Clinical trials: Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Iron Overload
Study of Deferasirox for Treatment of Transfusional Iron Overload in Myelodysplastic Patients
The purpose of this trial is to examine the safety and efficacy of deferasirox in patients with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) and chronic iron overload from blood transfusions.
- Trial name
- NCT00110266
- Testing
- Deferasirox
- Where
- 48 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 176 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Schizophrenia, Metabolic Syndrome X
Ziprasidone for Improving Insulin Sensitivity in People With Schizophrenia Who Are at Risk for Diabetes
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of ziprasidone treatment versus treatment with a standard atypical antipsychotic drug in improving insulin sensitivity and reducing excess abdominal fat storage in people with…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Metabolic Syndrome X, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT00338949
- Testing
- Switch, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Veterans Medical Research Foundation
Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassemia
Stem Cell Transplant for Hemoglobinopathy
This study tests the clinical outcomes of one of two preparative regimens (determined by available donor source) in patients with non-malignant hemoglobinopathies.
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassemia, Severe Congenital Neutropenia, Diamond-Blackfan Anemia
- Trial name
- NCT00176852
- Testing
- Busulfan, Fludarabine, ATG, TLI, Busulfan, Cyclophosphamide, ATG, GCSF, Campath, Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Adrenoleukodystrophy, Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
HSCT for High Risk Inherited Inborn Errors
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has proven effective therapy for individuals with adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) or globoid cell leukodystrophy (GLD, or Krabbe disease).
- Conditions
- Adrenoleukodystrophy, Metachromatic Leukodystrophy, Globoid Cell Leukodystrophy, Tay Sachs Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00383448
- Testing
- Clofarabine, Total body Irradiation, Melphalan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
HIV Infections, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Study of Semaglutide for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), a Metabolic Syndrome With Insulin Resistance, Increased Hepatic Lipids, and Increased Cardiovascular Disease Risk (The SLIM LIVER Study)
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of semaglutide on intra-hepatic triglyceride (IHTG) content in people living with HIV (PLWH), central adiposity, insulin resistance or pre-diabetes, and hepatic steatosis.
- Trial name
- NCT04216589
- Testing
- Semaglutide
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, Brazil
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Sleep Deprivation, Insomnia
Sleep Chatbot Intervention for Emerging Black/African American Adults
Unhealthy sleep and cardiometabolic risk are two major public health concerns in emerging Black/African American (BAA) adults. Evidence-based sleep interventions such as cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) are…
- Conditions
- Sleep Deprivation, Insomnia, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT05956886
- Testing
- sleep chatbot
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Cardiovascular Diseases
A Study of AMR101 to Evaluate Its Ability to Reduce Cardiovascular Events in High-Risk Patients With Hypertriglyceridemia and on Statin
AMR101 (icosapent ethyl [ethyl-EPA]) is a highly purified ethyl ester of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) developed by Amarin Pharma Inc.
- Trial name
- REDUCE-IT (NCT01492361)
- Testing
- AMR101, Statin therapy
- Where
- 410 sites in United States, Australia and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 8,179 people
- Sponsor
- Amarin Pharma Inc.
Fanconi Anemia, Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
A Study of the Effect of Blood Stem Cell Transplant After Chemotherapy Alone in Patients With Fanconi Anemia
The goal of this study is to see if the study therapy can decrease the chemotherapy-related side effects while maximizing the effectiveness of disease control.
- Conditions
- Fanconi Anemia, Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
- Trial name
- NCT03600909
- Testing
- Busulfan, Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Pancreatic Cancer
Secretin (ChiRhoStim) Pancreas Perfusion for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
The purpose of this study is to test if secretin-enhanced CT is a useful noninvasive screening tool for pancreatic cancer in a high-risk population.
- Trial name
- NCT00587132
- Testing
- Synthetic Human Secretin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases, Inflammation
A Study of Strawberries and Disease Risk
The purpose of this study is to test whether compounds found in strawberries (polyphenolics which are typically found in berry products, tea, coffee, red wine, and chocolate) will help reduce insulin resistance and inflammation…
- Conditions
- Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases, Inflammation, Physiological Responses
- Trial name
- STRB (NCT01199848)
- Testing
- 10G, 20G, 40G
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clinical Nutrition Research Center, Illinois Institute of Technology
Transfusional Iron Overload, Transfusional Hemosiderosis
Evaluating Use of Deferasirox as Compared to Deferoxamine in Treating Cardiac Iron Overload
This is a clinical research study in patients who have iron overload in the heart due to chronic blood transfusions. The study will have 2 treatment groups and will compare the safety and efficacy of chelation therapy with a…
- Trial name
- CORDELIA (NCT00600938)
- Testing
- Core Study: Deferasirox, Core Study: Deferoxamine, Extension: deferoxamine to deferasirox
- Where
- 21 sites in Canada, China and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 197 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Hypercholesterolemia, Metabolic Syndrome
Ezetimibe/Simvastatin in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome (0653A-107)(COMPLETED)
A 6-week clinical trial in patients with metabolic syndrome and hypercholesterolemia at high risk for coronary heart disease to study the effects of ezetimibe/simvastatin and atorvastatin on lipids.
- Trial name
- NCT00409773
- Testing
- ezetimibe (+) simvastatin, Comparator: atorvastatin calcium
- Volunteers
- 1,143 people
- Sponsor
- Organon and Co
Stroke (CVA) or TIA, Diabetes
Risk Factors, Costs, and Impacts of ED Boarding
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the risk factors, costs, and operational impacts of emergency department boarding (patients admitted to the hospital but remaining in the emergency department awaiting…
- Conditions
- Stroke (CVA) or TIA, Diabetes, Asthma (Diagnosis), COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
- Trial name
- NCT07532564
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30,486 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Obesity
Effect of Nasal Positive Airway Pressure Versus Standard Care on Oxygenation and Ventilation During Propofol-based Sedation for Colonoscopy in Patients With High Risk of Airway Obstruction
The purpose of this study is to to compare oxygenation and ventilation on spontaneously ventilating obese patients or those with diagnosed or undiagnosed Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) undergoing day colonoscopy under Propofol…
- Trial name
- NCT05524220
- Testing
- Standard care with a facemask., SuperNO2VA™EtCO2 (Nasal Oxygenating Ventilating Apparatus)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 139 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Obesity
Study of Serum Markers for Cardiovascular Risk in Obese Youth and Impact of Lifestyle and Medication Intervention
In Protocol #2, we will select 30 obese pubertal and 30 obese prepubertal subjects with an abnormal cytokine profile (i.e. fibrinogen and/or hsCRP concentration greater than or equal to 2 Standard Deviations (SD) above the mean…
- Trial name
- NCT00139477
- Testing
- Metformin, Dietary modification with caloric restriction, Establishment of exercise protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Lysosomal Storage Disease, Peroxisomal Disorder
Reduced-Intensity Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant for High Risk Lysosomal and Peroxisomal Disorders
This study is designed to test the ability to achieve donor hematopoietic engraftment while maintaining low rates of transplant-related mortality (TRM) in patients with high-risk lysosomal and peroxisomal disorders using a novel…
- Trial name
- NCT01626092
- Testing
- Campath-1H, Clofarabine, Melphalan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease
Effectiveness of Four Popular Diet Strategies for Weight Loss and Cardiac Risk Reduction
A single-center randomized trial at an academic medical center in Boston, Mass, of overweight or obese adults with known hypertension, dyslipidemia, or fasting hyperglycemia.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT02454127
- Testing
- Atkins Diet, Zone Diet, Weight Watchers Diet
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Tufts Medical Center
Mucopolysaccharidosis, Hurler Syndrome
Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant for Inherited Metabolic Disorders
Rationale: Chemotherapy administration before a donor stem cell transplant is necessary to stop the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells.
- Conditions
- Mucopolysaccharidosis, Hurler Syndrome, Hunter Syndrome, Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT01043640
- Testing
- Campath-1H, Cyclophosphamide, Busulfan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Iron Overload
Study for the Treatment of Transfusional Iron Overload in Myelodysplastic Patients
Thirty patients were to be enrolled and 24 patients were actually enrolled into this open-label, single-arm trial designed to assess the safety and tolerability of oral deferasirox in adult transfusion dependent myelodysplastic…
- Trial name
- NCT00117507
- Testing
- Deferasirox
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases
Diet, Exercise, Niacin, and Fenofibrate to Reduce Heart Disease Risk Factors in Individuals With HIV Lipodystrophy or Dyslipidemia
This study will evaluate the efficacy of diet and exercise (DE), with and without niacin and fenofibrate, in reducing the cardiovascular risk of patients with HIV lipodystrophy or dyslipidemia.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, HIV Infections, Hyperlipidemia
- Trial name
- HeartPositive (NCT00246376)
- Testing
- Diet, Exercise, Niacin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 221 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine