Table 2 Representative clinical trials treating diseases from a redox perspective

From: Redox regulation: mechanisms, biology and therapeutic targets in diseases

Drug

Indication

Targeted mechanism

Official title

Phase

NCT number

Curcumin and Ginkgo extract

Alzheimer’s Disease

NRF2 activator

A Pilot Study of Curcumin and Ginkgo for Treating Alzheimer’s Disease

Phase II

NCT00164749

Glutathione

Alzheimer’s Disease

Buffering ROS

Glutathione, Brain Metabolism and Inflammation in Alzheimer’s Disease

Early Phase I

NCT04740580

Edaravone

Alzheimer’s Disease

NRF2 activator

Alzheimer Study Using oRal Edaravone

Phase II

NCT05323812

Flos Gossypii Flavonoids

Alzheimer’s Disease

NRF2 activator

Efficacy and Safety of Flos Gossypii Flavonoids Tablet in the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

Phase II

NCT05269173

Lipoic acid and fish oil

Alzheimer’s Disease

NRF2 activator

Fish Oil and Alpha Lipoic Acid in Treating Alzheimer’s Disease

Phase II

NCT00090402

Lipoic Acid and Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Alzheimer’s Disease

NRF2 activator

Lipoic Acid and Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Alzheimer’s Disease

Phase II

NCT01058941

N-acetylcysteine

Parkinson’s Disease

Buffering ROS

Repeated-Dose Oral N-acetylcysteine for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease

Phase II

NCT02212678

N-acetylcysteine

Gaucher’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease

Buffering ROS

Intravenous N-acetylcysteine for the Treatment of Gaucher’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease

Phase I

NCT01427517

Green Tea Polyphenol

Parkinson’s Disease

NRF2 activator

Efficacy and Safety of Green Tea Polyphenol in De Novo Parkinson’s Disease Patients

Phase II

NCT00461942

Glutathione

Parkinson’s Disease

Buffering ROS

Glutathione in the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease

Phase II

NCT01177319

Coenzyme Q10

Parkinson’s Disease

NRF2 activator

Parkinson’s Disease Treatment with Coenzyme Q10

Phase II

NCT00004731

N-acetylcysteine

Head and Neck Neoplasms

Buffering ROS

Evaluation Of the Use Of N-Acetylcysteine Attenuating Cisplatin-Induced Toxicities By Oxidative Stress In Head And Neck Cancer Patients

Phase IV

NCT02241876

Flavonoids

Colorectal Cancer

NRF2 activator

Dietary Bioflavonoid Supplementation for the Prevention of Neoplasia Recurrence

Phase II

NCT00609310

Sulforaphane

Bladder cancer

NRF2 activator

Randomized, Phase II Clinical Trial of Sulforaphane in Bladder Cancer Chemoprevention

Phase II

NCT03517995

Curcumin

Prostate Cancer

NRF2 activator

Trial of Curcumin to Prevent Progression of Low-risk Prostate Cancer Under Active Surveillance

Phase III

NCT03769766

GC4419

Radiation-Induced Oral Mucositis

SOD mimic

A Study of the Effects of GC4419 on Radiation-Induced Oral Mucositis in Patients with Head/Neck Cancer

Phase II

NCT02508389

Ebselen

Meniere’s Disease

GPx mimic

SPI-1005 for the Treatment of Meniere’s Disease (STOPMD-3)

Phase III

NCT04677972

ALT-2074

Coronary Artery Disease

GPx mimic

Evaluation of ALT-2074 in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes, Haptoglobin Type 2-2 Genotype and Coronary Artery Disease

Phase II

NCT00491543

Quercetin

COPD

NRF2 activator

Beneficial Effects of Quercetin in COPD

Phase II

NCT06003270

Erdosteine

COPD

Buffering ROS

The Efficacy and Safety of Erdosteine in COPD

Phase III

NCT01032304

Sulforaphane

COPD

NRF2 activator

Broccoli Sprout Extracts Trial to See if NRF2 is Enhanced by Sulforaphane Treatment in Patients with COPD (BEST)

Phase II

NCT01335971

Fisetin

Peripheral Arterial Disease

NRF2 activator

Fisetin to Reduce Senescence and Mobility Impairment in PAD

Phase II

NCT06399809

Curcumin

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

NRF2 activator

Curcumin for Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Phase IV

NCT01052597

Ginkgo Biloba Extract

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

NRF2 activator

Ginkgo Biloba Extract and the Insulin Resistance Syndrome

Phase II

NCT00032474

N-Acetylcysteine and Arginine

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Buffering ROS

N-Acetylcysteine and Arginine Administration in Diabetic Patients

Phase IV

NCT00569465

Melatonin

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

NRF2 activator

Melatonin’s Effects on the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus

Early Phase I

NCT02691897

Fenofibrate and Coenzyme Q10

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

NRF2 activator

A Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Assessing the Effect of Fenofibrate, Coenzyme Q10 and Their co-Administration on Ventricular Diastolic Function in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Phase II

NCT00703482

Curcumin

NAFLD

NRF2 activator

Curcumin for Pediatric Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Phase II

NCT04109742

N-Acetylcysteine

NAFLD

Buffering ROS

N-acetylCysteine and Patients With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Phase III

NCT05589584

Lipoic acid

NAFLD

NRF2 activator

Effect of Alpha Lipoic Acid on Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Diseases

Phase IV

NCT04475276

Coenzyme Q10

NAFLD

NRF2 activator

The Effect of Coenzyme Q10 on Endothelial, Vascular and Myocardial Function

Phase II

NCT05941910

Glucocorticoid and sinomenine

Knee Osteoarthritis

NRF2 activator

Sinomenine Versus Glucocorticoid for Knee OA

Phase III

NCT05764304

Astaxanthin

Knee Osteoarthritis

NRF2 activator

Effect of Astaxanthin in Moderate to Severe Knee Osteoarthritis

Phase II

NCT05437601

Grape Seed Extract

Heart Failure

NRF2 activator

Physiological Effects of Grape Seed Extract in Diastolic Heart Failure

Phase I

NCT01185067

Lipoic Acid

Heart Failure

NRF2 activator

Clinical Study of Lipoic Acid on Ischemic Heart Failure

Phase IV

NCT03491969

N-Acetylcysteine

Heart Failure with Chronic Renal Failure

Buffering ROS

N-Acetylcysteine in Heart Failure with Coexistent Chronic Renal Failure

Phase III

NCT00532688