Clinical trials: Autonomic Dysfunction
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Dementia With Lewy Bodies
In-Home Care for Patients With PSP and Related Disorders
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and related disorders (PRD) are debilitating, costly, and understudied conditions. Improving access to comprehensive, specialized, in-home patient care offers the potential to minimize the downward…
- Conditions
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Multiple System Atrophy, Corticobasal Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03552484
- Testing
- Home Visit Program, Usual Care/Online Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Hyperhidrosis Due to Autonomic Dysregulation (Disorder)
Extended Versus Limited Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy: Its Impact on Palmar and Plantar Hyperhidrosis
Conclusions: In the context of palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis, extended thoracoscopic sympathectomy seemed to be preferred over limited thoracoscopic sympathectomy due to better overall outcomes and minimal time for hospital…
- Trial name
- NCT06219655
- Testing
- thoracoscopic sympathectomy
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Pulmonary Disease, Autonomic Dysfunction
Meditative Movement for COPD Symptoms in Non-Smoking Flight Attendants
This study will explore the a Qigong based exercise intervention, here referred to as Meditative Movement (MM), to ameliorate the symptoms associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and its co-morbidities.
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Disease, Autonomic Dysfunction, COPD
- Trial name
- MMforFA (NCT02612389)
- Testing
- Meditative Movement taught via DVD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Parkinson Disease
Parkinson Disease Before and After Medication and Rehabilitation Treatment
In this three-year project, our research teams are going to consecutively explore these important clinical, drug and physical rehabilitation treatment effects, noradrenergic network, autonomic dysfunction and microRNA signalling…
- Trial name
- NCT02672943
- Testing
- Rehabilitation treatment, non-rehabilitation treatment
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Diabetes, Hypertension
FFA Hypertension and Inflammation in Lean and Obese Subjects
Although a large number of obese patients develop high blood pressure, the cause is unknown. The purpose of this study is to look at the effect of high fatty acids (a type of fat) in the development of high blood pressure in…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Hypertension, Obesity
- Trial name
- FFAADA (NCT00721617)
- Testing
- Intralipid 20%, Normal Saline, Oral fat load
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Dietary Salt in Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
Patients with POTS may not adequately expand their plasma volume in response to a high-sodium (Na+) diet. Mechanisms involved in the regulation of plasma volume, such as the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and renal…
- Trial name
- NCT01547117
- Testing
- Blood Volume, Total Blood Volume, Exercise Capacity Test - Bicycle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
HIV, Non-HIV
Effects of Vagal Dysfunction on Gastrointestinal and Inflammatory Pathways in HIV
The study team's prior research has shown that dysfunction of a specific nerve, called the vagus nerve, is associated with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), and that SIBO is associated with signs of inflammation in…
- Conditions
- HIV, Non-HIV, Vagus Nerve Dysfunction
- Trial name
- EVA (NCT04353778)
- Testing
- Pyridostigmine, non-invasive vagal nerve stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 215 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Long Covid19, Autonomic Dysfunction
Autonomic Nervous System Affection Due to Post Covid Syndrome
Post-Covid syndrome is defined as symptoms that develop in addition to respiratory symptoms in individuals who have had Covid-19 infection for more than 12 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT05502094
- Testing
- Heart Rate Variability Measurement
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bahçeşehir University
Iron-deficiency, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Iron Sucrose in Patients With Iron Deficiency and POTS
This study aims to investigate whether the treatment of non-anemic iron deficiency with intravenous iron sucrose will result in decreased symptom reporting and improved cardiovascular indices in patients with Postural Orthostatic…
- Trial name
- NCT04855266
- Testing
- Sucrose, Tilt Table Test
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Blood Pressure, Orthostatic Hypotension
Effects of Blueberries in Older Adults
This randomized, parallel-design trial will evaluate specific clinical and physiological effects of whole blueberries in adults 70 years of age or older.
- Conditions
- Blood Pressure, Orthostatic Hypotension, Vascular Diseases
- Trial name
- BnD (NCT05358210)
- Testing
- Blueberry Consumption, Dried Date Consumption
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
GLP-1 and Hypoglycemia
Low blood sugar can negatively affect how blood vessels function, and this can lead to an increase in the risk for heart attacks, strokes and other problems related to the stiffening and blockage of blood vessels.
- Trial name
- NCT01858896
- Testing
- Glucagon-Like Peptide- 1 (GLP-1) infusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes)
Capsaicin-Evoked Pain in Patients With CRPS
To evaluate the effect of capsaicin in patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT00468390
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danish Pain Research Center
Epilepsy, Functional Neurological Disorder
EXercise-induced PhysioLogical Adaptations In Neurological Disorders
The goal of this study is to investigate how a one-time exercise session influences different parameters of brain function in people with neurological diseases compared to healthy volunteers.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Functional Neurological Disorder, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia
- Trial name
- EXPLAIN (NCT07883720)
- Testing
- Acute Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Assessment of Antibodies and Inflammatory Markers in Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
In this pilot study, the investigators will test the hypothesis that patients with postural tachycardia syndrome will have an elevated percentage of functional antibodies to adrenergic receptors compared with control subjects…
- Trial name
- NCT02196376
- Testing
- History, Physical, blood draw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 212 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases
Autonomic Responses During the Valsalva Maneuver and Deep Breathing Test Depend on the Experimental Setup
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of procedural differences during the Valsalva maneuver and deep breathing test in autonomic nervous system testing.
- Trial name
- NCT02397681
- Testing
- Autonomic Function Testing
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danish Pain Research Center
Orthostatic Hypotension, Ischemia
Evaluation of the ORTHO-LBNP System
The pilot study aims to evaluate a prototype system that enables military pilots to train under conditions of orthostatic hypotension and ischemic hypoxia.
- Conditions
- Orthostatic Hypotension, Ischemia, Hypoxia
- Trial name
- ORTHO-LBNP (NCT03354234)
- Testing
- Head up tilt (HUT), Lower body negative pressure (LBNP), Head down tilt (HDT)
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Military Institute of Aviation Medicine
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
Dopamine in Orthostatic Tolerance
One goal of this study is to determine whether people with different amounts of dopamine-beta-hydroxylase (DBH) have different responses to events that affect blood pressure and heart rate.
- Trial name
- NCT00748228
- Testing
- dietary sodium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Syncope, Vasovagal, Blood, Injection, Injury Type Phobia
Impact of Blood Phobia on Fainting Susceptibility
The primary purpose of this study is to characterize cardiovascular autonomic function to emotional stimuli (blood-injection-injury phobia [needle phobia]) during an orthostatic (upright) challenge in individuals with and without…
- Trial name
- NCT06336031
- Testing
- blood-injection-injury (BII) phobia stimuli, neutral stimuli
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Simon Fraser University
Parkinson Disease, Multiple System Atrophy
Retinal Abnormalities as Biomarker of Disease Progression and Early Diagnosis of Parkinson Disease
To determine whether retinal abnormalities, as measured by high definition optical coherence tomography (HD-OCT) and visual electrophysiology techniques can be used as a clinical biomarker to monitor disease progression overtime…
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Multiple System Atrophy, REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, Pure Autonomic Failure
- Trial name
- NCT02640339
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 166 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Multiple System Atrophy
Natural History and Disease Progression Biomarkers of Multiple System Atrophy
Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disease characterised by a variable combination of parkinsonism, cerebellar impairment and autonomic dysfunction.
- Trial name
- ASPIRE-MSA (NCT04229173)
- Testing
- MRI acquisition, DAT-SPECT, blood sample, cerebrospinal fluid (optional)
- Where
- 10 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse