Heart
01 Jan 2013
SMOOTH – Blood Pressure Control in Diabetic/Obese Patients
The primary objective of the SMOOTH study was to demonstrate that, when combined with hydrochlorothiazide (12.5 mg), telmisartan (80 mg) is at least as effective and possibly superior to valsartan (160 mg) in lowering systolic and diastolic BP during the last 6 hours of the 24-hour dosing interval (i.e., the…
Heart
01 Jan 2013
Glycemic Load, Weight Loss and Cardiovascular Disease Risk
To investigate the hypothesis that reducing the glycemic load of the diet will improve changes in body composition and cardio-vascular risk factors. The study compares a conventional reduced-fat, high carbohydrate diet with 3 means of reducing glycemic load: changing the carbohydrates to low-GI choices, replacing some of the carbohydrate with…
Heart
01 Jan 2013
Effect of Abdominal Obesity on Lipoprotein Metabolism
Abdominal obesity is strongly associated with dyslipidemia, which may account for the associated increased risk of atherosclerosis and coronary disease. Hypothesis: Reduction in abdominal fat mass by weight loss decreases apoB concentration and raises HDL-cholesterol chiefly by increasing LDL-apoB fractional catabolic rate (FCR), as well as decreasing HDL apoA-I, respectively.
Blood
01 Jan 2013
High Density Lipoprotein Turnover
The objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of Rimonabant 20mg in comparison to placebo, on HDL and VLDL lipoprotein kinetics, over a 12 months period. Official Title A Randomized, Double-Blind, Two Arm, Parallel, Placebo Controlled Study of Rimonabant 20 mg Effect on High Density Lipoprotein Kinetics in…
Heart
01 Jan 2013
Panic Disorder and Cardiac Risk
The reason for increased cardiac mortality in panic disorder has not been precisely identified, but possibly is due to chronic activation of the cardiac stimulant (sympathetic) nerves, which may predispose the individual with panic disorder to disorders of cardiac rhythm and coronary artery spasm. The uniqueness of this study lies…
Blood
01 Jan 2013
Study to Assess If Internet-Based Tailored Advice Could Modify Behaviour to Improve Health
The purpose of this trial is to find out if a special website might help people discover if they have high cholesterol and then enable them to manage their cholesterol more appropriately. The primary aim of this trial is to determine the effects on consumers’ use of cholesterol lowering therapy…
Blood
01 Jan 2013
Efficacy and Safety of Colesevelam in Pediatric Patients With Genetic High Cholesterol
This study will evaluate the lipid-lowering effect and safety of colesevelam therapy administered to heterozygous familial pediatric patients 10 through 17 years of age who are on a stable dose of a pediatric-approved statin monotherapy (atorvastatin, lovastatin, simvastatin or pravastatin), or who are treatment naive to lipid-lowering therapy. Official Title…
Heart
01 Jan 2013
Telmisartan vs. Losartan for Improvement of Renal Function in Hypertensive Diabetic Patients With Overt Nephropathy.
A number of blood pressure lowering drugs in the class known as angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) have been shown to slow the decline in kidney function of patients with type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and kidney disease. Losartan (COZAAR), is one such drug. The purpose of this research study…
Heart
01 Jan 2013
Study of the Effect of Alendronate on Vascular Calcification and Arterial Stiffness in Chronic Kidney Disease
We aim to perform a prospective, randomised study assessing the impact of alendronate on cardiovascular and bone mineral parameters. This will be a single-centre study involving subjects with CKD Stage 3 (those patients with GFR between 30 and 59ml/min). Arterial stiffness (by pulse wave analysis and pulse wave velocity) and…
