Clinical trials: Peripheral Blood Flow
Hospital Associated Disability, Immobility
Targeting Muscle Strength Loss Due to Hospitalization in Older Adults by Blood-flow Restriction Combined With an Electromyography-driven Serious Game.
This study investigates a new training method designed to help older adults preserve their muscle strength during hospitalization.
- Conditions
- Hospital Associated Disability, Immobility, Older Adults (65 Years and Older)
- Trial name
- GHOSTLY+ (NCT07294131)
- Testing
- Gamified isometric strength training with blood flow restriction, Standard Physiotherapy
- Where
- 3 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Athletic Performance, Exercise Training
Cluster Training With Blood Flow Restriction in Competitive 200-m Freestyle Swimmers
This study evaluated the effects of adding individualized blood flow restriction (BFR) to cluster resistance training on swimming performance, physical fitness, and selected circulating growth factors in competitive swimmers.
- Trial name
- BFR-CLUSTER-SW (NCT07786129)
- Testing
- Cluster Training With Blood Flow Restriction, Cluster Training Alone
- Where
- Iraq
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saif Rasheed Ghanim
Tuberculosis, HIV
Collection of Tissue Specimens in Mali, West Africa, for HIV and Tuberculosis Research
This study, conducted in Bamako, Mali (West Africa), will collect blood and sputum samples to establish normal values for laboratory test results among Malians.
- Trial name
- NCT00341042
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 253 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Multiple Sclerosis
Transcranial Electrical Stimulation in Multiple Sclerosis
First the investigators will examine if the blood flow in the brain is different in patients with Multiple Sclerosis compared to healthy volunteers. HOW? The blood flow of the subjects is imaged by use of a special MRI-technique.
- Trial name
- TEMS (NCT06966128)
- Testing
- transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Healthy
Regulation of Optic Nerve Head Blood Flow During Combined Changes in Intraocular Pressure and Arterial Blood Pressure
Autoregulation is the ability of a vascular bed to maintain blood flow despite changes in perfusion pressure. The existence of an effective autoregulation in the optic nerve head (ONH) circulation has been shown in animals and…
- Trial name
- NCT00914992
- Testing
- Suction cup application, Squatting
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Chronic Kidney Disease
Mechanisms of Muscle Blood Flow Dysregulation and Exercise Intolerance in Chronic Kidney Disease
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) experience fatigue and exercise intolerance. Increased oxidative stress in CKD may be a contributing factor.
- Trial name
- NCT02664519
- Testing
- Forearm exercise training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Prevention of High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
A double-blind placebo controlled study To compare the effect of tadalafil and dexamethasone versus placebo on Ppa and pulmonary edema formation in subjects susceptible to HAPE.
- Trial name
- NCT00274430
- Testing
- dexamethasone 8 mg bid, tadalafil 10mg bid
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Cerebral Blood Flow, Cognitive Function
Effects of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)-Rich Fish Oil on Cerebral Haemodynamics
DHA has previously been shown to increase regional cerebral blood flow response to tactile stimulation in aged monkeys; modulation of cerebral blood flow in humans has yet to be demonstrated.
- Trial name
- NCT01075932
- Testing
- DHA-rich fish oil
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northumbria University
Healthy, Schizophrenia
Electrophysiology and Blood Flow in Patients With Schizophrenia and Their Siblings
This study will explore how the brain works during memory testing in an effort to understand why some patients with schizophrenia have memory difficulties.
- Trial name
- NCT00001921
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,386 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Hypoxia, Altitude, Brain
The Cerebral Hemodynamic and Cognitive Effects of Acute Resveratrol Administration in Young, Healthy Adults at Stimulated Altitude.
Background: Vaso-active polyphenols have been proposed to enhance cognitive performance. Oral administration with the non-flavonoid polyphenol, resveratrol, has been found to modulate cerebral blood flow (CBF); yet, this has not…
- Trial name
- NCT03541993
- Testing
- Resveratrol
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northumbria University
Hairy Cell Leukemia (HCL), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Collection of Human Samples to Study Hairy Cell and Other Leukemias, and to Develop Recombinant Immunotoxins for Cancer Treatment
Background: Researchers who are studying hairy cell leukemia, and how the disease compares with other disorders, are interested in obtaining additional samples from leukemia patients and healthy volunteers.
- Conditions
- Hairy Cell Leukemia (HCL), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma (NHL), Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma (CTCL)
- Trial name
- NCT01087333
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,263 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Fabry Disease, Healthy
PET Scans in Normal Volunteers and Patients With Fabry Disease
This study will determine the rate of sugar metabolism in the brain of patients with Fabry disease, a genetic disease of abnormal lipid metabolism.
- Trial name
- NCT00005111
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Adolescent Athletic Performance, Muscle Strength Development
Effects of Back Squat Exercise with or Without Blood Flow Restriction in Healthy Adolescent Basketball Athletes
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effectiveness of Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) training compared to traditional high-intensity training in adolescent basketball players aged 16-18.
- Conditions
- Adolescent Athletic Performance, Muscle Strength Development, Jump Height Improvement, Ground Reaction Force (GRF) Enhancement
- Trial name
- BFR (NCT06684093)
- Testing
- Back squat with Blood flow restriction machine, Back squats
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Dysfunction
Brain Vascular and Neurocognitive Health
The overall research objective of this proposal is to determine the acute and chronic impact of transcranial photobiomodulation on indices of cerebral vascular health and neurocognitive function.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Dysfunction, Alzheimer Disease, Vascular Disease, Peripheral
- Trial name
- NCT06497413
- Testing
- Transcranial Photobiomodulation, Transcranial Photobiomodulation helmet (Neuradiant 1070 Plus) with no light administered
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Arlington
Vascular Occlusion, Soccer
Effect of Blood Flow Restriction on Football-Related Performance Parameters
The blood flow restriction method can have similar or superior effects to high-intensity exercises even in a short duration, which can positively affect some performance parameters, can be applied with low-intensity load and…
- Conditions
- Vascular Occlusion, Soccer, Exercise, EMG
- Trial name
- NCT05452109
- Testing
- Blood Flow Restriction, Classical Training Alone
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biruni University
Biological Aging
Effects of Phytonutrients Upon Muscle Perfusion in Response to Feeding
This is a random order cross over design trial to evaluate the efficacy of select nutritional ingredients on enhancing muscle perfusion in response to an acute meal stimulus.
- Trial name
- NCT03213340
- Testing
- Catechin Cohort 1, Curcuminoid Cohort 2, Flavonoid Cohort 3
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abbott Nutrition
Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion, Retinal Blood Flow
Assessment of Retinal Vessel Diameters and Red Blood Velocities in Patients With BRVO and Healthy Subjects
Assessment of retinal vessel calibers combined with bidirectional Fourier domain optical coherence tomography (FDOCT) for measurement of retinal blood velocities is a new and sophisticated method for assessing retinal blood flow…
- Conditions
- Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion, Retinal Blood Flow, Retinal Oxygen Saturation
- Trial name
- NCT01746615
- Testing
- Dynamic Vessel Analyzer, Bidirectional Fourier-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography (FDOCT)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Healthy
Imaging Biomarkers for Myofascial Pain
Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is highly prevalent in the community. It is primarily diagnosed using patient self reports and physical examination, which lack reliability, sensitivity and specificity and does not provide insights…
- Trial name
- NCT06060925
- Testing
- Ultrasound imaging, Bioimpedance spectroscopy, Electromyography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Mason University
Anesthesia, General, Infant
Impact of CO2 on Cerebral Blood Flow in Infants Less Than 6 Months During General Anaesthesia
The study aims at assessing cerebral blood flow variations following expired CO2 variations in anaesthetized infants less than 6 months, during a routine general anesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT03567031
- Testing
- EtCO2 modification
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Exercise
Correlation Between HRV and Performance in Eccentric Resistance Training Associated With Partial Blood Flow Restriction
Studies on resistance training (RT) associated with blood flow restriction (BFR) is an alternative method of gaining strength and hypertrophy muscle.
- Trial name
- NCT04422301
- Testing
- Blood flow restriction
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Franciele Marques Vanderle