Clinical trials: Physiology
Blood Pressure, Vascular Function
Smartphone App-guided Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training for Lowering Systolic Blood Pressure
This clinical trial aims to assess the efficacy of inspiratory muscle strength training (IMST) guided by a smartphone app vs. IMST delivered in a clinical research setting for lowering systolic blood pressure in adults 18 years…
- Conditions
- Blood Pressure, Vascular Function, Adherence, Treatment
- Trial name
- NCT06229873
- Testing
- App-Based Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training, Clinic-Based Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Boulder
Obesity
Females, Aging, Metabolism, and Exercise
This study is designed to determine whether a reduction in hormones (such as occurs during menopause) causes a decrease in calories burned during physical activity.
- Trial name
- FAME (NCT01712230)
- Testing
- GnRH agonist, Supervised cardiovascular exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Hepatic Impairment, Healthy Volunteers
A Study of Soticlestat in Adults With Liver Failure Compared to Those With Normal Liver Function
The main aim is to check the effect of a single dose of soticlestat in adults with moderate or mild liver failure compared to healthy adults with normal liver function. Participants will check into the study clinic for 8 days.
- Trial name
- NCT05098054
- Testing
- Soticlestat
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Hungary
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Takeda
Sensitivity
Effects of Acute Intermittent Hypoxia on Sensory Function in Healthy Adults
Exposure to acute intermittent hypoxia (AIH) can facilitate of motor output but no studies of sensory effects has been reported.
- Trial name
- SensoryFLO (NCT03283072)
- Testing
- Intervention 1, Intervention 2, Intervention 3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Frailty, Sedentary Behavior
Stand if You Can: A Standing Intervention in Long Term Care
It is currently unknown if reducing sitting time, an activity that is highly prevalent in frail older adults living in long term care (LTC) facilities, is associated with an improvement in physical capacity such as walking speed.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Sedentary Behavior, Physical Disability
- Trial name
- NCT03796039
- Testing
- Standing
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Brunswick
Mood
The Effects of Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) on Brain Function, Brain Chemistry and Mood
Document whether the Fischer Wallace Cranial Stimulator produces any measurable changes in brain activity.
- Trial name
- CES (NCT01860677)
- Testing
- Fisher Wallace Cranial Stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital
Healthy
Effect of Antidepressants on Sex Hormone Levels and Sexual Functioning
This study will evaluate the effect of antidepressants on sex hormone levels in women and if the potential changes in sex hormone levels are related to sexual side effects.
- Trial name
- NCT00611975
- Testing
- Fluoxetine, Bupropion
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Healthy Study Participants, Impaired Hepatic Function
A Pharmacokinetic Study of Padsevonil in Study Participants With Either Normal or Moderately Impaired Hepatic Function
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the plasma pharmacokinetic (PK), safety and tolerability of padsevonil (PSL) in hepatically impaired and non-hepatically impaired study participants.
- Trial name
- NCT04136444
- Testing
- Padsevonil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UCB Biopharma S.P.R.L.
Pneumonia
A Study To Investigate The Pharmacokinetics, Safety And Tolerability Of An Intravenous And Oral Form Of A Compound In Subjects With Varying Degrees Of Renal Impairment And Normal Renal Function
This study will evaluate what effect renal dysfunction has on a drug that has an intravenous (CP-70,429) and an oral form (PF-03709270).
- Trial name
- NCT00759564
- Testing
- CP-70,429 and PF-03709270
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Belgium
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Anxiety, Hypertension
Anxiety-mediated Impairments in Large Elastic Artery Function and the Autonomic Nervous System
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a short-term (4 weeks) pharmacological blockade of sympathetic nerve activity (clonidine) on anxiety symptoms, vascular function, inflammation, muscle sympathetic nerve…
- Trial name
- ATLAS (NCT03109795)
- Testing
- Clonidine Pill, Hydrochlorothiazide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Dry Skin, Skin Care
To Evaluate the Effect of Moisturizing Creams on Skin Barrier Function
The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of twice-daily topical application of two different moisturizing creams on skin barrier function for 4 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT03804710
- Testing
- Developmental moisturizing cream 1, Developmental moisturizing cream 2, Standard cleanser soap
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 158 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Healthy, Atrial Fibrillation
Validation of the Performance of the Electrocardiogram (ECG) Function in the Masimo INVSENSOR00057
The objective of this study is to validate the performance of the electrocardiogram (ECG) function of the Masimo INVSENSOR00057 against contemporaneous measurements
- Trial name
- NCT06071754
- Testing
- Masimo INVSENSOR00057
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 365 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Masimo Corporation
Aging
Changing in Skin Physiology After Microdroplet Placement of Stabilized Hyaluronic Acid in Aging Faces
IMPORTANCE Skin rejuvenation can be achieved effectively and safely by injection of a stabilized hyaluronic acid (HA)-based gel of nonanimal origin (NASHA) injection using a stamp-type electronic multineedle injector.
- Trial name
- NCT02312154
- Testing
- Restylane Vital
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Konkuk University Hospital
GERD
Physiology of GERD and Treatment Response
This study is designed to assess the physiologic and behavioral mechanisms associated with enhanced medication effects in adult patients with functional GERD-related symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT04292470
- Testing
- Amitriptyline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Cognitive Dysfunction
Probing Cortical Excitability and Cognitive Function With TMS
The overarching purpose of this study is to develop a technique that is capable of identifying neurophysiological biomarkers sensitive enough to detect preclinical dementia by integrating Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)…
- Trial name
- NCT03652012
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Female Sexual Dysfunction, Anorgasmia
Clitoral Location in Relation to Sexual Function Using Pelvic Imaging
Women who are unable to achieve orgasm compared to women who have normal orgasmic function may have different clitoral anatomy and different hormone levels.
- Trial name
- NCT01195701
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TriHealth Inc.
Cognitive Decline
Cognitive Function in Elderly Marathon Runners
There is substantial research on the effects of physical exercise on cognitive functions. However, less attention has been paid on the requirements of training intensity and length to enhance cognitive abilities in the elderly.
- Trial name
- APSOEM (NCT01045031)
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Effects of Orally Administered Beta-glucan on Leukocyte Function in Humans
The purpose of this study is to test wether orally administered Beta-glucan has systemic effects in humans.
- Trial name
- BG (NCT01727895)
- Testing
- Beta-glucan (Glucan #300®)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Memory Loss, Cognitive Changes
Aging and Estrogen on Cortical Function
This study will focus on how estrogen affects parts of the brain associated with memory and how the effect of estrogen is altered with aging in postmenopausal women.
- Conditions
- Memory Loss, Cognitive Changes, Postmenopausal Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT01268046
- Testing
- Estradiol oral capsule, transderman estrogen patch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Perinatal Hypoxia, Dopamine
Measuring Brain Activity of School Age Children
This observational study will investigate whether differences in birth events and oxygen levels during the newborn period affects the brain activity of children during the middle childhood years.
- Conditions
- Perinatal Hypoxia, Dopamine, Neurobehavioral Manifestations
- Trial name
- NCT03407729
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cognitive Performance Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University