Clinical trials: Aorta Aneurysm
Other Acute Illnesses Presenting to the Hospital, Heart Failure
Evaluation of Implementation of a National Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training Program
This VA QUERI Partnered Evaluation Initiative will evaluate the impact of an immersive Point-of-care Ultrasound (POCUS) Training Course on provider skill acquisition and retention; the frequency of POCUS use by trained providers…
- Conditions
- Other Acute Illnesses Presenting to the Hospital, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, Deep Venous Thrombosis
- Trial name
- NCT03296280
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Evaluation of Predictors of Aortic Aneurysm Growth and Rupture
The goal is to non-invasively study the metabolic processes within the aortic wall that are thought to explain progression to clinical manifestations of an aortic aneurysm.
- Trial name
- NCT02022436
- Testing
- Contrast Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rabih A. Chaer
Aortic Dissection, Hypertension
Digital Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in Type B Aortic Dissection Patients
The primary objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of home digital blood pressure monitoring in aiding providers to maintain blood pressure within a therapeutic range in type B aortic dissection patients upon…
- Trial name
- Dissect-BP (NCT04116684)
- Testing
- Withings Digital Blood Pressure Monitor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Glucose Intolerance, Aortic Stiffness
Healthy Aging Through Functional Food
The purpose of this study is to determine whether dietary inducers of glyoxalase 1 are effective in improving metabolic and vascular health.
- Conditions
- Glucose Intolerance, Aortic Stiffness, Vasodilation
- Trial name
- HATFF (NCT02095873)
- Testing
- Glyoxalase 1 (Glo1) inducer
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Warwick
Aneurysm
Non-Invasive Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Clinical Trial
The primary aim of this study is to determine if doxycycline (100 mg bid) will inhibit (by at least 40%) the increase in greatest transverse diameter of small abdominal aortic aneurysms (3.5-5.0 cm in men, 3.5-4.5 cm in women)…
- Trial name
- N-TA^3CT (NCT01756833)
- Testing
- Doxycycline
- Where
- 22 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 261 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Problem With Vision Blindness, Intraocular Pressure
Intraocular Pressure During Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Repair
The objective of this study will be to answer a clinical question that has not already been investigated; that is, what are the effects of aortic infra-renal clamping and unclamping on intraocular pressure during Abdominal Aortic…
- Conditions
- Problem With Vision Blindness, Intraocular Pressure, Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
- Trial name
- NCT00450294
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Sedation, Respiration, Artificial
Dexmedetomidine for Postoperative Sedation in Patients Undergoing Repair of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms
The primary objective of this study is to test the hypothesis that time on the ventilator and ICU length of stay will be shorter in TAA patients given postoperative sedation with dexmedetomidine compared to those given standard…
- Conditions
- Sedation, Respiration, Artificial, Length of Stay
- Trial name
- NCT00409344
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Normal Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital