Clinical trials: Blood Pressure Regulation
Blood Pressure Regulation
The Effects of Nitrate-Rich Mouthwash on Vascular Tone
High blood pressure (hypertension) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. One important contributing factor to high blood pressure is reduced availability of nitric oxide (NO).
- Trial name
- NITRATONE (NCT07602764)
- Testing
- Nitrate-rich mouth rinse, Nitrate-rich drink
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Göteborg University
Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiometabolic Benefits of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
Omega 3 fatty acids have been shown to provide a number of cardiometabolic benefits in both healthy and at risk populations. Specifically, the daily consumption of fish oil supplements has been reported to reduce blood…
- Trial name
- TGIF (NCT03378232)
- Testing
- High EPA Supplement, High DHA Supplement
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Guelph
Hypertension
Yoga for a Healthy Heart
The Yoga for a Healthy Heart study will address various barriers to both medication management and blood pressure regulation for African American patients with hypertension.
- Trial name
- YHH (NCT06155240)
- Testing
- Therapeutic yoga
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Salt-sensitive Hypertension
Intervention Study to Compare the Natriuretic Effects of Enalapril on Low and High Salt Diet
The kidney plays a crucial role in maintaining salt balance by two opposing physiological mechanisms: the renal dopaminergic system which enhances salt excretion and the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) which causes salt retention.
- Trial name
- Salt (NCT01324245)
- Testing
- Fenoldopam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Hypertension, Autonomic Dysfunction
Autonomic Regulation of Blood Pressure and Heart Rate During Orthostasis and Exercise in Healthy and Hypertensive Individuals
The goal of this observational study is to assess arterial stiffness and autonomic regulation of blood pressure and heart rate in healthy adults and people with arterial hypertension during orthostatic stress and graded physical…
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Autonomic Dysfunction, Orthostatic Hypotension
- Trial name
- NCT07482462
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Hypertension
The Role of COX-2 Inhibition in Salt Sensitivity of Blood Pressure
The purpose of this study is to determine if the drug Celebrex changes the way the kidney gets rid of salt and maintains blood pressure.
- Trial name
- NCT00624559
- Testing
- celecoxib (Celebrex)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Spinal Cord Injury
Respiratory Motor Control and Blood Pressure Regulation After Spinal Cord Injury
The proposed study is designed to answer a novel research question: Can resistive respiratory muscle training designed to improve respiratory motor control also improve blood pressure regulation impaired by spinal cord injury?…
- Trial name
- NCT02396823
- Testing
- Respiratory Muscle Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Down Syndrome
Blood Flow in Individuals With Down Syndrome
This study focuses on physiological explanations of difficulties with physical activity and exercise in individuals with Down syndrome, by non-invasively examining cardiac output and the regulation of blood flow to working…
- Trial name
- NCT03590665
- Testing
- Hand grip exercise and lower body negative pressure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Sarcopenia, Hypertension
Effects of Variable Load Exercise on Aging Atrophy
The primary aim of this research proposal is to examine whether this novel training program approach is capable to tackle excessive loss in muscle mass, function and contractile capacity with aging.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Hypertension, Muscle Atrophy
- Trial name
- NCT03690258
- Testing
- Variable load exercise
- Where
- 2 sites in Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of Split
Blood Pressure, Hypertension
Blood Pressure Regulation - Role of Potassium
Project titel: Oral potassium supplementation in healthy men - interactions with the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and the sympathetic nervous system Protocol number: KARAASS-1 EudraCT number: 2013-004460-66 Introduction…
- Trial name
- NCT02380157
- Testing
- Kaleorid, 750mg (trade name), Potassium chloride (active substance)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen
Cardiovascular Diseases, Hypertension
Insulin Resistance and Blood Pressure Regulation in Blacks
To determine the role of insulin resistance in peripheral vascular dynamics, sodium sensitivity, and blood pressure regulation in a young representative Black population and in a group of young Blacks at high risk for…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Hypertension, Heart Diseases, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT00005164
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Type 2 Diabetes, Systolic Hypertension
Blood Pressure Outcomes With Liraglutide Therapy
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to further study the mechanism by which liraglutide, a relatively new anti-hyperglycemic medication, might lower blood pressure in patients with Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.
- Trial name
- BOLT (NCT01755572)
- Testing
- Liraglutide
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada
Pre-Eclampsia
Role of ASpirin in Placental and Maternal Endothelial Cell Regulation IN Pre-eclampsia
Endothelial dysfunction and defective placental vascularization are hypothesized to be significant causes of preeclampsia. In preeclampsia, due to vascular endothelial dysfunction, vasoconstriction and platelet activation can…
- Trial name
- ASPERIN (NCT03893630)
- Testing
- Acetylsalicylic Acid 81 mg, Acetylsalicylic Acid 162 mg, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 208 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- John O'Brien, MD
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
The HOME Trial: Hyperinsulinaemia: the Outcome of Its Metabolic Effects, a Randomized Controlled Trial
The HOME-trial is a prospective, randomized controlled trial. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of metformin HCL in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus intensively treated with insulin on the quality of…
- Trial name
- NCT00375388
- Testing
- Metformin on top of intensive insulin therapy
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Bethesda General Hospital, Hoogeveen
Hypotension, Orthostatic, Total Hip Replacement
Study on Baroreceptor Function in Relation to Orthostatic Blood Pressure Regulation After Hip Surgery
The purpose of this observational study is to evaluate the baroreceptor function in relation to surgical inflammation and orthostatic intolerance after elective hip arthroplasty.
- Trial name
- NCT01866787
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension
Effect of Chronic ACE and DPP4 Inhibition on Blood Pressure
In this study the investigators will test the hypothesis that dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP4) inhibition attenuates the antihypertensive effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition but not angiotensin receptor…
- Trial name
- NCT02130687
- Testing
- Sitagliptin, Aprepitant, Mixed Meal Test (MMT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Stress, Blood Pressure
Real-Time Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Neurofeedback for Regulation of Psychophysiological Functions
The purpose of this study is to determine the potential efficacy of real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging neurofeedback (RT- functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) -NF) in regulating brain activity and…
- Trial name
- NCT01921088
- Testing
- real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging neurofeedback (RT-fMRI-NF), Ambulatory Training
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity
The TRIABETES - ARMMS-T2D Study: A Randomized Trial to Compare Surgical and Medical Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
This research study is being performed to begin to determine the effectiveness of two dominant bariatric surgery procedures versus an intensive lifestyle intervention to induce weight loss in patients and promote improvements in…
- Trial name
- TRIABETES (NCT01047735)
- Testing
- Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery, Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding, Lifestyle Weight Loss Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Spinal Cord Injury, Orthostatic Hypertension
Non-invasive Spinal Cord Stimulation and Blood Pressure Regulation After Spinal Cord Injury
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if non-invasive spinal cord stimulation intervention improves blood pressure regulation in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Orthostatic Hypertension, Autonomic Dysreflexia
- Trial name
- NCT07504055
- Testing
- Spinal Cord Transcutaneous Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Healthy
Regulation of Optic Nerve Head Blood Flow During Combined Changes in Intraocular Pressure and Arterial Blood Pressure
Autoregulation is defined as the ability of a vascular bed to adapt its vascular resistance to changes in perfusion pressure. In the eye, several studies have reported that retinal blood flow is autoregulated over a wide range of…
- Trial name
- NCT00912665
- Testing
- Laser Doppler Flowmetry, Goldmann applanation tonometer, squatting
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna