Clinical trials: Autoimmunity, Inflammation
Autoimmune Diseases
Concentration/Meditation Limits Inflammation
Auto-immune diseases are characterized by an inappropriate inflammatory response against tissues in the body and represent a major health care burden.
- Trial name
- NCT01835457
- Testing
- Lipopolysaccharide, Concentration/meditation
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder
Neurogenetics and Multi-omics of Neuroinflammatory Diseases in Multiplex Families to Improve Patients Health
The goal of this observational study is to learn why some families have several members with multiple sclerosis (MS), neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), or MOG antibody-associated disease (MOGAD).
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder, MOG Antibody-Associated Disease, Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS
- Trial name
- NeuroDIP (NCT07902479)
- Testing
- Blood sampling and multi-omic profiling
- Where
- 5 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Autoimmune Diseases, Inflammation
Prospective Study of White Blood Cells
The purpose of this study is to investigate white blood cells from volunteering donors to support the development of engineered regulatory T cell therapies.
- Conditions
- Autoimmune Diseases, Inflammation, Rejection; Transplant, Liver
- Trial name
- NCT04838171
- Testing
- White blood cell and blood collection
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Quell Therapeutics Limited
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Endothelial Dysfunction
Atherosclerosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis
The purpose of this study is to investigate the link between rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular disease by studying inflammation, joint disease, cholesterol abnormalities, and endothelial function.
- Trial name
- NCT00990730
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Large Vessel Vasculitis, Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
Dapagliflozin and Endothelin Receptor Antagonism in Large Vessel Vasculitis (DERAIL-LVV)
Large vessel vasculitis (LVV) is a disease that causes damage to blood vessels. This damage to blood vessels can increase the risk of patients with LVV developing cardiovascular disease, including heart attacks and strokes.
- Conditions
- Large Vessel Vasculitis, Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu Arteritis
- Trial name
- DERAIL-LVV (NCT06887062)
- Testing
- Bosentan and dapagliflozin
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Hashimoto Thyroiditis
rT3 and Inflammation in Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is characterized by an enlarged thyroid gland infiltrated with lymphocytes. The incidence of HT is estimated to be 0.3-1.5 cases per 1000 people, with a female/male predominance of 7-10:1.
- Trial name
- NCT07510750
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 179 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Chronic Pancreatitis, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Genomic Resources for Enhancing Available Therapies (GREAT1.0) Study
This is a prospective, descriptive, observational research study designed to observe and document the clinical practice by domain experts, and how the knowledge of new findings that are published in the medical literature affect…
- Conditions
- Chronic Pancreatitis, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Hepatitis, NASH - Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
- Trial name
- GREAT1 (NCT04306939)
- Testing
- venipuncture, Questionnaires, Additional Sample Collections
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis, Liver Diseases
Assessing Kids for Liver Inflammation and Fibrosis Using Non-invasive MRI
This is a prospective observational study which will recruit up to 100 paediatric participants over a period of 30 months to determine whether MRI is as accurate at detecting, distinguishing, and monitoring liver disease as…
- Conditions
- Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis, Liver Diseases, Liver Fibroses, Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Trial name
- Kids4LIFe (NCT03198104)
- Testing
- MRI
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Perspectum
Anterior Uveitis (AU), Birdshot Chorioretinitis
Quantification & Classification of Inflammatory Cells in Uveitis Using OCT
The goal of this study is to determine if it's possible to use a high resolution imaging device called optical coherence tomography (OCT) to develop an unbiased, standard method of counting and categorizing the various types of…
- Conditions
- Anterior Uveitis (AU), Birdshot Chorioretinitis, Behcet Disease, Herpes Simplex Virus
- Trial name
- NCT07065747
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Inflammation
Effects of Interleukin-6 Inhibition on Vascular, Endothelial and Left Ventricular Function in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Recent studies show beneficial effect of the inhibition of interleukin-6 (IL-6) activity on vascular and left ventricular (LV) function.
- Trial name
- NCT03288584
- Testing
- Tocilizumab (Actemra®), Other biological agent, Corticosteroid and non-biological agents.
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Athens
Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin-Dependent, Hypercholesterolemia
Statins in Children With Type 1 Diabetes and Hypercholesterolemia
Children with type1 diabetes (T1DM) have increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) due to chronic increase in the blood sugars and inflammation.
- Trial name
- NCT01236365
- Testing
- Atorvastatin
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor (GM-CSF) Challenge Study on Healthy Subjects
This exploratory study aims to assess exposure of healthy subjects to systemic challenge with either LPS or GM-CSF. This will be done by measuring inflammatory mediators and cellular activation markers both in circulation and in…
- Trial name
- NCT03306589
- Testing
- Cantharidin, Lipopolysaccharide, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Psoriatic Arthritis, Arthritis
99mTc-anti-TNF-alpha Scintigraphy in the Evaluation of Inflammatory Processes Activity
Rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis patients benefit from anti-TNF-α therapy, once it is effective in reducing joint and skin manifestations in 60-70% of patients with inflammatory articular joint and skin diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT02134613
- Testing
- 99mTc-anti-TNF-alpha Scintigraphy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting, Multiple Sclerosis Relapse
Evaluation of Relapse Presence in Multiple Sclerosis
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the demonstrability of increased inflammation and neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients in relapse period compared to MS patients in remission by cross-sectional analysis of…
- Trial name
- NCT05218317
- Testing
- in-vivo Corneal Confocal Microscopy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Multiple Sclerosis
Obesity and Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis
Obesity is one possible contributor to severity of multiple sclerosis and progression of the disease. We already know that obesity is a risk determinant for acquiring MS, yet the impact of obesity on pediatric MS disease…
- Trial name
- NCT04593082
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
CIDP - Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Multispectral Optoacoustic Imaging for the Detection of Inflammation and Damage of Peripheral Nerves in Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
The aim of this study is to assess disease activity in patients with Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) and Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) using multispectral optoacoustic tomography (MSOT).
- Trial name
- MIND (NCT07121985)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Periodontal Disease
Periodontal Inflammation and Immunity in Preclinical Rheumatoid Arthritis
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the association of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)-related antibodies and periodontal inflammation in subjects at-risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT02794012
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Autoimmune Diseases, Systemic Inflammatory Process
Vitamin D and Fish Oil for Autoimmune Disease, Inflammation and Knee Pain
The VITamin D and OmegA-3 TriaL (VITAL; NCT 01169259) is a randomized clinical trial in 25,871 U.S. men and women investigating whether taking daily dietary supplements of vitamin D3 (2000 IU) or omega-3 fatty acids (Omacor® fish…
- Conditions
- Autoimmune Diseases, Systemic Inflammatory Process, Knee Pain Chronic, Osteoarthritis
- Trial name
- VITAL (NCT01351805)
- Testing
- Fish Oil, Vitamin D
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25,871 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Positron-Emission Tomography, Multiple Sclerosis
Evaluation of the Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Tracer ZK 6032924 in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis Compared to Healthy Volunteers
PET (positron emission tomography) imaging with BAY85-8101 for investigation in patients with Multiple Sclerosis compared to healthy volunteers
- Trial name
- NCT01031199
- Testing
- F-18 FEDAA1106 (BAY85-8101)
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia, Sweden
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bayer
Autistic Disorder
Proteomic Biomarker Tests in Blood Samples from Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Behavioral testing is the gold standard for diagnosing autism spectrum disorder (ASD). These tests, including ADOS and ADI-R, are subjective, require trained staff to administer, are time-consuming, and can only be administered…
- Trial name
- NCT02168868
- Testing
- Blood draw, Stool Sample Collection, Urine Sample Collection
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Benjamin Gesundheit