Clinical trials: sponsored by University of Edinburgh
Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathies and Heart Muscle Diseases: Cardiac Imaging in the Evaluation of Myocardial Fibrosis Transition
Heart scarring, also known as fibrosis, plays a major role in a lot of heart muscle abnormalities. These abnormalities of the heart muscle can lead to major issues such as symptoms of heart failure, dangerous heart rhythm…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Sarcoidosis, Hypertensive Heart Disease
- Trial name
- CHIEFTain (NCT06409585)
- Testing
- 68Ga-FAPI or 18F-AlF-FAPI cardiac PET-MR, Echocardiogram, Cardiac MRI
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Bowel Cancer, Polyp Rectal
Use of a Novel Camera to Check the Bowel After Polyp or Tumour Removal
1.1 Polyps or tumours in the lower part of the bowel (rectum) can be removed using instruments inserted through the bottom which avoids major surgery and the possibility of a stoma bag (colostomy).
- Conditions
- Bowel Cancer, Polyp Rectal, Rectal Cancer, Rectal Adenocarcinoma
- Trial name
- R-ALERT (NCT07341126)
- Testing
- LumenEye X1 digital rectoscope
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
ANCA Associated Vasculitis, Cardiovascular Diseases
ETA and AT1 Antagonism in ANCA-vasculitis (SPARVASC)
ANCA-associated vasculitis is an autoimmune disease that causes damage to blood vessels. This leads to organ damage with the number of organs affected and the severity of damage varying significantly between patients.
- Conditions
- ANCA Associated Vasculitis, Cardiovascular Diseases, Kidney Diseases
- Trial name
- SPARVASC (NCT05630612)
- Testing
- Sparsentan
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Post Intensive Care Accelerometery to Study and Support Recovery Outcomes
The primary purpose of this study is to find out whether a wrist-worn activity monitor can help healthcare professionals understand how people recover after they leave the intensive care unit (ICU), where they were cared for when…
- Trial name
- PICASSO (NCT07466446)
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Prostate Cancer
The PROSECCA Study, Answering New Questions in Prostate Cancer
Nearly half of all cancer patients receive radiotherapy as part of their treatment and although it is effective at destroying cancerous lesions deep within the body, this comes at the cost of damaging healthy, or normal, tissues.
- Trial name
- PROSECCA (NCT06714630)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Anaemia
Tranexamic Acid for Anaemia Trial
Anaemia is when the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen. It is common in women because they lose blood every month during their periods.
- Trial name
- WOMAN-3 (NCT06519422)
- Testing
- Tranexamic Acid 500 MG
- Where
- 3 sites in Nigeria, Pakistan and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Infratentorial Neoplasms, Mutism
Cerebellar Mutism Syndrome Study
The purpose of this study is to determine why up to 25% of the pediatric patients who have surgery for a tumor in the posterior fossa develops the Cerebellar Mutism Syndrome (CMS).
- Trial name
- NCT02300766
- Where
- 32 sites in Austria, Belgium and 12 more
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Aortic Stenosis, Chemotherapy Induced Systolic Dysfunction
Fibrosis in Chronic and Delayed Myocardial Infarction
In this study the investigators aim to examine the role that fibrosis plays in heart conditions such as aortic stenosis , chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and carcinoid syndrome .
- Conditions
- Aortic Stenosis, Chemotherapy Induced Systolic Dysfunction, Carcinoid Syndrome
- Trial name
- FCDMI (NCT05756608)
- Testing
- 68Ga-FAPI and 18F-AlF-FAPI PET-MR
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Automobile Accident
Transportation Safety in Adolescence
The proposed project will focus on improving teen driver safety as motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death and injury to adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT03639753
- Testing
- Parent-Teen Intervention, Usual Practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Aortic Stenosis, Severe
MRI in Randomised Cohorts of Asymptomatic AS
Aortic stenosis is narrowing of the aortic valve, and is the commonest type of valve disease requiring surgery. Current guidelines recommend waiting till patients develop symptoms (chest pain, breathlessness and dizzy…
- Trial name
- NCT05178368
- Testing
- Surgical/ Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- University of Leicester
Cerebral Hemorrhage
PLatform Study for INTracerebral Haemorrhage (PLINTH): Community-based Feasibility Study
The goal of this observational study is to answer three uncertainties about the design of a platform study for adults with stroke due to intracerebral haemorrhage.
- Trial name
- PLINTH (NCT06078020)
- Testing
- Interview
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 169 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Myocardial Infarction
Sixth Generation High-sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T for the Early Rule Out of Myocardial Infarction: a Controlled Before and After Study
Cardiac troponin is a protein released into the blood when the heart muscle is damaged. Measuring this protein helps doctors diagnose a heart attack (also called a myocardial infarction).
- Trial name
- STEREO-MI (NCT07636642)
- Testing
- sixth-generation high sensitivity cardiac troponin T assay, fifth-generation high sensitivity cardiac troponin T assay
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 19,500 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Cachexia; Cancer, Advanced Cancer
Routine Evaluation of People Living With Cancer
People with incurable cancer often have complex individual needs, however there are several common themes encountered when considering this group.
- Conditions
- Cachexia; Cancer, Advanced Cancer, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- REVOLUTION (NCT04406662)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Acute Liver Failure, Acute Liver Injury
Biomarkers in Liver Failure
Acute liver injury (ALI) and acute liver failure (ALF) are rare clinical conditions, the latter often associated with a poor outcome.
- Conditions
- Acute Liver Failure, Acute Liver Injury, Acute on Chronic Hepatic Failure
- Trial name
- NCT02833064
- Testing
- Non-contrast magnetic resonance imaging, Biological sampling
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Paget Disease, Paget Disease of Bone
Genetic Analysis to Predict the Development of Paget's Disease
Paget's disease of the bone (PDB) is a skeletal disorder with a strong genetic component which can be associated with various complications such as pain, bone deformity, arthritis and deafness.
- Trial name
- GAPDPD (NCT05309954)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Bipolar Affective Disorder, Schizophrenia Disorders
Medical Phenotyping of NHS General Adult Psychiatry (GAP) Inpatients
This observational study will characterise the general psychiatric and general medical phenotypes of 100 adults, sequentially admitted to NHS General Adult Psychiatry (GAP) "mental health" inpatient wards, providing the first…
- Conditions
- Bipolar Affective Disorder, Schizophrenia Disorders, Depression Disorders, Personality Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT07398365
- Testing
- Questionnaires, rating scales, & review of notes
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Brown Adipose Tissue, Cold Exposure
Intermittent Cold Exposure and Brown Adipose Tissue Hyperplasia
This clinical trial explores how repeated short-term cold exposure impacts the molecular and physiological function of brown adipose tissue (BAT), a thermogenic organ associated with improved cardiometabolic health.
- Conditions
- Brown Adipose Tissue, Cold Exposure, 18F-FDG PET/CT
- Trial name
- ICEBATH (NCT07048405)
- Testing
- Cooling, Biopsies, Injection of 18F-FDG
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Interstitial Lung Disease
The Edinburgh Lung Fibrosis Molecular Endotyping (ELFMEN) Study
To prospectively study novel blood and lung biomarkers of disease activity in patients with IPF and other interstitial lung disease with the aims of prognostic modelling and disease clustering
- Conditions
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Interstitial Lung Disease, Asbestosis
- Trial name
- ELFMEN (NCT04016181)
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB), Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Experiences of Managing Sleep Disordered Breathing in Children With Cerebral Palsy.
Cerebral palsy (CP) refers to a non-progressive movement disorder, which occurs due to damage to the developing brain around the time of birth.
- Conditions
- Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB), Cerebral Palsy (CP), Respiratory Support
- Trial name
- QualSDB_CP (NCT06753370)
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
ATTR-CM
Quantitative-imaging in Cardiac Transthyretin Amyloidosis
Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), is a heart muscle disease that's stops the heart muscle working properly. With an ageing population, it is increasingly common but untreated, it has a poor prognosis.
- Trial name
- I-CARE (NCT05776212)
- Testing
- 18F-fluoride PET
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh