Clinical trials: Normal Controls
Asthma
MethaCholine Bronchoprovocation Study (MeCIS)
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the methacholine challenge test as an accurate indicator of asthma in patients receiving treatment for asthma.
- Trial name
- MeCIS (NCT00705341)
- Testing
- fluticasone
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 219 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Marfan Syndrome
Comparison of Aliskiren vs Negative Controls on Aortic Stiffness in Patients With MFS
Marfan syndrome (MFS) is an inherited disorder of connective tissue with morbidity and mortality from aortic dilatation and dissection.
- Trial name
- NCT01715207
- Testing
- Aliskiren, Atenolol
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Interstitial Pneumonitis, Polymyositis
Investigation in Myositis-associated Pneumonitis of Prednisolone And Concomitant Tacrolimus
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the combination treatment of tacrolimus and corticosteroid in polymyositis/dermatomyositis patients with interstitial pneumonitis with comparison against…
- Conditions
- Interstitial Pneumonitis, Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis
- Trial name
- IMPPACT (NCT00504348)
- Testing
- Tacrolimus
- Where
- 11 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Menopause, Depression
Brain Imaging Study in Menopausal Women With and Without Major Depressive Disorder
The purpose this study is to measure cortical gama-aminobutyric acid levels (GABA) levels in menopausal women with major depressive disorder and healthy subjects using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS).
- Trial name
- NCT00626340
- Testing
- MDD diagnosis and Estrogen treatment, MDD diagnosis and Fluoxetine treatment, MDD diagnosis with both Estrogen and Fluoxetine treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Vasomotor Rhinitis
Nasal Physiologic Reactivity of Nonallergic Rhinitics to Cold Air Provocation
This study seeks to compare patients with vasomotor rhinitis ("perennial nonallergic rhinitis," "idiopathic rhinitis") with normal controls with respect to their nasal physiologic reactivity to cold air challenge.
- Trial name
- NCT00415493
- Testing
- Cold-dry air provocation, Warm-moist air provocation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Associated Scientists to Help Minimize Allergies
Primary Insomnia
A High Density EEG Comparison of Sleep Patterns in Insomnia
Insomnia, defined as a subjective report of difficulty initiating sleep, maintaining sleep, and/or non-restorative sleep, leads to significant daytime dysfunction and increased health risks.
- Trial name
- NCT01960452
- Testing
- Serial awakenings
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Schizophrenia, Memory Disorders
The Effects of Atomoxetine on Cognition and Brain Function Based on Catechol-O-methyltransferase(COMT) Genotype
This study will evaluate whether Atomoxetine improves cognition in healthy volunteers as well as patients with schizophrenia. Atomoxetine is a drug that has been Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved for Attention Deficit…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Memory Disorders, Cognition Disorders
- Trial name
- Atomoxetine (NCT00548327)
- Testing
- Atomoxetine, Functional magnetic resonance imaging, Neuropsychological Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Cervical Cancer, Hpv
Does the HPV Vaccine Cause the Same Response in Adolescent Kidney and Liver Transplant Patients as in Healthy Controls?
The purpose of the study is to understand if children with liver and kidney transplants develop the antibodies from the Gardasil vaccine.
- Conditions
- Cervical Cancer, Hpv, Warts
- Trial name
- NCT01101750
- Testing
- Quadrivalent HPV for types 6, 11, 16 and 18
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Medstar Health Research Institute
Congestive Heart Failure
Natriuretic Peptide System as Therapy in Human Preclinical Left Ventricle Dysfunction
In congestive heart failure, cardiac output is low, blood pressure is high, and the body becomes congested with fluid. In normal people, when there is high blood pressure, the heart muscle cells secrete a hormone that excretes…
- Trial name
- PPG1 (NCT00387621)
- Testing
- Nesiritide, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Horng Chen
Schizophrenia
Clinical Trial of Tolcapone for Cognition in Schizophrenia
This study will evaluate whether Tolcapone improves cognition in healthy volunteers as well as patients with schizophrenia. Talcapone is a drug that has been FDA approved for Attention Deficit Disorder and allegedly increase the…
- Trial name
- NCT00044083
- Testing
- Tolcapone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2
Contribution of Hyperinsulinemia vs. Hyperglycemia to Insulin Resistance in Type 1 Diabetes and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 (MODY2)
The purpose of this study is to determine the key factors influencing insulin sensitivity in type 1 diabetes (T1DM) and maturity onset diabetes of the young, type 2 (MODY2).
- Conditions
- Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2, MODY2, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT02971202
- Testing
- Hyperinsulinemic, euglycemic clamp, 20% dextrose
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Arthralgia
Changes in Knee Articular Cartilage Volume in Women on Aromatase Inhibitors
Many women with breast cancer are treated with a class of drugs called aromatase inhibitors (mainly letrozole or anastrozole), which lowers the amount of estrogen being produced in the body.
- Trial name
- NCT00111241
- Testing
- aromatase inhibitors (letrozole, anastrozole)
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- Monash University
Hypophosphatasia, Bone Disease
Non-interventional Substudy of ALX-HPP-502 to Assess Natural History of Patients With Juvenile-onset HPP Who Served as Historical Controls in ENB-006-09
The purpose of this study is to characterize the natural history of HPP in patients with Juvenile-onset HPP who served as historical controls in ENB-006-09.
- Trial name
- NCT02235493
- Testing
- Retrospective Case Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Evaluating Safety of Escalating Doses of Tilmanocept by IV Injection and SPECT Imaging in Subjects With and Without RA
Prospective, open-label, multicenter, dose escalation, safety with pharmacokinetics (PK) and dosimetry study of injected Tc 99m tilmanocept in the detection of and assessment of localization to skeletal joints in subjects with…
- Trial name
- NCT02865434
- Testing
- Tc99m-tilmanocept, SPECT Imaging (60 Minutes post-injection), SPECT Imaging (180 Minutes post-injection)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Navidea Biopharmaceuticals
Alzheimer's Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia
Imaging Characteristics of Florbetapir 18F in Patients With Frontotemporal Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease and Normal Controls.
Study 18F-AV-45-010 is designed to evaluate the cerebral uptake of florbetapir 18F as measured by PET imaging in frontotemporal disorder (FTD) in comparison to cognitively normal volunteers and subjects with Alzheimer's disease…
- Trial name
- NCT01890343
- Testing
- florbetapir 18F, 18F-FDG
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals