Clinical trials: Innate Immune Response
Asthma, Atherosclerosis
Study of the Effect of Innate on the Inflammatory Response to Endotoxin
Background: Innate immunity is the process by which white blood cells and other parts of the immune system sense and respond to potential infections by causing an inflammation.
- Conditions
- Asthma, Atherosclerosis, Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT01143480
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 725 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Bronchiectasis
Role of Innate Immunity in Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that 1) the secretion of mucins, antimicrobial peptides and Toll-like receptors is altered in certain patients with non-CF bronchiectasis, which makes them more susceptible to be…
- Trial name
- NCT02163642
- Testing
- Cyranose® 320
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Over the Age of 65, Admitted to the Trauma Service
Immunologic Function in the Elderly After Injury
The purpose of this research is to learn more about the function of the body's ability to fight infection when the immune response is activated when injury occurs, in the elderly population.
- Trial name
- NCT00447135
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Summa Health System
Sars-CoV2, Innate Immunity
Immune Cells Phenotypes During COVID-19
The ongoing pandemic caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) has infected more than one hundred twenty million peoples worldwide one year after its onset with a case-fatality rate of almost 2%.
- Conditions
- Sars-CoV2, Innate Immunity, Immunization; Infection, Alveolar Lung Disease
- Trial name
- IMMUNO-COVID (NCT04816760)
- Testing
- Peripheral blood samples
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection
Respiratory Infection
Human Lung Responses to Respiratory Pathogens
For most individuals, the lung has a remarkable ability to deal with exposure to a variety of inhaled bacteria. Some individuals, however, do have recurrent bacterial infections, usually in the form of acute or chronic bronchitis…
- Trial name
- NCT01967628
- Testing
- Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Tuberculosis, Latent Tuberculosis
Lung Innate Immunity and Microbiome After Tuberculosis Exposure
To characterise the innate pulmonary immune response and respiratory microbiome after recent exposure to M.tb and to evaluate how differences determine the outcome of M.tb exposure
- Trial name
- LIMBO-TB (NCT06526689)
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Healthy
Training Study to Characterize Biomarkers to Chickenpox and Yellow Fever Vaccines
It is thought that vaccines trigger innate inflammatory responses to induce antigenspecific adaptive immunity (the desired effect), but excessive inflammation may lead to serious inflammatory complications or unwanted side…
- Trial name
- NCT01765413
- Testing
- Varicella-zoster virus, Yellow Fever Vaccine
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Surrey
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Comparison of Alveolar Macrophages in Healthy Individuals Versus Individuals With COPD
This study group forms the normal subject control group in an experiment designed to determine whether the alveolar macrophages (AMø) of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) show abnormal responsiveness to…
- Trial name
- NCT00281203
- Testing
- blood drawing, fiberoptic bronchoscopy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Ivermectin
Ivermectin and Human Immunity
We hypothesize that ivermectin, a drug used to treat parasitic worm infections, interacts with the human innate immune system and that this contributes to its anti-parasitic effects.
- Trial name
- NCT03459794
- Testing
- Ivermectin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Georgia
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Immunity, Innate
Innate Immune Response in COPD
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the response of the immune system to bacterial components differs between patients with severe COPD compared to those with less severe COPD.
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Immunity, Innate, Inflammation, Bronchitis, Chronic
- Trial name
- NCT02637219
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Prevention of Meningococcus C Infections
Evaluation of Vaccinal and Natural Immunity Against Meningococcus C
Meningococcus C vaccine was first used in France to prevent epidemics. It was a success in Puy-de-Dôme, Landes, Pyrénées Atlantiques and Hautes Pyrénées.
- Trial name
- NCT02844088
- Testing
- Meningococcus C conjugate vaccine
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Endometriosis, Immunity
Innate Immunity, MIcrobiota and Inovative Treatments in Endometriosis
Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory, polygenic, and multifactorial disease affecting approximately 10% of women of reproductive age, corresponding to over one million women in France.
- Conditions
- Endometriosis, Immunity, Microbiota
- Trial name
- IMIEndo (NCT07078435)
- Testing
- surgery (any volume) and / or pharmaceuticals treatment initiated or planned or only dynamic observation, in accordance with current clinical guidelines, Blood test, Stool samples
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Hypoxemia, Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS)
The Role of Acetazolamide in Mitigating Inflammation and Innate Immune Activation at High Altitude
High altitude travel can lead to inflammation in the body and activation of innate immune cells. The investigators' prior research demonstrates that 1 to 3 days at 3800 m elevation leads to increased expression of genes in blood…
- Conditions
- Hypoxemia, Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), Inflammation, Immune Response
- Trial name
- NCT07517068
- Testing
- ACETAZOLAMIDE oral capsule
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Riverside
Lung Transplantation Rejection
Prospective Lung Transplant Database for Genetic Research
This study will create a database of clinical and biological research for use in future studies, with information obtained from lung transplant recipients.
- Trial name
- NCT00339209
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Crohn Disease
Mesenteric Bacterial Translocation in Evolved Crohn's Disease
Mesenteric fat can be invaded by gut bacteria through a process called bacterial translocation, which is the invasion of viable bacteria from the gastrointestinal tract to extraintestinal sites (mesenteric lymph nodes, liver…
- Trial name
- MESENCROHN (NCT05891756)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Mutua de Terrassa
Innate Inflammatory Response, Vaccination
PFAS Exposure and Immune Response to Vaccination in Adults
This clinical trial aims to investigate how exposure to Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), a type of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS), affects the immune response to the standard tetanus and diphtheria (Td) vaccine.
- Conditions
- Innate Inflammatory Response, Vaccination, Diphtheria, Tetanus
- Trial name
- NCT06588530
- Testing
- TENIVAC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Prematurity, Neonatal Sepsis
Defects in Opsonophagocytosis in Premature Infants
The purpose of the study is to characterize innate immune function of premature infants, and identify defects that may be responsible for the development of bacterial sepsis.
- Trial name
- NCT00866567
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Allograft
Feasibility Study of Platelet Activation and Inflammatory Response of Platelets in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Allograft Patients Post-transplant: Spontaneously and After Stimulation by an CMV Antigen
Traditionally known for their role in haemostasis, platelets have also an immune role. Platelets play a key role in immune mediator secretion, and interact with innate and adaptive immune cells, contributing to the fight against…
- Trial name
- FIPALLOC (NCT03009708)
- Testing
- Blood samples
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Institut de Cancérologie de la Loire
Asthma
Innate Immunity in Allergic Asthma
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a potential type 2 signature, obtained through stimulation of cell lines with various allergens in vitro, correlates with an allergic or asthmatic disease state ex vivo.
- Trial name
- NCT06068335
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Central Florida
Gut Microbiome, Healthy Adult Male
Effect of Antifungals on the Intestinal Microbiome - a Randomized, Controlled, Proof-of-concept Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn how the antifungal drug fluconazole affects the gut microbiome and immune system in healthy volunteers.
- Conditions
- Gut Microbiome, Healthy Adult Male, Antifungal Therapy
- Trial name
- FAME (NCT07295314)
- Testing
- Fluconazole 200mg tab
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)