Clinical trials: Heart Rate
Tobacco Smoking
Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback for Smoking Cessation
Open trial of heart rate variability biofeedback as an adjunct to individualized smoking cessation counseling (SCT) plus transdermal nicotine replacement patch (NRT) in smokers with elevated emotional distress.
- Trial name
- HRVB-SCT (NCT03972137)
- Testing
- Cognitive-Behavioral Smoking Cessation, Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback (HRVB), Transdermal Nicotine patch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Heart Diseases
APPROPRIATE - Rate Adaptive Pacing Sensor
The APPROPRIATE study will compare differences in functional capacity (peak VO2) between chronotropically incompetent patients randomized to receive rate responsive pacing driven by either the minute ventilation…
- Trial name
- APPROPRIATE (NCT00757666)
- Testing
- Rate adaptive pacemaker
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 566 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Ventricular Tachycardia, Ventricular Fibrillation
Septal - Success Rate and Clinical Outcome of Septal Implant of Ventricular Defibrillation Lead
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of the implant of a ICD lead of defibrillation in the septum of the right ventricle
- Trial name
- NCT00180297
- Testing
- Endotak Reliance G
- Where
- 18 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 215 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Alcohol Use Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Stress, Emotion Regulation, and Alcohol in Women Veterans
The purpose of the study "Stress, Emotion Regulation, and Alcohol in Women Veterans" is to learn about the effects of negative emotion and stress on behavior (including alcohol use) among women Veterans, including women with and…
- Trial name
- SERA (NCT04393623)
- Testing
- Cognitive Reappraisal, Psychoeducation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Heart Arrest, Cardiac Arrest
Pre-arrival Instructions Effect on Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
The investigators hypothesized that pre-arrival instructions would increase the likelihood of bystanders performing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
- Conditions
- Heart Arrest, Cardiac Arrest, Cardiopulmonary Arrest, Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
- Trial name
- NCT02007499
- Testing
- Pre-Arrival Instructions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 274 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Heart Rate and Rhythm Disorders
Comparison of Diltiazem and Metoprolol in the Management of Acute Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter
Acute atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained, clinically significant dysrhythmia encountered in the emergency department (ED) and the most common dysrhythmia treated by emergency physicians.
- Trial name
- DiME (NCT01914926)
- Testing
- Metoprolol, Diltiazem
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Antonios Likourezos
Heart Failure
Quartet Lead and Resynchronization Therapy Options III (QUARTO_III)
The purpose of the study is to assess prospectively at 6 months the percentage of responder patients implanted with a Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT-D) device and a Quartet Left Ventricular (LV) quadripolar lead and with…
- Trial name
- QUARTO_III (NCT02476201)
- Testing
- MPP ON
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
HIRREM in Military Personnel
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects associated with the use of in-office High-resolution, relational, resonance-based, electroencephalic mirroring (HIRREM) for participants with symptoms of military-related…
- Trial name
- NCT03230890
- Testing
- HIRREM
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Cancer
Relaxation and Heart Rate Variability
Primary: To characterize the physiologic changes of the autonomic nervous system, demonstrated by heart rate variability (HRV) high frequency (HF) spectral analysis, before and after a 15 minute, one-time, guided relaxation…
- Trial name
- NCT00735618
- Testing
- Guided Relaxation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Atrial Fibrillation
Trial of Apixaban vs Warfarin in Reducing Rate of Cognitive Decline, Silent Cerebral Infarcts and Cerebral Microbleeds in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
The investigators' central hypothesis is that in patients with atrial fibrillation, anticoagulation with Apixaban reduces the rate of decline in cognitive function, when compared to Warfarin.
- Trial name
- ARISTA (NCT03839355)
- Testing
- Apixaban, Warfarin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Utility of At-home Monitoring of Exercise Capacity by App-based 6-minute Walk Test
Evaluate for accuracy and reproducibility of data collected via the participant-operated Walk.Talk.Track. (WTT) app combined with Apple Watch during in-clinic, technician proctored 6MWT's.
- Trial name
- DynAMITE (NCT03893500)
- Testing
- Home-based 6 minute walk test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Healthy
Accuracy of Commercially Available Heart Rate Monitors II
In 2015, over 85 million fitness wearables were sold worldwide and the market is projected to expand to 110 million units sold in 2017.
- Trial name
- NCT02818244
- Testing
- Fit Bit Blaze Heart Rate Monitoring Device, Garmin Forerunner 235 Heart Rate Monitoring Device, Tom Tom Spark Cardio Heart Rate Monitoring Device
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Traumatic Brain Injury
The Impact of Yoga-based Physical Therapy for Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury
This study aims to explore if a yoga-based physical therapy session would promote improved (increased) heart rate variability in subjects with traumatic brain injuries.
- Trial name
- NCT03701594
- Testing
- Yoga-based physical therapy group, Seated Rest, Conventional Physical Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Aging, Alzheimer Disease
Heart Rate and Breathing Effects on Attention and Memory
In the current study, we will examine how daily paced breathing affects plasma amyloid beta levels and the rate of learning in older adults.
- Conditions
- Aging, Alzheimer Disease, Age-related Cognitive Decline
- Trial name
- HeartBEAM (NCT05602220)
- Testing
- Brain training, Paced breathing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Alzheimer Disease
Effects of Heart Rate Oscillations During Meditation on Plasma Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease
In the current study, we will examine how two types of concentration meditation practices affect plasma biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
- Trial name
- NCT06210035
- Testing
- Belly-focus meditation, Belly-focus meditation with slow breathing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Rapid Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Rate Control
Controlling Rapid Atrial Fibrillation With Dexmedetomidine
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of Dexmedetomidine (DEX), on heart rate control in patients with rapid atrial fibrillation (AF) through a pragmatic, randomized, double blinded study comparing the addition of…
- Trial name
- C-RAD (NCT04042727)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride, Normal Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Stony Brook University
Laboratory Testing on Healthy Volunteers to Verify SpO2 and Heart Rate (HR) Accuracy of BrOxy M
Postmarket Clinical Follow-up Study to Confirm the Performance of the Wearable Pulse-Oximeter BrOxy M (SOMBRERO)
This study is a post market clinical follow up study performed to confirm the performance of BrOxy M pulse oximeter in comparison with a reference, CE marked, pulse oximeter equipment in a controlled desaturation study over a…
- Trial name
- SOMBRERO (NCT04810221)
- Testing
- Controlled desaturation study
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Life Meter srl
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Mental Disorders
Physiological Mechanisms of Therapeutic Horseback Riding Intervention Effects in a Psychiatric Population of ASD Youth
This randomized control trial (RCT) seeks to assess the mechanisms underlying Therapeutic Horseback Riding's (THR) previously observed significant positive effects on ASD youth, particularly those with co-occurring psychiatric…
- Trial name
- NCT04606966
- Testing
- Therapeutic Horseback Riding, Barn Activity, Hybrid
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 236 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
GERD
Correlates of GERD Symptom Severity
This is a pilot study measuring physiologic and behavioral correlates of symptom severity in adult patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
- Trial name
- NCT03020550
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Peanut Consumption, High Intensity Aerobic Exercise
The Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Exercise and Peanut Consumption
This study will enroll and randomly assign 30 sedentary, healthy overweight men and women to two groups. Participants will either start by consuming peanuts for 4 weeks, and then go on to exercise at high intensity intervals…
- Trial name
- NCT03212144
- Testing
- High Intensity Interval Training, Peanut Consumption
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute