Clinical trials: Heart Function Tests
Exercise Physiology, Ventilatory Threshold
Modality-Specific Heart Rate Differences at Ventilatory Thresholds During Unified Ramp Testing
The purpose of this study was to investigate the heart rate bias between cycling and treadmill exercise at ventilatory thresholds. This was a randomized crossover trial involving 23 healthy participants.
- Conditions
- Exercise Physiology, Ventilatory Threshold, Heart Rate, Cycling and Treadmill Exercise
- Trial name
- NCT07718594
- Testing
- Cycle Ergometer CPET, Motorized Treadmill CPET (Porszász Protocol)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cathay General Hospital
Cardiac Arrest, Cognitive Function
Brain Function After Cardiac Arrest (Measured With FMRI and Cognitive Tests)
The aim of this longitudinal study is to determine whether brain function is affected after a cardiac arrest. The primary question is whether cognitive function is affected after cardiac arrest and whether it changes over time…
- Trial name
- BRAINnHEART (NCT03579498)
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway, Sweden
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
Coronary Artery Disease
Biomarkers for Cardiovascular Disease
Biomarkers for Cardiovascular Disease Summary: This study will examine the function of the lining cells of blood vessels and measure substances in the blood to see how they relate to various blood tests, including new tests under…
- Trial name
- NCT00109018
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Positive Mood States, Negative Mood States
The Impact of Twin Hearts Meditation on Mood, Cognitive Functioning, and EEG Dynamics
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the impact of a specific guided meditation (Twin Hearts Meditation; THM) on cognitive functioning and EEG dynamics in experienced and inexperienced meditators.
- Conditions
- Positive Mood States, Negative Mood States, Cognitive Processing Speed, Cognitive Flexibility
- Trial name
- NCT07005830
- Testing
- Twin Hearts Meditation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NeuroMeditation Institute
Heart Defects, Congenital, Critical Illness
Leuven Growing Into Deficit Follow-up Study
The key objective of the Leuven growing-into-deficit (GID) follow-up-study is to test the hypothesis that children with a congenital heart disease (CHD) show more neurocognitive impairment at the second follow-up at 7 years old…
- Conditions
- Heart Defects, Congenital, Critical Illness, Mental Processes, Child
- Trial name
- Leuven-GID (NCT01632813)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
MACE, Cardiac Death
Real-World Cohort Study of Cardiopulmonary Function in Chinese Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: CPET Evaluation and Five-Year Prognostic Follow-Up Based on a Multicenter Structured Data Platform
The goal of this observational study is to observe the characteristics of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) parameters in patients across different cardiovascular diseases and to evaluate the predictive value of…
- Conditions
- MACE, Cardiac Death, Unplanned Repeat Revascularization, Cardiac Rehospitalization
- Trial name
- China-CPET (NCT07130968)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
Primary Prevention
Genetical, Anthropometrical and Biochemical Factors Influencing High Risk Subclinical Atherosclerosis
Subclinical atherosclerosis is the atherosclerotic process identified before clinical symptoms and thus it can be a useful marker of future cardiovascular events. It can be evaluated by many methods.
- Trial name
- NCT02487615
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 340 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia
Healthy
The Effects of Manual Lymphatic Drainage on the Autonomic Nerve System
Forty healthy women who met the inclusion criteria were included in the study. In the single-blind randomized controlled study, the participants were divided into 3 groups manual lymphatic drainage(MLD), sham MLD, and control…
- Trial name
- NCT05809726
- Testing
- Manual lymph drainage
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kutahya Health Sciences University
Healthy
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Normal Reference Control Group Testing
The purpose of this research is to understand how to apply cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) to women with small artery heart disease by looking at the CMRs of women without heart disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00573339
- Testing
- Cardiac MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Fontan Palliation, Congenital Heart Disease
Cardio Pulmonary Exercise Testing in Patients Post the Fontan Palliation in Comparison With Patients With Repaired Congenital Heart Disease and Healthy Volunteers.
prospective cardio respiratory evaluation for patients post the Fontan palliation for single ventricle, compared to subjects post successful cardiac repaired surgery compared to healthy volunteers in order to evaluate the…
- Trial name
- NCT02659462
- Testing
- Cardio Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
ECG Electrode Site Reaction
Wireless ECG Body Sensor During Field Testing
Wireless body ECG sensor is a feasible solution for reliable and accurate long-term heart rhythm monitoring. However, there were no studies that delt with usability of this sensor in field testing.
- Trial name
- WECG (NCT04786509)
- Testing
- Field tests
- Where
- Serbia
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Belgrade
Acute Coronary Syndrome, Myocardial Infarction (MI)
Clinical Echocardiography and S' Wave for Early Recognition of Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Emergency Department, A Prospective Study
The goal of this prospective observational study is to assess the diagnostic accuracy of the tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) S' wave in detecting acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in adult patients presenting to the emergency department…
- Conditions
- Acute Coronary Syndrome, Myocardial Infarction (MI), Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Unstable Angina
- Trial name
- CLEAR_ECHO (NCT06860997)
- Testing
- Tissue Doppler Imaging (TDI) S' Wave Echocardiography
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Anthracycline Related Cardiotoxicity in Childhood Cancers, Chemotherapeutic Toxicity
Evaluation of Cardiac and Endothelial Function in Children and Adolescents Treated With Anthracycline
In recent decades, the survival rate of children with cancer has increased significantly thanks to personalized treatments and the adoption of international therapeutic protocols.
- Conditions
- Anthracycline Related Cardiotoxicity in Childhood Cancers, Chemotherapeutic Toxicity, Childhood Cancer Survivors
- Trial name
- CARDIO-PED (NCT07253077)
- Testing
- Biomarker detection
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Stroke Volume, Cardiovascular Diseases
Heart Ultrasound by Emergency Medicine Residents as an Estimate of Heart Function
The purpose of this research is to better understand the use of heart ultrasounds to estimate heart function.
- Trial name
- BES2T (NCT05506059)
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Guthrie Clinic
Diabetes type1, Healthy
Impact of Gravity on Cardiac Hemodynamics
The goal of this clinical trial is to define and compare pre-load dependance of the cardiac function according to the intracardiac hydrostatic gradient of pressure in healthy and diabetic populations.
- Trial name
- ACUITY (NCT06190756)
- Testing
- Cardiovascular and Baroreflex stimulation by Tilting, Cardiovascular and Baroreflex stimulation by Lower Body Negative Pressure
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
Single-ventricle, Fontan Circulation
Venous Compression in Fontan
The aim of this study is to investigate whether venous compression garments increase exercise stroke volume in patients with Fontan circulation. To address this aim, we will test the following hypotheses: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT07220226
- Testing
- Lower extremity compression garments, Without compression garments
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Pain Perception, Autonomic Nervous System Functioning
Music-based Intervention for the Reduction of Pain
This study aims to compare the impact of listening to frequency-modulated music vs. non-modulated music (both researcher-selected), and to test whether there are differential effects on pain and stress perception.
- Trial name
- MINTREP (NCT02991014)
- Testing
- researcher-selected frequency-modulated music, researcher-selected non-modulated music, participant-selected non-modulated music
- Where
- 2 sites in Austria, Germany
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vienna
Asthmatics
Bikram Yoga and Asthma
Cold and dry air induce exercise induced asthma. Yoga training may improve lung function tests. Bikram Yoga (heat 39 degree Celsius and humidity 60%)training may improve both lung function tests and bronchial hyperreactivity (to…
- Trial name
- NCT00410098
- Testing
- Bikram Yoga
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Qi-Xu; Qi Deficiency, Pulmonary Function; COPD
Pulmonary Function and Qi Deficiency Predicted by Acoustic Analysis
Acoustic analysis is a method of clinically non-invasive, low-cost, remote-operation, and can avoid direct face-to-face contact.
- Trial name
- NCT05739266
- Testing
- 3 minutes step test
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Metabolic Health
Validation of a Novel Incremental Step Test for Assessment of Cardiopulmonary Fitness and Ventilatory Thresholds in Adults
The purpose of this single-group diagnostic validation and test-retest reliability study is to determine whether a novel Incremental Step Test (IST) can accurately assess cardiorespiratory fitness and ventilatory thresholds in…
- Conditions
- Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Metabolic Health, Cardiac Function, Pulmonary Function
- Trial name
- VALID-IST (NCT07829003)
- Testing
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test, Incremental Step Test
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heriot-Watt University