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NCT ID: NCT05872139 Completed - Aging Clinical Trials

Role of Mitochondrial-derived Oxidative Stress to Promote Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction in Non-exercisers With Aging

Start date: September 23, 2022
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

The primary goal of this intervention is to determine the efficacy of acute mitochondrial-specific antioxidants to improve vascular endothelial function in middle-aged and older (≥45 y) adults who do no perform regular aerobic exercise. In a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled crossover design participants with receive both MitoQ and placebo arm of the study. Primary endpoints will include vascular endothelial function assessed by brachial artery flow-mediated dilation and cardiac function assessed via pulse wave analysis. Secondary endpoints will include measures of aortic stiffness assessed by carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity and carotid artery stiffness (e.g. β-stiffness) and elasticity (carotid compliance, distensibility, and Youngs elastic modulus) from ultrasonography.

NCT ID: NCT03768245 Completed - Obesity Clinical Trials

School-Based Program On Metabolic Disease

Start date: July 1, 2016
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

Mexico occupies the first place worldwide in childhood obesity. Its urban and indigenous communities present different levels of westernization which have triggered different epidemiological diseases. This study aims to treat and prevent obesity and related diseases. A school-based multi-component intervention program is developed in three ethnic groups with varying levels of westernization: Mestizos, Seris and Yaquis. Measurements are obtained to evaluate obesity, cardiovascular, diabetes risk, hepatic and renal function, and physical fitness. The intervention consists on Physical Activity (PA), Health Education (HE) and Nutrition (NP) programs carried out in six urban (Mestizo ethnic group) and indigenous schools (Seri and Yaqui ethnic groups). A total of 800 participants were part of the PA and HE programs (Education Arm), and 117 of them were also part of the NP program (Nutrition Arm). Measurement differences, after and before treatments are used to assess the intervention effect by age, sex, ethnicity, nutritional status, and treatments. Expanded access is not applicable to this study. The Government's Secretary of Education does not allow developing a plan to share individual data of participants.

NCT ID: NCT03104387 Completed - Genotoxicity Clinical Trials

Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Combustion Particles - a Study on Volunteers Performing as Train Conductors

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Start date: May 16, 2017
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

Ambient air pollution is a complex mixture of gaseous pollutants and particulate matter (PM). PM has a recognized important role in human health. There is a strong scientific consensus on the independent association of PM and adverse cardiovascular and respiratory effects, as well as cancer. It is reasonable to expect that the smaller particles (ultrafine particles, UFP) may have an enhanced toxicity relative to other PM size fractions, due to physical properties and potential to translocation beyond the lung. A recent Danish report concluded that train conductors on a working day, and in two specific diesel engine trains, are exposed to higher concentrations of diesel exhaust than by constant stay in a busy street. Indeed, the average exposure for train conductors on such engines was around 100,000-150,000 UFP per cm3 as compared with around 40,000 per cm3 on a busy street in Copenhagen [1]. The aim of this study is to investigate if this occupational exposure is associated with vascular and respiratory impairment and DNA damage.

NCT ID: NCT01688154 Completed - Clinical trials for Cardiovascular Function

Ability of Grape Seed Proanthocyanidins to Reduce Postprandial Triglycerides in Humans

Start date: February 2013
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

Grape seed proanthocyanidins have been reported to possess a hypotriglyceridemic effect after an acute or chronic consumption in rodents. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of an acute consumption of proanthocyanidins before a breakfast meal in humans. Moreover, the mechanisms implicated in the reduction of plasma triglycerides levels by grape seed proanthocyanidins in humans should be elucidated as well as its activity on vascular function.

NCT ID: NCT01681394 Completed - Gene Expression Clinical Trials

Effect of a Polyphenol-rich Cocoa Extract on Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Gene Expression

Start date: June 2012
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

It has been evidenced that chocolate and cocoa consumption increase vasodilation and reduce blood pressure. However, the mechanisms implicated in these effects have not been elucidated yet. The purpose of this study is to evaluate changes in gene expression induced by the administration of a polyphenol-rich cocoa extract in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in humans.

NCT ID: NCT01582321 Completed - Clinical trials for Cardiovascular Function

Investigation of the Influence of Gender on Cardiovascular Function

Start date: March 2012
Phase: Early Phase 1
Study type: Interventional

Inflammation is a key initiating and damaging factor in many illnesses including infection, arthritis and cancer but also of particular relevance to this study in diseases of the heart and blood vessels (i.e. cardiovascular disease). Much evidence now exists demonstrating that male sex increases ones risk of cardiovascular disease. More recent evidence demonstrates that inflammatory responses in females appear to dampened in comparison to age matched males. Since inflammation is thought to be a key initiating phenomenon in many cardiovascular disease states the investigators will examine the differences in acute inflammatory responses between the sexes in healthy volunteers and the impact this has on the function of blood vessels.