Clinical trials: Systemic Inflammation
Feeding; Difficult, Newborn, Growth Failure
Prophylactic Probiotics to Extremely Low Birth Weight Prematures
Mortality and incidence of severe complications is still high among extremely premature infants. Common causes of severe complications in this population are poor nutrition, necrotizing enterocolitis, and severe infections.
- Conditions
- Feeding; Difficult, Newborn, Growth Failure, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Sepsis
- Trial name
- PROPEL (NCT01603368)
- Testing
- Lactobacillus reuteri
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ostergotland County Council, Sweden
Sepsis
Zambia Chlorhexidine Application Trial
This will be a cluster-randomized controlled trial to assess whether washing the umbilical cord with a disinfectant (4% chlorhexidine) helps to reduce neonatal deaths in Zambia when compared to the current standard of care, dry…
- Trial name
- ZamCAT (NCT01241318)
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine gluconate (4%), Dry cord care
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 77,535 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
COVID-19, Cytokine Storm
Fluoxetine to Reduce Intubation and Death After COVID19 Infection
This project will test the efficacy of fluoxetine to prevent serious consequences of COVID-19 infection, especially death. Becoming sick with COVID-19 virus or any other serious respiratory condition is not fun.
- Trial name
- NCT04377308
- Testing
- Fluoxetine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toledo Health Science Campus
Septic Shock
Midodrine Use in Septic Shock
The investigators aim to perform a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to investigate the efficacy of midodrine in decreasing time to IV vasopressor liberation in patients with septic shock.
- Trial name
- NCT03706053
- Testing
- Midodrine Hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Oxidative Stress, Endothelial Dysfunction
Genes, Fibrinolysis and Endothelial Dysfunction- Dialysis Aim 3
The purpose of the study is to see how two classes of blood pressure medications,angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (Ace inhibitors) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), differ in their long term effects on certain…
- Trial name
- NCT00878969
- Testing
- valsartan (ARB), ramipril (ACE inhibitor)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Sepsis Syndrome
Use of a Live Attenuated Vaccine as an Immune-based Preventive Against COVID-19-associated Sepsis
The objective of this randomized clinical trial is to test whether administration of live attenuated MMR vaccine (measles mumps rubella; Merck) to eligible adults at highest risk for contracting COVID-19 (healthcare workers…
- Trial name
- NCT04475081
- Testing
- MMR vaccine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
Healthy Volunteers
Vorapaxar in the Human Endotoxemia Model
Vorapaxar is a recently approved protease activated receptor - 1 (PAR-1) inhibitor. Platelet inhibition may also exert positive results on coagulation activation and may beneficially influence the inflammatory response.
- Trial name
- NCT02875028
- Testing
- Vorapaxar, LPS
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Maternal Death, Maternal Infections Affecting Fetus or Newborn
Azithromycin-Prevention in Labor Use Study (A-PLUS)
Maternal and neonatal infections are among the most frequent causes of maternal and neonatal deaths, and current antibiotic strategies have not been effective in preventing many of these deaths.
- Conditions
- Maternal Death, Maternal Infections Affecting Fetus or Newborn, Neonatal SEPSIS, Maternal Sepsis During Labor
- Trial name
- NCT03871491
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- 8 sites in Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 58,747 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Inflammation
Systemic Immunomodulatory Effects and Pharmacogenetics of Atorvastatin in Early Atherosclerosis
The purpose of the study is to test whether atorvastatin (also known as Lipitor) has anti-inflammatory effects in people with no known heart disease or high cholesterol.
- Trial name
- NCT00361283
- Testing
- Atorvastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Sepsis, Renal Failure
The Prevention of Failure to Rescue Using Early Warning Scoring
The purpose of this study is to assess if, compared with standard paper-based systems, an automated Early Warning System (EWS) resident in a spot check patient monitor, can help to identify deteriorating patients.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Renal Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Cardio-pulmonary Arrest
- Trial name
- VitalCare (NCT01197326)
- Testing
- use of the MP5 EWS patient monitor
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 414 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Philips Healthcare
Malaria,Falciparum, Malaria
Pyronaridine in Healthy Adult Participants Infected With Blood Stage Malaria
This is an open-label, adaptive study that will utilise the P. falciparum induced blood stage malaria (IBSM) model to characterise the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) profile of pyronaridine.
- Conditions
- Malaria,Falciparum, Malaria, Malaria Recrudescence, Parasitemia
- Trial name
- NCT05287893
- Testing
- Pyronaridine, P. falciparum IBSM infection
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medicines for Malaria Venture
Sepsis
Algorithm for Predicting the Unfavorable Course of Sepsis in Children
A comprehensive strategy will be used to investigate the relationship and correlation between 4 diagnostically significant markers relevant for early diagnosis and prediction of complications and death in the development of…
- Trial name
- NCT05908162
- Testing
- Bood leukocyte subsets
- Where
- Belarus
- Volunteers
- 185 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Republican Research and Practical Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology
Obesity, Endotoxemia
Dietary Green Tea Confection For Resolving Gut Permeability-Induced Metabolic Endotoxemia In Obese Adults
This study is focused on assessing gastrointestinal-level improvements by which green tea limits metabolic endotoxemia. It is completed in two phases.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Endotoxemia, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT03413735
- Testing
- Green Tea Extract
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
West Nile Fever
Safety and Immunogenicity of ChimeriVax-WN02 West Nile Vaccine in Healthy Adults
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a single subcutaneous injection of ChimeriVax-WN02 vaccine is well tolerated, safe and induces protective antibodies against West Nile Disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00442169
- Testing
- ChimeriVax-WN02 Low Dose, ChimeriVax-WN02 Medium Dose, ChimeriVax-WN02 High Dose
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 208 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanofi Pasteur, a Sanofi Company
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
Malaria,Falciparum, Parasitemia
Study in Blood Stage Malaria Infection After DVI of Cryopreserved P. Falciparum (NF54 Strain) Sporozoites
This is a single-centre, open-label, Phase Ib study designed to assess if intravenous injection of approximately 3200 P. falciparum (NF54 strain) sporozoites can be safely administered to achieve blood-stage parasitaemia with a…
- Conditions
- Malaria,Falciparum, Parasitemia, Protozoan Infections, Parasitic Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04310085
- Testing
- Artemether-Lumefantrine 20 Mg-120 Mg Oral Tablet, PfSPZ-DVI Challenge
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medicines for Malaria Venture
Methamphetamine-dependence, Rectal Gonorrhea
Inflammation in Methamphetamine and STIs (IMSTI)
This clinical trial aims to investigate the effects of a decline in methamphetamine use on rectal inflammatory cytokine levels, substance use contexts, and HIV/STI risk behavior.
- Conditions
- Methamphetamine-dependence, Rectal Gonorrhea, Rectal Chlamydia
- Trial name
- IMSTI (NCT05162391)
- Testing
- Contingency Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Septic Shock
High MAP in Septic Shock With Hypertension
We hypothesized that the increase in MAP from 65 mmHg to patients' usual level improved sublingual microcirculation.
- Trial name
- NCT01443494
- Testing
- NE
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Southeast University, China
Dysbiosis, Endotoxemia
Gut-level Antiinflammatory Activities of Green Tea in Metabolic Syndrome
This study evaluates dietary green tea extract to improve gut health and inflammation in persons with metabolic syndrome and healthy adults.
- Conditions
- Dysbiosis, Endotoxemia, Metabolic Syndrome, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT03973996
- Testing
- Green Tea Extract
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Bloodstream Infections, Short Bowel Syndrome
Enteral Glutamine in Reducing Bloodstream Infections in Short Bowel Syndrome Infants
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the effects (good and bad) of supplementation with Glutamine to that of a placebo (L-alanine), on your child and their Short Bowel Syndrome.
- Conditions
- Bloodstream Infections, Short Bowel Syndrome, Development, Nutrition
- Trial name
- NCT01576003
- Testing
- Glutamine, L-alanine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati