Clinical trials: Exercise Intolerance
Heart Failure
Contribution of Endothelin-1 to Exercise Intolerance in Heart Failure
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for one in every four deaths in 2010 and costing over $300 billion annually in health care, medication, and lost productivity.
- Trial name
- NCT02124824
- Testing
- BQ-123
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
Study to Assess the Effect of Omecamtiv Mecarbil on Exercise Capacity in Subjects With Heart Failure
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of treatment with omecamtiv mecarbil compared with placebo on exercise capacity as determined by cardiopulmonary exercise testing following 20 weeks of treatment with omecamtiv…
- Trial name
- METEORIC-HF (NCT03759392)
- Testing
- Omecamtiv Mecarbil
- Where
- 81 sites in United States, Canada and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 276 people
- Sponsor
- Cytokinetics
Pre Diabetes
Diabetes Prevention Program in Youth
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of an out-of-school diabetes prevention program for youth (ages 7-15) with a family history of pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT03042936
- Testing
- Insulin Superheroes Club Curriculum
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tennessee
Heart Failure
Effect of KNO3 Compared to KCl on Oxygen UpTake in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (KNO3CK OUT HFPEF)
This trial seeks to assess if potassium nitrate (KNO3) therapy improves exercise capacity and oxygen uptake in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).
- Trial name
- NCT02840799
- Testing
- Potassium Nitrate (KNO3), Potassium Chloride (KCl)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania