Clinical trials: Resistant Hypertension
Hypertension, Diabetes
Aliskiren vs Hydrochlorothiazide in Hypertensive Type II Diabetic Patients on Resistance Arteries
This study will be performed only at the Jewish General Hospital. It will investigate the effect of treatment with aliskiren, an inhibitor of renin, a substance produced by the kidney that constricts arteries and raises blood…
- Trial name
- NCT01480791
- Testing
- Aliskiren vs. hydrochlorothiazide, Hydrochlorothiazide
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital
Metabolic Syndrome, Hypertriglyceridemia
Nutritional Transitions to More Plant Proteins and Less Animal Proteins: Understanding the Induced Metabolic Reorientations and Searching for Their Biomarkers (ProVegOmics)
The dietary shift from animal to plant protein sources is one of the key aspects of the nutritional transition towards more sustainable food system and diets.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Hypertriglyceridemia, Fasting Blood Sugar Above Normal, Lower Than Standard HDL-cholesterol Level
- Trial name
- ProVegOmics (NCT04236518)
- Testing
- Diets with either predominantly animal protein sources., Diets with predominantly plant protein sources
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Chronic Kidney Insufficiency, Hypertension
Renal and Systemic Vascular Resistance in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
Patients with reduced kidney function have a higher risk of heart disease and death. Studies have shown that blood vessels in patients with hypertension change with a decrease of lumen size and growth of the vessel wall.
- Conditions
- Chronic Kidney Insufficiency, Hypertension, Vasodilation
- Trial name
- RenVas (NCT01380717)
- Testing
- Beta-blocker, ACE-inhibitor, Calcium Channel Blockers, ACE-Inhibitor
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Blood Pressure Management, Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory
Impact of Resistance Training Intensity on Blood Pressure
The goal of the clinical trial is to understand the effect of two resistance training protocols employing different loading intensities (% of 1 repetition maximum; 1-RM), but with standardized effort intensity (2 repetitions in…
- Conditions
- Blood Pressure Management, Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory, Blood Pressure, High, Blood Pressure
- Trial name
- HEART (NCT06845514)
- Testing
- Condition LL-RE, Control, Condition HL-RE
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Prediabetic State, Insulin Resistance
Macronutrient Effects on Alzheimer's Disease (MEAL-2)
This study compares the effects of a one-month diet high in saturated fat (SF), glycemic index (GI), and salt (Na+) to a diet low in these nutritional parameters on memory and other cognitive functions, on MRI measures of brain…
- Conditions
- Prediabetic State, Insulin Resistance, Middle Age, Prehypertension
- Trial name
- MEAL-2 (NCT02463084)
- Testing
- Low Diet, High Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Hypertension, Healthy
Effect of Exercise on Endothelial Injury in Hypertensive Patients
Introduction: Endothelial dysfunction precedes atherosclerosis being evidenced in patients with hypertension. Increasing physical activity levels and/or physical exercise are part of the recommendations of antihypertensive…
- Trial name
- NCT02937922
- Testing
- AEROBIC, RESISTANCE, COMBINED
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul
Metabolic Syndrome X, Obesity
The Metabolic Effects of Different Weight Loss Diets
Current estimates suggest that 65% of American adults are overweight or obese. Excess body weight has been associated with an increased risk of a number of metabolic abnormalities, including high blood sugar, high blood pressure…
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome X, Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT00422630
- Testing
- The DASH diet, The low glycemic Index Diet, Reduced calorie American Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rockefeller University
Healthy, Overweight and Obesity
Strategies To OPpose Sugars With Non-nutritive Sweeteners Or Water (STOP Sugars NOW) Trial
Health authorities recommend a reduction in added sugars from sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) due to risk of obesity and diabetes. As a sugar-reduction strategy, finding the ideal SSB replacement is of the utmost importance.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Overweight and Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, PreDiabetes
- Trial name
- NCT03543644
- Testing
- Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB), Non-nutritive sweetened beverages (NSB), Water
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Vascular Resistance, Hypertension
Resveratrol and Cardiovascular Health in the Elderly
Background: Resveratrol is a compound found in the skin of red grapes. It is being tested to see if it can have positive effects on human health.
- Trial name
- NCT01842399
- Testing
- Resveratrol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Hypertension, Obesity
Microvascular Dilatation After Endogenous Induced Hyperinsulinemia
In this study we will examine if the insulin-induced microvascular effects will occur after a physiological stimulus (i.e. a oral glucose tolerance test).
- Trial name
- NCT00742456
- Testing
- Glucose solution
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Time Restricted Feeding, Overweight and Obesity
Clinical Trials of Effects of Time Restricted Eating on Health Parameters in Adults
In a randomized controlled trial we will research the effect of calorie restriction with early and mid-day time-restricted eating (TRE) and daily calorie restriction on weight loss and human health parameters.
- Conditions
- Time Restricted Feeding, Overweight and Obesity, Inflammation, Hypercholesterolemia
- Trial name
- TRE (NCT05730231)
- Testing
- Effects of calorie restriction and time-restricted eating on human health
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Primorska
Abdominal Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome
Aldosterone, Microvascular Function and Salt-sensitivity
Currently, the incidence of obesity and obesity-related disorders is reaching epidemic proportions, which entails an increasing burden for health care systems.
- Conditions
- Abdominal Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Sodium-sensitivity, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT02068781
- Testing
- Low-sodium diet, High-sodium diet
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertension
Effectiveness of Nigella Sativa (Kalonji) Seed in Dyslipidemia
This is a pilot study. The aim of the investigators' study is to evaluate the effectiveness of nigella sativa seed in the treatment of dyslipidemia.
- Conditions
- Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Metabolic Syndrome X
- Trial name
- NCT00327054
- Testing
- Nigella sativa seed
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Metabolic Syndrome, Menopause
Effects of L-citrulline Supplementation on Vascular Function in Metabolic Syndrome
The objective of this project is to provide evidence that L-Citrulline (CIT) supplementation can improve vascular function in the fasted and acute hyperglycemia conditions in middle-aged and older women with metabolic syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT06025357
- Testing
- L-Citrulline supplementation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University
Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Nanshan Elderly Cohort Study
Objective: The Nanshan Elderly Cohort Study (NECS) aims to investigate the nutritional, as well as other environmental and genetic factors of chronic diseases, such as cardio-metabolic diseases.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Cardiovascular Diseases, Stroke
- Trial name
- NECS (NCT03569735)
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
Hypertension
Neural Mechanism of Aldosterone-induced Insulin Resistance
Patients with high aldosterone hormone have higher blood glucose than normal people. This study is being done to understand how aldosterone hormone affects the nerve activity that controls blood flow in the muscles and blood…
- Trial name
- NCT02102243
- Testing
- DEFINITY® infusion, Human Recombinant Regular Insulin infusion, Dextrose infusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wanpen Vongpatanasin
Hypertension, Menopause
8 Weeks of L-CIT Supplementation and LIRET on Vascular Function in Hypertensive Postmenopausal Women
The overall objective of this project is to bring forth evidence that L-Citrulline (L-CIT) supplementation and low intensity resistance exercise training (LIRET) alone and combined will improve vascular function and muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT05227781
- Testing
- L-Citrulline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University
Postmenopausal, Hypertension
Cardiovascular Adaptations to Resistance Exercise: Effect of Set Configuration on Postmenopausal Women
The main purpose of this project is to analyze the effect of set configuration of resistance exercise on cardiovascular responses and adaptations of postmenopausal women.
- Trial name
- CARE (NCT05544357)
- Testing
- Short set configuration resistance training, Long set configuration resistance training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade da Coruña
Dyslipidemia, Diabetes
Meta-analyses of the Effect of Important Food Sources of Sugars on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
Fructose-containing sugars have been implicated in the epidemics of obesity, diabetes and related cardiometabolic disorders. This view is supported by lower quality evidence from ecological observations, animal models, and select…
- Conditions
- Dyslipidemia, Diabetes, Prediabetes, Dysglycemia
- Trial name
- NCT02716870
- Testing
- Fructose-containing Sugars
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Metabolic Syndrome
Simvastatin With or Without Ezetimibe and Atherothrombotic Biomarker Assessment
To determine whether the combination of ezetimibe and simvastatin improves biomarkers of atherothrombosis compared to simvastatin alone in patients with the metabolic syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT00819403
- Testing
- simvastatin, ezetimibe/simvastatin
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore