Clinical trials: sponsored by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Undiagnosed Diseases, Cardiovascular Disease
Human Biospecimen Procurement Protocol: Biorepository to Support Translational Research to Identify Disease Mechanism(s)
Background: Studies show that rare genetic variants might lead to diseases. Researchers want to collect blood and tissue samples so they can study them and better understand diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT02543996
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Severe Aplastic Anemia, Telomere Biology Disorders
Natural History of Acquired and Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
Background: Bone marrow failure diseases are rare. Much is known about the diseases at the time of diagnosis, but long-term data about the effects of the diseases and treatments are lacking.
- Conditions
- Severe Aplastic Anemia, Telomere Biology Disorders, Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
- Trial name
- NCT05012111
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Pain Crisis
Natural History of Sickle Cell Disease
This study is not a treatment protocol and no experimental treatments are involved. Study participants may be seen as needed for clinical, translational and basic research studies, or as medically indicated.
- Trial name
- NCT00081523
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Wide Spectrum of Diseases, Hematologic Diseases
Data Collection of Standard Care and Evaluation of NHLBI Patients and Donors
Background: Researchers seek ways to study people s medical problems in order to teach and further general knowledge. The ability to assess and treat people with a wide range of diseases is critical to training people to be good…
- Trial name
- NCT04450927
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Hematologic Disease and Disorders, Donors
Screening for Hematology Branch Protocols
This study allows the evaluation of subjects in order to determine their ability to safely participate in other active research studies.
- Conditions
- Hematologic Disease and Disorders, Donors, Healthy Volunteer
- Trial name
- NCT00001620
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemic
Cardiovascular Evaluation of Patients With High Cholesterol and Normal Volunteers
Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia is a rare inherited disease of metabolism. It occurs in less than 1 in 1 million people within the United States.
- Trial name
- NCT00001204
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Lung Disease, Pneumothorax
Study of the Disease Process of Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a destructive lung disease typically affecting women of childbearing age. Currently, there is no effective therapy for the disease and the prognosis is poor.
- Conditions
- Lung Disease, Pneumothorax, Tuberous Sclerosis, Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
- Trial name
- NCT00001465
- Testing
- Toshibia Aquilion One CT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Cystic Fibrosis, Pulmonary Fibrosis
Role of Genetic Factors in the Development of Lung Disease
This study is designed to evaluate the genetics involved in the development of lung disease by surveying genes involved in the process of breathing and examining the genes in lung cells of patients with lung disease.
- Conditions
- Cystic Fibrosis, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Tuberous Sclerosis, Asthma
- Trial name
- NCT00001532
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Neoplasms, Hematologic Neoplasms
Collection of Tissue Specimens From Patients With Solid Tumors or Blood Disorders and Their HLA-Compatible Family Members
This study will collect biological samples for use in research experiments aimed at better understanding the clinical features of certain diseases.
- Conditions
- Neoplasms, Hematologic Neoplasms, Healthy Volunteers
- Trial name
- NCT00071045
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Hypercholesterolemia, Atherosclerosis
Causes and Natural History of Dyslipidemias
This study will evaluate people with dyslipidemias - disorders that affect the fat content in the blood. Fats, or lipids, such as cholesterol and triglycerides, are carried in the blood in particles called lipoproteins.
- Trial name
- NCT00353782
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Severe Aplastic Anemia, MDS (Myelodysplastic Syndrome)
Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Severe Aplastic Anemia and Other Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes Using G-CSF Mobilized CD34+ Selected Hematopoietic Precursor Cells Co-Infused With a Reduced Dose of Non-Mobilized Donor T-cells
Background: Stem cell transplants from related donors (allogenic stem cell transplants) can be used to treat individuals with certain kinds of severe blood diseases or cancers, such as severe anemia.
- Trial name
- NCT01174108
- Testing
- Miltenyi CD34 Reagent System, Donor derived G-CSF mobilized PBC
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Bone Marrow Failure Disorders, VEXAS Syndrome
Molecular and Clinical Analysis of Bone Marrow Failure: A Secondary Research Study
STUDY DESCRIPTION: Bone marrow failure can result from immune mediated attack on stem cells or from inherited genetic defects such as telomere biology disorders or Fanconi anemia.
- Conditions
- Bone Marrow Failure Disorders, VEXAS Syndrome, Hemoglobinurea, Paroxysmal, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Trial name
- NCT07102849
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Graft-versus-leukemia, Graft vs Host Disease
Long-term Evaluation and Follow-up Care of Patients Treated With Stem Cell Transplants
This study will provide follow-up evaluation and care of patients who have undergone allogeneic (donor) stem cell transplantation at the NIH Clinical Center.
- Conditions
- Graft-versus-leukemia, Graft vs Host Disease, Graft Rejection
- Trial name
- NCT00106925
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Healthy Volunteers
Collection and Analysis of Blood, Bone Marrow, and Buccal Mucosa Samples From Healthy Volunteers
The Hematology Branch of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute is doing a variety of laboratory research experiments that require blood and tissue samples from healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT00442195
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Leukocyte Disorders, Respiratory Tract Diseases
Collection of Lung Fluid and Tissue Samples for Research
This study will collect fluid and tissue specimens from the lungs and nose of healthy people and people with a history of lung infections.
- Conditions
- Leukocyte Disorders, Respiratory Tract Diseases, Bronchoscopy
- Trial name
- NCT00471250
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 550 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Metabolic Disease, Obesity
Characterization of Patients With Uncommon Presentations and/or Uncommon Diseases Associated With the Cardiovascular System
Background: Researchers are interested in studying individuals who have known or suspected metabolic, inflammatory or genetic diseases that may put them at a high risk for heart diseases or diseases of their blood vessels.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Disease, Obesity, Li-Fraumeni Syndrome, Cardiomyopathy
- Trial name
- NCT01143454
- Testing
- NSR IDE-MRI: Research pulse sequences
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Thoracic Organ Transplantation
Genome Transplant Dynamics
Study Description: Heart and lung transplants can save lives, but long-term success is often limited by organ rejection that is hard to detect early.
- Trial name
- NCT02423070
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 991 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Williams Syndrome, Cardiovascular Disease
WS-SAVE Study (Williams Syndrome Skin and Vessel Elasticity Study)
Background: Williams Syndrome (WS) is a genetic disorder. People with WS have less of a protein that allows parts of the body to stretch than other individuals.
- Conditions
- Williams Syndrome, Cardiovascular Disease, Multisystem Developmental Disorder, Elastin Gene Deletion
- Trial name
- NCT02692846
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Sickle Cell Disease, Beta-thalassemia
Partial Stem Cell Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease From Matched Donors
This is a non-ablative (partial) stem cell transplant for patients with severe sickle cell disease or beta-thalassemia requiring red cell transfusions.
- Trial name
- NCT07599176
- Testing
- Total Body Irradiation, Alemtuzumab, Abatacept
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Lipid Disorders
Genes Involved in Lipid Disorders
Background: Genes are the instructions our body uses to function. Researchers can look for changes, or variants, in the genes. The goal of this study is to find new gene changes that lead to lipid disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT02311335
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)