Clinical trials: Stiffness, Aortic
Obesity Adult Onset
Effects of Chronic Dietary Grape Seed Extract Supplementation on Aortic Stiffness and Hemodynamic Responses to Exercise in Obese Males
It was demonstrated that acute dietary supplementation with GSE reduced arterial blood pressure via reduction in Q in obese individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT04465110
- Testing
- Grape Seed Extract
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- California Baptist University
Heart Failure, Liver Fibrosis
Magnetic Resonance Elastography as a Method to Estimate Stiffness of Soft Tissues
Magnetic resonance elastography is a novel non-invasive MRI technique to obtain stiffness of soft tissues such as liver, heart, kidneys, etc.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Liver Fibrosis, Cardiac Transplant Rejection, Aortic Aneurysms
- Trial name
- MRE (NCT01757730)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arunark Kolipaka
Aortic Stiffness, Oxidative Stress
Relationship Between Oxidative Stress and Aortic Stiffness
The goal of this clinical trial is to search about if there is any relationship between the aortic stiffness and oxidative stress response in adolescent football players.
- Conditions
- Aortic Stiffness, Oxidative Stress, Football Player
- Trial name
- NCT06590792
- Testing
- exhaustive exercise training session
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
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
Arterial Stiffness, Blood Pressure
Korean Red Ginseng Rg3 Extract on Arterial Stiffness and Blood Pressure
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the acute effect of a standardized extract of KRG (Rg3-KRG) consisting of 30% total ginsenosides, including 10% Rg3 ginsenoside on arterial stiffness and blood pressure, as measured by the…
- Trial name
- KRAB (NCT01951443)
- Testing
- Ginseng, Wheat Bran
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
COPD
Novel Vascular Manifestations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Cognitive impairment is a known consequence of cerebral small-vessel disease. Moderate to severe cognitive impairment has been shown in up to 60% of certain individuals with COPD and is likely to profoundly influence an…
- Trial name
- NOVASC COPD (NCT02060292)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- North Bristol NHS Trust
Arteriopathic Disease, Arterial Calcification
The Effects of Hemodialysis Session on Vascular Stiffness
Central blood pressure and pulse wave velocity were measured using a Complior Analyse device before and immediately after the end of the dialysis session.
- Conditions
- Arteriopathic Disease, Arterial Calcification, Complication of Hemodialysis, Aortic Stiffness
- Trial name
- PWV/CP/HD (NCT02443376)
- Testing
- Complior Analyse System, BCM- Body Composition Monitor
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Warsaw
Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Non-Invasive Evaluation of Myocardial Stiffness by Elastography in Pediatric Cardiology (Elasto-Pédiatrie)
First, investigators must determine the physiological standards across age classes of myocardial stiffness estimated by Elastography in ultrafast (estimated right ventricular stiffness [VD] and left ventricular [LV]).
- Trial name
- NCT02619825
- Testing
- Echography, Elastography
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- French Cardiology Society
Cardiovascular Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease
Effect of ACE-inhibitors on Aortic Stiffness in Elderly Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
The goal of this proposal is to investigate the potential for ACE-inhibitors (ACE-I)(drugs primarily used to treat hypertension or congestive heart failure) to prevent or delay cardiovascular disease (CVD) in older adults with…
- Trial name
- NCT00874432
- Testing
- angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, lisinopril
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Arterial Calcification, Aortic Stiffness
Short and Long-term Results of Arterial Stiffness and Central Aortic Pressure After Kidney Transplantation
Central blood pressure and pulse wave velocity were measured using a Complior Analyse device in Short and Long-term after kidney transplantation.
- Conditions
- Arterial Calcification, Aortic Stiffness, High Blood Pressure (& [Essential Hypertension])
- Trial name
- PWV/CP/KTx (NCT02443454)
- Testing
- Device: Complior Analyse System, Tanita BC 418- Bioelectrical impedance analysis
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Warsaw
Stiffness, Aortic, Cardiac Remodeling, Ventricular
Study of the Aorta Adaptations to Exercise in Triathletes During Sports Season (CoATri)
Regular sustained physical activity creates a cardiac remodelling : it is athlete's heart. In our preliminary work published in 2016, the investigators demonstrated in a small population of triathletes that there is also a…
- Conditions
- Stiffness, Aortic, Cardiac Remodeling, Ventricular, Vascular Remodeling, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Functional
- Trial name
- CoATri (NCT03356301)
- Testing
- Cardiac MRI, Applanation tonometry
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Prehypertension, Gout
Study of Febuxostat Effect on Blood Pressure in Patients With High Normal Blood Pressure
High normal blood pressure, also called prehypertension, is a significant problem. High uric acid in the blood, the same thing that causes gout, may cause higher blood pressures.
