Clinical trials: Couple Dysfunction
Breast Cancer
An Internet-based Psychosexual Intervention for Couples Following Treatment for Breast Cancer
Diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer often leads to lower levels of sexual desire, decreased sexual arousal, painful intercourse, and difficulties achieving orgasm, and thus adversely impacts sexual functioning and intimacy.
- Trial name
- IPSIC (NCT01881022)
- Testing
- Psychosexual Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases Risk
Cor360: Clinician-Facing Broad-Spectrum Cardiac Phenotyping and Risk Assessment Using COR® Wearable ECG to Inform Outcomes-Oriented Care Pathways
Cor360 is an observational study evaluating whether extended wearable electrocardiogram (ECG) data can support broad-spectrum cardiac phenotyping and risk assessment beyond conventional single-purpose ambulatory rhythm…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases Risk, Cardiac Conduction System Disease, Bundle/Fascicular Abnormalities
- Trial name
- Cor360 (NCT07775976)
- Testing
- COR Wearable ECG Monitoring, Cor360 Clinician-Facing Decision-Aid Reporting
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peerbridge Health, Inc
Heart Failure With Normal Ejection Fraction
The Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) Pathophysiology Study.
The study addresses the hypothesis that a gradual build-up in arterial resistance and microvascular endothelial dysfunction due to common comorbidities such as hypertension and diabetes mellitus, on top of age related vascular…
- Trial name
- IDENTIFY-HF (NCT03186833)
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
Retinal Neuro-vascular Coupling in Patients With Neurodegenerative Disease
Alzheimer´s disease (AD) in one of the most important causes of dementia and poses a considerable challenge in health care. Today, criteria for the diagnosis and the follow up of patients with AD mainly rely either on subjective…
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT02663531
- Testing
- DVA, FDOCT, Pattern ERG
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Prostate Cancer, Sexual Dysfunction and Infertility
Intimacy-Enhancing Couples' Intervention for Localized Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: Participating in a therapy program may enhance communication and intimacy between men with prostate cancer and their partners.
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer, Sexual Dysfunction and Infertility, Sexuality
- Trial name
- NCT01982058
- Testing
- communication intervention, counseling intervention, nutrition intervention
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 483 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
CADASIL
Development and Validation of a Functional MRI Biomarker of Cerebral Small Vessel Dysfunction in CADASIL
Cerebral small vessel diseases (cSVD) are diseases of brain tissue involving vessels (arterioles or capillaries) with a diameter of less than 400 microns.
- Trial name
- fMRI BioSVD (NCT06859658)
- Testing
- Functional MRI at 3T
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Cognitive Decline, Healthy Aging
Non-invasive Brain Stimulation and Strategic Memory Training
Physiological aging is often associated with memory function decline. Recently, the use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a type of non-invasive brain stimulation, has been combined with adaptive working memory…
- Trial name
- StMe-tDCS (NCT05929872)
- Testing
- Non-invasive brain stimulation
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS National Neurological Institute "C. Mondino" Foundation
COPD, Tetrahydrobiopterin Deficiency
O2 Transport and Utilization in Health and Lung Disease
Skeletal muscle dysfunction is a frequent and clinically relevant systemic manifestation of Chronic Pulmonary Obstructive Disease (COPD), which is still poorly understood.
- Conditions
- COPD, Tetrahydrobiopterin Deficiency, Oxidative Stress
- Trial name
- NCT04014712
- Testing
- Tetrahydrobiopterin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Prostate Cancer, Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment
Couples Therapy to Enhance Intimacy Between Patients With Advanced or Recurrent Prostate Cancer and Their Partners
RATIONALE: A couples therapy program may enhance intimacy and reduce psychological distress in patients with prostate cancer and in their partners.
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer, Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment, Sexual Dysfunction, Sexuality and Reproductive Issues
- Trial name
- NCT00483678
- Testing
- counseling intervention, questionnaire administration, psychosocial assessment and care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Prostate Cancer, Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological
Innovations in the Treatment of Sexual Health Post Prostate Cancer Treatment: Comparing Mindfulness vs. CBT
Up to 90% of men experience sexual difficulties after receiving treatment for prostate cancer (PC), which can negatively affect their intimate relationships and overall quality of life.
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer, Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological, Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological, Sexual Dysfunction Male
- Trial name
- INTROSPPECT (NCT03365518)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Therapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Major Depression, Functional Dyspepsia
The Brain-Heart-Gut Connection
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) often co-occurs with cardiovascular and gastrointestinal symptoms, highlighting the importance of the brain-heart-gut connection in developing comprehensive treatments.
- Conditions
- Major Depression, Functional Dyspepsia, Autonomous Dysfunction
- Trial name
- BHG-CONNECT (NCT06748274)
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), High-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Sodium Excess
Dietary Sodium, Oxidative Stress, and Pulsatile Hemodynamics
High sodium diets impair vascular function, which may influence the work of the heart. This investigation is designed to determine if this change in vascular function results in a greater workload in the heart and if people who…
- Trial name
- NCT04233957
- Testing
- High Sodium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Aging, Arterial Stiffness
Inorganic Nitrate Supplementation on Cerebrovascular Aging and Arterial Stiffness Study
This study investigates the effect of dietary inorganic nitrate supplementation on 1) large elastic artery stiffness and hemodynamics and 2) cerebrovascular function in middle-aged and older adults.
- Conditions
- Aging, Arterial Stiffness, Endothelial Dysfunction, Hypertension
- Trial name
- INCA (NCT03617302)
- Testing
- Experimental: Nitrate-containing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gary L. Pierce, PhD
Pregnancy, Postpartum Period
The Effect of Sexual Education-Counseling According to PLISSIT Model of Couples' Sexual Functions During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Sexuality is a natural part of human life at every stage of life. It is a multidimensional phenomenon influenced by biological, psychological, social, interpersonal and cultural factors.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Postpartum Period, Sexual Dysfunction, PLISSIT Model
- Trial name
- NCT06762301
- Testing
- sexual education and counseling, Routine clinical care
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Izmir Katip Celebi University
Stroke, Stroke with Hemiparesis
Study of Hemodynamic Markers of Upper Extremity Motor Dysfunction in Stroke Patients Using Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS)
The aim of the study was to explore potential pathways for recovery and adaptation of the motor cortex by examining cerebral blood flow characteristics and hemodynamic markers analyzed by functional near-infrared spectroscopy…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Stroke with Hemiparesis, Stroke, Ischemic
- Trial name
- NCT06806397
- Testing
- Stimulus response task
- Where
- 2 sites in Russia
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology