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NCT ID: NCT05945979 Completed - Hair Loss Clinical Trials

Evaluation of the Efficacy of a New Supplement for Hair and Nails - in Vitro, Clinical, Subjective and Instrumental Study

Start date: March 7, 2022
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

A unicentric, exploratory, prospective clinical an in vitro study to evaluate efficacy and safety of a Supplement in improving the quality and general aspects of hair and nails in female participants through clinical,in vitro, subjective and instrumental evaluations

NCT ID: NCT05934578 Completed - Quality of Life Clinical Trials

Lymphatic Function in Patients With Fontan Circulation: Effect of Physical Training

Start date: September 26, 2022
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

Background: The Fontan operation has been used to treat complex cardiac anomalies with a single-functioning ventricle. A study performed by Instituto do Coracão-Hospital das Clínicas-Universidade de Sao Paulo (InCor/HCFMUSP)-Brazil, Hospital das Clínicas of Ribeirão Preto-Brazil, department of the University of Aarhus, and Rigshospitalet, Denmark demonstrated an impairment peripheral lymphatic function in Fontan patients compared with healthy controls. However, the ability to increase the frequency of contractions is impaired when stressed by hyperthermia. Lymph vessels in Fontan patients were unable to respond usually. The participants were only able to increase the frequency of contraction twice during stress, compared to a five-fold increase among healthy controls. At the microcirculation level, Fontan patients filtered less fluid into the capillaries interstitial space than healthy controls at venous occlusion pressure. Studies carried out at InCor/HCFMUSP demonstrated that supervised aerobic exercise training improves the functional capacity and neurovascular control in Fontan patients compared to the non-training control group. However, the effect of aerobic exercise and light muscle resistance performed through online rehabilitation has not yet been demonstrated in peripheral lymphatic function and microcirculation. Aim: Evaluate the effects of an aerobic and light muscle resistance exercise program on peripheral lymphatic function, capillary filtration, functional capacity, and quality of life in adults with Fontan circulation. Methods: The function of the superficial lymphatic vessels in the lower leg will be investigated during rest in supine and standing positions, using near-infrared fluorescence imaging using Indocyanine Green (ICG; Verdye, Diagnostic Green GmbH, Germany). The variables analyzed are contraction frequency (contraction/minute), pumping Pressure (mmHg), and packet velocity. Venous congestion plethysmography will perform to analyze the capillary filtration and cardiopulmonary exercise test for functional capacity. The quality of life will be evaluated using the SF-36 Short-Form questionnaire. Expected results: the physical training improves peripheral lymphatic function, capillary filtration, functional capacity, and quality of life in patients with biventricular compared to the control group (no exercise training)

NCT ID: NCT05912335 Completed - Local Anesthesia Clinical Trials

Clinical Efficiency of Xanthan Hydrogels Containing Local Anesthetics Encapsulated in Nanostructured Lipid Carries

Start date: June 2, 2021
Phase: Phase 1
Study type: Interventional

In a crossover, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study, 40 volunteers will receive the following formulations: hydrogels containing LAs (local anesthetic) - lidocaine and prilocaine (both at 2.5%) encapsulated in CLN (XAN-CLN) or not (XAN-CLN ), EMLA (topical anesthetic available on the market) and placebo hydrogel. The formulations will be applied for 2 minutes, bilaterally on the palatal mucosa (first premolar region), in two distinct sessions. Soon after removal of the topical formulation, an AL will be performed at the region using 0.3 mL of anesthetic solution at an injection speed of 1 mL/min. Pain resulting from needle insertion and LA injection will be measured using two visual analog scales (VAS).

NCT ID: NCT05910632 Completed - Depression Clinical Trials

Eccentrically Reinforced Resistance Training vs. Traditional Resistance Training in Sedentary Older Women

Start date: May 1, 2023
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

There are easily accessible and safe strategies, such as physical exercise, that can contribute to reducing depressive symptoms and to the preservation of physical and executive function in elderly women. Resistance exercise is defined as performing in water or on land. It involves exercise using a constant load or a uniform weight regardless of the training program. There are many types of resistance exercise equipment, including free weights, pneumatic resistance machines, and elastic bands. Specifically, eccentric muscle contraction occurs when the force applied to the muscle exceeds the momentary force produced by the muscle itself, resulting in forced lengthening of the muscle-tendon system while contracting. To date, a body of evidence has been found derived from randomized controlled trials, which have compared the effectiveness of aerobic, resistance exercise and Pilates in decreasing depressive symptoms and improving physical and executive function in elderly women. Although there are experimental studies demonstrating the effectiveness of physical exercise, the effect of short-term eccentrically reinforced strength training on depressive symptoms, physical and executive function in sedentary older women is unclear. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the safety and effect of eccentrically reinforced resistance exercise vs. traditional resistance training on depressive symptoms, physical and executive function, quality of life, different manifestations of muscle strength, body composition, vital signs and abdominal circumference, risk of falls, quality of sleep sedentary older women for 8 weeks.

NCT ID: NCT05901012 Completed - Healthy Volunteers Clinical Trials

Safety and Tolerability of DMT in Healthy Adults

Start date: April 26, 2023
Phase: Phase 1
Study type: Interventional

This study aims to evaluate the acute and subacute effects of an inhaled N, N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) in healthy individuals.

NCT ID: NCT05885152 Completed - Clinical trials for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Acute Effect of Whole-body Electrical Stimulation in COPD Patients

Start date: July 1, 2023
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

Patients with chronic respiratory diseases present in addition to respiratory symptoms, peripheral muscle dysfunction, which contributes to functional impairment. The aim of the study is to investigate the safety of whole-body electrical stimulation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Patients will perform two whole body electrostimulation protocols, with an interval of one week between them. The primary outcome will be the safety of electrical stimulation through peripheral oxygen saturation, respiratory rate, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, dyspnea and fatigue (Borg subjective perceived exertion scale), autonomic control (rate variability cardiac arrest) and occurrence of adverse events. Secondary outcomes will be muscle damage assessed by serum creatine kinase level, muscle fatigue assessed by serum lactate level, delayed onset muscle soreness assessed by visual numerical scale, and peripheral muscle strength by dynamometry.

NCT ID: NCT05881772 Completed - Clinical trials for Renal Insufficiency, Chronic

Acute Effect of Photobiomodulation on Quadriceps Muscle Strength in Patients With Chronic Kidney Failure on Hemodialysis

Start date: June 1, 2023
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) consists of kidney damage and progressive and irreversible loss of kidney function. The aim of this study is to evaluate the acute effect of different doses of photobiomodulation therapy on quadriceps isometric muscle strength, pain and muscle fatigue of lower limbs and to establish the ideal dose for patients with CKD on hemodialysis. Patients will be submitted to application of photobiomodulation therapy in the quadriceps muscle. Immediately after, the maximum isometric strength test of the quadriceps will be performed.

NCT ID: NCT05879289 Completed - Aging Well Clinical Trials

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Anti-aging Effect of a Supplement in Improving Skin Conditions

Start date: January 25, 2022
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

A unicentric, blind, non-comparative clinical study to evaluate facial and body anti-aging efficacy of a supplement in female participants through clinical, subjective and instrumental evaluations.

NCT ID: NCT05873738 Completed - Smoking Cessation Clinical Trials

Smoking Cessation in a Cohort HIV+ Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Start date: December 10, 2019
Phase:
Study type: Observational

The study was carried out within a large, urban prospective cohort of PLHIV at the Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas (INI). Located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, INI is a national public referral center for PLWHA receiving primary care since 1998. From December 2019, adults who had attitudes toward quitting smoking and had no contraindications to study pharmacotherapy were enrolled by active site searching

NCT ID: NCT05864729 Completed - Myocardial Ischemia Clinical Trials

The Association Between Systemic Microvascular Endothelial Function and Coronary Physiology Indexes

Start date: June 1, 2021
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

The present study evaluates skin microvascular reactivity and coronary physiology in the same coronary artery disease (CAD) patients. This study is expected to find associations between systemic microvascular reactivity, measured non-invasively at the skin surface, and coronary reserve evaluated by the invasive angiographic method.