- Conditions
- Prehypertension, Gout, Pulse Wave Velocity, Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT01472692
- Testing
- Febuxostat
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Healthy Volunteers, Vascular Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
Non-Invasive Quantitative Imaging of Human Local Arterial Wall Elasticity Using Supersonic Shear Imaging
Arterial stiffness is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events and death. Most of existing technique need dedicated device for arterial stiffness evaluation and indirect calculation of intra arterial pressure.
- Trial name
- ULTRAFASTECHO (NCT01096264)
- Testing
- SSI and SphygmoCor® evaluations
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- French Cardiology Society
Primary Hypertension, Secondary Hypertension
HaemoDYNAMICs in Primary and Secondary Hypertension
The primary aim of the present study was to examine the haemodynamic changes in primary hypertension and secondary hypertension (renal diseases, endocrine diseases, obesity-associated hypertension) with a non-invasive…
- Conditions
- Primary Hypertension, Secondary Hypertension, Aortic Stenosis, Renal Insufficiency
- Trial name
- DYNAMIC (NCT01742702)
- Testing
- Nitroglycerin 0.25 mg (single dose, no longer given since January 2017), Salbutamol 400 µg (single dose, no longer given since January 2017), L-arginine (10 min infusion, no longer given since January 2017)
- Where
- 2 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tampere University
Large Artery Stiffness, Aortic Disease
Phenotyping Heterogeneity and Regionality of the Aorta
The aorta distributes cardiac stroke volume into the whole body through its finetuned conductance function, that is propagation and modulation of flow pattern.
- Conditions
- Large Artery Stiffness, Aortic Disease, Aortic Stenosis, Aortic Aneurysm
- Trial name
- PHaRAo (NCT05603520)
- Testing
- Collection of Clinical Data
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf
Mitral Stenosis
Assessment of Exercise Capacity, Muscle Oxygenation and Aortic Stiffness in Patients With Mitral Stenosis
Heart valve diseases are the most common cause of mortality and morbidity after coronary artery disease, hypertension, and heart failure.
- Trial name
- NCT07394998
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Aortic Stiffness, Hypertension
Validation of the Schiller BR-102 Plus PWA Device to Measure Central and Peripheral Hemodynamics
The significance of parameters of the central hemodynamic is based upon their strong association with left ventricular hypertrophy and target organ damage at the heart.
- Trial name
- BR-102 (NCT02596165)
- Testing
- Pulse wave analysis measurement with Schiller BR-102 Plus PWA device
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Basel
Aging, Inflammation
Relationship Between Thoracic Aortic Structure Assessed B PET/CT Scan and Arterial Stiffness in Elderly Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between thoracic aortic inflammation and arterial stiffness in elderly patients.
- Trial name
- FICTEP (NCT01963221)
- Testing
- fludeoxyglucose(18f), blood sample, cardiac and aortic magnetic resonance imaging
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
High Blood Pressure
Heart and Blood Pressure Study: The Effect of Aortic Impedance on Myocardial Relaxation
Does dilation of blood vessels (vasodilation), which decreases aortic stiffness, have a greater effect on heart myocardium relaxation (diastole) than vasodilation which affects mean pressure equally without improving aortic…
- Trial name
- NCT00204984
- Testing
- oral hydralazine and intravenous nesiritide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Hypertension, Diabetes
Safety Study to Lower the Risk of Heart Failure is Also Effective in Reducing Stiffness of the Arteries
The study is being done to see if a drug shown to lower the risk of heart failure is also effective in reducing the stiffness of the arteries.
- Trial name
- EFFORT (NCT00829296)
- Testing
- nebivolol, Metoprolol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago