Clinical trials: Carotid Arteriosclerosis
Carotid Artery Plaque
TMAO and Atherosclerosis in HIV
In the present study, the investigators sought to prospectively examine the associations of plasma levels of TMAO (trimethylamine oxide), choline, betaine, dimethylglycine, and sarcosine with risk of incident carotid artery…
- Trial name
- NCT03416257
- Testing
- No intervention
- Volunteers
- 737 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Atherosclerosis
Study to Investigate the Sensitivity and Specificity of 3.0 Tesla MRI for Carotid Artery Plaque
The aim of this study is to develop non-invasive MRI, and MRS approaches that will quantify the plaque composition and lipid content of plaques and will have the potential for repeated in vivo measurements.
- Trial name
- NCT01632254
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Death, Carotid Artery Disease
NOR-SYS: The Norwegian Stroke in the Young Study
NOR-SYS is a clinical research program about young ischemic stroke patients from 15 to 60 years. Patients, partners and the couple´s adult children who are at least 18 years old, are all invited to ultrasound examinations due to…
- Conditions
- Death, Carotid Artery Disease, Cardiovascular Disease, Peripheral Artery Disease
- Trial name
- NOR-SYS (NCT01597453)
- Testing
- Lifestyle counseling
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 1,062 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Haukeland University Hospital
Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases
Epidemiology of Carotid Disease in Elderly Adults
To determine whether a population with isolated systolic hypertension (ISH) had a higher prevalence of carotid disease than a normotensive population matched for age and sex, and to determine specific risk factors for carotid…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Hypertension, Carotid Artery Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT00005230
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Cardiovascular Diseases, Carotid Artery Diseases
Mechanisms Underlying Psychosocial Associations With Ischemic Heart Disease (Kuopio)
To examine the relationships among psychosocial factors and carotid atherosclerosis, myocardial ischemia, arrhythmias, and thrombosis.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Carotid Artery Diseases, Arrhythmia, Myocardial Ischemia
- Trial name
- NCT00005260
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Carotid Artery Diseases, Stroke
Boston Scientific Embolic Protection, Inc. (EPI): A Carotid Stenting Trial for High-Risk Surgical Patients (BEACH)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether morbidity and mortality for high-risk surgical patients treated with the Carotid Wallstent in conjunction with the FilterWire EX and EZ System distal protection device will be…
- Conditions
- Carotid Artery Diseases, Stroke, Cerebral Arteriosclerosis
- Trial name
- BEACH (NCT00316108)
- Testing
- WALLSTENT® Endoprosthesis™
- Where
- 50 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 747 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Carotid Atherosclerosis, Myocardial Infarction
Comparison of Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis Between Frequent and Infrequent Blood Donors
Iron has been proposed to contribute to atherogenesis in humans by facilitating the oxidation of lipoproteins. This observational study will evaluate the association between frequency of blood donation - expected to be associated…
- Trial name
- NCT00001589
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Atherosclerosis, Myocardial Infarction
Assessment of a B-Mode Ultrasound Technique for the Measurement of Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness
This minimal risk protocol is designed to assess the reproducibility of B-mode ultrasound measurements of carotid intima media thickness (IMT) when the scans are performed in CC Radiology and read using a computerized edge…
- Trial name
- NCT00001904
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Atherosclerosis Prevention in Pediatric Lupus Erythematosus (APPLE)
The purpose of this study is: 1. To assess the efficacy of a lipid-lowering agent (atorvastatin) on the development of atherosclerosis that predisposes children with SLE to cardiovascular events in adulthood. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT00065806
- Testing
- Atorvastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 221 people
- Sponsor
- Laura Schanberg
Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Diseases
Dietary Antioxidants and Atherosclerosis
To examine the role of dietary antioxidants in the etiology of atherosclerosis in both sexes and in whites and Blacks.
- Conditions
- Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Carotid Stenosis
- Trial name
- NCT00005412
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Cardiovascular Diseases
Effect of High Dose Vitamin E on Carotid Atherosclerosis
The primary aim of the present study is to test the effect of alpha-tocopherol supplementation on the progression of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with coronary artery disease
- Trial name
- NCT00010699
- Testing
- Vitamin E
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Diseases
Prevalence & Progression of Subclinical Atherosclerosis
To evaluate subclinical atherosclerotic disease in menopausal women.
- Conditions
- Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Diseases, Coronary Arteriosclerosis, Carotid Artery Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT00006503
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Atherosclerotic Disease, Plaque, Atherosclerotic
Natural History of Carotid Plaque as Determined by 3D Ultrasound
This proposed follow-up study aims to recruit participants from the original BioImage cohort for a one-time follow-up examination.
- Conditions
- Atherosclerotic Disease, Plaque, Atherosclerotic, Heart Diseases, Stroke
- Trial name
- BioImage2 (NCT03314818)
- Testing
- Ultrasound 3D Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pieter Muntendam
Carotid Artery Stenosis, Carotid Atherosclerosis
Photon-Counting CT Versus Conventional CT for Carotid Plaque Assessment in Patients With Carotid Artery Stenosis
This prospective observational study aims to compare photon-counting detector computed tomography angiography (PCD-CTA) with conventional energy-integrating detector computed tomography angiography (EID-CTA) for the assessment of…
- Conditions
- Carotid Artery Stenosis, Carotid Atherosclerosis, Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque
- Trial name
- NCT07762664
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese PLA General Hospital
Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Diseases
Gene-by-Smoking Interactions and Risk of Atherosclerosis - Ancillary to ARIC
To evaluate common genetic variations, that in combination with exposure to tobacco smoke, may modify the risk of atherosclerosis.
- Conditions
- Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Coronary Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00064545
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Atherosclerosis
Natural History of Atherosclerosis
20 patients will be recruited. The aim of the study is to determine the natural progression of atherosclerotic disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00918541
- Where
- 3 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Atherosclerosis
Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
The aim of this study is to evaluate subclinical atherosclerosis in children and adolescents with juvenile SLE by measuring carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), and to determine its associations with traditional cardiovascular…
- Trial name
- NCT07545408
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Diseases
Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
To investigate whether women with Polycystic Ovary syndrome (PCOS) have evidence of an increased prevalence rate of subclinical atherosclerosis as measured by the presence of plaque, increased intima-medial carotid artery wall…
- Conditions
- Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Carotid Artery Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT00005459
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Atherosclerosis, Carotid Atherosclerosis
Visualization of Carotid Atherosclerosis by 68Ga-MSA
Until now, no specific atherosclerosis-targeting agent labeled with positron emitter is not yet available. Investigators developed neomannosyl human serum albumin(MSA) for the terminal mannose residues of MSA binding with the…
- Conditions
- Atherosclerosis, Carotid Atherosclerosis, Noninvasive Imaging of Atherosclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT01893489
- Testing
- 68Gallium-MSA
- Where
- 2 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Korea University
Coronary Disease
Atherosclerosis in the Coronary and Carotid Arteries
This study will compare changes in atherosclerotic plaque in the coronary arteries (vessels on the surface of the heart that supply blood to the heart) with changes in the carotid arteries (vessels in the neck that supply blood…
- Trial name
- NCT00080587
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)