Clinical trials: Processes, Metabolic
Mucopolysaccharidosis II
Iduronate-2-sulfatase Enzyme Replacement Therapy in Mucopolysaccharidosis II (MPS II)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the administration of iduronate-2-sulfatase enzyme in a weekly or every other week therapy frequency is safe and efficacious in patients with MPS II.
- Trial name
- NCT00069641
- Testing
- Iduronate-2-sulfatase enzyme replacement therapy
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, Brazil and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Shire
Secondary Hyperparathyroidism, Chronic Kidney Disease
Paricalcitol Versus Calcitriol for Efficacy and Safety in Stage 3/4 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) With Secondary Hyperparathyroidism (SHPT)
Secondary Hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) occurs in many patients with kidney disease and leads to bone disease. Active forms of vitamin D, calcitriol and paricalcitol, treat SHPT, but may have different effects on blood calcium.
- Trial name
- PACE (NCT00823303)
- Testing
- Paricalcitol, Calcitriol
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Kidney Failure, Chronic, Kidney Failure, Acute
Sodium Chloride and Contrast Nephropathy
This phase II, open, non-inferiority, randomized and controlled clinical trial is aimed to ascertain the incidence of contrast nephropathy in outpatients undergoing CT scan with contrast.
- Conditions
- Kidney Failure, Chronic, Kidney Failure, Acute, Heart Failure, Diabetes
- Trial name
- PNIC-Na (NCT03476460)
- Testing
- Oral sodium chloride, Intravenous sodium chloride
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 271 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal
End Stage Renal Disease, Olfactory Disorders
Helping Olfaction and Nutrition On Renal Replacement
This clinical trial examines whether nasal theophylline administration can improve olfaction and nutrition in hemodialysis patients.
- Trial name
- HONORR (NCT02479451)
- Testing
- Theophylline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Type2 Diabetes Mellitus
Orange Juice And Sugar Intervention Study
The objectives of this proposal are to address the gaps in knowledge regarding the metabolic effects of consuming orange juice, the most frequently consumed fruit juice in this country, compared to sugar-sweetened beverage.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Type2 Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin Sensitivity, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- OASIS (NCT03527277)
- Testing
- Naturally-sweetened orange juice, Sugar-sweetened beverage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Type 2 Diabetes, End Stage Renal Disease
Using Sitagliptin as a Treatment to Prevent New Onset Diabetes After Kidney Transplantation
This study is designed to see if the use of the drug Sitagliptin (used to reduce insulin resistance) will delay or prevent kidney transplant patients from getting diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT00936663
- Testing
- Sitagliptin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Efficacy, Safety, And Pharmacokinetics Of Rifaximin In Subjects With Severe Hepatic Impairment And Hepatic Encephalopathy
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety of Rifaximin or placebo in subjects with severe hepatic impairment and Hepatic Encephalopathy.
- Trial name
- NCT01846663
- Testing
- Rifaximin
- Where
- 28 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Bausch Health Americas, Inc.
Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance
Mechanisms Underlying Metabolic Syndrome in Obesity
The purpose of this study is to better understand the link between obesity and diabetes or pre-diabetes.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance, Prediabetes
- Trial name
- NCT00579813
- Testing
- Pioglitazone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Philip Kern
Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency
Investigation of Brain Nitrogen in Partial Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency (OTCD) Using 1 H MRS, DTI, and fMRI
The purpose of this study is to use various types of MRI and cognitive testing to evaluate changes in the brain and cognitive function that occur in subjects with ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD) relative to healthy…
- Trial name
- NCT01569568
- Testing
- MRI scanning, Cognitive testing
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Andrea Gropman
Vitamin D Deficiency, Short Bowel Syndrome
Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency in Intestinal Rehabilitation Clinic Patients With a Portable Ultraviolet B Lamp
This is a randomized, controlled, unblinded pilot study for patients with vitamin D deficiency in Intestinal Rehabilitation clinic.
- Trial name
- NCT01930539
- Testing
- Ultraviolet B lamp
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Albinism, Inborn Errors of Metabolism
Oral Pirfenidone for the Pulmonary Fibrosis of Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome
Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome (HPS) is an inherited disease that results in decreased pigmentation (oculocutaneous albinism), bleeding problems due to a platelet abnormality (platelet storage pool defect), and storage of an abnormal…
- Conditions
- Albinism, Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Oculocutaneous Albinism, Platelet Storage Pool Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT00001596
- Testing
- Pirfenidone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- William Gahl, M.D.
Medication Adherence, Medication Compliance
Connected Healthcare for Individuals Living at Home With Chronic Conditions
Managing and taking medications as prescribed can be a difficult task. This is especially true for older adults living at home with chronic conditions while managing multiple prescribed medications.
- Conditions
- Medication Adherence, Medication Compliance, Medication Nonadherence, Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT04339296
- Testing
- Spencer
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alberta Health Services, Calgary
Fabry Disease
This Study is Designed to Evaluate PD/PK and Safety of Replagal Manufactured by Two Different Processes.
This study is designed to evaluate safety and PK/PD in Canadian Fabry patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01304277
- Testing
- agalsidase alfa
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Shire
Hookworm Infection, Hookworm Disease
Safety and Immunogenicity Study of Na-GST-1 With or Without CpG
Na-GST-1 is a protein expressed during the adult stage of the hookworm life cycle that is thought to play a role in the parasite's degradation of host hemoglobin for use as an energy source.
- Trial name
- NCT02143518
- Testing
- Na-GST-1/Alhydrogel®, CpG 10104
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Diabetic Retinopathy
Evaluation of Doxycycline Verses Placebo for the Treatment of Severe Nonproliferative or Mild or Moderate Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
This 24 month randomized research study will evaluate whether doxycycline can 1) slow the deterioration or improve retinal function and/or 2) induce regression, or slow progression, of diabetic retinopathy in participants over 18…
- Trial name
- POC1 (NCT00511875)
- Testing
- doxycycline monohydrate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Gardner
Peripheral Vascular Diseases, Hyperglycaemia (Diabetic)
Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Above-the-knee Amputations
Surgery performed with nerve blocks and sedation may be safer and provide better pain control compared to general anesthesia and opioid therapy in high-risk patient populations such as elderly and troubled with peripheral…
- Conditions
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases, Hyperglycaemia (Diabetic), Hypertension, Coronary Artery Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03404180
- Testing
- Peripheral nerve block, Intravenous Sedatives, Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve blocks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Coronary Artery Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease
Effect of Vitamin D Supplement on Inflammation Markers in High-Risk Cardiovascular Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
The purpose of this study is to determine if vitamin D supplementation changes the results of certain tests associated with inflammation in the body using an oral, synthetic form of vitamin D called paricalcitol.
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Hypovitaminosis D, Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
- Trial name
- VINCA-CKD (NCT01012414)
- Testing
- paricalcitol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Dehydration in Children, Dehydration
LifeFlow Fluid Study- Non- Critical Pediatric Patients Having a Trans Abdominal Ultrasound
This is an unblinded, randomized control study examining two fluid delivery modalities for non-critical female patients with a planned transabdominal pelvic ultrasound requiring intravenous fluid boluses.
- Trial name
- NCT03712189
- Testing
- LifeFlow
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass, Obesity
Ketamine vs Hydromorphone
This study will help to determine if investigators can minimize narcotic use in laparoscopic gastric bypass patients while maintaining adequate pain control.
- Conditions
- Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass, Obesity, Pain, Postoperative
- Trial name
- NCT03001843
- Testing
- Ketamine, Narcotics, pain scale
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
HIV, Hepatitis C
A Prospective, Longitudinal Study of Endothelial Function in HIV/HCV Coinfected Subjects
The CTSI-PLACE Study is a study for men and women with HIV/hepatitis C co-infection or HIV only. The study looks at the impact of having hepatitis C virus in addition to HIV on risk for cardiovascular disease.
- Trial name
- CTSI-PLACE (NCT02597790)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles