Clinical trials: Vascular Dysfunction, open to volunteers
Aortic Dissection, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
Protective Effect of Sivelestat Against Negative Pulmonary Function and Organ Dysfunction After Cardiovascular Surgery (PANDA VI)
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) are the major causes of death in patients with cardiovascular diseases.
- Conditions
- Aortic Dissection, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD)
- Trial name
- PANDA (NCT06195267)
- Testing
- Sivelestat, Blank control
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Nanjing Medical University
Ischemic Stroke, Cognitive Impairment
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Rehabilitation to Ameliorate Impairments in Neurocognition After Stroke
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a non-invasive brain stimulation technique, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), combined with traditional cognitive therapy will improve cognitive function in patients…
- Trial name
- TRAINS (NCT04897334)
- Testing
- tDCS, Cognitive Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Cognitive Decline, Blood Pressure
Preventing Cognitive Decline by Reducing BP Target Trial
The PCOT study is a multi-site randomized trial of patients 70 years or older with high BP. The main goal of the study Preventing Cognitive Decline by Reducing BP Target Trial (PCOT) is to conduct a large pragmatic clinical trial…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Decline, Blood Pressure, Hypertension
- Trial name
- PCOT (NCT05106036)
- Testing
- Clinical Support Decision Tool
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Angina, Microvascular
Evaluation of the Systemic Microcirculation as a Surrogate for Coronary Microcirculation in Women With ANOCA
The primary objective of this project is to validate a multi-modal systemic microvascular phenotyping platform-combining Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging (LSCI) and Sublingual Handheld Videomicroscopy (IDF imaging)-as a…
- Trial name
- NOCAWT (NCT07558018)
- Testing
- Investigation of Systemic Endothelial Microvascular Function
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Cardiology, Laranjeiras, Brazil
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Cardiovascular Diseases
NightWare and Cardiovascular Health in Veterans With PTSD
The purpose of this study is to learn more about the effectiveness of a prescription wrist-wearable device called NightWare (NW) on improving sleep in Veterans with nightmares related to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Conditions
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Cardiovascular Diseases, Autonomic Dysfunction, Vascular Stiffness
- Trial name
- NCT06419959
- Testing
- NightWare
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Coronary Artery Disease, Postoperative Pulmonary Complications
Flow-Controlled vs. Pressure-Controlled Ventilation in CABG: Effects on Lung Aeration and Diaphragm Function
Pulmonary atelectasis and loss of lung aeration are common complications following cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and are associated with impaired oxygenation and prolonged mechanical ventilation.
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Postoperative Pulmonary Complications, Pulmonary Atelectasis, Postoperative, Diaphragm Dysfunction
- Trial name
- FCV-PCV-DTI-LU (NCT07800741)
- Testing
- Flow-Controlled Ventilation, Pressure-Controlled Ventilation (PCV)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- Koşuyolu Kartal Heart Training and Research Hospital
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Relationship Between Inflammatory (Hs-CRP, Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio) and Cardiac (Troponin) Biomarkers, and Cardiac Dysfunction in Acute Coronary Syndrome.
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, accounting for a significant proportion of cardiovascular-related deaths.
- Trial name
- NCT07551102
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Heart Failure, Pulmonary Hypertension
Mechanisms of Pulmonary Vascular Dysfunction in Heart Failure
Heart failure (HF) patients often develop pulmonary hypertension (PH) that leads to transition into a biventricular HF with poor prognosis.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Vascular Resistance Abnormality
- Trial name
- LUNG-HF (NCT06331208)
- Testing
- non-contrast chest CT, spirometry with diffusing lung capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) analysis, Omics analysis of blood plasma obtained from pulmonary artery or peripheral blood
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Lupus Erythematosus, Scleroderma
Clinico-biological Collection to Investigate the Physiopathology of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases
The aim of this project is to start a biological and clinical collection of patients presenting systemic autoimmune disease. This collection will provide appropriate biological samples to identify new biomarkers and to be…
- Conditions
- Lupus Erythematosus, Scleroderma, Myositis, Vasculitis
- Trial name
- ESSAi (NCT05251415)
- Testing
- Blood sampling
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Transthyretin (TTR) Amyloid Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Amyloidosis
Liver and Coagulation Disorders in Cardiac Transthyretin Amyloidosis
Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CA) is a progressive infiltrative cardiomyopathy caused by the deposition of misfolded transthyretin protein within the myocardium.
- Conditions
- Transthyretin (TTR) Amyloid Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardiomyopathies, Wild-Type Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis
- Trial name
- LICA2025 (NCT07766135)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University of Messina
Abdominal Hypertension, Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
Updated Abdominal Compartment Society Consensus Definitions
An international team of experts is working on a project called updated WSACS consensus definitions. The goals of this study are to: 1. To generate expert consensus on the definitions and classification of IAH and ACS. 2.
- Trial name
- WSACS (NCT07563842)
- Testing
- Delphi study
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Lublin
Chronic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant
The Impact of Renal Transplant on Coronary Microvascular Function Among Patients With Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease
People with chronic kidney disease (CKD) often experience faster aging of the heart and blood vessels, which raises the risk of heart problems beyond traditional factors like high blood pressure or cholesterol.
- Conditions
- Chronic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant, Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction (CMD), Inflammation
- Trial name
- RESTORE (NCT07222683)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction (CMD), Stable Angina Pectoris
A Multi-center, Real-World Clinical Trial of caIMR on Two Specific Kinds of Patients.
The coronary angiography-derived index of microcirculatory resistance (caIMR) can be used to provide a binary assessment whether patients（with stable angina, unstable angina, suspected myocardial ischemia, or coronary artery…
- Conditions
- Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction (CMD), Stable Angina Pectoris, Unstable Angina Pectoris, Myocardial Ischemia, Angina Pectoris
- Trial name
- FlashV (NCT06945094)
- Testing
- caIMR
- Volunteers
- 508 people
- Sponsor
- Ge Junbo
Non-severe Pulmonary Embolism, Pulmonary Embolism
Interest of the Chair Lift Test in the Prognostic Evaluation of Pulmonary Embolism: a Single-center Open Prospective Study
The objective of the study is to evaluate the prognostic performance of the chair lift test in the initial assessment of the severity of non-severe pulmonary embolism in hospitalized patients, in comparison with the current…
- Conditions
- Non-severe Pulmonary Embolism, Pulmonary Embolism, Non-high-risk Pulmonary Embolism, Pulmonary Embolism Acute
- Trial name
- SIT-EP (NCT06166329)
- Testing
- chair lift test
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Rouen
Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetic Retinopathy
Multicenter RCT of Eye-Brain Imaging in Diabetes Neurovascular Coupling
This study intends to take the critical pathological mechanism of diabetic neurovascular coupling injury (NCI) as the starting point and utilize multi-modal imaging (MMI) technology of the eyes and brain as a means to conduct…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetic Retinopathy, Cognitive Impairment, Neurovascular Coupling
- Trial name
- TCM-MMI (NCT06813274)
- Testing
- hypoglycemic treatment, Tangshen'an Granules, Ginkgo Leaf Tablets
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Hejiang Ye
Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction, Cognitive Impairment, Mild
[11C]PS13 PET Imaging of Neuroinflammation in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
Heart failure reduces the amount of blood the heart pumps, which can lead to memory and thinking problems in many patients. One possible reason is that heart failure triggers brain inflammation, a process in which certain brain…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction, Cognitive Impairment, Mild, Neuroinflammation, Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia (VCID)
- Trial name
- NEURO-HF (NCT07856043)
- Testing
- [11C]PS13: [carbon-11]PS13; COX-1 PET radioligand, Sacubitril-Valsartan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Stony Brook University
Malignant Hypertension
Determinants of Malignant Hypertension Onset and Related Target Organ Damages: the HAMA Biobank
The HAMA bank is an initiative aimed at collecting, preparing, and storing biological samples from patients treated for malignant hypertension and included in the HAMA cohort.
- Trial name
- HAMABANK (NCT06629363)
- Testing
- biobank
- Where
- 11 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de PAU
Stroke, Motor Dysfunction
Closed-Loop SCS-BCI for Post-Stroke Hemiplegia
This study evaluates a new closed-loop rehabilitation system for stroke survivors with arm weakness. The system combines a brain-computer interface (BCI, a special cap that reads brain signals), spinal cord stimulation (a…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Motor Dysfunction, Brain-computer Interface, Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS)
- Trial name
- CL-SCS-BCI (NCT07903116)
- Testing
- Spinal Cord Stimulation, Non-invasive Brain-Computer Interface, Hand Exoskeleton
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Endothelial Dysfunction
Enhancing Parasympathetic Activity to Improve Endothelial Dysfunction, Vascular Oxidative Stress in African Americans
Specific Aim 1: To test the hypothesis that prolonged (3-month) treatment with galantamine inhibits NADPH IsoLG-protein adducts formation and improves markers of endothelial cell (EC) dysfunction in AAs.
- Trial name
- NCT04769206
- Testing
- Galantamine, TENS 7000
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Stroke, Acute, TIA
Somatic Dysfunction in Patients With Acute Cerebrovascular Disease
The goals of this observational study are to test the reliability of a new, standardized physical examination method to identify motion problems within joints or groups of joints among adult asymptomatic volunteers and in…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Acute, TIA, Reproducibility of Results, Osteopathic Manipulation
- Trial name
- SOMADC-AC (NCT06605014)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis