Clinical trials: Microvascular Inflammation
Ischemic Heart Disease, Microvascular Coronary Artery Disease
The Cerebral-Coronary Connection (C3) Study
This is a prospective cohort blinded study with the aim to investigate the prevalence and clinical impact of coronary microcirculatory dysfunction (CMD) in patients with ischemic heart disease, and its association with cerebral…
- Conditions
- Ischemic Heart Disease, Microvascular Coronary Artery Disease, Depression, Endothelial Dysfunction
- Trial name
- C3 (NCT04131075)
- Testing
- Coronary Angiography and Multimodal Coronary Physiology Study (FFR, CFR, HMR)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Sepsis, Myocardial Injury
COronary Microcirculation and Troponin Elevation in Septic Shock
Plasma cardiac troponin (cTn) elevation is an indicator of increased mortality in patients with sepsis yet the underlying cause of troponin elevation in sepsis is not known.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Myocardial Injury, Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction, Endothelial Dysfunction
- Trial name
- COMTESS (NCT06294730)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Septic Shock, Microcirculatory Dysfunction
Papaverine and Sublingual Microcirculation in Septic Shock
This is a prospective, multicenter, single-arm, open-label, pilot physiological study designed to evaluate the effects of intravenous papaverine on sublingual microcirculation and the vascular waterfall phenomenon in adult…
- Conditions
- Septic Shock, Microcirculatory Dysfunction, Sublingual Microcirculation, Hemodynamic Instability
- Trial name
- NCT07657741
- Testing
- Papaverine
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College
Microvascular Inflammation
A Study to Learn About the Effects of Felzartamab Infusions in Adults With Kidney Transplants Who Have Late Isolated Microvascular Inflammation
In this study, researchers will learn more about a drug called felzartamab in people who have received a kidney transplant and later developed a condition called microvascular inflammation (MVI).
- Trial name
- TRANSPIRE (NCT07219043)
- Testing
- Felzartamab
- Where
- 49 sites in United States, Argentina and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- Biogen
Cystic Fibrosis, Cystic Fibrosis-related Diabetes
A CFit Study - Acute Exercise
A great medical success is the increase in the median survival age associated with cystic fibrosis (CF). However, this success has led to a new era of research aiming to maximise the quality of life (QoL) of the aging CF…
- Trial name
- NCT03237767
- Testing
- MIE, HIIE
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- University of Portsmouth
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Impact of MEditerranean Diet, Inflammation and Microbiome After an Acute Coronary Syndrome
In the MEDIMACS project, the investigators will use a randomized clinical-trial design to address the effects of mediterranean diet on atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability and coronary endothelial function in order to decipher…
- Trial name
- MEDIMACS (NCT03842319)
- Testing
- Microbiota analysis, Immunological analysis, Proteome analysis
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Consorcio Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBER)
Overweight, Pre Diabetes
DPP4 Activity, Microvascular Reactivity and Inflammation
Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) is a serine exopeptidase able to inactivate various oligopeptides involved in inflammation, immunity and vascular function.
- Conditions
- Overweight, Pre Diabetes, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Without Complication
- Trial name
- DPP4 (NCT03178019)
- Testing
- Laser-Doppler methods
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rio de Janeiro State University
Inflammation, Sjogren's Syndrome
Superb Microvascular Imaging Ultrasonography of Lacrimal Gland in Patients With Sjögren Syndrome
A prospective study will be conducted to evaluate inflammatory activity in lacrimal glands due to Sjögren's syndrome on Superb Microvascular Imaging (SMI), gray scale ultrasound (US), color Doppler US and Power Doppler US.
- Conditions
- Inflammation, Sjogren's Syndrome, Gland; Inflammation
- Trial name
- SMI (NCT05689749)
- Testing
- Superb Microvascular Imaging (SMI) (Toshiba)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nigde Omer Halisdemir University
Severe Sepsis, Critical Illness
Ultrasound Measurement of Reactive Hyperemia in Critical Care
The investigators hypothesize that doctors and nurses can undergo a brief period of training and then use ultrasound to accurately measure blood flow in a forearm artery after a brief period when this flow is interrupted with a…
- Trial name
- URHC (NCT01726595)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Dry Eye
Microvascular and Inflammatory Responses of 0.05 Cyclosporine Eye Drop (II) in Treatment of Dry Eye
To explore the law of changes in ocular surface inflammation when 0.05% cyclosporine eye drops (II) is used to treat dry eye, 50 cases of mild to moderate dry eyes were included.
- Trial name
- NCT05131152
- Testing
- Cyclosporine, oculus keratograph, in vivo laser confocal microscopy, Functional slit lamp biomicroscopy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University
Prediabetes, Obese
Inflammation Inhibition in Prediabetic Humans
Prediabetes, characterized by elevated fasting blood sugar or exaggerated blood sugar response to sugar ingestion, effects over 79 million adult Americans and is a precursor to the development of Type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- INCITE (NCT01977417)
- Testing
- Salsalate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gary L. Pierce
Coronary Artery Disease, Ischemia and No Obstructive Coronary Arteries
Coronary Microcirculatory Disease and Inflammation in Patients With Chronic Coronary Syndrome and no Significant Coronary Artery Stenosis
Patients with chronic coronary syndromes (CCS) diagnosed without significant lesions in invasive coronary angiography (ischemia non-obstructive coronary artery disease - INOCA) represent approximately 50% of all patients with…
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Ischemia and No Obstructive Coronary Arteries, Ischemic Heart Disease, Microvascular Angina
- Trial name
- MOSAIC-COR (NCT05313919)
- Testing
- Comprehensive functional diagnostics of coronary circulation
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Bartlomiej Guzik
COVID-19 Associated Cardiac Involvement, Remodeling, Left Ventricle
Myocardial Protection in Patients With Post-acute Inflammatory Cardiac Involvement Due to COVID-19
Long COVID or Postacute sequelae of COVID-19 infection (PASC) are increasingly recognised complications, defined by lingering symptoms, not present prior to the infection, typically persisting for more than 4 weeks.
- Conditions
- COVID-19 Associated Cardiac Involvement, Remodeling, Left Ventricle, Remodeling, Vascular, Left Ventricular Dysfunction
- Trial name
- MYOFLAME-19 (NCT05619653)
- Testing
- Prednisolone, Losartan
- Where
- 5 sites in Austria, Germany
- Volunteers
- 279 people
- Sponsor
- Valentina Puentmann
Sepsis, Retinal Microcirculation Disorder
Ocular Microvascular Changes in Patients With Sepsis
This study evaluates differences in the ocular microcirculation between septic patients and healthy subjects and the course of ocular microvasculature in survivors and non-survivors over a 24 hours period of time in septic…
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Retinal Microcirculation Disorder, Conjunctiva; Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT04214743
- Testing
- Incident dark field videomicroscope from Braedius, Fundus camera from Optomed
- Where
- Lithuania
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Transplant;Failure,Kidney, Kidney Transplant Rejection
Impact of Microvascular Inflammation on Kidney Allograft Outcome
Graft microvascular inflammation poses a significant challenge to successful kidney transplantation due to its heterogeneous clinical presentation.
- Trial name
- NCT06496269
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- 19 sites in United States, France and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people
- Sponsor
- Paris Translational Research Center for Organ Transplantation
Preeclampsia
Angiotensin II and Chronic Inflammation in Persistent Microvascular Dysfunction Following Preeclampsia
Women who develop preeclampsia during pregnancy are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease later in life, even if they are otherwise healthy.
- Trial name
- NCT03482440
- Testing
- Salsalate Oral Tablet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Systemic Inflammation, Neuroinflammation
Immunotherapy for Neurological Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2
Background: COVID-19 can cause problems in different parts of the body. For most people, it causes fevers or trouble breathing. Some people might not recover all the way.
- Conditions
- Systemic Inflammation, Neuroinflammation, Microvascular Thrombosis
- Trial name
- NCT05350774
- Testing
- IV normal saline, IV immunoglobulin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFPEF)
The Effect of Adiposity on Muscle and Microvascular Function in HFpEF
This project is an observational study in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) who are candidates for treatment with weight loss medication to manage obesity or diabetes as part of their standard…
- Trial name
- NCT06930495
- Testing
- Weight loss SOC Treatment with second generation anti-diabetic medications
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Sepsis, Acute Lung Injury(ALI)
Outer Membrane Vesicle and Ferroptosis-Related Signatures in Sepsis-Associated Acute Lung Injury Caused by Extra-Pulmonary Hypervirulent Klebsiella Pneumoniae
This prospective observational translational cohort study will investigate whether extra-pulmonary infection caused by hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKP) is associated with an increased risk of sepsis-associated acute…
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Acute Lung Injury(ALI), Klebsiella Pneumoniae Infection, Hypervirulent Klebsiella Pneumoniae Infection
- Trial name
- OMV-FERRO-ALI (NCT07686887)
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Southeast University, China
Sepsis, Systemic Inflammation
Effect of APC and Epo on the Inflammatory Response During Sepsis
An observational study to determine the effect of APC and Epo in reducing the systemic inflammatory response during severe sepsis.
- Trial name
- NCT00229034
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's