Active clinical trials for "Inflammation"

The purpose of this survey is to collect information for scientific research and to better understand the role of systemic inflammation in identification, treatment and management of patients with ASCVD and CKD. This study is a cross-sectional design conducted among cardiologists in United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Australia, China, India and France, treating ASCVD and CKD patients. Study participants will be recruited to complete an approximately 20-minute self-administered online survey. Recruitment will be conducted through email and phone. Data is collected though online data collection using a programmed survey.

A cross-sectional study with 829 older Mexican adults were recruited from July to September 2015, from four localities in the southern region of México. Older adults were interviewed at their homes and a fasting blood sample was obtained for analysis of micronutrient status (iron deficiency, vitamin B12 deficiency, folate deficiency, vitamin A deficiency and biomarkers of inflammation). The aim of the study was to identify the main causes of anemia in older adults with higher rates of anemia according to the recent data of the Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey.

Headache is the most common neurological complaint accounting for % 1 to % 4 in the emergency department (ED).Every year, nearly one million people with headache attacks have been consulted by healthcare professionals at the emergency room in the United States.The International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD) divided headaches into two main groups: primary headaches and secondary headaches. The vast majority of cases who presented with acute headache attack in ED had a diagnosis of primary headache disorders (tension- type headache, migraine, cluster- type headache, and other primary headaches). However, secondary headache is often associated with underlying intracranial pathologies, and noted in % 10 of cases in emergency rooms. Despite the frequent presence of primary headaches, limited time setting and busy periods of medical assessment, leading diagnostic and therapeutic options due to the pathophysiological factors to be overlooked. To date, no study in the emergency care setting has explored the role of inflammation in patients with acute migraine and TTH. Investigators aimed to explore inflammatory markers [white blood cells (WBC), neutrophil, lymphocyte, platelet, neutrophil / lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and platelet / lymphocyte ratio (PLR)] in complete blood count (CBC) among MA, MO, and TTH participants who admitted to ED with acute headache attack and healthy volunteers.

The purpose of this study is to see if the spine shows areas of inflammation using a specific type of imaging (pictures).

Background: - Cardiometabolic diseases are a combination of medical disorders that, when they occur together, increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes. Researchers want to learn if there is a relationship between these diseases and inflammation (redness, swelling, and pain). Inflammation affects the entire body. Researchers will study this relationship in people with heart disease and diabetes, and compare it to healthy people. Objectives: - To learn if there are links between inflammation and cardiometabolic diseases. Eligibility: Adults 18 years of age or older with heart disease or diabetes. Healthy volunteers 18 years of age or older. Design: Participants will have up to six study visits. There will be first visit, then an optional visit 12 months after the first visit. At the study visits they will have: Blood taken with a needle in their arm. An electrocardiogram. Small patches are stuck to the chest and limbs. A machine measures electrical signals of the heart. Completed a number of questionnaires. A body scan called an FDG PET/CT. A substance will be injected through a tube in their arm. They will lie on a special bed that will move in and out of the PET/CT scanner. The PET/CT scanner will take pictures of the body. The scan will last up to 30 minutes. Some participants will have other body scans ( FDG PET/MRI). The procedures are similar to the FDG PET/CT scan. These other scans will last about 30 minutes total. Some participants will also have a CT scan of their heart. A substance will be injected through a tube in their arm. They will lie on a table in a large, donut-shaped machine. An X-ray tube will move around their body, taking many pictures. This procedure can last up to 2 hours. Some participants will have tests that measures blood pressure and how the blood moves through the body. Some participants will have small samples of skin and fat tissue taken.

The goals : to develop and computerize equipment for measuring ITAE , compare the results with TAEP Itae study the possible relationship between different markers of inflammation: sputum eosinophils , FeNO , the ITAE and TAEP and see the influence spirometry or a bronchodilator in measuring the ITAE . It has designed a line of work studying the following aspects : 1. Comparison with TAEP ITAE in a group of healthy and stable asthmatics 60 patients , 30 asthma and 30 volunteers . Two . Study of the relationship between the number of eosinophils in sputum, FeNO , the ITAE and TAEP , 30 patients randomly FeNO , the ITAE and TAEP be measured. Three . ITAE measurement before and after the spirometry test , 20 patients , in stable phase will be measured before and after the ITAE spirometry . April . ITAE baseline measurement and after administration of 400 micrograms of salbutamol , 20 patients diagnosed with asthma , phase stable , they measure the ITAE before and fifteen minutes after administration of salbutamol . May . Measurement in patients Itae a bronchial provocation test with methacholine was performed , 20 patients were measured and baseline Itae after administration of methacholine . 6. Measuring Itae in patients during an asthma exacerbation and stable phase , 20 patients during an exacerbation , the ITAE be measured. Already in clinically stable measurement is repeated.

With the underlying study the investigators address the question if Ninjurin-1 (Ninj1) expression is altered in patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) in comparison to healthy volunteers. The adhesion molecule Ninj1 is induced following nerve injury where it contributes to nerve generation. Besides it is described to facilitate leukocyte migration especially in the nervous system. The investigators hypothesize that Ninj1 expression is increased in SIRS patients, which will fortify its impact during inflammation and the transferability from bench to bedside.

Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are inflammatory airway diseases. Although the clinical features of asthma and COPD may be similar, the pathogenesis of these diseases differs in many aspects. The aim of this study is: to evaluate airway inflammation in asthma and COPD, to evaluate airway remodeling in asthma and COPD as compared to healthy subjects, to assess the relationship between markers of airway inflammation and airway remodeling in asthma and COPD patients. Material and methods: mild to moderate asthma patients diagnosed in accordance with Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines, mild to moderate COPD patients diagnosed in accordance with Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guidelines, healthy subjects as controls. Airway inflammation is assessed in induced sputum (IS), exhaled breath condensate (EBC), bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and specimens from endobronchial forceps biopsy. Airway wall thickness is evaluated in high resolution computed tomography (HRCT), endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) and basement membrane thickness (BMT) in biopsy specimens. We plan to compare airway inflammation and features of airway remodeling in asthma and COPD patients.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether an association between endomicroscopic pattern and colorectal mucosal microbiome exists.

This study will test the potential of two techniques using light properties of adipose tissue to diagnose crown-like structures and inflammation to be compared with pathologic examination of adipose tissue biopsies from ongoing clinical studies.