexia Nervosa, Obsessive-compulsive Disorder
Neural Links Between OCD and Anorexia
Individuals with anorexia nervosa (AN) have long been observed to demonstrate symptoms in common with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), in particular, an obsessive fear of normal weight leading to dangerous food restriction…
- Trial name
- NCT02085057
- Testing
- Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
The Therapeutic Value and Mechanism of Recombinant Human Interleukin-2 on Children With Rheumatic Diseases
The study aims to explore the therapeutic value and mechanism of Interleukin-2 on children with rheumatic diseases (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Primary Sjögren Syndrome, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis).
- Trial name
- SLE，pSS，JIA (NCT04397107)
- Testing
- IL-2
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The First Hospital of Jilin University
Cardiovascular Diseases, Vasodilation
Effects of n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Antioxidants on Postprandial Hyperlipidemia and Vascular Function in Men
Diet has long been used as a way to provide enough nutrients to an individual in order to meet metabolic requirements. However, recent scientific advancements have suggested that beyond meeting nutrition needs, diet may also be…
- Trial name
- NCT00296595
- Testing
- Nutrition
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Cardiac Surgery, Erythrocyte Transfusion
Mechanism and Repository Study for the Red Cell Storage Duration Study
A large multicenter randomized controlled trial of approximately 1700 critically ill patients' status post complex cardiac surgery with sternotomy, called the Red Cell Storage Duration Study (RECESS), is currently ongoing.
- Trial name
- MARS (NCT01541319)
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carelon Research
Sepsis, AKI - Acute Kidney Injury
Mechanisms of Acute Kidney Injury in Severe Infections
Renal perfusion and neutrophil-mediated inflammation will be assessed in the kidney in sepsis patients with acute kidney injury using positron emission tomography.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, AKI - Acute Kidney Injury, Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
- Trial name
- PET-AKI (NCT06372444)
- Testing
- Positron emission tomography (PET)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University Hospital
Severe Asthma
3TR Asthma Biologics Cohort (ABC) Study
The 3TR-ABC study is a multicentre observational prospective cohort study platform that follows patients with severe asthma from the start of biological therapy and three years onwards.
- Trial name
- 3TR-ABC (NCT06126692)
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Autoimmune Pancreatitis
Study on AI-assisted Multimodal Diagnosis System of Autoimmune Pancreatitis
The existing comprehensive diagnostic system for autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is complex, with multidimensional clinical information including morphological changes and a lack of specific biomarkers.
- Trial name
- NCT06369909
- Testing
- EUS-FNA
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Healthy Volunteers, Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance
Study of Cognitive and Behavioural Biases in People With Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance (IEI) Versus Healthy Controls
Symptoms that patients attribute to the environment when no environmental cause can be identified are known as "idiopathic environmental intolerance" (IEI).
- Trial name
- BELIEFS VS (NCT06800976)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Itch
Evaluation of Peripheral Itch Mechanisms Following Injection of Morphine (Second Sub-Project)
The aim of our 2nd sub-project is to clarify if the capsaicin receptor TRPV1 is implicated in the mechanism of morphine-induced mast cell degranulation.
- Trial name
- NCT04700007
- Testing
- Capsaicin, Diphenhydramine, Morphine Chloride
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University
Overweight and Obesity, Eating Behavior
Examination of Bromocriptine on Homeostatic and Hedonic Mechanisms of Food Intake in Individuals at High Risk for T2DM
The current project applies an integrative three-prong approach to investigate the potential of the dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2) agonist bromocriptine to: 1) increase homeostatic satiation signaling, 2) alter neural circuitry to…
- Trial name
- NCT05405244
- Testing
- Bromocriptine-QR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Hereditary Angioedema (HAE)
Open-label, Single-arm Study to Assess the Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Tolerability of a Single Subcutaneous Dose of Icatibant in Healthy Japanese Volunteers
This is a single-dose study to evaluate the pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability of icatibant administered to adult Japanese subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT02045264
- Testing
- Icatibant (30 mg)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shire
Motor Learning, Aging
OPTIMAL Motor Learning in Table Tennis: A fNIRS Study
This study investigates how OPTIMAL theory influences table tennis backhand learning in young, healthy older, and mild cognitively impaired older adults.
- Conditions
- Motor Learning, Aging, Coginitive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT07914608
- Testing
- OPTIMAL theory-based Instruction, Conventional Instruction (Control)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Chronic Stroke, Cerebral Palsy
Gondola Mechanism of Action
This study will investigate the clinical, functional and neurophysiological effects of automated mechanical peripheral stimulation (AMPS) via the Gondola device administered to patients with chronic stroke, cerebral palsy and…
- Conditions
- Chronic Stroke, Cerebral Palsy, Parkinson's Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05146648
- Testing
- Gondola AMPS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Lumbar Disc Herniation
Brain Connectomic Mechanisms of Spinal Manipulative Therapy on LDH Analgesia Based on Multimodal MRI
Low back and leg pain caused by lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is common. Lever positioning manipulation (LPM) is a spinal manual therapy used to relieve this pain, but how it affects the brain is unclear.
- Trial name
- NCT07728149
- Testing
- Active Lever Positioning Manipulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Third Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
Hypertension
Neural Mechanism of Aldosterone-induced Insulin Resistance
Patients with high aldosterone hormone have higher blood glucose than normal people. This study is being done to understand how aldosterone hormone affects the nerve activity that controls blood flow in the muscles and blood…
- Trial name
- NCT02102243
- Testing
- DEFINITY® infusion, Human Recombinant Regular Insulin infusion, Dextrose infusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wanpen Vongpatanasin
Analgesia
The Analgesic Effect of Auditory Inputs and Its Relation to Psychological and Neurobiological Mechanisms
The study investigates the analgesic effect of different auditory inputs. Employing a within-subject design, the study includes healthy participants that are exposed to thermal stimuli while listening to three different auditory…
- Trial name
- NCT03410563
- Testing
- Auditory inputs
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
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