Clinical trials: Treatment-Resistant
Mitochondrial Diseases
Impact of Statin Therapy on Muscle Mitochondrial Function and Aerobic Capacity
The purpose of this study is to test how different doses of a statin, Lipitor, affect muscle health and function, and cardiovascular fitness.
- Trial name
- NCT03351998
- Testing
- Lipitor 20Mg Tablet, Lipitor 80Mg Tablet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Malaria, Parasitic Diseases
Malaria Elimination Pilot Study in Military Forces in Cambodia
Antimalarial drug resistance has reached critical levels on the Thai-Cambodian border. Many have begun advocating for concerted malaria elimination efforts in Cambodia.
- Trial name
- NCT02653898
- Testing
- DHA-PIP, Primaquine, Artesunate + Mefloquine
- Where
- Cambodia
- Volunteers
- 1,050 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Thailand
Apical Periodontitis, Insulin Resistance
Serum Pro-Diabetes Inflammation Biomarkers in Patients With Apical Periodontitis.
Inflammation is a common factor of chronic periodontitis and diabetes. However, to date, there is no scientific evidence supporting a causal effect of the inflammation created by apical periodontitis on the onset of insulin…
- Conditions
- Apical Periodontitis, Insulin Resistance, PreDiabetes, Diabetes; Stable
- Trial name
- NCT04824209
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Turin, Italy
Obesity
Prevention of Obesity in Women Via Estradiol Regulation
The purpose of this study is to evaluate potential mechanisms by which estradiol deficiency accelerates fat gain and abdominal fat accumulation in women.
- Trial name
- POWER (NCT00687739)
- Testing
- leuprolide acetate, Estradiol Transdermal, progressive resistance exercise training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Sports Physical Therapy
Effects of Tibialis Anterior Resistance Training With Ladder Drills in Basketball Athletes
The effects of tibialis anterior resistance training with ladder drills in basketball athletes.
- Trial name
- NCT07139028
- Testing
- Tibialis Anterior resistance training and ladder drills, Traditional training
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Antimicrobial Stewardship, Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Optimising Community Antibiotic Use and Infection Control With Behavioural Interventions in Burkina Faso and DR Congo
Emergence of antibiotic resistance (AMR) is a serious concern for Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs). Unregulated use of antibiotics, a major AMR driver, is highly prevalent in LMICs, with medicine stores as key providers.
- Trial name
- CABU-B/C (NCT05378880)
- Testing
- Behavioural intervention bundle to optimise antibiotic use and reduce the risk of human-to-human or environmental-animal-human transmission
- Where
- 2 sites in Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 5,532 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Insulin Resistance, Insulin Sensitivity
Calcium, Vitamin D and Metformin to Treat Insulin Resistance in Obese African American Adolescent Females
This is a feasibility study to examine the treatment with Metformin, vitamin D with calcium supplement for insulin resistance in obese, black, female teens.
- Conditions
- Insulin Resistance, Insulin Sensitivity, Obesity, Vitamin D Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT01107808
- Testing
- Calcium and Vit D, Metformin, Vit D and Calcium
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Orthopedic Procedures, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Treatment of Patients Colonized With Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Prior to Bone and Joint Surgery
The investigators anticipate that utilization of retapamulin preoperatively will eliminate MRSA colonization among patients who are colonized in their nares.
- Trial name
- TOPS-MRSA (NCT00903279)
- Testing
- Altabax (retapamulin)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bay Pines VA Healthcare System
Sarcopenia
Resistance Exercise for the Prevention of Age-related Sarcopenia
The purpose of this study is to determine the benefits of negative work progressive resistance exercise (PRE) for the conservative management of sarcopenia in older male Veterans at the DC VAMC.
- Trial name
- REPAiRS (NCT01355861)
- Testing
- Negative work exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Metabolic Syndrome, Hypogonadism
Symptoms and Clinical Signs of Hypogonadism in Testicular Cancer Survivors
The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence of signs and symptoms of hypogonadism in three groups of testicular cancer survivors.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Hypogonadism, Cardio-vascular Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02240966
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
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
Metabolic Syndrome
Implications for Treatment of the Metabolic Syndrome
To characterize features of metabolic syndrome in volunteers. To undertake a randomised trial to determine whether treatment with a statin improves muscle microvascular blood flow.
- Trial name
- NCT00666029
- Testing
- atorvastatin
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Postmenopause
AFTER: Altering Fat Through Estrogen and Raloxifene
The purpose of this study is to determine whether estrogens specifically promote a reduction in fat from abdominal regions during weight loss and/or prevent the accumulation of abdominal fat during weight gain.
- Trial name
- NCT00149604
- Testing
- conjugated estrogens, Raloxifene, exercise plus mild caloric restriction for weight loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Psoriasis
Study of the Effects of the Organism on Monomethyl Fumarate (MMF) After the Administration of LAS41008
The purpose of this study is to determine how the organism affects MMF (metabolite of dimethyl fumarate [DMF]) after single oral dose administration of LAS41008 120 mg gastroresistant tablet and Fumaderm® 120 mg gastro-resistant…
- Trial name
- LAS41008 (NCT02955693)
- Testing
- LAS41008 120 mg / Fumaderm® 120 mg
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Almirall, S.A.
Refractory Epilepsy
Deep Brain Stimulation of the Anterior Nucleus of the Thalamus in Intractable Epilepsy
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) of the anterior nucleus of the thalamus (ANT) has been proposed in patients with severe intractable epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT04771065
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Sleep, Insomnia
Treatment of Insomnia and Glucose Metabolism
Available data suggest that obtaining adequate sleep is associated with a better ability of the body to use carbohydrates as a source of energy and a lower risk of developing diabetes.
- Conditions
- Sleep, Insomnia, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT00724282
- Testing
- Eszopiclone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Impacted Third Molar Tooth
Changes in Resistome After Dental Extraction and Amoxicillin.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the nature of the change in oral and gut bacterial resistance profiles after antibiotic therapy for a surgical procedure in two groups.
- Trial name
- NCT02830347
- Testing
- Amoxicillin, Extraction
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Obesity
Influence of the Diversity and Composition of the Microbiota in the Development of Pediatric Fatty Liver
The objectives of the present study are: 1) to identify the intestinal and salivary microbiota associated with the presence and severity of hepatic steatosis in children (Study I: case-control study), and 2) to develop a…
- Conditions
- Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- MicroKid (NCT04575506)
- Testing
- Multidisciplinary intervention program
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Pública de Navarra
Type 2 Diabetes, Pre-diabetes
Curcumin Therapy in Patients With Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Insulin Resistance
The incidence rate of type 2 diabetes in Thai populations is high and increasing every year. Cardiovascular disease is the main complication of this disease, which has been defined as an important cause of death among Diabetic…
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes, Pre-diabetes, Insulin Resistance, Cardiovascular Risk
- Trial name
- NCT01052025
- Testing
- Curcumin
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Srinakharinwirot University
Health Services Accessibility, Rural Health
Health Ahead Comparative Effectiveness Study
The Health Ahead Comparative Effectiveness Study is a pragmatic, parallel-arm interventional platform that systematically compares successive changes to preventive health screening on the path toward a fully automated screening…
- Conditions
- Health Services Accessibility, Rural Health, Medically Underserved Area, Preventive Health Services
- Trial name
- HACE (NCT07669168)
- Testing
- AI-Assisted Screening Interpretation (AI Reads), Human-Only Screening Interpretation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- William Brandenburg, MD