Clinical trials: Myocardial Dysfunction
Hypertension
Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial
Elevated blood pressure (BP) is an important public health concern. It is highly prevalent, the prevalence may be increasing, and it is a risk factor for several adverse health outcomes, especially coronary heart disease, stroke…
- Trial name
- SPRINT (NCT01206062)
- Testing
- Intensive control of SBP, Standard control of SBP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9,361 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Endothelial Dysfunction
Lipoprotein-associated Phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) Progenitor Cells and Coronary Atherosclerosis in Humans
AIM III is a prospective, randomized, double-blinded, placebo controlled trial. The study is directly connected to IRB 08-008161 as a specific aim of the National Institute of Health (NIH) grant.
- Trial name
- NCT01067339
- Testing
- darapladib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy
The Effect of Intramyocardial Injection of Mesenchymal Precursor Cells on Myocardial Function in Patients Undergoing LVAD Implantation
The main purpose of this research is to determine whether injecting mesenchymal precursor cells (MPC) into the heart during surgery to implant a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is safe.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Ventricular Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT01442129
- Testing
- MPC Intramyocardial injection, Control Solution
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Deborah Ascheim
Coronary Artery Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Genomic Outcomes of Metformin
Medical scientists have found that people with diabetes who take the drug Metformin have less age-related disease than those taking other treatments and researchers believe it may prevent numerous diseases and conditions that…
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Obesity, Abdominal, Hypertension
- Trial name
- GOMET (NCT02986659)
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Acute Myocardial Infarction
CARISMA : Cardiac Arrhythmias and Risk Stratification After MyoCardial Infarction
The purpose of this study is to assess the incidence of tachy- and bradyarrhythmic episodes in patients with acute myocardial infarction with depressed ventricular function and to determine the predictive value of several…
- Trial name
- NCT00145119
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 312 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Breast Cancer, Heart Disease
STOP Heart Disease in Breast Cancer Survivors Trial
The purpose of this study is to to examine the effects of atorvastatin, a type of statin, on changes to the heart among women undergoing breast cancer treatment.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Heart Disease, Cardiotoxicity, Myocardial Dysfunction
- Trial name
- STOP (NCT02674204)
- Testing
- Atorvastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Myocardial Infarction, Ventricular Dysfunction
Vest Prevention of Early Sudden Death Trial and VEST Registry
This study explores the hypothesis that wearable defibrillators can impact mortality by reducing sudden death during the first three months after a heart attack in persons with high risk for life-threatening arrhythmias.
- Conditions
- Myocardial Infarction, Ventricular Dysfunction, Sudden Death, Ventricular Tachycardia
- Trial name
- VEST (NCT01446965)
- Testing
- wearable defibrillator
- Where
- 71 sites in United States, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,348 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Coronary Artery Disease
The Influence of Febuxostat on Coronary Artery Endothelial Dysfunction in Participants With Chronic Stable Angina
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of febuxostat on coronary artery flow in patients with coronary artery disease.
- Trial name
- NCT01763996
- Testing
- Febuxostat
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Takeda
Ischemic Heart Disease, Bone Marrow Cells
Autologous Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells in the Combined Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease
The purpose of this study evaluate the effect of the method of administration of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells for the duration of of functioning aorto-coronary bypass grafts in the surgical treatment of coronary heart…
- Conditions
- Ischemic Heart Disease, Bone Marrow Cells, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG), Heart Failure, Diastolic
- Trial name
- TAMIS (NCT02059512)
- Testing
- Group 1, Group 0, Group 2
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 117 people
- Sponsor
- St. Petersburg State Pavlov Medical University
Ischemic Heart Disease
EWISE: Study of Eplerenone in Women With Chest Pain, Coronary Vascular Dysfunction and Evidence of Myocardial Ischemia
Some women have chest pain even without having a blockage in one of the major blood vessels that supplies blood to the heart. In many of these women the microscopic (small) blood vessels in the heart do not function normally.
- Trial name
- NCT00187889
- Testing
- Eplerenone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Myocardial Infarction
Firibastat or Ramipril After Acute Myocardial Infarction for Prevention of Left Ventricular Dysfunction
This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, active-controlled, dose-titrating phase 2 study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of firibastat administered orally BID (2 daily doses) versus ramipril administered orally BID…
- Trial name
- QUORUM (NCT03715998)
- Testing
- Ramipril, Firibastat
- Where
- 7 sites in France, Germany and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 295 people
- Sponsor
- Quantum Genomics SA
Myocardial Infarction
Safety and Efficacy of Aliskiren in Post Myocardial Infarction Patients (ASPIRE)
The core and extension studies assessed the safety and efficacy of aliskiren when added to optimized standard therapy in patients that have had a high risk acute myocardial infarction (heart attack).
- Trial name
- NCT00414609
- Testing
- Aliskiren
- Where
- 23 sites in United States, Argentina and 21 more
- Volunteers
- 820 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis
Stem Cell Transplantation
The Percutaneous Stem Cell Injection Delivery Effects on Neomyogenesis Pilot Study (The POSEIDON-Pilot Study)
The technique of transplanting progenitor cells into a region of damaged myocardium, termed cellular cardiomyoplasty, is a potentially new therapeutic modality designed to replace or repair necrotic, scarred, or dysfunctional…
- Trial name
- NCT01087996
- Testing
- Auto-hMSCs, Allo-hMSCs
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Stem Cell Transplantation, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
Prospective Randomized Study of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery (PROMETHEUS)
Heart attacks are a leading cause of death in both men and women in the United States. When a person has a heart attack, blood is unable to reach a certain area of the heart, and if the blood supply is not re-established quickly…
- Trial name
- PROMETHEUS (NCT00587990)
- Testing
- Lower dose mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) injection, Higher dose MSC injection
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Joshua M Hare
Heart Failure, Cardiovascular Disease
Rhode Island Diastolic Dysfunction - Heart Failure
To study the hypothesis that treating patients with underlying diastolic dysfunction with oral Kuvan® (BH4, also known as tetrahydrobiopterin) in addition to current best practices will improve metabolic and echocardiographic…
- Trial name
- RIDD-HF (NCT02353312)
- Testing
- Kuvan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Providence VA Medical Center
Left Ventricular Dysfunction Post Myocardial Infarction
Patient's Management Receiving Eplerenone Therapy
On a population of patients followed by an office-based cardiologist and treated with eplerenone, the objectives of the survey are: To describe the characteristics of the population treated.
- Trial name
- PERGAME (NCT01440049)
- Testing
- Prospective Observational
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Acute Myocardial Infarction
Prospective ARNI vs ACE Inhibitor Trial to DetermIne Superiority in Reducing Heart Failure Events After MI
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of LCZ696 titrated to a target dose of 200 mg twice daily, compared to ramipril titrated to a target dose of 5 mg twice daily.
- Trial name
- PARADISE-MI (NCT02924727)
- Testing
- LCZ696 (sacubitril/valsartan), Ramipril, Valsartan
- Where
- 486 sites in United States, Argentina and 39 more
- Volunteers
- 5,669 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Coronary Artery Disease, Edema
The Efficacy and Safety of Hypertonic Saline in Cardiac Surgery Patients.
The organ dysfunction following cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) occurs frequently in cardiac surgery patients. Systemic inflammatory response initiated by CPB through releasing of several mediators lead to altered endothelial…
- Trial name
- ESHHS (NCT01675453)
- Testing
- 7.2% NaCl plus 6% hydroxyethyl starch 200/0.5, 0.9% NaCl
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Meshalkin Research Institute of Pathology of Circulation
Coronary Artery Bypass, Myocardial Infarction
The Effect Of Acadesine On Reducing Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Adverse Events In Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery (Study P05633 AM1)(TERMINATED)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether acadesine is effective in reducing the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular adverse events in high-risk participants undergoing CABG surgery.
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Bypass, Myocardial Infarction, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left, Stroke
- Trial name
- RED-CABG (NCT00872001)
- Testing
- Acadesine, Normal Saline
- Volunteers
- 3,080 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
HIV/AIDS, Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
The ENCHANTMENT HIV Study
Persons with HIV, even those well-treated, are at increased risk for heart disease when compared to the general population. Two hormones called aldosterone and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), which have been shown to be abnormal…
- Trial name
- NCT04153136
- Testing
- Sacubitril-Valsartan 49-51Mg Oral Tablet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital