Clinical trials: Acquired Heart Disease
Cardiovascular Disease, Healthcare Associated Infectious Disease
Optimizing Prevention of Healthcare-Acquired Infections After Cardiac Surgery (HAI)_2
The investigators will conduct qualitative interviews of hospital personnel regarding HAI prevention practices, and use coded data from these interviews to assist in developing standardized practices.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Disease, Healthcare Associated Infectious Disease, Sternal Superficial Wound Infection, Deep Sternal Infection
- Trial name
- NCT02073760
- Testing
- There is no intervention. The investigators are interviewing cardiac surgery staff with knowledge of infection prevention.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
The Effects of Statin Therapy on Coronary Flow Reserve and Inflammatory Markers in HIV-Positive Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of rosuvastatin in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infected individuals lowers inflammation in blood vessels, improves blood circulation in the small arteries that…
- Trial name
- NCT02234492
- Testing
- Rosuvastatin
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation
Brain Injuries
The Cardiac Autonomic System Response to Activity and Cognitive Tasksinjury
18 children post acquired brain injury and 18 typically developed controls matched for age and gender. All children aged 10-18 yrs who understand simple commands. Tools: 1. Heart rate monitor 2. Six minute walk test 3.
- Trial name
- NCT02627651
- Testing
- cognitive and motor assignments
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alyn Pediatric & Adolescent Rehabilitation Hospital
Rheumatic Heart Disease, Rheumatic Fever
The Genetic Basis of Acquired Heart Disease in Africa
Background: An acquired heart disease is one that a person gets after they are born. Two of these are rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF).
- Conditions
- Rheumatic Heart Disease, Rheumatic Fever, Endomyocardial Fibrosis, Acquired Heart Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02124109
- Where
- 2 sites in Nigeria, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 736 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Cancer, Cardiac Anomaly
Using NPT to Evaluate Providing PPC as ELNEC-PPC WBT for Nurses
The purpose of this study is to explain the provision of palliative care at the end of life by the implementation of the ELNEC course, as WBT Program using the Normalization Process Theory, that focus attention on how complex…
- Conditions
- Cancer, Cardiac Anomaly, Cystic Fibrosis, Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- ELNEC-PPC (NCT04461561)
- Testing
- end-of-life nursing education consortium-pediatric palliative care as web based-training plus usual care
- Where
- Iraq
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Altoosi University College
Cardiometabolic Syndrome, Hiv
The Role of Ectopic Fat and Heart Attack Risk in HIV
This study is designed to investigate differences between people living with HIV (PLWHIV) and general populations on how the body utilises and stores energy.
- Trial name
- BHIVA (NCT06784154)
- Testing
- Non-interventional
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liverpool
Kawasaki Disease, Heart Disease
Real Time Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography and Dobutamine Stress Perfusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
The present study is designed to: 1. investigate the safety and efficacy of Real time myocardial echocardiography (RT-MCE) in adolescents and adults ages 12-50 with congenital and acquired congenital heart disease 2.
- Trial name
- ECHOBIKE (NCT00861848)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, HIV Infection
Auto-immunity and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
The investigators have recently evidenced the presence of antibodies to endothelial cells and fibroblasts in patients with idiopathic or SSc-associated PAH.
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, HIV Infection, Congenital Heart Defect, Systemic Sclerosis
- Trial name
- Auto-HTAP (NCT01208792)
- Testing
- skin biopsy, Blood Sample
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 629 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
HIV/AIDS, Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Healing Our Hearts Minds and Bodies: CVD Reduction in Persons With HIV
"Healing our Minds and Bodies" (HHMB) uses a a hybrid type II effectiveness/implementation study design to increase both patient and organizational readiness to address trauma and CVD risk among African American and Latino…
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Trauma, Psychological
- Trial name
- HHMB (NCT04025463)
- Testing
- HHMB
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Atrial Fibrillation
Validation of Software for Assessment of Atrial Fibrillation From Data Acquired by a Wearable Smartwatch
The goal of this study is to validate the Fitbit ECG software algorithm's ability to detect atrial fibrillation using data derived from a Fitbit wrist-worn consumer device that features a single lead ECG.
- Trial name
- NCT04176926
- Testing
- Electrocardiogram
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Greece
- Volunteers
- 472 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fitbit LLC
Atrial Fibrillation
Validation of Software for Assessment of Atrial Fibrillation From PPG Data Acquired by a Wearable Smartwatch
Validate the Fitbit PPG RhythmDetect Software System algorithm for providing notifications by identifying rhythms suggestive of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter events.
- Trial name
- NCT04380415
- Testing
- Single lead ambulatory ECG patch
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 450,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fitbit LLC
Valvular Heart Disease
Age and Sex-Specific PREValence of AcqUirEd VALVular Heart DiseasE
The PREVUE-VALVE study will establish reliable, population-based estimates of Valvular Heart Disease (VHD) prevalence among older Americans and allow for the development and validation of several innovative tools to aid in the…
- Trial name
- PREVUE-VALVE (NCT05357404)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,870 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York
Infection, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Study to Evaluate the Effect of GSK1265744 on Cardiac Conduction
This study is being conducted to comply with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommendation that all new non anti-arrhythmic drugs be assessed for cardiac repolarization effects through electrocardiographic evaluation.
- Trial name
- NCT02027454
- Testing
- GSK1265744, Moxifloxacin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ViiV Healthcare
Asthma, COPD
Exhaled Breath Metabolomic Biomarkers in the Acutely Breathless Patient
An acute study carried out across three acute admissions units within Leicestershire. The study is aimed at discovery and validation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled breath.
- Conditions
- Asthma, COPD, Heart Failure, Community-acquired Pneumonia
- Trial name
- EMBER (NCT03672994)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leicester
Acquired Bleeding Disorder, Cardiac Surgery Requiring Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Safety of Recombinant Factor XIII (rFXIII) in Healthy Japanese Volunteers
This trial is conducted in Japan. The aim of this trial is to investigate the safety profile of recombinant factor XIII (rFXIII) assessed by the occurrence of adverse events in healthy Japanese subjects.
- Conditions
- Acquired Bleeding Disorder, Cardiac Surgery Requiring Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT01153997
- Testing
- catridecacog
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Novo Nordisk A/S
HIV/AIDS, Myocardial Infarction
Inflammation and Cardiovascular Health in Women
Systemic immune activation and inflammation are believed to play a significant role in the development and clinical course of myocardial infarction (MI).
- Trial name
- NCT04224181
- Testing
- Cardiac PET, 99mTc-tilmanocept SPECT/CT, Contrast Enhanced Coronary and Aortic Computed Tomography Angiography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Coronary Artery Disease
Acquiring Consensus for Contrast Echocardiography System Settings - ACCESS Study
This study evaluated and optimized settings for, and evaluated the performance of, AI-700-enhanced echocardiographic imaging on several ultrasound imaging platforms, as well as collected additional safety data for AI-700 in…
- Trial name
- NCT00669851
- Testing
- AI-700
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Acusphere
Acquired Brain Injury
The Effect of Auditory Stimuli on Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Among Patients With Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Heart Rate Variability (HRV) reflects the responsiveness of the autonomic system to an external stimuli. The aim of this system is to maintain homeostasis.The variability implies on the interaction between the sympathetic and the…
- Trial name
- NCT01454557
- Testing
- Auditory Stimuli
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Diabetes, Chronic Kidney Diseases
Benchtop NMR Spectroscopy for Assessment of Clinical Human Pathologies (BRANCH-P STUDY)
This research programme seeks to combine the resources of NHS primary care, with the leading spectroscopic work in low-magnetic fields of the Wilson Group (Nottingham Trent University) to demonstrate the potential for benchtop…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Chronic Kidney Diseases, Cancer, Bowel Disease
- Trial name
- BRANCH-P (NCT05473325)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Willows Health