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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to measure the effectiveness of inclisiran compared to usual care in an inclusive study population (women, racial/ethnic minorities, and rural dwelling participants) which has historically been more likely to receive suboptimal lipid management, as a potential solution to improve care gaps. The study duration will be up to 360 days for participants randomized to the inclisiran with usual care arm and up to 720 days for participants initially randomized to the usual care arm.
The overall research objective of this proposal is to determine the acute and chronic impact of daily supplementation of a Good Health beverage on indices of physiological and neurocognitive health.
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a secondary prevention program for patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). It is especially valuable as CVD increasingly occurs in combination with comorbidity, frailty, and complexities of care that predispose patients to functional decline, disability, and high costs. Still, few Veterans participate in CR, in part because of the difficult logistics to attend. Promising Practice home-based CR (HBCR) was developed to increase CR participation, but many Veterans remain too limited by comorbidity and frailty for participation. A Transition to CR (T2CR) intervention is a face-to-face program that fosters vital skills, education, insights, motivation, and patient-provider relationships conducive to successful HBCR thereafter. This study compares Veterans eligible for CR who are randomized to T2CR intervention versus usual care. Differences in functional capacity, HBCR participation, and healthy days at home are compared over one year. Patients' experiences and providers' perspectives of barriers and facilitators to T2CR are also compared.
A combination of generally regarded as safe (GRAS) compounds named GLY-LOW, which included: alpha lipoic acid, pyridoxamine, nicotinamide, piperine and thiamine, were examined in pre-clinical experiments. GLY-LOW supplementation reduced caloric intake and increased insulin sensitivity in mice. In female mice, GLY-LOW supplementation reversed aging-related declines in female hormones. Studies in humans are needed to examine the feasibility, utility and efficacy of GLY-LOW supplementation in post-menopausal women with obesity toward improving aging-related impairments. The effect of GLY-LOW supplementation on these obesity and biological age-related impairments in post-menopausal adult female humans with obesity is unknown. We aim to translate the findings of GLY-LOW supplementation in animals to a cohort of healthy, postmenopausal females at birth with obesity by conducting a one-group, no-placebo comparer, pre post intervention clinical trial. Additionally, we propose to examine the specific effect of supplementation by GLY-LOW on biological aging via retina scan. The objectives of the proposed pilot study are: I. Conduct a 6-month pilot study to examine the feasibility, utility and efficacy of GLY-LOW supplementation in a total of 40 postmenopausal female born adults > 55 years with obesity (> 30 BMI) Ia. Examine alterations in self-reported caloric intake and the following health and biological aging, parameters prior to and after 6 months of GLY-LOW supplementation: 1. Self-reported Caloric Intake 2. Metabolic disease risk 3. Cardiovascular disease risk 4. Metabolic assessments 5. Hormones 6. Physical Function and Fitness 7. Muscular strength 8. Cognitive Function and Depression assessments 9. Systemic inflammation 10. Biological aging 11. Safety parameters (also every 2 months during the intervention; ECG at baseline and 2 months only) 12, Compliance measures (pill counts and interviews every 2 months during the intervention)
The study evaluates how various therapeutic approaches perform in addressing depression, anxiety symptoms, and stress levels among patients in the second stage of cardiac rehabilitation. This study aims to evaluate the influence of the used therapeutic approaches on psychological outcomes and to compare the effectiveness of these therapies.
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are important public health concerns around the world and closely associated with the development and progression of mental illness, which in turn increases the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases. This study aimed (1) to explore the known or unknown protective and risk factors underlying this comorbidity using questionnaires; (2) to study the biomarkers (body fluid, imaging) of the participants, and to find the influence on the relationship between CVD and mental health; (3) to identify high-risk populations for mental disorders in CVD patients and to establish prediction models. (4) to establish a specialized medical database.
The Stockholm CREAtinine Measurements (SCREAM) project is a healthcare utilization cohort including, at present, all adult residents in Stockholm between 2006 and 2021. The region of Stockholm had a population of 2.3 million citizens in 2021and provides universal healthcare with a single unified health-system. Administrative databases with complete information on socidemographic data, healthcare use, diagnoses and therapeutic/surgical procedures, and vital status were enriched with performed laboratory tests, dispensed prescriptions at Swedish pharmacies and validated kidney replacement therapy endpoints. Registries were linked and de-identified by the Swedish National Board of Welfare and are considered to have no or minimal loss to follow-up. Because the study utilized de-identified data, it was deemed not to require informed consent and was approved by the regional ethical review boards and the Swedish National Board of Welfare. For detailed description of available data and linked registers please consult: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35028991/
The purpose of this observational trial is to advance digital health monitoring through the analysis of Photoplethysmography (PPG) waveforms collected via RE.DOCTOR Vitals software. The study aims to collect a diverse and extensive dataset of PPG waveforms, alongside traditional physiological measurements, for the purpose of enhancing existing algorithms and machine learning models used in health monitoring. The primary focus is on improving the accuracy and reliability of algorithms in interpreting PPG data to derive meaningful insights into physiological parameters. The main questions it aims to answer are: - How can extensive datasets of PPG waveforms be utilized to enhance existing algorithms and machine learning models? - How do correlations between PPG waveforms and key physiological parameters (such as glucose levels, blood pressure, heart rate, respiration rate) contribute to refining algorithms for more accurate and reliable health predictions? Participants will be asked to: - Continuously monitor their health using smartphone applications. - Allow the collection of PPG waveforms in diverse settings. - Engage in tasks related to monitor health parameters using medically approved devices
To test the preliminary effectiveness of a home-based exercise training (ET) intervention to improve exercise capacity (VO2 peak & 6-minute walk distance [6MWD]) among prostate cancer (PC) patients compared to controls receiving healthy living education (HLE) at 12 weeks.
The objectives of this clinical trial are to 1) determine the effect of the TP compared to placebo on blood flow and platelet aggregation, 2) to determine the effect of the TP on cardiovascular health compared to a placebo and 3) to assess the safety and tolerability of the TP in healthy adults.