Clinical trials: Red Blood Cell
Red Blood Cell Health, Biological Aging
Effect of Pentadecanoic Acid Supplementation on Red Blood Cell Health and Biological Aging in Healthy Older Adults
This Phase II randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study will evaluate the effects of pentadecanoic acid (C15:0) supplementation on red blood cell (RBC) health and predicted biological age in healthy…
- Conditions
- Red Blood Cell Health, Biological Aging, Healthy Aging
- Trial name
- NCT07812792
- Testing
- Pentadecanoic Acid
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ReCellience15, Inc
Alzheimer Disease, Oxidative Stress
Isolated Erythrocyte Membrane Susceptibility to Photo-oxidative Stress in Alzheimer's Disease
High lipid peroxidation and altered antioxidant defenses have been frequently reported in Alzheimer's disease patients. The purpose of this study is to investigate susceptibility to photo-oxidation of isolated erythrocyte…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Oxidative Stress, Adrenocortical Hyperfunction
- Trial name
- NCT01707719
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi
Blood Disease, Blood Transfusion, Autologous
Using DNA-Typing and Erythrocyte Microparticle Analysis to Detect Blood Doping
A total of 12 subjects will be recruited for participation in this study. 6 subjects will receive re-infusion of autologous blood, and 6 subjects (anemic patients) will receive a homologous transfusion.
- Conditions
- Blood Disease, Blood Transfusion, Autologous, Blood Doping, Blood Transfusion, Homologous
- Trial name
- Transfusion (NCT03548766)
- Testing
- Homologous Blood Transfusion, Autologous Blood Transfusion
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
Blood Loss Anemia, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Complication
Red Blood Cell Transfusion in ECMO - A Feasibility Trial
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is an invasive and resource intense treatment used to support critically ill patients who have suffered severe cardiac arrest, cardiac failure or respiratory failure (including severe…
- Conditions
- Blood Loss Anemia, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Complication, Disability Physical, Cognitive Ability, General
- Trial name
- ROSETTA (NCT05814094)
- Testing
- Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre
Healthy
Effects of Pistachio Consumption on Body Composition and Blood and Bone Indicators
Research investigating beneficial effects of regular pistachio feedings on body composition (BC) and blood lipids are limited, and there are no studies that have investigated the effects of feeding pistachios on bone density or…
- Trial name
- CPsPistachio (NCT02849392)
- Testing
- Pistachio added 20% of kcals to diet
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Contraception
Study of Treatment With the Combination of Drospirenone Plus Ethinyl Estradiol Plus Levomefolate Calcium in Mexican Women Seeking Contraception
The objective of this study is to compare the red blood cell (RBC) and plasma concentrations of folate in subjects treated with drospirenone (DRSP)/ethinyl estradiol (EE) plus levomefolate calcium (L-5-MTHF) at 24 weeks with…
- Trial name
- NCT01902264
- Testing
- EE20/DRSP/L-5-MTHF (Beyaz, BAY98-7071)
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bayer
Hereditary Spherocytosis
Hereditary Spherocytosis and Vascular Function
Background : Patients with hereditary spherocytosis (HS) are characterized by increased red blood cell (RBC) fragility and a loss of RBC deformability.
- Trial name
- VASCUSPHERO (NCT04451785)
- Testing
- blood sample, Pulse wave velocity
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Healthy Volunteers, Markers of Cardiovascular Risk
Efficacy Study of Stearidonic Acid (SDA) Soybean Oil-containing Foods on Red Blood Cell Fatty Acid Content
The purpose of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether the omega-3 fatty acid stearidonic acid (SDA), when used as a food ingredient, increases the level of the long-chain omega-3 fatty acid eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) in red…
- Trial name
- NCT01369550
- Testing
- SDA soybean oil-containing foods, High-oleic sunflower oil containing foods, Eicosapentaenoic acid
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 127 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Monsanto Company, LLC
Metabolic Adaptation to High-Intensity Interval Training
Carbonic Anhydrase II Responses to Basketball-Specific High-Intensity Interval Training
This study aims to examine whether erythrocyte carbonic anhydrase II can be used as a biological marker of metabolic adaptation to basketball-specific high-intensity interval training.
- Trial name
- CAII-BASKET (NCT07377851)
- Testing
- Basketball-Specific High-Intensity Interval Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University
Malaria
Molecular Basis of Erythrocyte Invasion by Plasmodium Vivax Into Duffy-Negative Erythrocytes in Mali
Background: Malaria is caused by parasites carried by some mosquitos. When the mosquitos bite people, the parasites can infect them. One of these parasites is Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax). Some children have P.
- Trial name
- NCT03304691
- Where
- 2 sites in Mali
- Volunteers
- 667 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Energy Metabolism
Erythrocyte Transport of Lactate During Exercise (TELE Project)
The goals of this clinical trial are: 1. to study lactate kinetic between plasma and erythrocytes during an intervallic exercise and its subsequent recovery, considering the blood pH, the genotype for the T1470A polymorphism of…
- Trial name
- TELE (NCT06104150)
- Testing
- Intervallic submaximal exercise test
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Madrid
Infant Development
Effect of a Mix of Dairy Lipids and Plant Oils in Infant Formula on Omega-3 Fatty Acid in Red Blood Cells
The objective of this study is to determine whether the use of a mix of dairy lipids and plant oils in infant formula can increase the sum of omega-3 fatty acids levels in membrane phospholipids of red blood cells (RBC) in 4…
- Trial name
- REBECA (NCT01611649)
- Testing
- Formula containing dairy lipids and plant oils, Formula containing plant oils, Formula containing dairy lipids and plant oils, DHA+ARA
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lactalis
Packed Red Cells Causing Adverse Effects in Therapeutic Use
Investigating Microparticle Levels In Filtered Packed Red Blood Cell Units
Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is a common therapeutic approach, and almost 85 million packed red blood cells (pRBCs) are transfused annually worldwide.Transfusion efficacy largely depends on the patient's general health, but…
- Trial name
- NCT06428747
- Testing
- b. Detection of micro particles and their subtypes by flow cytometery on(BECKMAN COULTER CytoFLEX flow cytometer).
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
The Association Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity and Red Blood Cells Indices
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is characterized by recurrent episodes of obstructive events (apnea and hypopnea) and intermittent hypoxia, which in turn contributes to the systemic inflammation that underlies this…
- Trial name
- NCT06265129
- Testing
- Complete blood picture (done in the morning after the night of monitored sleep by PSG. With stress on red blood cell indices (RBC count, MCV, MCH, RDW)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Diamond Blackfan Anemia, Dyskeratosis Congenita
Cancer in Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
Background: A prospective cohort of Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndrome (IBMFS) will provide new information regarding cancer rates and types in these disorders.
- Conditions
- Diamond Blackfan Anemia, Dyskeratosis Congenita, Fanconi Anemia, Shwachman Diamond Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT00027274
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Coronary Artery Disease, Endothelial NO-synthase
Regulation and Signaling of Red Blood Cell (RBC) Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) in Patients With Stable and Unstable Coronary Artery Disease
The aim of this study is measurement of expression and activity of RBC eNOS in different clinical cohorts of patients with coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome and to investigate the importance of the NO-stimulated…
- Trial name
- NCT02265016
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf
End-stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
Rheological Functions of Erythrocyte in ESRD
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) disrupts erythrocyte deformability due to osmotic imbalances, oxidative stress, and uremic toxins, leading to impaired microcirculation and oxygen transport.
- Trial name
- NCT06868888
- Testing
- Blood collection, Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Red Blood Cell Donation
Clinical Investigational Protocol for 2 RBC Single Unit Recovery on MCS®+ 8150 Using LN832 Disposable Sets (US)
The purpose of this study is to validate that single units of RBCs collected by the Haemonetics MCS®+ 8150 system using LN832 disposable sets during an interrupted double red cell collection protocol meet all in vitro FDA…
- Trial name
- NCT01764061
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Haemonetics Corporation
Blood Donation With Hemapheresis
Multinational Haemapheresis Vigilance Study
During a seven years period the participating transfusion medicine establishments will report all their non-trivial adverse events (AE) occurring during preparative hemaphereses.
- Trial name
- NCT01576237
- Testing
- blood donation
- Volunteers
- 50,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- DGTI - Haemapheresis Vigilance Working Party
HIV Infection, Erythrocyte Glutathione Deficiency
Glutathione and Function in HIV Patients
We have recently reported that older patients with HIV are deficient in glutathione (GSH) due to decreased availability of cysteine and glycine, and that oral supplementation with cysteine (as n-acetylcysteine) and glycine for…
- Trial name
- NCT02348775
- Testing
- GlyNAC (combination of glycine and n-acetylcysteine)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine