Clinical trials: Mechanistic Trial
Major Depressive Disorder
A Study to Assess Serotonin Transporter Occupancy of Healthy Adults Using 11C-DASB PET
This study was a non-randomized, open-label clinical study to assess Serotonin transporter occupancy in the brain of healthy adults using 11C-DASB positron emission tomography (PET)
- Trial name
- NCT06476509
- Testing
- LV232 40mg, Escitalopram 20 mg, LV232 60mg
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vigonvita Life Sciences
Endometrial Carcinoma
Low Dose Aspirin to Lower Inflammation and Prevent Endometrial Cancer in Postmenopausal Women With Non-atrophic Endometrial Changes and Pain
This phase IV trial studies whether low dose aspirin can be used to lower inflammation and prevent endometrial cancer in postmenopausal women with changes in the endometrial tissue that are not related to thinning (non-atrophic…
- Trial name
- NCT07281547
- Testing
- Biospecimen Collection, Low-Dose Aspirin, Patient Observation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Neuromuscular Function, Muscle Activation
Mechanistic Drivers of Acute PAPE Responsiveness: Muscle Architecture, Contractile Kinetics, and Excitability in a Randomized Controlled Trial
The goal of this study is to find out if one short set of heavy half-squats can help football players jump higher right away-and to understand what happens inside their muscles and nerves to make that boost happen.
- Conditions
- Neuromuscular Function, Muscle Activation, Postactivation Potentiation, Ultrasonography
- Trial name
- NCT06982937
- Testing
- High-Intensity Half-Squat, Treadmill running
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice
Mental Processes
The Effects of Flavonoid Supplementation on Cognition and Neural Mechanisms in Healthy Older Adults
A double-blind, randomised, controlled, parallel arm chronic intervention trial with healthy older adults will be conducted to determine the effect of a flavonoid-rich supplement on cognitive function, peripheral arterial health…
- Trial name
- CoCo_Chronic (NCT03030053)
- Testing
- Cocoa-Flavanol Supplements, Control Supplements
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Reading
Lipid Disorder, Triglycerides High
Vascepa to Accelerate Lipoprotein Uptake and Elimination
This study is a Phase 1 pilot/feasibility mechanistic experiment to help clarify the mechanism of action of an EPA-rich fish oil preparation, icosapent ethyl, on lipid changes in statin-treated patients with residual…
- Conditions
- Lipid Disorder, Triglycerides High, Dyslipidemias
- Trial name
- VALUE (NCT03885661)
- Testing
- Icosapent Ethyl 1000 MG [Vascepa]
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Major Depressive Disorder, Depression
Investigating Biological Markers, Targets, and Intervention for Mood Disorders
This multi-modal methods study will investigate neurophysiological, endocrinological, cognitive, psycho-social-emotional markers of disease, and targets for integrative health treatments in mood disorders.
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Depression, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT04632498
- Testing
- Mindfulness Based Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Depression in Remission
Mechanisms of Change of Positive Interventions in Reducing Vulnerability for Depression
The purpose of this study is to understand the effects of mindfulness and fantasizing in reducing perseverative cognition underlying vulnerability for depression.
- Trial name
- MINDCOG (NCT06145984)
- Testing
- Mindfulness, Positive Fantasizing
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
Mindfulness, Healthy Volunteers
SOMA Validation RCT: Testing Structural Equivalence and Mechanistic Orthogonality of an Open-Source Mindfulness Stimulus Library
Background: Mindfulness research faces two structural problems. First, weak active control conditions make it impossible to isolate specific mechanisms from expectancy and non-specific effects.
- Trial name
- SOMA-VAL (NCT07556744)
- Testing
- SOMA Audio-Guided Mental Training Exercise
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute for Human Development and Potential (IHDP), Singapore
Neck Pain
Linking Physiological Responses to Clinical Outcomes Following Cervical Spine Manipulation
The investigators aim to investigate the relationship between delivery kinetics, physiological responses and clinical outcomes following spinal manipulation.
- Trial name
- NCT06036849
- Testing
- Spinal manipulation, Spinal mobilization
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Balgrist University Hospital
Endometriosis, Microbiome Dysbiosis
Trial Evaluating Nutritional Fiber in Digestive Symptoms of Endometriosis
This study is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study that evaluates the safety and tolerability of a fiber-based dietary supplement and the mechanistic and structure-function effects of that supplement on the gut…
- Conditions
- Endometriosis, Microbiome Dysbiosis, Gastrointestinal Symptoms
- Trial name
- TEND (NCT07875062)
- Testing
- Fiber
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- LOAM Science
Chronic Low-back Pain
Mechanisms of Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation for Chronic Low Back Pain
This is a mechanistic randomized controlled trial on the effects of chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy on patients with chronic low back pain.
- Trial name
- NCT05162924
- Testing
- Spinal Manipulation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 147 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Real Centro Universitario Maria Cristina
Atopic Eczema
Softened Water for Eczema Prevention Pilot Trial
An outcome assessor-blinded pilot randomised controlled trial of an ion-exchange water softener for the prevention of atopic eczema in neonates, with an embedded mechanistic study
- Trial name
- SOFTER (NCT03270566)
- Testing
- Domestic ion-exchange water softener
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Regional Anesthesia Morbidity, Pain, Acute
Understanding Rebound Pain After Regional Anesthesia Resolution in Healthy Volunteers
Regional anesthesia decreases postoperative pain scores and opioid consumption, and may prevent chronic pain after surgery in patients undergoing surgery.
- Conditions
- Regional Anesthesia Morbidity, Pain, Acute, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT06005480
- Testing
- Mepivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN)
Clinical Study of Zuogui Jiangtang Shuluo Formula in Treating Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus, affecting 35%-50% of diabetic patients.
- Trial name
- NCT07771894
- Testing
- Zuogui Jiangtang Shuluo Formula, Mecobalamin
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Body Weight
Body Weight, Aspirin Dose and Pro-resolving Mediators
This study employs a placebo-controlled randomized cross-over design to investigate the impact of body weight and aspirin dose on levels of specialized pro-resolving lipid mediators in blood and neutrophils.
- Trial name
- NCT04697719
- Testing
- Aspirin 81mg, Aspirin 325mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Colorectal Cancer, Inflammation
Reducing Metabolic Dysregulation in Dyads
This study is a 6-month randomized controlled trail of diet modification designed to reduce chronic inflammation and reverse metabolic dysfunction among obese individuals with one or more polyps found at a colonoscopy screening.
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer, Inflammation, Nutrition Related Cancer
- Trial name
- REMEDY (NCT06117241)
- Testing
- IMAGINE HEALTHY
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Neurodynamic Treatment
Mechanisms of Neurodynamic Treatments
INTRODUCTION: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a relatively common condition caused by compression of one of the main nerves at the wrist, the median nerve.
- Conditions
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Neurodynamic Treatment, Nerve Mobilisation, Diffusion MRI
- Trial name
- MONET (NCT05859412)
- Testing
- Neurodynamic exercises, Steroid injection (Depomedrone 40mg), Advice
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Fasting, Adipose Tissue
The Fasting Study - Unraveling the Mechanistic Effects of Prolonged Fasting in Humans.
Elevated levels of plasma triglycerides are increasingly recognized as an important causal risk factor for cardiovascular disease and associated pathologies.
- Conditions
- Fasting, Adipose Tissue, Clinical Trial, Lipid Metabolism
- Trial name
- NCT03757767
- Testing
- Fasting for 26-hours
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University
Healthy Volunteers
Understanding the Effects of Transauricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Neural Networks and Autonomic Nervous System
This trial aims to perform an exploratory, mechanistic, randomized double-blind sham-control trial in healthy participants to assess the physiologic effects of a single 60 minutes session of bilateral taVNS, on neural networks…
- Trial name
- NCT05801809
- Testing
- Transauricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Physical Activity, Exercise
Goal Setting to Promote Physical Activity Adherence in Midlife Adults
Engaging in regular physical activity during midlife is a key lifestyle behavior associated with reduced risk for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD).
- Trial name
- NCT05980052
- Testing
- Physical Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University