Clinical Trials and Studies

Is your family from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, or Sri Lanka? If so, you may be able to participate in a clinical study looking at cardiovascular disease, such as heart disease and stroke among people of South Asian descent. Participants must be between 40 and 84 years old and have no history of heart attack or stroke, heart failure, angina, or atrial fibrillation. This study is taking place in San Francisco, California, Chicago, Illinois, and New York City, New York.

Are you at least 40 years old and living with HIV? In this study, researchers are looking at how effective educational text messages are in reducing cardiovascular risk among persons living with HIV. You may be able to participate if you do not currently have atherosclerosis, which is the buildup of fats and cholesterol on your artery walls. The study is taking place in San Francisco, California.

Are you an adult with carotid artery stenosis (CAS)? Researchers in this study want to learn more about the plaque that causes atherosclerosis in patients with carotid artery stenosis. To be in the study, you must be at least 18 years old and will undergo a carotid positron emission tomography (PET)/magnetic resonance imaging exam so researchers can lean more on the new PET imaging approach for risk prediction in these patients. The study is taking place Saint Louis, Missouri, and in Los Angeles, California.

Do you sleep fewer than 7 hours at night and eat frequently during the day? Did you know that short sleep is a risk factor for heart disease? In this study, participants will either eat over a 14-hour period or limit eating to an 8-hour period during the day to determine if an extended eating period contributes to high blood pressure, heart disease, and blood sugar problems. To participate in this study, you should be 18 to 45 years old, have a BMI between 25 and 35, and sleep 6.5 or fewer hours a night. This study is recruiting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Are you interested in helping researchers learn more about how inflammation and diseases of the blood vessels start? Diseases related to the immune system, blood clots, and blood vessels are interrelated. This study is trying to understand how these diseases start and what happens in the different organs in people with these diseases. To participate in this study, you or your child should be 5 years old or older and be healthy or have an autoimmune disease, or problems with blood clots or blood vessels. This study is in Bethesda, Maryland.

Do you have cholesterol deposits in your heart arteries and you don’t take medicine to lower your cholesterol? This study is educating people with cholesterol deposits in their heart about the importance of taking medicines to lower cholesterol to prevent heart attacks and other heart diseases. To participate in this study, you should be 18 to 75 years old and have heart disease. This study is in Durham, North Carolina.

Are you planning to have coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery to treat your heart disease? This study aims to use computed tomography (CT) imaging to help doctors and their patients make better decisions about heart surgery. To participate in this study, you must be at least 40 years old and be scheduled for a CABG. This study is located in Palo Alto and San Diego, California

Are you a healthy adult who wants to join a study about less sitting? You might qualify for this research. Researchers are testing if walking breaks can improve cardiovascular health, like blood pressure and glucose (sugar) levels. To join, you must be 18 years old and have no long-term health issues or not be taking medications for blood pressure or diabetes. Participants will have to go to the study site for a 9-hour visit and walk on a treadmill during the day. The study is taking place in New York City, New York.

Do you have high blood pressure? In this clinical trial, researchers are studying different ways to improve home blood pressure monitoring. You may be able to participate if you are between 18 and 85 years old and diagnosed with high blood pressure. Participants will work closely with clinicians or other healthcare providers to schedule appointments, coordinate care, measure blood pressure, answer your questions, and treat your high blood pressure. The study is taking place in Rochester, New York.

Do you have low blood pressure due to primary autonomic failure from a medical condition such as Parkinson disease, multiple system atrophy, or pure autonomic failure? Autonomic failure is caused by problems with a part of the nervous system called the autonomic nervous system. People with this condition can suffer debilitating low blood pressure upon standing. This study is testing the use of compression garments compared with a medicine called midodrine to improve blood pressure. To participate in this study, you must be between 18 and 80 years old and have low blood pressure when standing. This study takes place in Nashville, Tennessee.