Clinical trials: ANS Function
Spinal Cord Injury
Testosterone and Neural Function in Men With Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injury (SCI) disrupts the nerves controlling movement, along with those that regulate functions like heart rate and blood pressure (known as the autonomic nervous system, or ANS).
- Trial name
- NCT06130449
- Testing
- Natesto testosterone intranasal gel, Ayr Saline Nasal Gel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Neuromuscular Disorders
Study of Feasibility to Reliably Measure Functional Abilities' Changes in Nonambulant Neuromuscular Patients Without Trial Site Visiting
Clinical trials organization in several neuromuscular disorders (NMD) has some specific issues. Nonambulant status and difficulties with transportation are among them.
- Trial name
- NCT02235090
- Testing
- Direct current stimulation of cervical spinal cord
- Where
- Ukraine
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charitable Foundation Children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases
PET Scan in Patients With Neurocardiologic Disorders
This study is designed to use PET scans in order to measure activity of the sympathetic nervous system. The sympathetic nervous system is the portion of the nervous system that maintains a normal supply of blood and fuel to…
- Trial name
- NCT00001418
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 335 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Elevated Blood Pressure, Hypertension
The Effects of Pumpkin Seed Oil Supplementation on Cardiovascular Function in Postmenopausal Women.
Postmenopausal women have a higher prevalence of cardiovascular (CV) disease than age-match men. Growing evidence from rat studies have demonstrated CV-protective effects of pumpkin seed oil (PSO).
- Trial name
- NCT03716960
- Testing
- Pumpkin Seed Oil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marymount University
Atopic Dermatitis
Comprehensive Investigation of Heart Rate Variability as a Measure of the Autonomic Nervous System in Atopic Dermatitis
The purpose of this research is to study heart rate patterns in people with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis and how itching affects those patterns.
- Trial name
- NCT00691366
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University
Type 1 Diabetes (Juvenile Onset), Type 1 Diabetes
Type 1 Diabetes Autonomic and Vascular Function
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the autonomic and vascular function in men and women with Type 1 diabetes. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Conditions
- Type 1 Diabetes (Juvenile Onset), Type 1 Diabetes, Diabetes, Autoimmune
- Trial name
- NCT06786546
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Orthostatic Hypotension, Dysautonomic
Cardiovascular Function and Response to Stimulation Within the First Year After Spinal Cord Injury
The study aims to explore how cardiovascular function changes in the first year after a spinal cord injury, and to see how different treatments, like spinal stimulation through the skin (transcutaneous spinal stimulation), affect…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Orthostatic Hypotension, Dysautonomic, Cardiovascular, Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation
- Trial name
- NCT06841198
- Testing
- spinal cord transcutaneous stimulation, Ice testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Heart Failure
Heart Failure in Patients With Diabetes: Cells, Crosstalk and Consequences
This will be an observational study to explore differences in pathophysiology between groups of people with and without heart failure (HF) (reduced and preserved ejection fraction) and with and without diabetes mellitus (DM) with…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Heart Failure, HFrEF - Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction, HFpEF - Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
- Trial name
- NCT06774014
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leeds
Healthy, Hyperalgesia
Positron Emission Tomography to Measure Pain and Pain Control
This study will examine how the brain processes pain signals and how the different parts of the brain work with each other in response to painful stimuli.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Hyperalgesia, Pain, Peripheral Nervous System Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00001307
- Testing
- Oxygen-15 Water, Capsaicin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 273 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Functional Voice Disorder, Psychogenic Voice Disorder
Autonomic Dysfunction in Functional Dysphonia
The first objective of this research project is to compare the occurrence and frequency of symptoms and/or disorders related to autonomic dysfunction in patients with functional dysphonia with gender- and age-matched vocally…
- Conditions
- Functional Voice Disorder, Psychogenic Voice Disorder, Muscle Tension Dysphonia
- Trial name
- NCT06100601
- Testing
- ANS regulation therapy, conventional voice therapy (CVT), ANS regulation therapy + CVT
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
The Effects of Emotional Exposure on State Anxiety
A randomized repeated-measures crossover clinical trial was performed. Forty healthy, female college students completed a 30 min session of YogaFit and a time-matched seated rest condition on separate days.
- Trial name
- NCT03458702
- Testing
- YogaFit, Quiet Rest
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University
Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) Functioning and Mood State
Effects of Barefoot Running vs. in Shoes on Physiology and Mood
Aerobic exercise impacts bodily processes implicated in the pathophysiology of major depression. Consistent with these effects, aerobic exercise in general, and running in particular, has been repeatedly shown to have both…
- Trial name
- NCT01733381
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Spinal Cord Injury
Transcutaneous Spinal Electrical Stimulation to Improve Exercise Function After Spinal Cord Injury.
Our overall objective is to decrease the prevalence of multiple sedentary-related diseases that are secondary consequences of spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Injury
- Trial name
- NCT07692191
- Testing
- Transcutaneous spinal electrical stimulation (TSES)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Primary Headaches (Migraines, Tension, Cluster Headaches)
Osteopathic Manual Therapy (OMT) and Brain Structure and Function in Primary Headache Patients: A Pilot Study
Chronic headaches are associated with changes in brain structure and function that may be associated with increased suffering and disability.
- Trial name
- NCT06841627
- Testing
- Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Immune System Processes, Inflammatory Activation and Modulation
The Compassion and Attention Longitudinal Meditation Study
The increasingly widespread use of meditation for stress-related emotional and medical conditions highlights the urgent need to rigorously evaluate mechanisms through which the benefits of practice might be conferred.
- Conditions
- Immune System Processes, Inflammatory Activation and Modulation, ANS Function
- Trial name
- CALM (NCT01251341)
- Testing
- Cognitive-Based Compassion Training, Mindful Attention Training, Adult Health Education Curriculum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 226 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Peripheral Diabetic Neuropathy, Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy
The Association Between Cognitive Function and Neuropathy in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate whether individuals with different types of diabetic neuropathy (peripheral and cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy) are at an increased risk of cognitive impairment and to…
- Conditions
- Peripheral Diabetic Neuropathy, Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy, Cognitive Impairment, Diabetes Type 2
- Trial name
- ASCEND (NCT06857994)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen
Prediabetes, Obese
Inflammation Inhibition in Prediabetic Humans
Prediabetes, characterized by elevated fasting blood sugar or exaggerated blood sugar response to sugar ingestion, effects over 79 million adult Americans and is a precursor to the development of Type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- INCITE (NCT01977417)
- Testing
- Salsalate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gary L. Pierce
Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) Functioning and Mood State, Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
taVNS During Multi-site HRV Measurement: Reliability & Agreement Study
This study examines the reliability and agreement of autonomic nervous system measurements obtained from different anatomical sites during transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS).
- Conditions
- Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) Functioning and Mood State, Heart Rate Variability (HRV), Blood Pressure Monitoring, Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
- Trial name
- taVNS-HRV (NCT07548723)
- Testing
- Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SEFA HAKTAN HATIK
Learning, Language
Investigation of Neurophysiological Functioning During Oral Comprehension Task
The oral comprehension (OC) of a second language (L2) involves different cognitive processes, specially during the learning phase.
- Conditions
- Learning, Language, Comprehension
- Trial name
- COraIL (NCT06178276)
- Testing
- behavior, physiology, imaging
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Cluster Headache, Headache Disorders
Resting State Functional Connectivity in Cluster Headache
Cluster headache is a highly disabling primary headache disorder, characterized by severe, excruciating, recurrent unilateral headache attacks.
- Trial name
- NCT06206772
- Testing
- Resting state HD-EEG recording
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS National Neurological Institute "C. Mondino" Foundation