Clinical trials: Stiffness, Vascular
Hypertension
Effects of Nebivolol Versus Metoprolol Succinate on Endothelial Function
An impairment of endothelial function plays the central role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases and their complications.
- Trial name
- NEMENDAS (NCT01248338)
- Testing
- metoprolol succinate, Nebivolol
- Where
- Estonia
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Berlin-Chemie AG Menarini Group
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
Hypertension, Pre Hypertension
Breathing Exercises of CardioBreath Application on Autonomic and Vascular Function in Hypertension
Hypertension is one of the greatest public health challenges, affecting more than one billion people worldwide and representing a significant financial and public health burden.
- Trial name
- CardioBreath (NCT06917729)
- Testing
- CardioBreath
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul
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
Hypertension (Without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus), High Blood Pressure
Wild Blueberries for Gut, Brain, and Heart Health in Adults With High Blood Pressure
The purpose of the study is to determine the effectiveness of wild blueberries on cardiovascular health, cognitive function, and gut microbiota composition in non-Hispanic Black and White adults with elevated blood pressure.
- Conditions
- Hypertension (Without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus), High Blood Pressure, Male, Female
- Trial name
- NCT06735599
- Testing
- Wild Blueberry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Georgia State University
Obesity
Effects of Weight Loss on Vascular Function in Obese Subjects
To evaluate the effect of weight loss on vascular function in obese with poor cardiovascular health. The investigators will evaluate the effects of weight loss on total and central body adiposity, blood pressure, central…
- Trial name
- NCT04198519
- Testing
- Weight Loss
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mario Fritsch Neves
Vascular Function
The Effect of Chocolate on Vascular Function of Endurance Runners
The aim of this study is to examine the effects of chocolate on the vascular function of endurance runners through a crossover study involving male runners consuming both dark and white chocolate.
- Trial name
- NCT06440512
- Testing
- Dark chocolate Intervention, White chocolate Intervention
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Prediabetes (Insulin Resistance, Impaired Glucose Tolerance), Female
Wild Blueberries for Gut, Brain, and Cardiometabolic Health in Prediabetes
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the effectiveness of using a freeze-dried wild blueberry powder on cardiometabolic health, cognitive function, and gut microbiota composition in adult women with prediabetes.
- Conditions
- Prediabetes (Insulin Resistance, Impaired Glucose Tolerance), Female, Adult, Endothelial Function (Reactive Hyperemia)
- Trial name
- NCT06735651
- Testing
- Wild Blueberry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Georgia State University
Atherosclerosis
Effects of 10 mg Monacolins on Vascular Health: a Clinical Trial
This will be a double-blind randomized clinical trial carried out on subjects with suboptimal control of LDL-cholesterolemia, following a Mediterranean diet, and treated with a red yeast rice extract (containing 10 mg monacolin K…
- Trial name
- Monasc10_15 (NCT02492464)
- Testing
- Red yeast rice
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bologna
Stroke
Tai Chi Training in Stroke Survivors
People with stroke suffer from different impairments, including the ability to dual-tasking, increased arterial stiffness, and dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system.
- Trial name
- NCT03252236
- Testing
- Tai Chi, Conventional exercise
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension
Correlation of Albuminuria With Arterial Stiffness
The investigators aim to investigate the relationship between albuminuria and arterial stiffness in diabetic patients, hypertensive patients and healthy subjects.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Albuminuria, Vascular Stiffness
- Trial name
- NCT01041599
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Hypertension
Study of the Safety and Efficacy of LCZ696 on Arterial Stiffness in Elderly Patients With Hypertension
The study examined the efficacy of LCZ696 in comparison to the ARB olmesartan on Central Aortic Systolic Blood Pressure (CASP) and other measures of central hemodynamics and arterial stiffness in elderly patients with an elevated…
- Trial name
- NCT01692301
- Testing
- LCZ696, Olmesartan, amlodipine
- Where
- 47 sites in United States, Argentina and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 454 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Early Vascular Ageing in the YOUth
This is a single-center observational study on adolescents to determine predictors of the early steps of the formation of atherosclerosis and to quantify their influence on Intima-Media-Thickness of the carotid artery and the…
- Conditions
- Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Pathology
- Trial name
- EVA4YOU (NCT04598685)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 1,517 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VASCage GmbH
Post-Exercise Hypotension
Determinants of Changes in Arterial Load Following Exercise
The goal of this study is to learn about how blood vessel dilation after exercise effects pulse wave reflection and influences the function of the heart in healthy young adults.
- Trial name
- NCT05820243
- Testing
- Moderate Intensity Aerobic Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Cystic Fibrosis
Blood Flow and Vascular Function in Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis (CF) has many health consequences. A reduction in the ability to perform exercise in patients with CF is related to greater death rates, steeper decline in lung function, and more frequent lung infections.
- Trial name
- CF-FLOW (NCT02057458)
- Testing
- Sildenafil (Acute-1 hour), Sildenafil (Subchronic-4 weeks)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Augusta University
Hypertension
Effects of Cocoa on Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Vascular Function in Patients With Stage I Hypertension
The proposed study Dose And Response to Cocoa (DARC), will examine variation in dose of cocoa-containing product consumption over an 8-week period and assess effects on blood pressure, endothelial function and arterial stiffness.
- Trial name
- DARC (NCT01672840)
- Testing
- 5g Cocoa Consumption, 10g Cocoa Consumption
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Griffin Hospital
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
Persistent COVID-19, Quality of Life
Vascular Structure, Vascular Function and Vascular Aging in Adults Diagnosed With Persistent COVID
The ICOPER study aims to analyze the structure, vascular function, vascular aging and determining factors in 300 adults diagnosed with Persistent Covid in the field of Primary Health Care.
- Conditions
- Persistent COVID-19, Quality of Life, Lifestyles, Arterial Stiffness
- Trial name
- ICOPER (NCT05819840)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundacion para la Investigacion y Formacion en Ciencias de la Salud
Diabetes Mellitus Nos New Onset, Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular
New-onset Diabetes and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Renal Transplantation
New-onset diabetes (NODAT) after solid organ transplantation is an important clinical challenge associated to increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) events.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus Nos New Onset, Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular, Vascular Stiffness
- Trial name
- NCT01976689
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 159 people
- Sponsor
- Baskent University
Arterial Stiffness, Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System
RAAS and Arterial Stiffness in SCI
The study is examining differences in central arterial stiffness, orthostatic changes in blood pressure, norepinephrine, and plasma renin in individuals with spinal cord injury compared with age-matched uninjured controls.
- Conditions
- Arterial Stiffness, Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System, Orthostatic Hypotension, Spinal Cord Injury
- Trial name
- NCT04510974
- Testing
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center