Clinical trials: ANS Function
Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases
Mental Stress, Autonomic Function, and Heart Disease
To examine the vagal, vascular sympathetic, and mechno-structural components of baroreflex regulation in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients and healthy age-matched controls during rest and acute laboratory stress.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Coronary Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00005524
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
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
Neurogenic Detrusor Overactivity, Spinal Cord Injury
Treatment of Neurogenic Detrusor Overactivity: Early Versus Late Pudendal Nerve Stimulation in Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Patients
Background: Although a small group, special attention has to be given to lower urinary tract (LUT) dysfunctions in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients, as they also suffer under a loss of motor-sensory function and autonomic…
- Trial name
- NCT01043848
- Testing
- external electric pudendal nerve stimulation
- Where
- 3 sites in Spain, Switzerland
- Sponsor
- Ulrich Mehnert
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
Anxiety, Hypertension
Anxiety-mediated Impairments in Large Elastic Artery Function and the Autonomic Nervous System
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a short-term (4 weeks) pharmacological blockade of sympathetic nerve activity (clonidine) on anxiety symptoms, vascular function, inflammation, muscle sympathetic nerve…
- Trial name
- ATLAS (NCT03109795)
- Testing
- Clonidine Pill, Hydrochlorothiazide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Vagus Nerve Diseases, Epilepsy
Electrical Impedance Tomography & Selective Stimulation of Vagus Nerve
Electroceuticals is a new field in which the goal is to treat a wide variety of medical diseases with electrical stimulation of autonomic nerves.
- Conditions
- Vagus Nerve Diseases, Epilepsy, Vagus Nerve Autonomic Disorder
- Trial name
- EITsVNS (NCT05664854)
- Testing
- Nerve cuff electrodes for spatially selective vagus nerve stimulation and electrical impedance tomography
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Reduction of Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Patients., Improvement of Cardiovascular Autonomic Control.
Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Cardiovascular Function in Hypertension.
The purpose of this study is to determine inspiratory muscle training effects on blood pressure, functional capacity and quality of life in hypertensive patients.
- Conditions
- Reduction of Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Patients., Improvement of Cardiovascular Autonomic Control., Improvement of Functional Capacity., Improvement of Quality of Life.
- Trial name
- TREMVEN (NCT01250444)
- Testing
- Inspiratory Muscle Training
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Neuropathic Leg Pain
Spinal Cord Stimulation and Functional MRI
The overall objective of this study is to assess patterns of fMRI cortical activation with spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in patients with neuropathic leg pain and therefore define cortical correlates, as well as to investigate…
- Trial name
- NCT01512121
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Vibhor Krishna
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Comparative Effects of Mirror Therapy and Standard Physiotherapy in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic pain condition characterized by persistent pain, sensory disturbances, motor dysfunction, and functional impairment, often following trauma or surgery.
- Trial name
- (CRPS) (NCT07332884)
- Testing
- Mirror Therapy, Routine Physical Therapy
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- University of Lahore
Stress
Time, Touch, Attention and the Autonomic Nervous System
The purpose of this study is to describe the onset, duration and dose-response of interpersonal mindful compassion on respiratory rate and heart rate variability in healthy adults in order to prepare for research evaluating the…
- Trial name
- NCT01428674
- Testing
- Interpersonal Mindful Compassion with Touch, Reading while extending loving kindness
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University
Chronic Migraine, Headache
Comprehensive Approach to Lifestyle Modification in Chronic Migraine
Migraine is a highly prevalent neurological disorder and one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, substantially affecting quality of life and individuals during their most productive years.
- Trial name
- CALM-Migraine (NCT07802860)
- Testing
- Comprehensive Lifestyle Intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, Dravet Syndrome
The Effects of Cannabidiol (CBD) on Electrical and Autonomic Cardiac Function in Children With Severe Epilepsy
The investigators propose to study the effects of cannabidiol (CBD) on cardiac electrical function and the autonomic nervous system in children with Dravet syndrome (DS) and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS), when the CBD is…
- Trial name
- CBD1 (NCT02815540)
- Testing
- 12-Lead ECG, Cannabidiol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
Insomnia
The Effects of Lactobacillus Plantarum PS128 in Self-Reported Insomniacs
To determine whether PS128 (1) reduces the severity of anxiety and depressive symptoms, (2) adjusts autonomic nervous system functioning, and (3) improves sleep quality.
- Trial name
- NCT04592276
- Testing
- PS128
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Cardiac Rehabilitation, Exercise Therapy
Exercise Prescription in Cardiac Rehabilitation Mediated by Autonomic Function
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an essential secondary prevention component in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases and one of the most cost- effective clinical interventions.
- Conditions
- Cardiac Rehabilitation, Exercise Therapy, Autonomic Nervous System Imbalance, Treatment Outcomes
- Trial name
- EXCARMA (NCT07288840)
- Where
- 2 sites in Portugal
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
Parkinson Disease, Orthostatic Hypotension
Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise in Patients With Parkinson's Disease
Abnormalities in the regulation of cardiovascular system due to autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction may lead to a sudden decline in blood pressure (BP) upon standing, sitting or performing activities/exercises in patients…
- Trial name
- NCT03343574
- Testing
- Abdominal Strengthening Exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Faizan Ahmed
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome I (CRPS I), Distal Radius Fracture
Prism Adaptation Therapy for CRPS Type 1
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a clinical condition characterized by pain that arises either without an identifiable triggering factor or with a severity disproportionate to the initiating event.
- Conditions
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome I (CRPS I), Distal Radius Fracture, CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes), Neuropathic Pain
- Trial name
- NCT07370012
- Testing
- The Prism Adaptation Therapy Group, The Control Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Vascular Health, Autonomic Function
Vascular and Neuro-inflammatory Effects of Endurance Exercise Training in African Americans
The purpose of this study is to test the effects of endurance exercise training on arterial structure and function, and to examine potential mechanisms producing changes in arterial structure and function in young (18-35 years of…
- Trial name
- VINE (NCT01024634)
- Testing
- Endurance Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
The Role of Sympathetic Tone Regarding the Anatomical and Functional Recovery of the Left Ventricle in TakoTsubo Syndrome
TakoTsubo Syndrome (TTS) constitutes an increasingly recognised, heterogenous clinical entity which is associated with considerable short-term mortality.
- Trial name
- SYMPATAK (NCT04695587)
- Testing
- 123 MIBG scintigraphy testing, MSNA, ABPM
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Hippocration General Hospital
Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGIDs), Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
Autonomic Reactivity and Personalized Neurostimulation
Disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI) affect up to 25% of U.S. children. Patients often suffer from disabling, multisystem comorbidities that suggest a common root (sleep disturbances, fatigue, anxiety, etc).
- Conditions
- Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGIDs), Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome, Functional Dyspepsia, Dysautonomia
- Trial name
- NCT06863207
- Testing
- Percutaneous electrical nerve field stimulation, Hypnotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin