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Effects of Ezetimibe, Simvastatin, and Vytorin on Reducing L5 a Subfraction of LDL in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome.
Epidemiological evidence indicates that metabolic syndrome (MS) is a strong predisposing condition for atherosclerosis. Elevation of plasma low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol(LDL-C) concentration is the most important risk factor for atherosclerosis; …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor
Completed
Helicobacter Pylori Eradication Trial to Reduce Iron Deficiency in Children
For the last 12 years, scientific evidence has mounted linking Helicobacter pylori infection with iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia. Reports from around the world on several cases of iron …
Baylor Role: Collaborator
Completed
Role of Exenatide in Type 1 Diabetes
A large study in people with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) showed that lowering blood sugars stopped or delayed the occurrence of health problems. As a result of the study, treatment …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor
Active, Not Recruiting
Teen-Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (Teen-LABS) Adolescent Bariatrics: Assessing Health Benefits and Risk
The goal of Teen-LABS is to facilitate coordinated clinical, epidemiological and behavioral research in the field of adolescent bariatric surgery, through the cooperative development of common clinical protocols and a …
Baylor Role: Collaborator
Completed
Does Potassium Bicarbonate Improve the Effect of Dietary Protein on Bone and Muscle?
The balance between the amount of protein in the diet (anabolic component) and the net acid load of the diet (catabolic component) in part determines whether the diet as a …
Baylor Role: Collaborator
Completed
Research Study for Children With Salt Wasting Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
The adrenal gland is a small organ of the body. It produces very important chemicals called hormones. One of these hormones, cortisol (the stress hormone) helps the body fight diseases. …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor
Completed
Aromatic Amino Acid Metabolism in the Pathogenesis of Kwashiorkor
This research may explain whether a shortage of three special compounds called aromatic amino acids is responsible for the severe illness and high death rate of children with the kwashiorkor …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor
Completed
The Role of Amylin and Incretins on Postprandial Metabolisms in Adolescents With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM).
Previously type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) was considered a disease of the adult; however, the incidence of T2DM in children is on the rise. Consequently, complications may occur at an …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor
Completed
Lunch Time Insulin Injection by School Nurse for Poorly Controlled Diabetes
The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT), for type 1Diabetes (T1DM), showed the importance of intensified diabetes control in helping reduce complications associated with poorly controlled diabetes. However, adolescents with …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor
Completed
Collaborative Care for Heart Failure Patients With the Metabolic Syndrome
A striking feature of the Harris County Hospital District heart failure population is that the prevalence of obesity (50.8%) and the metabolic syndrome (48.9%) exceeds that of the general U.S. …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor