Clinical trials: The Cardiac Function
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Familial
Open-Label Study of Perhexiline in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Moderate to Severe Heart Failure
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of perhexiline on exercise performance (efficacy) and safety in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and moderate-to-severe heart failure following dosing for 16 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT02862600
- Testing
- Perhexiline, Use of bioanalytical assay to monitor plasma levels of perhexiline
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Heart Metabolics Limited
Fabry Disease
Safety and Efficacy Study of Several Replagal Dosing Regimens on Cardiac Function in Adults With Fabry Disease
The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and effectiveness of various doses of Replagal in patients with cardiomyopathy due to Fabry disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00864851
- Testing
- Replagal
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Australia and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Shire
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
The Effects of Emotional Exposure on State Anxiety
A randomized repeated-measures crossover clinical trial was performed. Forty healthy, female college students completed a 30 min session of YogaFit and a time-matched seated rest condition on separate days.
- Trial name
- NCT03458702
- Testing
- YogaFit, Quiet Rest
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University
Heart Failure
The Effect of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Congestive Heart Failure
A diet rich in Omega-3 (fish oil) reduces plasma triglycerides and the risk for ischemic heart disease. Recently, a large trial evaluating treatment with Omega 3 in heart failure patients suggested that omega 3 may lower the risk…
- Trial name
- NCT00944229
- Testing
- LOVAZA (Omega-3)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Anemia
(ACORD Study) - A Study of NeoRecormon (Epoetin Beta) in Patients With Early Diabetic Nephropathy
This study will assess the effect of anemia correction with NeoRecormon on cardiac structure and function in patients with early diabetic nephropathy.
- Trial name
- NCT00354341
- Testing
- Epoetin beta
- Where
- 63 sites in Austria, Brazil and 15 more
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Heart Failure
The Effects of Sacubitril/Valsartan on Cardiac Oxygen Consumption and Efficiency of Cardiac Work in Heart Failure Patients
This is a phase IV, prospective, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, parallel-group study. The study assessed the effects of 6 weeks of stable sacubitril/valsartan therapy, as compared with valsartan therapy, on the…
- Trial name
- TurkuPET (NCT03300427)
- Testing
- sacubitril/valsatran, valsartan
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Heart Failure, Decompensated Heart Failure
A Dose Ranging Phase IIa Study of 6 Hour Intravenous Dosages of CXL-1427 in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study of continuous 6-hour IV infusions of CXL-1427 in hospitalized patients with systolic heart failure.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Decompensated Heart Failure, Acute Heart Failure
- Trial name
- NCT02157506
- Testing
- CXL-1427
- Where
- 35 sites in United States, Germany and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
Mitral Valve Regurgitation
Early Feasibility Study of the Neovasc Tiara™ Mitral Valve System
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and initial performance of the Neovasc Tiara Mitral Transcatheter Heart Valve with the Tiara Transapical Delivery System.
- Trial name
- TIARA-I (NCT02276547)
- Testing
- Mitral valve replacement
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Belgium and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Shockwave Medical, Inc.
Non-obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
Efficacy Study of Oral Nicorandil on Improving Microvascular Function in Female Non-obstructive Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Participants
The study is a single-center, interventional, pilot study to evaluate the improvement of microvascular function by positron emission tomography (PET) after twelve-week treatment of oral nicorandil in female non-obstructive CAD…
- Trial name
- SPET (NCT03010423)
- Testing
- Nicorandil
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Heart Failure, Kidney Dysfunction
The Effects of Decreasing the Lasix Dose on the Cardiorenal System
The investigators' objective is to define the effects of decreasing the furosemide dose on heart, kidney and humoral function in people with compensated heart failure and kidney dysfunction and also in people with compensated…
- Trial name
- Aim1 (NCT00982423)
- Testing
- Furosemide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Cardiac Function
Maximal Bruce Protocol With the Use of Regadenoson For Myocardial Perfusion Stress Testing
It is been known for at least 20 years that the hemodynamic data, the amount of exercise performed as well as symptoms on the treadmill, has significant value to the perfusion stress testing.
- Trial name
- Rega Stress (NCT01026012)
- Testing
- regadenoson
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, Dravet Syndrome
The Effects of Cannabidiol (CBD) on Electrical and Autonomic Cardiac Function in Children With Severe Epilepsy
The investigators propose to study the effects of cannabidiol (CBD) on cardiac electrical function and the autonomic nervous system in children with Dravet syndrome (DS) and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS), when the CBD is…
- Trial name
- CBD1 (NCT02815540)
- Testing
- 12-Lead ECG, Cannabidiol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
Congestive Heart Failure
Natriuretic Peptide System as Therapy in Human Preclinical Left Ventricle Dysfunction
In congestive heart failure, cardiac output is low, blood pressure is high, and the body becomes congested with fluid. In normal people, when there is high blood pressure, the heart muscle cells secrete a hormone that excretes…
- Trial name
- PPG1 (NCT00387621)
- Testing
- Nesiritide, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Horng Chen
Heart Failure, Congestive
Bone Marrow Cell Transplantation to Improve Heart Function in Individuals With End-Stage Heart Failure
Heart failure is a condition in which the heart is unable to pump enough blood to the body's other organs. A heart transplant may be necessary for some individuals with end-stage heart failure.
- Trial name
- NCT00383630
- Testing
- Intramyocardial injection of bone marrow mononuclear cells, Intramyocardial injection of CD34+ selected bone marrow mononuclear cells, LVAD alone
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, COPD
Effect of QVA149 (Indacaterol Maleate/Glycopyrronium Bromide) on Cardiac Function in COPD Patients
This mechanistic study is a single-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over study to evaluate the effect of dual bronchodilation with QVA149 on cardiac and lung function parameters in hyperinflated COPD…
- Trial name
- CLAIM (NCT02442206)
- Testing
- QVA149
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Graft Rejection, Kidney Failure
Study Of The Safety And Efficacy Of Conversion From A CNI To Sirolimus In Renally-Impaired Heart Transplant Recipients
The primary purpose of this study is to determine whether converting from calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) therapy to sirolimus therapy will be more effective than continuing calcineurin inhibitor therapy with respect to renal…
- Trial name
- NCT00369382
- Testing
- cyclosporine or tacrolimus, sirolimus
- Where
- 23 sites in United States, Australia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
Healthy
Effect of Anagrelide Hydrochloride on Any Changes in Heart Function in Healthy Volunteers
According to the ICH Guidance Document E14, all non-antiarrhythmic drugs should be evaluated for their ability to prolong the QT interval which represents the duration of ventricular depolarization and subsequent repolarization.
- Trial name
- NCT01552928
- Testing
- Anagrelide 0.5 mg, Anagrelide 2.5 mg, Moxifloxacin
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shire
Oxidative Stress, Cognition Disorders
The Effect of Dexmedetomidine Infusion on Post-operative Cognitive Function and Oxidative Stress in Cardiac Surgery
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of dexmedetomidine in reducing postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) in cardiac surgical patients which use cardiopulmonary bypass machine (CPB).
- Trial name
- NCT03054857
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Chulalongkorn University
Heart Failure
The Effect of Nicotinamide Riboside on Skeletal Muscle Function in Heart Failure Subjects
Background: People are living longer and are more likely to survive a heart attack if they have one. Longer life expectancy is good but it also means more people get chronic heart failure over time.
- Trial name
- NCT03565328
- Testing
- Nicotinamide Riboside
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Type 2 Diabetes
The Impact of Free Fatty Acid (FFA-) Suppression on Myocardial Lipids and Function in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
There is evidence that inhibition of FFA-release by acipimox is associated with a significant decrease in myocardial lipid content (MYCL) as well as the ejection fraction (as a marker of systolic left ventricular function) in…
- Trial name
- HYPOTESIS (NCT01980524)
- Testing
- acipimox
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna